tachypsychia

All of this passed through Jasmine’s thoughts in a couple of heartbeats, driven by the fight-or-flight syndrome effect called tachypsychia -- the sense of crystal-sharp vision and hearing, the subjective distortion of time so that her thoughts sped past while the man next to her moved so slowly.

Archive 2006-08-01 Steve Perry 2006

All of this passed through Jasmine’s thoughts in a couple of heartbeats, driven by the fight-or-flight syndrome effect called tachypsychia -- the sense of crystal-sharp vision and hearing, the subjective distortion of time so that her thoughts sped past while the man next to her moved so slowly.

Mushtaq's Knife/The Gangster Conspiracy Steve Perry 2006

The Fight-or-Flight Syndrome, and its associated tachypsychia, tends to rob you of small muscle control as it reroutes resources to the haul-ass or kick-ass major muscle groups.

Archive 2010-01-01 Steve Perry 2010

The Fight-or-Flight Syndrome, and its associated tachypsychia, tends to rob you of small muscle control as it reroutes resources to the haul-ass or kick-ass major muscle groups.

Piper Knife Steve Perry 2010

Mushtaq and I have discussed this at some length, and I have been working on trying to trip that tachypsychia-effect at will, when the fight-or-flight syndrome kicks the hormones into overdrive and you get slomo incoming.

Slow Boy Steve Perry 2007