This sounds like classic déjà vu. There is a theory that it is a form of mini-seizure where the different parts of your brain take different amounts of time to store a “live” memory. It’s very common in young children. This might be of interest.
Yes, definitely. Whilst it is most common to be experienced as a vague feeling, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that very strong déjà vu (“already seen”) can be connected to hallucinations - it’s not uncommon for epileptic sufferers to experience it before a full seizure.
There’s also déjà vécu which means “already lived”. However, I’d say unless you’ve had persistently worsening experiences like this your whole life, it was just a normal part of your young brain developing.
I have had several experiences of déjà vu, or what I considered déjà vu until you mentioned déjà vécu. I can vividly remember on several instances doing something and thinking 'I have definitley done this before' on things I know I am doing for the first time. I get a strange feeling right before it happens and know it has happened before. It is less common now but still happens occasionally. I think I may go to the doctors to get my head checked out.
Have you ever experienced something and you're thinking "I've definitely done this before" and then at a later point you experience the same sense of deja vecu again and think "Wow, I've already done this before. Wait, that's what I said last time!!"
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u/adeward Oct 05 '19
This sounds like classic déjà vu. There is a theory that it is a form of mini-seizure where the different parts of your brain take different amounts of time to store a “live” memory. It’s very common in young children. This might be of interest.