I used to keep a journal right next to my bed so I could write down my dreams as soon as I woke up so I wouldn't forget them. I would then try to interpret them later. I did this for a period of time until I started lucid dreaming pretty regularly.
I would wake up from sleeping, and then I wouldn't be able to move. I would hear a banging sound, like someone was beating a drum, off to the left of me. It would come closer and closer, and the banging noise got louder and louder. I would try to wake up, try to scream, but I couldn't move. Once this presence reached me, the banging noise would stop. And there would be a large amount of pressure on my sternum like someone or something was trying to crush me. I would try to scream, but I couldn't. Eventually the pressure would go away and the noise would start up again, continuing in the distance on the right side of me. As soon as I wouldn't be able to hear the noise anymore, I would be able to move again.
I'm not sure what this means or if it means anything at all, but it happened again last week.
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Yes, sleep paralysis...my dad, my aunt (his sister) and I all "suffer" from this...i have read about it & spoke to sleep specialists about it and apparently it is somewhat genetic?!
In any case, I find that I am better off if I just roll with it, rather than fight it. Sometimes if I try to blink my eyes, I will wake up.
I was way impresssed with the fact that you rode the belmont ride on your cross bike yesterday...nice job, indeed.
We raced the Rutgers cross race together...I said hi on the ride, but there were so many people!
Nice blog...
I second that suggestion but do suggest you get a full PSG (sleep test) as there can be other things going on too. I have previously worked as a polysomnographer in a sleep lab.
D.
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