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Posted - 2015.03.11 01:47:00 -
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Sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming and things of that nature are caused by the blurring of the subconscious and conscious mind, basically trying to force dominance in your sleeping state. In reality your are neither asleep nor awake its both types of brainwave patterns being active at once. The superstitious belief that you are being tormented by something otherworldly comes from your subconscious mind taking a bit of precedence, also commonly known as a waking nightmare. I suffer from several sleep disorders, which I alleviate whenever possible by drinking until I pass out, lol. But since I work so much, I usually just lay in bed fighting sleep and suffering.
Or not, I don't fully place my belief in science nor religious explanations as in many cases both are just a way for us to rationalize things our brains are incapable of processing, which I also believe is necessary for us to remain partially sane.
ps. Sorry if someone already touched on this in depth it's a hobby of mine since I have been a sufferer for a few years.
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Reign Omega
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Posted - 2015.03.11 01:52:00 -
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Boot Booter wrote:Yep I get these pretty regularly and have been for over 10 years. At first it's pretty scary but I got used to it. Sadly, recently they have been getting worse in terms of what I hallucinate and I have even started feeling physical pain. Most recently I hallucinated that someone (something) was driving spikes into my side and when I tried to scream from the pain it started laughing at me.... Not fun at all.
Some people like these experiences but I doubt they've seen the **** I have. There is apparently ways of actively trying to do it, but I wouldn't recommend it lol. I found sleeping on your back triggers it more often.
Falling asleep on my back tends to trigger these experiences for me as well, it is partial sleep apnea, the obstruction of air to your brain disrupts your r.e.m sleep and disruption of your sleep cycle triggers the hallucinations. It is routinely not fun, and worsens as your apprehension towards sleep heightens, sort of compounding your own issue. I actually had 3 mean ones last night and only managed to sleep for an hour or so because of it.
edit: the act of triggering it yourself is called lucid dreaming, but it is supposed to be able to be done during pleasant dreams as well. Also commonly referred to in spiritualist circles as astral projection.
Mark a$$ tricks, and bags of dicks....
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