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02 Nov 2013, 7:45 am

Hey ever since I was a kid I've had this thing that's called sleep paralysis?
Otherwise, hence the name... I read about all the symptoms and I've got the thing with waking up and seeing things, and hearing loads of heavy sounds, which aren't really sounds but they are heavy and they are sounds, if that makes any sense? I'm suggested schizophrenic/Dissociative... But I don't know my mom got mad when they tried to diagnose me with it so I'm not diagnosed, cause they got scared, and because of other reasons they want to put me in a foster home.. WELL - Ok back to the main thing here.
Saying I have sleep paralysis makes it wrong because I'm able to move, I can move as much as I want?? I know I'm not asleep either. ?
What is it then



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02 Nov 2013, 7:58 am

I don't think sleep paralysis in itself is indicative of a mental disorder. It might be exacerbated by stress though.

It's fairly common actually. I used to get it all the time. I still do once in a while. Stress makes it worse.



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02 Nov 2013, 12:04 pm

There are people who experience hypnopompic hallucinations (hallucinations occurring after waking up), but it's not indicative of a mental disorder.



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02 Nov 2013, 11:22 pm

I'm usually paralyzed while something from my dream is trying to murder me. I think I've had hallucinations upon waking up when where I can move around. You do feel like you're awake but you're still in a dream-wake state.

I have hallucinations during the day but I think they have have something to do with epilepsy and maybe anxiety.


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04 Nov 2013, 5:26 am

Sleep paralysis is (to me) extremely terrifying. But I don't think it is associated with a mental disorder, unless it is a near constant experience. Generally it is brought on by stress and therefore it can occur in bouts.

When it happens, try to relax, focus on your breathing and wait it out. It seems like it lasts ages, but it's only a few seconds, so don't try to panic.


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05 Nov 2013, 1:33 pm

It sounds normal to me. During sleep paralysis, hearing, seeing, and even feeling stuff is normal. It can all be so real.

There's this thing called an OBE - an out of body experience...which is probably what you experience when you're in "sleep paralysis". Basically, it's when your body is like a shell, and you can climb out of it. I have no explanation for it. Some view it as a paranormal thing, but anyone can experience it. I used to purposely induce them and walk around my room while still "asleep".


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08 Nov 2013, 10:42 pm

I had sleep paralysis before but it's been over a year sense I had an episode. I had them more often when my psych meds were changed or dosage increased or when I was dealing with emotional stress & hated the idea of sleeping alone. When I had episode I was unable to move & saw a shadowey figure resembling the grim reaper & felt terrified & then went back to sleep.


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25 Nov 2014, 12:20 pm

Hi science is yet to discover the existence of devils or other entities mentioned in religious scriptures.Although I would like to believe that this is a medical condition it does feel quite a lot like something supernatural.Check the link below for more details.

http://gmiah.hubpages.com/hub/Attack-Of-The-Jinn

If the scientific therapies like wiggling your footwork for you then its great .

Otherwise If u say/think (if you cant say) something like 'I seek the protection of God from the evils of his creation' it might help. (it might shorten the duration of sleep paralsis.

Sorry for sounding like a total nutcase but it works for me so thought that I would share it.

Call me a wacko only if you have personally experienced a sleep paralysis (though I sincerely hope you never do)



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28 Nov 2014, 4:30 pm

You can still have hypnopompic and hypnagogic hallucinations without paralysis.



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28 Nov 2014, 7:57 pm

Well, sleep paralysis happens when your brain is awake but your body is asleep, so if you can move, then your body isn't asleep, therefore it's not sleep paralysis. You probably wake up and have a hallucinatory panic attack at night.


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29 Nov 2014, 2:54 am

serenaserenaserena wrote:
Well, sleep paralysis happens when your brain is awake but your body is asleep, so if you can move, then your body isn't asleep, therefore it's not sleep paralysis. You probably wake up and have a hallucinatory panic attack at night.


Or the OP is in a hypnopompic state. Nobody said they fully wake up when this happens.



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30 Nov 2014, 11:24 am

I go in to a hypnopompic state straight after sleep paralysis.


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07 Dec 2014, 6:23 pm

I posted my hypnogogic experiences on the thread about hearing voices. I believe sleep paralysis is normal. It is the voices, anxiety, and feeling of supernatural forces that make it a nusance. I have it from time to time. In the past, it was extremely terrifying, as I felt in danger of my soul. Strangely, when I'm not having hypnogogic experiences, i'm having night terrors, where I punch walls, throw things, and sometimes land on the floor. I have several joint injuries from this.