Comment by dusted
It's not normal to start dreaming as you fall asleep ? I thought that's how you know you're falling asleep? That you're starting to see the dreams?
It's not normal to start dreaming as you fall asleep ? I thought that's how you know you're falling asleep? That you're starting to see the dreams?
Generally, the earlier stages of sleep are categorized by more "deep" sleep, with REM (dreams) occurring later. Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1) is characterized by inappropriately entering REM sleep, likely due to a deficiency in orexin-producing neurons.
It is atypical for REM sleep where most vivid dreaming occurs to start immediately or shortly after falling asleep.
Yeah this is me too. I've always thought this is normal. I don't experience any primary symptoms (e.g. sudden bouts of sleep or cataplexy), so it's probably no real cause for concern.
What's "normal"? I don't start dreaming as I fall asleep. Well I might, but I don't remember. I either have "racing mind" and can't actually get to sleep or I ... just fall asleep.
On the other end though I sometimes wake up in a state where I sort of seem to know I'm awake but not really awake yet. I guess that's still dreaming. Sometimes I try to control the dream but it often fails because I actually move my real body and I wake up and I have that "daaang, I wanted to keep dreaming" sensation. But then it's too late.
However, as hard as I try, I can't remember more than the fact that I was in that state even just hours later, never mind now. Except for very few times. Like I still have one specific split second memory of a nightmare I had when I was a kid (like 30 years ago) and woke up from it. But I can't remember anything but some sort of vague "brown paper lunch box head monster" thing.