Just a few minutes ago, my father brought me into his room which had all electronics off. He said to me, "Do you see something in the TV?" Now, a little background check before this:
My father woke up early in the morning (like he does every weekend for the past 16 years), had a cup of coffee, got the newspaper (since it is Sunday) and worked on his truck. He has worked outside, every weekend for the past, 16 years! He's had a few beers (which don't affect him) and a few cigarettes (which don't affect him either). It was a normal Sunday until this question popped up.
After fighting with me and my mother, confirming we couldn't see anything in the television (he said he could see Jason X the movie, and an oldie movie in the TV) I brought him to my mothers TV to see if he could see something in there too, and he did (and we had the lights turned off as well).
I believe this might be something in his subconscious mind transferring to his eyes. What is he seeing? Has it been documented?
2006-09-10 09:20:51 · 5 answers · asked by Sagara S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
When working with his truck: I did see him buy a lot of oil the other day (he had to change something in it) but I was not outside while he was changing the oil. But he has worked with different amounts of chemicals over time, (like paint for three days in one room last year, bug / ant / roach poison, pool chlorine, and other chemicals I'm not aware of) but even after all that, he has not said anything of seeing things. This is the first time he has seen something.
2006-09-10 09:32:29 · update #1
How old is your father? There was a time in my life as a young man when I experienced a lot of hallucinations. At the time I guess they were due to a lot of stress in my life. Even now if I become too stessed I will suffer an hallucination. They can be visual, or tactile. I used to think my hallucinations were an attempt by my brain to keep me alive-to simulate me. Sensory deprivation apparently can cause hallucinations. I also experienced very vivid hallucinations when I was a child-these were the result of me suffering a very strong fever. Perhaps your father is very bored with his life and the hallucinations are an (unconscious) attempt by his brain to pep him up. Still, they can be quite shocking to the person experiencing them and no doubt to those around him who are not able to "see what he can see".
2006-09-10 16:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by Titters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long term alcoholics can have a variety of things working which affect the brain in an adverse way, from vitamin (thiamine and others) deficiency, to nerve damage.
See the Merck Manual (now free online) psychiatric disorder chapter on alcoholism. It might just be a passing thing, if it continues it would be good to see a doctor.
2006-09-10 09:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he sleeping properly?
Fatigue can casue halucinations.
Also, when he was working on the truck, was he using, or did he coem into contact with any unusual or strong chemicals?
2006-09-10 09:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hes winding you up! Or he's gone mad!
2006-09-10 09:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by surfer soul 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WEIRD....
2006-09-10 09:26:44 · answer #5 · answered by notfan_football 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋