11 mo. ago • 79%

When not thinking about it, do you notice your blinking?

I feel like it's one of those autonomic behaviors like breathing where it only really becomes noticeable when you think about it, but I'm not sure.

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I believe your brain will just kind of edit them out, similar to how it edits out your nose or glasses.

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- Anyone else 100% aware of their glasses at all times?
  
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Who else immediately blinked after the title?

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Normally, no. Though if low on sleep and exhausted I can sometimes startle myself with a blink.

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Right. The same goes for clothes that you wear - you don't really feel the fabric on your skin unless you really pay attention.

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This thread is cursed. Everything is manual now.

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I've read the comments and did all of those things.

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- Do you feel more embodied?
  
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  Yes, and I hate it.
  
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Alone in the Dark has a blinking mechanic that made me really think about it.

The worst one for me is thinking about salivating and swallowing

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- how many people just swallowed subconsciously?
  
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  Do you think about all the saliva you swallow?
  
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Nah most people don't even notice we have a blind spot in each eye, our brains just ignore most of our sensory data.

https://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-care/eye-anatomy/blind-spot/

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If I'm tired or had bad sleep the night before, blinking can make my whole view kinda wobble. So I notice it then without previously thinking about it. But otherwise no not really. I have to at least be thinking of it somewhat to notice it.

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