Thread: High Fever causes horrifying Dream/Hullicination.. what is it?

OK I have had the exact same thing happen to me, it sucks so bad and almost no one I know has had it happen to them, I want an explanation! Because there has to be one of the phenomenon is so identical, scientifically we could draw some conclusions from our situations.. the first time it happened to me I was young, 10 years old maybe, with a fever I should've been hospitalized for. If any of these things happened to you too then we can draw conclusions that way.. I have felt it reoccur when taking Tylenol pm, but mildly. When bit happens I have to do something that alters my state of consciousness, drink alcohol, do drugs, otherwise I don't know what to do. It's so frightening I hate talking about it so confiding in others is futile. Sylvia trips I've had have brought up similar feelings. I don't know what more we can figure out on our own. It's comforting knowing I'm not the only one who gets this, but doesn't make it any less annoying, scary, and bizarre. Hopefully we can learn what causes this and how we can prevent future problems with it.

Originally Posted by winstea21

I've tried searching but its so hard for me to explain it. Hopefully somebody else knows what this is that I am experiencing. I know there has to be more people because I have a friend who has told me he has the same exact experiences.

For me, this only happens when I am sick with a high fever. Its probably happened 4-5 times in which I've recalled.

I go to sleep and then I wake up. I wake up to this horrible feeling that I have to finish a TASK that I know is IMPOSSIBLE... but yet, I have no idea what the task is. I just have the feeling in my body that I have to do something... (i dont know what) but something that is VERY VERY VERY IMPOSSIBLE.

I know it sounds crazy, but thats the best way I can explain it. It usually last for about 5 minutes, but if I'm really sick it can last for a lot longer.. say, 15 mins.

Sometimes when this happens I see weird shapes. I can't remember is I'm seeing it while sleeping or right after I wake up. Usually its simple square shapes or something of that nature.

Does anybody know what this is?!

Yes! I have been searching for someone who has this. It's usually when I have a fever. It's usually a dream though where I have, as you described this task which is soo impossible but I have to do it. It's something like having to count every grain of sand on the beach which is impossible but i HAVE to do it. There's always the same man in the dream too. Most of the time when I wake up i can't remember the dream but the feeling is so strong. I don't have this right now but I think I have a fever. I'm unwell generally but I'm feeling really weird like I'm in a nightmare. Nothing feels really and everything that's happened today doesn't feel like it happened. I just want to sleep but I feel like i'll never get out of this state.