My friend claims she has out of body experinece and says her soul actually floats out of her body as she is dozing off and she can see her body and everything and then after a little bit she will go back in to her body and jerk and wake up. i believe her but she says she does it more often when she is high on pills and goes to sleep...yes shes a recovering drug addict and im trying my best to help her......she swears it not a dream that its completely real....so what is going on with my friend and does this happen with anybody else?
2007-02-19 20:28:20 · 1 answers · asked by roxy121105 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
What your friend is experiencing is true and it is fairly common. It primarily has to do with sleep patterns of the brain. In sleep you have decreased levels of consciousness and decreased levels of motor control. Usually these are suppressed simultaneously... but not always. There can be a "state" where you're almost asleep. Your level of consciousness is severely suppressed but you have some conscious thought process and awareness of your surroundings. But your MOTOR or muscle function is still completely suppressed. These states are usually while falling asleep or waking up. It can induce almost a state of panic as you try multiple things to "wake yourself up." Some people report it as an "out of body experience" It's not dangerous and as far as I know, there is no treatment other that adequate and proper sleep patterns.
Drugs certainly can exacerbate and amplify this experience.
2007-02-19 20:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by dustoff 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋