Oddly Enhanced Reading Experiences?

Question

I have had two experiences, one while reading an article on the internet, at normal pace. As I moved my eyes along my own 'inner voice' was quieted, and instead I heard the distinct sounds of the voices of the author speaking - which sounded audible inside my head as if someone was playing a CD and narrating.

The second time, I was reading a book... I am not sure if I just zoned out, or just got relaxed enough to absord the text in, but the text litterally appeared to pop off the page and hover above the page as if the words were seperate (which I think had to do with the book orientation and distance of eyes) ... but again, I was in a state of mind where I was focused on what I was reading, but was absorbing the material as a whole, by pretty much just staring at it like you would one of those magic eye books.

I would like to know if anyone has had a similiar experience, and if so how to attain that state of mind again.

Answer 1

I would be concerned about this. This might indicate a psychological problem. You should tell your doctor about what happened in order to determine what to do. It is not normal for these things to happen.

Answer 2

Because words consist of same alphabetical characters, there may be accidental repeatitions of similar combinations in a text row. And they may cause that some parts to pop up when viewed with "magic eye" sight.

Text stereograms (also ASCII stereograms) are well known because they are very simple to create - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_stereogram

Answer 3

every time i read something it actually plays out like a movie in my head i see ppl and hear different voices i make up what i want them to look like and sound like that is why i prefer them to movies. it always happens for me so i dont know how to trigger it and ive never experienced the second thing except when ive been reading too long and start to go crosseyed or something