The text discusses a range of unusual experiences that can occur during sleep. It starts with the phenomenon of REM sleep, where individuals move their eyes rapidly in a circular motion, and experts suggest this could be the brain generating new mental images of dreams. The speaker then moves on to describe various strange dream experiences, such as having a nightmare that you wake up from to find it's actually a dream, or feeling like you're falling, a sensation known as "toss and itch".
It also talks about "sleep paralysis", where individuals wake up suddenly in the night and can't move, and "somni lock", where individuals talk or babble in their sleep. The speaker explains that these experiences are due to the brain's control mechanisms during sleep.
The text then discusses more unusual experiences such as astral projection and out-of-body experiences, where individuals feel like they're detached from their bodies and can see their own bodies from a distance. It also mentions the "exploding head syndrome", where individuals wake up from a loud explosion sound, and "false awakenings", where individuals wake up from a dream and then wake up again, thinking they've woken up from a nightmare.
The speaker concludes by suggesting that some of these experiences can be controlled by realizing that you're dreaming and keeping a record of your dreams to identify recurring patterns.
1. Some people snore, talk, or experience strange and unknown things during sleep.
2. Number 10 refers to the phenomenon of dreaming of someone who haunts you, with some people claiming to see the shadow of the person who was chasing them once they wake up. This is known as a hypnotic hallucination.
3. Hypnotic hallucinations occur during the waking phase of sleep, where what you see or think you see may be altered by your mind.
4. Number 9 refers to the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences, where many people report feeling that they leave their body while in a dream.
5. Number 8 refers to the phenomenon of astral projection, where people feel detached from their physical body and can fly and transport themselves to any part of the world.
6. Number 7 refers to the phenomenon of exploding head syndrome, where people suddenly wake up when they hear a loud explosion, but this sensation is actually in their mind.
7. Number 5 refers to the phenomenon of sleep paralysis, where people wake up in the middle of the night and can't move due to a small failure in the brain.
8. Number 4 refers to the phenomenon of toss and itch, where people wake up suddenly feeling like they are falling. This happens during the first minutes of sleep when the mobility switch has not yet been activated.
9. Number 3 refers to the phenomenon of somni loquy, where people talk while sleeping.
10. Number 2 refers to the phenomenon of false awakenings, where people wake up and think they have had a nightmare, only to wake up again.
11. Number 1 refers to the phenomenon of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, where people move their eyes rapidly in a circular motion while sleeping.