Nightmares? Fear of Sleep?

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I thought wet dreams were blamed on the succubus. I had sleep paralysis once, couldn't move and thought a jealous fat ghost sat on my chest and was crushing me. for a couple days I thought I was crazy, then I saw it on TV.

I have nightmares about 3-4 times a week. each nightmare usually spans like 3 or 4 scenarios

last night I dreamed that these killer mutated badgers were killing people all over the city and I knew I was dreaming so I woke up in the middle of the night and went to the living room. my boyfriend was watching the news and I was like "whoa what are you doing up! don't you have to work in like 3 hours? l had the weirdest..." at this point I was rudely interrupted "shh the news is on" the news was talking about recent mutated badger attacks at a grocery store. I was like "no... this was my dream this can't be happening" and he was like "what do you mean your dream, there has always been mutated badgers" I was like "I think I would remember mutated badgers! it was a dream" he then laughed at me. I was just about to get angry when a mutated badger came crashing through the window and ripped into his throat. that is when I woke up for real.

[Roderick Usher]

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

What causes it? Are you semi concious but still asleep or something?

it is akin to a minor seizure. Your corpus collusum, the organ that allows both hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other, misfires. It can be brought about by stress, sleep deprivation, an epileptic seizure or even stimulated artificially... but yes, you are "semi-conscious."

The feeling is that you are awake, but are suffering from an inability to move and a pervasive sense of dread. But the truth is that you aren't quite conscious, you are in a "twilight" state in which your eyes are open and your senses are responding to external stimuli, but your brainwaves resemble those of beta-wave sleep. It is like you are dreaming with your eyes open.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

it is akin to a minor seizure. Your corpus collusum, the organ that allows both hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other, misfires. It can be brought about by stress, sleep deprivation, an epileptic seizure or even stimulated artificially... but yes, you are "semi-conscious."

The feeling is that you are awake, but are suffering from an inability to move and a pervasive sense of dread. But the truth is that you aren't quite conscious, you are in a "twilight" state in which your eyes are open and your senses are responding to external stimuli, but your brainwaves resemble those of beta-wave sleep. It is like you are dreaming with your eyes open.

Thanks to jenna & V for brought this topic here and thanks to Sean for this valued info.:) In wikipedia I found elaborately what Sean has just said about it.
I have experienced enough of this freaky state, now want to get rid of it badly.:mad:

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Thanks to jenna & V for brought this topic here and thanks to Sean for this valued info.:) In wikipedia I found elaborately what Sean has just said about it.
I have experienced enough of this freaky state, now want to get rid of it badly.:mad:

I don't think you grow out of them or anything. tons of people get it once, if you get it more I think you will have them for life.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by X�MurderDoll�X

I don't think you grow out of them or anything. tons of people get it once, if you get it more I think you will have them for life.

Noooooo....!:eek(!

[cheebacheeba]

The sleep paralysis thing just reminded me of something...I'd actually forgotten, because thankfully it hasn't happened in over a year.
On about 3-4 occasions, not close to eachother or anything, I've woken up blind in one eye. My eye isn't closed, but all I see is black/red colour. When I look at it in the mirror the pupil is super dilated. It lasts about 2 minutes then gradually comes back over the next few minutes.
Tell ya, I don't know what's more fucked up, that or the choking.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I used to get weird temporary blindness in my left eye like that. I used to not sleep much/treat my body well and I blame that.

[cheebacheeba]

I've been trying to get at least the minimum recommended at least every night for the past couple of years...I got migraines that fucked with my vision here'n there, but nothing like the complete nothing I got those few times I woke up.
I could understand it if I'd sunk acid or some shit like that...but generally aside from vaping/eating weed I'm pretty healthy.

I'm not sure which eye it was...kind've panics you when you wake up though...

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

Sleep paralysis is the sensation that was once attributed to a succubus and in contemporary mythology is often attributed to alien visitation or alien abduction.

The feeling of consciosness coupled with fear, paralysis and a sense that a weight is bearing down on your chest as if something or someone is sitting atop your chest. I've experienced this a couple of times and it is quite upsetting.

I've also heard it attributed to spirits. When it happened to me, we had a very large cemetery behind our apartment.....I was convinced that a spirit was trying to possess me!

[urgeok2]

about 20 years ago when i was working shits and not sleeping worth a damn during the day - i woke up a couple of hours after falling asleep and for about a minute i didnt know who i was.

i remember rollong back and forth because i didnt know if i should be getting up or staying in bed - or anything.

that was pretty weird .. probably the weirdest sleep thing i've ever experienced.


i'm sure this will be the norm once i hit my 60's