Posted by TexasChic on April 30, 2004, at 14:25:46
In reply to Re: spoc » karen_kay, posted by spoc on April 30, 2004, at 9:29:35
>...when you are just drifting off to sleep and must have just started the descent into some nightmare, because you are suddenly jolted awake and feel kind of terrified, possibly over something/someone in the room if you have recently watched a scary movie. <
I've had that happen, where you're jolted awake and feel like you just heard a noise, but can't remember what it sounded like. I hate that. Your description also kind of sounds like 'night terrors' which is an actual medical problem. My brother has had that and its really scary. He'll wake up and not be able to move or speak, and have this feeling that there is an evil presence in the room. I don't know what the explanation of the evil presence thing is (its described in medical literature), but I've read the paralyzed feeling is because the part of your brain that keeps you from acting out your dreams just last a little longer than its supposed to.
Also, I was wondering, how did you pick out your babble name?
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