It’s called hypnopompic hallucination.

Unlike with sleep paralysis, you can move and talk while still seeing it and it will last a few seconds up to a minute which can seem like an eternity.

It usually fades as soon as you turn on the light, but for some very few people it does not and persists even after turning on the light.

Here’s an example of someone who often experiences these and has started recording themselves: https://youtu.be/bEMGZNvETMQ

Why YSK: because it’s very scary and unsettling when it happens and since you can move you don’t believe it’s sleep paralysis and can’t explain it. This might explain many of the “monster or spirit at the foot of my bed” sightings that we often hear mentioned in horror podcasts.

  • @Tigerfishy@lemmy.world
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    111 year ago

    Holy shit How did it feel to be so content and one second later realize you didn’t ever own what you accepted as reality?

    • @XiELEd@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      61 year ago

      More confused than disappointed tbh. I’ve always wondered how I could make that happen again. Don’t worry, some years after that I learned how to emulate games to my phone.