Sleep Paralysis

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by Tacky

Aaaah - so THAT's why my dad used to sleep-drive to work at 11pm - his brain couldnt shut that bit down! Its rather scary when you call someone who doesnt know what time of day it is....

"Dad, its 11pm, where are you going in the van"
"Going tae work"
"Its 11pm"
"oh - right y'ar hen"

hehehe - and he doesnt remember! ANd he used to agree with the telly in his sleep....that man was so funny.

Yeah, I guess you could think of sleep paralysis being the opposite of sleepwalking.

[Tacky]

Hmm - which is worse? I think the sensation of paralysis must be awful - as i said, at the time i thought it was a bad dream, but it did feel real.... - then again, my mum found my brother about to walk down the stairs while sleepwalking when we were kids, and if he had fallen down the stairs, eeek!

[¡Punk!]

Originally Posted by LesMTS

When I was having bouts of insomnia I used to entertain myself in the small hours by putting on a hat and stuffing my hair under it, adopting a wide eyed, lips slightly parted, vacant expression, then putting my face about two inches from that of my then girlfriend. Then gently rousing her. To her utter terror.

You're single now aren't you?

[evilglamcaitlin]

For those wanting to know, Mister Wiki says-

"Sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis).

Physiologically, it is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the bodily paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully aware, but unable to move. In addition, the state may be accompanied by hypnagogic hallucinations.

More often than not, sleep paralysis is believed by the person affected by it to be no more than a dream (although it is possible it is in fact a dream: i.e., a false awakening). This explains many dream recountings which describe the person lying frozen and unable to move. The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful, or dream-like, objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision."

Originally Posted by alice_in_a_maze

I get this too.
Sometimes four or five times in the one night, then not again for a week or so. It started when I moved out of my parents house 6 years ago and it used to really scare the shit out of me. I mean, it still does, but at least now I've got some idea what's happening.
I'm normally dreaming that I can't make a sound, fall over, then can't move or breathe and I'm trying to scream for help but nothing comes out. Then I wake up, or so it seems, only to find it's happening again. I do this dreaming I've woken up a few times before I actually wake up, then I'm aware I'm lying in bed but still can't move or breathe, start to panic, and make this odd kinda wailing/screaming noise, at that point I'm woken up by who ever's there to hear me.
Stress does seem to be a trigger, but not always. It definately happens more if I'm feeling guilty about something, but I do tend to let guilt plague me somewhat.
Recently I've started to consciously realise what's happening when I get to the lying in bed feeling like I'm paralysed and suffocating bit. If I concentrate on my toes, and trying to wiggle them, sometimes I'm able to wake myself up without having to scream for help so much.
Overall I don't think the drugs help.

Yeah, I've been having a couple a night sometimes. The hard thing is that it usually happens in the middle of the night so by the time morning rocks up its hard to remember what exactly happened, but I do distinctly recall on the past few occasions actually thinking I'd woken up when I hadn't... if that makes sense. A friend stayed with me the other night and I actually had to ask them if I'd called out their name because I remember waking up and not being able to move and being terrified. I was trying to kick my leg and shout for them but nothing was happening; it's the more frustrating thing ever.

[Tommy]

My mate told me how his burd fully slapped him in her sleep, full force in the face while he was fast asleep. She didn't remember at the time but had a recollection of it in the morning.

The benefits of being single.

[Oskar]

Originally Posted by Tommy

My mate told me how his burd fully slapped him in her sleep, full force in the face while he was fast asleep. She didn't remember at the time but had a recollection of it in the morning.

The benefits of being single.

Ah I used to punch people in my sleep or start crying hysterically.
Sooper.

[¡Punk!]

Originally Posted by Oskar

Ah I used to punch people in my sleep or start crying hysterically.
Sooper.

You just done that for lulz tho'

[I'm Your God Now]

I sometimes sleep with my eyes open. It's yaldy as fuck.

[Oskar]

Originally Posted by ¡Punk!

You just done that for lulz tho'

It's all for the LARFS.

[GoddamnElectric]

My Mum suffers from this. It sounds pretty grim by all accounts =( I'm no expert, but I would imagine that developing a more routine and stable sleeping pattern might help.

[cupotea]

I've experienced sleep paralysis a few times, but unlike most other people in this thread, it didn't really scare me. was wierd, yeah, but not that scary.

[SoYeahThisIsMe]

God sounds like scary stuff . Me personally im a sleep walker/talker, i tend to undress or dress myself while im sleeping plenty of times i've woke up dressed in my uniform or a whole outfit and its almost always perfect . Its scary though having no control over your body, one of my scariest experiences was waking up outside in my hotel varanda 4 floors up in spain, all i could think about was what would have happened if i hadnt woken up. Sleeping is shite sometimes !

[Dyno]

This shit sounds cool as fuck!
I wish I had them, or remember if I had had them.
Haha, SoYaDisIstMich's post above reminds me of the great sleepwalking stories of Kos, where I pissed on my clothes in the corner of the room, only to be woken by my mate 2 seconds later with a punch in the head. Brilliant times.

[¡Punk!]

I had sleep paralysis once and just thought it was weird rather than scary. When you wake up in so much terror you don't have the ability to move, scream or do anything apart from trying your best to hold your rectum in place as you lie shitting yourself that's hardcore.

Not that it's a competition.

If it was I would win.

[Pantgirl]

Your rectum has no ability. Fail