Waking up with sleep paralysis: anyone else?
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Let me just breathe some life back into this sleepy thread. :-)
It’s happened to me twice, though both times I actually managed to break free using the same trick I used maybe five or six times to snap myself out of a (terrible) dream once I realized I was dreaming. I’m not quite sure how to put the technique into words; the closest thing would be describing it as this sudden, explosive surge of energy rushing toward every single muscle, basically shattering whatever kind of mental blockade is holding you down.
Otherwise, the sensation is identical to dreaming, except you're keeping your eyes open and actually seeing things. :-)
Then there was this one time where I didn't even try to stop what was happening: I saw myself from above, just lying there asleep in bed. It's that well-known phenomenon, but man, it is genuinely eerie. What’s wild is that I really did see myself—it wasn't just a dream—because I could see exactly how messy the blankets were (one of my legs was partially sticking out), which turned out to be true when I woke up a few moments later and (quite spooked) immediately scanned the room.
Thomas Hernandez86 said:while you weirdos😬 are wide awake and fully aware that you can't move an inch besides rolling your eyes and breathing.
It’s happened to me twice, though both times I actually managed to break free using the same trick I used maybe five or six times to snap myself out of a (terrible) dream once I realized I was dreaming. I’m not quite sure how to put the technique into words; the closest thing would be describing it as this sudden, explosive surge of energy rushing toward every single muscle, basically shattering whatever kind of mental blockade is holding you down.
Otherwise, the sensation is identical to dreaming, except you're keeping your eyes open and actually seeing things. :-)
Then there was this one time where I didn't even try to stop what was happening: I saw myself from above, just lying there asleep in bed. It's that well-known phenomenon, but man, it is genuinely eerie. What’s wild is that I really did see myself—it wasn't just a dream—because I could see exactly how messy the blankets were (one of my legs was partially sticking out), which turned out to be true when I woke up a few moments later and (quite spooked) immediately scanned the room.