Ok Wtf?!

Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
this morning i woke up but hadnt opened my eyes if that makes any sense. well i tried to and couldnt do anything at all. i was awake in my head i guess. i knew where i was, i could feel stuff, just not move. i got so scared. then i woke up. what the hell????????
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Isn't that sleep paralysis? I think its pretty common..
  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    this morning i woke up but hadnt opened my eyes if that makes any sense. well i tried to and couldnt do anything at all. i was awake in my head i guess. i knew where i was, i could feel stuff, just not move. i got so scared. then i woke up. what the hell????????
    Were you dreaming??

    Either way, if you're ok now you'll probably continue to be so.
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  • Were you dreaming??

    Either way, if you're ok now you'll probably continue to be so.
    yeha im fine. and no i was not dreaming.
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  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    happens to me a lot. fuckin terrifying.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    omfg i used to get that. Hasn't happened for ages. Its fucking horrible, ahh dont even remind me.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Yup, that's sleep paralysis/night terrors. I freaking HATE when it happens.
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  • _Crazy_Mary__Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    This happened to me once. I was in bed in the morning, lying there awake, but I couldn't move. I couldn't open my eyes and I was actually afraid to try and move bacause I thought I must be dead. :eek: It was horrible! And no, I wasn't on drugs - I don't even smoke pot.
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.
  • I get something like that once in a while. i feel like I'm awake, but I'm really not.
  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Welcome to the world of sleep paralysis. Sometimes, you can turn these episodes into lucid dreaming.

    If it happens again, just try to stay calm and see where it takes you.
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  • wow. didnt know it was common. yeah it scared the crap outta me.
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  • this shit used to happen to me all the time a few years ago. aint so bad now, but happened a couple of nights ago.

    if i try to stay calm to get out of it, it makes me worse, my heart races, so i try to wiggle my toes, then i snap out of it.
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  • alexersalexers Posts: 492
    Aww between this and the scary movie thread, I'm gonna have trouble falling asleep tonight! I don't wana wake up to this!
  • monster95monster95 Posts: 127
    just like an out of body experience..

    there grrrrrrreat ! i luv em.. enjoy 'em while you can still wake outta it

    just dont get em too often...
    hahaha
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I've had it happen before. That's why I never go to sleep anymore without setting an alarm.
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  • SnakeSnake Posts: 2,605
    Yea ive had that happen to me before. Used to be scary now its interesting. Its when your mind is awake, but your body is still asleep. You can also get to that point through meditation.
    That kind of thing can also be close to an out of body experience. Sometimes.
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  • KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    I read somewhere that when moving into or out of REM sleep (deep sleep) there are times the body either disconnects to soon or doesn't reconnect fast enough with the brain. This causes the paralysis.
    There is currently no "cure" for sleep paralysis. It seems to effect teenagers at a higher rate than other age groups.
    My son experienced numerous bouts of sleep paralysis during his mid-teens. He found that adhering to a regular sleep schedule and not eating late at night reduced and eventually stopped his problem.
    Talking about it also helped. He realized what was happening to him was real and that he wasn't imagining things. He also wasn't alone as I too have experienced sleep paralysis. It often runs in families.
    It used to be called "Old Hag Syndrome" because many people upon waking hallucinate and think they see a "figure" running from their room. In olden days, an Old Hag or Witch was the usual suspect.
    Good luck and remember that you are going to be OK and try to remain as calm as possible.

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  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    sleep paralysis fucking sucks, but try having it with hallucinations. it's hell.
  • stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    so THAT's what it is?? this crap happens to me like twice a week. I always get the most vivid dreams and I can actually "hear" myself telling myself (weird, I know) to wake up and get out of bed but I just CAN'T. it's like my brain is disconnected from my body.
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  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    i remember watching some show about sleep paralysis. i am not sure if its a brain function thing or a hormone thing, , but they explained that your body somehow stops your body from moving so you don't act out what you are doing in your dreams. people have been known to "wake up" while still paralyzed. during this time, people tend to hallucinate and these experiences are usually blamed for the alien abduction stories.

    its amazing how many different sleep disorders there are. on the same show, there was some dobermans that had some severe narcolepcy and when they would get startled or really excited, they would just collapse for a few minutes.

    totally bizarre.

    speaking of sleep, i should go try to do some of that.
  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    At least you don't have this condition.

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  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    Great, now I'm afraid to go to sleep. Thanks a lot!
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    i get that about fortnightly.. scares the heebie jeebeis out of me :eek:

    i set 2 alarms now.. i used to set 1 (and re-check it a million times) but now i'm up to 2 :eek:
    wah
  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    i get that about fortnightly.. scares the heebie jeebeis out of me :eek:

    i set 2 alarms now.. i used to set 1 (and re-check it a million times) but now i'm up to 2 :eek:

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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Keiran wrote:
    It used to be called "Old Hag Syndrome" because many people upon waking hallucinate and think they see a "figure" running from their room. In olden days, an Old Hag or Witch was the usual suspect.


    When it coincides with a hallucination, that is the absolute worst.
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  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    BinFrog wrote:
    When it coincides with a hallucination, that is the absolute worst.


    I've thought people were breaking into my apartment before. I was so afraid that 'they' were going to make it into the bedroom before I could open my eyes. That was fucked up.

    BTW - Sleep Paralysis is linked to Narcolepsy. :eek:
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    I've thought people were breaking into my apartment before. I was so afraid that 'they' were going to make it into the bedroom before I could open my eyes. That was fucked up.

    BTW - Sleep Paralysis is linked to Narcolepsy. :eek:



    I most definitely do not have narcolepsy, thank god.

    One time I thought my girlfriend had come up the stairs from the basement and jumped on me while I was on the sofa. Then I 'realized' it was not her because somehow I was aware enough to know she was not supposed to be at my place at that time. Then I panicked thinking there was a laughing intruder who had jumped on me and ran off. It then took me several episodes to actually snap out of it. Freaked me the hell out.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    This used to happen to me all the time...but I think it's been at least a few years now since my last episode. It really freaked me out - nothing scarier than being awake but not being able to move or talk! After it happened the first couple of times I knew what was happening and was able to calm down.
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  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    BinFrog wrote:
    I most definitely do not have narcolepsy, thank god.


    I went to see the doctor to figure out why I'm so tired. She mentioned narcolepsy as a possibility without knowing my history of sleep paralysis. I only found out about the link through reading the materials she assigned me.

    I've decided not to pursue the reasoning behind my sleepiness with the doctor, until I can rule all other things out. I do not want to be labeled as a narcoleptic. :o
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    What DON'T you get?!?!?!?!

    seafood cravings
    wah
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    At least you don't have this condition.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGz97dxGHV8&feature=related
    hahaha
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