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Hi my name is Russ and I just saw your email today. I understand it can be a traumatic experience. How are you feeling now ?
All the Best
Russ
I can see a greenish/white eye like while I’m awake with symbols and looks like 2 eyes
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Right ... according to your own stereotypes
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bc they wont beleive u
Hi I was going for an all natural, no hospital, no doctors pregnancy And birth. I had a Shaman and mid wife coach me through till about the last month of my pregnancy. My father caught wind of what I was doing. He thought I had been receiving prenatal care. (Which I had but not traditionally) When he found out I've only to been to an actual doctor one time since my pregnancy, he drove 8 hours and insisted I go home with him and see a doctor before giving birth.
I'm so glad I decided to go home with my father. My doctor's appt and ultra sound had an outcome.that no one was expecting. anencephaly. My father was heart broken. But deep down I knew something was a midst. I was told the baby would be incompatible with Life. I was relieved. I don't and will not raise a child with a major birth defect. I have strong scientific beliefs and a child who would not have a normal life and have to have round the clock care literally serves no purpose. It's been 5 days since this diagnosis and the doctor still hasnt called me for my referral appt to a hospital in a larger town equipped to handle such things. My due date was today and the longer this child stays in me the more emotional damage it's doing.
It's like yeah my due date is today. I'm suppose to have a healthy baby laid up in some nursery (or my Shaman's home) instead I have this baby that's literally stuck inside of me, who kicks the hell out of me because it's full term and wants out but the back of his head is missing and he's not going to live very long after birth. That's one of the most mind bending emotions a woman could have. Like I'm carrying around a dud. For many woman this would be emotionally and mentally devastating to say the least. I'm so grateful I have the kind of mentality I do and one of a kind way of looking at things. Cause this would surely fuck me up for years to come!
hi im 19 and I have not been sleep peeing yet but I have been sleepwalking 2 times when i was little one time i fell asleep at my great grandparents {i think it was my great grandparents} and fell asleep on the sun bed i woke up on the recliner and another time i was asleep on the sun bed and pops said that i was crying and wanting somthing he asked if i was okay and i didnt respond.
Hi your description of Cerebral from XMEN would perfectly describe one of the paralysis states I have sometimes, Its like i can hear a million voices/conversations/creams/crys at once, and sometimes a million faces along with the nois.
Its terrifying and causes incredible amounts of panic, I really am scared to go asleep most nights because of it. Its not nice its terrifying!
But Yeah! Cerebral - Thats exactly how I would describe it!
Ive been suffering with sleep paralysis since i was 15, im now 31, and still have it....
Recently its more vivid than ever, I too keep seeing the "eye" in a triangle, with what looks like wings or wavy lines around it??.... really freaked me out.
Mostly I hear what can only be described as 1000 voices at once, it causes your head to spin and go into panic, and creating the impending fear that you are about to die and no one knows how scared you were?
Im beginning to see more of what is like a kaleidoscope geometric shapes? - The kind you see on films when people are tripping?
Ive now had it for 10 nights on the run, its never happened this much before, im not stressed, i don't drink caffeine or smoke, or do drugs! a few nights ago I could literally feel and hear my heartbeat coming to a stop whilst seeing what can only be described as a pulsation... slowing down, and I knew if i didn't wake from the paralysis to breathe I was about to die. It scared me so much I never went back to sleep that night. Ive been to see doctors and therapists and like another person who has commented, everything has come back 100% normal. !!!
I too have visited places ive never been too? Tunisia being the weirdest, on a beach and then a man began shooting at people... the next day there was a terrorist attack in real life! , again SERIOUSLY freaked me out!
I am able to "fly" sometimes, but only upwards, and have ended up in space? but again the feeling of intense fear takes over and I try my best to wake up again., and dragged back to my body?
As one of the other commenters have said, I feel its being romanticised but its honestly terrifying, i am scared to sleep!!!!
My mind is awake but my body is asleep, the only advice I could give to someone else suffering with this, would be the only way to come out of it is to try and completely calm yourself until you can move a finger, toe etc, and try drag yourself out of the sleep. But my GOD it does its best to drag you back to whatever this weird dream world is!
Ive found the only thing sometimes I can control is my breathing, my partner knows now if im breathing weird in my sleep, im trying to tell him to wake me up as im having another "episode" - any info on this would be massively appriciated!!!!!
Ok idk if this means anything. I’m not saying it does or doesn’t, just would like to know more. I had an experience where one night I woke up, or half woke up while sleeping on my stomach. I wasn’t able to move or turn over. As far as I remember I tried for a second and then just went back to sleep, woke up in the morning fine and didn’t think much of it. THEN a few weeks or so later I woke up one night (this time on my back) again unable to move. This time though I saw a circle of light about 2ft in diameter on the wall. It’s always weirded me out because it wasn’t like a light shining on the wall. It wasn’t bright or glowing. It looked like the space inside the circle was daylight, like I was looking at the wall through a paper towel roll or something. nothing on the wall or in the room was different just this spot on the wall. I guess the best way to explain it is if you took 2 photos of my bedroom wall, 1 at night and 1 in the day, cut a circle out of the night 1 and layed it on top of the day 1. That’s the way it looked.
Its as though you've never watched traditional African dance. What traditional African dance has complex choreography especially between men and women? Most people can dance like an African. Try researching European and Russian dance and its complex choreography before spouting out your ignorant Black supremacist tripe.
How dare you think you have the right to tell anyone how to dance? How dare you tell anyone what is good or bad dancing? Trying to take enjoyment away from people all to scrape back a few measly imaginary points in the race war. Next time I’m in a club I’m going to bite my lower lip and flail my arms with such abandon you won’t know what hit you.
Hey,
I'm writing a paper now on the same thing because of how interested I am, I would love to read your paper!
The ancient African art of electronic recorded dance music in buildings with disco lights.
Hi Quinn,
Were you able to find any relief or receive a diagnosis? I'm suffering with something very similar and my doctors are not very helpful. I'm trying to advocate for myself and figure out what could be the cause. It's literally destroying my life. I get little to no sleep every night and honestly I can't tell if I ever really sleep because I can lay there for hours and periodically look at the clock to see time is passing but never seem to fall asleep. It's caused me to give up my job and I'm no longer able to care for my son as a single mom. I'm heartbroken and devastated but without sleep I can't function. I'm praying for a miracle
Hi Cathy,
Were you able to find any relief or receive a diagnosis? I'm suffering with something very similar and my doctors are not very helpful. I'm trying to advocate for myself and figure out what could be the cause. It's literally destroying my life. I get little to no sleep every night and honestly I can't tell if I ever really sleep because I can lay there for hours and periodically look at the clock to see time is passing but never seem to fall asleep. It's caused me to give up my job and I'm no longer able to care for my son as a single mom. I'm heartbroken and devastated but without sleep I can't function. I'm praying for a miracle
I don't know if anyone follows this. But I just read your post. I woke from a week in a coma after a car accident also.
I'm summarizing... found out I had a stroke at 28 while driving my car. I had brain surgery. After surgery, had no idea who I was. I felt like I was living in a video game. It was strange, felt that way for years. Fast forward 20 years later to TODAY. I will occasionally get those weird memory lapses. I can recall many memories as a child, but not from preteen years and late teens. Just blank. I didn't share much with my family either about it.
I don't know if anyone follows this. But I just read your post. I woke from a week in a coma after a car accident also.
I'm summarizing... found out I had a stroke at 28 while driving my car. I had brain surgery. After surgery, had no idea who I was. I felt like I was living in a video game. It was strange, felt that way for years. Fast forward 20 years later to TODAY. I will occasionally get those weird memory lapses. I can recall many memories as a child, but not from preteen years and late teens. Just blank. I didn't share much with my family either about it.
I have clarified and streamlined the previous genetics version of the Student Handout. One important clarification has been to provide more scaffolding for the student analysis and interpretation of the experimental results. The Teacher Preparation Notes provide an optional supplement to the Student Handout that includes additional information and questions about immunobiology. I have clarified the information in the Teacher Preparation Notes, with special attention to clarifying the instructions for preparing the materials for the hands-on experiment.
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We are totally happy having discovered the website, it is totally the thing my friend and I have been looking for. The specifics on the website is very helpful and will help me quite a lot.
Might not be able to dance, but that's cause they spent their culture winning wars.
"I like big butts and I cannot lie.
You other brothers can't deny.
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist.
And a round thing in your face, you get sprung."
I think there are 2 types of steatopygia, the first like the Khoisan that grows like basketballs and the second that grows even (mild?), which is the one I like the most. Just my 2 cents.
I was in the USMC for 6 yrs. (I am a girl). I came back from Japan in Jan1981.Two weeks later deployed to Ne!!is AFB in Vegas, passed out in hanger and was hospitalized for 6 of my 8 am deploy.I don't remember alot other than tubes, I was 23 then. Now I'm 65 and its back. The usual pads of feet,legs ,arms weakness, breathing, etc. I know I've had reoccurring episodes with little effect of pain ( like before) But, now OMG. No gardening, cooking, going out ( I look drunk). I also have other autoimmune disorders including asthma.....can u breath...H_____ No! Its not fun not being able to walk, pick up something let alone breath.
I was in 2 car accidents ( not my fault) and it started the snowball effect of autoimmune disorders. I also have Nutcracker Esophagus which spasms, causes heart attack like pain which makes my breathing impossible w/out a liquid med to numb. Also, 3-7 neck surgery from one accident which the sheaths are damaged and cognitive disorders roll in their with other disorders. I am or used to be a go getter and now I can't walk hosted write or do those things I love. Hearing the stories I pray a wheelchair never comes and the cane for drunken tickets (keep a note with you at all times of condition.... EVEN ON AIRPLANE... THEY WILL NOT LET YOU ON IF YOUR UNBALANCED) This sucks at my beautil,skinny prime of my life....BRING it on....I will recover how GOD sees fit..but we have good genes, i' be just been dealt a bad hand. You can get disability from USMC.Oh and they knew it was Viral in hospital and turns out Ziki Virus (misquito) gave it to me..rained alot. My prayers go out to all and lets pray for us all to feel as best we can. God Bless!
This was the most beautiful way of addressing someone that seems to be so close minded. I always get mad seeing hateful comments but seeing your response just reversed that tremendously. You did use some pretty big words as well that will probably need to be Googled which made me giggle. Good job.
I have had this exact same thing happen! Seeing vivid colorful sacred geometry shapes appearing and morphing and then the vortex or what I always call a portal! I've also seen the triangle with 3rd eye and wings, and when I get relaxed whether I'm tired or not, I am suddenly pulled into other realms or places in different times. Just like you, I have been to Greece and Rome surrounded by their architectural columns, Egypt in the desert by the pyramids, and other places long lost that I have never laid eyes on. I can see energy fields like distortions in the atmosphere as well. You literally made me feel less alone in all of this. Thank you for sharing
Hello! I'm so glad u shared ur experience. I keep looking for more information about this white room but I haven't found any answers or others stories about it. I literally the other day told myself to stop using my time n energy on trying to understand what I/we experienced. Then today I got an email with ur experience! Luv how the universe works! Lol reading what u wrote I have instant chills (validation of truth) :) I haven't been back to that room but maybe cuz I was looking n trying too hard. The information here between the 3 of us, is really the only information that feels real that I can find. If u know of any other places I can look into will u please let me know? I know this white room exists. There are too many similarities. Dreams might stay on mind all the time but most of it fades away n details change or are gone completely. But this white room is definitely a place we have all been to. Okay I'll say bye for now I'm just so excited my thoughts are faster than my typing n I can go on n on about this lol thank u again for posting ur experience here, u definitely made my day n opened a door that I thought was closed forever. I feel as if we are supposed to know something specific about this room. The universe is bringing us together for a reason. There are no accidents :)
I found these comments after googling white room. I woke up in this room once. I don't remember much, unfortunately, but the image has been stuck in my brain for over ten years.
I remember waking up and I was lying on something that was also white. It was about the size of a single bed, but I don't think it was really a bed. I think there were other 'beds' in this room or space. Maybe a line of them to either side of me? I have a distinct recollection that I was not alone, and there were at least two or possibly more other people I sat up, or tried to, and as I did a kind female was there and she sort of soothed me and encouraged me to lie back down. I have the impression that we had a conversation, but I don't remember any of the words.
I wish I remembered more, but that's about it. I felt like this female being knew me. I want to say that she was human, but I feel like that isn't quite right.
Anyway, this memory or dream or memory of a dream has never left me, it seemed very real, in a way that I can't describe. I am happy that other people have had this experience. Maybe that place does exist outside of my mind, if only in other people's minds, but I want to believe that it is out there somewhere in a tangible way. Thank you for sharing your experience, I know it has been a while, but it really did give me a bit of hope.
I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 7. I also had my IQ tested at that time and it was 134. Throughout primary school I struggled with general communication and lashed out physically. This period also included a struggle with intense migraine attacks. Eventually a doctor linked this with dairy products. Once these were cut out of my diet, the migraines subsided. I was fortunate that I had a strong mother who fought for me and got the special help I needed. I saw a dyslexia specialist and addended a special school for people with various learning disabilities once a week. In the fulness of time, she corrected my dyslexia as best she could and I was able to go onto to university and a professional career. I look back and realise that I also probably had undiagnosed ADHD. Again, my mother dealt with this by making me attend Judo classes twice a week, swimming club three times a week and scouts. These activities helped to alleviate my excess energy. The icing on the cake was being diagnosed with Bipolar at the age of 25. Most people use one side of their brain or the other. I recently learned that dyslexics use both sides of their brains at the same time which causes conflict. Most people also go through life with relatively stable mood. I believe that if you can find equilibrium, left and right, up and down, you have the perfect mind. The mind works very much like a gyroscope and during a recent manic episode, I was able to sync my mind with the gyroscope in my self winding watch. The watch stopped! Far more research is urgently needed into the mind and researchers should spent more time interviewing patients rather than observing them. Mental illness is just the brain getting out of alinement and a period of treatment and medication helps to get us back on track. The doctors really could learn so much more if they didn't just treat the symptoms but asked more questions and didn't just dismiss the answers, no matter how outrageous.