images in your mind

[kuwaizair]

upon talking to my psycrictrist about this, I would like to get a vast internet consensious.

when I go to bed at night, images somtimes intrusivly flash in my mind, some could be explanable, things I may of seen recently on line, or those stupid rainbow pooches I loath.

but others not, they could be anything, they flash and come and go. Shoes, hornets, a house, a butt, a smile face, a skined mink, a monkey, a lion, trees. anything/

I am asking you, the internet before I ask the psycoligist (the one who gives pills) with the other doctor about this, I ask you the internet, hoping if you have long screen exposure to games, the interent, TV, any non book visuals if this happens to you at night.

I try to clear my mind and it dosen't happen. I cannot unthink images, and somtimes If I try to think of somthing else, the other 'picture' comes back, or a new one comes.

Like I said, somtimes it makes no sence, sometimes its stupid, somtimes I get ugly things like maggots or dead things.

does it happen to any of you? I mean every night, even with trying to think of a black square and nothing more. Is this a bad thing? or is it a simple case of "No TV/computer x-ammount of time before bed"

is it because I'm a visual person and draw pictures? or could have some slight mental problems and -do- have neruological problems? is anyone here in the same boat? Or should I have concern.
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[Fudozukushi]

Seeing images in my head/sight is one of the many reasons it takes me forever to fall to sleep. Images can be random or things I'm thinking up or things I'm planning on doing or writing about. It wouldn't be so bad if there weren't many other reasons it's hard for me to get to sleep. One thing is an annoyance, twenty plus things is aggravating.
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[Yohn]

I'm very artistically minded and I know about how images sometimes like to stick in a person's head. However, I'm absolutely excellent, however at bein' able to let everything melt away from my mind and replace it with something else.

I can go into it further, but really, everything has to be done by you. As true inner strength is just that
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[Malt Hitman]

Do you stare at lights a lot? I know that staring at lights can have an effect like what it seems you're describing but not as vivid. It's like when someone takes your picture with a camera and it has a strong flash. An impression of that flash will linger for a minute or so after your picture is taken. If you close your eyes after that happens you can sometimes see something that appears to be an image. I guess it also depends on if you have a good imagination.

Usually if I have trouble falling asleep it's because I can't stop thinking about things. I replay stuff over in my mind but it's far from the random images that you're describing. Of course some the stuff that I end up thinking about seems to be random grouping of stuff to me but it could just be because my mind is jumping around.

[kuwaizair]

ah, well I broght it up talking with my doctor, she didn't think it was to much of somthing to totaly blow off. She paints things, but unlike me, she dosen't go to sleep after puttering on the computer.

for instance today, when assuming power woudn't come on I tryed to sleep, BMMOM! a pig thing with a small elephant trunk comes in my head. For no reason. why? am I mental? It was an ulgy thing. Or was it because I looked at somthing ugly this morning? Or saw an elephant fetus in the afternoon? Somthing like that is intrusive, it not like I lay there, going over in my mind how to draw some Tyranosauris rexes, or pretty anime boys to lull me to sleep, no. (and now being hungry, food floats in my mind and hamburger people go on parade)
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few runes short of a set of 27

[Firefly]

Are you on any medication? I get those sometimes too, expecially when on certain medications... I think those images are in the same category as lucid dreams, if they're not lucid dreams themselves. It's fun! Sometimes I hear things too, like somebody talking or a dog barking or whatever just as if the sound was in same room as me, but that's all in my head too.
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[Yvl]

[Bright Shield Rune bearer]

It's interesting how i ended up here. I usually don't go on this forums, i came this once and i find this topic. Nice coincidance.

[Dew Dust]

It sounds like Hypnologic (Hypnagogic) imagery and it is normal and basic to everyone as since it is part of the human mind going into sleep. It is basically flashing of imagery prior to sleep or nodding off and on to sleep in the mornings. The imagery is in essence tid bits of like little dreams, flashes of what occured during the day or thoughts or fears.

We all experience it. It is just that some are more aware of it then others.
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[kuwaizair]

[Yvl]

I suppose it should be mentioned that I have only played Go over the internet - so it's a screen thing as well.
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[iscalio]

[Gil-galad]

Oh, Mr. President. ^^

As for the images-- don't try to analyze it too much. It's not so rare an occurance, all it means is that you have an active imagination. So active, in fact, that when you try to put it to rest, it continues to focus on other things that you find interesting. I used to have issues like that that prevented me from getting sleep-- I usually cleared my mind in one way. Focus on one small thing, such as breathing, or one small darker image. After a while you're asleep-- and there you go. It can be difficult to not let your mind wander-- especially because it seems that you do have a very active imagination.
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[Schala-Kid]

If the pills are the cause, don't stop taking them. If it's a big concern, consult your psychiatrist or GP. Did you have your dosage changed or anything? that could make it start causing you to see these things.

so long as it's just before bed, it shouldn't be a problem. if it doesn't deepen your mood when you wake up, then you shouldn't really pay too much attention to it.

Lexapro probably makes you feel more awake, so you should probably try to take them with breakfast, instead of before bed, unless you like these flashes, and find them useful.

Lately my dreams have involved unfinished topics from the day. it's very interesting have every racing thought that didn't go adressed ends up in my dreams!

[Tron Bonne]

I don't recall seeing any strange imagery, but i have seen the "rainbow pooches" you spoke of. I think that's just from light burning an image on your eye for a while until it finally goes away.
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