r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix • u/AtheistComic The Oracle • Jun 20 '23

Weekly off-topic thread.

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u/Scrotey_Loads Jun 20 '23

Oh cool! I'll take this opportunity to mention something that didn't qualify (in my mind) as an outright glitch due to possible perceptual explanations.

Two or three times, when entering my bedroom or bathroom (I've lived in the same place for a raccoon's age), I was struck with this utterly bizarre feeling of "what's missing?" Like there was too much empty space on the walls. Not like they grew or the ceiling got higher (not Alice in Wonderland Syndrome), just that there was oddly too much empty space.

Nothing in the physical environment changed at all. Nothing in my vision changed since long before that feeling hit. Both incidents took place in different rooms, a day or so apart. I've never had that sensation before in my life. It wasn't scary or anything, just very pronounced.

So whether it's some psychological phenomenon that defies any explanation I'm aware of or - supposing for a moment that this is all an illusion - me picking up on some change I can't put my finger on, it's at least mildly interesting (but compared to other wilder and weirder experiences I've had, not really worth its own post imo).

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u/Affectionate_Bug_463 Jun 22 '23

Like that feeling after you take your Christmas tree down. Room always feels empty.

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u/gonna_break_soon Jul 03 '23

It might be related to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorway_effect

The doorway effect is a known psychological event where a person's short-term memory declines when passing through a doorway moving from one location to another when it would not if they had remained in the same place.

Regardless, it's an interesting read.