I used to have a fear when I was a kid that when you were asleep you were actually wide awake but unable to move, and just forgot your panicked attempts to move each morning.
I wouldn’t expect to remember dreams if I’d actually been awake, paralyzed, and panicked.
I’ve also watched other people sleep, and they generally have facial expressions that change over time. My prior on “paralyzed in a way that causes dynamic and pleasant facial expressions despite actually being tortured” is very low.
I’d expect people who suffer from sleep paralysis to have much different perspectives, of course. I’d also expect sleep walkers (and talkers) to have much different perspectives.
Sleep paralysis is a real thing, as are waking instances of it. I have distinct memories of being awake and paralyzed in bed,lasting for up to several minutes. Weird, but not utterly terrifying.
Mine, when I was a teenager, was that you actually died every night, and another mind with your memories woke up instead. I figured that there was not much point in worrying since I couldn’t do anything about even if it was true, and I needed to sleep besides. Still pretty scary!
I used to have a fear when I was a kid that when you were asleep you were actually wide awake but unable to move, and just forgot your panicked attempts to move each morning.
I don’t sleep well.
Isn’t that pretty much how it actually works?
I wouldn’t expect to remember dreams if I’d actually been awake, paralyzed, and panicked.
I’ve also watched other people sleep, and they generally have facial expressions that change over time. My prior on “paralyzed in a way that causes dynamic and pleasant facial expressions despite actually being tortured” is very low.
I’d expect people who suffer from sleep paralysis to have much different perspectives, of course. I’d also expect sleep walkers (and talkers) to have much different perspectives.
Sleep paralysis is a real thing, as are waking instances of it. I have distinct memories of being awake and paralyzed in bed,lasting for up to several minutes. Weird, but not utterly terrifying.
I’ll bet they’re more likely to be utterly terrifying to people who suffer from anxiety or panic disorders.
Always scared the shit out of me. Typical minds and all that.
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Mine, when I was a teenager, was that you actually died every night, and another mind with your memories woke up instead. I figured that there was not much point in worrying since I couldn’t do anything about even if it was true, and I needed to sleep besides. Still pretty scary!