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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 very common visual hallucination for humans to have. They usually appear as a result of [[sleep deprivation]], [[psychosis]] (especially [[stimulant]] | '''Shadow people''' are a very common visual hallucination for humans to have. They usually appear as a result of [[sleep deprivation]], [[psychosis]] (especially [[stimulant psychosis]]), [[delirium]], [[psychoactive substance|psychoactive substances]], or [[sleep paralysis]], and can be considered a sub-type of [[autonomous entities]]. 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 humanoid or animal-like in appearance. | ||
The visual [[external hallucinations]] usually appear as initial fleeting images out of the corner of the eyes, in the peripheral vision. As the duration of the experience 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 typically the same whether one is 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 the duration of the experience 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 typically the same whether one is experiencing shadow people from sleep deprivation or from stimulant psychosis. | ||
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===Experience Reports=== | ===Experience Reports=== | ||
[[Experience:Unknown dosage / 1 tab DOC - Psychedelia Turned Into Stimulant Psychosis | 1 Tab DOC - Psychedelia Turned Into Stimulant Psychosis]] by ''[[User:Fishcenternicole|Fishcenternicole]]'' | |||
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