Janet, when I would visit with my father, I would know when he was "on" or "off", but he had so much difficulty communicating, that I could not figure out if he was in pain, or in a trance, or in general what he was feeling, other than uncomfortable. You put your off experience in such detail, that it was actually like I was "feeling" it with you. I guess it was the power of suggestion, like when hypnotist says "you are feeling tired, your eyes are heavy, etc" I read the descriptions of "off" time by others and I understood what they said, but did not "feel" it. [log in to unmask]