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by sn4k3y on December 8th, 2006

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Hi, could someone anser this question.I am sleeping but i know i am dreaming that beings i cant see are grabbing my arms, moving covers from me.i cant move and need to whimper to wake my partner up. I fall asleep again but it just starts again. any ideas?

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  • by Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano on December 8th, 2006

    Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano

    I have that to-here's an article on it. Don't worry you're not crazy.

    HYPNOPOMPIC and HYPNOGOGIC STATES
    These dreams involve hallucinations either before (hypnogogic) or after a dream (hypnopompic). These may not just involve hallucinations - the dreamer may hear things, smell things, and even taste things. Such hallucinations usually last for just seconds but may continue for longer. Click here for a post hypnogogic dream experience I had

    Such dreams may also involve people punching out. Anyone else in the bed may be hit. They might be having a dream which involves being trapped and they have to fight themselves out of the situations. The punching continues after the dream finishes.

    Seeing things. Some people see small things such as small spaceships hovering. Others see mists which may change color. Others see complex geometric shapes. Objects may be lit up in unusual ways, such as a vision of god bathed in light.

    Hearing noises. Some hypnopompic dreams involve hearing noises. This may be in the form of a bell, someone shouting a name, a song being sung or loud bangs. The most common type is hearing voices straight after the dream. I have found that such words can often seem very important in interpreting the dream. They can offer a key to understanding the dream. On the other hand the voices heard may just be nonsense and the words meaningless

    Twitches and sensations. Such sensations are most common before you fall asleep (hypnogogic state ). You feel yourself drifting off to sleep then suddenly your body jolts(often quite vigorously). This is often referred to as sleep starts.

    Other sensations may include a feeling of energy running through the body, a feeling of weightlessness, numbness or floating. Such imagery may be associated with the dream itself - such as a falling sensation when the dream has finished with you falling off a cliff.

    The most common bodily sensation is sleep paralysis. This involves a feeling of total paralysis. The person cannot move or moves with great difficulty. This can often be linked to the dream content. Women feel as though they are being raped, men feel they are being held down. Emotionally the dreamer feels violated by the experience so some dream imagery symbolizing such feelings often emerge as a result.

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    • I get that often and this article is correct! well done !

      Norman_Outside the lines

      by Norman_Outside the lines on December 8th, 2006

    • Norman-O: Thank You for this very informative answer. I am male and it is like a feeling of getting held down, hearing bangs just when i nod off. I saw every 15mins on the clock the other night because of these dreams. I also seen someone sitting at the bottom of the bed facing the wall and when i shouted the went to attack me and i woke up, possible the body's way of wakening me up out of it. Thanks again for this information, very appreciated.

      sn4k3y

      by sn4k3y on December 9th, 2006

    • I have HypnopompicHypnogogic Hallucinations a lot, one thing that helps me is that I keep the TV or a nightlite on. It helps to be able to see properly when you wake up. Also, I have my family members call out my name instead of come by me to wake me. Because a lot of times I hit at what I think is in front of me. Just some self-help ideas...

      Ditty30

      by Ditty30 on December 7th, 2009

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