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Disorders of the waking-sleeping “interface” can be really weird. Mine: occasionally, when I’m really really tired, as I fall asleep I experience a buzzing in
by GlenTheMachine 7y ago
Disorders of the waking-sleeping “interface” can be really weird.
Mine: occasionally, when I’m really really tired, as I fall asleep I experience a buzzing in my head that starts out soft and gets louder and louder. After a few moments it’s accompanied by extreme panic, temporary whole-body paralysis, and an uncontrollable need to wake back up. This happens over and over and over again, until I finally get out of bed, eat something, wait half an hour, and try again.
I have never seen a medical authority acknowledge this particular disorder, but over the years I’ve seen individuals on reddit mention the same thing. I have to believe it’s due to parts of the brain shutting down in the wrong order as it attempts to transition to sleep.
- ljm 7y agoI often get what can only be described as lucid nightmares. I can feel every sensation in my body (down to sexual impulses) but when the nightmare kicks in I won't manage to wake up without screaming. The thing is, I live alone so in my dream the screaming is muffled and almost useless. I have no idea if its actually loud in 'the real world'. I am almost certain its connected to past trauma given the subject matter in the dreams. It's crazy what the mind can do when you try and get a good night's sleep.