question

[cartman21]

about 2 months ago i missed a nights sleep and so the following night i went to bed really tired i was just lying there when all of a sudden i started hearing voices and weird noises i started to panic and tried to get up but couldnt move after about 2 minutes it just stopped and i fell asleep the next morning i was really worried as i thought i was after having some kind of mental breakdown . i then forgot about it until i joined this site and read about sleep paralysis and hearing noises and seeing things . is this what happened and if so how did i stay awake when i wasnt trying to

[dodobird]

about 2 months ago i missed a nights sleep and so the following night i went to bed really tired i was just lying there when all of a sudden i started hearing voices and weird noises i started to panic and tried to get up but couldnt move after about 2 minutes it just stopped and i fell asleep the next morning i was really worried as i thought i was after having some kind of mental breakdown . i then forgot about it until i joined this site and read about sleep paralysis and hearing noises and seeing things . is this what happened and if so how did i stay awake when i wasnt trying to Yes, this was hipnogogic transition ( in the form of sounds ), and sleep paralysis. It is quite common that they happen naturally, without you trying to induce it. Sleep deprivation increases the chance of this happening, because the brain tries to compensate for the lack of REM, with strong and long REM cycles ( This is called REM Rebound )

[cartman21]

thanks at least i know im still sane

[NeAvO]

Sounds to me like you had an episode of Sleep Paralysis (SP), also the voices were most like audio created from hypnagogic hallucinations. Welcome to the forum by the way