i had another strange thing happen a few times this morning. i can wake up then have a hard time falling back asleep. this morning, i woke up quite a few times, and it was like an in between sleep state but similar feeling to dissociation a bit too. when i woke up like i did, i was hearing a whole bunch of voices each time. i don't generally wake up and still have a dream 'going' when i'm awake, so i'm not sure if these times were dream states and i was just really tired or what..but it was really different than things i have experienced. it's interesting to me to keep track of things, not just dreams, because i have had a pattern for years of not being able to stay asleep after i wake up but no odd things taking place when i do wake up except if it's a nightmare or something.

anyone else have anything similar?

i always thought if you have REM sleep, that is the state of sleep you dream in, and it also is where your body is supposed to basically be paralyzed. i am not sure if that is correct or not.