Possible to get stuck in SP?

[CorporalClegg]

So last night I woke up from a dream and didn't move, deciding to try to DEILD. I felt my body start to vibrate and heard a loud humming noise, but then I kind of freaked out because I thought "what if I go into SP, but then don't go into a lucid or fall asleep". What made it worse was that I was in an awkward and uncomfortable position, so I didn't want to be stuck like that for a long time. Then my alarm for school went off so I had to get up anyway, but in the future should I worry about this? If you go into SP then don't fall asleep, how long does it last for?

[DreamingDragon]

HI! and first off, welcome to DV! I did my first DEILD about 1 week ago, I woke up on my side, and it took me about 4 seconds, at first i felt nothing, then i felt my legs start swining, then i saw an a small dot, then another dot, and it multiplyed intill it was an image, and i found myself in a Lucid dream!

[hellohihello]

about 3 minutes max.. may seem like a long time. I could be quite wrong. If you want to wake up open your eyes, or just wiggle your big toe.

[PaddyMcNasty]

Can last up to an hour and a half, but only if you suffer from extreme narcolepsy.

[Higurashi]

Sleep paralysis has never lasted over a minute for me.

[Shift]

By definition, you will be always be 'stuck' in SP. The toe-wiggling and etc. may help, but... yea. In a normal person, who does not suffer from sleep disorders or ISP, your sleep paralysis episode should not last more than a few minutes, with 8 minutes being at the extreme range. In people who suffer it as ISP, it can last a bit longer. People who have narcolepsy and other sleep disorders, as Paddy said, it can last over an hour. If you're just a random, normal person getting SP, it should not last for a very long time at all.

[HyperNova]

By definition, you will be always be 'stuck' in SP. The toe-wiggling and etc. may help, but... yea. In a normal person, who does not suffer from sleep disorders or ISP, your sleep paralysis episode should not last more than a few minutes, with 8 minutes being at the extreme range. In people who suffer it as ISP, it can last a bit longer. People who have narcolepsy and other sleep disorders, as Paddy said, it can last over an hour. If you're just a random, normal person getting SP, it should not last for a very long time at all. I'm a very regular sufferer of SP and I've had experiences which have lasted at least 20 minutes... whether or not this is due to some unknown sleep disorder I may have I dunno. But SP usually lasts a lot shorter than it feels and it's very possible to fall alseep during SP without even realising as you still may experience paralysis whilst in the dream.

[Shift]

I'm a very regular sufferer of SP and I've had experiences which have lasted at least 20 minutes... In people who suffer it as ISP, it can last a bit longer. Didn't you read those articles I sent you?

[HyperNova]

Didn't you read those articles I sent you? Not all... I changed my topic slightly... and I didn't really read your post properly... it's a habit.

[chase]

I don't like SP and whenever it happens I force myself to wake back up. It always works though it's scary and a struggle. This usually only happens when I've very tired and wake up for some reason and then go back to sleep. I don't think you could ever get stuck in it. You'll likely wake up or enter a dream. You won't just stay in SP for hours on end.

[dreamingofdreaming]

haha "Man gets stuck in Sleep Paralysis for 20 years" Yeah, that feeling that you got that you may get stuck is that "impending doom" feeling that is very common, I always think I'll have a seizure or stop breathing but I'm always ok. Just go with it and think happy thoughts

[Cowmaster94]

I don't think it is possible to be stuck in SP for more than a minute or two. I was stuck in it for about 30 seconds once. It's not too bad...

[rahim9876]

for me its just as fun as lucid dreaming. dont worry u wont be paralyzed forever