Who else has experienced a sensation of time slowing down?

[dropdeadfred]

(I was sober all times.)
The first time was a near death experience (NDE) involving fire. Another was during childbirth. The last one was watching a car get T-boned & flip right in front of me.
Anyone else? A very interesting phenomena indeed.

 

[Mr2005]

No just speeding up.

 

[Deleted member 23374]

When i fell of the garage i experienced the sensation/phen phenom.. grr fuck it
ANYWAY, my foot hooked into the ladder while falling and flung me into the ground
for a split second maybe everything came to a crawl and i was able and aware enough
to twist just enough to no land on my head or neck, the left side of my body is janky now so yay
but yeah, interesting experience.

 

[Jon86]

When I used to skateboard, it would feel like you were in the air for much longer than you were, especially for flip tricks down drops.

I've lived alone for a decade now, a loner lifestyle for the most part with a few periods of unemployment, living in poverty the entire time. The time went by so quick, it's crazy, I feel like I was in a trance or something, it's unbelievable that 10 years have past. If you lose your connection to the world around you, time can really go by quick without you even noticing.

I'm about to move, I moved into this apartment 10 years ago, I thought I was going to die in this apartment, I tried, fuck this place.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Yes. When under extremes of stress or in danger, the perception of time dilation is common, allowing you to react unconsciously to protect yourself. I've experienced this in automotive accidents when going into fight or flight mode.

Unfortunately, as you get older, time often appears to speed up. After all, with each additional day lived you have proportionally less time left alive when expressed as a fraction of your total life span. That's why the return journey always seems quicker.

 

[Deleted member 23586]

Happens all the time. I get slowdowns and speed ups.

 

[KleinerWolf]

They say "time is a man-made concept, It only exists in the eye of the observer."

Very wise.