Deja vu

Déjà vu is a brisk, stunning sensation of having already lived a totally identical situation in some undefined past. The feeling that you’ve done this exact same thing once before — been in this place, engaged in this conversation — overwhelms you. At the same time, you’re clearly aware that this cannot be reality because you have never been in this place or met these people at any time in your past. Sixty to 70 percent of healthy people experience this transitory mental state. A peculiar visual context most often triggers déjà vu, although spoken words alone sometimes create the illusion of familiarity. Déjà vu occurs most often between 15 and 25 years of age and decreases progressively with age. People who have more education, who travel, who remember their dreams and who hold liberal beliefs are more susceptible to it. Among students, fatigue lack of familiarity in some places or stress are some of the kind of things that may facilitate déjà vu. That’s why it’s important that you know your sorroundings. Keep exploring. Keep an extra eye open in case you’re experiencing deja vus out of exhaustion. Déjà vu also occurs more frequently on evenings and weekends. <3

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