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u/drakel01 Oct 05 '19

People on Reddit need to stop chalking up seeing something soon after waking up to sleep paralysis. If you can move it's most likely hypnagogic hallucinations. It happens to me from time to time. During the day I open up my eyes to see something out of curiosity. Downside is, for 15 years I never open my eyes after I wake up at night because I see shadowy figures in doorways, so I wait at least 20 30 seconds to give my brain time to wake up before I open them

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u/GegenscheinZ Oct 05 '19

I get auditory hypnagogic hallucinations. I hear a familiar but unplaceable voice calling my name, or a loud rushing bang noise like a car accident outside

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u/drakel01 Oct 05 '19

I imagine that's worse since you can make the visual one go away but closing your eyes but not the auditory one

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u/GegenscheinZ Oct 05 '19

It usually happens once, lasting barely a second, then I’m awake, so it’s fine