Sleep paralysis.

Hello everyone.

I wanted to talk about the dreaded sleep paralysis and wanted to hear your opinions on the matter.

Do you believe it to be some sort of evolutionary trait, maybe a flaw in our functioning, our minds not able to work with most of our senses dulled, or could it be the presence of something that has a metaphysical meaning?

If anyone would like to share their stories of this disturbing state, please do.

Maybe I should start: the first time this happened was a few years ago. I remember I was slowely drifting through the first stage of sleep when I felt... something. It's hard to explain, but ever had the feeling that someone is behind you, or even watching you? You can suddenly feel their presence with your skin, becoming more alert.

Well I was lying on my back and suddenly realized that I was unable to move. I don't recall what exactly made me wake up, but I found that I couldn't move a muscle.. I was trapped in my own body, screaming without opening my mouth.

Everything became even more morbid when I sensed.. it staring at me. My memories are somewhat vauge, but I remember a dark shadow looking at me, watching in silence as I was lying. I had red eyes and was shapless, yet somehow resembled a man in a cloak, yest none of it's features were clear.

After a few minutes that felt like a few hours I managed to somehow wake up and everything around me vanished as I regained my full awareness.

I honestly don't know what to believe, Im on the border of believing it to be some kind of "meeting" were the unreal manifested itself in our reality, and believing that it was just my mind struggeling to comprehend the total blackness and silence, and then conjuring some scary thought in order to wake up.

What is curious is that it would seem our brains have the same pattern, the "dark man" is present in most peoples experiences, all around the world. Often with a hat I might add.

Could be of course total bollocks, but the experience generally scares people a lot.

Heny Fuseli "Nightmare".

It'll be quite fucked up if you can't sleep..

I have had sleep paralysis for almost 2 decades. It sucks at first, then gets easier to deal with. Hopefully you have a significant other you sleep with. I found that when I tried to scream the hardest while stuck, my wife could hear me moaning. She would wake me up when she heard it. Kolinopin will help big time. Smoking works for me for the most part. It's something you cannot truely describe (the unnervingness of it) the first few times. I know I freaked the F out.

It's scary..I wouldn't wanna try.

Sleep clinics deal with this kind of thing. Experienced insomnia myself but never this. Personally I would stay away from sleeping pills. Doctors prescibed me some and I hated them. Do you find smoking or edibles helps?

This is from webMD:

Sleep researchers conclude that, in most cases, sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep. Rarely is sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems.

Over the centuries, symptoms of sleep paralysis have been described in many ways and often attributed to an "evil" presence: unseen night demons in ancient times, the old hag in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and alien abductors. Almost every culture throughout history has had stories of shadowy evil creatures that terrify helpless humans at night. People have long sought explanations for this mysterious sleep-time paralysis and the accompanying feelings of terror.

What Is Sleep Paralysis?
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes. Some people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking. Sleep paralysis may accompany other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is an overpowering need to sleep caused by a problem with the brain's ability to regulate sleep.

Don't worry, it's just a demon tying to possess your body.

It's Demonic in nature cuz I've been physically dragged outs my bed by shadow people. Paralysis can't explain that. After using DMT it got way worse. I slept with the lights on for a long time.

..sleeping pills and smoking bongs and drinking alcohol and doing drugs could lead to death...

I must have been somewhere around 20 years old. I felt like I was awake. I think I could hear things around me. But I just couldn't lift my head off the pillow. Sleeping on my belly. It became terrifying but it was only a few seconds. It never happened ever again. Thankful for that.

Figgy said:

I have had sleep paralysis for almost 2 decades. It sucks at first, then gets easier to deal with. Hopefully you have a significant other you sleep with. I found that when I tried to scream the hardest while stuck, my wife could hear me moaning. She would wake me up when she heard it. Kolinopin will help big time. Smoking works for me for the most part. It's something you cannot truely describe (the unnervingness of it) the first few times. I know I freaked the F out.

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^This!

It's happened to me, maybe 6-10 times, over a 15 year period. Hasn't happened in probably 5 years. Multiple entities around me, some were pulling the sheets down tight to hold me. I could never see them, they were always backlit. The more I tried to scream for help the the more panicked I got. When it breaks, I usually feel like I just fell 3-4 feet into the bed. I've convinced myself it's just sleep paralysis/night terrors.

That lucid state between wake and sleep is an interesting place to be. It does get easier one you learn how to steer it.

I know the body paralyses itself during rem sleep to keep it from hurting itself bc dreams can seem all too real but you're now supposed to be awake when it happens. Got to be a short in the system somewhere. Try rebooting yourself.

dannyboy602 said:

I know the body paralyses itself during rem sleep to keep it from hurting itself bc dreams can seem all too real but you're now supposed to be awake when it happens. Got to be a short in the system somewhere. Try rebooting yourself.

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There's no rebooting. It's only a matter of how long you are stuck. Sometimes it's a minute or so, sometimes a few minutes, sometimes you get out then fall right back in, sometimes you do <--- that back there over and over and over. It's a tough thing to deal with. Kolinopin works wonders, as does smoking.

Literally I don't even know what and if it is...

Has anyone had the feeling that something was pulling their leg from the foot of the bed?

Tricking with demons..

Sometimes when I'm in between awake/asleep just thinking of an action my body tries to do it. For instance if I thought about shifting gears driving a car, my arm juts out, and sloppily shifts an imaginary gear stick.

It's just the mixing of neurological states. Keep in mind our ancestors long ago had real threats like for instance a Tiger hidden in the tall grass next to a food source. Now our imaginations come up with made up dangers.

Hypnagogia:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

I've experienced this several times during my youth .The sensations are exactly as described.
You have to experience this to understand it.

Drowning-Man said:

It's Demonic in nature cuz I've been physically dragged outs my bed by shadow people. Paralysis can't explain that. After using DMT it got way worse. I slept with the lights on for a long time.

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Wow dude last summer i opened my third eye from meeditation and the things looked brightened sounds louder and i ewas dreamy, and i've seened shadows with my e ye tail.it was horrible but i dont regret it, and i was sleeping to with lights open))haha, and i've got slepp para to.Maaan i thought i was loosing my mind