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Whenever I have sleep paralysis it's not just the not moving, it's being half awake and KNOWING that there is someone in the house and I need to wake up my wife
by SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
Whenever I have sleep paralysis it's not just the not moving, it's being half awake and KNOWING that there is someone in the house and I need to wake up my wife but I can't even move my hand enough or make a noise to do it. It's very hard to rationalize at those moment.
- david-gpu 5y agoDirect your attention inwards. Repeat to yourself that everything is fine. Distract yourself with something silly like trying to visualize popcorn or s'mores. It can be done.
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoThankfully it doesn't happen THAT often (I'd avoid sleeping entirely otherwise), but next time if I can fight through the panic and realize what's going on I'll give it a shot. I'm so fuzzy when it occurs I struggle with rationality, which make sense given I'm literally half asleep.