yourfavouriteuncle wrote:I saw a documentary on narcolepsy a few years back and the general gist of it seemed to be that actually we don't *need* sleep per se, rather our natural state is to be unconscious and sleep simply allows the chemical that makes us conscious to build back up to the required levels to keep us awake for the 16 hours or so of our waking day. Or something. I await to be corrected in some flamey way.Cool thread. I generally sleep rather well, but am fascinated by the nature of sleep, why we need it, and what goes on while we are snoozing.
Ha yes, I get that sometimes. Just because you're unconscious, doesn't mean you can't do something wrong.Paul the sparky wrote:She also has recurring dreams about me cheating on/leaving her, and brilliantly when she wakes up she has the right hump with me, even though she knows I've done nothing wrong. Mental.
Liveinadive wrote:Oooh good thread. I have had night terrors before. I would be fully awake, totally unable to move and staring at a ghostly demonic figure in my bedroom doorway. It was truly horrific and I hope they never come back.
beano wrote:Keep getting a weird jolt and a fall sensation.
Elmlea wrote:My wife suffers from night terrors, frequently being "awake" and demanding that I get the huge spiders/monsters/whatever out of the bed. Just humouring her seems to let her get back to sleep at least. I'm convinced my daughter's now getting the same. Frequent wake ups, screaming, inconsolable, but if you yell to wake her it gets worse as she's frightened by being snapped out of sleep. Hard work, and we're seriously considering taking her to a doctor about it.
Elmlea wrote:How can that possibly be compatible with working? Why not just go to sleep at 10pm one night and get u at 6am instead?
No.Bollockoff wrote:Majority of my working hours are in the afternoon. If I need to wake up early I just set an alarm and roll with it on Starbucks coffee/tea. @reg very hairy people can still be normal right?Elmlea wrote:How can that possibly be compatible with working? Why not just go to sleep at 10pm one night and get u at 6am instead?
regmcfly wrote:Everyone on this forum appears to be afflicted by something. I want to start a 'relatively normal' thread.
Skerret wrote:No.Bollockoff wrote:Majority of my working hours are in the afternoon. If I need to wake up early I just set an alarm and roll with it on Starbucks coffee/tea. @reg very hairy people can still be normal right?Elmlea wrote:How can that possibly be compatible with working? Why not just go to sleep at 10pm one night and get u at 6am instead?
hylian_elf wrote:Sounds horrible. How real did it seem? Were you really actually fully awake? Can you describe this demonic figure? I tend to see two types of horrors: a doppelgänger or whatever you call them, taking the form of a family member and acting strangely, or a shadowy figure who is blacker than the surrounding black of the dark room/area.Oooh good thread. I have had night terrors before. I would be fully awake, totally unable to move and staring at a ghostly demonic figure in my bedroom doorway. It was truly horrific and I hope they never come back.
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