Lucid

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   Have you ever wondered what goes on while we're asleep?  Have you ever wondered what occurs while sleeping that can cause you to lose a dream and wake back up?

   Turns out they're very much related.

   If you read the post Theory (and probably prior to reading it) then you're aware of the idea our whole minds are made up of a conscious sub mind and an unconscious sub mind (that concept's been around for awhile).

   The distinction disappears as awareness and emotion are shifted between them (technically they're pulled back and forth between them - but that's not the reason for this post).  For all intents and purposes the 2 sub minds could be given individual bodies and manage just fine (after a test drive period).

   You probably know we call the conscious sub mind's perception "reality" and "awake".

   You probably also know we call the unconscious sub mind's perception "dreams" and "asleep".

   While we're awake and the conscious part of the mind's in charge, it's supported by the unconscious.

   There may not be too many people who understand it works backwards too.

   While we're asleep and the unconscious sub mind's in charge, it's supported by the conscious.

   Yes, they switch roles between awake and asleep.

   This also explains lucid dreaming and different types of hallucinations.

   You might be wondering where I'm going with that or you may see the implications.

   Lucid dreaming is about exerting conscious control over perception of a dream.  Not so much that a person snaps back to consciousness (because that's what happens otherwise).  Only enough to affect the unconscious mind's dream.

   From the other perspective it now makes sense when awake and the unconscious part of the mind exerts too much control over perception... it can drag us right into sleep.  It can also affects how we're perceiving reality as it's tinged with unconscious perception.

   So that's a simple enough cause for those who fall asleep suddenly and without warning (narcolepsy).

   And a reason for different visual and audible anomalies when we don't get enough sleep.

   Both parts of our whole mind are more similar than different.