lilie Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I just spent a little between 7:43 and 8:26 stuck between awake and asleep, unable to move. I had a dream about my Mom and woke up at 7:42 at 7:43 (the clock is right next to me) I couldn't move I'd drift back into a dream,look at the clock and be there wide awake. I couldn't reach for my book, I couldn't reach for my water bottle but my eyes were wide open. This hasn't happened this regularly in a couple of years and then I was on seroquel and zyprexa. Now I'm not on them-just ambien and klonopin since June. I just called a friend and she asked could it be a form of ptsd as under an abusive situation I was held down by the weight of a persons body and had my mouth covered unable to speak or move. I don't think so. what the hell is happening? lilie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hypnopompic paralysis. Quite common. Read these threads from recent weeks. http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.ph...st&p=180519 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.ph...st&p=209016 http://www.crazyboards.org/forums/index.ph...st&p=166394 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilie Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Thank you for the links. Something just seems...off...I guess. You'd think it would happen more often or something. This seems without rhyme or reason. ugh... lilie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweii Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Sounds like sleep paralysis (hypnopompic paralysis with a fancier name) to me. It used to happen to me a lot, and taking sleep meds seems to trigger it for me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnopompic_paralysis Sometimes trying to move my toes can make it go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Once you know what it is, you start to have some power over it, using 'directed' or 'councious' dreaming. The important point is to not be overly frightened. Next time it happens, start saying to yourself "It's just a dream, it's just a dream" and try to direct your dream to something/somewhere you find peaceful. It would probably be good to practice this a few times while you are awake, to establish the pattern. I've used this strategy since I was a teenager. It helps at times. good luck, a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonflavor Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 When I used to have extreme nightmares that were so terrible I had to get out of them (I think knowing I was in them was a survival type thing), I would try to blink my eyes and that would wake me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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