Has anyone here had sleep paralysis?

[Scurrybt]

If so, how was your experience with it?

[Kamiyama]

Briefly when I was a teenager. Had some paranormal experiences (maybe hallucinations) during the paralysis.

I reached the point where I could break out of it by getting really angry and focusing all my rage on moving just one finger, or one toe. If I could get it to twitch I would then focus on two, then more, then more, then move the hand or foot, then more and more, then try to move the whole leg or arm.

If I could smash the bed with the entire limb then that would "wake me up" and I would break out of it.

I had one experience where I heard things walking around outside the door, and lights shining under the crack at the bottom of the door, it was a lot of them and they were small and their feet were pattering back and forth on the other side. Then the sound of glass straining like your pressing down on it with something sharp. Not to the point of shattering just that high pitched whine of pressure on the glass. That was one of the scary ones.

I had several false awakening dreams that seemed very real. I would get up, stagger into the bathroom, and then just get gob-smacked with this overwhelming sense of DOOM which I can't really describe with words and then I would actually wake up. These messed me up because then I would do the same thing - stagger into the bathroom, wash my face, try to figure out if I was actually awake this time...

I had some other really vivid dreams around that time where it was like I was actually there. Haven't had really clear, intense dreams like that for a long time.

[SuckerPunch]

Yes, I have not yet been able to force myself out of it, but I learned to make a muffled noise so my partner can hear me and physically shake me out of it.

[Chaosolous]

Yes. Many times.

One time was less lucid and more dream and I was a puddle.

[Sharkster_00]

Nope but I have had times when I wake up I can’t move for a couple minutes and sometimes as so as i start talking in the dream I wake up talking or screaming

[Muhyoui]

Was redirected here because I forgot it existed lmao

Here's mine though

I think I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time yesterday morning. I was lying face down into my pillow with my right arm underneath my head, and my left arm next to my side. Suddenly, it felt like I was loosing blood circulation in my arms, and they felt numb. I tried to move my fingers but they just didn't move. Tried again, still didn't move. Slight panic began to set in as it felt like I was going to die or something, and then I took a deep breath and could move. Mind you this entire time I am face down, eyes closed. I was also awake, and it was like 9:00 AM.

[Acetyl]

Had it frequently as a child, along with looping multilayered false awakenings later on. It stopped happening ~24-25.

[Vinegaroon]

Yes, only when sleeping on my back. You can also blink so usually i blink line crazy till i can move.

[Muhyoui]

Honestly, it was a weird feeling. Kinda want to experience it again (still in the daytime) but be on my back or something

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

Scurrybt eredeti hozzászólása:

𖤐 Dr. Brxndy 𖤐 eredeti hozzászólása:

yes

Have you seen shadow people during it?

I have seen shadow people twice, but never had sleep paralysis. I did have insomnia for 6 months. I didn't see shadow people during that period.

The weird thing about the shadows I saw was that both of them were running at a full sprint. The first one happened when I was about 18, and it ran right through me.

[Muhyoui]

Abaddon the Despoiler eredeti hozzászólása:

Scurrybt eredeti hozzászólása:

Have you seen shadow people during it?

I have seen shadow people twice, but never had sleep paralysis. I did have insomnia for 6 months. I didn't see shadow people during that period.

The weird thing about the shadows I saw was that both of them were running at a full sprint. The first one happened when I was about 18, and it ran right through me.

Maybeee get a priest and bless the house?

[arto]

had it nonstop for 2 and a half weeks, got used to it tho

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

Aquatic Hydra eredeti hozzászólása:

Abaddon the Despoiler eredeti hozzászólása:

I have seen shadow people twice, but never had sleep paralysis. I did have insomnia for 6 months. I didn't see shadow people during that period.

The weird thing about the shadows I saw was that both of them were running at a full sprint. The first one happened when I was about 18, and it ran right through me.

Maybeee get a priest and bless the house?

It didn't happen at my house. The first time I was at work, sweeping up my workshop. I saw something running at me out of the corner of my eye. I tried to hit it with the broom but the broom went though it and it ran through me. I fell over, when I got up there was nothing there.

The second time was only about 4 years ago, about 19 years after the first. I was walking down a dark country road with no lights and bushes on both sides of the road. I was using the torch on my phone to see, and a shadow ran across the road about 6 feet infront of me. It made no sound as it ran, or as it exited the bushes. It looked like a grown man of about 6 feet tall, like it was running for its life. Strangely, it was only about 3 miles away from where i saw the first one.

[Scurrybt]

artorol eredeti hozzászólása:

had it nonstop for 2 and a half weeks, got used to it tho

That’s brutal

[Hamless Hog]

Scurrybt eredeti hozzászólása:

If so, how was your experience with it?

Yeah about 2 months ago. I was screaming in my dream and real life.

[Muhyoui]

Abaddon the Despoiler eredeti hozzászólása:

Aquatic Hydra eredeti hozzászólása:

Maybeee get a priest and bless the house?

It didn't happen at my house. The first time I was at work, sweeping up my workshop. I saw something running at me out of the corner of my eye. I tried to hit it with the broom but the broom went though it and it ran through me. I fell over, when I got up there was nothing there.

The second time was only about 4 years ago, about 19 years after the first. I was walking down a dark country road with no lights and bushes on both sides of the road. I was using the torch on my phone to see, and a shadow ran across the road about 6 feet infront of me. It made no sound as it ran, or as it exited the bushes. It looked like a grown man of about 6 feet tall, like it was running for its life. Strangely, it was only about 3 miles away from where i saw the first one.

I would move cities