10 Terrifying Facts about Sleep Paralysis

[@Psych2go]

If you get sleep paralysis, don't open your eyes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJTViqB-Zq2DhZY

[@denji437]

Yessir

[@amandasuharyanto6263]

I dont have it

[@shilparahman2502]

@Psych2go Hi!

[@muskansiddikee2171]

Hi

[@Psych2go]

@@muskansiddikee2171 Hello :)

[@Unknow_Ade]

Finally a person who doesn't put the scariest images!

[@XnogoXshort]

Are you afraid?

[@XnogoXshort]

@@deletedchannel7288 but some ppl are still afraid

[@XnogoXshort]

@@deletedchannel7288 ohh gosh...... You need to stop watching horror movies that causes sleeping paralyzed. It is better to watch horror films in the morning lol ik sound silly

[@XnogoXshort]

@@deletedchannel7288 Then avoid it lol

[@XnogoXshort]

@@deletedchannel7288 bro I'm overage

[@ReynaSingh]

Sleep paralysis is an otherworldly experience. People don’t realize how scary it can be.

[@TheMessiahofMyOwnLife888]

I think I do.

[@annalizaculminas2539]

I literally thought I died already the first time I experienced it!

[@maxpeindelvalle3366]

Yeah you’re right

[@SR-fq2jz]

Yup...true...

[@dawnbringer7418]

Agreed. Even though I’ve only experienced it once or twice, it was pretty scary :(

[@jackscott4829]

Sleep paralysis isn't just unpleasant, it's genuinely horrifying. Several times I literally thought I was going to die because I couldn't move at all, could barely breathe, and it felt like a force was smothering me into my bed.

[@sophiicats]

Same than me today I felt big pressure in my ears and I felt like all my body was losing strength like I was fainting and something pushed my head up and down in my pillow thank god it was fast

[@haruhi507]

That happened to me today, it was horrible and i cried a lot

[@fuji3164]

Same couldn't open my eyes I thought I was dead and was waiting God 😂

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

You can kick out of it if you muster up enough energy. Its almost impossible but you can do it. But you have to sit up fast if you do get out of it. If not youll get sucked back into it. Absolutely terrifying!

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

@@malvxi._ You dont know of what your requesting. Leave it alone.

[@leyyqqww]

what i hate the most about sleep paralysis are the false awakenings, when i thought i finally escaped but i actually didn't. I experienced sleep paralysis 3 times already and this shit keeps happening

[@ChevelonChristophebelets-ti7yi]

I feel you bro 😢

[@andrejje]

Do you still have them and if so, how often do you have them? If you've had them for a long time, does it get easier over time because you know you have paralysis, or is it all over again as creepy as the first time, because I just experienced my second one about two months apart of my first

[@DanielGupta-fx6bs]

holy shit i know what you mean , what i try to do is just speed run unalive myself in my dream so it shocks my body to wake up. Have u ever done that

[@DanielGupta-fx6bs]

@@andrejje you sometimes cant tell if yove made a false awakening, so it can be daunting

[@g-hope3]

@@andrejje I had it 3 times in one week, the third one was the easiest, I tried to move as much as I could and tried to shake every muscle in my body and it worked. But it was still so scary.

[@ceruleanx5364]

I’m so used to sleep paralysis by now that when it comes I’m just like “Ah shit, here we go again.”

[@avinashsharma6955]

Same

[@ritupriyaprasad6228]

Same..

[@AnimalShorts97-m5h]

Same OMG 😂

[@cdw9017]

Same

[@RiyaPatel-tr8ib]

😂 this is me

[@itdoesntmatteranymore3550]

“Roses are red” “Violets are blue” “Outside I’m sleeping” “But inside I’m screaming”

[@alltimevideos4119]

😁😁😁😁

[@chewminem2044]

Outside I’m sleeping But inside I’m screaming Because right next to me, is a demon staring.

[@svensor8302]

You're awake if ur having it lmao

[@yasminbegum2618]

Damn, You had one depressing english literature teacher 😂

[@josac966]

@@svensor8302 it's a joke

[@amiaaa06]

I remember how terrified I was. I wanted to scream so bad. But nothing was coming out. I hope it never happens again.

[@goldfish8325]

@XxAngelicaxX XxPlayzxX not everyone's religion... Matter fact it was nothing to deal with praying. It's literally explained why the body does that.... Not bc your "unholy " Or whatever

[@elliem.9408]

Same...I was trying to scream for my parents but I couldn’t even move my mouth👀

[@8888BALL]

@XxAngelicaxX XxPlayzxX Yeah I read their comment before

[@Khunark]

I had a vision on my dried and twisted decayed corpse laying in my bed, and it started to smolder, and satan was crawling his way out of its mouth and eyes, reaching for me, the disembodied spirit hovering above and observing this scene. It was freaky while it happened. But i thought it was awesome upon awakening.

[@bxtp]

@@Khunark damn I don't know if I should be amazed or scared rn, I've had a few visions or stuff like that before that sounds insane. Can I ask how did you know it was satan? Cuz for me I'm never really sure what I saw in my visions/dreams until a while a later when it all would click together and make sense (I hope this makes sense)

[@pranjalipentakota9619]

How many of you are watching this right after having your sleep paralysis experience? I just had my first one 😭😭 it was scary af i thought i was gonna die

[@arunsingh44]

yeah dude 🥲 scary af

[@rehanasultana8861]

The thing that scared me was I couldn’t move since it was my first time, the creepy thing was a shadowy thing over my chest talking in my mom's voice

[@cheyennneyu1799]

same i had one yesterday and one today and im so scared ill have it tmr too😭😭

[@xsslasher4131]

I only had it once and it was when I was 12 I thought that I was gonna die

[@wiliwilo]

I've only had that happen to me once and I couldn't move but could barely talk. I didn't see any monsters or stuff like that.

[@tabithaweasley1942]

I feel like “paralysis” doesn’t really explain what it feels like. I can still feel my body, I just can’t move it. It feels more like I’m in a full body cast or stuck under a pile of bricks with someone sitting on my chest.

[@danlovepeaceunity]

Technically your in your spirit during sleep paralysis, only your spirit is still in your body but you have awakened in your spirit thats why you can see spiritual beings.

[@raynlopez6107]

Thats what happen to me too it's freaking horrible. I thought i was gonna die.

[@sin_wraith]

for me, no chest pain but I can't move my hands as if it was numb.

[@missourikatt]

Yes, I am aware but absolutely unable to move my body & unable to scream.

[@rosierosesrose]

i felt like my soul was being suck from my body and fighting to get back in my body

[@bk-bx2mi]

"Like a demon, or a monster" *shows cat*

[@chlbr3]

They are the guardians of the underworld...?

[@yejin666]

demons and ghosts has nothing to do with SP. its just a myth and it will only happen u think of it since sleep paralysis is kinda like a 50% dream and 50% reality

[@chlbr3]

@@yejin666 my sister would strongly disagree

[@coolkidd7098]

태리 the best explanation of it , I have it and don’t see anything I just feel a presence .

[@chonkster5860]

It’s a good example because cats are both

[@rhainjeus2519]

Thank god i watched this before sleeping

[@VeronaRoma7546]

I watched it when I woke up😂

[@bluebip9080]

@@VeronaRoma7546 I did too XD

[@Beeaannsss]

@@VeronaRoma7546 I'm about to sleep, wish me luck

[@rhainjeus2519]

Which means sleep will escape my body lol

[@VeronaRoma7546]

Twilight Kitty good luck hun🍀

[@TrangleC]

I used to suffer from sleep paralysis when I was a child and teen, but it went away. I might even have beaten it myself. It almost always happened when I tried taking a nap during the day, rarely at night and it was really spooky stuff until I learned about what sleep paralysis is as an adult. It would always start with a intense buzzing and humming sound, like static on a radio or an old TV and then I would feel how something scary, some form of entity, like a half transparent shadow would approach my bed and loom over me while I couldn't move. Reading Stephen King's "It" as a child helped me. In it he describes the "Ritual of Chudd" where you defeat a demon by challenging it to a duel of the mind and metaphorically biting into its tongue and not letting go till it begs for mercy. So when it happened again, I would become really aggressive and confrontational, mentally challenging the shadow to a fight and while I couldn't really bite it's tongue, I imagined turning into a powerful beast, usually a large crocodile for some reason and just rip the shadow to pieces in my mind. The last few times it happened I got outright giddy with anticipation. "So, you came back to get your ass kicked again?" I was thinking. Shortly after that it stopped for good. I'm not saying that I believe in supernatural stuff and I somehow defeated a demon or something, but I do think I kind of healed myself from the sleep paralysis affliction somehow though some form of self-hypnosis or by taking charge of my dreams. Now it kind of is my go-to without even thinking about it. Even in regular nightmares, I always turn into a crocodile or some sort of monster and turn it around on whatever is coming after me in the nightmare. I'm strangely aggressive and predatory in my dreams, always hunting down, fighting and mauling the scary stuff instead of being afraid of it. It is as if in my dreams the ability to fear was replaced with a single minded chain dog-like bloodlust and aggression.

[@timberwolf700]

I get sleep paralysis , sometimes it is just in my legs but other times it is in my whole body, I usually get it when I wake up from a really bad nightmare, and when I am in sleep paralysis I usually try to yell for help but most of the time I can't, a few months ago I had a particular bad case of sleep paralysis and when I wake up I tried to roll over because I was in an uncomfortable position but I quickly realized that I couldn't move, I tried to scream for help but my mouth felt like it was glued shut, It was one of the scariest things that I had to go through . My nightmares have the opposite effect on me, instead of facing it or the monster chasing me It torments me with my memories to get me to give in to it, and I have had the same nightmare for the past few months

[@TrangleC]

@@timberwolf700 Sorry to hear (read) that. I can only recommend trying to switch into a defiant, aggressive mode when it happens again. As I said, it helped me. I'm no shrink, but a recurring nightmare might be you trying to work through something that bothers you in your life. When I was unemployed for a while, I had nightmares that were clearly about a sense of futility, where I would try to do something in my dreams and it just wouldn't work, no matter how much I tried. Can you identify a theme in your nightmares too, or is it just generic "monster chasing me" kind of stuff?

[@timberwolf700]

@@TrangleC yes I have noticed that every time I have the dream, it will always tormenting me with memories of some stuff that happened to me in middle school, but no matter how many times I yelled at it to stop it would never listen to me, then it would start telling me that I was weak for not giving in to it, then an image of my friend would show up and say that I hurt him and that he didn't want to be friends with me anymore, after that it would convince me that my friends were scared of me, because of my anxiety disorder, and kept saying that it was lying, this dream has been happening every night for the past few months to the point where I started being too scared to go to sleep because of it

[@TrangleC]

@@timberwolf700 So is that friend of yours still your friend in real life? If so, maybe you should talk to him about the dream. If he is a good friend, maybe he can help you figure stuff out and maybe the dream will already stop if you get the feeling of getting support from that friend?

[@timberwolf700]

@@TrangleC yes he is, and I have already talked to him about it

[@yourrichaunt3305]

Bro can we discuss how sweet and soft spoken her voice is, so comforting.

[@yasminbegum2618]

Ikrr its not like those horror movie voices who literally want you to think of the worst before sleeping ✨

[@chill395]

I'm getting really sleepy no 😴

[@aaronhusar24]

Yes, I love her sweet soft voice.

[@jeabelladadslitlgirl281]

Yes, that voice can be heard as sleep music🥱🥱😴😴

[@RealManifestationExperience]

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

[@srabbit9189]

Isn’t sleep paralysis supposed to help with lucid dreaming?

[@miagifodder5599]

@@srabbit9189 Ye but surely you woudn't want it just spiraling out of control

[@Braqger]

Literally

[@HASHI_]

Man you are everywhere in every videos of sleep paralysis

[@NienNienNien]

I idk if i had sleep paralysis because this is recent of this date my comment is posted but heres this weird experience ok i was sleeping with my parents room on the floor and i dont really have a good sleep schedule i like sleep to 10 to 11 or simply 9 but at this night i was sleeping on my stomach i woke up i cant describe my surroundings because it was one of those 2 fast to describe anything moments but i woke up on my stomach and then there was this feeling like someone was using there fist or something on my back to weigh me down but i could move but i couldnt get out of my stomach position. So as it was happening i heard this like demonic or like womens laugh that is like either a granny or something but i couldnt see it because it was weighing on my back but i could move my entire body just not my on my back position then with enough struggle of like seconds i woke up. The creepiest night ever

[@annalizaculminas2539]

As a depressed person, I often experience this and many other terrifying things but I can't do sth about it because I heard coming to sleep specialist costs too much.

[@Psych2go]

If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?

[@annalizaculminas2539]

@@Psych2go I live in the Philippines. I'm only 16 years old so no one would even believe me. And besides, my family and I seem to have a culture that we don't act about sth unless it's already severe or is the pain is seen physically. (i'm sorry for my broke english)

[@praneetshakya3813]

@@annalizaculminas2539 hey man! Hope you get through whatever it is.

[@iii_brad5863]

Annaliza Culminas Don't worry, i know its hard sometimes but keep trying you dont need a specialist if you have poeple who support u, im only 11 but i can understand what pain ur into, dont worry you can talk to someone you know or a friend, dont worry we are here :)

[@odvaleriev]

When I talked of my sleep paralysis openly with my mother, she said I was crazy to imagine such evil stuffs and that I watched too much movies, that it didn't happen in real life. But thanks God that KZbin now exists to educate young people whose families do not take seriously enough when they cry for help. Thanks God that young children won't end up believing that somewhat of an evil took possession of their body. I was so terrified, and I am happy for all those who would not have to go through this.

[@becknight5601]

This is a good rational scientific reason prior to this I felt like I was being possessed. It’s truly horrifying being inside your body and you can’t move unless you’ve experienced you’ll never know how traumatic it is

[@W00fle]

1. *It happens to mostly adults* _-__1:10_ 2. *Sleep paralysis is when the brain awakens before the muscles* _-__1:36_ 3. *It happens closer to the morning* _-__2:09_ 4. *It can occur with other sleeping disorders* _-__2:43_ 5. *Episodes may last several minutes* _-__3:17_ 6. *It is remembered clearly* _-__3:33_ 7. *Hallucinations are common and often scary* _-__4:11_ 8. *It happens in REM sleep* _-__4:54_ 9. *It is genetic* _-__5:21_ 10. *It can be prevented* _-__5:44_

[@user-hb9jv6pd8x]

Thank you, but its probably better to not skip

[@chynalegier7867]

You a an AWESOME person💕

[@chynalegier7867]

Hyper sugar15 wow about how long does this last?

[@ninisiar]

I started when I was 11 I get it alot I'm 13 now is this ok

[@ilikemyrealname]

@@ninisiar Hey how are you doing now? Is it still consistent. I had it once at 4 and then from 6 to about 35 I had it very consistently. I’m 41 now and just had it again after not having it since it stopped around 35. It ate up a ton of my life. Hearing you struggle so young makes me remember my struggle. I truly hope it’s subsided for you. I’ll be thinking about you.

[@sir_prize]

I used to get sleep paralysis a lot--about every other day when I was in my late teens. The most important thing when it happens is to remain completely calm and relaxed. If you relax and don't try to move, it usually goes away very quickly. However, if you fight it and try to move, then the sleep paralysis lasts longer, and you're more likely to start getting the hallucinations.

[@conour1387]

I feel this. I had my first go of it today but I knew about sleep paralysis and I just tried to accept what was happening and relax and what felt like 30 seconds later it was gone.

[@Burnsomatic]

@David Lynch I will try that next time. It's so hard to not fight for control of your body because you are terrified. Only once have I been able to stop desperately fighting and just hang there and try to relax. But I'll try just moving one finger, if I can.

[@kianshirvaniassl9642]

Usually i break free by trying to scream, feeels easier then moving your body

[@barryfaaasst9298]

It happens 3 times and he’ll yeah I scream so the spirits can leave

[@hadjaraadam9266]

Thank you so much!

[@Verbz910]

Is it just me or you guys also get sleep paralysis when u take a nap and then go back to sleep after a couple of hours?

[@katedeaton1726]

Yeah

[@acuteteacher]

I used to get it when I was a newlywed (in the 80s). My husband had a regular job and I would get up at about 6 in the mornings with him to iron him a shirt. Then I'd go back to bed to sleep until I had to get up in order to make it to my college classes on time. I'd have that sleep paralysis then. Scary.

[@pankajmishra2230]

Yes

[@tonyv014]

I usually get it when I am a few minutes into sleeping for the night. My symptoms are not being able to move, just my eyes. I do see "demons", but I have learned to just look away. I have seen my late wife a few times. I don't panic anymore, I have had them so many times that I just let it take its course. It'll end.

[@Verbz910]

I prayed to God about this problem and after that I never had one for a very long time.

[@neemohwairimu9845]

“Sleep doesn't help if it's your soul that's tired.”

[@skeya6790]

That's deep and true.

[@UnworthyUnbeliever]

Second this. I suffered from sleep paralysis, i changed my perception and most of that suffering went away.

[@zekkorinnocake3955]

@@UnworthyUnbeliever I think sleep paralysis is challenging to me of course . It's fun to watch your body shuts down while the brain is awake .

[@UnworthyUnbeliever]

@@zekkorinnocake3955 I wasn't referring to just one sleep paralysis occurence, i was referring to chronic sleep paralysis that happens more often/every night. I suffered from sleep paralysis almost three years in row, and changing my world view helped alot. I have to agree that sleep paralysis is changing experience. It definitely changed me. For Good? I hope so.

[@sheijun2753]

@@UnworthyUnbeliever same here, back when I was so depressed before I got sleep paralysis almost thrice a week or almost everyday. When I recovered and healed from Depression the sleep paralysis was gone.

[@alishfn]

literally 99% won’t see this but if you do, God bless you, stay safe and have a wonderful day

[@multitrashfangurl7377]

Literally 100 percent of u won't see this but stan victon

[@evajoseph6310]

@@multitrashfangurl7377 Well I saw it :)

[@y2kk2005]

thanks u too gurl

[@sommer9523]

you too

[@lemxn_ice_tee]

You too❤

[@BrooksBreal]

It's definitely scary.... as a grown man who isn't scared of anything I can tell you it's horrible. I don't mind nightmares and some of them are crazy and I have had some scary nightmares but waking up paralyzed is Nuts! I pray for people who have this. I have experienced it a lot lately. That's why I looked it up

[@Fucklesticks]

Luckily for me i didn't feel scared. Despite seeing the dark figure in the room, and feeling like sinking into my bed, i was at peace

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

I guess sleep paralysis can be so scary because it's kind of a half-truth. It's especially not fun if you're in a bedroom in another house, in which you're not familiar with your surroundings. And having Darth Vader as a sleep paralysis demon is everything but enjoyable.

[@marke5202]

ive had it twice bud and it was dark human shadowy figure

[@marcusbazan625]

Just had one last night and that shit is no joke

[@billiexscarlett9958]

I’m 15 and suffer from it, people don’t understand unless they go throw it themselves, may god bless u x

[@Shawátis]

I have a cousin who suffered an episode of sleep paralysis while in a medical surgery. My cousin who I used to be friends with, suffered a lot of knee injuries throughout his life whilst playing various sports like football and hockey. He eventually got a major knee surgury done in the hospital. He was given some form of anesthesia, which later became futile after the surgery commenced. He was a very large man, both in weight and height and was very athletic; I reckon the anesthesia was just unable to accommodate his large frame. He woke up mid-surgery and felt EVERYTHING. He described it as the worst pain one could possibly imagine, and that it felt like it lasted for HOURS. He even mentioned that he cried throughout it but was stuck in his paralyzed body and could not move nor communicate. It was quite a traumatic experience, no doubt. Has anything like this ever happen to anyone else? Seriously… sleep paralysis ain’t no joke.

[@robindeanna1323]

I don't think this is the same thing as sleep paralysis, I think this is just anesthesia failing to keep him under. This has unfortunately been known to happen to some people, anesthesiologists discuss this.

[@mermaidkakes]

I've had sleep paralysis occur since I was a child.....feel like my spirit is trying to separate from my body....i use to see spirits around me when this happened when I was a child and younger woman....when I was a little girl I had a hernia surgery and I woke up during the surgery....I could feel the burning in my belly and began to reach out at the wound the nurse smacked me and I fell back asleep....I still at 45 years old remember that so clear and I was around 7 or 8 at the time.....i had sleep paralysis last night and I wasn't scared but I was very aggravated.....

[@kgthompson5814]

@@mermaidkakesI’m 34 and I’ve had it frequently since I was little. Never have nightmares because I know what’s happening. Lat night it kept me up my body is in pain from fighting it so many times. I actually don’t know anyone who has it as badly. I’m playing on my phone between these I will now go back to sleep and have to do it again.

[@Black_Templar_Marshal]

@@kgthompson5814I get it bad too pal I’ve had it for the last ten years and sometimes it can be as bad as 5 times in a row without stop and I’m 31 I once had a woman scream in my ear and it was deafening and I woke up and my ear hurt I was like how can this be, I wake up to sever static sound and sometimes a sweet taste in the back of my throat and my heart racing fast I absolutely hate it

[@adrianarobledo2300]

I've had sleep paralysis a couple times before and I'd like to leave some tips to prevent anything too scary happening. These are personal things that I do and I have no idea if it works for everyone but just in case I'll post something here. -I've noticed that most of the times I've had sleep paralysis it's when I sleep on my back so I strictly sleep on my side. It's to the point where I actually can't sleep on my back anymore but I haven't had very many experiences w sleep paralysis since I've started doing it. This doesn't completely prevent it though. -When I wake up I always keep my eyes closed until I know I can move. This has probably saved me a few times from seeing some nasty hallucination. -If I wake up and I can't move, I keep my eyes closed no matter what. I've learned that opening my eyes and seeing something nasty is worse than being scared but not seeing anything. Then you just have to keep trying to move until you actually can. After that you should be good to go. I hope that this can help someone, I know it can be super scary believe me, I've seen some very crappy things that left me a bit on edge before. But I've adapted and if I can I think anyone who struggles with this can too.

[@anisnabilahbintiothman7545]

I agreed with you...when you had sleep paralyzed, did you have pillow or blanket on your body??

[@ojxolape]

This is exactly why I always sleep on my side!

[@vinuanil7320]

i didnt got sleep paralysis🙁atleast for once😩.. what should i do😕

[@charcoal8]

Yes, keep them eyes closed 👍

[@jihan984]

I have a question, do you usually hear something scary when you're closing your eyes??

[@GREYFL59]

Imagine the first person who got sleep paralysis poor person

[@shri7105]

Its no different has a person feels for the first time , every person in the world experiences for the first time and then go search about it on youtube and google. So its the same..

[@helen4361]

@@shri7105 that's the point. The first person who experienced it, wouldn't find anything. Might've happened in ancient times. He means, the first person that reported the symptoms.

[@stephaniecourteoreille5972]

@@shri7105 I mean, they didn't know anything about sleep paralysis, so they must've been terrified and thought what happened was real. but now day's, you can search it up and be relieved to know that all what has happened was not real.

[@shri7105]

Ya u guys are right, i thought it in different way Btw @HelenL Kawaii @Stephanie Courteoreille wat was ur experiences , did u see something

[@nadezdalaradimsoski8735]

Imagine the first cat getting it.. poor kitty

[@FranticPixel]

It’s one of the most terrifying thing ever. Especially when there’s always a shadowy figure you see or there’s a ‘presents’ in the room.

[@0menify]

I just got it today

[@0menify]

I cant go to sleep

[@PlayboiLaroi]

@@0menify same that’s why I’m here. I’m kinda traumatized from it. I think it might give me ptsd of creaky floors

[@0menify]

@@PlayboiLaroi i didnt get it again just make sure when you fall asleep your not in a sitting position

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

You guys are lucky that all you got was shadowy figures, it happened to me for the first time a few weeks ago, and I woke up to a _very_ tall, lean and wide shouldered man with a _very_ hard face looking down at me, clear as me looking in the mirror, with eyes of infinite evil staring back at me. After looking into his eyes, I know what it's like looking at the It monsters dead lights. Every thought and feeling disappears from your mind, only two infinitely small points of the coldest light imaginable surrounded by the largest, darkest blackness imaginable, and the only sensation is fear, magnified 1000 times more than anything you have ever felt before. I woke up gasping for breath when I remembered to shut my eyes. I'll take shadowy figures _any_ day over a repeat of that, holy _shit..._

[@jesselindsey4546]

I have suffered from sleep paralysis as long as i can remember and no matter how many times it has happened, the effect has not changed at all. It is still as scary now as it was 20 years ago. The real torture is knowing my son is asleep in the next room, i see something moving in my room but can not move to go protect my son, nor am i able to yell to get his attention. I now sleep with the TV on every night, dont see the shadows or hear any sounds due to the light and volume from my TV. It has really helped.

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Who Develops Sleep Paralysis?👍 Lack of sleep. Sleep schedule that changes. Mental conditions such as stress or bipolar disorder. Sleeping on the back. Other sleep problems such as narcolepsy or nighttime leg cramps. Use of certain medications, such as those for ADHD. Substance abuse.

[@skeya6790]

Hahaha! I definitely do not have sleep paralysis The demon in my room:Yeah,she doesn't have sleep paralysis

[@ihateeveryoneequally965]

Shouldn't it be "what develops sleep paralysis/cause of sleep paralysis" Instead of "Who develops sleep paralysis"

[@itsLeVi309]

It happened to me almost every night for nearly one and a half year because of substance abuse (cocaine & mdma) and I highly recommend to keep your hands off of drugs (not only because of sleep paralysis of course). It was a horrible time in my life but I haven’t had sleep paralysis since I‘ve been clean for 8 months now.

[@selenetorres3242]

GOD!!! HELP!!!!

[@serena7034]

@@itsLeVi309 congrats girl! Keep going sis ✨💓

[@NufPro.]

I've had sleep paralysis several times, and to counter it, I just took a VERY deep breath, until I can feel my chest lifting up. From there, I can feel my other muscles moving and then I will be able to move again

[@elliem.9408]

Good advice! Thanks🙏

[@5tt6o_45]

I move my toes and i can move immediately

[@NufPro.]

@@elliem.9408 :)

[@sararose2887]

That's really helpful!😁

[@NufPro.]

@@sararose2887 glad u think so :)

[@mpleandre]

I have a horrible anxiety disorder, and thus sleep paralysis is almost a part of my life. It happens every two weeks, maybe, and when it happens I already know what it is, so I simply remain calm, try not to move, and breath very slowly and lightly. That way I get to focus and slowly gain control over my muscles. That doesn't prevent me from getting up with my heartbeat at a thousand percent, of course, but it helps me go back to sleep soundly. Hope it helps anyone out there!

[@SisterMinnie]

Thank you for raising awareness on this. It's one of my most traumatic experiences. I had opened my eyes during the sleep paralysis and experienced insane hallucinations and audio ones. It was terrifying and I felt like it was the end.

[@hadjaraadam9266]

Sallamu Alaikum Zainah, is there anything that you did to make it stop while happening. It kind of makes me feel at ease knowing anothe Muslimah is experiencing this. Does thinking if Allah SWT or making Dua help? Do you have any tips for me? This is tge second time it happened it wasn't really scary tho. It was like I just knew what was going on but i felt like I was being pressed into me bed, really heavy and 3 times. But Allhamdullilah I wasn't scared. I am just asking because after reading all of these Hallucination stories I fear that it happens to me...

[@jakesosebee7636]

Well. I just cast whatever it is out in the name of Jesus. Then it goes immediately

[@TinaLouise73]

@@jakesosebee7636 god is god! Religion and dogmatic doctrines aside we are ALL human beings having a phisical experience in this bio realm! Which btw i swear is actual HELL! remember LIVE spelt backwards is EVIL and LIVED spelt backwards is DEVIL!!!!! go figure!👉

[@Cloudnine422]

@@jakesosebee7636​​⁠​​⁠as a muslim who’s experienced sleep paralysis since i was a child it stopped once i started reciting Quran verses before i sleep and call the names of Allah it works like a miracle 🤍

[@Cloudnine422]

@@hadjaraadam9266​​⁠Quran before you sleep + tasbeeh of fatima Alzahra’a a.s. (Allahu akbar 34 times, alhamdulillah 33 times, subhanallah 33 times) it work for literally everything, every problem you face in life not only sleep paralysis 🤍

[@hyunjae_18]

This happened to me 3 times and I thought it's the end of my lifee like I literally remember passing out cause of suffocation.

[@zoearnold1911]

I usually panic and try to shake any and every muscle but it makes me fearful of rolling into a position that causes suffocation.

[@SajiMoni1203]

Same with me

[@michelle_2595]

When ghost/monster appear, will you like actually die/get hurt from them? Is the ghost/monster is real?

[@ArtsyAustin]

The only thing I hate about sleep paralysis is the deafening ringing in my ears and the weird vibrations traveling throughout my body as if my sould is separating from my body.

[@heyesa29]

I havent had either of those, I have had a lucid dream which is very simuler to sleep paralysis but I was hearing music good music too and not from any song ive ever heard. Last night I had 3 sleep paralysis trips Thank god the monsters didn't talk Just the ghost girl helping me. Those monster's came back agian too But the 1st one was just a cat sleeping next to me I could feel it too. Crazy shit man.

[@gypie88]

Yes it sounds like a buzzing !

[@qlnzyu]

@@gypie88 omg exactly tho

[@crazy_kat1928]

I didn't have buzzing I heard something similar to a low tuba note or a ship horn. And the vibrations was like static... So weird

[@nabeelahmed4979]

@@crazy_kat1928 I just experienced it today, i had shockwaves on the back of my head, i couldn't move and scream. Still processing wtf happened

[@augusteighteen8385]

you’re so tired that your eyes hurt to stay open but your brain is still active and doesn’t want to sleep yet. And a sense of dread creeps in. This always triggers my sleep paralysis. Asking Jesus to forgive me of my sins and please protect me before I drift off usually helps. There is no one else to help you even when your loved ones are asleep next to you and your screams are muffled from the paralysis.

[@annabellelewis5962]

I wouldn't mind having sleep paralysis if they looked as cute as the ones in the animation

[@Psych2go]

Thank you so much for your feedback on the animation

[@annabellelewis5962]

@@Psych2go 👍🏻

[@todorokiplaylistmaker9532]

yeah. one cool hallucination i had was katsuki bakugo. i guess im either not like other people or watch WAY too much mha. hmm i guess both

[@peggyashubwe9231]

@@Psych2go what app do you use

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Umm, well they dont. They're a _lot_ less pleasant than that, to put it lightly...

[@neemohwairimu9845]

Sleep Paralysis is more irritating than frightening.

[@dahyun1036]

Same with me. I get it so often that I rarely ever hallucinate I just get annoyed. I'm a super deep sleeper so sometimes my alarm is going off while I'm in sleep paralysis but I still can't move lmao

[@kaexewires7531]

I agree.

[@TheBeesies]

I'd have too disagree, I've only had it once but it was absolutely terrifying.

[@dahyun1036]

@@TheBeesies the first time I had it it was terrifying too. You often hallucinate the first few times. And honestly sometimes i still get super panicky bc i know I will wake up but if I've been sitting their for 15 minutes waiting... I get paranoid that I'll never move again

[@TheBeesies]

@@dahyun1036 Ehhh the first time (only time) I had it I felt a hand grab mine.. I didn't see anything. Super terrifying.

[@ketanverma6465]

I remember once in morning i was awake in my room. I was able to see every corner of my room and suddenly someone entered my room and i tried to move my body but i was not able to move, then i tried to scream as loud as i can but i was not able to scream. It was really a scary experience and i have experienced it multiple times.

[@abbyaguilar6165]

yes mine was similar but circus music was playing then my room was completely empty and i tried to move and it just got heavier

[@Turd13s]

That’s freaking terrifying

[@seanyhangsta]

I have had this happen recently. Looked like someone came into the room as a dark silhouette. They started walking around the bedroom and whispering stuff. Felt lots of chills. Luckily it only lasted a few seconds. Fml

[@naomikidane5473]

Same I did as a kid too

[@margarethafalco63]

I only saw a big long legged Spider crawling slowly towards me trying to attack

[@skeeterskoville9226]

Purely terrifying. It has been happening to me 3-4 times a month since I was 14, so 20 years I’ve been dealing with it. This is how it goes for me…it starts out with a high pitched ringing sound, that continues to get louder with a slight static. As if you turned up a speaker system really high without playing any music. Sometimes I can hear a rope tightening. Then I can feel the sheets move underneath me, as if I’m being pulled off the bed, or a floating sensation. I cannot move, or talk. At this point I close my eyes because I know what’s coming…usually it’s a super old woman standing next to me, whispering really fast, or it’s a really tall dark manly figure standing in the corner of the room, laughing under his breath. If I keep my eyes open, all hell breaks loose. I’ll float toward the closet, or the old woman will rub her face on mine. Incredibly terrifying. And this is just what usually happens. Sometimes though, it’s way worse…my best advise to anyone dealing with this, is when it starts, keep your eyes closed and focus on falling asleep the best you can, no matter what you hear or feel. This is long winded and I apologize! Just wanted to leave my mark for ppl researching this.

[@wiz9093]

Thanks for the advice it does help alot if your eyes are closed I've only gotten it two times but the first time it happened my eyes were open and unsettling figure kept starting at me getting closer as i lay helpless trying to scream but nothing moved. The second time with eyes closes i heard noises like someone tapping the floor and scratching getting near me from outside the house until lit was in my room, again my attempt of trying to move a muscle or scream felt useless and made the fear worse untill i camled my down and focused on breathing which made it go away

[@asiimwepatience5563]

Thank you for perfectly describing something I thought no words could

[@unixjpn]

i had my fare share of similar experience. Im starting to think that sleep paralysis is invoked by demonic entities because the first time I had an episode was when I was in high school and was hanging out with friends at a grave yard and must had lured a demon back home and i was having them on a regular basis but went away gradually. I say its really demons attacking you in your sleep trying to posses us.

[@unsubscribenow9052]

Am I the only person here who doesn't get sleep paralysis but think it sounds terrifying? guys stop saying im lucky

[@Psych2go]

How old are you?

[@saturn7404]

You're lucky af

[@treznopresto4878]

You cant move, you see some scary hallucination, even you barely can't breath it was scary like there a ghost terroring you but you can't do anything

[@starwarseac]

That's because it is

[@cupio-stardust]

I got it once and it was terrifying.

[@autumnishere420]

I've had two sleep paralysis episodes, and while terrifying, they were kind of cool, actually.

[@seanmcfadden3712]

I've had two sleep paralysis experiences as well. I can't quite remember the second, but I do remember the first. I had woken up suddenly from a nightmare where my family's herd of alpacas and I had been eaten by a giant snake. Because I sleep with my head under the covers, it took me a while to realize that the inside of the snake was warmer, softer and less acidic or slimy than I would have expected. Funny to talk about in retrospect, but it was terrifying at the time.

[@Leah-dt3gl]

I think I had one when I was very young actually, no older than the age of 6. I remember waking up in my room early in the morning, I don't exactly remember since this occurred a long time ago but I either didn't move at all or I wasn't able to move. I saw my parents walking into my room towards my bed, right as they reached my bed, they disappeared . It wasn't really that scary, but I was as confused as hell.

[@mastermagen4571]

I feel the same way, they are terrifying but pretty cool.

[@camj212]

when i had sleep paralysis i didn’t have any hallucinations, it was just terrifying not being able to control my limbs at all. i remember it was early in the morning and i heard my dad leave for work and as soon as he closed the door i was able to move again, was weird asf

[@anyelisluciano3483]

Really this never happened to me

[@m_jyi6185]

I once had a sleep paralysis and i saw nothing, only a black void and i was sleeping on my stomach and i could barely breathe and struggled to wake up because only my mind was awake and when i finally got to wiggle my toes i woke up at 5:55 am, even if i didn’t see anything it was still scary af.

[@axel.is.dying7]

@That one toxic person sleeping on the stomach is better in this case, you can only hear voices but you clearly won’t see anything at all

[@teehee5700]

Same expect I could only wiggle the tip of one of my fingers instead and it only lasted a few seconds but I couldn’t go back to sleep after

[@Fucklesticks]

@@axel.is.dying7 When i had SP i was sleeping on my stomach but i had a top down view of my bedroom and i could see some guy in a corner just staring at me. It didn't feel scary at all though, i felt at peace throughout the whole thing

[@f8ckycatty]

this is what happens to me

[@user-im5zp9pw2x]

@@Fucklesticks That sounds more like astral projecting, from the first plane or whatever. I recommend you do more research about it, it's a hard state to get into, so you've achieved something pretty big.

[@tessa4813]

i fell asleep at 9:00 when suppose to be awake, i saw a little boy and became paralyzed. i couldn’t move. it felt a little too real…it all went black. then i woke up

[@diana-nd5pq]

i don't wish sleep paralysis on my worst enemy. it is one of the most frightening experiences i've ever had! 😭

[@Psych2go]

That’s true. What was your experience like?

[@notmeth0]

"I still see your shadows in my room, can't take back the love that i gave you"

[@serenenya6548]

"Till the point that I love and I hate you, but I cannot change you so I must replace you, oh"

[@iignoremyhusband4737]

Simran Kadam” easier said than done, I thought you were the one “ edit : spelling

[@serenenya6548]

@@iignoremyhusband4737 omg katsuki hi!

[@iignoremyhusband4737]

Simran Kadam hi extra

[@serenenya6548]

@@iignoremyhusband4737 nothings better than being called and extra by Katsuki Bakugo uwu

[@Aresofthevoid]

"It happens mostly to adults" **happy 12 year old noises**

[@Paulklampeeps]

2-3 yrs later they'll get it

[@0menify]

Im 13 and i got it And me and the demon are pals

[@katiemarie0413ify]

I'm only 12 myself yet I still experience sleep paralysis often, it's terrifying when the "demon" counts. I hope this doesn't happen to you anytime soon yet as you get older maybe 13-15 you'll experience this since it's common for teen development. If you suffer from from anxiety, trauma, and depression you'll mostly likley experience sleep paralysis, which I hope not 💕.

[@0menify]

@@katiemarie0413ify damn I got it for 2 days and never again

[@MrRose41]

6 years old is when I first had it, it was even more terrifying since I was younger.

[@aidanmock464]

This video was so calming, I almost fell asleep to it.

[@Em-ei6vd]

I think I had a sleep paralysis a few days ago I had this “dream”. It wasn’t really a dream, it was terrifying. I saw myself, laying in my bedroom. Not being able to move. I wasn’t the only thing I saw, I also saw this black human like figure above me (if I remember clearly. I saw myself like that for a few minutes. Until my vision went blank, still couldn’t move. Then the flashing lights came for a few seconds, it sent tingles down my body, I felt someone almost pressing on me. Then I woke, covered in a cold sweat and I was breathing super hard. When I woke up it was about 4:45am.

[@brixana20]

This sounds like astral projection

[@Em-ei6vd]

@@brixana20 oh wow! I’ll have to look into it, thanks for the advice :)

[@naomikidane5473]

Say Jesus Christ’s name then that demon will flee

[@Em-ei6vd]

@Whipped Choco so then it must’ve been a sleep paralysis? It hasn’t happened since. Or it could’ve been my lack of water and sleep that caused it?

[@Em-ei6vd]

@@naomikidane5473 thank you for the advice, however I’m not religious therefore I don’t think that’ll work for me c: thank you though!

[@TheBeesies]

When I was younger I had sleep paralysis, except I felt the hand grab mine instead of seeing something. It was scary.

[@Psych2go]

I see! How did you deal with it?

[@TheBeesies]

@@Psych2go I was like 7 so I'm pretty sure I just ran to my dads room 🤷‍♀️

[@Bubblinbun]

I had sleep paralysis a few days ago and someone was sitting up and laying back down in my bed next to me counting from 1-6 Definitely the most horrifying thing ever

[@supereditor7410]

Thats strange i have sleep paralysis but i never see demons its like my normal room but i just cant get up its so annoying

[@supereditor7410]

@@Bubblinbun lol

[@duckit]

I love how this video isnt scary , i mean , cats instezd of ghosts , genius !

[@vishwags1989]

I experienced it yesterday it was seriously very fearful I was not able to move but can hear everything going around...

[@SarahEA1]

Fact, I seem to have more sleep paralysis lying on my back, I avoid lying on my back.

[@Man-de1qj]

I never lay on my back it’s uncomfortable for me

[@semajmoore1926]

Actually,this is due to the fact that by sleeping on you're back,you're snores that you might make while on you're back kinda wake you up,which then causes sleep paralysis to happen soooooo......do not like uh.....do that,also like she said,sleep deprivation, anxiety and depression probably does not help.....great.

[@aerizenfia]

Sleep paralysis happened to me 3 times with 2-3 weeks gap. I am so scared that it might happen again, thats why i dont sleep on my back for 2 years. I feel pain in my body but the fear is stronger. It kinda works i think but I really dont recommend .I also listen to music/nature sounds before going to sleep when i have a bad day or i am feeling depressed/stressed

[@minyoongimood2419]

But its soo comfortable but i sleep on my stomach and it helps

[@jriz32b.92]

Just had a sleep paralysis the other day while I'm sleeping on my back Too bad I really want to sleep on my back but I'm scared

[@leefelixsegg2666]

"It happens mostly to adults" Me: *has had it since i was at least 4 and im 14* Oh a tip to get out of it. If your mouth is closed push air out of your mouth thus is opens. Also breathe heavier (not scared just heavy) so that your muscles will eventually start moving. If you mouth open then just keep breathing heavy. Ive been doing this for years and it works everytime. Just make sure that you get up and stay up for at least 10 minutes before going back to sleep.

[@nala2814]

i have my sleep paralysis from my anxiety, so you can still like push air out your mouth while being paralyzed?

[@leefelixsegg2666]

@@nala2814 yes because you are still breathing. If you are calm enough breathing becomes easier so make sure to calm yourself after realizing you are paralyzed. Also think happy things so your mind doesnt play tricks and scare you. If you mouth is closed by default there is still enough room for air to get out. Just breath heavy, calm but heavy. When your mouth is closed and you push air out that starts movements to your facial muscles therefore eventually waking you up. If mouth open then just do the breathing technique.

[@katedeaton1726]

I actually am currently in my 10 min waiting period before going to bed again I just had one of my most scariest ones and I’ve had a lot of scary ones 😫 anyways I’m 14 too and mine started around a year and a half or two years ago

[@avaes5260]

last night I had more than 5 rows of sleep paralysis. I knew I had to move my hand to woke up and I did. I woke up everytime and change my sleep position. but as soon as I closed my eyes it started again. I was so tired and I knew the only way to get away with it is to really stand up and drink water and than go to bed again. I also woke my husband up and held his hand and told him to wake me up, when he hears me breathing fast. It's a versy scary experience, no matter how many times you have had this, it'll always be annoying.

[@tuckseverlasting5731]

Me too. I suffered of episodes of sleep paralysis since teens, everytime i have a big problem or tired, sick, depressed, sleep paralysis expect will next to it,

[@Black_Templar_Marshal]

I’ve had sleep paralysis every night for ten years now I tell my wife any change in my breathing or I make a slight mumble noise or if you feel me lightly touching you even a slight touch with my finger or toe shove me as hard as you can, I hate it I wake up to severe static noise and a weird sweet taste in the back of my throat and a feeling of completely drained and a raised heart beat it’s awful

[@joeybulford5266]

I had my first experience with sleep paralysis last night. Felt like something was on top of me, pushing me down, and I couldn’t move. Took me a second to collect myself and calm down to shake it off.

[@0Iive]

I shouldn’t be watching this before I sleep 😂

[@Psych2go]

Are you sure you were going to sleep anyways? :)

[@0Iive]

Psych2Go not if I don’t get off my phone haha

[@azzz3212]

@@0Iive I'll watch you while you sleep👁

[@0Iive]

Azam321 well at least you can scare off anyone wanting to watch me whilst I sle-

[@jheannaysullano2572]

@@azzz3212 your crazy also this is not my account.

[@rhondahoward8025]

I went through sleep paralysis in my younger years (as a child). And yes, it's scary as hell. And to the people who might say "well just relax", no fam, you CAN'T just relax. You literally feel *stuck* in your own body and you can't even cry out for help. And yes, I've tried calling out for my mother, but my voice was either very weak or non-existent.

[@saviorofthedreamingdead]

i really don't like when people joke about sleep paralysis. *"haha lol my sleep paralysis demon under my bed: partying while i sleep"* it really scarred me as a kid because i had my first episode when i was 5 or 6. also your voice is so calming 💞

[@leafcut3506]

They should just stop

[@tonymontana6456]

Exactly. People don't seem to understand how difficult it can sometimes be .

[@iiCounted2134]

ikr they're so annoying

[@dollpickle]

@@shalikui9849 not everything revolves around you. this is the internet, nobody’s going to cater to your needs.

[@FlexKing-ws3up]

I feel that sleep paralysis is basically how a paralyzed person feels all the time.

[@yoselinurquizaurbina]

I just had my first one last night and it was so terrifying. I fell asleep at around 2:30 and I don’t know what happened. I felt like I was being pulled or something and I felt like something was watching me in the corner. I could not move and I tried to scream but I couldn’t. It felt so real, like I was actually being pulled. I tried to move my arms but they were just not able to move it felt like someone was grabbing them so that I couldn’t move them. Until I started praying and then I could finally start moving. I kept on praying until I fell asleep. I really hope that this is my only and last time getting it.

[@Elvamp]

Can you imagine it happening over and over again in the course of several years?.. The things I've seen due to sleep paralysis are horrible. But, as they say, it runs in the family. I hope that in your case it's either some stressful situation that caused it, or just extreme fatigue. Those occurrences made me believe in the supernatural for quite a long time.

[@mavu6408]

I also always start to pray to Jesus to help me and save me and then I menage to actually wake up

[@josephjack4365]

I feel you bro, same thing that happened to me. When I came to, I grabbed my knife and opened the blade and just layed there until morning came. Never been more scared

[@drawfuless]

Omg your profile picture

[@mariapampanella3799]

@@Elvamp my first experience was many years ago then I didn’t have any until a year ago now it’s happening once a week It’s so scary now because I saw a black figure lying next to me the last time and I started praying and thank god I woke up at times my body feels like it’s lifting from the bed I’ve told people and they think I’m crazy cos they have never heard of this sleep paralysis I try to explain and they say it’s a nightmare they should read about it I think I have it because I don’t sleep much and am over tired and I suffer from anxiety sometimes I thought that I had died and that was it making death and it scares the shit out of me

[@mememan4705]

Sleep paralysis: Exists Panik it happens mostly to adults Kalm begginning in teenage years PANIK

[@pixiedust0874]

I had my first when I was 7

[@feralb0i305]

Ikr

[@evajoseph6310]

*your pfp is the meme-*

[@QueenDivineLove]

Yea my son told me his story and how scared he was at 11. I've never experienced this. However I just figured it related to him being a master healer and a rainbow child. This makes more sense to me since he is homeschooled and his sleep was off then. Now since his sleep schedule is better he doesnt experience this.

[@quaintrelle881]

i have it since before i can even remember

[@mehmeh1091]

When I was a kid I use to call sleep paralysis "3D Dreams"

[@Amparito847]

@OFFLIX I have heard some people are able to see their room in a 360 degree view rather than just the plane of what your eyes actually see

[@jontray87]

Bruh I forgot we called it that as kids.

[@swk1137]

I have about 12 yrs of sleep paralysis episodes. I only experience it maybe once every 4-8 months but this was a very accurate explanation without being too dramatic. It is absolutely terrifying and I would say that the number one scary part is the presence of someone or something over you, watching you yet you cannot scream. It is terrifying.

[@lukasheuer4094]

Demon: *sits on my chest* Me, a bottom: *pretends to be asleep while secretly getting har-

[@ky_underscore7480]

HELL NOOOO XD I'm ded lol

[@noooaaahhhh13]

Lmao

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

LOL CURSED

[@floro4625]

I'm too dumb to understand this

[@alayna1772]

@@floro4625 same

[@buckkienzle6010]

I used to have sleep paralysis pretty often until I started letting my Labrador sleep on the bed with me. It has been close to 8 years since I've had an episode thanks to him. It happened once when I first let him on the bed and he woke up knowing something was wrong with me. He started nudging my leg harder and harder until suddenly I could move again. Then he snuggled up to me real tight. Haven't had an episode since.

[@AnimalLoving-24]

Actually yes i noticed I didn't get anything when my dog was sleeping on the bed too at a point where I was getting it every night before. You have a point there. Wonder what the link is between dog and well whatever this is? Oh and same with my cat on the bed too.

[@buckkienzle6010]

@@AnimalLoving-24 they're healers. They put our souls at ease. I think that's why they help with this issue. I had to put my buddy down in January. To say I miss him is an understatement. I haven't had any sleep paralysis since then, but I wouldn't be surprised if an episode pops up without him there.

[@Emerald-bt1iq]

🥺❤

[@hutao9661]

1. It happens mostly to adults 1:10 2. Sleep paralysis is when the brain awakens before the muscles 1:36 3. It happens closer to morning 2:09 4. It can occur with other sleeping disorders 2:43 5. Episodes may last several minutes 3:17 6. It is remembered clearly 3:34 7. Hallucinations are common and offen scary 4:12 8. It happens in REM sleep 4:54 9. It is genetic 5:21 10. It can be prevented 5:44

[@michaelharned8741]

nekowxffles my episodes were most common in my childhood they are rare now

[@-AmPO]

I have experienced it twice in less than a month. The first time happened when I moved to a new house, I had no AC and no curtains so the room was bright due to the street lights. I was sharing the room with my brother and grandma. We just had a ceiling fan installed that made a really annoying sound all night that barely let me sleep. I remember the episode vividly. I could only hear the fan making that annoying sound and saw my brother staring at me without even blinking, I did felt like something was on top of my chest making it difficult to breathe, I tried to move without success and also tried to scream. I then realized it wasn’t real because no one could hear me so I closed my eyes and tried to sleep again.

[@-AmPO]

I don’t know why it happened the second time. I just remember waking up without being able to move. I got really scared because this time seemed very real. I saw my brother waking up and standing next to me and talking nonsense. I was sweating an awful lot trying to breathe. Soon realized that it happened again, I calmed down and tried to ignore it. That shit took so long. 0/10 experience.

[@Jenn2806]

This is the most accurate description I have seen about sleep paralysis.

[@amilkshake3843]

2:13 I like how the V.O yawns while speaking about the morning😅💕

[@kim_.5647]

wtf 1 month ago

[@litelbever561]

It's been only a 25 seconds

[@alpacaworldfanlikeslvl.3138]

D-WHAT

[@TR0VEX.]

A MOMTH AGO THIS GUY A TIME TRAVELER

[@KallMeKacey]

@@kim_.5647 ya how??? was it re-uploaded??????

[@winterdragon560]

Me sees sleep paralysis: "inner panic attack", sleep paralysis is part of my sleep and that sh**t is scary:(

[@Psych2go]

I see :( how often do you experience this?

[@winterdragon560]

@@Psych2go I experienced alot since when I was 13 now am 20 , 3 nights one time, is so scary , it feels like am dying since I can't move ,so to avoid that I sleep less and now it's kind habit I sleep less like 2 or 3 hours so I experienced less

[@HanaAnimated]

Thank you so so much for covering this. I have the unable to move type. I can't tell you how frustrating it is to have this. Despite telling my employers and teachers about this condition, it felt like no one really understood I was still doing my best to show up. I was even on medication they give to verterans for their PTSD nightmares and it hasn't worked. It controls so much and doctors don't know how to help. As much as I find relief I'm not the only one going through this, im also sad because that means there are others suffering with me.

[@snehamalik792]

The bizzare moment when you try to wake up but end up in other dream and then another...

[@nrknice]

Yeah, I had to come up with the system of "If I'm not 100% sure I'm awake, then I'm dreaming."

[@AngkolJo]

When im having sleep paralysis, i move my toes and breathe in and out. Thats the only thing i can control in my body when this happens. It can help you wake your body.

[@thetiredworm2100]

You can move a part of your body??? I’d love to try that if I could loll, and my body just breath on its own I can’t really control it in that state

[@mike_beast_berriosberrios5542]

I start to breath heavy as well, it got me out of it once already. Inhale and exhale.

[@Funerealnight1349]

I've been suffering from sleep paralysis episodes for most of my life, starting when I was about 7 years old. I'm 30 now. Even though it doesn't happen every night, I have a whole lot of experiences with it. I've had times where I just powered through it and decided not to wake up, which led to some very lucid and weird dreams. Other times, things were going on that made me want to wake up immediately. The most memorable time from my childhood included a small, tornado like vortex raging above my body while hearing the sounds of whispering voices in my ears.

[@clariztorregosa4502]

I have a looped sleeping paralysis. It seems like I have layers of it. I can describe it where I woke up from one of it only to find out that it's still part of another layer of sleeping paralysis. It is tricking me that I am finally awake from it but actually I havent woke up. And it repeats and repeats until I get the real "wake up session". 😭 It is tedious to keep up when it's difficult to breathe and you can't move. 😭

[@tehee8777]

*Claim your watching this before you sleep card here.*

[@cheemborg1301]

Shit!

[@radinthesamandi5307]

plot twist: the sleep paralysis demon is just trying to be friends

[@Braqger]

Fac

[@blacklantern6592]

LMAO, When i first got to experience it, I even complemented the demon0-0

[@erenyeager3008]

Ooh hi demon slayer zenitsu, where is ur wife nezuko Chan

[@user-im5zp9pw2x]

This was a conversation I had with mine 😭

[@radinthesamandi5307]

@@erenyeager3008 ._.

[@russelwebb8853]

"A demon or monster" *Shows silhouette of a cat*

[@babyk6374]

I have experienced sleep paralysis twice many years ago. I prefer to call it sleep-wake disassociation. Both times it was when I was exhausted. I was also sleeping flat on my back. The second time it happened I did sense some sort of demonic spirit behind me although I never saw anything. It was very frightening. Since then I make it a habit to only sleep on my side and it has never happened again.

[@Juniperberrii]

I had my first episode of sleep paralysis it was so freaky and I’ve heard many stories of people seeing demons but I didn’t see anything luckily

[@crackers3978]

Psych2Go: 10 terrifying facts about sleep paralysis me:*trauma intensifies* no really, I've had sleep paralysis for 3 to 4 times recently( the last time being YESTERDAY) and it's too scary.

[@serenenya6548]

That's horrible! I understand because I had it for an entire year😔🥶

[@Leah-dt3gl]

Many people who are experts in the skill of lucid dreaming (lucid dreams are dreams where you have full control over your dream) purposely trigger sleep paralysis, then you can turn sleep paralysis into a lucid dream since you are already more aware, so when you enter a dream you will instantly become lucid. Sleep paralysis lucid dreams are said to be the best kind of lucid dreams, so I recommend learning more about lucid dreams so the next time you have sleep paralysis, you can turn it into possibly the best dream you have ever had.

[@crackers3978]

@@serenenya6548 really? that's so bad! i hope it's not there anymore

[@crackers3978]

@@Leah-dt3gl oh i didn't know that, thank you so much for that, I'll see through it thank you (again lol) i hope it works, that'll be the best thing that's ever happened to me(if it does)

[@serenenya6548]

@@crackers3978 yeah, I got rid of it. In fact, I can control it. I've learnt to force myself to wake up if I get the paralysis.

[@gokuultrainstinct2479]

me: (watching memes before sleeping) my sleep paralysis demon: when will this bi*** go to sleep?!

[@ashisbar3860]

Brother i watched meme songs before sleeping and i got sleep paralysis...2 times..

[@sofiyyahussain4309]

@@ashisbar3860 Lol

[@safdarullah7540]

@@ashisbar3860 lol

[@m.f.5739]

I was really lucky that when I first experienced sleep paralysis I already knew quite some important things about it, from reading about it and because some family members also suffer from it. It was still very unpleasant because I was afraid of seeing horrible things (but luckily I had no visual hallucinations yet), but since I knew what was going on and that it's not dangerous helped me a lot. Now most episodes I find rather annoying than terrifying.

[@petrinaiscool6651]

If anybody had sleep paralysis for the first time and is panicking. Here is what I did when I was worried to sleep the next night 1. I prayed, but you can do a meditation or just simply skip this step. 2. Grab your plushie, it helps feeling that someone is there to keep you safe. 3. Wear your favourite pj's, feeling comfy makes me feel so much better. 4. Writing down stuff, I wrote something that will make me laugh, for me "Calm down Jamal". It really helped me. I like to think positive when in bad situations. I also just wanna say after having sleep paralysis once, I'm not scared of everything. Spider's still care me but, scary movies don't. If you made it through it, I literally love you, and if you didn't it's ok, it gets better!

[@petrinaiscool6651]

@@lylaturner1233 No problem!

[@Will-pl4tp]

Whoa calm down jamal. Don’t pull out the nine

[@jirehchoo2151]

1. I prayed 2. God came to my rescue

[@ayshas4507]

Yesterday was my first time of sleep paralysis it wasn't that horrifying but it wasn't so good. Now, I am scared to sleep tonight.

[@misstyrios555qatar6]

@@ayshas4507 if it comes again grab a phone and headset and play your fave music to sleep, this saved me alot of time

[@simabe5067]

My sleep paralysis demon always tries to cut me in pieces with a chainsaw or something like that ...or would hug me. I guess it depends on their mood 👁👄👁

[@silver17s91]

Maybe it depends on your mood :o could they be our own nightmarish projections? It is said that those who are free from fear are free from nightmares.

[@crazyleaf257]

Dang! I had it last night and I remember just thinking what if someone breaks in my house I won't be able to move! Even though I was perfectly safe and no one was here 😬😬😰😰

[@zidan6015]

mood.

[@Back2sanity]

I always get hugged by my demon as well i dont know why

[@chuubaccatheworld9075]

@@Back2sanity The demons realized we lacked touch and love ;-;

[@GLiTcH_point]

Well I'm not sleeping anymore.

[@freakingaudios3959]

Hahaha

[@nanuqo2006]

sleep deprivation increases chances of sleep paralysis when you inevitably fall asleep at some point

[@adamwolski8450]

If you know what sleep paralysis is now, you probably won't be scared. It was the same with me, i knew about it before i got it for the first time and it wasn't scary at all, i just waited it out with my eyes closed.

[@2muchflava999]

@@adamwolski8450 Lucky I have sleep paralysis while dreaming and I be seeing scary horrifying creatures and I can’t close my eyes so I got no choice but to look at it and see what it does.

[@AmyJoJoo]

It's happened to me so many times in the last 15 years, I know exactly when it's coming, and I close my eyes right away cuz I HATE seeing the entities... or whatever people wanna call them. However, I know what I've seen, it's been a regular thing for over a decade. Everytime it happens, I see entities standing over me. They're always dressed in black and I cannot see their faces, sometimes I see glowing eyes. That's it.

[@shawlork]

Whenever anybody sleeps we are in a state of observation, you are being shown them...

[@hjjbhu2285]

When it happens… remember to say “the blood of Christ has power” over and over. Get back to me about what happened afterwards please!

[@AmyJoJoo]

@@hjjbhu2285 My friend has seen glowing orbs sometimes when it happens to him.. he also told me to say something similar, apparently it helps him. However, I don't believe that God exists in that way. I do believe in a higher power & consider myself a Panthiest. Maybe next time I'll try to call on the universe or something. I'm pretty used to it tho. I know when to close my eyes, but I still hear stuff like choking noises, screaming, or whispers. If I don't get my eyes closed all the way, I'll see a bright light.. very weird how consistent it has stayed over the years.

[@hjjbhu2285]

@@AmyJoJoo Take it as a experiment, Im not religious at all, But I believe in God, I heard someone say that those are demons and to say that whenever it happened. i did it without the expectation of anything happening since I’ve never experienced anything weird besides the paralysis itself. For the first time I felt something on top of me and it felt like it was being tortured by the phrase I gave you, I felt and heard a shaky sizzling sound on my whole body like if this being was being fried, and the more I said it the more it was coming up off me and I was gaining mobility from the legs up. I even stopped saying it to see what would happen and to make sure I was tripping because I couldn’t believe what was happening and then it took grip again. Then said it like 10 more times, it literally felt and sounded like it got fried up off me completely . For some reason they can’t handle that phrase or the name “Jesus”. This is a fact I’ve experienced myself. I’m not telling you to believe in anything, just say it please and don’t forget to get back to us with your experience of what happened.

[@AmyJoJoo]

@@hjjbhu2285 I'll try it out for sure. I definitely believe that if we put good energy out into the universe & surround ourselves with that positivity that it brings good into our lives. I also think bad energy can build up in one place & cause weird sh*t to happen.. Calling this phenomenon sleep paralysis is a way of trying to explain something that is unexplainable. There is no way that I'm half asleep when it happens to me. The first time, my friend woke me up with a phone call, crying because her pet just died. We talked for at least 15 minutes. All I did was lay back down & put my arm over my head after we hung up. Then I felt pressure on my body, the room was hazy, almost like spinning.. it's hard to explain.. but once it stopped spinning, there were two entities dressed in black, one was standing over me, the other was kneeling on the bed next to me. I couldn't see their faces cuz my arm was in the way. They stood there talking to each other. The one kneeling on my bed was a woman, the other was a man. I can't remember a word they said I was too freaked out & very confused. My brain was so foggy during those few minutes, I thought my phone-that was still in my hand- was a can of soup.. 🤷‍♀️ 🤨🤔 I tried to throw it & realized I couldn't move. Finally they went away, but ever since then, whatever it is comes at least once a month. When I tell other's about the stuff I've seen & heard over the years, every single person gets goosebumps & asks me to stop cuz they have a bad feeling. There's something that attached itself to me when my family moved years ago. I kept telling everyone the house was haunted. It wasn't till my grandparents came to stay that my family finally believed me. My grandma said that her & my nephew were being followed. We moved a month later. I've always wondered why it attached itself to me. I have a large family, but for some reason, part of the whatever was in that house clung onto me & has never left.

[@cpace123]

When I was a kid is scared me until I realized that nothing bad was going to happen. I saw shadows like many people. As soon as I learned what was happening to me. When it happened I would just close my eyes and go to sleep again. I would tell myself of it's happening again. If go back to sleep I will be ok.

[@kartoffelgratin050]

I'm kinda scared. The things you "see" are just hallucinations, right?

[@aspectaura]

It be so scary when you're laying on your face in bed and get sleep paralysis and cant breathe

[@Man-de1qj]

I think I went through it before but since I never lay on my back and just on my face I didn’t notice

[@Man-de1qj]

The only thing I noticed was that I couldn’t move

[@shalikui9849]

Yeah

[@cwen_2504]

Wait a damn min she just posted this 2min and I see comments from months ago??? Om- :

[@simplyathing]

KZbin has BIG BRAIN.

[@martialhero9544]

You probably didn't see the minutes in the comments and assumed that those comments were made months ago🤦‍♂️

[@cwen_2504]

Original3ddyX 2 I saw the min and the months and there comments are deleted

[@treznopresto4878]

It was the MEMBERSHIP, cuz membership get early access of video, thats why they comment early

[@cwen_2504]

Simple Man ty :)

[@shquankinket8068]

Usually when I experience it, in the moment its terrifying but afterwards Im always like man that was kinda cool. last night I had it, my older brother came in my room picked up my cat and talked to me for a moment then he morphed and grew taller into this shadowy figure and started reaching towards my face and that's when I noticed I couldn't move my arm to swat away the figure. I started breathing heavy as fast as I could and a few seconds later it was over. It was really cool

[@maiabdi566]

I actually have a fear of closing my eyes because it feels like something is standing in front of me so when I'm going to sleep I just wait until my eyes close themselves so I'm super grateful I don't have sleep paralysis

[@gamergurl3648]

I think I experienced sleep paralysis just last night. I remember being awake, and I knew I was awake. I could feel that I was in my own actual body, but it was strange. It felt heavy, too heavy to move, and all I could move were my eyes. In terms of hallucinations, that part was pretty limited, at least in this particular scenario. I sleep with the kind of pillow that has the little arms and that you can just sit back on without it slumping or whatever. I’m usually mostly on my side with most of my face stuffed into one of the arms, so my vision is pretty limited. I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like that kind of protected me from the terror of the episode 😅

[@heyesa29]

Some arnt scary , last night I had a car sleep next to me I could acutally feel it. The rest not so much, just remember they are not real, lucid dreaming is alot more fun sadly only had 2 and the first was like 2 secs.

[@gemairinco9811]

@@heyesa29 mine is not so scary at all, my dream is just me and my family ignoring me,,idk how to explaine the feeling when i tried to wake up its just really like someone is trying to make me stay in my dream and me trying to wake myself up from that dream

[@Fucklesticks]

@@gemairinco9811 I saw the dark human figure in the room, i felt him pushing my head down, but still had no fear, i felt at peace for whatever reason.

[@javaris9729]

bro same with me but I was on my stomach and just felt like someone was behind me but couldn't see them and I had a bag of chips next to me and somehow they were moving that was what woke me up but I couldn't move.

[@nolawonlysoup]

I had sleep paralysis earlier and it was Terrifying. I knew that it was advised to close your eyes so I did that but I could hear things. I heard screaming and like a growling type noise and it was so terrifying.

[@tylerbigner8479]

When you realize it’s happening just start start singing or humming a song in your head. It distracts your conscious so that you can’t focus on sight or sound.

[@Noor-me3mx]

For me it's like it's a deep and loud peeeep noise in my both ears and my brain just feels that vibration

[@christianobrien6553]

@@Noor-me3mx legit same happened to me last night

[@ridakesserwan8712]

for me, sleep paralysis is part of my life when I'm in it, I go like "Oh im paralyzed again, guess I'll wait so i can sleep and wake up normal again"

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I had this happen to me for the first time a few weeks ago, it left me severely rattled. I knew about the phenomenon, and knew to close my eyes once I realized what was happening, but that didn't stop the fear when it happened. I woke up to a very tall and slender but wide-shouldered man with a lean face and short hair looking down at me from the side of my bed, right next to me (his knees were aligned with my arms, he was that close), and at first I only saw his face which seemed normal, but then I looked into his eyes. Ohh god those eyes... You know in the new It movie, how the monsters dead lights looked? Bright pinpoints of light behind the eyes, and once I looked into those lights I was absolutely paralyzed by fear, and I mean _paralyzed,_ my mind stopped working and all I knew was fear, nothing else, just light and fear. I remember a fragment of memory passing through my mind telling me to close my eyes, and the instant I did I woke up heaving air like I was in shock (well I mean, I pretty much was), like when the back of your throat closes up and you can barely breathe and you have to fight for the air, or kind of like when you've been underwater for too long too, but it was just a reaction to the fear. And I'm not a guy that scares easy, I haven't woken up from a nightmare since I was like 12, and I don't believe in any heeby jeeby superstitious bullshit either and I still don't, but that experience was as close as I've come to believing in it. The menace and evil I felt coming from that man's eyes will haunt me for the rest of my days, I didn't know it was even possible to feel fear like that, it was 1000x more intense than any fear I have _ever_ felt before in my life. Sleep Paralysis is no goddamn joke, I knew it sounded kind of scary but until you experience it, you just have no idea how bad it can be. Rattled me _hard._

[@chittipolugangabhavani20]

How are u now ?? Hope ur ok !!

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@chittipolugangabhavani20 ohh I'm good, I still get a little shiver thinking about it lol but it hasn't happened again since, hopefully never again🤣. Screw that noise lol...

[@rosethxr]

i experienced it just a few minutes ago when trying to fall asleep. i slept on my back (big mistake because its advised to not sleep on your back if you have sleep paralysis) and my face was covered with my blanket, but i saw a demon with claws moving as if it was trying to kill me. the surroundings were blue in color and because i remember watching a video on sleep paralysis i was told to wiggle my toes, which i did and in a few seconds those hallucinations went away and i could move again. ive experienced sleep paralysis before this, just 2 days ago i had one when i slept on my side (i didnt hallucinate that time) and a few months ago when i slept on my stomach and still got sleep paralysis (but i didnt hallucinate, i guess it's because of my sleeping posture) but what happened a few minutes ago scared the living shit out of me. im so thankful it only lasted for a couple of seconds.

[@rosethxr]

was trying to fall asleep and now im scared to sleep because of it. thanks man

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@rosethxr Don't sweat it man, once it happens it's over and done with, you'll be back to your sweet dreams in no time.

[@justne3379]

I remember when I was 12 , I had a sleep paralysis but I thought it was a nightmare because, I didn't knew what was a sleep paralysis . I still remember how terrifying it was and I remember that the next day , I was so scared that It would happen again

[@syazminok7174]

I always have sleep paralysis since i was ten. Its really terrifying and scary🥺 Sometimes i can get up to 10 times per night. Scary right?

[@onlyhuman5669]

Woah that's scary

[@syazminok7174]

@@onlyhuman5669 yeah i cant even move or talk.

[@galactickitten6966]

I feel so bad that you have to go through that like everyday?

[@galactickitten6966]

@@syazminok7174 I also saw you can't talk when it happens. How do you get help?

[@janicajanico6497]

the scariest thing to me while im having sleep paralysis is I saw the face of a laughing demon on my wall in my room and laughing while looking at me it was in daytime

[@poonamnaugainqmmfwxyfwc8511]

I experienced sleep paralysis first time, when I was about 10-11 years old, since then I am experiencing it 5-6 times a year, yes it is terrifying. I was told that if you put your hands on your chest while sleeping, most likely you will get it, I don't know how Factual it is, based on my experience I generally experience it 1) if I have encountered something terrible during day time, 2) watched horror movie and kept thinking about it 3) too many stressful events In a day 4) interrupted sleep during exams, assignments, traveling 5) sometimes without any reason it happens. How I overcome- I try to chant some holy mantra, and take deep breathes. I keep reminding myself that it is just a dream not reality to calm myself, as soon as I get conscious I feel relaxed. When I was kid I involuntarily shout my mother's name as soon as I get normal. Hope it would help someone, nothing to be scared of, just try to be calm and relaxed.

[@kaorilovesrinne]

Me having a sleep paralysis: Also me: Forcing my finger to move cuz I thought I'm gonna die