#pre syncope

[t0rt1-4ng3l]

i think i just fainted but i can’t tell if it was just really bad pre syncope because i like to say i dont faint but i do 😭😭😭 so basically , Ive felt like mild pre syncope for about 20 minutes, and my vision would turn black and my hearing would go away and every couple seconds for like 10 seconds probably i was laying on the floor with my legs up so o wouldn’t fall and im drinking apple juice and im going to have a snack to help but like. i dropped my phone and don’t remember dropping my phone and my legs weren’t up anymore when i was like. back alive basically lol.like i just kind of lost awareness and things went black for a little bit idk how long though. does anybody know if i fainted or it was just severe pre syncope?

[slutforcranberryjuice69]

Does anyone else give theirselves pep talks when theyre getting faint everytime they stand? If i have to get to the ground then im literally talking to myself while im trying to get back up.

“Alright! We got this, just gotta make it to the bathroom lets go!!!”

[whatrealbeautylookslike]

love when I stand up and my vision goes white

[mostlyinconvenient]

everytime i go to the doctors office I feel like I'm one step closer to answering "yes" on some of the fall risk questions

[primrosebitch]

Sometimes when i stand up i can't see for a few seconds and i stay still till i can see so i don't like trip or anything and so when i'm with people and it happens i say something along the lines of "one sec, i can't see" and the reactions people have sometimes are hilarious, like the confusion mixed with slight worry, and what makes it funnier for me is that because this is normal for me i always forget that other people aren't used to this happening.

(the reason this happens to me is cause i have a condition called pots that can cause this to happen)

[toomanyacronyms]

Well, I do definitely experience pre-syncope. I also think I have fainted only a handful of times, but mostly while already sitting and I just.... fall asleep.

[justlittleali]

so I had a pre-syncopal episode at work today and was kind of joking with my coordinator about how normal it is so she replied with yeah, that and popping joints out of place, that’s just life for you 🤷🏼‍♀️ and she’s correct 😂

[freckled-nebula]

i think something that isn’t talked about enough with dissociation is how terrifying and intense it can be for the person experiencing it

DISCLAIMER: i do dissociate but i also have POTS, so sometimes i can’t differentiate between dissociation and pre-syncope/passing out. so if i misspeak and describe the wrong thing, please let me know! /srs

the main depiction of dissociation is a gradual/muted “zoning out” and being described as being out of your body. this is true, but i feel like we also need to talk about how hard it can hit the person dissociating/experiencing pre-syncope.

for example, i was just chilling laying in bed and suddenly i feel like i’ve been smacked in the head with a baseball bat and forced my consciousness out of my body. my eyes felt squeezed, everything went dark, my body was heavy, and i was barely aware of anything happen. i couldn’t really hear or process anything around me. maybe 30 seconds later, i was back with a bad headache. AGAIN, i’m not sure if this was pre-syncope or dissociation, but it was so scary.

i know i’m kind of known for posts like this, but PLEASE check up on your friends who dissociate. learn their tells, communicate with them about maybe a code to express when you’re about to dissociate/are dissociating. ask what they need. research dissociation. LOOK OUT FOR YOUR DISABLED FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.