[SubliminalThoughts]

I hate whenever this happens, its really scary. When im under this I hear a bunch of people talking and I cant move anything except for my feet and I try to open my eyes and sometimes I can open them a tiny bit, but I still cant see anything. I start to shake my feet to wake me up, but it never works and I fall back to sleep. I cant make sense of what the people are talking about. I wonder if im actually having a near death experience or something? Is there something that I can learn from this? Would anyone like to share what happens to them?

[Andica]

Sleep paralysis can be very terrifying. I cant say if your having a near death experience or not. I wake from it crying sometimes as it does feel really crazy. I'm also a little dramatic so that adds to it. When i wake my whole body will feel as its being shocked and I feel so helpless. For me there sometimes accompanied by a terrifying dream of being trapped or hurt. I cringe just thinking about it.

[RisuNeko]

When i get sleep paralysis it is usually accompanied by hallucinations. Usually of demons or giant spiders or monsters either throwing me against a wall or crushing me or coming at me. I can open my eyes usually but thats all i can move besides letting out a pathetic breathy attempt at a scream. After i can move and i know what just happened im usually fine.

[SubliminalThoughts]

The hallucination part is the worst. I remember when I was 14-15 I used to get sleep paralysis on an average of three times a week. I used to never want to sleep.

[RisuNeko]

I try to think of it like a horror movie. Sure it's scary, but it's not real, and it can't really hurt you. Knowing that makes it easier to shake off any fear or anxiety surrounding it.

[berthegel]

Hello , by sleep paralysis do you mean like hypnogogia , or night terrors , or waking dreams
If this is the same thing , i have had lots of those, I hate them used to scare the hell out of me , first one my eyes opened I thought I was awake , and I couldn't see the bedroom door but I thought someone walked in sat at the end of my bed , I was terrified couldn't move scream or do anything I thought I was being haunted
Do you guys get used to them ?
Bye

[RisuNeko]

I'm used to it in a sense. It still freaks me out in the moment, kind of a panic reaction. But I'm fine as soon as I can move again. It doesn't haunt me or make me scared to sleep.

Sleep paralysis is kind of like hypnogogia, but more like hypnopompia because you're waking up, not falling asleep, the difference is, you can't move. In normal hypnagogic hallucinations your movement isn't restricted if you choose to move. It's not like night terrors though. Night terrors happen when you're in the middle of sleeping and just start crying out without knowing what you're doing. I think.

[berthegel]

Hello
, this might stray from the context a bit , and please don't think I'm being crude , when I was younger me and my two brothers used to sleep in the same room , my oder brother used to come in totally drunk , crash onto his bed pass out , but about two hours later he'd sort sleep walk and pee in the wardrobe , or anywhere, that kept me awake I can tell you

[berthegel]

Did you guys have sleep paralysis before meds , or after ?

[lynn P.]

Sleep paralysis can seem scary when it first happens but once you understand it, you can train yourself to be patient for it to stop. I started having Lucid dreams and these were scary at first because they felt so real and I was thinking logically as though I was awake. Now I like having them. Here's an excellent website that covers sleep paralysis, sleep hallucinations and many other sleep related issues.

Sleep Paralysis - Overview and Facts