lilmissinsecure Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi, Ive been struggling where to post this really so sorry if its in the wrong place. My problem is that when i go to sleep everytime i fall alseep on my back i have nightmares. These are usually really scary dreams, also ive had the sort of one where im awake but cant move and im trying to get my bf to shake me but he doesnt hear my voice its like being paralysed. I know with this type of thing that your not really talking your actually asleep and your dreaming that you cant move and are trying to call someone but its so real and scary. Does anyone else have the same? its only when sleeping on my back, Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Ross MwcFan Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 It's called sleep paralysis. It happens to me on the rare occasion too. And yes, it is a very awful expereince. When you sleep the connections from your brain to your muscles shuts off so you don't hurt yourself when you're dreaming. When you experience sleep paralysis, you kind of wake up and your eyes are open, yet you're still in the REM or the dream state, this is why you can't move. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis I've found that I experience it the most, when being awake for a while and then going back to sleep again, so I avoid doing that. Link to post Share on other sites
Feelin Frisky Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Try to embrace your dreams even if they are bad. Dreaming is a critically important thing and when you are doing it good things are happening to your body and brain. Try to say wow that was intense rather that was scary. Every healthy human being spends years in the dream world of their inner minds. Maybe you have the capacity for lucid dreaming. That is the most awesome experience there is outside of maybe orgasm. Its happened to me several times and what I could actually control was astonishing. The power to instantaneously create complex imagery replacing each other in micro seconds is off the charts--I can't even begin to put it into words. There are the nightmares too but it's all good. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross MwcFan Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 When I become aware that I'm dreaming I always find it hard to make things happen, sometimes I'll even wake up. On the rare occasion that lucid dreaming works though, it is really awsome. Any tips for me to become more successul? Link to post Share on other sites
HeavenOrHell Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I get sleep paralysis too, but only now and again, I used to get it quite often, it's very scary as I always think there is a someone in the room who is going to harm me and I can't move or open my mouth to scream. Link to post Share on other sites
Ross MwcFan Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I get sleep paralysis too, but only now and again, I used to get it quite often, it's very scary as I always think there is a someone in the room who is going to harm me and I can't move or open my mouth to scream. Yup, that sometimes happens to me as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Feelin Frisky Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 When I become aware that I'm dreaming I always find it hard to make things happen, sometimes I'll even wake up. On the rare occasion that lucid dreaming works though, it is really awesome. Any tips for me to become more successful? Yes, you can't re-engage your left brain which is the waking state dominant any more than the tiniest of slivers. If you are waking from a dream state but get that rare opportunity to dwell in the vestibule between the dream world and waking world simply marvel at what happens and only at most try to nudge it in any direction that seems like where it can go. The more you push though, the more objective you will become and the left brain will start taking over to reconnect you with consciousness. Remarkably I had it happen last night. I experienced it "musically". There were lots of voices but no melodies (Ligetti). When I tried to ask how to push these voices into anything that might represent a "song" in any predictable sense, everything would receded. If I just let the voices morph I experienced that Ligetti 2001: A Space Odyssey thing where all the voices were going and images were following but without reason or destination. It was something I wish I could capture and reproduce into some kind of experiential media art. But the work would be immense and I don't converse in written music more than elementarily at least so far in my life. Sorry for the thread digression. Link to post Share on other sites
D-Lish Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I get sleep paralysis too, but only now and again, I used to get it quite often, it's very scary as I always think there is a someone in the room who is going to harm me and I can't move or open my mouth to scream. I get that once every few years. It's always the same scenario. I am asleep in my bed, I hear someone breaking in, my eyes are open, but I can't move. I can hear the person walking up the stairs, down the hallway to my room- and I hear things clearly- doorknobs opening, footsteps, everything! It's awful because I think my eyes are actually open, but I am sound asleep. Link to post Share on other sites
mindmed Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Disruptive sleep might be caused by an overactive mind when you're awake. Try this music therapy app, http://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/mindbody-medicine/id442159799?mt=8# A therapist guides you through a series of relaxation exercises, and the music really helps to calm you down and induce sleep. I find myself sleeping better after using this app. Link to post Share on other sites
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