If You Get Sleep Paralysis, Don't Open Your Eyes | Psych2Go

the teddy bear scared the shit out of me

Wake me up WAKE ME UP INSIDE! Can't wake up WAKE ME UP INSIDE! Save meeeeeeeeeee

If you dont want to get Sleep Paralysis just dont Sleep ROLL SAFELY

Me: trying to relax, sleep, maybe lucid dream My sleep paralysis: I’m boutta end this mans whole career

I have had this happen to me several times, it was a real bad time.

Once i had sleep paralysis in a dream when i was trying to wake up from another sleep paralysis...

*me in dream* Dream me : *sees a toilet* Dream me : *sits on it* Actual Me : *pees in bed*

So when I was a kid I had very regular sleep paralysis. For no special reason it seems. I didn't know what the hell it was and I basically thought that it was a normal thing for everyone to experience, like a certain subtype of nightmare, and whenever it happened I didn't sleep for the rest of the night. I'm now 20 and I experience it maybe once a month... And let me tell you that no one gets used to it, no matter how often you get it. It's as if a demonic presence invading my whole room was always trying to kill me, very loud pulsating noises seeming to get closer and closer and a danger which seems to get worse and worse as time passes and there's no escaping it; the situation controls you (which can cause 30 sec to feel like an eternity), and the more you try to move the worst it gets, like the intense fear proportional to the danger felt creates even more hallucinatory danger to be felt. So here are my no bullshit tips based on years of experiencing it for those of you who want to make the best use of this experience if it ever happens: if you have sleep paralysis, don't try to escape it. If your eyes are open, close them; if they are shut, keep them shut, otherwise you might see things you may never forget and fear your room for a long time. Then, listen carefully and put your entire focus on the terrible demonic hallucinatory sounds from hell that you hear and then slow down your breathing. As your breathing slows down, it indicates to your brain that the situation doesn't necessitate a fight or flight response. Once you did this, notice what happens; the sounds get less terrible and you can accept their presence. Finally, as your physiological activation decreases, it paradoxically becomes easier to use all the energy and willpower you have to succeed moving a limb and liberate yourself. If you succeed doing that, try to do that with other frightful situations in life (This is personnally the thing I'm the most grateful of that sleep paralysis offered me - a kind of rehearsal for real life situation). When something stressful, bad and extremely anxiogenic happens to you, pay attention to it, slow down your breathing, accept the situation for what it is, don't try to escape it, and then go through it with courage and a more serene state of mind.

D-did I JUST GET SCARED BY A TEDDY BEAR?!

So, to sum up: next time you awaken in a cold sweat, only to discover that you are totally paralysed and overcome with a mounting feeling of dread as you see a huge shadow standing over you in the darkness... JUST RELAX

This girl sure is moving a lot for having sleep paralysis

I had sleep paralysis once in my life. I felt something very strong or heavy moving on my chest and when I tried to move it away instinctively, it gripped my neck very firmly. It didn't feel human so I was terrified and sure it would kill me. I simply told myself to be brave and stayed still, without struggling until the feeling disappeared.

my friend described her sleep paralysis as there were high pitched screaming: weird noises that were laughing. arms and hands going through her throat and choking her, it looked like demons walking around her, she couldn’t move at all; she tried really hard but still it was like she was frozen and couldn’t speak as much as she tried to

You open your eyes...you see a dude dancing and all you can do is just lay down and watch him dance...

Has anyone have a dream where they couldn’t scream? I had these for sooo long not many common but I get them like 5 times a month

The first time I experienced sleep paralysis, I also tried to forcefully fight my way out of it. However in the subsequent times, I've found that remaining calm through it and then once I'm stable forcefully try to awake myself all at once. If it didn't work, repeat. Stay calm and once you're calm force yourself to awake all at once. Always worked, usually only need to try one time

"People have died from this" alright I'm done watching.

Every time I experience sleep paralysis I always tell myself "wiggle your big toe".

WHY ARE ALL THE COMMENTS SO WEIRD- “oh kinky” “booty demon” “dad with milk” “usa when canadian” IM ACTUALLY MORE SCARED OF THE COMMENTS THEN THE FREAKING TEDDY BEAR

If you’re having sleep paralysis from time to time or more often, it can actually be fun to just calm down and observe what’s happening around you. You can also sometimes control the hallucinations, I once turned the demon into an angel who lifted me from my bed and carried into a lucid dream. Sometimes I just laugh inside at the demon who’s trying to scare me or do things to me, as I know it’s just a hallucination.