Thread: Sleep Paralysis?

Originally Posted by Redrivertears

Heya,

You might want to remember as well that dreaming and being awake are not as black and white mutually exclusive as popular belief makes it out to be. There's a grey zone, and there's overlap.

"grey zones" only tend to add to the confusion. If there are actual definitions to the events described, then it's best to give him that.

hypnoponic state is what someone experiences when they're going from sleep to wakefulness.

and hypnagogic state is what someone experiences when they're going from wakefulness to sleep.

both states may be accompanied with hallucinations, sounds, or imagery. since the only key difference, is entering or exiting sleep, most people only describe the events that come with it because it's a lot simpler.

Originally Posted by Redrivertears

Personally, I've never experienced sleep paralysis before, but I have often experienced a state which I call 'dream paralysis'.

which is only adding to the confusion. he only asked about what was going on while he was waking up.