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Thread started 01/23/06 3:40pm

Icicle

My weird "dream" - what does it mean?

It`s embarrassing to talk about it, but i`ll give it a try...

Ever since i was a kid, i`ve had this recurring dream, or more like a strong feeling.
I picture myself standing inside of a small door, in a tall, giant room, where i almost can`t see the ceiling. There`s no furnitures in the room, or anything on the walls, but there`s a big green ball, almost like a giant balloon, that`s about to crush me, there`s hundreds of VERY long, thin needles attached to the top of the ball, and they touch the ceiling, and stop the ball from moving.
I feel trapped, and whenever i get get this "dream", i feel like someone is squeezing me very hard, and i`m afraid i won`t be able to breathe.

The reason i wouldn`t call it just a dream is that it happens mostly when i`m awake, but it`s very uncomfortable, and kinda frightening.

I know you`re gonna laugh at this, but if any of you have a serious clue of what it could mean, please tell me.
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Reply #1 posted 01/23/06 3:42pm

charlottegelin

hug sounds like anxiety
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Reply #2 posted 01/23/06 3:49pm

Icicle

charlottegelin said:

hug sounds like anxiety

It`s a very scary feeling. I haven`t talked to anyone about it before
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Reply #3 posted 01/23/06 4:28pm

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anxiety sounds right..you see dreams are manifestation of what our subconcious mind hides,either you feel overwhelmed by something or someone. also dreams can be visions of your past life. dreams really can be anything,weird dreams can be trigger by almost anything..such as food..or whatever, dreams aren't meant to be taken serious..its just a way for your mind to erase moments of your life that are hidden inside the subconcious mind...for more information on dreams check out your local surrealist,....freud,dali,breton,cocteau,weepingwall...thank you come again
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Reply #4 posted 01/23/06 4:32pm

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i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it if it happens when you're falling asleep/waking up : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
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Reply #5 posted 01/23/06 4:35pm

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XxAxX said:

i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
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why must you do that..i felt so smart..
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Reply #6 posted 01/23/06 4:36pm

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where's janfriend when we need her? she's our resident dream expert...
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Reply #7 posted 01/23/06 4:37pm

XxAxX

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weepingwall said:

XxAxX said:

i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
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why must you do that..i felt so smart..


ooo sorry! your explanation is good too, seeing as this happens during a waking state. i've had the hypno' thing happen to me since i was little; i used to feel as though my entire body were becoming thicker and heavier and thicker and heavier until i couldn't move, then as a child i'd see a huge spherical object roooolllll toward me. now i know what it is it's not scary. i just kick me and say go to sleep already!
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Reply #8 posted 01/23/06 4:41pm

weepingwall

XxAxX said:

weepingwall said:









why must you do that..i felt so smart..


ooo sorry! your explanation is good too, seeing as this happens during a waking state. i've had the hypno' thing happen to me since i was little; i used to feel as though my entire body were becoming thicker and heavier and thicker and heavier until i couldn't move, then as a child i'd see a huge spherical object roooolllll toward me. now i know what it is it's not scary. i just kick me and say go to sleep already!




i was kidding my little buddy..but i really found your finding very interesting since well you probably know..but i am a self-proclaimed surrealist!..my art is on anything to do with the dream state.
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Reply #9 posted 01/23/06 4:47pm

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weepingwall said:

XxAxX said:



ooo sorry! your explanation is good too, seeing as this happens during a waking state. i've had the hypno' thing happen to me since i was little; i used to feel as though my entire body were becoming thicker and heavier and thicker and heavier until i couldn't move, then as a child i'd see a huge spherical object roooolllll toward me. now i know what it is it's not scary. i just kick me and say go to sleep already!




i was kidding my little buddy..but i really found your finding very interesting since well you probably know..but i am a self-proclaimed surrealist!..my art is on anything to do with the dream state.


you know i can blab on for hours about dreams. i have all different kinds. love them. travel dreams, 'real' dreams' etc. i hate when my alarm clock rings in the morning...

i think it's interesting that a person can be in a dream state while awake. i'm wishing i could find the trigger so's to be able to nod off and have a nice break during the day.
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Reply #10 posted 01/23/06 4:49pm

weepingwall

XxAxX said:

weepingwall said:





i was kidding my little buddy..but i really found your finding very interesting since well you probably know..but i am a self-proclaimed surrealist!..my art is on anything to do with the dream state.


you know i can blab on for hours about dreams. i have all different kinds. love them. travel dreams, 'real' dreams' etc. i hate when my alarm clock rings in the morning...

i think it's interesting that a person can be in a dream state while awake. i'm wishing i could find the trigger so's to be able to nod off and have a nice break during the day.





robert desno,the french boxer-poet he knew how to suppusly(sp?) well according to andre breton,i'll read about on it..if i find out what technique he use i'll write to you,since you see desno poems were all written in a state of dream state while being awake.
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Reply #11 posted 01/23/06 4:52pm

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dreams mean nothing. Purely random neural firings and comparmentalising information encountered during the day.
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Reply #12 posted 01/23/06 4:53pm

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i've heard of people being able to launch themselves into a trance state using triggers implanted during hypnosis. what you said sounds interesting. imagine writing/creating only in that state.
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Reply #13 posted 01/23/06 4:53pm

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3121 said:

dreams mean nothing. Purely random neural firings and comparmentalising information encountered during the day.


some are just that. the brain defragging
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Reply #14 posted 01/23/06 4:54pm

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XxAxX said:

i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it if it happens when you're falling asleep/waking up : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
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[Edited 1/23/06 16:35pm]


i have been experiencing this since i was a kid . At the time its very scary cant move at all but can hear and see everything.
very frustrating when it happens as you think you are screaming at the top pf your voice or kicking for help but you are not doing anything.
when i was younger it was terrifying as i have a vivid imagination so i used to see all kinds of things.
i think this explains why people say they have been abducted by aliens ,
Guess that I'll stay at home
All alone and play my tamborine
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Reply #16 posted 01/23/06 4:57pm

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Nichola said:

XxAxX said:

i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it if it happens when you're falling asleep/waking up : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
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i have been experiencing this since i was a kid . At the time its very scary cant move at all but can hear and see everything.
very frustrating when it happens as you think you are screaming at the top pf your voice or kicking for help but you are not doing anything.
when i was younger it was terrifying as i have a vivid imagination so i used to see all kinds of things.
i think this explains why people say they have been abducted by aliens ,


it used to scare the crap out of me when i was little too. and it probably accounts for a lot of strange things. BUT i'm still thinking aliens likely play a role in this somewhere*.








* wink
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Reply #17 posted 01/23/06 4:58pm

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I think it means you will soon take a long cruise!

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Reply #18 posted 01/23/06 10:23pm

Icicle

Thank you all hug I needed to look into this, it`s been very exhausting at times. Luckily it doesn`t happen that often longer, but i guess it`s just the image that scares me, i picture it so clearly.
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Reply #19 posted 01/24/06 7:22am

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i had to think of this when i read what you wrote

smile
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Reply #20 posted 01/24/06 7:38am

Icicle

IstenSzek said:



i had to think of this when i read what you wrote

smile

Damn, you scared me, that`s creepy disbelief
I get a strange feeling just looking at that picture shake
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Reply #21 posted 01/24/06 7:44am

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No answers, sorry, but hope you're feeling okay Icicle. hug
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Reply #22 posted 01/24/06 7:49am

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BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

www.dreammoods.com


That's a great website, I go there often.
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #23 posted 01/24/06 7:49am

Icicle

onenitealone said:

No answers, sorry, but hope you're feeling okay Icicle. hug

Oh, i`m fine (except that i`ve caught a cold, which is getting worse by the minute...) It`s not very often i get this dream/feeling these days,
the last time i really felt uncomfortable because of it was about 3 years ago, in a gymclass.
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Reply #24 posted 01/24/06 7:50am

Icicle

Thank you for your thoughts by the way hug
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Reply #25 posted 01/24/06 7:52am

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I never - or very, very rarely - remember my dreams.

Take something for that cold.

And I'm sure someone here will have good advice. hug
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Reply #26 posted 01/24/06 8:09am

Icicle

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I never - or very, very rarely - remember my dreams.

Really? I remember many of my bad dreams, even dreams i had as a kid, i can see them just as clearly as i did when i first had them. I don`t remember any good dreams though, but i guess there`s a reason for that, you see, i really believe that dreams can tell us something, when something`s wrong, but it`s up to us to figure out what they mean.

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Nichola said:

XxAxX said:

i think i might actually kinow the answer! we had a thread about this, it's called hypnopompic/hypnogogic state of mind, half awake half asleep and self-hypnotized... hang on. see if i can find that link

this might be it if it happens when you're falling asleep/waking up : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnogogia

Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogia, or waking up, in the case of hypnopompia. When in a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state a person can have lifelike auditory, visual, or tactile hallucinations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations), perhaps even accompanied by full body paralysis. The individual is aware that these are hallucinations; the frightening part, in many cases, is the inability to react to them, even being unable to make a sound. In other cases one may enjoy truly vivid imaginations. The term was coined by the 19th century French psychologist Alfred Maury. Many artists, musicians, architects, engineers, and others demanding creativity to be successful have benefited from the hypnagogia state, where the mind can be totally free and open to creative and new ideas.

Hypnagogia differs from hypnosis in that under ordinary hypnosis, people are physically inactive, and generally find their mental stimulus to be absorbing to the point that they don't differentiate between that stimulus and reality. In hypnagogic states, a person may appear to be fully awake, but still has brain waves indicating that they are still technically sleeping. Also, in hypnagogic trance states the individual may be completely aware that they are sleeping or hallucinating, while this is not generally the case with hypnosis.

It is not an uncommon occurrence with 30 to 40 percent of people experiencing it at least once in their lives. However, it can be a sign of other problems such as narcolepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy.

It is thought to happen when a person enters or leaves REM (rapid eye movement) sleep too quickly. During REM sleep the brain blocks the signals that allow the limbs to move to ensure that we do not act out our dreams. However, when experiencing hypnagogia or hypnopompia, the individual is still conscious of their surroundings, effectively dreaming while still awake. This fact enables lucid dreamers to enter the dream consciously directly from waking state (see wake-induced lucid dream technique).

One method of getting out of this state is to stimulate a sensory nerve. Depending on the level of paralysis this can prove to be difficult. However, the eyes are still able to move and simply rolling them around can help. One suggestion is to blink rapidly and then attempt to move the facial muscles or wiggle the toes and then the feet. Targeted motion can help alleviate the state of full body paralysis. Some patients who suffer from hypnogogia have found that leaving a radio or CD player on at night allows them to wake from an episode more quickly. The individual wakes him or herself up by focusing on the music, since auditory functions of the brain remain intact during sleep.

The cause of hypnagogia and hypnopompia is usually associated with the varied sleep disorders, primarily insomnia.

Hypnagogia is often proposed as an explanation for phenomena such as alien abduction and visions of saints or demons.
[Edited 1/23/06 16:34pm]
[Edited 1/23/06 16:35pm]


i have been experiencing this since i was a kid . At the time its very scary cant move at all but can hear and see everything.
very frustrating when it happens as you think you are screaming at the top pf your voice or kicking for help but you are not doing anything.
when i was younger it was terrifying as i have a vivid imagination so i used to see all kinds of things.
i think this explains why people say they have been abducted by aliens ,


That happened to me too as a kid...common name for it is night terrors.... scary shit. eek
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