Thread: Ahhh help!

I can't say much about sleep paralysis other than what I've experienced - though I'm not sure if there's any way to be sure it will never happen. I've heard that a lot of people have experienced it unintentionally once or twice in their lives. That being said, the best I can offer you is consolation.

You may get hallucinations, but don't worry - you can control them, and in the case of visual hallucinations, terminate them. If you ever randomly find yourself in sleep paralysis, think of it as the perfect opportunity to jumpstart a lucid dream. If for whatever reason you can't handle it, start by wiggling your fingers/toes and work your way around the rest of your body.

If you are mentally prepared and you know how to deal with the hallucinations, I can honestly say that the scariest thing about sleep paralysis is the anticipation(in my opinion)

Unfortunately you are going to have to just stop worrying. There is no reason to be scared of sp, other than having sleep hallucinations which dont happen very often. SP just feels like your body is numb, if you start feeling sp, and dont like it or get scared, you can easily shake it off. It doesnt actually turn you paraplegic or anything like that. And losing sleep because of fear of it is a bit silly as you get it every night when you fall asleep, you just arent conscious most of the time. If you dont want to feel SP that bad, just go to sleep like you normally would and you wont have to worry about it.

Now if you are trying something like a WILD, and you are scared of getting sleep hallucinations while your paralyzed, the only thing that i can say is dont...fear of sleep hallucinations are the only reason that bad, scary, ones happen. When you wake up and realized you cant move you become frightened and start thinking bad thoughts, so your mind creates things to match. If you wake up paralyzed and realize that you are having a sleep hallucination, stay calm, and think of something cool or fun, chances are it wont be the least bit scary and i have read that you can actually enter a lucid dream from here. Not to mention that 9 times out of 10 it wont happen to you at all. (Odds are actually a lot better than that also.)

So bottome line my friend; Don't be scared!

oh so i guess ive been reading it's more intense than it really is, because you talk about being numb, well the first time i heard of this i tried it and i wasnt sure if it worked or not because i just felt kind of numb, like i was invisible but idk for sure, i wasnt scared of that, ive just heard of sensations of falling and things like that.

Originally Posted by Stumpboy1001

oh so i guess ive been reading it's more intense than it really is, because you talk about being numb, well the first time i heard of this i tried it and i wasnt sure if it worked or not because i just felt kind of numb, like i was invisible but idk for sure, i wasnt scared of that, ive just heard of sensations of falling and things like that.

The sensations of falling do happen, but usually when you arent fully conscious and can be a good sign to get into a lucid dream, and they arent even scary, you probably have experienced this feeling consciously many times. Just feels like a rocking sensation or maybe a jerk that wakes you up, but once again nothing to worry about. If you feel these sensations, just pretend you are on a roller coaster. I like to have fun with them.

Ohhh! i think ive had that, its like right before your about to fall asleep sometimes it feels like you are dreaming and you feel like you just tripped and you startle in bed? and sometimes jump ?

Originally Posted by Stumpboy1001

Ohhh! i think ive had that, its like right before your about to fall asleep sometimes it feels like you are dreaming and you feel like you just tripped and you startle in bed? and sometimes jump ?

Yes exactly, the rocking sensation is different but the falling sensation is just that.

oh i just had that last night.
the falling one sometimes startles me...lol
but i dont think ive ever had the rocking one.

I love the rocking sensation. I always try to flip myself upside down. And falling through the bed, that's fun too.

As people have said, you really shouldn't be afraid of SP. The intensity varies depending on the person. I think most people don't have the extreme ones, you just hear about them more because they're a problem. But that's just my guess. I can see how it would be scary if you'd never heard of it before, but just think, now you know what to expect. Even if it turns out to be creepy, you can distract yourself by marveling at how realistic everything is. You never know, you might even enjoy it (I do), and on top of that you could get a lucid dream.

thanks

im really getting tired of people being afraid of SP. its really annoying. you havent even experienced it yet, you dont even know what its actually like. your just building up this fear in your mind.

Originally Posted by JamesLD

im really getting tired of people being afraid of SP. its really annoying. you havent even experienced it yet, you dont even know what its actually like. your just building up this fear in your mind.

Not helping. Some people are just scared of the unknown. That's just life. If you're annoyed at the people like the OP then either ignore them or try to help them. It's as simple as that.

Originally Posted by JamesLD

im really getting tired of people being afraid of SP. its really annoying. you havent even experienced it yet, you dont even know what its actually like. your just building up this fear in your mind.

SP can be a frightening experience. It can be especially frightening to people new to the transition process. Please be a bit more understanding as to how it feels to those not acclimated to it yet.

my bad. i should learn to have more patients with people