From the article: Understanding the Terrors of Sleep Paralysis
In what is a fairly common condition, sleep paralysis experiences tend to be similar. Share your experiences so that others may find comfort or marvel at the phenomenon. Share Your Experiences
I thought i will die
- It usually happen to me in daytime, i couldnt move i try to shout but i couldn't but instead it hurt my throat..i thought it is a symptoms of a anterior mitral valve collapse.im so worried but after i read this column,i said im not the only one....hope theres a medication of this terrible sleep paralysed.
- —Guest guest zel
last night
- this just happened to me last! I woke up in the middle of the night and i couldn't move or open my eyes, when i suddenly started to hear someone or something breathing in my ear! I wanted to scream and move and I just started to get this weird chill all up and down my body and this big amount of pressure on top of me! then it went away and happend another 2 times! when I woke up i was scared as hell!
- —Guest nichole
my experience
- hi it happened to me just like 5 minutes ago. i couldnt move any part of my body or talk but felt away it was horrible and i hear this loud sound going off in my ear which wouldnt stop. i couldnt move and its the first time iv ever had it. i thought it was an evil spirt going in to me it was like it was holdin me down and screamin into my ear while going in to my body i didnt even wanna open my eyes i was that scared
- —Guest kurt
is any cure for this?
- it is 4 am, and i am afraid to close my eyes, everytime i do, this happens, the attack of not able to move my body and fighting to wake up when you are aware of your surroundings, it happened to me 3 times in row tonight ...... is there any cure or reason for this ? i also suffer from sezures, that are controlled with meds, so i am afraid that these attacks are sezures, but the doc says no ...... what to do?
- —Guest fran
very disturbing!
- I get the sensation,of being fully awake, but i cannot move my body at all, hearing things happening around me,trying to move, and hoping someone will shake me to wake me up.sometimes a choking feeling, unable to breathe properly, i try and calm myself down, then focus on every bit of strength, to move one part of my body, then jerk awake! very scary! i also have time when im sleeping that i wake gasping for breathe.but that seems to be another symptom of like sleep apnea.
- —Guest Ray
sorry for the miss spelling its my compt
- i find that if i try to just let it happen it changes from electo to a tottle body numbing thats even harder to wake up out of anyone have the same thing? i allways wonder what would truly happen if i did nothing? but like any living creature its nature to fight to stay alive
- —Guest xcellorator
me too
- for me its like im being electrocuted and paralized i see flashes in my head and my body tingles it fells like im battleing for a hour or more before i brake free and wake up.
- —Guest xcellorator
sleep paralysis
- I believe this is the condition I have. It's completely terrifying. The scariest part is my inability to breathe. Usually the only way I wake up is by moaning or trying to move some part of my body so my wife can "jerk" me awake.
- —Guest andy
I thought i was alone
- It is really scary i am now 39 and have lived with this since i was almost 16. Now i just relax and do not fight back and since i believe in Jesus i just call his name repeatedly until i wake up. i thought i was alone but i am glad that several people have this disorder. i was afraid to ask anyone about this disorder even my wife does not know about this but it is very scary.. you think you might not wake up forever.
- —mitombo
You're not the only one...
- I am only barely in my teens but I also experience the same I have heard many different things and I like to believe this: Your body tries to wake up before your soul comes back into your body, you can barely wiggle or try to move and you feel someone is holding your chest down and after those few terrifying minutes it is over. BUt it happens to me sometimes repeatedly. I wish it wouldn't. Last night it was horrible, I was up late trying to finish my homework and I was starting to doze off, so I decided to put my history book to the side of my bed, then turn off my lights. an hour or so later I was in that half asleep half awake thing and I could've sworn I saw a woman at the side of my bed, but I only really saw her hand at the side of her leg, in front of my tv. after a couple minutes of struggling trying to wake my self up I finally and got the courage to get up then I got my mom to sleep with me;) I prayed, I felt better. I realized the woman was my spirit. I try and think positive
- —Guest Gaby
trapped
- this usually happens when I'm snoozing in the recliner.I try to make myself move but cannot come out of it.My brain is functioning but my body won't.It scared me the first few times it happened but now I just wait a few minutes and I gradually get able to move and wake up.
- —Guest jean
Sleep Paralysis
- I've had this sleep disorder for as long as I can remember. When I get it I am able to move my fingers and shoulders slightly. I am almost always panic striken due to the fact I cannot speak or move. I can look around with my eyes, but I can't turn my head, it feels too heavy. I usually try to jerk myself awake mainly because it terrifies me. I almost always wake up covered in sweat with an excellerated heartrate. All in all, not fun.
- —Guest Tonedore
scary, but you always wake up
- I usually experience sleep paralysis when I sleep during the day or when I am overtired. It’s very much of a “trapped in my own body” feeling. Like my brain is awake while my body is not. Also, I will feel like I am having trouble breathing and sometimes even feel pressure in my head. As if all the blood is rushing to my head. Of course I wake up and though it seems longer I’m really in this state for no longer than a few minutes. I usually feel disoriented and out of it, so to speak, after waking up. I think its best to try and calm yourself during these episodes and remember that it will pass eventually.
- —Guest stefanie
My personal nightmare come true
- I had drifted off to sleep. As I awoke I could not move my arms or legs. I kept on trying but was unsuccessful. There was a man and woman talking about how I was trying to move. They were making fun of me. My eyes darted back and forth. I slowly told myself that with all my might I was going to get out of this and move my legs. Then, I did and was awake and the nightmare over.
- —Guest Rebekah
