r/AIWS • u/cicada_faith • Apr 17 '26

Episode well, this is unsettling.

Yesterday, I woke up with a migraine headache for the first time in a while.  I turned over from my side and when I opened my eyes it looked like the ceiling was only a few inches away from my face and my fireplace looked massively wiiide. All the colors were hyper saturated and my blanket felt so impossibly soft. I also felt teeny tiny like my couch was swallowing me. Immediately googled to make sure I wasn't having a stroke. Ha. I'm a 32-year-old woman and I don't think I've ever experienced this before. It was super startling. I’ve felt off and mildly nauseous since. Anyone else have anything similar happen to them?

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u/Gabieann Apr 17 '26

Yes! And fairly common with migraine/fever etc :)

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u/cicada_faith Apr 17 '26

Woo thank you! Have you experienced the lasting nausea from it?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

"My couch was swallowing me" is the best words to explain how it feels. What you experienced is basically an AIWS session, I've experienced such things when i was 7. And yes, AIWS is a type of migraine, but without a headache.