Sleep Paralysis

[Adam]

Has anyone ever experienced this?

I had an episode of this last night, its a horrible horrible experience. Being aware visually and audibly aware of your surroundings but no control of movement with a ringing in my ears. The only way to describe it is when you work out at the gym and your at that point where your body wont lift any more, it feels like your whole body is dead.

Discuss.

[Screech16v]

Not suffered this but last night woke up with a lovely dose of weld flash combined with severe cramps in the legs, not a pretty site of a 16st blind man bouncing round the bedroom naked 

[Guy]

yes i've had it... i woke up, thought someone was in the room behind me (lived on my own) and wanted to move and see who it was and call out but couldn't move or speak.. as you said its horrible but i have only had it once. apparently most people only have it once or twice in their lives so rest easy tonight

[Ridg]

Never experienced it but aware of the issue, you might want to check out;

http://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2013/aug/05/podcast-science-weekly-sleep-paralysis

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/oct/02/sleep-paralysis

http://www.thesleepparalysisproject.org/about-sleep-paralysis/symptoms/

and

http://vimeo.com/68293067

[Toby]

Iv woken up with my arm behind my head, arms dead as anything! That was kinda cool!

& this morning I woke up to a ok brunet, not knowing where I am, and 18% battery!  Thank god for google maps lol 2 hr walk home 

Head ach!

[weazgti]

I get this alot. Either wake up paralysed with the feeling of someone pushing the muscles in my back just below shoulders which is horrible enough when your awake or I actually know when it's going to happen and have to fight falling asleep for a while.

[Wazzzer]

I get this alot. Either wake up paralysed with the feeling of someone pushing the muscles in my back just below shoulders which is horrible enough when your awake or I actually know when it's going to happen and have to fight falling asleep for a while.

You sure someone didn't slip something in your drink?

[Seanl]

Iv woken up with my arm behind my head, arms dead as anything! That was kinda cool!

& this morning I woke up to a ok brunet, not knowing where I am, and 18% battery!  Thank god for google maps lol 2 hr walk home 

Head ach!

Its great when this happens. Put the dead hand on your knob and **** yourself off by using your good hand to move your dead hand! Its like someone else is doing it!!!! 

[Mikehamid]

I had this quite frequently as a child actually. It must have been a phase, but I remember one time I thought I genuinely saw a robber. Haven't had it in years though, but I remember just how terrifying it is with the amount you sweat and the struggle to speak or move. Not nice 

[mike1990]

I've had it once when i was younger, woke up(or so i thought) to a black figure at the bottom of my bed. Couldn't move anything, i tried to shout and all that seemed to come out was very very quite whispering. Then, all of a sudden i had a huge shock(like electric going through my body) and jumped up.

Very frightening