Synith

Hello,
Firstly I want to state that I have used only two drugs in my life: Cannabis and Salvia divinorum.

I've noticed as of recent that I have these strange 'awake and in-between' states of conscientiousness when I rest. It doesn't really happen that often when I go to bed at the end of the day, but if I take an afternoon nap it does.

It started with me sleep talking. I know this is quite common in people when they're going though the first stages of sleep, so it's possible that I was still connected with the physical reality, and not the 'dream-world', so to say. What happened was-- I was resting and I thought I heard my friend call my name and ask me a question. I answered, 'No' for some reason-- then realized that everyone in the house was gone and I was the only one there. I stopped resting to think about why my brain would act out such an incident.

Today's was a bit more odd, and frighting, to be honest. I had a long day today (had school from 9am-3pm) I usually stay up until about 3am watching tv, fall asleep, then wake around 8am and start my day. Anyhow, I came home from school, kicked off my shoes and rested for a while.

I fell asleep. Woke up 30 minutes later, drank water and went back to rest. About 20 minutes from that point, it felt as though my circulation was being cut off from how my arm was laying, so I moved. The feeling stuck there for a while. I tried to stretch out my arm, but the feeling stayed.

My body felt heavy. Kinda like the feeling I would get if I were under the influence of Cannabis, or Salvia, but I had not taken any of those substances for at 3 weeks, if not longer. My body was heavy.

The strange thing was that when I moved my arm, I still saw my arm in the same position as it was. It was like I did not move it, but I knew I did because I squeezed my shoulder. To make sure I was not dreaming, I slightly bit my tongue. I felt my teeth against it so I knew I was not dreaming, or in any form of REM sleep. The image of my arm faded thereafter. When it faded, I could see 'though' my arm. I could see its bones and the pattern of muscles, which line around the bone. My sensory transmitters were slowed down. It took a few seconds for my brain to see that I had moved my arm, vs knowing you moved a limb instantly.

I tested it several times. Moving my arm, squeezing my body. It happened every time. I panicked quite a bit, and felt my heart rate increasing. I felt paralyzed, in a way-- and it frightened me. I wasn't sure of my mind had randomly slipped into some type of coma-- or what was going on, but I was scared.

A few minutes afterward, my room mate came home, shut the door and I snapped out of whatever was going on.

Now, I was wondering if there was any sort of medical term for what I experienced, or if it's the beginning stages of some disorder; schizophrenia-- etc, or if it physical-- as in a tumor, or a cancer of some sort (I smoke tobacco.)

I'd greatly appreciate some feedback on this, or if any one else in the world has experienced something like this before. I must note that it happens at random, and always when I'm resiting during the day. I also must note, again-- that I have not touched any other psychedelic but Salvia, and I have not used either Cannabis or Salvia for a while.

Thank you,

-S