My brains has these fast motion periods where everything around me is going in fast motion what is it?

[Aims215]

I'm 14 years old and I have these periods where my brain starts to race and it feels like everything is going in fast motion. When I talk, somebody is talking, music is playing or when I walk it feels like everything is going in fast motion like everything is being extremely rushed.It happens at least once every 2 weeks but i've had it twice this week . This only happened to me about 2 times in the past year but also I get these patterns of noises in my head when I'm lying in bed and it keeps me from sleeping.I just wanted to know what it was because I honestly am scared and my mother laughs at me when i try to tell her that something is wrong and it frustrates me

[Nadia01]

I have the same thing but i have never been able to eloquently describe it. My story is the same as the other commenters. I first got it when I was around 4 years old and it would freak me out. I would purposely try to slow down my movements to get it to stop. And then suddenly it would just go away as suddenly as it came. I kept having the episodes maybe 2 times a year until I was 10 and then it went away. It happened again in high school and once more this past year, I'm 23. Its not anything so severe but I would like to at least give it a name and know what is happening to me when i experience it.

[brad1123]

i have the same thing and i have found a way to get rid of it. go in a complete quite bathroom where there is no sound at all, get close to the mirror, and stare into your own eyes, be totally still, and count backwards from 10 very very slow, with slow deep inhale and exhale. it works for me 90% of the time, hope it helps, also, im 21 and have had this experience sense i was 6, and have trained my self to get rid of it this way.

[Bayonettamachinekill01]

Thanks so much for this I'll follow it :)

[RosieBrown]

Hi,
I am 26 and I had these feelings a lot when I was a child. I tried to describe it to other people but they never understood. I got the same thing that I can only describe as fast-motion, where everything seems to be moving quicker and louder than I can process. The sounds are the worst because if you lie still and close your eyes, you can get rid of the fast motion. Trying to make silence is more difficult.
The reason I was searching for this was because these feeling have just started again over the last few weeks. They don't last long but it's so disorientating.
The other feeling I had was an heightened sense of touch where I imagined the feelings of rough and bumpy and it felt like my tongue was too big for my mouth.
I also got the voices in my head when I was a child at the same time, I don't get that anymore. They never made sense, they were just voices.
It's a shame there's no proper description of it.

[Ribanez]

I have exactly the same symptoms. Im 27 years old and ive had them since I was 3. They get worse and longer every time! Ive tried to explain this to other people before, but nobody seems to understand.
I think one just has to live with it. It only happens when you are still and not doing much or under alot of stress...
I would be glad to comment on it when ever you like.

[Muffinberry34]

i get them all the time to. I have just recently had one 3 hours ago. I had to go somewhere quiet and just laid on the floor and closed my eyes. focusing on my own breathing scares me, so i usually put in headphones and listen to my favorite song, Somewhere only we know. I hope this helps anyone. it is a great song and I really recommend it to anyone who has the same problem. It has a very calm beat to it.

[Ragan_Earl]

I am currently having one and it feels like I'm having a heart attack its scares me and I do drink caffeine but I think its alot of stress I've been dealing with money and relationship wise and I found reading outloud stops it reading these comments stopped it from continuing it could be from overthinking .

[Cveliz]

I got this rush multiple times before I moved away for college. I was super stressed about moving away from my family, friends, and especially my ex girlfriend now. My stress levels were through the ceiling and this would happen out of nowhere! I was also stressed because of my relationship problems and what would happen if I moved away and wouldn't be able to see my girlfriend anymore. I eventually moved away broke up with her and found peace in my new home. Glad I found something on this, I was worried.

[Krishnai]

I am 15 yrs old and I thought that I was the only person suffering that but now  I came to know that I am not the only one but ..But what is the exact reason behind it. Can anyone  help me out as I am appearing for boards also this year

[SlumberDrone]

I know this post is from a few years ago, but im REALLY hoping you will respond to this. you are the only other person I know who has accurately described that horrible "rushed" feeling that ive experienced. I wanted to cry when I read this post because I seriously couldnt find ANYTHING online about what I was going through and thought I was going crazy. Do you still have those experiences, and have you found a way to alleviate the symptoms?

[MuffinHead01]

I have the same symptoms and right now I get them every morning.  I think it has something to do with your stress level cause I've had major testing for the past two weeks.  They started when my parents got divorced.

[Shelmo88]

Yes I felt the same way when I read this! All I could find was about racing thoughts but this isnt that. The world seems to be speeding by, the fan is spinning faster, noises are faster, it feels like my body is moving faster but I recorded myself during it and I am talking very slow....so weird! I had them as a teenager almost daily in the evenings but they stopped for over 10 years. Now after my husband passed away they have started again.  Maybe only once a month tho so that's good. I am thinking stress...

[Baldajedi]

I have had the same thing happening to me since I was very young. It started out as night terrors that would have me running or fast walking from my 2nd floor room to the basement and back. As I grew up the night terrors went away but this “going fast” thing would happen to me. I am 38 now and I still get one or two episodes a year. I have found they mostly happen when I’m tired or have had significantly less sleep than my body is used to for a while.  
I still have no idea how to stop it or slow it down.
I hope this fades as you get older.

[KevinTheDev]

I had the same thing when I was younger, thought it no longer effects me. As far as I know. I am currently 26y/o, the symptoms tapered down from age around 8 to 18(Cant remember when it started nor ended so the ages are rough estimates from my very.. very.. poor memory. And it might have happened once or twice since then too but not in the last year). It would usually trigger when I felt rushed or stressed too. I recon its an unintended effect from hormones or something released during those times which does something to something that isn't functioning as intended. Doctors thought it might be epilepsy or something, but after a bunch of testing it ended without a diagnosis, alas. Also if anyone reads this and you are suffering from similar symptoms. I found that videos are not affected by it for some reason, might have something to do with limited framerates and our perception of it.*shrug*

[Georgina_Child]

Yes! I have been having these episodes for years but more frequently and intense in the last few months. I also find that my body, particularly my shoulders and arms, feel really heavy and hard to move. I have been getting a lot more nmigraines recently so, I wondered if these episodes were linked to them in some way.

[Bursee01]

I’ve had this same feeling, again I’ve had it since I was 12 and I was so scared to tell my parents because I didn’t know how to describe it. I would usually get it in the morning where everything is so fast, combing my hair, ironing my clothes I feel as if I’m doing it at x speed, when I walk I’m walking so so fast like I’m in a hurry and I can’t stop it. My thoughts are fast my speech. I once had it in a maths exam and I couldn’t control it. I am 20 and I still get them but not regular. Glad I’m not the only one

[boxy_lipton]

I've been dealing with this for years - I'm 36 and these episodes started when I was maybe 10.  My parents tried very half-assedly to figure out the issue, but most likely just wrote it off as puberty related after taking me to a specialist once (they gave me an EKG which showed nothing unusual since I wasn't actively having symptoms).  I've just dealt with the episodes as they've been pretty sporadic.  I usually chalked them up to stress, which actually makes sense since they almost always happen when I can't fall asleep right away and I just lie there in the dark.  I've actually been able to make them happen by sitting very still for too long.

They always happen the same way - suddenly, but also gradually, my jaw begins to feel too big and I am aware of all of my teeth.  Then the rest of my limbs/bones, starting with my fingers, start to feel huge.  Then a whirring repeating noise starts in my brain which builds in intensity until the episode ends.  Then everything speeds up.  I speed up and make way too much noise when I move (its also usually at night, so I feel doubly loud).

I've asked the people I'm with if I'm moving too fast or being loud.  They always say no.

When I was a kid the remedy was often warm milk or chamomile tea - you know, something to calm me down.  I don't really know how effective that was, but as at least one other person here said, the absolute best way to make it stop is to watch a video.  Music probably works too, but the combination of sound and image moving at a predetermined speed seems to reset my brain.

My told me it was a panic attack, and for years I believed her.  It made a certain amount of sense and it was an answer, at least.  I had no idea there were this many people who are experiencing the same thing, and I had no idea it had a name.  AIWS isn't a perfect fit, but few diagnoses ever are.  I don't know what I'll do with this information, but it makes me feel better knowing it.

Thanks everyone.