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[[File:Shadow-people zpsaa95af9a.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Untitled''' by '''[[Anonymous]]''' - An accurate representation of the experience of shadow people.]] | [[File:Shadow-people zpsaa95af9a.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Untitled''' by '''[[Anonymous]]''' - An accurate representation of the experience of shadow people.]] | ||
'''Shadow people''' are a common hallucination for humans to have. They usually appear as a result of [[sleep deprivation]], [[psychoactive substances]]s, or [[Lucid_Dreaming#Internally_Sourced_Sensory_Input|hypnagogic states]]. During this experience, the subject perceives a patch of shadow in their peripheral vision or focused visual field to be a living, autonomous figure. This figure can be either animal-like or humanoid in appearance. This hallucination is often accompanied with a feeling of intense [[paranoia]] and [[anxiety]]. | '''Shadow people''' are a common hallucination for humans to have. They usually appear as a result of [[sleep deprivation]], [[psychoactive substances]]s, or [[Lucid_Dreaming#Internally_Sourced_Sensory_Input|hypnagogic states]]. During this experience, the subject perceives a patch of shadow in their peripheral vision or focused visual field to be a living, autonomous figure. This figure can be either animal-like or humanoid in appearance. This hallucination is often accompanied with a feeling of intense [[paranoia]] and [[anxiety]]. | ||
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==Visual component== | ==Visual component== | ||
The visual [[external hallucinations]] usually appear as initial fleeting images out of the corner of the eyes, in the peripheral vision. As time progresses, however, the hallucinations may appear in full view and one will be able to look directly at them, even being able to look away and look back at the entity without a change in the hallucination. This progression is the same whether you are experiencing shadow people from sleep deprivation or from stimulant psychosis. | The visual [[external hallucinations]] usually appear as initial fleeting images out of the corner of the eyes, in the peripheral vision. As time progresses, however, the hallucinations may appear in full view and one will be able to look directly at them, even being able to look away and look back at the entity without a change in the hallucination. This progression is the same whether you are experiencing shadow people from sleep deprivation or from stimulant psychosis. | ||
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==Image examples== | ==Image examples== | ||
{{Gallery|[[Effect::Shadow people]]}} | {{Gallery|[[Effect::Shadow people]]}} | ||
==Psychoactive substances== | ==Psychoactive substances== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||