Have You Ever Fainted? [Archive]

Solaris

11-17-2007, 11:49 PM

Never fainted. Been super dizzy for various reasons, but never fainted.

Got my nose broken once in a martial arts class and bled like a mofo. It was the most blood I've ever seen come out of myself. One of my friends was mopping it off my feet and elbows. I didn't even feel like fainting. However, my best friend had to leave the vicinity b/c it freaked her out.

logan235711

11-18-2007, 01:34 AM

Yes, only once, for apparently no reason (getting a small cut on my finger while opening a soda can). Happened a loooong time ago.
lol me too, I cut the end of my finger off and someone decided to handle it for me when I wanted to do it myself. I blame them! Cause I think I would have handled it differently and not have strained myself. After that I think I felt a bit bad feinting and connected it to the sight of blood which I couldn't believe because I was such an active child getting into all sorts of scrapes. But afterwards when I cut myself made sure to not let it affect me--which it hasn't.

bubbles

11-18-2007, 03:18 AM

Never fainted, but got knocked out once when a football hit me on the back of my head during PE class a long time ago. I'm surprised that I still remember it.

OneBadMother

11-18-2007, 03:21 AM

Nope. When I was younger and reading books where the characters fell unconscious at some point, I used to wonder why I never did.

cylontoaster

11-18-2007, 04:35 AM

The first time was because I kept on walking on a sprained ankle. (I didn't know it was sprained at the time).

The second time was for unknown reasons.

The third and fourth times happened in succession. Basically I got a lot of knee pain after working out, and dragging a mattress up the stairs. My knees didn't appreciate it. After a few hours of pain, I couldn't take it anymore and went into the kitchen to pop some advil. Before I knew it I wondered why I was sprawled out on the kitchen floor and not in bed.

I do get a bit of warning before I pass out though. My visual snow (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) goes crazy.

Circe

11-18-2007, 09:34 AM

I've almost fainted- I was sitting for a long time, had some kind of blood rush when I stood up, and felt myself sinking.

Pain doesn't make me faint, though.

Evalind

11-18-2007, 09:36 AM

Yes, while having blood drawn when I had mono in college. Fortunately, I was seated.

I've never fainted any other time I've had blood drawn though.

Raven Queen

11-18-2007, 10:49 AM

stasis

11-18-2007, 12:37 PM

No.

cielo market

11-18-2007, 05:38 PM

Raven Queen

11-19-2007, 02:19 AM

lol was that actually passing out or vertigo?

Should be passing out... I lost consciousness for a moment.

Bossy Mom

11-19-2007, 12:22 PM

I have only fainted twice. The first time was in college after I gave blood. I now give every two months and never a problem. The second time was after I had my wisdom teeth out. I was in the kitchen doing the dishes and fainted (due to the strong pain killers).

rwyatt365

11-19-2007, 01:09 PM

In college; mix extreme stress with too much sugar and no sleep. I started seeing flashes of light, and then my field of vision narrowed to a tunnel and then I blacked out trying to get to the dorm bathroom. I was only out for 5 minutes, but that scared me.

Agogo

11-19-2007, 02:44 PM

no, never fainted.

Figmentum

11-19-2007, 03:08 PM

Are we talking from a chemical, mental, or physical happening? Chemical yes. From shock or lack of sleep no...

thegnat

11-20-2007, 02:28 AM

yes - once while taking a blood test. Ever since then I've almost fainted a few times taking a blood test. Other than that though, no.

HackerX

11-20-2007, 07:01 AM

I have only fainted twice. The first time was in college after I gave blood.

I almost fainted after giving blood. The nurse left the thing in too long after it was done and the back pressure did funny things. Combine that with not having eaten for a while and the chair being too vertical.

I went to stand up, and ended straight back down again, though I didn't actually pass out. So I don't get to say I've ever actually fainted.

Oversphere

11-22-2007, 03:04 AM

Hypomanic

11-24-2007, 06:35 AM

yes... woke up in the ER.

Shadow

11-24-2007, 08:24 AM

Twice, both while in high school. Once was when the tech teacher was showing a large set of pictures of what happens when you get a metal/plastic chip in your eye. The other was when the biology teacher was talking about the sheep's heart we would be cutting apart (oddly enough I was fine dissecting a sheep's brain a few years earlier). Luckily both times my head hit something (a foot or a table) before it hit the hard ground.

LSB

11-24-2007, 11:43 AM

I almost fainted once during basic training. Apparently if you stand very still for a long time, it can cause you to faint. Our bodies rely on movement of the leg muscles to pump blood upward, keeping it from all flowing down to our feet.. or something like that. I got tunnel vision after I had to stand at attention for about 20 minutes. I almost fell down. I got yelled at, but I didn't care much.

That reminds me, I watched people faint during basic training. Hundreds of recruits standing still in perfect formation, and then one of the 'tin soldiers' just falls down like a tower with a structural fault. Looked quite weird. I was spared of that, thankfully. The instructors tipped us to move and curl our feet inside our boots, while making no movements perceivable to others. Perhaps that helped - I don't know, I didn't feel any symptoms (apart from acute boredom syndrome and thirst :suspicious:)

Allwheelsnmotion

11-24-2007, 12:24 PM

I fainted at the patient checkout after having my blood taken. I had snow vision and quickly asked my girlfriend to catch me. Ended up banging my head off the counter and landing on the floor. (Good catch, lol)

I also passed out when I was getting the outline of my tatoo done, again, nailed my head on a book shelf before hitting the ground. I don't know what happened, I was nervous but didn't feel like I was going to pass out.

I get snow vision often, I try to catch myself and sit down quickly. I believe I have only passed out a couple of times.

ShaiGar

11-26-2007, 05:43 AM

Once when I was really sick, I got out of bed and ended up on the floor. I actually thought it was fun and decided to do it again. I ended up hitting the back of my neck against a power plug and it wasn't fun anymore. It hurt for a few months after that...

That was the only time.
hehe, you're an idiot.

I once passed out at a Scouts meet(11 years old.). We were all standing on parade for 3 hours in the blistering Central Queensland summer sun. Either January or February.

Charlie Mc.

11-26-2007, 06:27 AM

Never fainted. Been knocked unconscious twice that I can think of though

Myrak

11-26-2007, 07:53 AM

I've never fainted.

Duncan Cade

11-26-2007, 11:21 AM

I've fainted quite some times!

One of the first times was at school, I had something in my eye and I couldn't get it out, i freaked out :]. I was only about 8 years old though...
I also seem to faint when I have my blood taken, I really don't like the fact that they are actually poking the inside of my veins.
And ofcourse, in certain situations, like standing for a long time or a lot of heat in combination with a lack of water.

Good thing I actually cán handle blood, because I see it alot.

Wildflower

11-26-2007, 10:34 PM

I had to run for the parking lot bus at work one night and I was on medication that had a side effect of low blood pressure. By the time I got to the bus and sat down I was very nauseous and could only see swirls of reddish black and felt very weak. I put my head down and hoped for the best, lol. I didn't pass out. By the time we arrived at the front of the main building I could see again, very shaky but able to walk.

Oversphere

11-26-2007, 11:29 PM

That reminds me, I watched people faint during basic training. Hundreds of recruits standing still in perfect formation, and then one of the 'tin soldiers' just falls down like a tower with a structural fault. Looked quite weird. I was spared of that, thankfully. The instructors tipped us to move and curl our feet inside our boots, while making no movements perceivable to others. Perhaps that helped - I don't know, I didn't feel any symptoms (apart from acute boredom syndrome and thirst :suspicious:)

I once got to see a guy at attention faint only a few feet away. He was a big guy, in the front of the column. He fell face first onto a rough asphalt parking lot with a lot of gravel on it. I remember that when the guys on either side of him helped him stand up, he still had some small pieces of gravel embedded in his chin. :stunned: That had to hurt

Br3nti5

11-29-2007, 05:22 PM

I know the signs of when i'm about to faint - I counter these with proper breathing, and keeping my mind focused. it works every time.

Hdier

11-30-2007, 04:50 PM

I've never passed out, but I've been knocked cold a couple times. Professional hazard.

-Nomad

And what's your profession, hmmmmmm?

I fainted once, ironically enough (I laugh at it now, didn't then), inside of a hospital. I had been laying down for a couple of hours, and was partially dehydrated, and I guess that getting up and walking just made it all get to me.

I'm not allowed to give blood yet, and I'm not sure I will when I am allowed (if ever). I'm a bit squeamish, and just thinking about having blood slurped out of my body makes me feel a bit nauseous. It's not the needle going into me (having a needle stuck in you for three or four days will make you pretty indifferent about that), it's that

a) I'm worried that they'll take to much

and

b) My [freak out]BLOOD[/freak out] is being taken [freak out]OUT OF MY BODY[/freak out]

Kfbr

12-01-2007, 12:05 AM

I used to pass out at random times, like at work or school - usually in the morning. I'd have a bad stomach pain, then everything would faze kind of white and my hearing would be dampened. Then plop, right into the floor. This started happening when I was like 16, but I haven't had one in about 2 years now.

I think it was panic attacks, but I have no clue.

edalz

12-03-2007, 04:33 AM

Yes, once. I think I was about 10 and was sick. I stood up and started walking and walked right into a wall. I woke up on the floor very confused, but unharmed.

Solnath

12-06-2007, 06:21 PM

Many times, always self-induced.

steph with a capital T

12-08-2007, 02:05 AM

No offense dude, but all you guys suck (except for Solnath). You've never fainted on purpose? (and besides Raven Queen, but the vertigo state immediately prior to passing out was not in her control.) There are specific methods: My friends and I used to do it every once in a while, the way we did it was one of us would bend over in front of and with one's back to a wall and droop one's arms down to one's feet. Whoever it was that wanted to "black out," we called it, breathed in and out really hard until one would feel tingling in one's hands. Then with a gasp of air, one would suddenly bend upright against the wall with one's arms folded in an X shape across the chest. Two people (or one, depending upon the strength of that person and the size of the person blacking out) would be standing ready and at this moment would push the person against the wall. In several seconds the person would relax in a state of unconsciousness into the arms of their friends (or sometimes into the corner of the wall or a protruding corner of another object). The thrill upon waking is quite the novelty, especially if one "dreams," that they believe to be reality, while they are unconscious.

Hypomanic

12-08-2007, 03:14 AM

How is that fun?

Have you tried inhaling duster?
Stuff like that is extremely scary... maybe because I'm asthmatic.
I've seen people do these things without reluctance.

Solnath

12-10-2007, 02:44 AM

sTeph, that's the more impractical method. You can do it on your own if you fill your lungs and then push on the arteries on both sides of your throat so that blood flow to your brain decreases severely.

Hypo, it's fun because just when you're passing out your mind steps into a disjunctionary phase where the prevailing thought is "wtf?" At that point, the mind instinctively tries to reconnect but due to the lack of blood flow to the brain, it doesn't re-establish the old patterns and you see the world anew.

Inhaling dusters?

mielikki

12-10-2007, 04:32 AM

Only when pregnant, and once after giving birth (due to blood loss).

Antares

12-13-2007, 12:37 AM

Fainted once when I was 6 or 7. Have no recollections at all. My parents said it was in a restaurant. No memories of that restaurant. Woke up in the hospital.

thegnat

12-16-2007, 02:36 PM

Booko

12-16-2007, 02:51 PM

Only once, when I had lowish blood pressure, and they took blood while I was sitting up.

From then on I demanded they have me lie down when they take blood samples, and I haven't had a problem since.

I haven't fainted from anything gross or scary or anything like that.

PortInStorm

12-16-2007, 04:00 PM

Yes, while having blood drawn when I had mono in college. Fortunately, I was seated.

I've never fainted any other time I've had blood drawn though.
Me too. Mono is the worst... not literally, of course. I wonder how they keep the needle from going astray when you slump over, I can picture it dangling out of my arm. So is that because mono causes low blood pressure and taking blood out puts it below some critical level?

Anyways, I used to faint a lot before I was say, 10 yrs, anytime I'd get hit in the elbow or knee. Blackness would start to close in from the sides. Apparently I'd respond while in that state, not talking or anything.

Booko

12-16-2007, 04:03 PM

Me too. Mono is the worst... not literally, of course. I wonder how they keep the needle from going astray when you slump over, I can picture it dangling out of my arm. So is that because mono causes low blood pressure and taking blood out puts it below some critical level?

Anyways, I used to faint a lot before I was say, 10 yrs, anytime I'd get hit in the elbow or knee. Blackness would start to close in from the sides. Apparently I'd respond while in that state, not talking or anything.

Funny you should mention it, that time I had blood drawn they were trying to rule out mono.

I didn't just slump onto the floor. I did a somersault. And the tech, who was alone and a real greenhorn, went running out through the waiting room screaming for whoever was the regular tech.

Duh...don't they teach those people to have the smelling salts within reach before they start tapping people?

We need more INTJs in the biz. Clearly these guys are not good enough at contingency planning...

Caramel

12-16-2007, 06:43 PM

I only ever fainted once. It was in the dentists chair, after he just injected me with anesthetics. I think I had a bad reaction to the substance, cause everything just turned black and I went out. Since I was already in a comfy chair (not so comfy environment though) I woke up unharmed. Even got my tooth fixed after that. :)

True Brit

12-16-2007, 06:45 PM

I've never fainted. I guess I'm a man born without fear. Or a very strong stomach.

Hdier

12-17-2007, 12:11 PM

To the people who say that I should faint on porpoise because it's fun: I LIKE FREEDOM!!! When I fainted, I woke up in a different place then when I woke up. I was out for less then a minute, and they already had taken back to a room and put me on a bed. They could have strapped me down and injected all sort of stuff in me by the time I woke up. I prefer to stay conscious and in control, thank you.

True Brit: Being born without fear can get you killed.

Zilal

12-23-2007, 09:05 PM

A couple of times. Once when I was sick, I stood up, felt dizzy and grabbed onto a nearby doorknob... came to a split second later still clutching the doorknob and asked how long I'd been out.

The other time was a little weirder... I guess I stood up too quick in the shower, because the next thing I knew I was doubled over with the shower curtain rod in my hand. I'd pulled it totally off the wall. I must have started to pass out and grabbed for it, though I have no memory of doing so. But in neither case was I injured.

Hdier

12-23-2007, 11:07 PM

Yeah, I was told that I fainted 'the good way' by the doctors when I fainted, because I managed to get to a wall (I remember seeing a wall and automatically going for it as soon as I realized I was about to faint; wasn't really in control of my body, it was on autopilot with my instincts), causing me to slide down it more than fall, making it next to impossible that I would've injured myself.

King K

12-23-2007, 11:34 PM

I've never fainted, the closest I've been to fainting was a time when I received an injection which hurt like hell, I tripped and couldn't get up, I have a strong phobia to injections and needles, that's what made it worse.

happylily

12-24-2007, 12:43 AM

I have only fainted twice in my life. The two times I fainted appear mysterious to me. The first time I fainted was when I met the first and only person to date that I was in love with romanctically. The second time I fainted was the day I recognized are love was too dangerous to carry on. Since the second time I fainted I have not seen or spoke to this man, as I believe my body was sending me STRONG physical signals to go far away from him!

axiomtangent

12-24-2007, 05:31 AM

Passed out 4 times: Twice due too recurring headaches I've had since childhood and twice due to illness (don't drink the water in the Phillipines no matter how much money is put down on the table)

Been knocked out twice: once cold, along with some hearing loss and once I was "out on my feet" while sparring.

TheLoneINTJ

12-24-2007, 05:46 AM

Yes. It was when I discovered the joy of the helium tank. I remember laughing at the funny voice and sensation. Next thing I know I'm opening my eyes and the whole world is standing above looking down. They said that my laughing turned crazy, eyes rolled back into my head and, plop, hit the ground. No injury aside from loss of brain cells.

Ytterbium

12-24-2007, 08:20 AM

I have never fainted. But I have been very dizzy. Once my sight were all pink, I had my eyes open but I could not see anything. I was fully awake, I could touch and hear things but my vision was screwed up. Then I threw up my breakfast. I think it was dehydration, since it was hot, I had warm clothes and a new bike which I had to test.

xhaan

12-25-2007, 07:21 AM

Um, yeah.. fainted once that I remember.
Was hoisting a long angle iron on a pulley up a scaffold to do bricks over a big window... was probably about eight feet long and it was heavy, and I had to be kind of close under it to direct the counter force downward so as not to tip th scaffold too much.

Anyways, it slipped out and came rocketing towards me before I could fully react, I just threw my arm up and tried to get my head as far away from it as possible... bounced off my upper arm and shoulder, then all I remember next was everything kind of went away really fast, I staggered a few steps and the next thing I know it's like im on the ground waking up to the other guys standing over me... then the pain started comming, which sucked.

Amazingly my arm did not break, but it was severely bruised to the bone and black and blue and all sorts of other weird colors... wasn't able to use it for a couple weeks.

Pinkie

12-26-2007, 03:07 PM

I almost fainted once in church, on a hot day when I was wearing a heavy wool cassock. Apparently I went white as a sheet, and then I got up and walked out. I was fine once I'd had some fresh air and taken the stupid ruff off from round my neck :)

Hdier

12-28-2007, 12:36 AM

I nearly fainted a couple of times in a bookstore today . . . I spent to much time huddled over a book, and stood up to fast.

Twice.

xhaan

12-28-2007, 12:50 AM

I nearly fainted a couple of times in a bookstore today . . . I spent to much time huddled over a book, and stood up to fast.

Twice.

Haha, I have done that many many times.
I get bad posture when engrossed with something, i.e. I hunch over and get close to it, as if my proximity allows me to better absorb the information... then I start to realize that I'm getting light headed, things are going numb and my neck doesn't want to work anymore! ;D

BadMojo

12-28-2007, 07:39 AM

I'll assume that you mean fainted without being heavily intoxicated by alcohol.
In that case no. I haven't fainted.

Seven

12-28-2007, 06:50 PM

Almost a couple of times. Each time it was due to neglecting to eat, sleep and drink enough fluid combined with jet lag, heat, stress and long work hours. My hearing usually starts to go and I get blurry vision so I know when it's about to happen.

Xenolar

12-28-2007, 07:57 PM

Have I fainted? No. But, like many, I have become incredibly dizzy--to the point of nearly fainting:

Despite the fact that I can tolerate viewing blood, wounds, graphic operations, etc. every time a completely tiny, insignificant paper-cut (or any other ridiculously minor abrasions) is inflicted upon me, I immediately grow very weak and dizzy. It seems that I simply cannot tolerate the sight of my own blood.

Br3nti5

01-04-2008, 12:28 PM

Almost a bunch of times, but it can be countered with proper breathing/mindset most of the time.

elfece

01-04-2008, 06:41 PM

No, never

Blacklustre King

01-10-2008, 03:29 AM

Blood pressure, I stood up out of bed and wandered down my hallway only to wake up with a headache and a busted lip.

Over

01-10-2008, 04:42 AM

I never fainted in my 20 year of life. But I can perfectly imagine how it feels.
I sometimes have a weird feeling witch im sure is half fainting when I stand up after being relaxed in a chair or after sleep. What happens is: my vision somehow changes and I feel as I am about to fall down. It is quite interesting to me, so every time i feel this, I try running or moving faster to see if I can faint/fall. Never fainted yet, but looking forward to it. I experience this about once per two weeks.

MintNut

01-21-2008, 10:24 PM

Yes, three times. First time was in the freezer section of a supermarket, second was at work when the air conditioner was turned on too high, and third was at home, also when I was too cold. You can actually 'feel' when it might happen - you start to get very dizzy, blurry-eyed, it's like a mini out of body experience, then you go down and open your eyes a few seconds later with people looking down at you. Very bizarre. And you can get hurt, depending on how you fall.

Wapiti

01-22-2008, 12:46 AM

Almost did once after an intense workout. I have blacked out 3 times - damn tequila.

errrzarrr

01-25-2008, 09:16 PM

yup once.

douleur

02-04-2008, 09:58 PM

Yes...
1. when I was running and felt on the ground.
2. when I was in the supermarket, probably because I haven't eaten breakfast.
3. when I had a blood exam to do
4. when I lost my virginity
5. and more 3 times that I don't know what happened... :huh:

Angothoron

02-04-2008, 11:52 PM

Yep, and to this day, despite having spent 6-7 hours on the internet searching for reasons why, I haven't a clue

burazekun

02-12-2008, 06:42 AM

No fainting here. I was once close-lined on ice, got knocked unconcious the shock drove me in an out of consiousness. But never fainted.

Nyiah

02-15-2008, 01:20 AM

Yep.
At a blood drive in a church with the priest hovering next to me asking "are you feeling okay?" I passed out trying to say "yes".

hidden

02-15-2008, 04:41 PM

No.

lordrrr

02-18-2008, 10:02 PM

No, I want to though.

lancelot

02-19-2008, 12:25 AM

I was holding a knife in my hand, I dropped the knife and tried to catch it. I pushed the knife through my ring finger on my left hand. This happened at a shoping mall, I went in to shock and the paramedics came. I was so embarrased, and felt so stupid. My body wanted to faint, I struggled to stay awake, a security officer helped me to the ground, once I was on my back I felt better.

narusmummy

02-20-2008, 11:02 AM

Fainted a few times, for totally unknown reasons; it wasn't hot, i wasn't ill, etc - it's an odd experience. I feel like things aren't really happening around me, like a dream but, at the same time, not like a dream. Sounds are heard but not heard, and i can and cannot see. Sounds weird but that's the best description I can give. What does it feel like for everyone else who has fainted??

Third time I fainted I fell into a TV unit and broke my knuckle. Ouch! :(

Aurelia

02-20-2008, 01:00 PM

I've almost fainted twice. The first time was when I was walking out to lunch on a hot day in downtown Honolulu and all of a sudden I couldn't see. The dangerous thing was I was in the middle of a crosswalk. Somehow I managed to find the curb and sit before the oncoming traffic turned me into roadkill.

The second time was after working out at the gym for a couple of hours (without eating breakfast beforehand) and I was in line at Subway. Just before I was going to order my sandwich, my vision blacked out and I felt a cold sweat coming on. What saved me was sitting down with my head between my legs to increase the blood circulation to my brain. Then drinking a soda my friend had with her.

starztimehalo

02-22-2008, 09:23 PM

I've fainted several times. Right before I faint I start getting light-headed and seeing the world via tunnel-vision. Now that I recognize what is happening I can usually take measures to prevent from completely losing consciousness.

Nausved

02-29-2008, 02:29 PM

I've almost fainted two times. Both instances were caused by heat and dehydration. In both, my vision "bubbled" away into nothing for a minute or so, but I was fully conscious (and positively miserable with nausea and exhaustion) the entire time.

I've also experienced vision loss from low blood pressure more times than I can count. But that experience doesn't feel like I'm about to faint; it just feels like I've gone blind for a couple seconds.

SmileyMan

03-01-2008, 06:30 AM

Nope.

TheLastMohican

03-02-2008, 02:38 PM

I have never fainted, nor have I felt like it.
Is squeamishness common in INTJs? I wouldn't think so, but a few people here fainted due to it...

PRBori

03-03-2008, 12:03 AM

I almost fainted after donating blood. I was standing at work talking to my boss when I felt extremely weak. I had to lay down on the floor afterwards before driving back home which is almost 1.5 hr drive.

And almost forgot, I also fainted for dehydration during a very hot day while biking for over 3hrs. I had to stop and rest, my vision was blurry too, but somehow I managed to move on. All I know is that it was very hot that particular day...

integratedvelocity

03-03-2008, 02:11 AM

Twice fully, only on holidays, no chemicals involved. I have fairly low blood pressure, usually 100-110 over 50-60, though it is still in the normal range. Add in too much heat, hunger, or pain and all I have to do is stand up quickly and I wake up on the floor. The first time I fainted was Christmas morning. I got out of bed, walked into the bathroom, and woke up on the floor. Needless to say, I didn't go to church. The second time was on Thanksgiving the next year. Maybe I have subconcious issues with my relatives :)

Also, I get a bit dizzy in the shower fairly often. The heat and standing for a prolonged period get to me.

paradanmellow

03-03-2008, 05:49 AM

I fainted in the choir. and I fell on my teacher's back, sort of headbutting her (she was playing the piano in front of me) that was fun! :stooge_curly: take that you bitch!

what mesmerized me was the fact i knew it was going to happen and I remember me thinking: what da hell, I feel sleepy anyway ;D the look on their faces afterwards... priceless.

the good thing is now I can prevent it. I trust myself to no one

eMachine

03-04-2008, 12:51 AM

I fainted once for unknown reasons while cooking a can of soup in my ex-boyfriends kitchen, he apparently caught me and I revived a moment later on the floor.

Another time I fainted for a very brief moment on my friends parents porch as I was leaving. I had hardly eaten that day, hadn't slept, and had way too much coffee... little did I know I was also very early in pregnancy with my second child.

I often get lightheaded after standing up, many times I have felt it coming and had the foresight to sit down on the floor before falling. I suspect that I may be hypoglycemic.

searcher

03-29-2008, 04:53 AM

Almost, after falling off a cantering horse, dislocating my shoulder and clipping my jaw with my knee.

malefide

04-01-2008, 04:14 AM

I nearly fainted during a blood test. My vision became cloudy/white, my hearing was drastically reduced (everything sounded like it was at the end of a long hall), I felt very hot yet was shivering, I was very dizzy and I lost the ability to sit upright or keep my head up straight. I also evidently turned very ashen and the nurses melted an ice pack on my head in minutes.

They told me it was a reaction of the vagus nerve because of the foreign object that was the needle entering my bloodstream.

So yeah, I almost fainted.

ethsar46

04-01-2008, 06:14 PM

Fainted once before a few years ago, just got up from sitting down and everything started going white. Next thing i know i was laying on the floor.

Also been knocked out after getting hit by a cricket ball in the left eye. Everything just went black that time. Oh and i had a massive black eye for like 2 weeks, lol. This was back in the day before all kids parents (I was like 13 at the time) actually started getting over protective, since we didnt have to wear helmets.

kantsuu

04-04-2008, 09:54 PM

I fainted during midterms at the beginning of this school year... I pulled an all nighter, then slept all day without eating at all. Took a shower around 2 AM and passed out... came to in the middle of the dorm bathroom, yeuch. Supposedly it was because of a lack of iron. *shrug*

Snowdragon

05-14-2008, 09:16 PM

I nearly passed out (twice) right after donating blood. I remeber feeling (on both occasions) increasinly dizzy, sweaty, nauseated, the ringing in my ears getting louder and louder, and the sensation of being pulled into a cold black ocean. When I woke up, I remember having ice packs on the top of my head and other parts of my body.

-hey you asked :p