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Hacker,
I suppose you're right: this isn't a philosophical problem. John Nash, the schizophrenic mathematician that the movie "An Unquiet Mind" was based on, learned to deal with and ignore visual hallucinations. That is, if the movie is accurate.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 19, 2005 at 12:27 PM
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Numi Numi
That's good advice. If there's something I can do about it, do, but if not, don't let it overwhelm me. I like that =). Thank you
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:28 AM
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Factor
Ahh Factor, where would I be without you? You're a hell of a lot smarter than I'll ever be =).
I've been trying to think what might have caused the recent waves of problems, and I guess all I can come up with is work. My financial situation is stable (aside from a little bump last week). My roommate's girlfriend certainly pisses me off, but not to any great extent. All signs seem to point to work. I know that I'm going to have to do something about work at some point, and I know that something is probably going to be to find a lower paying job and not work full time. I guess I'm just putting that off for as long as possible; I hate the thought of not being able to take care of myself.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:27 AM
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JimmyJimmyJimmyJimmyJimmy
Oh man, that's still in the auto complete. I love it.
I'd agree that it's good for me to catch hallucinations whenever I can so that I keep on my toes. Otherwise I might not notice some major ones and get sucked into believing a whole web of lies my brain decides it would be funny to tell me.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:23 AM
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Half-Life
I'm working every day on just living. I've always been one to want everything explained, but some of these things just need to be lived, as you said. =)
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:21 AM
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roofpig
If you hadn’t said something roofpig-like, I would have been quite disappointed.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:19 AM
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Justsouno
Hehe, could be! All that media hubub is makin' me paranoid! Good gracious their plot is working!
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:18 AM
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Mary
Ohhh no =P No you're going to have me thinking "what is real?" all day long. That's one of the comforting things about writing computer programs for a living: I know it isn’t real =P.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:17 AM
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Temple
I’m working hard to just move on when I experience a hallucination. This one caught me off guard in a big way; however, seeing as how this is the first time I’ve seen a person that wasn’t real. But, regardless of the content, it was still a hallucination and I have to move on. As for helping, it helps a lot to see all these comments of support =). Thank you.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:16 AM
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scoop
She must have had some EMF generators in her satchel I suppose. =P
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on May 19, 2005 at 9:14 AM
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Try to relax
I'm sure that the tendancy to freak-out about it is the first impluse one wold have. Although, if you were to accept that, for whatever reason, it happened, and that it hasn't necessarily been a negative experience, you can go on with your day and still let it be a pleasant one. If there is something you can do about it, do, but if not, don't let it overwhelm you. :)
posted by
Numinous
on May 19, 2005 at 8:11 AM
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Wow, that seems innocuous enough...
it's just the principle of the thing. Is there anything that may help? Is there a trigger for more problems, like stress? Allergies can trigger autoimmune flareups for me... You were doing really really well. Can you think of anything that changed since a couple of months ago? I hope there is something you can find to help return to yourself! I kindof like that person! 
Take Care 
posted by
FactorFiction
on May 19, 2005 at 5:30 AM
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I think it is probably best if you can identify hallucinations as such...
as often as possible at least, don't try to explain it though...it just is what it is...hang tough man...
posted by
jimmy68
on May 18, 2005 at 9:38 PM
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You did exactly the right thing by dismissing it and moving on.
You knew it wasn't real, that it was a hallucination. Staying grounded in that, writing about it, you are doing what is exactly right to
keep, not lose your sanity. Eventually the right medication will come along that fits you, and these things will lesson. Hang in there.
posted by
Temple
on May 18, 2005 at 9:37 PM
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She WAS There
Ignore this stupid BlogIt Nickname. It is a mistake and I am dreading the next 30 days because apparently I have to live with it. Look for LoveSeattle in the near future. By the way, I am a Nuke but that's beside the point. On to the woman. I am always curious to know what it is that causes one human being to be captivated by another. I am always stopped in my tracks by the people. I have been in situations where I simply could not look at someone talking to me because were I to look at them, I would be completely hypnotized. It is a strange phenomenon that I live constantly. Perhaps it is because I am spatial by nature as most creative people are. Obviously you are as well. Not only did you notice the woman, who probably became mixed in the crowd; like a child...turn your head for a minute...anyway, she was there then she was gone. My point is, you noticed a lot of details about her, then you noticed the guy afterward. A cosmic connectivity that cannot, and perhaps should not, be explained, just lived.
posted by
First_Fig
on May 18, 2005 at 9:09 PM
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Spiders... then people... perhaps next it'll be spider-people! Freakin' awesome!
Sorry, had to say something roofpig-like.
posted by
roofpig
on May 18, 2005 at 4:15 PM
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It's okay! If you see her again ask why she didn't speak to you earlier?
Who knows maybe you have been hearing too much about terrorists.
posted by
Justi
on May 18, 2005 at 2:44 PM
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Our mind and senses are often deceptive, what is real?
posted by
Blanche.
on May 18, 2005 at 1:11 PM
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I am of two minds on this comment.
Part of me wants to say, perhaps she left something in the car, shares the car with him. The other part understands that it's important to just accept you are probably right in what you saw. I'm sorry, Michael. I wish there was more for me to do, or say.
posted by
Temple
on May 18, 2005 at 9:52 AM
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Sounds like the Philidelphia Experiment
posted by
scoop
on May 18, 2005 at 9:36 AM
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