When i fall asleep, i feel like i'm dying?!
Question: I don't know how to describe this but when i go to bed, i listen to my ipod for about an hour (because i can't sleep without it), then close my eyes. When i'm about to sleep but i could still sense what is going on, i can't move my body at all like i'm paralyzed! All I could do is wiggle my toes trying to move my self and twitch my fingers. I try to open my eyes but they flutter up and down. I feel as if i am dying. Once, i swear something was on top of me screaming and i couldn't breathe because it was pushing down on me. Another i felt something ghost-like flow through my hand, into my body and out my mouth. It happens almost everyday. I couldn't even scream! After a while, i could move and to fall asleep peacefully, i have to listen to my ipod until i go i doze off. I thought it was cool for a while but now it's creepy.
What the hell is this?
Answers: I don't know how to describe this but when i go to bed, i listen to my ipod for about an hour (because i can't sleep without it), then close my eyes. When i'm about to sleep but i could still sense what is going on, i can't move my body at all like i'm paralyzed! All I could do is wiggle my toes trying to move my self and twitch my fingers. I try to open my eyes but they flutter up and down. I feel as if i am dying. Once, i swear something was on top of me screaming and i couldn't breathe because it was pushing down on me. Another i felt something ghost-like flow through my hand, into my body and out my mouth. It happens almost everyday. I couldn't even scream! After a while, i could move and to fall asleep peacefully, i have to listen to my ipod until i go i doze off. I thought it was cool for a while but now it's creepy.
What the hell is this?
The condition you have is referred to as "sleep paralysis." It is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up or, less often, shortly before falling asleep.
Physiologically, it is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the bodily paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully conscious, but unable to move. In addition, the state may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) which cause an acute sense of danger.
Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual due to the vividness of such hallucinations. The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful, or dream-like, objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as a theory for alien abductions and ghostly encounters.
Retrospectively, the condition is completely harmless. When I was afflicted with this as a child, my grandfather gave me some very helpful advice--try closing and opening your fingers and you should snap out of it. Hopefully you don't experience the sensation again, but if it ever does happen just follow my useful tip.
Who the hell knows. That sounds creepy as hell. Have you talked to your doctor about it or something? Maybe you should go in for a sleep study, something doesn't seem normal with that.
I just drank a whole 32 oz. pop in like 5 minutes. I was THIRSTY! Just a little something to add.
yeah...u need to get off of those heavy drugs that make u hallucinate....
if ur really not taking anything....i recommend for u to go out and find yourself the stickiest of the icky.....roll up a lil blunt n just take a couple hits to relax n doze off to that ipod
mary jane can b very helpful