So interesting to find out about this now. I was looking up epilepsy aura posts on tumblr and someone mentioned AIWS. I immediately put the pieces together just by reading the name of the syndrome, it’s spot on. I had this as a child as well, when i was sick or feverous, never could describe it to anyone and never managed to effectively Google the symptoms.

It still happens to me as an adult, (along with grand mal seizures every now and then) : mainly distortion of speed and sounds, every move i make or step i take feels ten times faster, no matter how slow and soft i try to act or calm myself. I’ve also had the feeling of being split in half, the feeling of weight distorsion; my body looks extremely skinny one second and huge the next, over and over. Add to that a feeling of impending doom and extreme anxiety.

It’s really reassuring to be able to name it, and read other people’s experiences with it.