A hallucination is a sense perception that has no basis in external stimulation. One type is where you see things that isn't really there. It's very common in kids younger than 6 because of their vivid imagination. It's where you can't tell imagination from reality so you could see and feel Spiders crawling on you but their not really there.
Hallucinations can be brought on by drug use, and this is one of the reasons why some drug users are covered with sores. They may think that bugs are crawling all over them, and they scratch and scratch.
Hallucinations involve sensing things while awake that appear to be real, but instead have been created by the mind.
Alternative NamesSensory hallucinations
ConsiderationsCommon hallucinations include:
In some cases, hallucinations may be normal. For example, hearing the voice of, or briefly seeing, a loved one who has recently died can be a part of the grieving process.
Common CausesThere are many causes of hallucinations, including:
A person who begins to hallucinate and is detached from reality should get checked by a health care professional right away. Many medical and psychiatric conditions that can cause hallucinations may quickly become emergencies.
A person who begins to hallucinate may become nervous, paranoid, and frightened, and should not be left alone.
Call your health care provider, go to the emergency room, or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if someone appears to be hallucinating and is unable to tell hallucinations from reality.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeYour health care provider will do a physical examination and take a medical history. Blood may be drawn for testing.
Medical history questions may include the following:
Freudenriech O, Weiss AP, Goff DC. Psychosis and schizophrenia. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 28.
If you look at a painting and all of a sudden the dragon in it comes out and is flying around the room.
Or if you hear people talking next to you when there is no one in your house.
seeing things that are not really there or wherever
Somatic hallucinations refer to sensations or perceptions concerning body organs that have no known medical cause or reason, such as the notion that one's brain is radioactive.
hallucinations that occur as a person is falling to sleep
A hypnagogic hallucination refers to the transitional states of to and from sleep. It is also referred to as hypnagogia and has been popular in the Psychology literature since 1983.
A hallucination that occurs after REM state when you're awakening.
Medications include antidepressants (tricyclic antidepressants or SSRIs) treat cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis and stimulants (amphetamines) may increase alertness.
It is very rare to misdiagnose hypnagogic hallucinations as schizophrenia. There are many other criteria and qualifying conditions that must be identified before a diagnosis of schizophrenia would be made. If you are seeing hallucinations you should see a qualified health professional and have a blood test to find out if you have the right levels of vitamins/minerals in your blood. Lack of B1 can cause a person to see hallucinations. If you are taking medication or if you were on medication/drugs they could cause you to see hallucinations especially if taken in significant amounts.
Hypnagogic States was created on 2008-09-13.
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Nah, I get them all the time. Today while I Was studying for a test, I put my head down on the table, and suddenly I was outside the mall, and my friend pulled up in his car and started talking to me, and then I awoke and started studying again. It was a very refreshing break.
No, that's why they are called hallucinations!
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you can not see evidence of hallucinations but you can see what may be causing and provoking hallucinations such as a tumor.