The only thing that happens to me is sometimes i wake up and cant use one or both of my arms.
The only thing that happens to me is sometimes i wake up and cant use one or both of my arms.
Sleep paralysis is a condition that may occur in normal subjects or be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occur during REM sleep.[1] When considered to be a disease, isolated sleep paralysis is classified as MeSH D020188.[2]
Physiologically, it is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the body paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully conscious, but unable to move. In addition, the state may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger.[3] Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual due to the vividness of such hallucinations.[4] The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful, or dream-like, objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as an explanation for alien abductions and ghostly encounters.[5] A study by Susan Blackmore and Marcus Cox of the University of the West of England supports the suggestion that alien abductions are related to sleep paralysis rather than to temporal lobe lability.[6]
The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes "after which the individual may experience panic symptoms and the realization that the distorted perceptions were false".[7] When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP).[8] "ISP appears to be far more common and recurrent among African Americans than among White Americans or Nigerian Blacks",[9] and is often referred to within African American communities as "the witch riding your back"[10][11]
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I've heard of people being dragged out of their beds during Sp
Oh f that....F THAT :o
off topic, but has anyone ever had a Freddy Kruger dream? I've had one. Freaky sh*t. I was being chased in the boiler room. Luckily I woke up before he slashed me. >o:-(
This Has Probably Happened To me 6 Or 7 times.
Im In A Nightmare, And Then Bam, I Wake Up. Only I Can't Breathe Or Speak.
My Mom Told Me These Were Anxiety Attacks...
I had forgotten all about this, till this thread. Thx blood :(i had forgotten about it too but im glad you made this thread because its better to remember and think about it then forget it ever
All three of these experiences happened when i was sleeping on my back , and i love sleeping on my back so now i try to sleep on my side.
Then she vanished. POOF as if she never existed. I take a few deep breaths, inhaling as much oxygen as possible. Then I feel the blankets moving again but my eyes were open this time and I know my cat was not in the room or on my bed. The blankets start to slide off my body, to the foot of the bed. I tried to kick them off me, to get up, but the blankets tightened around me and started to drag me with them. I was dragged with the blankets to the foot of the bed, and pulled to the floor. When I began to fall, I could feel the grip of the blankets vanish away, they no longer imprisoned me. I tried to climb to my feet, but something grabbed my ankle and pulled me back down. Next thing I know, I'm sliding under the bed.
I turn my neck and take a look behind myself. Under the bed I can see a dark form, but other than the fact that it was human, I couldn't see any detail. I knew that if I let myself get dragged under the bed, though, there was no coming back. I tried again to stand, but the thing was too strong and kept me on the ground. Eventually I managed to crawl away and out of my room, nothing weird happened the remainder of that night.
Anyways, that's just one instance. If you want to hear more, I'll be back on Monday. Library doesn't open tomorrow.
I didn't read the thread since I don't have time. Well not all of it, I read the first few posts :p
Be careful about this stuff, some of it isn't all scientifically explained. The dogmen and the evil pressure you felt concern me, I urge you to be extremely cautious, even while you're awake. Evil things happen to me, and they sound a lot like that, I'll share some stories tomorrow when the library opens again. Just be careful about the things you see, the might all not be imagined.
damn that' scary nutpatch, glad you're awake and well. I can see how you wouldn't want to go back to sleep after that lol.
i didn't read all the posts here, but, i didn't know about the boo hag... i only know that the sleep paralysis in a paranormal way i know in mexico as (in a crappy traduction) "the dead rides you". it is suppoused that a spirit gets on you (not in a sexual way) and don't let you move... and it's known in every country but with different name and back history... i know in england it's something about a witch, but the most famous way is in the US, it's known as the "alien abduction"....You can find a video description on youtube check it out.
but what's that boo hag thing?