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04-11-2016 09:19 PM
04-11-2016 09:19 PM
Difference between hallucinations and dreams
How do I know whether a realistic nightmare is a hallucination or just a dream? Is it always a dream when its night time? I rarely see or sense things during the day, and I hear no voices (apart from the ones debating with each other in my head).
What's the difference? I can swear some of the stuff is real (at least for me) Thanks heaps!
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04-11-2016 09:51 PM
04-11-2016 09:51 PM
Re: Difference between hallucinations and dreams
Hi @Former-Member,
My understanding is that nightmares occur when you are asleep, whereas hallucinations occur when you are awake. You can also have hallucinations in a semi-conscious state while falling asleep/waking up.
Have you spoken to your treating team about this issue?
Hope this helps.
Shimmer
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05-11-2016 08:32 AM
05-11-2016 08:32 AM
Re: Difference between hallucinations and dreams
Thanks for your reply, haven't talked to them yet, feels like just another thing to add to the inventory... I'm okay at the moment as the meds knock me out at night.
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09-11-2016 04:57 PM
09-11-2016 04:57 PM
Re: Difference between hallucinations and dreams
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09-11-2016 05:38 PM
09-11-2016 05:38 PM
Re: Difference between hallucinations and dreams
I'm with you and I never took drugs. My hallucinations / nightmares were worst during childhood, but I still sometimes have them. They are usually horrifying and I cannot put that down to ever watching a scary movie (as all my life I had enough horror shows to last me a life time!). Some are tied to real life events, some are just weird like seeing ghosts. What scares me is that I am stuck in that scene, i feel, smell, hear, see what is happening. I feel the aftermath all day after as I usually do not sleep afterward.
I can't really explain it. I think this far down the journey I would just like to find out if this is all tied to my trauma and a normal reaction or what else it is? I've been too worried to mention this to the psych yet, as I thought it's like hearing voices, but I learnt that there is some time between waking and sleeping that can be different to dreaming, so I hope it's just that. I think what scares me more than what the psych might think, is that it actually happens...
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12-11-2016 10:38 PM
12-11-2016 10:38 PM