[John Coltrane]

Makes you wonder. I won't lie though, these things scare me to death. Though you just close your eyes as my brother says, their not that scary, just really weird.

Its probably just your mind, or something similar to what you suggested. Otherwise you'll wreck yourself with fear. Last summer I could barely sleep because I was getting paralysis so much it blurred the line between my dreams and reality. The person I saw was a recurring hallucination too. Its a pretty primal experience. Don't bother yourself with the theories about it that carry no evidence, they're a complete waste of time.

 

[John Coltrane]

I go through periods when I'm super stressed where I'm afraid to sleep. And I don't know why. All these major things happen so spread out that must dream nights are just vivid and me communicating with myself about what's going on in waking life, and the occasional lucid dream. But for whatever the reasons, I avoid falling asleep. Like right now. :/

p.s. Please don't think I'm crazy. I think there's a logical explanation. And while in real life coincidences are plenty, I don't place meaning on them anymore. I just think my brain recognized patterns. Maybe when I bond close with someone I know patterns or something that indicates or explains the predicting dreams. Like a person who can go to Vegas and count cards or something. I don't believe there are demons or anything. And to be honest, I'm not so sure I should believe in them if there were any.

You ain't crazy, last year during the summer pretty much every night I had a fear of sleeping. It was basically because I was so frightened of sleep paralysis...it was entirely in my head. I think that our minds pick up on things which are later only expressed in our dreams, which could explain how we sometimes seem to preempt situations.

For me the key was to realize that whatever visions I was having were just constructs of my imagination. I now have control over my reactions when I find myself on the brink of waking and sleeping - don't worry because nothing you see can hurt you in any way. Sleep paralysis amongst people I know has been a relatively uncommon experience, but I think being able to come to overcome fear of it makes one a stronger person.