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Have you ever had auditory pareidolia on the trail? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/hiking@lemmy.world
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I was hiking in a wilderness area...a very remote trail without a lot of action, and at one point I heard voices...I swore I heard human voices.

It was up in the mountains, too, so there wasn't much to make noise like that.

Obviously, I know it's my brain hearing trees groaning in the wind and quickly shortcutting to, "must be a human voice!" But it was just eerie.

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

I have musical ear syndrome, which this sounds similar to. Any white noise eventually becomes “audible” music in my brain. It can be quite unsettling.

It also ranges from classical to EBM, so there’s that. It can get really irritating trying to sleep while it sounds like the neighbours are playing weird 80s synth or Gregorian chants or some shit.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Oh cool, didn't know this had a specific name. I'm lucky in that it's a very transient experience for me, but who knows, could become more common as I get older.

    I'm curious if you are a musician and if it helps your creative process to experience this? I'm not particularly talented musically but some of the experiences I've had were quite inspiring and I wish I could capture it and share what I've heard.

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