The Peculiar Medical Condition We Don't Understand | Enigma Files

Exploding head syndrome is a real condition, and you might have it - but don't worry, it's painless!
"Exploding head syndrome (EHS) is an abnormal sensory perception during sleep in which a person experiences auditory hallucinations that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up. The noise may be frightening, typically occurs only occasionally, and is not a serious health concern. People may also experience a flash of light. Pain is typically absent.
The cause is unknown. Potential organic explanations that have been investigated but ruled out include ear problems, temporal lobe seizure, nerve dysfunction, or specific genetic changes. Potential risk factors include psychological stress. It is classified as a sleep disorder or headache disorder. People often go undiagnosed.
There is no high-quality evidence to support treatment. Reassurance may be sufficient. Clomipramine and calcium channel blockers have been tried. While the frequency of the condition is not well studied, some have estimated that it occurs in about 10% of people. Women are reportedly more commonly affected. The condition was initially described at least as early as 1876. The current name came into use in 1988."
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[@lizzyblitz07]

Hey. I think it might be useful to add a pinned comment about Narcolepsy. These can also be called Hypnogogic and Hypnopompic hallucinations. It's a big sign of narcolepsy, which takes 10-22 *years* on average to get diagnosed. In Narcolepsy they aren't always negative. When I have bad sleep hygiene I sometimes wake up to a doorbell. I don't even have a doorbell now. Cataplexy is an extremely interesting symptom of Narcolepsy type 1. It's basically sleep paralysis while you're awake. Triggered most commonly by laughter, but my most common triggers are excitement, shock, adrenaline rushes. It can be anything from your neck rolling back, to your arms falling to your sides, to your knees giving out, to a full body collapse. But you remain entirely conscious and they are harmless (except for any fall damage 😅). Even if that's not interesting enough for a full vid (or relevant enough for a pinned comment), pinning a comment about the hallucinations being a sign of Narcolepsy (if they're frequent, and obviously even then it's not a guarantee. But see a doctor), it could lead to people getting diagnosed a lot sooner. Most of us get misdiagnosed with insomnia because we wake up a bunch in the night. Another fun fact about narcolepsy if you're interested. Type 1 is caused by an autoimmune reaction where our body attacks our brains and kills some, most, or at the most severe, all of 1 type of neuron. The neurons create a chemical that regulate sleep/wake cycles so that's where things go wrong. In these cases you're almost always genetically predisposed and have the reaction while fighting off an infection (often strep). But 1 flu vaccine outside the U.S. triggered it in a lot of people. Narcolepsy Type 2 (without cataplexy)? Scientists have 0 clue what causes it.

[@thomaspatnode7053]

Channel membership: E x p e r i e n c e i t

[@alivingbreathingdrugpsa1383]

Why do you look like James Somertan?

[@Corman7088]

I empathize&happens to me once in awhile too. About 95% of time you're saying it fine it's just, call it ,"oddity" phrases written&read no problem. Yet, doesn't sound right&seemingly different character vocalizing it?

[@metern]

I experienced this syndrome often. It's not the same thing every time. But it is skary as hell every time it's happening 😨

[@ozymandias3097]

I’ve never had my head explode, but I’ve definitely exploded while getting head

[@V8chump]

MMMMY MAN!

[@BeRzErKeR111]

Gang

[@slick2146]

Booooo

[@nightytime]

Not funny 😟🤓

[@BarryHWhite]

Ha

[@NickC_222]

I've had explding head syndrome many times, always during particularly stressful times in my life. I've had it manifest as the sound of a shotgun going off an inch from my ear, like a nuclear bomb exploding in my room, and, most appallingly, an extremely loud and sudden sound next to my ear that sounded like a combination of a very, very loud hand clap and someone yelling my name in an instant. They were all absolutely horrifying. From what I've read, what's happening is a sort of "glitch" in the handoff process between "awake" and "asleep." (Sleep paralysis is also caused by a glitch in this handoff, which is why a person who's experiened one is more likely to have experienced the other.) In the case of exploding head syndrome, this handoff glitch, for some reason, leads to many, many neurons in the sufferer's brain all firing at the same time when they're not supposed to. This sudden burst of activity is interpreted by the brain as a sudden, loud, usually explosive sound. It's been observed, but not understood, sadly. The fact that it's a glitch in this handoff process between "waking" and "asleep" is why it always happens right on that cusp between the two. Exploding head syndrome is truly a nightmare experience. When I was younger it made me nervous to go to sleep, which would increase my stress, which would only increase the probability of an event, so I eventually came to understand that stressing only makes it worse, and, truly, the best thing you can do when it happens is acknowledge that it was basically a dream, reassure yourself that you're safe, and then simply allow the event to float away from your mind like a cloud passing overhead, just like you'd do during meditation. In fact, meditating for 20 minutes each day and practicing this ability to not latch onto thoughts will help a lot with getting past the stress of exploding head syndrome and getting back to sleep. Breathe and let the thought go. If it's important, you can think about it in the morning.

[@MapleovBacon]

Is it commonly followed by the feeling of getting electrically shocked?

[@MD1O32]

I had exploding head syndrome a couple of times late in high school… then I suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke and almost died. Now that’s an exploding head.😮

[@EuanWhitehead]

Blimey, sounds like you're lucky you're still here! Must have been scary.

[@luichinplaystation610]

At least you're cool about it

[@Lungoose]

W hemorrhage strokes🙏😤😩😫😎

[@nict4343]

I had this, best thing to do is accept it and be like "huh, that was weird" and then go to sleep. Having anxiety about it will only make it worse.

[@jwalster9412]

It generally never scares me, because I guess I'm tired, or because maybe my brain recognizes it as a hallucination, so when I heard a demonic voice from behind my head trying to sleep about a year ago, my first thought was "must be EHS" considering that my bed headboard is up against a wall (I've heard of EHS before so it honestly didn't surprise me) i find it impossible to sleep without some white noise, and that seems to help block out EHS.

[@tulenich9948]

It also happened to me, but usually it happens when I doze off during the day. I can immediately tell that's it's just in my head though, but gives me enough of a spook to wake me up. Maybe it's some kinda defense mechanism where my subconscious tells me "WAKE UP! You've got stuff to do!"

[@felobatirmoheb4884]

​@@jwalster9412You heard a what now??????

[@rustyshackelford1413]

I've got it too, but I'm also an epileptic so I'm pretty used to my brain acting strange.

[@bholdr----0]

Is this the same as when one gets jolted awake (with a tiny muscle spasm) when one is right in the cusp of sleep? I get that, but there isn't any loud sound associated with it- only sometimes a 'ZZZIIP!' A very brief sorta-sound (which I instantly understand was not real)...? I thought everyone gets that once in a while, just as they are dozing off.

[@mattsqwrl]

The first time I've seen someone reach an altered mental state saying 'experiences'. Top quality as always.

[@temkin9298]

Experience is it?

[@NickC_222]

I mean, it definitely is an experience. Everything you go through is an experience, and whether something is "real" or not has no bearing on whether it's an experience. It is one either way. Furthermore, experiences that you have that aren't what most people would consider to be "real" (i.e. hallucination, dreams, etc.,) have exactly as much impact as experiences that happen to you "for real." For example, if you have a dream about a tiger chasing you, your brain will release the exact same stress hormones as if a tiger was actually chasing you in waking life. Your brain doesn't know the difference between "real" and "not real." Stress is stress, and "reality" has no bearing on that. Either way, the experience is _identical_ to your brain. "Real" or "not real" is a meaningless distinction in terms of experiences. What's important is the impact is has on you, because that's the same either way.

[@christopherfranks2602]

Good example of how bad an language English is, probably cause it came from a bunch of other languages' phrases being picked apart. And I'm saying this as a Brit.

[@5eant_]

Over 2 minutes of this 😂

[@hermanisthemungeman8262]

@@temkin9298or try “I edited it”

[@MinorityRespecter88]

I thought I was suffering from Exploding Head Syndrome one time but it turned out my home brew beers were just exploding.

[@sonhegdeog7454]

Ok agent Schrader

[@FiftiesDad]

Sure

[@fkssjs]

Your name is quite... peculiar lol

[@RedArrow808]

@@fkssjshe is a n4zi sympathizer

[@AdamFoster]

Bottle conditioning will do that.

[@emerconghaile4902]

I experienced this about a year ago, along with sleep paralysis, which I had only experienced a couple times before that. Sounded like a swat team breaking down my front door with a batting ram and a shotgun. Felt like it went on for minutes. I couldn’t move no matter how hard I tried. I was viewing myself from a 3rd person perspective the entire time. It felt so real yet so lucid. My brain wasn’t able to make difference between the two. Eventually I slipped back into unconscious sleep. When I woke up it was about 1am. I checked every inch of my house, every door, every window. Spent the rest of the night clutching a gun on the living room couch. Gave me quite the startle. I was paranoid about it for weeks; very anxious and couldn’t sleep much. So, I decided to get a dog. Figured if the dog doesn’t bark, I’m hallucinating. If the dog does bark, it’s real. Plus, I’d wanted a dog for a while. She sleeps in my room every night, and my does she have a very LOUD bark. She protects me in my sleep, and in return I spoil her. That’s our deal. I’ve never slept better. She’s also helped me maintain an exercise schedule. I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been. We go on a run, bike, and swim every day. Long hikes a few times a month. Overnight backpacking once a month. Dogs are truly man’s best friend.

[@michaelstrong1364]

When I first goggled “explosion in my head” as that what I experienced, I was shocked to find “exploding head syndrome” was a real thing. My anxiety was greatly reduced. Good video!

[@Trippy_Space_Bunny]

For me: it's slamming doors, door knocks, straight screaming, my name being screamed, explosions, gun shots.

[@nate_d376]

That's just because you live in an apartment complex in Detroit..... JK. I have the same, all the same sounds as you. It seems totally random, sometimes it's several of them over a few minutes though. The door knocking really gets me, and I've got to get up and check, lol.

[@itsink3985]

Ive only had this a few times, but it's only been screams, but like screams of fear and help.. Not nice

[@repletereplete8002]

I get the same except the gun shots but mainly the slamming and my name being shouted.

[@Merble]

You guys uh... might wanna get checked out... Just because it's a symptom of an unknown condition doesn't mean it's that unknown condition.

[@Merble]

You all might wanna get checked out... Just because it's a symptom of an unknown condition doesn't mean it's that unknown condition.

[@DaveNarn]

‘Exploding Head’ is the perfect name for this. I once had a stressful job and experienced this a number of times during those few years. As you feel yourself relaxing into the twilight of sleep, you have a sudden falling sensations then a gunshot goes off next to your ear - it’s the loudest thing you ever heard. Your heart skips a beat and you are suddenly awake thinking ‘Oh not again’

[@Nbomber]

its not really tho. you dont actually hear it.

[@arlokloiber2715]

Damn just described my evenings before bed

[@hellohaveagoodday]

​@@Nbomberthat's not the point lmao your body still reacts like you did, including thinking you're in pain from the volume of it.

[@CorinnaAtHome]

I wonder if the guy who died from insomnia had this

[@Nbomber]

@@hellohaveagoodday no, thats not the point i was making. Im not saying you think you heard it but you really didnt. Im saying only the brain reacts to it. You dont feel it in your ears, you dont feel pain, you hear it inside your head. And when it happens, it is very clear that its coming from inside your head. Im kinda leaning towards you and OP having never actually experienced this before. Because your descriptions of it are pretty in line with what somebody would imagine it to be like rather than what it is actually like. It is nowhere near as dramatic as you think.

[@annonymousfox7515]

I was cleaning a property up on an overgrown remote mountain when it happened to me. It was fall so the leaves were thick and you could hear every movement in the woods. I was up there alone and probably the only person for miles. It was hard work with no electricity. After a long day i shut myself in the back of my pickup for the night. I was just drifting off when i heard a loud bang hit the side of my truck like someone threw a rock at it. I was terrified. i wanted to scream but couldn't, i couldn't move nothing. All I could do was stare up at the ceiling of the truck. Im glad to know that there is an actual name for this.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

How did you know it wasn’t real

[@annonymousfox7515]

@@yoeyyoey8937 Idk, could of been I guess. I don't think it was people since I didn't hear anything the rest of the night and they'd have to walk a bit to get to me. Could've been a stick from a tree or metal popping I guess. But when I watched this video I was instantly transported back to that moment, like I finally got the back story to an unexplained event.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@annonymousfox7515 nice that makes sense 🙏

[@Aiden_Pearce_2003]

When you said that the sound experienced is hallucinatory, i remembered that something like that happened to me once. I live on a road that sees firetruck and ambulances driving on it often, so i hear loud sirens everyday. One night i was awoken by the loudest sirens i have ever heard. It was like 20 firetrucks at once drove into my street, then the noise went away. The next morning i asked my parents if they heard the sirens and they said nothing happened. Even my brother who sleeps in the same room said that he heard nothing and hasn't awoken that night. For years i have asked myself if it really happened or if my mind was playing tricks on me. I think today i finally found the answer.

[@adalet127]

I definitely had it a few times in my life. I wouldn't have called it an "explosion", it was more like a thunder right next to you. I recognized it was hallucinatory, and tried falling asleep again, trying not to think about it too much. I'm somewhat relieved to find out, others have this aswell, and I'm not slowly going nuts.

[@bakedandsteaked]

I've only experienced it once or twice, but this aligns with my experiences as well. Very loud, deep, and thunderous sound that I was aware was hallucinatory. I would also say that I experienced some tactility as well which I would describe as pressure or vibrations in my head and a bit down the back of my neck. The feeling was similar to when a limb falls asleep, but inside my head and it only lasted for that moment of the "explosion".

[@MrKarlhub405]

My medication gives me sometimes auditory (and a few cases of physical) hallucinations when am about to sleep. I've heard gunshots, firecrackers, knocks and someone cough behind my back. But the scariest one was when it felt like someone dragged my blanket over my head held me down and I could hear someone choking my mom next to me.

[@Biggordon200]

I would describe it as a basketball exploding but I would usually get this after basketball practice as I try to sleep when I was younger.

[@Ely-zf4yt]

I experienced this only once in my life. The weird thing though is that it aligned with what was happening in my dream. It was loud and jolted me awake but I almost instantly realized that it was just a hallucination.

[@domehammer]

For me it's a screaming voice. Like a unintelligible one syllable word being yelled.

[@lornaginetteharrison7168]

Another thing doctors don’t care about if you mention it to them: Visual Snow Syndrome. I’ve had this visual disturbance since I was around eleven, where everything I look at is made up of a myriad of tiny constantly moving particles, I have an after shadow of images (like when you see a negative image of something bright, but for every object I look at), words seem to hover slightly above the page with light moving all around the letters/numbers, and extreme light sensitivity. It being very hard to describe doesn’t help! When I first tried to explain it to doctors when I was a kid they just looked at me like I was talking nonsense, and that hasn’t changed over the years. Apparently it’s neurological, probably triggered by having migraines, and there’s not a hell of a lot you can do about it, hence why doctors don’t give a damn. A notable sufferer is University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, which is nice! 😬

[@Pennywise12528]

When I was younger and had better night vision, I had that specifically when my eyes had fully adapted to very dark areas. Like the grain you see when looking through night vision goggles, but with a blue-grey tint instead of a green one. Seeing that along with light sensitivity makes me wonder if your brain maybe acts as if it always needs to use that low-light mode for sight, essentially blowing things out in normal light conditions.

[@viralgayguy]

I have this too-when I was really, really young I used to think I could see individual atoms lol. It’s pretty benign, although it does make it a lot harder to see in the dark because it’s way more intense/hard to ignore in the dark and I can’t really parse out shapes through the static. The light sensitivity is a bit annoying too. I’d like to see it researched more but I get why it’s not that high on anyone’s priority list.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

It was not confirmed if that post was actually Kohburger or not, likely it was some troll. But yea that sucks dude.

[@glassybiscuit7909]

I don't wanna be "that guy" but mushrooms, yes those kind 😅 maybe able to help. Don't take a fuckin hand full but Maybe do a small dose 3x a week

[@zeke1220]

How intense is this effect? Is it more or less snowy than 0:47 in the video?

[@Cactus-Cactaceae]

This is kinda unrelated, but goddamn I love videos with subtitles so much! Usually the automatic ones aren't as great and either tell you whatever it thinks or cover a lot of space

[@tabby73]

I've had exploding head syndrome and honestly, I find it a pleasant experience, not frightening at all. It makes me smile when it happens because it feels like tension being released. I also noticed a slight delay in becoming aware of that this just happened as if I wasn't really present when it did. Very curious phenomena! Thanks for this episode, you're a hoot! 😂 Love your sense of humour

[@Volkswagen_will]

Breaking news: guy sitting near his nice little fireplace during a bombing raid says " its pleasant"

[@RichardSmith-ot3zk]

Same here. Even when it was a gun going off I'd laugh. I'd be having trouble getting to sleep and then would lights out right away.

[@Joanna-vd2vf]

THE BLOOPERS CAUGHT ME OFF GAURD! LOVE IT!

[@ChefGoreb]

I just wouldn't end, I was already holding my stomach dead laughing 3 repeats in 😂

[@tonkotsuramen8453]

I read Guard as Gaurd in his typical accent and now I can't get over it

[@Cametek.CamelliaOfficial]

I didn't realize that you meant THAT before you explained a bit! I used to have this back then when I was falling asleep, and that was like terribly loud (which is completely hallucination). It "sounds" like someone plays a crash cymbal right next to my ears, or a hundreds or people have just started yelling altogether. No harm, just very strange hallucination.

[@glitchy_weasel]

No way! A new Qxir series! It looks very promising. Funnily enough, the other day I suffered some sleep paralysis for a minute or so. I knew it was sleep paralysis, and that I was safe at home. But even without hallucinations and telling myself to keep calm I couldn't help but feel a bit distressed. The feeling of trying to shake yourself awake but your muscles not moving an inch is truly strange.

[@susanivy3619]

It can be terrifying! Especially when you have no idea what's happening...and even if you do! In my early 20's I experienced weekly bouts of sleep paralysis, lasting between 3-5 minutes, what felt like 10 on some occasions (in the state, just 3 mins. is an eternity!). My mind would wake from sleep, but my body was completely paralyzed, as if it turned to stone overnight. I couldn't speak, or yell out for help and the only movement/sound I could muster, on occasion, pushing with every fiber of my being was a slight groan...which I used as a signal to my bf that he needs to shake my vigorously, as that was the only way I could snap out of it, otherwise I'd feel myself falling back into a deep sleep...and for me, this was the real terrifying part, because no matter how many times I experienced it before, it always felt like I was falling into a deep coma-like state, a darkness from which I would not return. On the occasions I was helped/shaken out of it, I would "wake" with every muscle in my body sore, not from moving them, just from *trying* to. There's more I can get into (like some hallucinations/dreams that I would apparently experience when I would fall into a semi-conscious dream-like state)... but believe it or not, I'm trying to keep this short.

[@mikeg1433]

⁠Ya I’ve had this happen in bouts, up to 5 or more times a night for several days in a row at a time. Since time seems to fast forward in your sleep, it just feels like you’re going straight from one instance to the next, constantly, all night long. Needless to say, I get no restful sleep on these nights which adds to the anxiety that in turn increases the likelihood of a reoccurrence on the next night. It’s interesting how no matter how many times it happens, you never really get used to it. Even when you’re fully conscious of exactly what’s happening, your breathing rate stays very shallow and feels suffocating when you know you can’t control it. Thankfully it doesn’t happen nearly as frequently but it still does now and again. High stress, anxiety, and withdrawals from stopping certain medications are triggers. Anyways, I’m off to bed so have a good night and wish me luck! 💤

[@Fusion05]

​@@susanivy3619I woke up and had similar issues with muscle soreness. Almost like my body was trying to fight my mind. Some muscles trying to pull while others can't. I also have nerve pain, do you happen to have any nerve pain or spinal trauma?

[@daorignaldumbucket]

This happens to me sometimes, but not super often. It's like a flash bang inside my mind that jolts me awake. Thankfully, unlike a real flash bang, it doesn't leave me with ringing ears or temporary blindness. The closest thing I can compare it to is when you're jolted out of dozing off by a sudden sensation of falling

[@EQuake2290]

Yeah, I always thought it was one of those things everyone experiences every once in a while.

[@roygalaasen]

I always thought I was one of the rare ones experiencing these things, but every time I see a video on the subject, I see that there are a lot of people experiencing the same thing. Fortunately for me, it has become quite rare with my increased age.

[@sikul3237]

Yeah i had it lot when i was a kid​@@roygalaasen

[@davidklassen98]

Thank you for that ending, I needed that, good to see others get just as confused as I do when looking closer into language

[@masahchief6865]

Been following you since before you hit 500k, very excited to see what these new enigma videos will bring!

[@RetroGamer7200]

This is my favorite video you've done so far! (I'm two seconds into it)

[@cakedon]

thats so real

[@Fowrkov7]

NEW QXIR SERIES 🔥

[@SweetTooth1102]

I have EHS and sleep paralysis. Last time I experienced EHS I was paralyzed and heard demonic whispers, and then the loudest thunder right in my ear. It was so loud I remember thinking, "Wow thats the loudest thunder I've ever heard, I need to go ask my parents and see if they heard it too!" Then I listened closely outside and realized that it wasn't raining or thundering. It was all in my head. I've also heard a build up of electricity in my brain before an explosion sound.

[@pale_n_tired]

holy crap! the same exact thing happened to me. down the the demonic whispers.

[@M1lkshaking]

This seems like a crazy new series. Looking forward to the next ones

[@safetyzoom7754]

That blooper reel quickly devolved into existential horror.

[@Thisguy152]

The blooper reel was amazing, thank you

[@riverbender9898]

Your videos are always fascinating. Thank you.

[@lauriestrings5582]

More Enigma Files please, it's a great idea!

[@Chrish1981]

Bloopers should be required for all KZbin videos lol, great vid like always!

[@Sassy_T]

My most frightning sleep thing was suddenly sitting bolt upright a few seconds before I woke up - I was a young kid, around 8-10 I'd say. I'm 46 now and it is still a very vivid memory that makes me uncomfortable. Also, I'll take a bottle of those good luck pills, please.

[@noturfather1106]

Mine was laying back in bed at 9:00 and bolting awake the next morning with no feeling of time passing

[@worldcomicsreview354]

​@@noturfather1106Once I stayed awake for 24 hours "so I can sleep on my flight". Couldn't sleep on my flight due to loud, drunk frogs, got to Tokyo 12 hours later at 10 in the morning, couldn't get into the hotel room until 6 that afternoon. By the end trains sounded like violins and I ciuld have sworn the Japanese announcements were telling me to watch out for Spiderman on the roof. I got to the hotel, laid down and boom, it was 9 the next morning pretty much instantly.

[@waynedauphinais5956]

Semantic satiation. Everyone experiences it during your blooper reel... Loved it.

[@OldDryEye]

I has a simular syndrome as a child, I'd get shocked awake by the sound of my abusive father shouting my name.

[@barnyboi479]

El bozo

[@keltec1279]

I think it’s caused by extreme and prolonged stress, almost like how shell shocked soldiers would jolt out of their sleeping cabins because they imagined a noise. I’ve experienced it as well. Glad to see people here have experienced the same

[@Lungoose]

W Father

[@moreygloss9248]

I shuddered reading this. 65 yrs old and i still have nasty issues i guess,

[@OldDryEye]

@moreygloss9248 Sorry to hear that buddy, hope your coping with it well enough not to mess with mentality. Never a nice thing to experience. I still get it one or twice a year but I've tought myself not to care now he's gone to hell.

[@jacobdebernardi4385]

Enjoying the new style! Good on ya for trying new things.

[@Lennythewinner]

7:59 "experience a zit". Well that blackhead could well explode!

[@e46matt7]

Havent watched in a few years, and holy shit the video quality and editing has improved an insane amount. Good stuff man.

[@tabby73]

Same. Came back to this channel after a long time and holy cow, he's good!

[@phillwainewright4221]

This is a great video. I'm glad I experienced it.

[@Underpassclown]

bless your heart the bloopers really got me

[@mrmaldoon8362]

Great video, you're great

[@justtyler2077]

Hey Qxir, long time fan here and someone who has experienced this for many years especially as a teenager. Probably started when I was 13 and more or less stopped around 18, It would happen maybe once or twice a month and was more annoying then scary. Some things I've heard: gunshots, different drum noises, car crash outside my window, metal pipes hitting the ground or each other, wood cracking, glass breaking. Idk why it started or what stopped it either but I do have neurological problems and chronic mental disorders so I'm sure that combined with stress didn't help.

[@KH-rt3ef]

How do you keep it so fresh, dude? I didn’t expect those weird vocals when I clicked, but it’s so on-brand

[@jonathanhopkinson9220]

this was very good video ty

[@zchettaz]

I am someone who "experiences it" occasionally. But to help prevent your psychological powerhouse of a head from exploding if you attempt saying "experiences it" in the future, perhaps rephrasing the sentence would work - ".. Is attributed to the fact that 'someone who has experienced this' is unlikely to go to the doctor.. " or ".. someone who experiences the odd case of it.. " Perhaps rephrasing is already something you do do (wait.. do.. do..? 🤔), regardless, this had the missus and i laughing so much we were in stitches mate 😂 love ya work brother

[@coogoog]

Love the new series 🎉

[@ethankilmer4035]

Thank you for blessing us with another banger

[@user-ul2tp6jb6c]

Damn bro finally a type of videos that's I waiting from you. Thanks❤❤

[@Largewizard]

I sometimes wake up hearing loud, heavy breathing, and it always makes me think there's someone right above me when I'm waking up

[@sinist3rchicripchaos253]

Wow. I’ve never heard of that. Keep the vids coming! Love the bloopers 😂

[@Thepricefamilyrules]

I dig the new style dude!❤

[@iiviigames]

As a voice actor, here's my two cents on how to overcome "*experiences it*". 1. Find the offending part of the phrase, in this case "-es it" 2. Say each syllable, and increase tempo until the problem shows itself. 3. Modify. Try saying a nearly identical thing which is less difficult. In this case, "Experience *is it*". 4. Realize that when said at speed, they are impossible to tell apart. 5. Successful take. 6. Ignore all I just wrote, because bloopers are fun. ❤ A happy viewqxir.

[@joshcantrell8397]

Stress, fatigue, and anxiety is literally the cause of everything we don’t truly understand

[@wellscampbell9858]

Love the new category “Enigma Files”. Fits nicely between Tales, where resolution is often positive, and Last Moments, where resolution is… the opposite of positive. Now you have a category for things that have not been resolved :) Speaking of, the text in the video says 1998, while you say… uh, nevermind.

[@patrickwantstodie4894]

Qxir Gotta be one of the top Irish creators on KZbin Keep up the good work bro 👌👌

[@user-vl7eu1cj8h]

thank you for making me feel normal

[@igyver4554]

This finally explains the loud sounds of jolts of electricity I sometimes hear when trying to sleep. Never found anything about it, but this makes a lot of sense.

[@Quick-Silver206]

I'm glad you didn't decide to say "Someone who has experienced it."

[@Skippy19812]

I've experienced this. I didn't even know it had a name until now. I used to have awful sleep issues in my 20's caused by a combination of stress, chronic insomnia and medication side effects. I'd often experience sleep paralysis with auditory and visual hallucinations but on a couple of occasions I heard loud bangs while drifting off to sleep. The first time it happened I thought the boiler had exploded. It happened a handful of times over the course of a couple of months and then suddenly stopped occurring and I've never had it happen since. I still get sleep paralysis on rare occasions though, especially if I've gone a long time without sleeping.

[@vxyz5219]

Have actually experienced this a few times in the past couple of months. Crazy to see a video on it.

[@noobstergamer1029]

Thanks for the into 😢

[@freakbird]

I don't understand why you kept saying "experiences it" because you already said this just perfectly!

[@theodoreanderson1311]

this is still the best channel on youtube good content

[@ozmandoz9754]

You got a like for your struggles at the end :) great style of story telling

[@ENKI2346]

Super interesting Channel! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@mchelvantx]

Informational and entertaining and you mentioned a favorite actor. Then the Hamlet soliloquy at the end was golden.

[@meeshii3]

This video made me realize I have exploding head syndrome. I'll usually hear a loud knock, or maybe someone punching a wall when I'm on the precipice of sleep. Didn't realize it was a medical condition.

[@Pheorize]

I've experienced sleep paralysis with visual hallucinations, but only once luckily enough, and it was a short time (like 1-6 months or so) after I had read about it. So even though I was paralysed and had hallucinations I was also aware of the fact that it was just hallucinations. Which really calmed me down quite a bit. But it wasn't really a pleasant experience to have a shadow that looked like a ghost next to me... Also, your blooper was awesome ❤️ It reminded me of when I still lived in Shannon and I talked to someone about Irish people and this person said: "Yeah, but they haven't learned to speak English yet". A lovely take on the Irish accent. 😄

[@theofl4120]

you’re a fucking legend for having good content and no ads in the videos

[@TheDustmeister88]

I love the blooper role. Makes it a more human connection.

[@stevenharpervw]

Love the outtakes . When I make my videos even listings back to myself I often wonder do you actually have any idea what your saying … nope!

[@someonesomewhere1559]

I’m sorry but the intro is absolutely amazing

[@kellydempsey9868]

The bloopers are always great but this one was the best 😂

[@doilysimpkin6972]

My Nanna had this for about a year before passed away. She was convinced that someone was coming to her bungalow and waking her up every night. We couldn't convince her otherwise.

[@orlagskapten9829]

I've had it once. When I was falling asleep I heard someone loudly whisper my name. I was very confused but figured it was probably some weird sleep related phenomenon.

[@martinfromyoutube5112]

THAT IS A BADASS INTRO MORE OF THAT PLS

[@Ophidianbb]

OH OH OH. Finally, something I can participate in! I’ve had this for years and it really is absolutely jarring. Even after so many years, it still takes a few seconds to realize the hallucination isn’t real. Then I’ll pass out about 5-10 minutes later. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@woodch]

I've had this before, and I've had it include a visual hallucination as well. To me, it was like a small, loud burst of white noise and "snow" static that immediately jolted me back awake-- like someone jiggled the cable going to my brain. Only happened a couple times in my life, but it's nice to know that it's more common than I figured.

[@_SimpleJack_]

I have this happen fairly often. It's not a loud noise but just in-between sleep and awake I trip or stumble which jolts me awake with a fright.

[@franknedobity2757]

I have experienced this a few times in my life and most recently experienced it waking up today, I have not dreamed in a long while but after a 3 day fast I have been having vivid dreams. Luckily I haven’t experienced sleep paralysis in a long while, almost 6 years now. It’s unsettling to wake up to this. I’ve also suffered from TBI at a young age from a bicycle accident where I was concussed very badly and lost 3 days of memory around the time of the accident. I never said anything to anyone about it but I hope it doesn’t happen again because of how frightening it is to wake up with vivid memories of the dream.

[@mousermind]

I've only ever experienced the same thing as Qxir once. I was trying to fall asleep, taking a nap in the middle of the day, and all of a sudden I hear a smirking voice say, "Having trouble sleeping?" Creepy af. What I experience a lot more though is either flashes of light (green, purple) in my mind's eye or sudden full-body jerking _(shut up, grow up)_ when I'm on the verge of sleep.

[@yankusnatch]

LOL full body jerking

[@Cleaverbomb]

This episode format felt like old late night TV, good shit lmao

[@UltraCenterHQ]

Literally mind-blowing

[@zeno3630]

Thanks for making this Video I've been dealing with this for as long as I can remember I get it about twice a week more if Im stressed out. I normally hear like a "laser gun" whoop sound mixed with a jet engine. Sometimes just a extremely loud bang, everytime it happens I wake up in a cold sweat shaking and just freaked out. It's really really annoying.

[@ecocodex4431]

Always shocks me that people see this as odd, as it happens to me several times a week

[@slippymitc]

I had a stressful period in life during which i had sleep paralysis. In my hallucinations, the house was burning down around me, and I could not move. Utterly terrifying.

[@billyyank2198]

This video blew my mind.

[@Lobotomy_Paitent]

I’ve been through it a couple times, and it does startle the hell out of you.

[@primusenn]

i like the style of this video a lot

[@joez.2794]

Pretty sure I've had this happen a handful of times, and here's the deal - how do you KNOW the loud sound, bang or whatever was a hallucination? Unless you happened to be recording the environment, or have others around you can reasonably ask, you'll simply never be 100% sure? Even if you have the luxury of being able to review surveillance footage w/audio, you'll probably just assume it wasn't loud enough to be picked up and/or it just sounded louder to you due to your semi-conscious state.

[@caspianchan2371]

I didn't know there was a very specific thing for this phenomenon. I experienced it a handful of times usually when I work at night shift and I failed to rest properly the day prior. If I take a quick nap during my shift, I would be jolted awake by a sound of furniture falling or the door of a car getting slammed shut, though the sound seemed like it came from somewhere inside my room. Very interesting video!

[@hypochlorite]

I've been suffering from this since I was 14, I've described it as someone turning a speaker to 110% then muting it the second you react to it. This is the first video I've seen in about it thank you so so much

[@AvengeTheThrone]

Lovin the new intro @Qxir

[@Catmatia]

Its funny, this is the first time I’ve heard someone talk about this on youtube. Ive had ehs basically my whole life and yet nearly no one i tell has heard of it. Thanks for giving it some attention.

[@wavingwaters6107]

I actually caught a case of this a few days ago. I was just about to fall asleep and was going over all the embarrassing things I’d ever done in my head when it sounded like someone slammed against the outside wall of my house. Got out of bed right quick and started looking out the windows. Definitely a shocker

[@trace567]

I have this, well self diagnosed. The first time it happened i thought my boiler had exploded. Since then its been random but always very loud real sounding noises. Some ive had are smoke detector going off, doors slamming, very loud banging on the door, sounds of windows smashing. ..basically anything loud that you think you really must check out. I also less often hear voices only ever when falling asleep, also on just waking up seen human like figures walk out the door or bugs crawling round the ceiling and on the odd occasion ive been convinced theres someone in my home. It happens most if im really tired and try to sleep outside my normal times. Listening to something like audiobooks or podcasts etc whilst falling asleep seems to reduce the chances of it happening for me.

[@BluegrassKnight]

Definitely experienced this before, it usually happens when I fall asleep and didn't mean to, sometimes I will hear someone yell at me or something like a bang!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

lol that's funny, my sleep paralysis used to happen most either when I had something important to do that morning or had overslept

[@supernovahm1178]

I have had this most nights since I was about five or six years old. It telegraphs that I am about to fall asleep. I also have wicked problems getting to sleep in the first place, most often taking around four hours. As much as it frightens me (I am easily startled), expecting that I'll finally get to sleep within the 30 minutes that follow is very reassuring.

[@thymbandit]

i get this regularly and always attributed it to another form of sleep paralysis but it’s nice to get a name for it, especially one so fitting to how it feels

[@BlulesBlue]

this reminds me how sometimes on that moment between awake and falling asleep, i have dreams while awake and in one of these, i heard a voice saying my name and it was so loud that i opened my eyes as if it was in my room