Yesterday, it was cloudy and threatening to rain so I did what any narcoleptic would do — I fell asleep. Yep. Nothing could keep me from my appointed rounds - just like Santa Claus. The sleep paralysis always occurs when I am trying to wake up. I was still dreaming my hypnagogic hallucination that several people were standing over me telling me to get up and go to work. They were all corporate types. I tried to speak, tried to tell them that I couldn’t move. “Look at me - I’m not able to move.” They disappeared from my sight but I could feel that they were disgusted with me. Then, I felt a large dog licking my face. (It was probably my own drool ;) She was pushing me with her paws trying to wake me and licking my face. I was thinking, “When did I get a dog?” Eventually, I was able to break through to wakefulness but I still couldn’t move. My cat was laying on the blanket on my backside sound asleep. When I told my sister what happened, she suggested I give the dog a name. “How about Hydragnea?” Uh. Okay. Maybe the next time she comes to lick my face I will be able to smell the sweet scent of hydragneas while my face gets sloppily wet with doggy kisses. Weird, right?
Very, I also have very strange dreams and find them quite disturbing all day long, even though I don’t actually have Narcolepsy. Thank you for sharing.