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> Sleep paralysis is only frightening when you fight it. But it's also really frustrating when you have an itch or if your in an awkward position where breathi
by lliamander 5y ago
> Sleep paralysis is only frightening when you fight it.
But it's also really frustrating when you have an itch or if your in an awkward position where breathing is more difficult.
- david-gpu 5y agoWhen I want to wake up, I direct my attention outward and take a deep breath. That will fully wake you up. Don't panic. If you do, remind yourself that you are safely laying on your bed and try again with an open curious mind.
- lliamander 5y agoI have tried different tactics with no success, but fortunately I haven't had sleep paralysis in a long time.
- userulluipeste 5y ago"When I want to wake up, I direct my attention outward and take a deep breath." From this, I very much doubt you had an experience of waking up in a sleep paralysis of a meaningful degree. I'm talking about when you realize that you're only awake because you can control your thoughts and receive sensorial inputs (feeling, hearing, etc.) but don't have any movement control whatsoever, not over your breath, not even over your eyelids to open and look around. That in itself, as bad as it sounds, may not be a problem if the awakened mind won't feel the need for more oxygen, yet the breathing stays suffocatingly short and slow for way too long. There's just no out, there's only a wait for some change that will give you back a first bit of motor control.