If you've never had a really REALLY high fever, it's a hell of an experience. Like, literally hellish. Your brain starts to function less and less normally, as it begins to...well...get damaged. It's like being just on the edge of blackout drunk, for hours on end.

Your sense of time gets weirdly compressed and extended, alternately, so first you'll be feeling like something that only took 30 seconds is taking an hour, but then you'll basically make no short-term memories of another whole hour of time, so you're like "when did THAT even happen? It got WAY darker outside, all of a sudden."

You also find yourself extremely confused and lethargic, even in your basic thoughts. Like, MAJOR confusion, about even the smallest things. And because you didn't take any substances that could explain why you're loopy, you basically deny that there's even anything wrong with you.

I didn't experience any waking hallucinations, but I am pretty sure I experienced the classic "fever dream" symptoms, when I was asleep. I don't remember any details of the crazy-ass dreams I was having, but I know they were very bizarre and provoked intense fear.

[–] agent_flounder 7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

How bad of a fever was that exactly?

My worst ones (in the 104°F range) were awful. I don't remember losing time or having time distortion. I didn't have major confusion so much as being too sick to bother even trying to think or understand anything.

Definitely have had fever dreams. And maybe also awake but it's been a long time since it happened. The line between awake and asleep was probably kind of blurred. I wouldn't say I had hallucinations. More like a really weird perception and like semi dreaming... Or something?

Anyway, 0/10 would not recommend.

[–] Notorious_handholder 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I recently got hit with the seasonal flu like a month ago that was going around and stubbornly didn't go to a doctor. Ended up with a fever of ~105 on average and peaked at like 106 while still having chills as well.

There was a period of 3 days where it was the worst and I have no idea what happened during that time except scant bits of random memories of drinking water and passing out on the couch covered in blankets. The fever dreams you mentioned is definitely on point to what I experienced as well. Was never sure if I was really awake or dreaming with my eyes closed. Which like... I'm not sure how to phrase that in a way that makes sense or differentiate from regular dreaming cause reading it right now just sounds dumb

Time made no sense during that whole period and still doesn't. It's like my body, even two weeks later, still hasn't registered that I existed for those days. Very surreal in a bad way, do not recommend

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