Thread: was i hallucinating?

Originally Posted by Stumpboy1001

Ok this is very quick and very simple all im wondering is: so i was laying in my bed one night just laying there and all of a sudden i hear someone whisper my name in my ear, i was so freaked out! but since ive been on this site ive come to question if it was hallucination or just me?

From my experience you were indeed hallucinating, I think it is called Isolated Sleep Paralysis; where you appear to wake up and you think your eyes are opening towards the ceiling (usually) and you tend to hear/see frightening things. All it is, is a hallucination; I heard that if you are calm during that time you can easily wake yourself up (thats what I do).

I have that problem as well; all you need to do is to get enough sleep and or keep a steady sleep time.

Hope I helped..

Probably was an hallucination if you endure it calmly it can lead to lucid dreams.This usually happens to me after waking up when i try to fall asleep again.

well if it happens again i will be sure to try to follow it to a lucid dream but since i didnt know anything about SP or anything of this matter i was more freaked out than anything, thanks for the help guys

Yeah this is definitely just a hallucination. Many times i have started to fall asleep and heard a family member yell my name in my house. I wake up to see what they need and then realize everyone is asleep and that it was just in my head. Also heard whispers, laughter, screaming, and it can sometimes be a little frightening and scary but if you get used to it, its pretty easy to tell from real sounds. A couple times when ive been super tired i made these hallucinations play a song i wanted to listen to for a few seconds. That was kind of cool.

Originally Posted by Stumpboy1001

Ok this is very quick and very simple all im wondering is: so i was laying in my bed one night just laying there and all of a sudden i hear someone whisper my name in my ear, i was so freaked out! but since ive been on this site ive come to question if it was hallucination or just me?

Yeah, it was an auditory hallucination.

Originally Posted by Stumpboy1001

Ok this is very quick and very simple all im wondering is: so i was laying in my bed one night just laying there and all of a sudden i hear someone whisper my name in my ear, i was so freaked out!

Haha Sorry but its so damn funny! I'd freak out too.

it was hallucination or just me?

What do you mean - "or just me"?

Originally Posted by Arutad

Haha Sorry but its so damn funny! I'd freak out too.


What do you mean - "or just me"?

haha idk i guess just if i was going crazy for a moment

Lol I see... Well, hallucinating is already crazy

Anyway you're ok as others told you, that must've been a normal half-asleep imaginary sound

I kind of enjoy those hallucinations now, i remember they used to scare me a lot...and still a lil every now and then.

It's called hypnagogic hallucinations. Nothing crazy, many experience these and other types of hallucinations.