Sleeping disorders

[Brundlefly]

Watch some French television programs. That will put you into a deep sleep.

[our_man]

How long has this being going on for Pekka? Does it happen every night? It does sound like you're suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea. Obesity is sometimes a cause, as are relaxants such as alcohol and benzodizapines, I don't know if any apply in you case though. It might be a good idea to get it checked out if it persists.

Excessive grinding of teeth is a sign of methamphetamine abuse - which might also explain the restless nights...

[Pekka]

our_man, noticed it maybe 6 months ago the first time. It's not every night that it's like this.

For example, yesterday, I followed my own advice to relax, and succeeded so well, that I missed my first 5 classes and woke up 12.30 .

[Meticulous Man]

I think I've had all of those symptoms... not sure about the breathing thing though, with me it's more like a nocturnal panic attack, with my heart pounding really hard for a while... I also often have restless legs when going to sleep, and sometimes I experience hallucinations when falling asleep or waking up. This morning, for example, I briefly "saw" some kind of a giant spider on the opposite wall before I was completely awake.

[Pekka]

Russians are putting something to our water, I'm convinced. Get your gear ready and be ready to defend the fatherland!!!!!

[Meticulous Man]

[Gangerolf]

I've got plenty of sleeping disorders

I get sleep paralysis about once a week. It happens when I'm about to fall asleep or wake up. My mind is fully awake, but I can't move my body.

I also sleepwalk and sometimes I halucinate while I sleepowalk. Once I smashed the glass lid of a fish tank because I thought a miniature version of my best friend was about to drown. The funny thing is I remember it afterwards.

[The Mad Monk]

I have sleep apnea -- it's usually not so bad, but if I have head cold (or other condition which keeps any air from moving through my nose, like allergies), My airway blocks up and I start suffocating as soon as I actually fall asleep, which wakes me up in very short order. The only way to prevent it is to sleep within 45 degrees of vertical (i.e., sitting up), which I don't do well.

[Pekka]

It's kind of funny, I'm semi conscious many times. I guess it's common. You know, when you just return from deep state of sleep and dreaming, but you're eyes are closed and oyu are sleep, not just refusing to open your eyes. I'm actually consciouss right there, I can think of the dream I just saw and all that.. and remember it afterwards when I actually wake up.

You realize you're not in deep mode, but you don't realize that you are still very much sleeping, not just keeping your eyes closed. Like for example the phone rings. You're thinkigna bout the dream you just saw and wondering if you should wake up or not. *Ririririringgg* *Riririringgg*.. then you think 'hmm I wonder what that is. I don't recognize that sound. Oh well.... no wait it's getting annoying. What is that sound?'. I might wake up or not. If I don't wake up it's 'Oh good it stopped.. now to my next dream, I wonder what it'll be like'. Or I wake up and go 'DAMN! That's the phone!'. But only after I woke up. So the transition is slow, and when it finally happens, it's still sudden when full consciouss returns.

It's like this. The sleep dream (or REM I guess) is movie time, and the other time is commercials time and critisizing the movie and waiting for the next one, semi consciously.

But sometimes, you get caught and trapped in the commercial brakes! It's like you can't wake up even if you tell yourself to wake up, and you can't go back to dreaming either, because you just realized you're semi conscious. This is not time for lucid dreaming, because you're not dreaming at this point and realizing it. You are realizing you're in the transition, and you just realizied it and it stopped and you're not moving anywhere. THis is the RUssian plot. Be aware of this one and carry small handguns at all times to protect yourself.

It's weird because you sense some things that are happening, for example ringing phone, but there's nothing much you can do about it! It's like 'get up, answer it damn it.. hmm cool I can't move now, I wonder if this is permanent?'. And because you're sleeping kind of, you can start feeling pretty bad about it too, scared ****less because your imagination is kind of wild too.

Then the funny part is when you haven't answered the phone for example and you speak to your friend later.. 'you didn't answer?' ... then I wonder like hmm.. I remember it ringing.. was it in my sleep or not? because normally you'd answer it, you heard it, so why didn't you? But because you were sleeping, it's kind of difficult to register if you heard it in your sleep or not. You're sure you didn't answer it consciously, but you're not sur if you dreamt about it or not. Or something simular dream maybe? Because when the phone rang, you were semi-conscious and you still kind of remember it, given the right keyes and associate with it.

[Pekka]

Or you know, just walk to the funny farm 'hey I'm a weirdo, I get trapped in my transitions!'

'Yes just relax, that's normal.. no the men are putting that shirt on you so you don't hurt your... I mean because that's our standard procedure.. No no it doesn't mean anything Hahhahhaa.. Sit down, sir.. sit down. Please, sit down.. If you don't, we'll have to tranqualize you and force.. just please sit down... oh gosh here we go again.. IGOR! DIMITRI! TAKE HIM OUT!'. Then furious fight ensues, and I have 7 needles in my butt and two gorillas sitting on me. At least I made them broke the sweat.... next time we'll dance until we all go to hospital! And even though I'm tranqualized, commited in mental institution for a long time, beaten by two gorillas.. the only thing that makes me happy is that those bastards broke the sweat. This will be my new goal. They'll be praying for transmission to other institute after a week with me! MUAhhahahahaahhaah!

Damn, I really should try go sleep now... exam tomorrow.. ugh.. ok, another try.