• Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    This sort of thing is exactly why I don’t take naps anymore. It happened a few too many times and it’s genuinely a horrible experience. Incredibly vivid. I got the sensation I could feel my actual body being unable to move. So no more naps no matter how tired I am.

    • LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      3 months ago

      I found I am way more likely to experience weird, nightmare-ish bs if I sleep on my back, or when I drank some alcohol. Maybe there are factors that control it for you as well.

      • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Napping is the factor in my control.

        Im on prazosin for nightmares/night terrors and it works fine for my full sleep cycle (because I take it before bed, probably) but it doesn’t seem to apply to naps.

      • Danquebec@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        Sleeping on my back and extreme tiredness used to make it more likely for me to experience sleep paralysis.

        But I haven’t experienced those in a long time, even if often sleep on my back.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      0·
      3 months ago

      Did you know that if you smoke weed every day, you will stop dreaming entirely? It messes with REM sleep, but it’s the only way I can get any sleep at all; legalization was a quite a few years ago now where I live so I haven’t had a dream in forever.

      Just something to consider if you have easy access to cannabis in your jurisdiction.

      • Kalothar@lemmy.ca
        1·
        3 months ago

        I don’t think this is universal unfortunately, also legal where I live and I used daily for a couple years and I’d still have dreams.

  • TIEPilot@lemmy.worldBanned
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    3 months ago

    I have massive time dilation when I have dreams. I can have what feels like an 8 hour+ dream in a 30 minute nap. Also if I go back to sleep right away I can rejoin the last dream.

    • BrickEater@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      Dude fuck you I think about that all the time. Much of my life lately has odd coincidences that feel as if they’re extrapolated from my comatose mind after I got shot in 2018. With on particular lamp I’ve managed to hold onto since then centering the re-occuring thought.

      And the fucked up part is I think I’d honestly be happy if I woke up then.

  • Hazmatastic@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    When I was in high school, I heard this thing about getting “high” through blood pressure and oxygen manipulation. The technique (don’t try at home):

    1. Be seated.

    2. Actively hyperventilate for 30s. Deeeeep breaths.

    3. Stand up quickly.

    4. Immediately stick thumb in mouth with full lungs and attempt to blow air out as hard as possible without actually letting any out.

    5. That’s it. That’s the whole thing.

    So, feeling dubious, I tried it while hanging out with some friends. I stand up, do the thing, and in <5s boom. Dreamland. I had what felt like a full 6-hour experience, semi-lucid dreaming. I had some control and awareness that I was dreaming, flew around some giant yellow and pink mushrooms. I dont remember any other details at this point, but it was a whole day pretty much.

    Wake up to my head hitting my buddy’s guitar. I somehow had an hours-long experience in the time it took for me to pass out and hit the ground. Haven’t done it since, but man, I don’t think I’ll ever forget that. One hell of a ride.

    • residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      3 months ago

      First, when you hyperventilate you expel CO2 from your system. Desolved CO2 in blood causes it to be slightly acidic so when you rid yourself of it, it leaves your blood more alkaline. Oxygen uptake into the cells is highly pH dependent and its efficiency degrades with higher pH such as when breathing fast. Second, when on your knees, or squating, your blood circulation adepts to the blood pressure increase. Once you stand up it takes a while for your system to catch on leaving you with a brief moment of low blood pressure. People with POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) are very aware of these frequent moments of light-headedness. Third, compressing air into your chest cavity (breathing out but obstructing the air) is called the valsalva manoeuvre and overall decreases blood pressure further while decreasing pulse rate. Combining the rapid breathing in a sitting position followed by standing up and the valsalva manoeuvre will cause temporary oxygen deficiency in the brain causing you to pass out. For obvious reason this isn’t advisable to do but if you must, then do it with someone present who can monitor you to make sure you fall safely on a soft surface and make sure you lay flat to aid blood circulation and call emergency services if you’re not coming to after a few seconds and can administer CPR just in case.

    • FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      3 months ago

      this thing about getting “high” through blood pressure and oxygen manipulation. The technique (don’t try at home):

      Where the hell am I going to try it, then??

      • Hazmatastic@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        Bruh if that was my life sign me the fuck up. 98% of my dreams are better and more interesting than my life, including whatever the hell this was. Alas is right.

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    So no one told you you would never find your way
    👏👏👏👏
    You’re trapped forever, you’re lost, your one life’s D.O.A.~
    It’s like you’re always stuck going down some stairs!
    When you’re stuck a day, a week, a month, or even a year~ but

    I’ll be coming for you! (When the rain starts to pour) I’ll be coming for you! (Cause you’ve been here before) I’ll be coming for you! (And there’s nothing you can do~) Dun da da di dum di di dum.