Has this ever happened to you?

I just laid in my bed to rest for a few minutes and must've fallen asleep, maybe fifteen minutes or so. Next thing I know, I jumped up, really rapidly, and sat up, then stood up fast. I felt for one moment I was dead. Like I wasn't there fully. After another minute my heart started racing. I was so nervous of what had just happened.

I've woken up before from a deep sleep, and not known where I was for a few seconds. But this was so alarming, to JUMP up out of sleep like that, as if I were dead standing there...I think my brain wasn't in full consciousness. Luckily within a minute or two I was fine, and my heart stopped racing. Has this ever happened to you?
The closest thing I could find online of what it could be is a possible Hypnic jerk, where being overtired makes your brain get confused which sleep stage it's in. It was quite scary standing up, thinking I was dead..😢

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HumanEarth · F

Close, but not close

What did you look up?

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth I looked up "Jumping out of dead sleep and thinking you are dead"

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth Close, but not close...how so?

HumanEarth · F

I had the same thing, but not thinking I was dead part.

I had that happen to me a few times in my life. More as I get older.

I never think about it. I just pass it off as a bad dream I don't remember or something

HumanEarth · F

Look up Nocturnal Panic Attacks

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth interesting....As I stood up I was not fully conscious. I was staring at things on my room but I felt I was dead, maybe it's an out of body experience? Or a Hypnic jerk like I read online. I've had even bad dreams but never have bolted up like that..so weird.

HumanEarth · F

Yeah, I get them. I fell once and bumped my head on dresser. Not fun at all

HumanEarth · F

It happens more after I turned 50

HumanEarth · F

This conversion has me thinking. Like maybe my body is trying to telll me to get ready for the real deal

HumanEarth · F

I'm just saying Like you never know....right

The human body and human brain do amazing things

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth So something similar to this happens often? Or just once in a while?

I was trying to find meaning tonight too. It was a scary feeling looking around but not being there mentally at all. Thankfully it was about only a minute. I am tired so maybe it's correct when it said the mind can get tricked when too tired and it thinks it's on a different sleep stage.

HumanEarth · F

Well go back to sleep like I am and we both can talk about this in morning.

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth I am anxious if it ever happens again. I hope not. Thanks for sharing your experience as well. 🌛

HumanEarth · F

Trust me I must have been anxious the first time it happened to me.

I really dont want to sound like I'm trying to get off the phone with you

I'm just really really tired and would really love to have real heart to heart talk about our experiences.

So in the morning please message me. I would love to talk more about this

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@HumanEarth No worries...I did have anxiety before it occurred too.
Have a nice night 🌟