A few minutes ago I suddenly woke up , I didn’t sleep well

At the beginning everything was normal , then I blinked and …

The lighting suddenly became more yellow (and unnatural) and the closet I was looking at turned into a frightening and shocking appearance (the closet itself, it was vandalized in a way that I can’t even remember to describe). I remained in shock for three or four seconds, then I found myself closing my eyes tightly ( it was an involuntary reaction ), and when I opened my eyes again, everything returned to normal.

This is the first time in my life that this has happened to me

So … any scientific explanation?

Thanks in advance

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    3 months ago

    Sleep paralysis is an aspect of hypnogogia—it’s referenced several times in the article linked to in the other comment. It’s a type of hypnogogia associated with both immobility and fear-inducing hallucinations, and OP describes both. They just (mis)attribute their immobility to shock, instead of a condition they’d never heard of before.

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      3 months ago

      There is no immobility described

      Also, in the article, sleep paralysis is mention as an aspect of hypoglycemia, as you mention, but an aspect along with other aspects like hallucinations, lucid dreaming, body jerks etc. Sleep paralysis can happen during this phase, but is no the reason why the other symptoms can happen. It is part of the condition not the condition