sleep paralysis does anyone have this and how do you deal with it when it happens . (1339 views, 30 replies)
God
Good subject.
I get this from time to time and it stinks.
Though I have found that certain stressors seems to make it more likely to happen
If it's happening a lot, you may wish to consider keeping a daily journal of what you're eating and drinking, which medications you're r taking, and what goes on for you during the day.
This is to see if there are any common patterns in your case.
It did help me quite a bit.
@ Sometimes I have them two to three times a week ,but some weeks I don't have but one .I never know when it's going to happen ,sometimes I feel like staying up to keep it from happening to me again
@gregsohappy A journal can help probably.
Just keep it simple.
You mainly need facts. Feelings, in this situation, can be facts that may (or may not) possibly contribute. As may foods, etc.
senior guru
@gregsohappy sorry man, i was just making a joke. uhmm, this is super obvious but i would recommend you see a doctor about it, especially if you're currently taking any kind of prescription or other medication.
guru
Evolutionary throwback . You dont wanna be wriggling about in your sleep when you live in a tree.
I have severe insomnia. So when i eventually fall asleep , i'll sleep through any alarm .
I use an old electronic muscle toner that pugged in to wall . I set a timer plug . I WAKE UP when it starts.
Pain will snap you out of that state better than anything else
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That’s the only thing you can do. You have to understand why it happens to begin with. My physician explained to me that when your in sleep and your about to go into your deepest part of sleep, REM, and something in your environment disturbs you and this is why you can’t move or speak. Your actually still asleep and coming out of that sleep you feel this fear and can’t move. You just have to go with unfortunately even though you feel scared as hell.
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you need to let your body rest, its exhausted, i found that the more sleep i got the more it went away, it's really important, do not fight it, this is what your body needs. my first experience with it i was scared too, also your doctor can prescribe meds that will help you with this. i remember i use to fight it and it ttok a whole lot to do but what i didnt know was that your heart can give out doing that, lucid sleep or dreaming is what they call it, it was a long time ago and like i experienced it like recenlt 2 or 3 yrs ago but i already knew what it was and what i needed to do.
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I don’t know if this will help or if you already do this, but don’t sleep on your back. I only have nightmares when I’ve ended up on my back. I have had a kind of sleep paralysis where I can’t wake up or pull my eyelids open, but since I really don’t sleep much because of severe insomnia anymore, I haven’t experienced that for several years. But if you don’t already sleep in a position other than on your back, maybe try to do that?
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The medical basis for sleep paralysis is a fairly well known phenomena. One cannot physically "do" anything as the parasympathetic and subconscious have taken over to " rest and digest". This is basic physiology that one would learn in graduate school.
However that doesn't mean there are no answers. Certain behavior and affectations may cause triggers that lead to waking up while still technically "asleep". Your physician and counselors should be able to communicate these to you. In addition you may find it extremely practical to keep a medical journal and thus over time correlate when diet, sleep, water intake, recreational intoxicants, anxiety, etc then may be causes this peculiar phenomena to occur.
Some people are able to learn lucid dreaming. This is when you wake up within a dream, and thus while still unconscious, one can control the dream. Sleep paralysis is similar yet different as one has altered awareness and extreme fear compounded by helplessness.
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I have sleep paralysis . When I wake up I can't move or talk .It's scary for me , because I worry about if someone breaks in my house and try to harm me or my child ,There is nothing I can do in that state . Does anyone like to share your story or know how to get out of that state if needed to ?I would love the info and that would help me out a lot .Thanks everyone!!