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So lately, for whatever reason, I have been expiriencing frequent bouts of sleep paralysis. It use to happen to me like once a month or so but its almost twice a week at this point. This ever happen to anyone else?

You mean you wake up and can't move?

Its like the conscience part of your brain wakes up....so you are awake but have no control of your body. Also the wierd part is I always feel like someone/something dangerous is in the room or i feel threatend by something.

I've had it where I can't move some of my limbs, but then I just used the others to move them and I was fine. I assume that I pinched a nerve or cut off circulation somehow while sleeping.

Perhaps you should go see a doctor?

Ive slept on my arm and had it go totally numb when i woke up (which is how i invented the phanthom spank...) but this is a totally different feeling.

do you always post weird stuff about yourself so early on in a new forum?


I bet you were abducted\.

Im not that new..wait...i joined before you!
Nah it wasnt abduction. Sleep paralysis is an actual medical condition...just not sure why the increase in frequency.

Yeah. Specifically night terrors. Creepy stuff, man. Let me tell you.

Vorlon wrote:Im not that new..wait...i joined before you!
Nah it wasnt abduction. Sleep paralysis is an actual medical condition...just not sure why the increase in frequency.

I know but I am on every day...


I also know it is a medical condition....and how can you say it wasn't abduction?...Like you would remember?

Sleep Paralysis is actually what happens after you are abducted. Do you have a fear of grey-skinned creatures with large eyes? Do you sleep facing the window, and is your bed on the side or in a corner of your room?

Maybe your master/mistress is tying the straps too tight?
Quick relase clips may help with moving when you wake up...

Could it be all the menacing Warhammer 40k models situated around your room in dangerous jags and menacing angles?

Any...

...medications we should know about?

None that im aware of!
I dont think its abduction....I dont feel probe-violated.
and all the warhammer stuff is in my painting room.

Sleep paralysis really does suck though. No ones ever had it?

Vorlon wrote:None that im aware of!
I dont think its abduction....I dont feel probe-violated.
and all the warhammer stuff is in my painting room.

Sleep paralysis really does suck though. No ones ever had it?

-Creepy old guy in corner of bar, it starts to rain and lightning flashes-

I've had it before...

I had that happen once and it scared the gak out of me. I woke up hearing (I know now it was me waking mid dream) in a childs voice, "theres a man standing in the corner" and I could actually see a shadow of someone standing in the far corner of my room, and all I heard was his breathing.

It was incredibly friggin scary, but I since learned what and how it happens. Still though, getting good and scared is still good and scared weather you understand it or not

KingCracker wrote:I had that happen once and it scared the gak out of me. I woke up hearing (I know now it was me waking mid dream) in a childs voice, "theres a man standing in the corner" and I could actually see a shadow of someone standing in the far corner of my room, and all I heard was his breathing.

It was incredibly friggin scary, but I since learned what and how it happens. Still though, getting good and scared is still good and scared weather you understand it or not

that is probably the creepiest thing I have read in 5 months....dude...

Pssh your telling me. Im 26, that happened when I was probably 15-16. Just thinking about it makes a knot in my stomach. No joke, its happening as I type lol

That's messed up!

I have never heard a voice or see things but i feel (a really intense feeling) that something is there. I also get a wierd static-y feeling in my head...hard to explain.

Yea it can be different from person to person. Like I said I hadnt had anything happen sense. Apparently I had a waking dream, so I was dreaming still (obviously some type of nightmare) and I woke up but was still dreaming. As soon as I could move I jumped from my bed and took off, it just stopped. Infact alot of people think thats the main cause of "ghost stories" is something very similar.

Two questions:
-How long does the paralysis last?
-Can you still move your eyes?

When you go into REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, you release a chemical which paralyzes the body so you don't hurt yourself, but in your dream your are still moving. If you have ever noticed that your hand grip is very weak in the morning, it's because you're still feeling the effects of the chemicals. Some people have a condition where their body doesn't release these paralyzing chemicals, causing them to thrash violently during their sleep. I suspect the reason you are having these sleep paralysis moments is because your body is continuing to release the chemical after you've woken up.

I think you should definitely see a doctor.

I've never woke up paralyzed, but I have woke up with a strange sense of fear, but of what I can't tell. Like there's someone else there I think.

Wierd...

Damn, I didn't think you'd noticed...... er, uhm, it wasn't me that was there!

I've had this happen twice.

You wake up sort of and you can't move. But you still believe the dream is real.

The one I remember there were some murderous women planning to do me harm.

It is quite concerning to not be able to move. But the last one was months ago.

I've had this happen once, and in my struggle to move, I elbowed my still-sleeping girlfriend in the temple.

You don't even want to know her reaction.

You don't even want to know her reaction.

Lustful kisses!

Wait, no, I change my answer to "sleepy painful mumblings."

Maybe it is just a normal, everyday possession.


Gozer has plans for you Key Master.......

My brother used to sit up in his sleep, then fall over sideways as his body relaxed. Meant he used to hit his head a lot - which would explain a few things

My wife also occasionally elbows me in the face when she is sleeping (as well as stealing pretty much the whole bed and all the covers - it is amazing how little space I now need to sleep in ) but I think that is just her rolling around trying to get comfortable in her sleep.

As to the actual topic - I've had what could be considered sleep paralysis a couple of times. Neither of them were scary - I just couldn't move for what seemed like a minute or two. Though I think one of those times was just me being lazy and pretending to myself I could not move

Vorlon, how many episodes in total have you experienced?

Years ago I occasionally experienced sleep paralysis, but nothing like twice a week. My understanding at the time was that it was harmless. And in fact once I understood it and knew what to expect, I learned to relax when it happened and the episode then passed pretty quickly.

Still, if it's happening to you a LOT, might be worth talking to your doctor who can then refer to a specialist that works in sleep disorders.

To get out of it, simply hold your breath.