Sleep Paralysis

[Psycho]

Have any of you guys experienced forms of sleep paralysis? What happened?

Like if you woke up and couldn't move and saw something scary. Or if you just woke up and saw something scary

When I was a kid I woke up once and there was a pile of red clothes on the floor of my bedroom, I looked at it and saw it as a pile of bodies. It looked like that for about 10 seconds until I rubbed my eyes and looked at it again, then I saw it as clothes

It's almost like hallucinations. It's a really weird experience. I'm just curious if you guys have ever had one

[Krypto]

When I wake up and look in the mirror, I almost get paralyzed from the sheer horror of my face.

[Angel]

I have but I was knowledgeable of the occurrence, didn't have any fears and forced myself up. I had it happen a few times near exams of high school so I declared it as stress related.

[Merci]

Yes and it Was angry wolf hallucinations for me

[Voroff]

Publicado originalmente por Ｐｓｙｃｈｏ:

Have any of you guys experienced forms of sleep paralysis? What happened?

We had come to a term and deal : the day i do things, the night he take the relay. For the Wicked never rest.

To be fair i was quite hard to get to the agreement : i had to lure him with poker nights, arguing that i need my hands to play instead of being paralysed. Then, from deals to deals and story told to story exchanged, we got to know each other ;)

[I'm_Tired]

Had them a lot to the point where I could tell and quickly try to open my eyes hard before it happen and did some "experiment" on myself. It only happens when i'm sleeping on my back so i avoid sleeping in that position.

[akiuara]

Nope, I always sleep peacefully every night.

[TGC> The Games Collector]

I woke up 3 times in a row once.
Had breakfast and everything, then woke up in bed.
Almost made it to the bus the second time, then I woke up again. It's really annoying!!

[Chaosolous]

Many many many times. I think it’s more common in people with insomnia IIRC.

[Morkonan]

Publicado originalmente por Ｐｓｙｃｈｏ:

Have any of you guys experienced forms of sleep paralysis? What happened?
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I have experienced it a few times, more notably when I was young. (At least, that's the most vivid of my recollected experiences.)

It's not terribly uncommon for someone to have experienced sleep paralysis and such episodes are frequently accompanied by "Night Terrors." Logically so, since it's a radically frightening feeling and the brain is in a pretty muddled state at the time. But, if you have frequent experiences of these things, you should talk to your physician.

In brief: When we fall asleep and are unconscious, our brain shuts down voluntary muscle movement controls. Think of it like unplugging a mouse from a computer. When sleep paralysis occurs, consciousness returns before voluntary movement has been reestablished... So, the computer starts working and asks for inputs and the mouse is still unplugged.

The opposite can occur as well, sort of like with Restless Leg syndrome or definitely like Sleep Walking. (There are all sorts of issues that can crop up, here, including violent behavior, sex, eating, etc... It's important to discuss such things with a physician if they're frequent or suitably dramatic.)

By shutting down voluntary muscle controls responding to what we might be dreaming at the time, we're prevented from doing things like jumping out of a window or running off to go play with the "cute lions" on the African Savannah...

Various normal things can contribute to sleep paralysis episodes, from just bad sleep hygiene to stress and anxiety. There can be some health issues that can contribute to it, so one should let their physician know if such experiences are frequent.

[F4Frenzy]

I remember I did once
It felt my eyes were taped shut and I was strapped to my bed. This was whilst I was having a nightmare, the type where you’re hiding under a desk from some creature

[atomicgirl]

Oh, great, LOL! I'm going to get sleep paralysis tonight just by reading about it! No joke, but sometimes being reminded of SP triggers an episode.

As a kid, I used to have them when I slept on my back. I didn't get night terrors. I would just wake up, paralyzed and trying to move. Sometimes my mind would play tricks on me and it would feel as if I had flipped over but I hadn't. (I think this is what people confuse for being an out of body experience.)

It wasn't until later when I started getting bad night terrors. (This is what OP is referring to, when talking about seeing a pile of clothing as bones.) I'd look up at the ceiling and it would look like huge, gigantic cracks were forming and that the entire thing was about to cave in.

The night terrors were definitely stressed induced, but I realized is that I'd get them if I went to bed too early. So, for anyone who gets night terrors, don't go to bed until you're so tired that you're nodding off.

[Thermal Lance]

I don't mind sleep paralysis.

My sleep paralysis demon is hot af-

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

Yep. I'm the king of parasomnias lol. Sleep paralysis, sleepwalking, night terrors, nightmare disorder, (unintended i.e. I was trying to have them as some people do) lucid dreams, you name it. I experienced all of those until I mostly grew out of them finally in later adulthood. Sleep paralysis was definitely the scariest.

I would describe it as being conscious of your surroundings, but completely unable to move, and not knowing if it would ever end or you'd just be trapped like that, wondering if somehow you'd become paralyzed due to injury in your sleep, or what. Genuinely horrifying experience in my case. In reality, it lasts only seconds, but it feels subjectively like so much longer. In my case there was no dream content associated with it. Just the waking paralysis.

My night terrors were an entirely separate deal, and much more complex.

[Insomniac Jack]

I only experienced sleep paralysis when I was drinking heavily. Got raped by my paralysis demon. As soon as I got up and left my room I saw my roomate in the hallway, I instantly grabbed and picked him up by the neck. The look of shock, terror and confusion on his face when I rabidly yelled "DID YOU JUST ♥♥♥♥ ME UP THE ASS?!" answered my question.

First and last time something like that happened, but it was enough to get me to cut back on the booze.

[Hypno_Wolf]

I'm not sure if i had one, but i remember having trouble moving slightly and i saw a shadow person at night. The shadow person was in the corner and then started running at me, so i closed my eyes. It felt like something bad was in front of me when i kept them closed.