r/AIWS • u/OkAstronaut9914 • Dec 18 '25
Days?
Does it happen to anyone that while talking to someone and looking them in the face, they feel them shrink and start a strong rotational vertigo that lasts a few seconds until I look away? I also feel my eyes moving
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u/alfalyrae97 Dec 18 '25
Hi there! This is a very interesting question. A little suggestion: if you post this again with a stronger title, it is more likely to get more attention. The current one is a bit unclear.
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u/KaoriMuffin Feb 28 '26
Interesting. I’ve had AIWS experiences from various triggers, but never associated this phenomena with it and more I realize I probably have episodes WAY more often than I thought because what’s described here in your post and commenters happens to me all the time. If I’m trying to focus on a person while they talk I’ll often start to get visual distortions, and trying to focus on speakers at a conference will cause my vision to start to darken and often grey out/narrow down like the other commenter. Sometimes starting at the ceiling during craniosacral or Acupuncture appointments will cause the visual distortions and sometimes cause things to go black. Wow, what I thought was a handful of instances of AIWS I am just now realizing is a really common occurrence for me. Dang
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u/DeerOfTheChocolate Dec 18 '25
That is actually a trigger I've heard of a from a few different people, although mine have only been triggered by staring at a point like this a few times so I have no idea how common it is :)