Hallucinations...?

Question

Ok...so when I was little I used to have night terrors but they have stopped ever since I moved to the house I live in now. But sometimes before I go to bed and I am trying to fall asleep my whole body goes numb and I get really scared for no reason and I see faces ...and I can't even describe how scary it is. And its hard to snap out of and I just lay there super scared until it ends. I can't move no matter how much I want to. I have been doing research and some people get hallucinations called hypnagogic hallucinations which are hallucinations people get between waking and sleeping. Has anyone experienced this sorta thing and does anyone know anything about this? Am I having a "hypnagogic" hallucination?

Answer 1

Hypnopompic and hypnagogic hallucinations occur only upon falling asleep or immediately upon awakening. Many people have them and they're considered normal. I have them from time to time. Sometimes when I'm drifting off I'll hear a noise or a voice or feel something crawling on me. I've woken up, opened my eyes and briefly saw a person or a thing in the room. Hallucinations are generally only a concern if they occur at other times. Like if you're hearing voices or seeing things when you're walking around wide awake. If they only occur while falling asleep or upon awakening I wouldn't worry about it.

Answer 2

well......i don't have experiances like yours though i do have very vivid dreams,
Hallucinations can occur in people as a result of stress overload or exhaustion, or may be intentionally induced through the use of drugs, or meditation, . A 1996 report, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, says that 37% of almost 5,000 people surveyed experienced hypnagogic hallucinations (so your not alone hunny) Hypnopomic hallucinations (hallucinations that occur just upon waking) were reported by 12% of poeple studied.

Hallucinatons can also be caused by mental illness (which is something you should see a doctor about) but some are normal for instance breifly hearing the voice of a loved one or seeing there face after there death can be part of the grieving porcess.

you though are probably experiancing these hallucinations because you are fallign alseep and a part of your mind is not ready to sleep while the other part is, perhaps your exhausted. Exhaustion is a very common cause for hypnagogic hallucinations. I woudl suggest going to a doctor you can trust (not one who will send you to the crazy house at the first mention of hallucinations) or try a more regular sleep schedule (a certain time you go to bed every night)
if you are doing any drugs then you should stop drugs are a very common cause of hallucinations

i hope some of this helps you
and the neext tim eyou see faces remember they are not real your body is trying to fall asleep try to relax
nothing is going to hurt you there is no reason to be scared
and if it continues see a doctor

good luck

Answer 3

I have hypnogogia. What's happening to you is that your sleep cycle doesn't work like other people. For most people, they fall asleep, their body shuts off (sleep paralysis) so they don't hurt themselves when they dream, their dreams stop, their body turns back on, and then they wake up. Your cycle isn't happening like that. You have sleep paralysis (which normally happens after sleep starts), which is why you can't move, and the hallucinations are dreams, but you haven't quite gone to sleep, so you still have awareness. Some self-hypnotic suggestions may help: a psychologist or a therapist or a doctor should be able to explain how to help yourself. I just tell myself it will be over in a couple of minutes, and it is. You can also tell yourself, every morning and every night for three weeks, that you are going to have a good night's sleep, and that should work, too. Read a book called Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell for more details on that.

Answer 4

I am going to try to tell you everything I know on this because I used to have this until I defeated the fear. People on here do less help than someone who actually knows and has went through it before. When I was going to fall asleep I felt like I was about to have a heart attack. I got scared and starting seeing things that weren't there. It freaked me out terribly to the point that I didnt know what to do. I thought I was the only person in the world that felt this way... I thought I was about to DIE! Then I learnt that it is the body (mind) getting trapt in between sleep, and being awake. Do not fear it. It is all mind games. If you wanna talk more about it just hit me up on myspace. I will not judge you because I have been through it myself

http://www.myspace.com/thedarkrights

Answer 5

Only a Psychiatrist can answer this question. You need to get into see one. If your that scared and find it difficult to relax and fall asleep. Ask a friend that you trust if they know of a good Doctor. Please try to see one asap. No one should have to go through that.

Good Luck

Answer 6

Well for one thing your scaring the hell out of yourself. Get yourself, or your parents, to take you to a doctor. Let go of the fear so you can settle down. It's like panicking in deep water, the panic doesn't help it only worsens the matter. Let yourself float. Just chill honey ok, and hopefully this will pass. I'm thinking of you, ok!

Answer 7

I am exactly not sure what nit is ,but up to my knopwledge it is just the confusion in your mind. You must be under some stress that is why it happens.