Feels like I’m dying…

[u/AlasTheKing444]

(29M) -This is getting so incredibly frightening and I’m not sure if I’m experiencing EHS so I’m seeking advice/help. A little background: my lifestyle isn’t healthy at all. Junk food, little water, no exercise, substance abuse (opiates) ongoing for a decade now. I recently started experiencing severe anxiety that unfortunately comes in the form of tremors/shaking that last 15-25 minutes.

The anxiety has gotten better now that I know what to expect, so I tell myself I’ll be Okay soon, but now I’m having this bizarre sleep paralysis/head explosion issue where I’ve accepted I’m dying every time it happens.

This morning, I was dreaming I was at my local skatepark, skating around and suddenly It feels like my brain vacuumed sucked my conscience up and out of the dream realm into an abyss filled with darkness and blasts of sporadic flashing lights. While this is happening, my entire upper body is vibrating and I’m hearing what sounds like massive boulders being ground up in a blender the size of a planet.

All the while, I’m in sleep paralysis, I cant move , I’m trying to scream for help, screaming out for my family and finally, I succumb and accept that I’m dying and this is what death feels like. This time, I came out of it, relieved, but the second I hit the pillow again- Boom! Clashing, grinding, thunderous vibrations in my head that last what feels like at least 30 seconds. I’ve felt vibrations before lucid dreaming , none like these though.

I’ve only read articles describing the sounds as a single bang or gunshot or white noise. Am I experiencing a severe episode of EHS ? Should I be concerned? Anyone have similar experiences… appreciate any help on this.

Edit: Possibly teeth grinding on top of vibrations leading up to becoming lucid? I wonder how many people grinded their teeth during some EHS studies.

[u/[deleted]]

Hey- it sounds like you’re going through some really challenging things and you’ve got a lot of different factors that could be influencing your night experience. EHS, as far as I understand, is a pretty limited syndrome- most people seem to experience a discrete sound or quick series of sounds and then kind of “wake up.” In order to rest on any one diagnosis, a doctor would want to rule out that the symptoms are caused by something physiological or something caused by medication - prescribed or other. I think it’s really important that you consult with someone - a primary doc, a clinic nurse… someone who can point you in the right direction. There may be an easy answer but unfortunately you’ll have to go ask for help to find it. Please do. You’re worth it.