On the same vein as Killa's thingy bob

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

In the last few years I've picked up a strange 'skill'. It got really strong while I was in Mozam (shortly after all the Lariam I suppose) and is fading a bit now.

When I'm trying to fall asleep, and I close my eyes, I regularly start to get an image forming of stuff I'd expect to see. So if I'm facing in to my room (ie not facing the wall) I'll see chairs, tables etc. All static. And then I think my eyes are open, so I have to open them to check. Usually the image is slightly off, but not massively.

But I can also control it, once I get in to that state I can start controlling what I see. They're never crisp outlines, and it takes some work, but I have had all kinds of weird shit. It's like lucid day dreaming I suppose, but I am most definitely awake while this is happening.

Is at it's weirdest when I sleep behind someone, basically with their head half a foot from my face, and I start to form the image of all their hair and the duvet covering them etc. It's never perfect, and yet it feels very detailed.

So, yeh erm... any other takers?
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

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Redoko · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Karma :

Only thing I can think of is like you said lucid dreaming.

Or you're crazy.

Laughing

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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

I have a weird thing when i'm on the way to falling asleep.

I will see myself from a birds eye position, lying on the bed, there are no bed covers, bedroom is mostly as I picture it but the bed isnt always one I recognise, its all in saturated black and white, pristine sheets, no covers, it zooms out, then back in again. I am normally lying on my side in a foetal position.

I'm completely aware of it happening, as I can hold a conversation during it, but it makes me quite uncomfortable, and stops me getting away to sleep until I can stop thinking about it.

Disturbingly I have memories of a similar issue, right back to when I was young, living in a different house, sharing a room with my little brother on bunkbeds.

It's almost like a nightmare that never leaves, except that i'm aware its happening and can prevent it getting worse, just about.

Issues.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I can "see" all the equipment in the darkroom at my work. Despite it being absolutely and utterly 100% dark for the green sensitive film (we have a blue-safe light but not a green-safe light). I usually have my eyes closed too, although I'm not sure why because it makes not a jot of difference. I swear you can even "see" the second hand on the clock.

Really freaks me out if someone hasn't put something back where it's supposed to be because I can "see" it but it isn't there. The human brain is an amazing thing.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Talking to someone about this the other day, I have never had a dream where I can see myself, every dream I have had is from my view.
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Goosey is closest. It's not really that cool. Well, I try and get it started, but it does make me a bit uncomfortable sometimes.

Chives, my brain is lekker thank you very much. Just like to check other people do the nuts stuff. No one ever admits to it in real life, so you end up feeling like a head case.
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Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

I get a similar 'detached' feeling as Goosey. I can see everything, and it feels as though I'm floating above the room (even though I'm clearly just in bed).

Makes me feel ever so slightly sick(ish), like I'm about to fall back into bed. It's difficult to discribe but I quite like how it feels... I know I'm going to have a great night's sleep once I finally drop off properly.
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Raffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Karma :

Sometimes when a patient momentarily dies during a surgical operation and is brought back to life they describe sensations similar to WildGoose and Annabella's experiences. I always thought that they were making it up or that they were a bit mental.
It could, however, be quite a normal twilight zone experience and more common than I thought.
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smegballs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Karma :

I can do a little bit of what everyone is saying. The sleep paralysis now usually happens when I'm awake and lying down in bed eyes closed. As such I can feel the SP "building up" and can abort it by opening my eyes if I want to....

My strangest experience was lying on my back in bed and closing my eyes. I could feel myself sinking through the bed. I opened my eyes and I was still awake so I decided to go a little further. I felt myself sinking through the bed and then "woke up" face down on the bed in my room. Thing was though that it was a dream! It was kind of like a camera shot fading out and then refocussing on a new scene in perfect smoothness. From lying on my back IRL, fade to black then fading back in lying on my front in a dream version of my bedroom.

When I "woke up" properly on my back I was well impressed!

This is different from the normal sleep "sinking" feeling I can do. I can make it feel as though I am simultaneously falling back first and spinning around. Its quite fun although it also makes me feel quite travel sick.

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