Who me? Not much... a fast dissolving afterimage and a dark-red gloom. Nothing special really.

Now let's talk about a friend of mine. Whenever he closes his eyes (while being awake) he sees hypnagogic images. Animals on a field, a chair 'just standing there', a changing afterimage... anything. He has little to no control over them. Sometimes he closes his eyes to see 'what's next', just to be surprised by the images. When he has trouble sleeping he starts paying attention to them and he's gone in no time.

It's been like this for as long as he can remember, so to him it is as normal as seeing with his eyes open. You can imagine the surprise when he found out other people see 'nothing at all'!

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How is it possible to see hypnagogic imagery while you're wide awake? Is anyone familiar with this phenomenon? Do you have it yourself or do you know someone who does? Please let me know!