Hallucinations?

Question

Can bad dreams wake you up and cause you seeing and imagining things, otherwise, make you have hallucinations?

Answer 1

Many people experience hypnogogic (when falling asleep) and hypnopompic hallucinations (when first awakening) and a high incidence can be associated with sleep disorders like narcolepsy. An occasional experience of this is really nothing to worry about unless it persists well after awakening. Here's a link for more info:
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/169/4/459
I think the occasional experience of this phenomenon is actually fairly common, but the more frequently it occurs, the greater the likelihood of a sleep disorder.

Answer 2

Ok, *sigh*. Sit and have a cookie while we talk... perhaps even a turkey sandwich to calm you down a bit. By Definition one who hallucinates...is seeing things. Now if you are asking if one can really "see" something like a ghost and how...? Love the question. This is a bit of a personal trip. Your reality may not be someone elses... How can I say this. Well, in real life when a group of people see an accident, police studies have shown that everyone did see what they said they saw ==> but all of the stories were mostly different. This is do to personal background experience and mental filters do to life's experiences. It was shown by Standford Research Institute & the US Government studies that ESP/PSI or what ever you want to call it... Does NOT function on any band of the magnet wave sprectum. Therefor this has nothing to do with radio waves, etc. Also, while being in an alpha or thata state mentally may hyp you up or relax you...has little to do with PSI I believe and have seen proof of PSI talent However, let's get real. It has been shown for years in real studies that most people in treatment for a mental disorder will have visions and other dream situations that are pure dreaming states. Then, again one can't discount the Indian cultures that utilizenatural chemicals to enhance their ability to reach their "guides" to help and assist in solving problems successfully. It is a toss up, yet logic says that most are hallucinating, not being psychic. Why do I feel that? Because it seems to me that the world would be in a much better place if all of those hallucinations were really psi visions. Most real talents want to help the world once they have grown out of the "power & control" phase. Oh, dear one, reality is of your own making. Truly, if you haven't learned that then good luck on your journey. Positive affirmations will help your life a great deal. By the way. That study that the radio spoke about on drinking coffee... well, it was done in a non research manner with no true study protocal. Come on, they took a group of college students, then split up the group by who hallucinated and who didn't? Dah! This is one of the worst studies ever done and exposed to the public for awareness. No cross section of population. No double blind. I'm not a stats person, but even I recognize the stupidity of this study.

Answer 3

Yes, this is possible depending on how long after you way up you are having these images and if it only occurs when you are awakening from sleep. This is also very common in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is actually one of the criteria for being diagnosed. However, if you've never experience a traumatic event then this can be ruled out.

I suggest contacting your doctor if this persists so that any medical condition can be ruled out. It could also be that you are experiencing night tremors. A doctor should be able to evaluate you and if needed send you to a sleep specialist.

If this is just an occasional incident that does not cause much distress then it is probably something that is normal for you; however, if the incident is severe and/or intense then seek medical advise.

Answer 4

Yes i'm afraid they can wake you up. And if you are seeing or imagining things then get some sleep. Either re-work your body clock by staying up all night and exercise till the next night, or simply take sleeping pills. Record your dreams and see if anything re-occurs in life, if so then you'll know your either telling the future (It is possible i have done it 5 times in the past year and read my friends mind twice) or you are hallucinating and really need to get some sleep. Always see you local GP or doctor for advice, thats what their there for. :)

Answer 5

It's perfectly normal to be a little disoriented after a vivid dream, and temporarily think it's real for minute or so after you wake up.

If it keeps coming back for longer than that, and happens several times during the day long after you got out of bed, that's a sign that something isn't right. If somebody has that happen, he or she should talk to a doctor.

It would be irresponsible be for me to say "it's schizophrenia" or whatever. It could also be related to drug use, physical causes, another mental disorder or a sleep disorder. That's up to the doctor who examines the person.

Answer 6

of course, sometimes it is as simple as what you ate before you went to bed...other times, it is a matter of something that is bothering you deeply...and, there is a case where emotional things can cause you such grief, that you can actually have a hallucination....hope you get out from under the stress you are apparently in, dear...God Bless

Answer 7

u r suffering from a condition known as hypnogogia.

very common, it causes hallucinations

its not a serious mental illness

Answer 8

if the dreams are causing you to lose a lot of sleep it can. the mind must dream and if you don't get enough wile you sleep you'll start to dream wile your awake.

Answer 9

absolutely not, this is a classical symptom of schizophrenic dysmorphic hypomanic disorder. check into a mental hospital immediately.

Answer 10

yes thats called schizophrenia look at this website you might have it dude http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia