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Re: awake and still dreaming?

Posted by SleepyDutch on September 25, 2002 at 01:57:15:

In Reply to: awake and still dreaming? posted by scaredsleeper on September 23, 2002 at 03:41:19:

Yes, there is a name for this. It's a hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucination (abbr. as HH). It is a state of dreaming while you are aware of your surroundings (being awake). These "dreams" can occur just before you fall asleep (hypnagogic) or just after waking up (hypnopompic). A HH can be accompanied by a feeling of being unable to move or speak called sleep paralysis.
As long as they are not too frequent or to disturbing it is not a real problem, though they can be very scary. But if they are very frequent or very disturbing it is wise to see your doctor.
BTW, if you search this forum or the web for 'hypnagogic hallucination' or 'HH' you will find a lot of information on this subject.

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