> It's like I am in a half-awake and half-sleepy state and I can't control myself to get fully awake, I know for sure I am not lucid dreaming.
Are you having a form of sleep paralysis maybe? This "half awake, half asleep" state is one I know quite well.
Here's a variety of sleep paralysis symptoms I've experienced over the years:
- You're in the "real world", but you feel like you're not really awake
- Limited control over your movements; or extreme difficulty moving your limbs; or you "feel" like you're moving, but you're not quite moving (or not at all; kind of like you're swimming in tar)
- Extreme stress / nervousness, like something's wrong and you can't figure out what; panic even sometimes
- Manifestation of some phobia (spiders, insects, monsters) in your room / around you
- The last few moments, or last situation of your dream keeps repeating, like it's on a loop (you "wake up", think you're awake, and you're still dreaming)
I experienced something similar, maybe 5x in my life: I wake up mentally but I am asleep physically. So somehow I am trapped in my body awake. I can’t move any limb nor open my eyes. I start to panic and after some time I can move a bit, and then a bit more and so on. It’s quite stressful and freaky.
It is sleep paralysis. It is completely normal when it happens from time to time. Your brain inhibits muscle movements during certain phases of sleep so that you do not hurt your self. Sometimes this can get out of sync though.
You learn to recognize it, especially if it happens more than once every few years. Then you can just take a breath and relax, knowing "it will end soon". Sometimes you can even break out of it.
Are you having a form of sleep paralysis maybe? This "half awake, half asleep" state is one I know quite well.
Here's a variety of sleep paralysis symptoms I've experienced over the years:
- You're in the "real world", but you feel like you're not really awake
- Limited control over your movements; or extreme difficulty moving your limbs; or you "feel" like you're moving, but you're not quite moving (or not at all; kind of like you're swimming in tar)
- Extreme stress / nervousness, like something's wrong and you can't figure out what; panic even sometimes
- Manifestation of some phobia (spiders, insects, monsters) in your room / around you
- The last few moments, or last situation of your dream keeps repeating, like it's on a loop (you "wake up", think you're awake, and you're still dreaming)