What are your experiences with Deja Vu?

  • Context: Medical 
  • Thread starter Thread starter encorp
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around personal experiences with déjà vu, particularly focusing on the frequency and intensity of these experiences over time. Participants share their anecdotes and speculate on potential physiological or neurological explanations for the phenomenon.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes an increase in the frequency and intensity of déjà vu experiences over the past year, linking it to personal growth and heightened awareness.
  • Another participant describes experiencing déjà vu to the extent of predicting conversations, but mentions it has become less frequent over time.
  • Some participants suggest that sudden changes in déjà vu experiences could indicate a neurological issue, advising consultation with a doctor.
  • One participant reflects on experiencing more déjà vu in their teenage years, proposing a possible connection to brain development or rewiring.
  • A participant shares a strong déjà vu experience that involved anticipating what others would say, noting that such experiences have ceased for them.
  • Another participant describes intense déjà vu lasting for extended periods, expressing uncertainty about the cause and questioning their understanding of the phenomenon.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of personal experiences with déjà vu, with some suggesting potential neurological implications while others focus on subjective interpretations. There is no consensus on the cause or significance of these experiences.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference the possibility of neurological problems without providing specific definitions or criteria for what constitutes a problem. The discussion includes varying interpretations of the phenomenon, with no clear resolution on its nature or causes.

encorp
Not really sure where to put this, please advise if I've dropped it in the incorrect forum.

The last year or so I've been experiencing FAR greater in number and more intense feelings of Deja Vu. I, like most people got them about as often as anyone else I'd imagine up until about a year ago.

I'm not really thinking it means too much to be honest but I'm curious why they would come about more frequently and what might cause them to feel more "intense" from a physiological point of view.

The last year I definitely experienced the most personal growth out of my 28 years alive. I experienced a lot of things that really helped me grow and change. Most people who know me have said I've "really finally come into my own" so to speak.

I guess maybe I'm just more aware of these deja vu's etc. I just find it interesting that I could go from what I'd think the odd experience a few times a year to 3-5 a week.

Anyways, feel free to share your experiences with the phenomenon as well if you wish. It's a pretty neat thing if you ask me!
 
Biology news on Phys.org
Was it the same cat, or one that looked just like it?
 
I've experienced it almost to the point of being able to predict what was going to happen next. Doesn't happen as much as it used to.
 
Any sudden changes like this could be a sign of a neurological problem, you should see a doctor.
 
i experienced deja vu much more when i was younger (teens). maybe there is something to the rewiring.
 
Evo said:
Any sudden changes like this could be a sign of a neurological problem, you should see a doctor.

Well don't scare me! hahaha
 
I've experienced deja vu so strong I would be able to say what the person was going to say as they said it. It'd freak my friends out. I never experience it anymore.
 
This is strange.Haven't I read this thread before?
 
I too have a lot of experiences with this, it can be very intense and seems to last for long (ish) periods, say 10 + mins, I mention it to my husband when it happens, tell him when it starts and tell him it isn't shaking off, that it definitely feels I have done exactly the same before and feel I know what's coming. I had always been under the impression (although not sure where I had heard or read about it), that it was caused by the the brain momentarily shutting down (that is probably a terrible way to phrase it) and then when it switches back on it gives you the feeling of having been in that situation before. From what has been wrote earlier does this mean I'm very far off the mark?
 
  • #10
As Evo said, any sudden change like this could be a sign of a neurological problem. You should see a doctor.
 

Similar threads

Medical What causes the stacked nature of tunnel dèjá vû experiences?
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
4K
Deja Vu Theory / Some Direction Needed
  • · Replies 17 ·
Replies
17
Views
7K
Medical Giving déjà vu a second look [The Reporter]
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15
Views
8K
Using Capsaicin to Get Really High
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
What is the role of randomness in human hair growth?
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
3K
Do Video Games Influence Dream Flying Experiences in the Younger Generation?
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
Déja vu: Could it be from our dreams?
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
4K
Medical What is the mechanism of using EMDR for treating PTSD?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Medical Anyone have any knowledge/experience on Ritalin?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Admissions Graduating a year early anxieties + grad school
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15
Views
1K