Do you ever feel paralyzed in your sleep?

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

Even though the paralysis is normal, it's still scary. Sometimes I'm trying to move and I can't, usually my hand or my arm.. Other times, I'm trying to talk or yell in my dreams, and I can't open my mouth or make any sound. It's always very frustrating, and I wake up exhausted and cranky.

[golddustwoman77]

Originally Posted by Mari

does anyone recognise this though: sometimes before I fall asleep I've this funny 'sensation' that I loose all sense of distances, proportion. It feels as if my hand for example is huge but it's also miles away. Also feeling bloated or balloon shaped . I used to get scared when I had that, but it always goes away after a minute or two. I think it probably has something to do with epilepsy, but I sometimes tend to throw too much on that.

I have never had the other conditions that everyone is talking about, but I have had the condition you are talking about, Mari. It is a strange feeling, but I have had it so long (since childhood) that it just doesn't bother me anymore.

The only weird thing that I have before I go to sleep is this weird, starburst effect like an exploding star and then sometimes they fall like fireworks do. It is so strange, and I have had this since childhood too. What makes it extra weird is the fact that I mentioned this one time to my dad, and he had it too, when he was younger, but now he doesn't have it anymore?! Also, some nights I can see spirals, waves, and visions when I close my eyes. They aren't in color, but black and white.

By the way, the answer is "no." I have never ever taken any hallucinogenic drugs. Just for the record.

[amber]

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

Oh, Calvin and Hobbes, how I love thee....

I have predictive dreams, too, like some of you, but they aren't usually important, either. So I just have stupid random deja vu all the time.