Hey there,

I think Sleep-paralysis is related to how deep of a sleeper you are. Some people tend to sleep rather deep. They're not easily awakened by sounds, and take some time to 'get awake' in the morning. Some extreme cases need a lot of prodding or a really loud alarm to wake at all. Anything else they just sleep right through.

Others, like myself, sleep really light. I awaken very easily, and maintain some sort of awareness of the world around me even when I'm asleep. I never need an alarm to wake up, waking naturally just about 5 minutes before the alarm would go up, and it'd be impossible for anyone to enter my room without me being instantly and fully awake.

Now my guess is that sleep-paralysis is something that tends to come easier for the first then the second type of sleeper. I myself have never experienced sleep paralysis. I can feel all the vibrations, the tingles, my body going numb, but I CAN move any time I want to.

So it'd be very interesting, I think, if people mentioned what type of sleeper they are as well as their experiences with sleep-paralysis itself. Do you tend to sleep very lightly and awaken very easily, or do you sleep very deeply and just sleep right through just about anything?

-Redrivertears-