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oompa_loompa On September 17, 2010




Miami, New York
#1New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:01:06
Today I was taking a nap and I experienced this 3 times in a row. I would wake up from the paralysis, then go back to sleep, and then it happened again, and then one more time. This has happened to me before, but for some reason today it seems to have me really affected because I'm afraid of going to bed at the moment. Any of you have experienced it?
young_nick On December 11, 2010
The Dude





Auckland, New Zealand
#2New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:13:43
I used to get it every now and then. maybe 3 times a month or so. It just stopped though...hasn't happened for a good while now, maybe a year

Sometimes it's very scary...
alexkidd On February 07, 2012
Captain Awesome!


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in a bog, Ireland
#3New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:14:57
that happened to me before!
scared the bejebus outta me!
oompa_loompa On September 17, 2010




Miami, New York
#4New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:16:03
It hadn't happened to me in a while either, but it's been happening to me while I take naps during the day.
lonestar On June 16, 2021




, Australia
#5New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:22:17
I'd never heard of this until today so I did a web search.......here's some comforting info that I found.........

Paralysis while asleep is the normal condition. The body secretes hormones which relax certain muscles and prevent you from acting out your dreams. If it didn?t you would be in quite some danger every time you went to sleep.

The process of waking up might seem quite simple to you. But it?s actually a complex process involving many physiological changes. One of these is the reversal of the paralysis. People experience sleep paralysis when the hormone doesn?t wear off fast enough as they wake up. They remain paralysed though conscious. Because they have little sensation from their body, if they are lying on their backs, it can feel like someone is sitting on their chest. Eventually the paralysis departs and normal functions can be resumed.

There is an opposite disorder where people don?t get paralysed enough as they go to sleep. In a minor case this results in twitching and kicking while dreaming, but in a major case they can get up and walk around.

A side effect of this paralysis is that your bed feels a lot more comfortable in the morning when you wake up than it did when you first got into it. It hasn?t changed, your body is just less sensitive.

None of this should be considered evidence of anything paranormal.
oompa_loompa On September 17, 2010




Miami, New York
#6New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:26:01
Haha, thanks for the info, so I'm guessing this has never happened to you?
young_nick On December 11, 2010
The Dude





Auckland, New Zealand
#7New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:29:13
@lonestar Said

There is an opposite disorder where people don?t get paralysed enough as they go to sleep. In a minor case this results in twitching and kicking while dreaming, but in a major case they can get up and walk around.


Yes, sleepwalking/talking is the opposite of sleep paralysis.

I read that the hormone is released from the base of the spine, and that lying on your back was the main contributor to the paralysis. In other words, lying on your back causes it.
Lili On July 12, 2019
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Sunshine Land,
#8New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:29:32
It happened to me once when I was 5, it really freaked me out, but it passed quickly.
plaidmushroom On January 30, 2012

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Cape Coral, Florida
#9New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:39:22
@lonestar Said


There is an opposite disorder where people don?t get paralysed enough as they go to sleep. In a minor case this results in twitching and kicking while dreaming, but in a major case they can get up and walk around.



This happens to me all the time! sometimes i'll wake up from a dream and still be moving or something
and i twitch alot.
jmillerjr On December 31, 2012




Cape Coral, Florida
#10New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:42:33
i dont have this stuff happen to me
or maybe i do and dont realize it
young_nick On December 11, 2010
The Dude





Auckland, New Zealand
#11New Post! Jul 01, 2007 @ 04:49:57
@jmillerjr Said
i dont have this stuff happen to me
or maybe i do and dont realize it


You'd realize if it did

Believe me.
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