Exploding head syndrome. I kid you not.

Re:Exploding head syndrome. I kid you not. by bitanarch on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @04:01AM (#3395203)

I occasionally experience the same thing during sleep as well - never knew there's a name for it. It used to scare me a lot when I was a kid, but after some time I've learned to control my fear when it happens.

It also seems to be triggered when I'm attacked by ghosts or monsters in nightmares, or when I jump off from a building in dreams - my brain seem to use that to simulate death in dreams. After which I'd either wake up or transition to another dream.

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Re:Exploding head syndrome. I kid you not. by bitanarch on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @04:13AM (#3395228)

Looked though Wikipedia a bit.. apparently this may be related to something quite common call Hypnagogia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

Look under the "Sounds" heading - makes a lot of sense to what I'd experienced. The loud sounds happen when I'm either transitioning from or to sleep.

Jumbled speeches is another thing I'd experienced during such a state - it feels like it makes perfect sense when you're in the state. But if something wakes you up or you're somehow able to summon your conscious thoughts, you'd find the speeches you just heard were just a random stream of words.

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