Hello Wine666: Welcome to PsychCentral… from the Skeezyks! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

What I experienced as sleep paralysis, over the years, was that I would be dreaming but then I would wake up & be completely unable to move or make any kind of sound at all. For many years I didn't know what was going on. I'd never heard of sleep paralysis. Over time, I taught myself to focus on moving the index finger of my right hand, then the hand itself. This typically broke through the paralysis. But it was terrifying. I haven't had one of these experiences in quite a few years now. I think I may have stopped having them around the time I first went on antidepressants. But I don't know for sure. I could be wrong about that. I'm just extremely glad they're gone! I'm afraid I don't know what causes them.

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