Hello Dreamers,
I noticed something which is happening sometimes when I’m laying in bed and almost fall asleep.
Before I fall asleep I always think about a lot of things (from things that happened that day, to memories from the past, to my hobbies, to random things, basically everything that comes to my mind but I feel relaxed).
Now I noticed that at this point (when I almost fell asleep but just not yet) my thoughts change to false memories or assumptions.
For example, I suddenly think about something that has never happened but it feels like it happened the day before and then I believe for several seconds that it actually happened until I wake up and realize “What is this? This never happened!”.
Sometimes this false memories/assumptions are very illogical, for example yesterday night when I almost fell asleep I was thinking something like “My mother told me that the staff of my assisted living facility will not take an air raid siren seriously…” and then a few seconds later I woke up and I think “What? My mother didn’t say this and why am I even thinking about an air raid siren?”
I’m very curious what this is.
I thought that it were probably hypnagogic hallucinations but I don’t see imagery with it, it are pure “thoughts/memories/assumptions” so I think I cannot call it an hallucination.
It’s something illogical (a false memory or assumption) that come up to my mind when I almost fall asleep, and then I believe for a few seconds that this illogical thing is true and after that I woke up and I realize that my thoughts where non-sense, not true and never happened.
I’m now calling it “hypnagogic delusions” for myself but I don’t yet know the actual meaning and reason of it.
Does anyone have a similar experience or explanation?
Thanks in advance!
Greetings,
Stefano