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Ah, Sleep Paralysis~
Let me tell ya boy...it is a strange, frightening thing this.
And it is very difficult to describe to someone who has never had it happen to them.
I experienced this in my 20's mostly and a few times in my 30's
it was generally when I was going through periods of great stress in my life.
The first couple of times the paralysis was accompanied by vivid, and I mean VIVID hallucinations. On the verge of sleep it would seem that my brain would plug into something and I would feel like a throbbing,electrical sensation in my head.
The term "Eyes Wide Shut" comes to mind. I was awake but I knew my eyes were closed. Not being able to move....(oooof, I get shivers just thinking about it) Like I said, The first couple of times I would see alllll this CRAZY SHIT....just all kinds of stuff that I will not detail here. I fought very hard to wake up and as soon as I shook it off of me, it would settle in again and begin to sap me. The images were not malignant or frightening in themselves. What WAS frightening was the fact that this was happening to me. And sometimes it would happen all night. leaving me so drained and spaced the next day. I do remember thinking very lucidly that if I didn't get myself out of it...I would Die There.
But like SiN, I began to learn to ride them out to try to enjoy this...psychonautical experience I was having. But the last couple of times have been void of the images and scenarios that would unfold(I don't know why) and the experience was just the awful cycle of buzzing in my brain...not being able to wake.....shaking it off...and repeating. and the terrible next day of walking around like the living dead. It became more of a real pain in the ass than a frightening occurance.
Jwoody I wish you, and everyone else who truly knows what you are talking about Good Luck with this.
Dilbert1234567- I like your advice, That makes sense...if this ever happens to me again I will try it.
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