Sleep paralysis, Anyone else gotten it before? Options

[xoxo_proud]

This occurs after waking up or shortly before falling asleep. the person cannot move any body part, cannot speak, and only has minimal control over blinking and breathing. 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.

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I had a really bad episode a couple of years ago. I heard this gunshot in my ear and I couldn't talk or move at all for almost a minute. It scared me to death. And then a while back I would wake up every night and I couldn't move any part of my body. Sometimes I'd wake up several times in one night and I'd be paralysed. I lost alot of sleep over that but I haven't gotten it in a while.

[S-Majere]

Yes, I've had this before too. It's beyond frightening, especially as 'the witch' was sitting on my chest for the entire episode, holding me down. Wagh.

Another attack I had was when two men were fighting in my room, one was trying to protect me and one was throwing lightning at my body - and it hurt!

Usually I have to switch on all my lights when I can move again and sit and shake for a good hour until I calm down. I'll be honest, I thought I was going bonzo the first time this happened to me.

I did a lot of research into it, but found nothing really conclusive save for it occurs between waking from REM sleep and consciousness and that lying on your back can trigger it.