Atheism and the Unexplainable

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Ok. This kind of fucked me up over the weekend. I do not believe in the afterlife or god, etc.

I have been snoring a lot lately, so my wife has been sleeping on the couch here and there. She now tells me the other night she noticed my breathing was rhythmic, but then stopped, then started abruptly again. Sounds like sleep apnea, which can be fatal if your breathing doesn't start up again, obviously. So I sometime during the night I awoke, absolutely frozen in terror. I had heard a soft voice saying "hello paul". I swear it wasn't a dream. it sounded as if this "woman" was in my room. It took a moment to register, and I then realized what had happened and all of a sudden I took a big breath and let out a "HUH???" and then just lay there. i couldn't move. I was terrified. Not sure why. it wasn't a threatening voice. But I didn't want to look.

A near death experience? not likely
A dream? probably (hopefully)

Either way, it seemed incredibly REAL. had a very difficult time sleeping last night.

HFD, it doesn't look like I replied to this post yet, but I want to, because I've done a fair bit of research on this 'hearing voices' in bed, because I experience the same thing. Same as you, sometimes while I'm lying in bed just on the edge of sleep I'll hear a clear voice calling my name and whatnot. So, knowing I'm not nuts, I looked it up. This is actually a pretty common thing. While there is no clear explanation, many people hear their name being called, and small sentences like "Hi Paul." This phenomenon is called hypnagogic hallucinations, and they are not a symptom of any kind of mental illness (by themselves). Sleep paralysis is also in this realm, something I have experienced exactly once, and I'll never forget that, because it is terrifying. But one thing these experiences are not is supernatural.

cool, thanks for that. I forgot all about this until now. it's making my heart race again just thinking about it.

tbergs

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Ok. This kind of fucked me up over the weekend. I do not believe in the afterlife or god, etc.

I have been snoring a lot lately, so my wife has been sleeping on the couch here and there. She now tells me the other night she noticed my breathing was rhythmic, but then stopped, then started abruptly again. Sounds like sleep apnea, which can be fatal if your breathing doesn't start up again, obviously. So I sometime during the night I awoke, absolutely frozen in terror. I had heard a soft voice saying "hello paul". I swear it wasn't a dream. it sounded as if this "woman" was in my room. It took a moment to register, and I then realized what had happened and all of a sudden I took a big breath and let out a "HUH???" and then just lay there. i couldn't move. I was terrified. Not sure why. it wasn't a threatening voice. But I didn't want to look.

A near death experience? not likely
A dream? probably (hopefully)

Either way, it seemed incredibly REAL. had a very difficult time sleeping last night.

HFD, it doesn't look like I replied to this post yet, but I want to, because I've done a fair bit of research on this 'hearing voices' in bed, because I experience the same thing. Same as you, sometimes while I'm lying in bed just on the edge of sleep I'll hear a clear voice calling my name and whatnot. So, knowing I'm not nuts, I looked it up. This is actually a pretty common thing. While there is no clear explanation, many people hear their name being called, and small sentences like "Hi Paul." This phenomenon is called hypnagogic hallucinations, and they are not a symptom of any kind of mental illness (by themselves). Sleep paralysis is also in this realm, something I have experienced exactly once, and I'll never forget that, because it is terrifying. But one thing these experiences are not is supernatural.

I go through spells sometimes where I'll experience sleep paralysis a few times in a week and it is a trip for sure. It's been a while now since it's happened but it's kind of exhilarating and terrifying all in one because it seems so real until you come out of it. It's like my senses are heightened and I can "see" beyond normal line of sight to something else and then it's like it's right there in the dark with me, just breathing. Then I finally force my body to move and come out of it with these deep gasps. Since we moved 5 months ago I haven't experienced it at all.

LongestRoad

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Ok. This kind of fucked me up over the weekend. I do not believe in the afterlife or god, etc.

I have been snoring a lot lately, so my wife has been sleeping on the couch here and there. She now tells me the other night she noticed my breathing was rhythmic, but then stopped, then started abruptly again. Sounds like sleep apnea, which can be fatal if your breathing doesn't start up again, obviously. So I sometime during the night I awoke, absolutely frozen in terror. I had heard a soft voice saying "hello paul". I swear it wasn't a dream. it sounded as if this "woman" was in my room. It took a moment to register, and I then realized what had happened and all of a sudden I took a big breath and let out a "HUH???" and then just lay there. i couldn't move. I was terrified. Not sure why. it wasn't a threatening voice. But I didn't want to look.

A near death experience? not likely
A dream? probably (hopefully)

Either way, it seemed incredibly REAL. had a very difficult time sleeping last night.

HFD, it doesn't look like I replied to this post yet, but I want to, because I've done a fair bit of research on this 'hearing voices' in bed, because I experience the same thing. Same as you, sometimes while I'm lying in bed just on the edge of sleep I'll hear a clear voice calling my name and whatnot. So, knowing I'm not nuts, I looked it up. This is actually a pretty common thing. While there is no clear explanation, many people hear their name being called, and small sentences like "Hi Paul." This phenomenon is called hypnagogic hallucinations, and they are not a symptom of any kind of mental illness (by themselves). Sleep paralysis is also in this realm, something I have experienced exactly once, and I'll never forget that, because it is terrifying. But one thing these experiences are not is supernatural.

What The F*** Facts ‏@WhatTheFFacts 1h1 hour ago

The United States Army has successfully developed the technology to transmit voices right into another person's head.
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