Thread: Have you ever experienced this in the onset of sleep paralisis?

Originally Posted by Foul

I love when people tell me it felt like someone was sitting on their chest. Check out the etymology of the word nightmare.

Apparently, this is a common hypnagogic hallucination.

Nothing that happens to you in sleep paralysis is anything more than a hallucination. Think about it; you go through it every night completely unharmed, being aware of the process doesn't change that.