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This happens to me frequently (few times a month). It's scary the first few times but after a while you get used to it and learn about it yourself. Pulling your
by omarchowdhury 17y ago
This happens to me frequently (few times a month). It's scary the first few times but after a while you get used to it and learn about it yourself. Pulling your mind together and staying calm during the experience is the best way to "fall out it". Actually, here's something interesting about sleep paralysis that I hope someone else can confirm in their own experiences: you struggle and struggle to wake up. And then you do. But you really didn't. You just keep seeing yourself wake up, but it's your mind simulating it. And it happens over and over until you finally do wake up completely (and even then you are skeptical). Has anyone else had this?
Also, I can say that there is a feeling of evil entities, but this is all in our heads. But I agree with zargon, other people may take what they feel with superstition: eg. one of my sleep paralysis episodes dealed with an evil entity being my younger sister (age 12). lol... possession!
Lastly, if you can stay calm and keep your mind "awake" during the experience, instead of trying to break free of it, your chances of entering a lucid dream is very great.
Good night.
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoHmm, that other thing you mention sounds like false awakenings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_awakening http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_awakening ).. i had them every night for a while, and that + nightmares == a decartes hell.
- burke 17y agoI have that pretty much every time I sleep in late (usually Saturdays). I'll "wake up", then click on my phone, notice it's 6:00, and go back to sleep. About 10 seconds later, I usually realize I never actually woke up, wake myself up, check my phone for real, and notice it's actually noon. It feels very strange.