I thought I'd share my story & tips

I'm 31 F, started having fast feeling around 13/14 years old. It has not decreased the older I have got. I call them my 'funny episodes' they last up to 10 minutes and they happen several times a month.

I can't say I've ever had one during the AM, they're mainly in the afternoon/evening/ night and I feel pretty wiped after them. Low energy and in need of a nap.

At 13 when they started happening, you didn't tend to search for answers on the internet so I was very confused and thought I was going crazy. When they happened I would set up my camera and film myself, convinced I was moving in fast motion, but when I would watch the videos back I was doing things in total normal motion which spun my head, as everything felt extra fast in the moment.

Each episode isn't the same, sometimes my body and limbs feels extra heavy, sometimes I can see every prominent line in my bedding or ceiling, sometimes I can feel every single fibre I'm touching, I feel every tastebud bump in my mouth, I feel every line of my finger prints but ALWAYS it's extra fast motion.

I've motiored my heart rate during these episodes; it's completely normal. I've counted my pulse; it's completely normal. I've counted my breaths per second; it's completely normal.

When I was 13 my mum took me to the dr's for it, the Dr was quite rude and referred me to mental health, & neurology for an EEG, off the back of it they diagnosed me with depression????

Fast forward 15 years and I discovered what tachysensia is.

TIPS:

Music used to help, Holding my cats and listening to them pur used to help

But I've now become immune to both.

A few friends and family members know about my episodes, so as soon I one starts I'll call one of them and say "talk to me", they know exactly what is happening and tell me all about their day, that begins to bring it to a halt.

On a side note, my cats can sense when it's happening as 9/10 they'll come sit on my chest. Their intuition is quite unexplainable!