In the process of falling asleep...

[Kinbote]

...I experience the following things.

One, the sound of a radio being played some distance away - three rooms, let's say. But muffled music, muffled announcers, not actually there.

Two, a voice, usually female but not always, saying a meaningless sentence - random words of random speech parts, but expressed with sentence-like feeling and cadence. The sound of this voice pans from one side to the other.

Three, should I open my eyes (close to sleep but wanting a sip of water), I find imposed upon my field of vision a layer of patterns, brightish, yellow to white, not unlike - but not exactly like, either - those seen sometimes with hallucinogens.

How about you all? Any oddish sleep-related phenomena?

[Henriette]

This is strange: When I'm close to sleep, I get these weird flashbacks to certain meaningless memories. Smells from when I was in grade school... A bench scene from my 15th birthday... Things like that. They make no sense and I have no idea why they come at such times, but they're incredibly vivid and sometimes so strong in presence, that I'm aroused out of this pre-sleep state. I hate when that happens, as I'll be awake and thinking for hours afterwards.

[Henriette]

Earlier today, I was studying - cramming really - and I suddenly got this sensation of falling (like you fall in a dream, you know?) It caught me off guard... I had to look up from my equation and then the next thing I know, I was flooded with thoughts of this dream that I had like 4 years ago. It made no sense at the time, but this morning it was a perfect vision of my afternoon (before it happened, you see) - so yeah, I think I'm psychic!

Oh, and it wasn't déjá vu. It was an actual dream that I really had/experienced - not a feeling. I should get a webpage made or something.

[Kinbote]

Every so often I'll have a "deja vu" moment, or something like one - I'm suddenly certain that I once dreamed whatever it is that I'm doing, even though I don't recall the dream. Usually it's some ultrabanal activity, like staring at an ad on the train, or listening to a certain song and being distracted by a noise outside.

[Kelly Kapowski]

Originally posted by UncleLester

One, the sound of a radio being played some distance away - three rooms, let's say. But muffled music, muffled announcers, not actually there.

Ugh, i love/hate this, i can't figure it out. Love because it reminds me of saturday night naps, hate because it reminds me of being so fucking bored at my grandparents house every saturday night that i'd force myself to nap so that i'd be doing something.


I usually just cry fuckloads before i sleep. It really helps ease that whole sleep process thing.

[Molly]

i become really sensitive to sound when im just about to fall asleep. if its not a familiar noise(my fan humming, the ticking of a clock) then i will focus strongly on the noise and it keeps me from sleep.
unless im sick. when im sick i can only sleep with the tv on really quietly.
oh, and if im sleeping in a strange position(this also often happens when im sleeping with someone else in the bed) i feel like im falling, and my leg will twitch violently.

[Kinbote]

Originally posted by Kelly Kapowski

I usually just cry fuckloads before i sleep. It really helps ease that whole sleep process thing.

Since I don't allow myself the expression of feelings, I usually resort to a big drink. Sometimes more than one!

Last night, though, I had no liquor at hand, and I writhed in bed for a very long time, gnashing my teeth at the tension. It's very hard when you're just lying there to keep yourself from thinking about THINGS. And then reacting to your thoughts. Boy oh boy did that bile churn in my gut. And did an intense pressure brutalize my sinuses? You bet it did. God. I was still on edge when I woke up and did not regain my equilibrium until I was showered and cigaretted.

[Molly]

Originally posted by UncleLester


Last night, though, I had no liquor at hand, and I writhed in bed for a very long time, gnashing my teeth at the tension. It's very hard when you're just lying there to keep yourself from thinking about THINGS. And then reacting to your thoughts. Boy oh boy did that bile churn in my gut. I was still on edge when I woke up and did not regain my equilibrium until I was showered and cigaretted.
man, i can totally relate. i've been like that everyday for the past week. its driving me crazy.

[Kinbote]

It's a pretty permanent condition for me.

[Molly]

hmm....that sucks. you should do something about that. see a doctor, take some sedatives or something. i dont think it can be good for your heart.

[Kinbote]

Yes, well, it's only an issue when I go to bed sober. So I suppose I really just need to be careful that I do that less often. If I am it's unlikely to have been a fulfilling evening, anyway.

[Molly]

Originally posted by UncleLester
Yes, well, it's only an issue when I go to bed sober. So I suppose I really just need to be careful that I do that less often. If I am it's unlikely to have been a fulfilling evening, anyway. ah yes! thats the key, more booze. that often solves peoples problems. just look at nick! you learn well, dear sir.

[Kinbote]

If I can't find the answer at the bottom of a bottle, I don't want to ask the question!