Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

[yamilonewolf]

I'm not sure this is the exact same, but it is similar in that it was halucinations and fear while sleeping but i wasn't completly paralaized...

Twice that i can remember, both during exam times so it may be stress induced for me, but basically the first I was convinced there was an evil figgure in my room and started swinging at it (from a sitting possition in my bed ) I was told i was also screaming at this pont, also ended up connecting (non solidly ) with my dog who came to see what was going on)

the other was a vision of a giant spider on my roof of my bedroom and again... i started swinging this time i hit the wall hard and my hand was sore for a few weeks after that :P

I'm not sure if these are the exact same, but it seems similar?

[BlackwingHecate]

I've had it three times but only remember two of the things that I saw.

The first time I saw my upstairs neighbor (who at three time I was having some difficulty with,) rocketing down the hallway towards my bed room(like, literally, the lower half of his body was a firey trail), with his arm outstretched holding a big knife. He got to the door and I was able to wrench myself awake. Describing it, it's pretty funny, but the experience was not remotely fun.

The second I can remember (actually the third time it happened) a bunch of guys in black tactical/SWAT armor came into my bedroom, one of them took off their helmet/mask of, and it was my dad, and then I woke up.

[Tierbook]

No. But occasionally when I stretch out while sleeping I'll pull a muscle and then flop around in agony till I can move off my bed and walk it off.

[the game]

No. But occasionally when I stretch out while sleeping I'll pull a muscle and then flop around in agony till I can move off my bed and walk it off.

fucking charley horses...



http://www.healthline.com/health/charley-horse

[Blobfish]

I have experienced Sleep paralysis.. It is pretty freaky when it happens

You do feel like there is a presence in the room.
You feel like something or someone is pressing down on you.
You start to sweat and cannot move and are conscious.

I know what sleep paralysis is all about now.
And have not had any episodes for 10 years.

[lonely zergling]

Had it happen once. Saw a strange black thing in my room and couldnt move. Pretty scary feeling.

[Garnier Fructis]

The hallucinations don't bother me nearly as much as the feeling that my neck is in a bad position and I can't fix it. Like for whatever reason my head is often tilted as far back as possible by the time I realize I've got sleep paralysis, and it is very distressing.

[Gaidax]

Happens to me every Monday.

[Tome]

I had this happen to me a lot during my teenage years, but not as severe as this thread seems to put it.

I could get it at least once or twice a week, and it was always when waking up in the morning.

For me, there was no demon or hallucinations or anything of sorts, but I was simply unable to move. I can't remember for how long it lasted, but inbetween a couple of seconds or a bit higher, like 30 seconds max.

Basically, I knew I was waking up, I heard sounds and could feel myself breath, but couldn't open my eyes or move. Since this had become a common thing for me, I pretty much prepared my brain to wake up and after those seconds had passed I finally managed to flex a muscle, usually a leg, and I had control of my body.

I was a bit worried at first if there was some health risk, but I couldn't feel anything different, and I didn't find anything on the subject either back then.

[Puupi]

No, I haven't been abducted by aliens as far as I know!