Thread: YOUR experiences with Sleep Paralysis.

Originally Posted by SkypeGoat

I woke up in my bed just as my head hit the bench and was totally in SP. It was really odd because most people seem to find SP and then encounter a dream.

This happened to me the other night also. I was trying to WILD and fell asleep, but when I woke up I was in SP for a couple seconds. It was confusing because I thought I had just been daydreaming and then made it to SP, but after a few minutes I realized I must've fallen asleep because the dream I had was way too vivid to be a daydream, not to mention the lack of control I had.

I've had a few instances of sleep paralysis. It's concerning initially because... well.. You can't move lol. The few instances I've had sleep paralysis I wasn't aware that that was what it was, and most of the time you're only semi conscious for it so it's a trippy experience. But in retrospect it's not that bad.

I have had three WILDs, and I have had absolutely no scary sleep paralysis. I know when I am in SP when I can easily do an OBE.

Ive only experienced SP a few times but ive never had a particularly bad experience with it. The most memorable was when i returned to bed from going to the toilet during the night. Almost immediately i heard an immense roaring sound like i was underwater at the bottom of Niagara falls, with that i felt myself falling rapidly and felt as though i was clenching my teeth really tight (this was the only uncomfortable bit).
As this continued i began to see what looked like clouds in my vision, i found myself falling through them faster and faster and as i began to transition into the dream i pierced the bottom of the cloud layer. It took my breath away, i was freefalling towards a huge expanse of ocean, in its centre, what looked to be a tropical island of some type.

Other times noises have been accompanied by feelings of floating, i distinctly remember an experience where i floated into next doors house through my bedroom wall, that was interesting .

Im sure bad experiences are common too but they can likely be lessened by going into this with a positive attitude, just remind yourself that no matter what happens you cant be harmed during it.

Good luck

I came to this website to find stories about experiences sleep paralysis and I am disappointed at what I have found. These stories have almost nothing in common with historical findings and the experiences that I have had and the experiences people I have talked to have had.

Originally Posted by jeremaya

I came to this website to find stories about experiences sleep paralysis and I am disappointed at what I have found. These stories have almost nothing in common with historical findings and the experiences that I have had and the experiences people I have talked to have had.

Well im glad we've opened your eyes a little and you've gained more knowledge on the diversity of effects sleep paralysis causes... Its not all floating out of body or old hag syndrome. Im sure similar experiences to your own have been discussed here before though, DV has a large quantity of posts and information on SP if you search for it.

I have entered sleep paralysis a few times while coming out of sleep in the morning. I hear a FUHFUHFUHFUHFUH noise or a WAWAWAWA noise and I just lay with my eyes closed feeling extremely relaxed. I then sink into a lucid dream or roll over into a dream.

When I went through sleep paralysis, I felt like I was sliding down a really steep slide, on my back, head first. I guess it was like the feeling of falling but not in free fall, if that makes sense. My breathing also got really hard and I could feel the beating of my heart in my neck. It wasn't scary though haha. Hope I didn't accidentally scare anybody there.

I thought it would be scary but I actually like it : () it feels like your in a cloud if you let it

I commonly wake with SP and although it is scary at first (before you know it's harmless), I found it to be an easy way to have an OBE. Usually I experience SP when I am waking from a dream (lucid or otherwise) and as soon as I feel cataleptic, I roll backward and typically fall to the floor. From there I request clarity or awareness and off I go to explore.