HAE experience a moment when your brain “screamed” at you while trying to get to sleep?

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You’re just lying in bed when suddenly you hear noise of unknown origin and can’t understand where it came from. You then realize that your mind is playing you for a fool

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  1. ImANuckleChut Avatar

    I hear weird shit in my head all the time when I’m falling asleep. This goes from random bumps and bangs to doors closing and people breathing. The weird part is I can tell when it’s in my head versus out in the world, but I don’t know how to explain that this loud, almost tangible and real sounding sound came from my mind instead of flowing into my ears. It’s like an uncanny valley where I “hear” it but it’s fake enough my brain knows the difference.

  2. frozenwalkway Avatar

    Oh wow I have this sometimes. I’ll be laying in bed. BAM. WTF WAS THAT. nothing happened just in my head

  3. OpalShimm Avatar

    That’s such a relatable and oddly funny moment—our brains really do have a flair for late-night drama sometimes

  4. Desirai Avatar

    It’s called exploding head syndrome

  5. Responsible_Lion6596 Avatar

    When it happens to me, I sometimes think of it like our brains being a pissy teacher from the 1990s that would slam a book on your desk if you dared to nod off in high school.

  6. Ambitious-Guava-7947 Avatar

    I’ve heard “bangs” or a “boom” in my head before that woke me up.

  7. TimeAcanthisitta2973 Avatar

    I experience this and had no idea it was a known thing. I hear bumps and bangs and voices that cease to exist when I sit up and listen for them.

    Thanks everyone! Now I know to look up Exploding head syndrome.

  8. Jade_FTW85 Avatar

    Yup. It’s a thing. Look it up.

  9. MemeMaster1318 Avatar

    Yep, used to. It was so annoying to face against. Like…just leave me alone and let me go back to sleep!

  10. dangerizamom Avatar

    Yes yes yes. I had one last night. They don’t happen often. But THANK YOU times a million for asking this because now I know what the hell it is.

  11. sayleanenlarge Avatar

    I’ve had a very load roaring a few times, but never screams.