I woke up at 10 today, went on my PC for 40 minutes, then my parents went out. I was cold so I got back into bed and then fell asleep, but when I was sleeping I think I woke up, but when I woke up I couldn't move at all, I couldn't speak either and I could barely see, I was trying to shout for help and reach my phone but I couldn't, I think I got my phone in the end but I couldn't see the screen because my eyes were messed up. I was so anxious and nervous when it was happening. Maybe it was a dream but when I woke up my phone was lying in the bed with me, my lamp was on, which I specifically remember seeing shining against the wall when I was having the dream or whatever it was. Thinking about it now I'm scared, when it was happening I thought I was actually dying. What is this? Reading online I think it was sleep paralysis/night terror, not sure though... Does it mean anything? thanks
Weird dream...
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Sounds like, as you say, sleep paralysis or a night terror.
I've had sleep paralysis before, but only when finishing a huge bender involving drugs. I feel sorry for people who get them all the time. I almost had a heart attack when I came out of mine
What did you play on your pc?
I've had sleep paralysis before, but only when finishing a huge bender involving drugs. I feel sorry for people who get them all the time. I almost had a heart attack when I came out of mine
What did you play on your pc?
Moral of this story, dont do drugs kids...
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Sleep paralysis. It's really annoying.
I get it whenever there's a significant change to my sleeping pattern.
I get it whenever there's a significant change to my sleeping pattern.
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This.
I get it all the time cos I don't sleep enough, sometimes it can be very scary but once you realise what it is you can control it.
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It means you've had a disrupted sleep pattern, which you did. That's when they usually Happen. Other than that, people who experience sleep paralysis have a high chance of having other neurological "disorders" (narcolepsy, cataplexy. Automatic behaviour, hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic))
but no doesn't mean anything and it's very common.
but no doesn't mean anything and it's very common.
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No, the moral of the story is moderation. Bad things happen when you go on 6 day benders in Ibiza
After it happens a few times, you remember what's happening, so doesn't freak you out. You can also get hallucinations at the same time, now that's fun. Seeing a flaming Satan in your room, or three "alien" doctors injecting you in the stomach.
out of body floating, looking back down at yourself, now thats the one I like!! used to get sleep paralysis all the time when i worked shifts. once i found out what it was easiest way to 'wake' myself was to clear my throat, bizarre i know but read that it worked for others.
that said if you were able to actually reach and get hold of your phone, i don't think it actually is sleep paralysis you experienced, most likely some form of night terror, as most of your main motor functions aint actually working when you experince it. certainly anything i've read on it indicated that movement, if you were able to instigate it, normally wakes you fully up.
I got it mainly at uni.
Had that several times, always followed the same pattern,
"Heart attack" followed by a bright flash of brilliant white light, then floating upwards out of the body.
This sounds fun, although I don't fancy seeing a demon in my room. At the start I could not move at all, was stuck staring at the wall where I could see the bright light, and I can remember my left eye being black and had I could see like diagonal lines or something, then I think I was drifting in and out of sleep and can remember each body part starting to work one after the other. When it started I thought I was definitely dying, and I was trying to fight it etc, then I thought something was seriously wrong, tried shouting, couldn't, then it must have been some time later I finally managed to get my phone but couldn't see the screen because my eyes weren't working properly, then I think I fell back asleep... If it happens again I will try doing some simple maths sums in my head or clearing my throat, although I can't say I want to have the feeling of being paralysed again or run the risk of seeing a demon...
Yeah, I used to suffer from this a few years ago. It's basically sleep-walking in reverse. The system that's designed to stop you acting out your dreams gets stuck on when you wake up. Sleep-walking is when the same system doesn't turn on properly and you start strolling around or chatting in your sleep. Not very scientifically/medically accurate I'm sure, but you get the drift 
It's very common to have the feeling of someone or something being there with you. With me, I would always hear people the other side of my door talking - I knew they were talking about me but I couldn't understand what they were saying. You usually get weird noises/lights too - hence it being the leading explanation for alien abductions
It's very common to have the feeling of someone or something being there with you. With me, I would always hear people the other side of my door talking - I knew they were talking about me but I couldn't understand what they were saying. You usually get weird noises/lights too - hence it being the leading explanation for alien abductions
I can remember a door opening and people talking which is why I was trying to shout to them, then I can remember being in my living room, seeing my mum in the dinning room running towards me and then I collapsed and said that something was wrong. I can't remember what order everything happened in, and as I think about it more things are starting to come back to me. Very strange.
If you do a google on sleep paralysis there are some interesting stories and theories on it. Actually some very fascinating reading to be honest. Also after I read some of other peoples experiences and 'cures' I've found my own symptoms are rare now and I've learnt to easily, or at least relatively easily, wake myself. I would advise against try to rationalise what's happening when it occurs-or do maths in your head-you'll be in too much of a jumble and could further confuse the brain and possibly prolong or intensify the experience. Just accepting and understanding what's happening goes along way to helping. And a good snort of the nose or clearing of the throat can work wonders. It may not work the first few times but, at least I'm my case, it could have been my brain recognising that by clearing my throat or sniffing I was telling it that something was wrong and woke me properly. Hope that doesn't sound ridiculous !!