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> It's a thing where my mind snaps awake but not my body and it's as though I'm paralyzed This is called Sleep Paralysis and it's pretty horrible to experience
by lawlorino 8y ago
> It's a thing where my mind snaps awake but not my body and it's as though I'm paralyzed
This is called Sleep Paralysis and it's pretty horrible to experience.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
- snarfy 8y agoIt can also be a pretty awesome experience. For about two months I experienced it as a teenager. Initially it was terrifying, but after about two weeks it morphed into out of body experiences, which were amazing. It was like a combined sleep paralysis with lucid dreaming.
- vekker 8y agoSleep paralysis is only horrible when your mind makes it so. The sudden experience of not being able to move makes people panic, and that panic then snowballs into terrible hallucinations. If you know it is just your own mind you are witnessing, then you can steer the experience.
- kennxfl 8y agoThe key is to not fight it or keep forcing your body to move. The best move is to relax, go back to sleep, then attempt waking up at some other point. I have experienced headaches after forcing my body to move during that paralysis phase.