Hearing Things When Tired But Not Sleepy

[Iyllsa]

I know that some people may hear or see things just as they're about to fall asleep, like on the verge of it.. But I hear and see things just when I'm tired.

I don't get too nervous when I hear things. Sometimes I can tell it's not real, other times I can't. But I'll hear a little something (like a train passing by when I'm just sitting in my room) and I'll think, "Oh, I guess I'm feeling a bit tired. I should prepare to sleep soon."

Does anyone else ever get this? Just when you feel tired, not when you're in bed waiting for sleep to come.

 

[Keming]

Me too. Mostly auditory (musical?) hallucinations. Also happens on the rare occasions I 'relax.' I try to shrug it off, but often i find it unnerving. There's nothing harmful about hearing a few bars of repetitive music, but it's not exactly thrilling to realize i'm hallucinating again. A sudden voice in is less welcome, though.

Me: I'm tired.
Two seconds later: Voice: "You're Tired."
Me: Not anymore! Thanks, brain.

 

[Iyllsa]

Me too. Mostly auditory (musical?) hallucinations. Also happens on the rare occasions I 'relax.'...

It's very common for me to hear random chatter that fades in then out. Sometimes a crowd, sometimes one person reading a list, or I'll hear a friend's voice. But I also hear cars, trains, sometimes I'll hear things more clearly that don't fade out like a bottle dropping, blanket or pillow hitting the floor, stairs creaking, etc.

 

[Keming]

might some of that be hypervigilance ?

 

[Iyllsa]

might some of that be hypervigilance ?

Maybe but I don't live anywhere near the train and other stuff it doesn't make sense. I'd have my friend sitting next to me and I'd ask if she heard or saw what I did and she doesn't.

I do get hyper vigilant though. My friend has noted that I am more aware of things that she's not, especially sounds.

 

[Draiocht]

I used to get that when I had insomnia - not sleepy but yeah, super tired. It was chattering, like I was sat in the middle of a busy cafe, not really able to pick out the words. Sometimes like whispering. I was also glad to see musical stuff isn't just me! I used to hear really kind of eerie, threatening orchestral stuff that was kinda fractal in that it would spin off crazily but it had a pattern to it. Sometimes jazz. Very, very tuneless jazz, like the highbrow stuff I can't get my head around.

 

[Iyllsa]

I used to get that when I had insomnia - not sleepy but yeah, super tired. It was chattering, like I w...

I get chatter as well! I sometimes will also hear words or lines that I've heard somewhere else whether it be from a familiar person, t.v. show, etc. I've also heard things that my friend would never say but it's in her voice.

I do have sleeping issues, but I don't think it's so bad as insomnia. I have a hard time falling asleep sometimes, but not all nights I wake up in the middle of the night. Most of the time I can fall back asleep easily.