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Q: Short Lucid Dreaming / sleep Paralysis Before Falling Asleep

asked by: BullZye on September 26th, 2007

Experienced User

I've been getting short episodes sometimes where I feel paralyzed before falling asleep.

Sometimes i'll have a short period of lucid dreaming, followed by a quick shock or feeling i'm falling down where i'll wake up.

Or, i'll just feel paralyzed for a while and then have weird hallucinations, then feel like i'm falling again then wake up.

Sometimes the lucid dreaming is fun, i'll know something is wrong because I feel like i'm hallucinating but i'll just go along with it and push myself to enjoy it. Sometimes its really scary though, like it feels so real that i'll actually get scared.

Wow, this is weird stuff! Could it be because of bad sleeping habits?

Replies(6)

ash_essex_86

replied on September 27th, 2007

New User

I get the same thing as you do. Its freaky coz u know whats happening yet u have no control. It can be coz of bad sleeping but ive read that its due to lots of factors, bad sleeping habits, increased stress, stress of work or moving house, when there are a lot of issues on ur mind, or after a traumatic experience such as the loss of a loved one etc

ash_essex_86

replied on September 27th, 2007

New User

oh also forgot to add that raised emotions can cause it too

kmabethy2005

replied on September 28th, 2007

Experienced User

if it isn't too personal, what are some of the hallucinations? cause' i have those as well, and, at times i have to agree that they can be very scary. i thought i would ask Smile

ash_essex_86

replied on September 29th, 2007

New User

i have them too but theyre never scary ones, and when i awake i dont panic coz they werent scary, i just think "oh that was strange" coz i realise they werent real............ but its just like hallucinations of every day things, not scary things

kmabethy2005

replied on September 29th, 2007

Experienced User

ah i see now Smile

that's what i was thinking too Smile

trendybrendy

replied on October 1st, 2007

New User

as soon as i realize that i'm dreaming, i wake up Sad

also, I've had friends who've had sleep paralysis, its sounds scary as all hell.

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