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I think I just hallucinated?
I think I've hallucinated a couple times before, but I wasn't scared or anything. This one time I thought I saw dirt on my friends leg, so she spent some time trying to find it. Eventually, she found nothing, and when I looked again I found nothing.
I didn't really put that incident in mind though. But today I thought I saw this guy go behind a counter, and then I saw another of him outside the shop. I realised the guy outside the shop was the real one.
I get around 6 hours of sleep each day, and I'm usually a little tired. Does lack of sleep or stress make you hallucinate? I have no idea why this is happening, but it hasn't really been that much of a problem. Can someone please help?
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Tricks of the light can be due to lack of sleep or proper rest. Eight hours sleep could help and by that I mean actual deep sleep not just the amount of time spent eyes closed, trying to relax your mind.
Also it depends how you look at things, sometimes glancing to quickly or concentrating too much can make a person see things not really there.
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Yes, hallucinations can be caused by chronic sleep deprivation, which is dangerous (particularly if you drive) and really bad for your body. Often you won't feel tired after a long period of lack of sleep, because your body adjusts, but it doesn't mean your brain and body aren't suffering. Try getting some more sleep for a couple of weeks and if you're still having problems, see a professional.
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Honey we live in a very toxic world today. It's actually amazing that all humans aren't way sicker with more problems. I dont know enough to really help. Perhaps you are on some medication from a doctor and this is a side effect, maybe you take illegal drugs sometimes and this is a side effect, it could be the result of your diet, or a lack of certain nutrients, there could be some issue with your eyes, a vision problem, or there could be some issues with your brain that cause you to see things that aren't there. Not saying that you are a mentally ill person...and either way thats nothing to be afraid of. A good portion of people suffering issues that seem mental can be because of underlying medical issues that need to be addressed. The best way to discover what is causing it, is for you to go see doctors, a vision doctor, if he finds nothing, a general medical doctor, and if he runs tests and nothing is wrong physically, then a mental health specialist. It can be a long process before someone discovers what is the cause of your hallucinations but the end result of getting better is worth it, going through the process of all the testing. You said it only happened a couple times. If it continues to happen more regularly and frequently, then is the time to speak up and get help. As you said, it could have been a lack of sleep or stress or something that is easily fixed if it just happened twice.
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