I think you should all know what I was officially freaked the fuck out thinking about this thread last night. I'm even more thankful that I've never experienced this because if I hallucinated a ghost or demon thing I would be fucking ruined. I can handle scary movies and things, but if I experienced something I think I would seriously freak out. And I manage to realize this without even experiencing anything like it, so imagine how bad it would actually be. I don't want to.
Poll: Sleep Paralysis
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I have them, pretty often (and I woke up as soon as I realised I can't move my leg). Or at least I used to have, because thankfully I no longer experience it.
My friend, on the other hand, had a very realistic "dream" where she was lying in her bed, and a black shape of a human appeared in her room and when she looked at him, he started moving closer and closer, but when she closed her eyes and opened again, he was at the end of the room. And when she looked at him again, he resumed his movement. But as soon as he moved 50cm to her, she woke up...
Creepy.
My friend, on the other hand, had a very realistic "dream" where she was lying in her bed, and a black shape of a human appeared in her room and when she looked at him, he started moving closer and closer, but when she closed her eyes and opened again, he was at the end of the room. And when she looked at him again, he resumed his movement. But as soon as he moved 50cm to her, she woke up...
Creepy.
The reason for your sleep paralysis is because you're waking up while you were still in REM. And yes, you do tend to hallucinate during this phase.
Taking Klonopin or some other Clonazapam is supposed to help if it's an actual chronic problem.
Taking Klonopin or some other Clonazapam is supposed to help if it's an actual chronic problem.
mmmm... I keep looking back at the time I saw the shadow man, & I've been wondering... It's almost as though that silhouette looked like MY silhouette. I really don't believe there's some psychological problem in me that would warrant me hallucinating my own silhouette strangling me, & I'm not even sure if it WAS a silhouette of me...
According to studies done by university researchers - yes sleeping on your back tends to be the most common postion for sleep paralysis to occur in. You can have it occur in any sleep position though. I wish I still had the link to a Canadian researcher but you can google it and find out all sorts of details.implodingMan said:
I've had it happen several times which seemed to occur in a 6 month time period after I had gotten a really bad concussion from a car accident. Only the first time was scary but I think I just felt more vunerable. I was on my stomach with my head laying on one side faacing the wall.
I haven't seen anything like what the OP mentioned though I have seen several shadowy type figures during these episodes. Thankfully I haven't had one in about 7 months. Can't say that I miss them.
I have had sleep paralysis atleast six times. I remember one time I was laying on my back and there was a shadow creature on me eating before it crawled off across the room. The odd thing for me is that every time I get like this I feel my heart beat throughout my whole body even shortly I manage to wake up
The only 'void man' I ever saw was while I was awake and outside walking around. It was at night in a semi derelict industrial area. It was a six foot tall solid human shaped black shadow.
No sleep paralysis that I remember, but one 'dream' where I was being attacked by a whole bunch of them. I woke the next morning shaking, nauseous and physically drained.
No sleep paralysis that I remember, but one 'dream' where I was being attacked by a whole bunch of them. I woke the next morning shaking, nauseous and physically drained.
I have had this happen too. One other thing is once in a while while I am laying in bed, I will "trip" and my legs will involuntarily try and catch me. its a really weird sensation. you not moving, laying on your stomach or side, theres no way you could fall, but your body takes over and tries to stop you from tripping.
I've had the SP twice, I had no idea what it was.
Thanks that's been creeping me out for a while, didn't see a void guy though.
Both times were when my girlfriend was here, I had my eyes wide open but couldn't move or speak and apparently I was breathing very heavily, I had to be shook before I could move again.
That scared the shit out of me, I thought I'd died or something.
Thanks that's been creeping me out for a while, didn't see a void guy though.
Both times were when my girlfriend was here, I had my eyes wide open but couldn't move or speak and apparently I was breathing very heavily, I had to be shook before I could move again.
That scared the shit out of me, I thought I'd died or something.
I've had it a few times, not usually with hallucinations, but I have seen the man and a giant spider, although not at the same time.
It's supposed to occur most often when someone is sleep deprived, and when they have just been asleep, as opposed to just starting. The "feeling of doom" (doctors tend to use this term as well) is well known - everyone I've spoken to who has experienced SP has felt as if they were about to die, but they couldn't say for certain why this was.
The only other time I've heard of this "feeling of doom" is when certain drugs are administered, such as the one used to slow down an abnormally fast heart rate.
It's supposed to occur most often when someone is sleep deprived, and when they have just been asleep, as opposed to just starting. The "feeling of doom" (doctors tend to use this term as well) is well known - everyone I've spoken to who has experienced SP has felt as if they were about to die, but they couldn't say for certain why this was.
The only other time I've heard of this "feeling of doom" is when certain drugs are administered, such as the one used to slow down an abnormally fast heart rate.
I had it once and though I herd a child screaming, so the one finger I could move I pushed my arm then when that could move I moved my body then when I got up the screaming stopped and the whole room changed coulors all of a sudden like I was asleep. Pissed myself ten seconds later.
I've had sleep paralysis a dozen times, but never with the shadow being. I just woke up screaming from sleep paralysis, and the shadow thing was sitting on my room mates bed just staring at me. Probably one of the scariest things I've ever experienced, and now I am petrified of going back to sleep in that room. Absolutely awful.
I've had sleep paralysis twice. Once in my room, where I saw a benevolent void thing (just last night) , it felt feminine though. It as as if she was protecting me from something. And the other time in the school bus, I couldn't move and I could feel my heartbeat pounding throughout my entire body. A busmate of mine said after regaining control over my body.
"Hey, Bien? Are you okay? Your eyes were bloodshot, you won't move even when I poked you and you were sweating lightly."
She sounded concerned, so I opened a notebook and I quickly wrote it down along with the details of my experience. The school's doctor said it was just sleep paralysis, and completely normal. It happened a week ago.
"Hey, Bien? Are you okay? Your eyes were bloodshot, you won't move even when I poked you and you were sweating lightly."
She sounded concerned, so I opened a notebook and I quickly wrote it down along with the details of my experience. The school's doctor said it was just sleep paralysis, and completely normal. It happened a week ago.
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