stackyFACTSProprioceptive drift occurs when you hold entirely still for too long, and your sensory map starts to glitch.
Proprioceptive drift occurs when you hold entirely still for too long, and your sensory map starts to glitch. Without constant movement to update the physical coordinates, your awareness of your own limbs begins to fade. If you close your eyes and lie perfectly motionless, you will eventually feel like your hands are floating inches away from where they actually rest. It is your sensory system completely losing the plot.
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