wow, i didn't know that this was a well-documented phenomenon. Glad to know that it is, though. I always sleep on my back and "wake up" paralyzed maybe four or five times a year. It's frightening as hell, usually because I'm still dreaming and have to fight with my brain to convince myself that it's "just a dream."
Haven't experienced the nightmare as described (creature straddling me) but have been scared shitless because I've dreamt of other reasons I need to get out of bed and yet cannot (no, urination has not been one of them).
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