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Macropsia? Things feeling larger than they are??
Fri, 09/14/2007 - 10:01Hello all,
I am wondering if any of you have had this experience with your simple partials. Does anyone ever have a seizure when some part of your body, say your hands or fingers, feel extremely large? I've had many of these and my neuro has told me that this is called macropsia. I've looked this term up but all I can find references vision appearing larger than things really are, not things feeling larger than they really are. Has anyone heard of this of this or have experience with this? I'd love to hear your stories as so far I'm the only person I know with this little oddity!!
Thanks!
Beth
Comments
Yes! 38 and just now looking
Submitted by Carter Burke on Mon, 2019-09-02 - 20:14
Yes! 38 and just now looking into this. I had the exact same thing happen to me as a kid and never said anything because I straight didn't know where to begin
I used to get this sensation
Submitted by jsarnold on Sun, 2019-04-21 - 15:33
I used to get this sensation a lot as a child, when I was being told off and shouted out. I am wondering whether this could have been triggered through stress or anxiety? I have only very rarely experienced it as an adult, but I would say still only when in a stressful situation. Would this be the same thing? I don't have any epileptic symptoms. I'm 46.
I'm having this sensation now
Submitted by Vadastar77 on Fri, 2017-08-18 - 21:27
I'm having this sensation now. Hence why i googled it. :(