bizarre sleeping and dreaming problems

[Revulero]

I don't know if I should post this here or if this should be in chit-chat.

In the past six months I've been having some crazy sleeping episodes where my body just freezes and it feels like I'm actually dying. some of these occur while dreaming and some before waking up. I had one of these episodes occur while I was sleeping this afternoon, I was dreaming and I remember I was talking with a friend and we were laughing and I was joking around with him and he pushed me. It wasn't anything bad we were just horseplaying, i then fell to the ground and remained frozen. I couldn't get up or move an inch of my body, I could'nt even blink or breathe; I started to recognize this feeling since I've had this occur several times in the last six months. I then stopped dreaming and I tried to wake up, but I couldn't. I was concious and I could here the television still on and my dog snoring, but I was stiff and I felt like my life was draining away. I tried kicking and screaming but it had no affect, but after awhile it stopped and I gasped for air and kicked my dog off the bed. This to me is straight up bizarre and terrifying. I was wondering if anyone had anything like this or experiences like these and if you do how the hell do you deal with them, is this also life threatening.

[Forward Union]

I don't know if I should post this here or if this should be in chit-chat.

In the past six months I've been having some crazy sleeping episodes where my body just freezes and it feels like I'm actually dying. some of these occur while dreaming and some before waking up. I had one of these episodes occur while I was sleeping this afternoon, I was dreaming and I remember I was talking with a friend and we were laughing and I was joking around with him and he pushed me. It wasn't anything bad we were just horseplaying, i then fell to the ground and remained frozen. I couldn't get up or move an inch of my body, I couldn't even blink or breathe; I started to recognize this feeling since I've had this occur several times in the last six months. I then stopped dreaming and I tried to wake up, but I couldn't. I was concious and I could here the television still on and my dog snoring, but I was stiff and I felt like my life was draining away. I tried kicking and screaming but it had no affect, but after awhile it stopped and I gasped for air and kicked my dog off the bed. This to me is straight up bizarre and terrifying. I was wondering if anyone had anything like this or experiences like these and if you do how the hell do you deal with them, is this also life threatening.

It's normal.

When you go into a certain stage of sleep your body paralyzes itself, this is to stop you acting out your dreams. Some peoples bodies don't deliver this paralysis sufficiently and the suffer from sleep walking. Other times the paralysis is too extreme or deposited too late into the sleep and people wake up, or partially wake up (as you did) still paralyzed. Partially or totally, which isn't the nicest feeling. Especially if you don't know why you can't move.

Not only that but other parts of the brain are effected by this. People that wake up in paralysis often feel that they are surrounded by people, sometimes to the extent they can see them, the room can become incredibly bright, dark, cold, or any of these combination's, or none.



Paralysis: this occurs after waking up or shortly before falling asleep. The person cannot move any body part, and only has minimal control over blinking, breathing, and very rarely, movement of the jaw. This paralysis is the same paralysis that occurs when dreaming. The brain paralyzes the muscles to prevent possible injury during dreams, as some body parts may move during dreaming. If the person wakes up suddenly, the brain may still think that it is dreaming, and sustains the paralysis.



Hallucinations: Images or speaking that appear during the paralysis. The person may think that someone is standing beside them or they may hear strange sounds. These may be dreamlike, possibly causing the person to think that they are still dreaming. Often it is reported as feeling a weight on one's chest, as if being underneath a person or heavy object.


Most people experience both sleep walking and sleep paralysis from time to time. These are the commonly understood causes of the disorder;Sleeping in a face upward position. Irregular sleeping patterns. Increased stress. Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes or having a Lucid Dream beforehand.

Again, it's normal for this to happen from time to time. But if it continues then speak to your doctor, and s/he'll give you a plan of action. The drug Clonazepam (sp?) is highly effective at taking out sleep paralysis.

[Killfacer]

I get sleep paralysisa fair bit. It's really unpleasant but it's nothing to worry about. Although apprently irregular sleeping patterns can contribute to it.

[Revulero]

What a relief that I'm not the only on and thanks, I will look more into this sleep paralysis.

[Raúl Duke]

I was going to say it was sleep paralysis...but other people already mention it.

[thinkerOFthoughts]

I used to get that allllllllllll the time :) I always wondered what would happen if I just stayed still and let myself continue to feel like it was falling into the ubis but I always chickened out lol. Before I realized what it was I used to call it a "sleeping panic attack" haha

[benhur]

This could be a blessing in disguise. When I first experienced SP, I was able to do Lucid Dreaming as well. It's quite interesting, so explore it.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Sleep paralysis is some seriously fucked-up shit. I reckon it's the main reason why I can never fucking move properly about in my dreams, especially when I want to run away.