Staring Into Space

They can also be called petit mal seizures.

Staring into space. Dissociation is a survival mechanism that gives the body a temporary sense of numbness to decrease feelings of distress. If you are staring into space you are looking straight in front of you without actually looking at anything in particular for example because you are thinking or because you are feeling shocked. Seizures epilepsy your child s mind is such a busy place with everything she s learning every day and her imagination is growing as fast as she is.

These types of seizures are often set off by a period of hyperventilation. Webmd symptom checker helps you find the most common symptom combinations and medical conditions related to blank stare. I sat at the back of class staring off into space when suddenly the solution came to me.

Staring into space can be completely normal. It is a chance for an overstimulated infant or toddler to remove herself from the madness for a moment. Staring off into space doesn t make you weird it makes you human.

To stare vacantly or absentmindedly at nothing in particular usually while one is preoccupied with or distracted by thoughts of something else. To stare vacantly or absentmindedly at nothing in particular usually while one is preoccupied with or distracted by thoughts of something else. No wonder some kids space out and stare into space from time to time.

He just stared into space as his parents lectured him on the importance of paying attention during class. He just sat in the dressing room staring into space. An absence seizure causes you to blank out or stare into space for a few seconds.

These attacks are aptly called staring spells because the patients stop what they re doing lose eye contact with other people and appear to stare into space. Absence seizures are most common in children and typically don t cause any long term problems. He just stared into space as his parents lectured him on the importance of paying attention during class.