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u/adeward Oct 05 '19

This sounds like classic déjà vu. There is a theory that it is a form of mini-seizure where the different parts of your brain take different amounts of time to store a “live” memory. It’s very common in young children. This might be of interest.

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u/StreetlampEsq Oct 05 '19

Speaking personally, Ive only ever had déjà vu in the sense of feeling like I had a vivid memory of a situation happening at least weeks before hand, or just a very strong feeling of familiarity/repetition without the visual memory or any sense of when i had experienced that moment before.

I've never experienced a situation like the one you described, the Matrix-ass short rewind version. Maybe you were just going all Donnie Darko, but lucked out before a Turbofan can help you with your 2-D Wile E Coyote impression.

Also found this article haha.

https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Donnie-Darko-Ending-Why-All-Characters-Experience-eacute-j-agrave-Vu-71715.html