Sleep paralysis?

[Atropos]

I have experienced my first "episode" of sleep paralysis about 3 years ago.. and I read you can see things, well I did see myself sitting somewhere else in my room, but I wasn't able to move or talk.
Last night I experienced SP about 5 times, and its really scaring me, its almost as if i jump right out of it minutes later, but it happens again, and again. I just.. can't move.. its so freaky.. i hate it. Have you ever experienced this? How can I prevent this? Oh and if it helps, I was sleeping on my stomach. (I usually sleep on my side.) Sorry if its to long, >_>;

[lamboman43]

I have experienced my first "episode" of sleep paralysis about 3 years ago.. and I read you can see things, well I did see myself sitting somewhere else in my room, but I wasn't able to move or talk.
Last night I experienced SP about 5 times, and its really scaring me, its almost as if i jump right out of it minutes later, but it happens again, and again. I just.. can't move.. its so freaky.. i hate it. Have you ever experienced this? How can I prevent this? Oh and if it helps, I was sleeping on my stomach. (I usually sleep on my side.) Sorry if its to long, >_>;

I will tell you one EXTREMELY important thing. Go to your doctor. Sleep paralysis is not good and should try to be treated.

[Atropos]

I will tell you one EXTREMELY important thing. Go to your doctor. Sleep paralysis is not good and should try to be treated.

o_o..
Seriously? I looked it up, a lot of people experience it..now i'm scared to sleep tonight ;_;..

[lamboman43]

o_o..
Seriously? I looked it up, a lot of people experience it..now i'm scared to sleep tonight ;_;..

If you are scared you really need to go to a doctor. Sleep is supposed to be enjoyable, not a tragic event. I'm just saying If I was you, I would go see a doctor.

[Antares]

Umm...I don't think the doctor is necessary.
I mean, I think most people on the earth has experienced it.
I know I have. I am fully aware of my surrondings and I am consious but I can't move a muscle which stops me from talking, breathing, etc.

I think it is normal to have this.
The doctor really isn't necessary unless you A. pass out (hopefully youre found) or B. the symptoms persist for like a week or two more.

I can remember when it first happened to me and I was petrified, I thought I was going to die, I couldn't sleep but eventually I got over it and it hasn't happened since *knocks on wood*

[lamboman43]

Umm...I don't think the doctor is necessary.
I mean, I think most people on the earth has experienced it.
I know I have. I am fully aware of my surrondings and I am consious but I can't move a muscle which stops me from talking, breathing, etc.

I think it is normal to have this.
The doctor really isn't necessary unless you A. pass out (hopefully youre found) or B. the symptoms persist for like a week or two more.

I can remember when it first happened to me and I was petrified, I thought I was going to die, I couldn't sleep but eventually I got over it and it hasn't happened since *knocks on wood*

Really? I thought it would be bad. Well ok then you have nothing to worry about, yet.

[Antares]

Well, I mean it is bad in the sense that you are laying there for seconds upon seconds not breathing and not being in control of your body is dangerous. But I just googled "deaths due to sleep paralysis" and the same basic thing just a variation on the words and I found no figures which leads me to believe that it is rare that people die from it.
Now I am not 100% certain but thats what I think.

I stumbled upon this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6092471

I highly suggest that to the OP. It basically tell you everything about it.

But it is scary but try not to think about it too much. Good luck

[Poetic Folly]

I will tell you one EXTREMELY important thing. Go to your doctor. Sleep paralysis is not good and should try to be treated.

It is not dangerous at all. It happens so you do not roll around while you dream. In fact, it is the opposite of dangerous. With out it, you can sleep walk out of your window, down your stairs, etc. If you wake up and have it, relax and try to wiggle your toes. It will go away in a little bit, don't worry. (oh, and you can still breath)

What you experienced was hypnogogic imagery.

HYPNOPOMPIC and HYPNOGOGIC STATES
These dreams involve hallucinations either before (hypnogogic) or after a dream (hypnopompic). These may not just involve hallucinations - the dreamer may hear things, smell things, and even taste things. Such hallucinations usually last for just seconds but may continue for longer. Click here for a post hypnogogic dream experience I had

Such dreams may also involve people punching out. Anyone else in the bed may be hit. They might be having a dream which involves being trapped and they have to fight themselves out of the situations. The punching continues after the dream finishes.

Seeing things. Some people see small things such as small spaceships hovering. Others see mists which may change color. Others see complex geometric shapes. Objects may be lit up in unusual ways, such as a vision of god bathed in light.

Hearing noises. Some hypnopompic dreams involve hearing noises. This may be in the form of a bell, someone shouting a name, a song being sung or loud bangs. The most common type is hearing voices straight after the dream. I have found that such words can often seem very important in interpreting the dream. They can offer a key to understanding the dream. On the other hand the voices heard may just be nonsense and the words meaningless

Twitches and sensations. Such sensations are most common before you fall asleep (hypnogogic state ). You feel yourself drifting off to sleep then suddenly your body jolts(often quite vigorously). This is often referred to as sleep starts.

Other sensations may include a feeling of energy running through the body, a feeling of weightlessness, numbness or floating. Such imagery may be associated with the dream itself - such as a falling sensation when the dream has finished with you falling off a cliff.

The most common bodily sensation is sleep paralysis. This involves a feeling of total paralysis. The person cannot move or moves with great difficulty. This can often be linked to the dream content. Women feel as though they are being raped, men feel they are being held down. Emotionally the dreamer feels violated by the experience so some dream imagery symbolizing such feelings often emerge as a result.

Psychic activity. Many people have associated hypnopompic and hypnogogic states with clairvoyance, telepathy, precognition and other psychic activity. This may be the case with some. But I don’t think the association is that clear. My on thoughts are that dreams with hallucinations involve very strong emotions. They show that the dream involves either powerful negative emotions or strong spiritual inspiration.

I think tommo knows about this :)

[Antares]

It is not dangerous at all. It happens so you do not roll around while you dream. In fact, it is the opposite of dangerous. With out it, you can sleep walk out of your window, down your stairs, etc. If you wake up and have it, relax and try to wiggle your toes. It will go away in a little bit, don't worry. (oh, and you can still breath)

I think tommo knows about this :)

Whenever I have had this, I couldn't breathe.

[Poetic Folly]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

If it continues or worsens, then you should go to the doctor, but this isn't something to go to the doctor about if you have experienced it once.

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