September 2nd, 2013

That didn't go as planned at all.

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Comment by Grumpy Old Snake

...you should have stood up slower, Jonan. D: My vision greys out to a depressing degree when I stand up, some days, and I'm not even dehydrated or malnourished. Then again I suppose he had good motivation to try to get back on his feet and at the door or out of the crowd quickly.

I will say, I really like the second to last panel. It isn't quite how I'd expect to see the beginnings of a faint to be illustrated, but then again I've never actually fully fainted before so what do I know. And it looks awesome. :D

Our hospital guy looks downright terrified, but I've already joined a ramble over why that might be.

...fourth panel Jonan puts me instantly in mind of one of a cat squeezing its head through a partially open door or the gaps in the banisters of a staircase. It would make me laugh if he didn't look so pleading and suddenly young, which is not at alp how we've gotten used to seeing him...

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posted at 10:32am on September 3rd, 2013

Reply by Wabbajack

My brain does that too. The world slowly turns into black pixels for me, though, with flashes of white, red and/or blue. Most of the time, when I wake up in the morning and get out of bed it happens and my head hurts... Plus afterwards I heard a "shhhh" in my ears like sand falling. Once I was significantly close to passing out, because I fell over with my eyes open only to get up a second later feeling very odd. I heard the reason for this is usually when your blood level is low.

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posted at 6:25am on September 5th, 2013

Reply by Grumpy Old Snake

Yeah, I've been told that's a frequent cause too. If your blood pressure is low, you stand up and gravity keeps enough blood from getting to your upper organs for a moment.

It's really neat hearing how differently people perceive things. I've never noticed much of a sound, myself. A second or two after I stand up I'll get lightheaded, though it doesn't hurt, and grey blocks will fill in my vision from the edges in, sometimes until I'm completely blind for a moment. (Which can get interesting, if I decide to ignore it and keep walking... xD) If it's a bad one my arms and face will go numb, then start tingling and feeling like they're cold and being squeezed after I can see again.

It's interesting that you see flashes of color. Are they little tiny pixels of color, like you can think you see if you close your eyes or are in the dark, or are they big flashes?

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posted at 5:32pm on September 5th, 2013

Reply by Wabbajack

GIANT WALL OF TEXT ALERT

That makes so much sense, actually... I think I should get up real slow every morning. lol

Yeah, for me the little pixels come from the corners as well. The majority of them is black, some big and some small, but there are usually little coloured ones too. Tiny ones, like, as you said, the ones that you think you can see when your eyes are closed and you're staring at the insides of your eyelids. I can't tell what shapes they're making, because you can't really focus on something that's inside your eyeballs (or maybe even beyond), but it just seems to me like what happens when your TV screen turns to static -- only just black. The numbing thing of yours is worrying. OuO I hope it doesn't happen too often. I tend not to ignore my fading vision because I'm worried I might pass out. The one time I think I fainted was when I disregarded it and kept on going. It also makes my legs feel weird and painful, like they're going to fall out from underneath me or something equally unpleasant.

As for the sound, I'm not sure. I've suffered from both tiny hallucinations at night time when I'm not wearing my glasses (due to my weak eyesight) and tinnitus (just little sounds, like the creaking of cupboards or strange animal noises). This might contribute to the sand sound I hear in the morning when my eyes pixel out.

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posted at 4:18pm on September 6th, 2013

Reply by Grumpy Old Diamond

Haha oh gosh, should I have been warning too? I'm a rambler at heart. ^^;

It always used to kinda frustrate me as a kid that I couldn't actually LOOK at them at night... xD And yeah, it's kinda hard to describe exactly what you see because it's never where you can focus (which is, well, the problem). You just get a general impression. Which is one thing that I really liked about that second to last panel, how everything's blurring out except what he can feel of himself.

As far as the numbing goes, I have a doctor's appointment coming up that I plan to mention it in. xD It's a recent development, as I used to only get lightheaded once in a while when I stood up, and never went numb, but there's at least a day every few weeks recently where it's been happening what feels like every other time I stand. (Though thankfully I don't go numb too often.) And I guess I never really ignore it, but depending on the situation I'll keep going until I reach a wall or my new seat.

Yours sounds downright painful, between the headaches and your legs! It's kinda odd that it happens most frequently after you've been sleeping. That seems really specific. I guess it makes sense that you might hear a rushing noise, though, if you hear things on occasion anyways. So do you wear your glasses at night to prevent that from happening or something, then? Or are the hallucinations mild enough that they don't bother you?

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posted at 6:21pm on September 6th, 2013

Reply by Wabbajack

ANOTHER WALL COMING THROUGH THANKS

lol No worries, I'm sure people won't notice.. >u>;

Yeah, the way that they disappear or start to lose form before you can get a good look at them is infuriating. But I'm seconding that statement; the second last panel is epic.

I hope it's not too much of an issue. It sounds pretty lame though. I hate going numb. Do you get pins and needles afterwards, or is it just numbness?

It's pretty much normal for me now, even if it is a little painful/disorienting. I suppose the sand thing makes sense, although I'd never heard anything like it at any other time. Not sounds that feel as though they're literally inside my skull.

LOL Wear glasses to sleep? That's a terrible idea, not to mention it wouldn't do anything at all. I roll so much in my sleep. They'd either be broken or covered in smudges by morning. On top of that, my eyesight is weak in dim light even when I'm wearing my glasses. Pitch darkness would be far better than an eerie twilight, because at least there's no light that can trick my eyes. The hallucinations started off being far from mild, but nowadays they're either tiny or medium, both of which I can ignore. I once saw a figure peeping out from behind my cupboard at night. Unfazed, I said to him, "Go away, I'm trying to sleep." I'm sure he was disgruntled and wholly offended as he fizzled into pixels.

P.S. When did you become Grumpy Old Diamond? I'm not gonna lie, the name change freaked me out. My little sister's username on certain sites and MMOs is DiamondSnake.

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posted at 4:06pm on September 8th, 2013

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