[MtnTime2896]

Lately, since it has gotten worse, I've decided to study as much about sleep paralysis as I can. Not being able to move while still dreaming, it's a nightmare, sometimes very literally. I'm posting this to see if anyone can relate or has their own stories.

Also, because this is also an issue for me, I'd like to address the issue that coincides with the sleep paralysis: False awakenings. At most (before I quit counting and became panicked to actually wake up) I've counted up to thirty false awakenings in a single night. All with me "waking up" paralyzed like normal and eventually breaking out of it, then proceeding to get up and start doing my daily activities. Well, then daily activities turn into a nightmare. The other night, during one of the wakings, I was in the kitchen cooking and out of nowhere a rope tied around my throat and strung me up to the ceiling. I woke up paralyzed and unable to breathe, got out of it, and then it turned into another nightmare. When I finally woke up I hallucinated for the first couple minutes and was paralyzed (yet again).

It's all gotten bad enough that I don't always know when I'm actually awake or am dreaming. I'm always waiting for another nightmare to ensue.

Can anyone else relate?

[rdgrad15]

Originally Posted by Só leigheas

Lately, since it has gotten worse, I've decided to study as much about sleep paralysis as I can. Not being able to move while still dreaming, it's a nightmare, sometimes very literally. I'm posting this to see if anyone can relate or has their own stories.

Also, because this is also an issue for me, I'd like to address the issue that coincides with the sleep paralysis: False awakenings. At most (before I quit counting and became panicked to actually wake up) I've counted up to thirty false awakenings in a single night. All with me "waking up" paralyzed like normal and eventually breaking out of it, then proceeding to get up and start doing my daily activities. Well, then daily activities turn into a nightmare. The other night, during one of the wakings, I was in the kitchen cooking and out of nowhere a rope tied around my throat and strung me up to the ceiling. I woke up paralyzed and unable to breathe, got out of it, and then it turned into another nightmare. When I finally woke up I hallucinated for the first couple minutes and was paralyzed (yet again).

It's all gotten bad enough that I don't always know when I'm actually awake or am dreaming. I'm always waiting for another nightmare to ensue.

Can anyone else relate?

Aww yes I can relate. It is not as bad as yours but yes I can understand how frustrating and annoying the feeling is. Good thing is that it never lasts too long from what I've read in the past.

When I worked two jobs, went to college as well I sometimes caught some zz's on sofa in between and I would be dreaming and hear the front door knocking but I couldn't wake up, I was stuck, was like my head lost connection to my body I couldn't feel that either, so terrifying.....not quite as vivid as feeling like being strangled that must be a rough experience