Posted by Samantha on November 09, 2009 at 06:44:18:

In Reply to: Re: Definitely not alone! posted by unwind on November 09, 2009 at 05:52:10:

I wonder if that's what it is? My husband says I snore like a foghorn when I am lying on my back and he often gives me a good shove to get me to roll over (but I never have any memory of being assaulted in my sleep!) Like you said, I never recall gasping for breath or anything, all I know is I had drifted off to sleep and had been awoken by an adrenalin jolt, or almost as bad, one of those horrible hypnic jerks. I also experience sleep paralyis (but only when I don't have bad insomnia strangely enough) and some kind of astral projection which I think are related to something I recently learned about called hypnogogic hallucinations. I have experienced all kinds of weird things like feelings of whooshing up in the air, bodily vibrations, a sense of being 'out', pushing my 'hand' through the carpet and leaving my flat via my window pane and all kinds of odd phenomenon, and all the while I am fully conciouss of what I am (or think I am) doing. I don't actually mind the astral projection part, it's kinda fun but I don't like it when it happens at night (it mostly occurs on my 'magic' couch when I nap, but I can't nap during a bad insomnia bout like I am having at the moment)because it's dark and quite scary. The last time it happened I heard a star trek like noise, then I felt like I (my mind) was being transported across the room then back again! No wonder I have sleep issues! I think I will start by buying myself some new pillows and make sure I stay on my side. For some reason, I prefer to lie on back though, or simply alternate. I also wonder a lot about dying in my sleep - perhaps that has something to do with it all too? This sleeping business is a complicated mine field! At least I have gotten out of the habit of spending about half an hour monitoring my pulse for fear my heart has/will/could stop beating or is beating irrationally! That was getting to be a bit of an issue with me when I went to bed. Now I have to think along the lines of 'if I die in my sleep, I die in my sleep. When it's time to go home I go home and that is His will' or some similar kind of affirmation.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Definitely not alone! unwind 09:27 11/09/09 (2)
  • Re: Definitely not alone! Samantha 13:50 11/09/09 (1)
    • Re: Definitely not alone! unwind 15:16 11/09/09 (0)

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