I always try to remember the transistion between awake and asleep and I've never been aware of it. I've been going to sleep pretty much everynight for almost 20 years now, and i still can't recall what the experience is like at all. I have 1 or 2 really really vague memories, but I am assuming that there is a mechanism that makes this impossible. It's like one moment you're laying in bed thinking abuot your day, the next you are waking up thinking about your dream. but the middle part was edited out. Can anybody shed some light on this phenomenon? Is it just me?(doubt that.) Once I remember when I closed my eyes to go to sleep I saw tall hedges(literaly...like tall shrubs or bushes) and there was no ground or sky but only whiteness and I knew for some reason that if i was to cross through the barrier that I'd be in a dream and if I remained on the otherside that I'd stay awake. I want to discover that sort of control again. It was as simple as a light switch.
2006-08-26 20:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by mwells0629 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I don't think there is a single commonly accepted explanation why there's almost always a memory blackout (or "unconsciousness") associated with falling to sleep. But no, it's not just you, it's everyone. My opinion is that it's just natural to black out when you fall into non-rem sleep, where you don't see dreams anyways.
About your experience: you may have noticed that I said "there's almost always..." up there. Are you familiar with lucid dreaming? If not, then maybe you should google it and read some. http://www.lucidity.com/ is one place to start, with a couple of good articles about it. Anyways, there are things called "wake initiated lucid dreams", where you don't have this memory blackout during the transition from waking to dreamworld.
Personally I have experienced a wide range of dreaming related phenomena, including this kind of straight transition. If you are interested in this stuff, then the web is full of instructions and "explanations" for you (many of the explanations are, frankly, utter nonsense; most of the techniques work quite well though). I'll list some good (not too esoteric) sites in the sources for you to start... but Google could be your best friend. After all, some things work for some, and some don't (as it always is). Sweet and exciting dreams :)
2006-08-26 23:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must be a heavy sleeper. I never sleep that deep and wake up when I hear the slightest noise. I wake up several times a night so it does not seem continous at all. I wish I could sleep like you!
2006-08-27 03:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Clumsy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
memories are created by repetition. your brain may be going through a conscience thought process just before sleep, but once you hit the "sleep mode" your brain wanders off. because your brain has just "wandered off", you cant consciencely remember anything because you cannot focus on the repetition.
2006-08-27 03:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NE levels inside human body are deceasing.
2006-08-27 04:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋