Can anyone explain this sleep disorder?
When I was a child, around 3 or 4, I would wake up essentially having a nightmare. I might see Skeletor from He-Man projected on the wall, emitting too much light for me to go back to sleep. I might wake up and find a bear in my room, or glowing eyes in the darkness. All these things would cease when I left the room and got a drink of water. However, it doesn’t sound like night terrors or hallucinatory sleep paralysis, as I can still remember what I saw and could move around the images, as they were in three dimensions.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I can’t find any disorder that matches my experiences.
To add to the weirdness, the house burned down shortly after we moved out.
Hypnagogic Hallucinations sounds possible, but isn’t sleep paralysis included with that?
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Well it is common for children to have unexplained temperatures and during these can hallucinate. It is also possible to have what is called a hypnogogic hallucination. look that up. maybe you had one of these. I remember seeing a big eye over my bed just staring at me. Like you I was very young but prone to ear infections..hence the temperature. Hope this has helped a bit. doesnt mean that you were barking mad as a child! Some things can never be explained.
Wow, what an intriguing story. Maybe the house was indeed haunted.
i believe you watched to much TV as a kid then went straight to bed. All the things running in your mind that you just watched were freaking you out as you slept. it’s normal. The house burning down is just a incident. Don’t read to much into it. I think that’s the problem .
Dreams are an extension of oneself. Whatever you allow yourself to see and experience in life will result in one form or another in your dreams. The house burning down can just be a result of unforseen occurence. However, on the other hand stave clear of practices that are seeds of the devil such as divination, spiritism, the occult, mediums, since these things attract bad spirits. Spiritism brings a person under the influence of the demons which can cause these nightmares, or visions.
On the other hand, if your sleep is often disturbed by nightmares, rather than looking for any meaning in them, it might be better to look for possible causes of them in your way of life. How true what the Bible says: “For because of abundance of occupation there are dreams”!—Eccl. 5:7. I suggest talking about your fears with a therapist or a trusted adult, as well as going to GOD in heartfelt prayer before you go to bed so you can have a sense of well-being and peace.. I hope this will help.
Children’s Nightmares Common
Frightening dreams plague almost all children. According to a study by the Central Institute for Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, 9 out of 10 children remember being awakened by dreams. Common nightmares include dreams in which they are being chased, are falling great distances, or are affected by a war or natural disaster. In most cases, such dreams are a mixture of elements of fantasy and the real world. Boys usually forget what they dream. Girls, on the other hand, often talk or write about their dreams. To relieve any anxiety caused by nightmares, experts suggest, children should talk about the dream’s contents, draw a picture of it, or act out a scene from it, reports the Berliner Zeitung. If these suggestions are followed, the dreams will usually become less frequent within a few weeks and will no longer be frightening.
Good Luck with that! Ta-ta-darling