Ever had sleep paralysis?

I get it maybe a good 3 or so times a year. Kind of unfortunate. Sometimes it's really bad..hallucinations, the worst is when I wake up face down and it feels like someone is perched on my back and I can feel someone breathing on my neck.

Hoorah!

I get it maybe a good 3 or so times a year. Kind of unfortunate. Sometimes it's really bad..hallucinations, the worst is when I wake up face down and it feels like someone is perched on my back and I can feel someone breathing on my neck.

Hoorah!

_BlueDuck_

Yea i had it happen where it feels like someone is holding down my arms.

yes, and it was terrifying. I was having a dream, and I woke up. but my body didn't wake up with me, so I was moving my eyes around but I couldn't move my body, or even open my mouth to call someone. and I was still hearing my dream even though I wasn't dreaming anymore. it lasted a good five minutes too.Pearl_of_Egypt

I don't remember anything like this. What exactly is sleep paralysis? You wake up and your mind is awake but not your body?

In the normal lifetime, I think that it happens to a person at least 1-2 times. I believe its happened to me about 3 times.microsoft4life

1-2 times?Id have to say i experience it once a month.

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]yes, and it was terrifying. I was having a dream, and I woke up. but my body didn't wake up with me, so I was moving my eyes around but I couldn't move my body, or even open my mouth to call someone. and I was still hearing my dream even though I wasn't dreaming anymore. it lasted a good five minutes too.gotdangit

I don't remember anything like this. What exactly is sleep paralysis? You wake up and your mind is awake but not your body?

You wake up paralyzed,it can sometimes cause hallucinations.

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]yes, and it was terrifying. I was having a dream, and I woke up. but my body didn't wake up with me, so I was moving my eyes around but I couldn't move my body, or even open my mouth to call someone. and I was still hearing my dream even though I wasn't dreaming anymore. it lasted a good five minutes too.gotdangit

I don't remember anything like this. What exactly is sleep paralysis? You wake up and your mind is awake but not your body?

Yes. And your mind is still in its dream state so a lot of people hallucinate and see lots of crazy things. Real scary when you see something scary and you cant move. Especially when it last along time.

[QUOTE="microsoft4life"]In the normal lifetime, I think that it happens to a person at least 1-2 times. I believe its happened to me about 3 times.xxDustmanxx

yea, thats odd, cause i remember reading something along the lines of what microsoft said

1-2 times?Id have to say i experience it once a month.

[QUOTE="gotdangit"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]yes, and it was terrifying. I was having a dream, and I woke up. but my body didn't wake up with me, so I was moving my eyes around but I couldn't move my body, or even open my mouth to call someone. and I was still hearing my dream even though I wasn't dreaming anymore. it lasted a good five minutes too.kurama2002

I don't remember anything like this. What exactly is sleep paralysis? You wake up and your mind is awake but not your body?

Yes. And your mind is still in its dream state so a lot of people hallucinate and see lots of crazy things. Real scary when you see something scary and you cant move. Especially when it last along time.

yeah, I was seeing flashes of my dream and hearing everything as if it was in the room with me, voices, cars screeching, things like that. what made it really scary was that I was about 15 at the time and never heard of sleep paralysis before. I had no idea what was happening when I woke up like that. I just remember panicking and trying to call out to my mom but couldn't.

I just remembered I don't know what it was, a dream or something and I was trying to yell but nothing happened. Very vague though...

Edit: Dubs...

oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.Pearl_of_Egypt

Whoa I had almost one like that. But mine was a black shadowy girl with dreadlocks kneeling beside my bed. *is scared to sleep tonight* :(

oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.Pearl_of_Egypt

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.kurama2002

Whoa I had almost one like that. But mine was a black shadowy girl with dreadlocks kneeling beside my bed. *is scared to sleep tonight* :(

that's scary, I'm getting scared to sleep too :cry:

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.REforever101

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.REforever101

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]yes, and it was terrifying. I was having a dream, and I woke up. but my body didn't wake up with me, so I was moving my eyes around but I couldn't move my body, or even open my mouth to call someone. and I was still hearing my dream even though I wasn't dreaming anymore. it lasted a good five minutes too.gotdangit

I don't remember anything like this. What exactly is sleep paralysis? You wake up and your mind is awake but not your body?

When you're in REM sleep your body is paralized,pretty much so your body doesn't act out what you're dreaming. Once in a while for whatever reason you'll wake up from REM sleep yet the sleep paralysis won't be lifted immediately.

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.REforever101

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

:| Man thats some scary stuff but i dont believe that its just all in the head.

[QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.Pearl_of_Egypt

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

thats just scratching the surface

the next time you're having trouble sleeping, stick your hands out directly in front of you and close your eyes. at first, nothing may happen. this is normal. try this again and again, night after sleepless night

one night, you'll be greeted with a surprise. you'll feel pressure pressing down on your outstretched hands. the longer you try it, the more obvious it because

if you're Lucky, you might one night feel full fleshed hands gripping your own.

but whatever you do, dont open your eyes. no one knows what happens if you open your eyes

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"][QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.REforever101

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

thats just scratching the surface

the next time you're having trouble sleeping, stick your hands out directly in front of you. at first, nothing my happen. this is normal. try this again and again, night after sleepless night

one night, you'll be greeted with a surprise. you'll feel pressure pressing down on your outstretched hands. the long you try it, the more obvious it because

if you're Lucky, you might one night feel full fleshed hands gripping your own.

but whatever you do, dont open your eyes. no one knows what happens if you open your eyes

I bet it would be you I'd be holding. stalker! I'm calling the cops! :o

[QUOTE="REforever101"][QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"][QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.Pearl_of_Egypt

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

thats just scratching the surface

the next time you're having trouble sleeping, stick your hands out directly in front of you. at first, nothing my happen. this is normal. try this again and again, night after sleepless night

one night, you'll be greeted with a surprise. you'll feel pressure pressing down on your outstretched hands. the long you try it, the more obvious it because

if you're Lucky, you might one night feel full fleshed hands gripping your own.

but whatever you do, dont open your eyes. no one knows what happens if you open your eyes

I bet it would be you I'd be holding. stalker! I'm calling the cops! :o

damn!

i should probably tell you that i was that shadowy figure you saw too...

[QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.kurama2002

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

:| Man thats some scary stuff but i dont believe that its just all in the head.

The problem with sleep paralysis is that after you wake up you're still dissoriented and a bit in "dream mode". A lot of time the sensasion isn't simply that you can't move, but its that something is holding you down or is on top of you. So when you're imagination and senses are going roaming free and you're not thinking too rationally the idea that something is holding you down and you can't move can make your mind conjur up some very frightening thoughts.

I find a lot of time even If I don't see any anything, I still "feel" a presence of something that is in the room. which is usually the most frightening senses of them all.

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"][QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.REforever101

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

thats just scratching the surface

the next time you're having trouble sleeping, stick your hands out directly in front of you and close your eyes. at first, nothing may happen. this is normal. try this again and again, night after sleepless night

one night, you'll be greeted with a surprise. you'll feel pressure pressing down on your outstretched hands. the longer you try it, the more obvious it because

if you're Lucky, you might one night feel full fleshed hands gripping your own.

but whatever you do, dont open your eyes. no one knows what happens if you open your eyes

damn!

i should probably tell you that i was that shadowy figure you saw too...

REforever101

it's all coming together now! :o

To be honest, i have only a few fears in my life-- but those few fears absolutly terrify me.

Perhaps it is because i'm a state swimmer, but i am terrified of suffocating. The other fear is hallucinations. The fact that what i'm seeing and experiencing is not real yet i may act upon it as if it was scares the S*** out of me.

The fact that sleep paralysis can cause hallucinations freakins me out and, to be quite honest, makes me slightly more terrified of dreaming. The important part of all this is that i think i have experienced sleep paralysis, but luckily without the terrible hallucinations:

I once awoke during a dream that (i can't quite remember) probably had something to do with falling into the ocean, and i couldn't move. I freaked. I just couldn't move or really do anything for that matter-- and i was worried that all of a sudden i had suffered a stroke or some other kind of critical failure-- the feeling was much akin to something heavy "holding down" my limbs, much like the centrifugal force of a carnival ride. To my relief it passed in about 30 seconds, after which i began yelling ot all hell for my dog and my parents.

I had almost forgoten about it till i read this thread-- and now comes the point: was that sleep paralysis? and if so do i now have a lessened chance of experienceing it (if you only experience it twice, odds are it will happen later or not at all).

Oh, and btw, to one of the above posters detailing your many encounters with hallucinations; i feel sorry for you, glad you can still sleep at night :P

[QUOTE="kurama2002"][QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell._BlueDuck_

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

:| Man thats some scary stuff but i dont believe that its just all in the head.

The problem with sleep paralysis is that after you wake up you're still dissoriented and a bit in "dream mode". A lot of time the sensasion isn't simply that you can't move, but its that something is holding you down or is on top of you. So when you're imagination and senses are going roaming free and you're not thinking too rationally the idea that something is holding you down and you can't move can make your mind conjur up some very frightening thoughts.

I find a lot of time even If I don't see any anything, I still "feel" a presence of something that is in the room. which is usually the most frightening senses of them all.

[QUOTE="REforever101"][QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"][QUOTE="REforever101"]

[QUOTE="Pearl_of_Egypt"]oh and another time, I had the same thing happen but not as bad. I sorta half awoke, and hallucinated a creepy black shadow person that just ran up to the bed to my face, it was scary as hell.gotdangit

that wasnt sleep paralysis

in a half awaken state, our minds can become open to things we cant normally process. what you saw was not imagined. many things linger in the twilight. the challenge is trying to see them. just know that even though you can't see them, they can see you. they're watching, always watching

good night everyone. sleep tight!

you're mean :cry:

thats just scratching the surface

the next time you're having trouble sleeping, stick your hands out directly in front of you and close your eyes. at first, nothing may happen. this is normal. try this again and again, night after sleepless night

one night, you'll be greeted with a surprise. you'll feel pressure pressing down on your outstretched hands. the longer you try it, the more obvious it because

if you're Lucky, you might one night feel full fleshed hands gripping your own.

but whatever you do, dont open your eyes. no one knows what happens if you open your eyes

your hands cant stay outstretched if your asleep...so no

you must be awake

Once I woke up, and although I could move, I couldn't breath. Another time, I woke up, but I couldn't move. But it turns out that this was because I was at a camp at the time, and we had done a poor job of setting up our tarp, so I was sleeping under a 100 lb puddle...

Then of course there's the fact that if you dream that you're falling, you seem to be hovering an inch above your bed when you wake up.

I never had sleep paralysis before but it sounds interesting.

I've had it happen to me a few times, but the first time was the absolute scariest. I was scared cause I couldn't move of course, but my heart was also pounding because it felt like there was an evil presence in the room with me. I remember I was on my back with my eyes closed, and I knew that evil presence was looking right at me. I was telling myself not to open my eyes, but I did anyway, and I saw a an old mans face hovering right over my face. I could tell he had a beard, and I was able to see right through him, so I thought it was a ghost.

The next time it happened was about a week after the first, and I felt like something was in the room again, but i never saw anything. And just recently it happened. Again I felt like something was in the room, but kept my eyes closed this time, but I heard something right in front of me. At first, I thought it was my dogs because the noise sounded like when a dog sniffs something. So I was thinking my dogs were sniffing my face, but then I remembered my door to my room was closed and locked, and realized it couldn't possibly be my dogs which scared the mess out of me.

I have taken a ****called Science and Psedoscience, and you actually study about aliens. And my professor was an alien fanatic and told us that sleep paralysis could mean that you could have possibly been aducted by aliens? Hopefully that's not what happened to me.