I once got locked in a state of sleep paralysis and managed to call out for help. I said “please wake me up I’m having a nightmarrrre” but in a really scared voice and no air in my lungs, just forcing the sounds out with my diaphragm. It freaked my roommate THE FUCK out. Honestly it was a little embarrassing but they just think it’s a cool story now. It’s kinda funny how our emotional states flipped because they went from “hehe is he sleep talking?” to “WHAT THE FUCK HE NEEDS MY HELP!” and I went from “I’m trapped in an inescapable torment of my own unconscious mind!” to “ok I’m awake now. That’s better.” My eyes were already open but I couldn’t wake up. The instant I saw them open the door I was immediately awake and calm. Meanwhile they were dealing with a major adrenaline surge and took a long time to calm back down.
Anon had a nightmare
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raspirate@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Malica@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
Dreams are fun eh? Also your concept of time gets wonky when you’re dreaming.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Anon forgot they were watching cable TV not streaming. Reruns at 2 am? They just slept through a long commercial break. You may have had a nightmare but you avoided Yahel with the sad old jews, Sarah McLoughlan with the abused animals, 16 pharmaceuticals, 5 kind of insurance, and a financial advisor.
Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Don’t forget about reverse mortgage era Tom Selleck
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
And GGW.
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
The problem is that you watched Friends
radix@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I remember this one, it’s “The one with the C̶̫̪͇̳̀͝o̴̧͎̰͎͆̄͗͒͘f̷̢̖̮̆̐̽͝f̷̢̪̗͉͓͒̍̇͘e̶͖͔̒̉ḛ̷̛̹͎͐̕̕ ̴̗͈̝̽s̷̛̥͈̉̇͊͜͝h̸͓͕̲͇̪̉̀̓̀͝o̴̰̰̝̳͌̍͛ͅp̵̛̝͓̯̄͊͜ͅ ψ”
Darkard@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Did nobody tell him that life was going to be that way?
homik@slrpnk.net 18 hours ago
Anon knows their job’s a joke, they’re broke, their love life’s DOA.
tetris11@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
it’s like they’re unable to drive due to a broken gearbox
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sleep paralysis
bonesawmcl@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I would have said sleep apnea, but similar I guess?
Manalith@midwest.social 51 minutes ago
For me, sleep apnea’s can’t breathe usually immediately jolts me awake, brought on by something in the dreamstate, the first time it was driving into a lake and drowning, then sitting up hyperventilating. Sleep paralysis is a lot scarier, I tend to be, or at least perceive to be, awake and in my bed, but there’s something else there, and for one reason or another, that thing keeps me from breathing, maybe it’s to not make a sound, maybe it’s stealing my breath, I dunno, but it keeps me from hitting that jolt awake moment with the hyperventilating. The post felt more like the second one.
ruuster13@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Once you’ve experienced sleep paralysis, nightmares are comforting.
Malica@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
It’s the “time has no meaning” aspect of it that’s terrifying.
Rumo161@feddit.org 20 hours ago
How sweet, they are just a learner and almoust bot Anon for real. Next time you’ll trap Anon for eternity, Buddy!
lemmyman@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Forgot to pivot, noob
howdy@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
sounds like a Datura trip
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Mine was an abandoned mall with half the lights dead and people shambling around aimlessly. There was a guy sitting by a door with a curtain on it and he asked if I would go in and help him with some math problems. Seemed sus as hell but I was kinda curious so I peeked behind the curtain and it was just a black void no floor or anything. Wished him luck and went back towards the lobby. There was a giant upside down cross on the wall and I was like oh hey it’s the cross of St Peter and everybody turned to me suddenly looking really pissed off and then I woke up.