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Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:24 am
by Orodrist
Anyone else?
...I can't sleep anymore.
Too many voices...and eyes...someone get me my gun....
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:40 pm
by Drewsov
Been there pretty frequently.
Not a fan.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:43 pm
by CountKrazy
I can't say that I've ever experienced hypnagogia, but I do die gruesome, painful deaths in about 85% of my dreams. It's always incredibly vivid and I feel the emotions of living my last moments every single freaking time. It doesn't make sleep all that enjoyable. Pales in comparison to hypnagogia, but when it comes to dream-related experiences making sleep a world of misery... I know the feeling. @__@
Though I did achieve lucid dreaming once. I had total control over the dream, but then I started waking up out of excitement, so I tried spinning in the dream because that's supposed to keep you asleep. But then I lost control and started vomiting uncontrollably into a sink and was like "WHY CAN'T I MAKE IT STOP" Then I woke up. Everything felt so freaking solid and touchable, though. It's crazy stuff. But I don't think I recommend it. Not unless you want to risk vomiting ceaselessly.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:45 pm
by Orodrist
I've moved away from it, but i used to lucid dream a lot. It just took me a bit of practice.
Anyway last night was literally hell. I woke every hour at least, often to my name being called at first, then the voices started getting more menacing. I could swear I heard " you know he's dead isn't he?" at least once. And...other things. Then there was the eyes in the ceiling. And the ear splitting screams. Then what I can only describe as a shadow person. Not the usually turning your head to fast kind...the standing by the dresser across from the foot of my bed stroking my hatchet for several minutes kind. My pistol was cased at the foot of my bed....
I think that I'm gonna go back to sleeping with a gun for a while.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:22 am
by Drewsov
I'm going to tell you something: those "shadow people" aren't hallucinations.
I lived in a house where all of us had that happen. Repeatedly. Night after night.
Not fun at all.

Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:29 am
by Chozon1
Sorry Oro...I just...I like to watch you sleep sometimes...
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:42 am
by Orodrist
That's good to know
I'm not crazy, I'm really seeing homicidal shadows. I really hope I don't shoot at it tonight, maybe it wants a cup of tea and some crumpets.
Or maybe it's a pretty girl who's too shy to talk to me.
...no Drew...I'm pretty sure it wasn't a hallucination. Cmon, you know I'm not the passive type. Dude...
I pounced the motherlovin' son of a lich. I swear, I've worked in forty below weather with a high wind...but that thing made that look like the Sahara.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:14 am
by Deepfreeze32
Crazy stuff...
Can't say I've ever had that happen. And after watching Insidious, I have no desire to experience any sort of haunting. XD
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:26 am
by JOJ650s
Wow, when did this start to happen?
I am going to be praying for you buddy.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:01 am
by Drewsov
Orodrist wrote:That's good to know
I'm not crazy, I'm really seeing homicidal shadows. I really hope I don't shoot at it tonight, maybe it wants a cup of tea and some crumpets.
Or maybe it's a pretty girl who's too shy to talk to me.
...no Drew...I'm pretty sure it wasn't a hallucination. Cmon, you know I'm not the passive type. Dude...
I pounced the motherlovin' son of a lich. I swear, I've worked in forty below weather with a high wind...but that thing made that look like the Sahara.
Well... in my experience, stuff like that has demonic tendencies.
Questioning as I am about God at times, I know that there is a spirit world and there are demons and ghosts. And that, my friend, was no ghost.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:22 am
by Orodrist
Which means it's not dead yet. I see this as a problem. Seriously, it,s only midnight and it's been around twice.
Seriously my room's freezing, I have the heat maxed.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:30 am
by Drewsov
When I had that stuff happen around me, the only thing I could do was recite Psalms. Left the Bible open to Psalm 92.
And I didn't sleep at night.
Nothing else to do.

Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:09 am
by Epicness23
Wow this is pretty serious stuff you guys are talking about. I cant say I know what you're going through cuz to be honest, I had no clue what hypnagogia was until reading this thread, and geez Oro, i don't blame you for wanting to sleep with a gun. That seems like the worst kind of hell on earth I could ever imagine.
Oh and one more thing, why on Earth is this in the nonsense column?!
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:12 pm
by JOJ650s
Yeah, I think demons might be involved in this.
You say they look like shadow people right?
Also does the place where you live have a bad history?
I am going to keep praying for you.
Re: Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:40 am
by Orodrist
No, my house isn't haunted. Only demons here are my personal ones, and they are the ones that want me dead.