An odd waking up experience

naknakkus · 13 May 2009 at 15:53

http://dreamviews.com

I searched for the earlier lucid dreaming thread and saw this link. I've been reading it for a while and I've decided to give it a try. I already keep a dream journal, but I only bother writing in it maybe once a week. My dreams are usually pretty vivid and varied.

Craig321 · 13 May 2009 at 15:56

ganesh said:
A couple of days ago i remember waking up (per say) and i couldn't open my eyes or move. It seemed as though my mind was awake but my body was not, i would try to move my arms and could barely do so. This only lasted around 10 seconds, and reflecting back it was a rather scary experience, a bit like being paralysed i presume. This has happened before, though rarely.

I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else?

http://sleepparalysis.dnswh.com/what_is_sleep_paralysis.htm

lynchy6789 · 13 May 2009 at 16:01

teulk said:
Or perhaps you were still sleeping and you dreamt you were awake before you actually were..............

Thats happened to me a few times. Or when you body clock is wrong and you get up think its 8am and wondering why everyone still fast asleep and then you realise its either like 4am or Wrong day

Had that thing where you can't move about 2 weeks ago! Was very surreal

Jamesdavid3 · 13 May 2009 at 16:11

This happened to me once, however i could only move my head, nothing below that would move at all, it took about 3 mins for everything to slowly move again.

lol i was trying to get out of bed by just trying to throw myself out of bed by just using my neck and head swinging!!! hahahh

I think it felt like when you have pins and needles on your arm but it felt like your whole body.

linktoinsanity · 13 May 2009 at 16:14

Interesting. I've woken with a dead arm before. I also sometimes wake up with my doublejointed arm in loads of pain and stuck behind my head. That is the only time I wake up screaming!

Edit: Can't spell

Glaucus · 13 May 2009 at 16:14

Jokester said:
Yep that's what it is, you can also suffer the sensation of someone sitting on your chest.

Jokester

anything really. Had the dark presence, also had a flaming Satan standing in the room. As well as a room full of snakes. And some outer body experiences like floating of in a beam of light (like ascending to heaven).