blog.erwintang.com
ARE YOU GOING TO EAT THAT?

Wednesday, August 16, 2006  

DREAMS

Several times before I've fallen asleep in bed I've thought of some interesting ideas for blog posts. At the time, I realized that I would never remember them and made me wish I had a pad and a pencil next to my bed.

I've also woken up and realized I had some crazy dreams that would also make for some great blog posts. Again, I never seem to remember them as well. I believe your brain does that on purpose because it doesn't want you to remember dreams and think those things really happened.

This is a bit of a tangent but it's kinda interesting. A few weeks ago, I was asleep but I regained consciousness while my body was physically still sleeping. When you sleep, your brain prevents you from controlling your arms and legs to a certain extent to protect you from acting out your dreams. When your mind is awake though and your body refuses to move, it can be a bit unsettling. It felt like being underwater and I was fighting to get to the surface and break through.

All I knew was that I was in this black fog and I needed to desperately wake up so I could control my limbs again. There was this urgency that I needed to wake up immediately. For several moments I willed myself to move but my entire body wasn't responding.

After what seemed like a minute, the blackness disappeared in a quick snap and the world came rushing into focus. My eyes were open and I could see the room. I was awake and I could move my body again.

It was a really weird feeling. I've only had it happen to me a few times in my entire life. When I thought everything was ok, I went back to sleep.

0 Comments

posted by Erwin | 12:27 AM
Erwin Tang's Profile
Erwin Tang's Facebook Profile
Create Your Badge
about
archives
links