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Historically, smelling salts have been used on people feeling faint, [3] [4] [5] or who have fainted. They are usually administered by others but may be self-administered. Smelling salts are often used on athletes who have been dazed or knocked unconscious to restore consciousness and mental alertness. [1]
Many images are ambiguous, presumably deliberately, and can be read as the Virgin either feeling faint, or simply stricken with grief. One major work to depict the Swoon is The Descent from the Cross by Rogier van der Weyden ( Prado , c. 1435), in which the body of the Virgin, with eyes closed, is parallel to that of her son just above.
Lightheadedness is a common and typically unpleasant sensation of dizziness [1] or a feeling that one may faint. The sensation of lightheadedness can be short-lived, prolonged, or, rarely, recurring. In addition to dizziness, the individual may feel as though their head is weightless.
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Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal's syndrome or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion, and even hallucinations, [1] allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.
The feeling can also be triggered by traumatic experiences from the past. People can feel squeamish while witnessing, thinking of, or speaking about any particularly unpleasant topic. Often squeamishness is associated with medical phobias, as some of the most common triggers include sites or experiences one may encounter during a medical emergency.
Meredith Broderick, M.D., a sleep neurologist and member of Ozlo Sleep’s medical advisory board adds that some people described déjà vu as recognizing a situation, “but also a feeling that ...
On January 21, 1985, on the first program that The Phil Donahue Show aired live and in New York, seven members of the audience appeared to faint. Donahue, worried the studio was overheated or that the setting was inducing excessive anxiety, cleared the studio and resumed the show without an audience.