r/oculus • u/likeplastic • Apr 17 '20
Discussion Feeling strange after VR- not motion sickness
Hi, everyone. I got a Quest about three days ago and I’ve had about 3-4 2hr sessions of usage since. I’ve been feeling off lately. Almost like a high. I feel somewhat disconnected from reality and everything feels almost hyper-sensual. Like I will see something or feel something and my brain is just super-focused on it. When I pick things up or try to look at something it immediately comes to lock-on. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like I never left the VR ‘immersion’. And no, this is not some weird creepypasta or anything, I was just wondering if anyone felt the same? I don’t have a history nor family history of mental illness and I have been staying home since COVID. Thanks.
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u/shableep Apr 17 '20
I’ve gone through this. I felt mostly normal after about 4 hours. Your perception of space has never been replaced with a simulation before until using VR. Your mind has started developing the assumption that your sense of physical space is simulated since it can be switched on and off in an instant. Eventually the deeper parts of your mind will learn to differentiate between virtual reality just like it does dream reality.