Sleep Paralysis

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: Sleep Paralysis

Odd that this was posted. Not sure if it's in the same boat as you guys, but in the Philippines we have a demon who does this to their victims. It's just like how you describe it. You're awake, but you feel as if there is something or someone holding you down. There are times where it feels like your mouth is being covered.

Philliesfan and anyone else that has had this problem, have you guys ever seen ghosts or felt a presence among you?

I've never seen anything physically, but I definitely felt an uneasiness in my room. The noise I heard was freaky as hell though.

[Graphik]

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I've read alot about this since I was diagnosed with sleep paralysis as a teen. I agree with everyone in this thread in saying it sucks...sucks balls hard.

I've never been able to pinpoint how it happens or what triggers it. Sometimes its in the first 5-10 minutes of falling asleep, other times it'll happen in the middle of the night.

From what I was told by a doctor was that it happens in the REM (rapid eye movement) part of sleep. REM sleep is the time when you start to dream. So basically your mind is inbetween the stage where REM sleep begins but a part of your brain is still actively awake.

I dont believe all the demon/spirit hype. I've never encountered wierd noises, witches layin on my chest, shadows creeping through the dark, ghost talk or none of that. What I do notice is that while its happening, sometimes it feels like I'm dreaming of a scenario (like actually moving a body part only to realize I haven't moved an inch) or being awake to the point where I can feel the struggle of trying to move. What I normally do after I realize I cant move is relax, stop fighting and wait it out. I usually just snap out of it.

It sucks cause depending on what position you're sleeping, you can definitely block your air pipes and during the entire ordeal, you're gasping for air with the hope that you'll snap out of it before you stop breathing.

[BurghFan]

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Yep, what Graphik said. During REM sleep the brain completely shuts down the motor pathways as a means to prevent you from actually acting out your dreams. The actual disorder is that the mechanism that triggers sleep paralysis is out of sync so that it is triggered before you brain is fully asleep or doesn't turn off promptly when the brain comes to a waking state.

There is actually another disorder in which sleep paralysis fails occur and the person actually will act out their dreams. My psychology professor in college told my class about a friend of his who suffered from this condition. His friend had played football in the past and would often dream about playing football and one night while still asleep got out of bed and tackled his dresser breaking his collarbone in the process.

[bigbob]

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I've have it happen to me occasionally. and by that I mean once a year or so.

I don't believe I've ever seen a figure, but I can't move and whenever you try to scream, nothing comes out and it just makes it that much worse because of how helpless you feel at that point.

A friend of mine said she has them, and sometimes something (a person, but a messed up looking person) comes crawling through er window and she wakes up right whenever it gets beside her bed.

[Splitter77]

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I've have it happen to me occasionally. and by that I mean once a year or so.

I don't believe I've ever seen a figure, but I can't move and whenever you try to scream, nothing comes out and it just makes it that much worse because of how helpless you feel at that point.

A friend of mine said she has them, and sometimes something (a person, but a messed up looking person) comes crawling through er window and she wakes up right whenever it gets beside her bed.

yeah, ive never seen anything strange. just have what you stated, try to yell, but nothing, try to move, nothing. I can see fine. hear fine, Its happened right next to my wife as she sleep. I look right at her sleep, but i cant yell or move for about 5-10 seconds.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I had this happen to me a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was just a dream.

[dickey1331]

This is some crazy ****. Never had anything close to this happened to me. Hopefully it stays that way.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

[Fly3]

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There is actually another disorder in which sleep paralysis fails occur and the person actually will act out their dreams. My psychology professor in college told my class about a friend of his who suffered from this condition. His friend had played football in the past and would often dream about playing football and one night while still asleep got out of bed and tackled his dresser breaking his collarbone in the process.

Lmao

10cha

[Skyboxer]

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I had this happen multiple times over the course of a few weeks on a few occasions.
I try screaming etc.. and eventually I manage to get my arm to fall off side of bed or leg...anything to "knock" me awake.

Can't freaking stand it. It really is terrifying. At least for me it is.

Hasn't happened in a while though.. thankfully.

[Jr.]

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There is actually another disorder in which sleep paralysis fails occur and the person actually will act out their dreams. My psychology professor in college told my class about a friend of his who suffered from this condition. His friend had played football in the past and would often dream about playing football and one night while still asleep got out of bed and tackled his dresser breaking his collarbone in the process.

It's the root of sleep-walking episodes. There are stories of people going to sleep and waking up in another house/city/state because they've gotten in their cars and driven somewhere.

[Dirty Turtles]

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I've never had this happen to me, but I wake up once every few months from severe acid-reflux. I basically vomit into my mouth, wake up and can't breathe. I gasp for air for about 30 second before it finally subsides. It's super scary, so I can only imagine if I subconsciously woke up and couldn't move at all!

[kingkilla56]

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This has never happened to me but I've read about it before and it is one if the scariest things to think about. I can't imagine being awake and not being able to move.

[IlliniM1ke]

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I've have it happen to me occasionally. and by that I mean once a year or so.

I don't believe I've ever seen a figure, but I can't move and whenever you try to scream, nothing comes out and it just makes it that much worse because of how helpless you feel at that point.

This, I've never actually seen anything but I always have a feeling of uneasiness like someone/something is there with me, by the time I come out of it my heart is usually pounding from that feeling of trying to move or scream for help because you feel like someone is there with you that shouldn't be.

[gerg1234]

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I've had it happen once. Just couldn't get up...no evil figures or anything.

A friend of mine had it happen once though. He said he saw a shadowy figure that moved toward him. He said it even reached down and touched his face. He said it was the scariest moment of his life.

[Reaman]

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It has been a while since it has happened to me, as well.

The last time it happened, I was lying down on my bed, after school; Just resting and eventually was taking a nap, [which I hate doing] and soon the paralysis took over.