Sleep paralysis / sleep walking ?

**ImStylinOnYaBro** · 02-02-2013 09:26 AM

Hi, real new here and to all the dream word lingo. I used to have dreams as a kid that i'd be struggling to turn the light on in my dark bedroom at night. I would start getting incredibly angry because I couldn't turn the light on. After a few moments, i'd come to reality and realize i was on the complete opposite side of my bedroom as the light switch. Would that be considered as sleep walking, since i was kind of aware of what was going on? I also sometimes have nights where i'll wake up and be frozen in fear because there is a zombie or killer in my room. I can only move my eyes and neck. It is really scary as it seems so real and shadows appear to be moving on the wall. I then sort of come to reality and realize that i just woke up and nothing is happening. Is this considered sleep paralysis?

Hope not a whole lot like this was posted before, I want to try and started keeping a journal of my dreams when i wake up, because I have wild ones, especially when i randomly go lucid.

**oliverclay** · 02-04-2013 07:46 AM

This thing happens because most of the persons have this problem the good thing is they do not remember anything in the morning.

**paigeyemps** · 02-04-2013 03:27 PM

With the light thing, I can't really be sure. It is possible that you changed positions in the bed in between sleep cycles. We all naturally wake up after every sleep cycle, we just never remember. Usually, people roll over or something during that time. So maybe you rolled over in between sleep cycles and your body somehow registered your location and you dreamt about it? Just an idea though.

As for the second one, it could be sleep paralysis. You did say you were immobilized and stricken with fear. But sleep paralysis is a medical condition and I am in no position to diagnose or anything x) It could also just be hypnopompic hallucinations. These are hallucinations you get upon waking up (opposite to hypnagogic hallucinations which you get as you are falling asleep). This could explain the shadows, etc.

**ImStylinOnYaBro** · 02-08-2013 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

With the light thing, I can't really be sure. It is possible that you changed positions in the bed in between sleep cycles. We all naturally wake up after every sleep cycle, we just never remember. Usually, people roll over or something during that time. So maybe you rolled over in between sleep cycles and your body somehow registered your location and you dreamt about it? Just an idea though.

As for the second one, it could be sleep paralysis. You did say you were immobilized and stricken with fear. But sleep paralysis is a medical condition and I am in no position to diagnose or anything x) It could also just be hypnopompic hallucinations. These are hallucinations you get upon waking up (opposite to hypnagogic hallucinations which you get as you are falling asleep). This could explain the shadows, etc.

seems perfectly logical for the "paralysis" question! As for the light, it is not a dream. I would be flinging my hands against the wall looking for the lightswitch only to finally come to and realize i was on the completely opposite side of my room where the switch actually was.