Posted by Squiggles on October 21, 2007, at 8:12:49
In reply to Re: Hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations » Squiggles, posted by kaleidoscope on October 21, 2007, at 8:04:39
> Hi Squiggles,
>
> 'Sleep paralysis' as it is commonly known is really quite common. I've experienced it myself when coming off an antidepressant. Sleep paralysis and hypnic hallucinations often occur together, making the hallucinations much more frightening.
>Yup... sleep is a bit like madness isn't it;
an external or internal stimulus while you are near waking state can take on frightening or hallucinatory forms. Sleep studies may reveal just what the threshold is for this occurrence. The typical REM phase is short (20 min. i think) and then deep sleep continues to erase the memory of the dream. But not so, with near-waking REM or dream states.Yeah, sleep paralysis is frightening-- you feel like you can't move for some unknown reason. But eventually, you do.
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