Thread: Trapped In Purgatory

Hi Howetzer. I think I may have some kind of idea in regards to what happened to you during that uncomfortable experience. I believe what may have happen was, once you realized the dream and became Lucid you were probably just ending your REM Period. Once you're out of REM then of course as you are well aware then you are not dreaming. Your body at this moment is resting, but you were still conscious during your non-rem period. I've actually had that happen to me once. Its like you're watching a movie and then all of a sudden the lights go out and you are watching a blank screen.

I think this may be what you have experienced but I could be wrong. Just try not to let these things discourage your Lucidity. Keep on doing what you are doing. You are fine, Maybe the next time it happens to you, you can call out my name and I'll come and sit in the dark with you. =)

Originally posted by Switch
I think this may be what you have experienced but I could be wrong. Just try not to let these things discourage your Lucidity. Keep on doing what you are doing. You are fine, Maybe the next time it happens to you, you can call out my name and I'll come and sit in the dark with you. =)

I think your right. Your experiance sounds similar to mine. and also thanks for the support. The dark is not a fun place to be by yourself.
Thanks You can turn the switch on

wow i would hate to be stuck in a void... i like that word-- void.......... neway yeah good luck with the void problem..

Originally posted by irobot
wow i would hate to be stuck in a void... i like that word-- void.......... neway yeah good luck with the void problem..

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME

Thanks. The more I think about it the more I am convinced I was trapped in sleep paralysis but with my eyes closed. I guess. If that is possible.

I read about this before actually. It happens when your mind can't keep up with your actions in your dreams, so you end up getting dumped into nothingness. It also happens sometimes when you walk through mirrors and/or spin around without actually visualizing your destination.

The way to fix it would to be spin again while concentrating hard on your thoughts.

Though this was only what I read. Switch's thought about sleep paralysis is probably more viable because she's experienced it herself.

Good luck with it though.

I call it limbo land or simply the void, I think its more of a place between waking and sleeping, you can either get into another dream or the astral plane from that or wake up, but getting stuck there forever doesnt happen so dont worry about it, I end up there all the time

Originally posted by Squall
I read about this before actually. It happens when your mind can't keep up with your actions in your dreams, so you end up getting dumped into nothingness. It also happens sometimes when you walk through mirrors and/or spin around without actually visualizing your destination.

HEY!! Actually squall, when I did tried to change the dream seen I layed my head back and closed my eyes. But your right. I had no prethought destination. I just wanted out of that seen.

Lucius Well it apparently happens to several people, so next time I will concentrate on a desination instead of freaking out. THANKS!

wow that's weird. Recently, everytime I knew I was dreaming, the same thing happened; all the images and sounds would just dissappear and leave me in the dark. The only difference is that I didn't find that freaky, only boring. Everytime this thing happened, i would tell myself "Damnit! I wanna dream!!!! "

Originally posted by Life
wow that's weird. Recently, everytime I knew I was dreaming, the same thing happened; all the images and sounds would just dissappear and leave me in the dark. The only difference is that I didn't find that freaky, only boring. Everytime this thing happened, i would tell myself \"Damnit! I wanna dream!!!! * \"

Life. Have you tried concentrating and spinning to another seen, like squall had mentioned? That is what I am going to try if it happens to me again.
How ling did it seem like you were in the void?

Originally posted by squall
I read about this before actually. It happens when your mind can't keep up with your actions in your dreams, so you end up getting dumped into nothingness. It also happens sometimes when you walk through mirrors and/or spin around without actually visualizing your destination.

Half of the time my mind cannot keep up with my actons when I am awake!

anyone experienced 'falling uncontrollably' into this void ? i used to get it offen when i was a kid. Normally i would be awoken by a noise or something else just before i hit the bottom

I had another type of thing happen to me several days ago and lucid apple explained it quite well. But because of the dubmbass hijacker the post is lost. I will ask lucid apple to again explain it to me.
Last night I had an even more odd expiriance than the last. Lucid apple explains somthing in regard to near death expieriances. I need for him to eloborate on that one some more.

The second expieriance seemed to last as long as ten or more minutes where I was concious but I had no audio or visual input. I was just there with my thoughts. I guess it would be like being deaf and blind & paralyzed. It was very freaky.

I will explain the third incident after Lucid apple explains the first two. I would make an ettempt only to mess up the facts.

I think what lucid apple said was that it was only Deep sleep. The kinda sleep where your mind is resting and Your mind doesnt really put out any dreams, the only thing there is your thoughts. You can sometimes get there from sleeping in a lucid dream, and sometimes go into a deeper sleep and have a "near death experiance."

Vox

A topic of similar interesr:
Near death expieriances are real

This sounds like you experienced some time in eternity. Scary stuff if your ego goes with you.

next time it happens... let go and enjoy

if you have no thoughts while this happens it's amazing.

Originally posted by midknight
This sounds like you experienced some time in eternity. Scary stuff if your ego goes with you.

next time it happens... let go and enjoy

if you have no thoughts while this happens it's amazing.

Hello midknight. I believe you are new.

How on earth (or not on earth) do I just let go. I have a difficult time letting go in my LDs.

Just don't worry about anything. I know the transition between sleep and awake can be terrifying. But once you break through and are thoughtless. It can better than living out your fantasies.

Just let your mind be off for a while. I love it.

Not to mention calming down will let it lead to an L.D.

The greatest ruiner of an L.D. is excitement

Believe me it is not that I do not eprreciate LDs, because I do. But instead of leading onto a lucid dream I want to expieriance this near death expierence that has been discussed.
It is as if when you go some where in your mind there is no going back.
Everytime I think I have expierianced most of these techniques & topics somthing new happens. It's great

Originally posted by Howetzer
I want to expieriance this near death expierence that has been discussed.

I think the saying "Be careful what you wish for" applies here