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Deep meditative states shrink your perception of room size

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Getting incredibly deep into a trance can cause the physical space around you to feel drastically distorted. Practitioners frequently report feeling like they are suddenly towering over the room or shrinking into nothingness. This is just Alice in Wonderland syndrome kicking in as the brain's spatial mapping software temporarily loses track of bodily borders.

Deep meditative states shrink your perception of room size
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