Falling Asleep/ Waking With Hallucinations

[Deleted member 1860]

I've experienced something similar. It's like you're stuck between sleeping and waking. It really does feel like a hallucination because the surroundings are there, exactly as they exist, but you're in a dream-like state. Mine was a little different, in that I experienced sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is normal, except when you're trying to wake up and can't move----that's when things go wrong! Once it was so bad that I literally thought I had died and gone to hell. Fortunately, it only happened once. Oh, and you may want to talk to a sleep doctor in addition to a psychiatrist. Not all psychiatrists are well versed in sleep issues (most just want to throw pills at you while sleep doctors want to take them away and modify your behaviors so it doesn't keep happening.)

 

[franciemarnie]

This often happens in hypnagogic stage Solara mentioned when you are between waking mind and sleeping. Your mind has begun to dream though you are not totally out yet.

I hallucinated at night for a couple months after I didn't hardly sleep for a year. I hallucinated too when I just woke up. Also a case of my mind in dreaming state.

If you think they are spirits, tell them to leave, it is your house. They don't have carte blanche to walk in anymore now than when they were within human bodies. Doesn't hurt to try. Maybe you have medium abilities.

Hopefully it's just an easy fix you and docs can work out.

 

[Abstract]

What I am not find of is when there is one of "those" dreams and the person in them stays there after you wake up. Not so good.

 

[Amy Jo]

Yeah, the person(s) follow me into the kitchen. Huh... and yes it very well couuld be that hypogog--thing. I called my docs and gave them a heads up so I'm feeling better. I've had sleep paralysis many, many, many times. Oh so many. Creepy as hell!

 

[Nephthys]

Our brains really can't process life with out sleep. Its like a hard drive de-fragging at the end of each day. #nerdalert