Ask a Doctor: Why do I have disturbing dreams right before I wake up? Experiencing realistic, intense, and disturbing dreams right before you wake up is a phenomenon known as “hypnopompic ...

In response to my last posting, about a patient of mine whose house is haunted, Allison Jornlin wrote: So what relationship did hypnogogic/hypnopompic hallucinations play in the haunting: * Did the ...

Hypnopompic, a new physical theatre production by Israeli-born South African Amit Raz, describes the state of semi-consciousness preceding waking. Shows are at 8pm from 17 to 22 January, 2012, at the ...

Many of you have had a scary experience in a deep state of sleep; at that time, you might feel helpless, and you can’t even make yourself cry or scream, causing a temporary inability to move while ...