Sleep paralysis and hallucinations
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It sounds like you might be experiencing hypnagogic or hypnophobic hallucinations accompanied by sleep paralysis. The hallucinations are usually triggered by some auditory input and most report them to be extremely terrifying in nature, I being one of them. The sleep paralysis is a natural part of the REM cycle but when associated with a sleep disorder it can put a person in a state of awareness while in REM.
The symptoms you are experiencing could be due to an entity called sleep paralysis. When this happens in sleep the person has difficulty moving his hands or feet. This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. This sleep disorder is characterized by excessive day time sleepiness, sleep paralysis, cataplexy where the person has episodes of loss of muscle function while awake, hypnogogic hallucinations and automatic behavior.
i was able to come out of it and then tried to go back to sleep and it happened again for another few seconds and i as able to come out of it but it was hard. this happened another time, maybe 6 monthes ago and i do not want this to worsen. i also recently changed my bedroom around and i think this might have caused it, and i was also facing my tv which was on while it happened, i think that may have been the cause. if you have any techniques of stopping this please met me know!
What you are experiencing is called sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations. Sleep paralysis happens when you start to wake out of a dream but your brain wakes up while your body is still paralyzed (during REM or dream sleep you are paralyzed so you wont hurt yourself acting out your dreams).
The hypnogogic hallucinations are related. Do you have panic attacks or narcolepsy by any chance? My doctor told me both those problems make your specific sleep problems more likely.
What you are experiencing could be hallucinations and delusions and they can occur with certain medications, stress, sleep deprivation, in certain brain disorders and with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. When sleep paralysis happens in sleep the person has difficulty moving his hands or feet. This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. You will need to consult your primary care physician for assessment.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
You might want to inquire about having a full sleep study to rule out sleep apnea and/or narcolepsy. The sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and daytime sleepiness are hallmarks of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy isn't just suddenly collapsing in a state of sleep. I tell you this not as a medical professional, but as a person with narcolepsy. Best wishes.
The sensations can also be described as hallucinations and delusions and they can occur with certain medications, stress, sleep deprivation, in certain brain disorders and with schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. If troublesome, may need to consult your doctor. Warm regards.
of my sleep. I am afraid to go to sleep at night now and my husband does not sleep well either because he is worried that I am going to have "sleep paralysis" and wants to be able to wake me up. Please give me advice on what I need to do or if I should see a doctor about this frightening experience.
The symptoms you describe could be caused by many things. Sometimes, a person with sleep paralysis will wake up while in REM sleep and find themselves paralyzed by the hormone that the body secrets to keep us paralyzed so that we don't physically act out our dreams. This paralysis can cause hallucinations.
Other explanations are hormonal problems, vitamin deficiencies, drug interactions, neurological issues, psychological phenomena, etc.
HI,I SMOKED SOME WEED WITH FRIENDS,I AM NOT A SMOKER NORMALLY AND I SMOKED BECAUSE IT WAS MY BDAY AND THEY WHERE SMOKING IT AND DRINKING AT THE SAME TIME,WHEN I WAS IN BED I HAD TERRIBLE HALLUCINATIONS I WAS SEEING PICTURES AND HEARING VOICES AND SOUNDS, I KEPT GETTING UP AND MY HEAD WAS REALLY SPINING,I COULDN'T FALL ASLEEP.SO I SAID TO MY FRIENDS AM NEVER SMOKING THAT THING AGAIN.
When I was about three or four (17 now, going on 18), I watched a Golden Book Video and for the next two to three months I'm positive I had visual and auditory hallucinations of what I saw in the video. I'm just thinking about this now because I was talking about me as a kid with my parents. Lol, I was a funny kid.
Anxiety manifests in so many ways! I don't get sleep paralysis, but I have visual hallucinations when I first wake up from a bad dream (which is about once a night). Very unsettling, but with time and help, you learn how to deal.
Panic attacks in your sleep are fairly common, and should be something that you talk about with your mental health professional.
Your symptoms could be due to Hypnagogic hallucinations, which are hallucinations which occur between sleep and awakening. This is the symptom of a sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. This sleep disorder is characterized by excessive day time sleepiness, sleep paralysis, cataplexy where the person has episodes of loss of muscle function while awake, hypnogogic hallucinations and automatic behavior.
recently i had an episode of what sounds like sleep paralysis. i was asleep and woke up but could not get my body to wake up. i was completely aware of my surroundings but i could not open my eyes or get up. my daughter and husband were also sleeping. i tried calling out to them for help but they could not hear me. it was like i was having an out of body experience where i could see them and talk to them but they did not know i was there.
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