Thread: Okay lets clear up sleep paralysis...

Right, I have been reading on this forum about many peoples experiences of sleep paralysis, and how they induce this etc... But I will tell you of my experience of this, and it is nothing like what anyone else has mentioned, so is it really a broad subject and are there varying degrees of SP, or are some people lying?

So anyway, when I experience SP, or at least when I did, as have not for a year or so, it would be in the morning, and it would seem like when you close your eyes when outside in the sun, you know it is light, but you cannot see because your eyes are shut, as opposed to shutting them in the dark. And no matter what you do, you cannot move a muscle, not even twitch. I have never felt vibrations, never seem hypnotic imagery, and it has always been first thing in the morning before I wake up. It has always been extremely scary and it has seemed like I was 100% aware of the situation I was in (although at the time I didn't know what SP was).

So I guess I am just wondering what peoples views on SP are, and does it really vary as much from what I have explained above? Having only experienced it in the form above, I couldn't comment on other experiences.

Thanks,
Adam.

Well, I've never experienced it myself but what you're describing sounds like sleep paralysis that you experienced when waking up when a large amoun of cases reported is about how people feel it when falling asleep instead (especially for WILDs).

So, it would make sense that your experience was less "intense" from your description since you were slipping out of it instead of into it? Just a thought.

Yeah could be so I guess. I have only ever had it before waking up. And I dont know about less intense, I mean I have woken in cold sweats not know why the **** I couldn't wake myself up, seeing my partner (at the time) leave the room to go to the bathroom, and not be able to even move my fingers for her to wake me up, almost like I was in a coma, was so scary - I thought I would never wake up and the panic and terror was second to none.

Originally Posted by Adam

I have never felt vibrations, never seem hypnotic imagery, and it has always been first thing in the morning before I wake up. It has always been extremely scary and it has seemed like I was 100% aware of the situation I was in (although at the time I didn't know what SP was).

I've only consciously experienced SP once, and it was almost exactly as you've told it. I had woken up earlier than usual, and was falling back to sleep when it occured, though-- which is different from you. Still, I didn't feel any vibrations, nor seen anything but the insides of my eyelids; and hell yeah it was scary, and I even knew what was happening. It was simply that I couldn't move at all; I felt all my muscles relax, tried to roll over and found I couldn't. I suppose I freaked out enough to wake my body up a few seconds later, but...

That's just what I've experienced. I'm curious how other people will respond in this thread as well.

For me it seemed to last about 10 minutes or so... I wish I could have it now, knowing what it is!!!

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?

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