Hypnopompia refers to the transitory state as one emerges from sleep into wakefulness. It may be remembered by the restful ease of snoozing in bed, or the disorientation of a piercing alarm. One can also harbour a sense of yearning for a delightful day that awaits, or a feeling of foreboding for a dreary day to avoid. Ultimately, it is a state of ambiguity and flux—liberating when one is still running ahead of the demands of reality, but crippling when one becomes powerless to stop the latter from catching up.
