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Somewhat related: I pretty much have to blast random noise to stop my brain from going weird places when I’m trying to sleep. Some weird examples: - Simulated
by _lvbh 3y ago
Somewhat related:
I pretty much have to blast random noise to stop my brain from going weird places when I’m trying to sleep.
Some weird examples:
- Simulated conversations between random people. I might not even be involved
- Wait did I remember to do this? (Usually something related to code)
- Geometric nightmares (it’s hard to describe. I’m awake and conscious but there’s a large expanding object in my head and it makes me want to jump out the window)
Had issues for years until I realized that putting on podcasts in foreign languages or just random assortments of sounds (no patterns or else I’ll think about it) stops it from wandering.
Is this a case of a noisy brain or do I have actual issues?
- zakisaad 3y agoWow; this is the first I've seen someone else describe "geometric nightmares". You're spot on in that they're "hard to describe" - they used to happen very frequently when I was younger and could never explain them.
- la_oveja 3y agoi just remembered last weekend, having a hard hungover, i was half-asleep and my brain was just repeating the number "142". Like, on repeat, for god knows how long. felt lowkey creepy, i imagine stuff like that happens regularly i just dont remember it afterwards
- spangry 3y ago> Geometric nightmares Glad I'm not the only one! I also remember this feeling of terror associated with being ground or crushed by the object. I'd wake in a panic but still semi-asleep and unable to shake the feeling of terror, stuck in an waking abstract nightmare and completely inconsolable. I also remember a weird auditory effect during this waking part where it was very quiet but the quiet would seem unbearably loud. Kind of like when you turn up the gain on a stereo and that background hissing noise gets louder and louder.
- chillingeffect 3y agoPlease take my offer of compassion. Look up hypnogogia. It can be extreme, but everyone has it to a degree. it's the brain switching gears. It's like swapping out a nintendo cartridge while it's powered on. Try to relax and trust it as a natural phenomenon. Self-help junkies actually use this to make changes :)
- funnybeam 3y agoAlice in Wonderland Syndrome As a child I used to get “trapped” in the corner of the room - I’d be lying in bed and my consciousness would get locked in to the corner where the walls meet the ceiling. Felt like I was pushed hard into the corner Never heard of anyone else having this until it was mentioned on hacker news a while ago and someone linked to Alice in Wonderland Syndrome which matches my experience perfectly - maybe your geometric nightmares are like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome