Some say its sleep paralysis, i think not at all

I wrote about this on quora. Seems Im not alone. For a little over two years I had these weird dreams/ dream states idk. I knew as I was starting to fall asleep I would get a sensation in my head, like pins and needles when your foot falls asleep. Then I knew I was going to have " one of those dreams". I would become afraid and I always thought I was able to wake myself up...not so. And every dream I would end up talking to the same character ( wasnt a nice fella). At some point I would realize I was in fact asleep and needed to get myself out of the dream. Anybody else?

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Oh. odd sensations when falling asleep are common, and some, such as the sensation of pressure, perhaps gave rise to beliefs in supposedly "supernatural" activity in the past.

I have very weird dreams indeed, but luckily most are harmless (a lot of them are very surreally distorted versions of work and another places I knew) but I do not believe in "interpreting" them. If you try doing that, or worse asking self-style interpreters, all you do is invent some idea about what they might have been "about".

Dreams are fleeting flights of fancy, that is all, but thought to be side-effects of the brain's memory department doing its own house-keeping (while we are asleep so not distracting it).

Wolfegrl1 · 51-55, F

@ArishMell I dont believe in dream interpretation in the way some might think of it. But Carl Jung had a psychological theory that proved to help me understand some of the weirdness in my normal dreaming.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Wolfegrl1 It would certainly be interesting to know why dreams can cite real memories but in right daft ways.

A simple example of what I mean by the distortion was one of the few dreams I remember. At work I looked after facilities that included a big water-tank, and I dreamt I had returned from holiday to find in my absence the room had been turned into an open-plan office, and tank into an ornamental pond complete with water-lilies etc. I dreamt it while I really was on holiday!

Oddly, I have dreampt about ny work far more often after retiring than in my working life. I suppose it's from my mind trying to preserve the memories of colleagues I now see only very rarely, if ever.

Wolfegrl1 · 51-55, F

@ArishMell Definitely revolved around a really big change in your life. It is strange what people, places or things your mind uses to symbolize other things going on in your life or emotions you're having. I had to chuckle about the ornamental pond lol. Seems your mind was happy for the holiday!