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

What causes sleep paralysis, and what should one do when they experience it? It can be an uncomfortable and terrifying experience, but there are ways to make it go away faster and to make it a little more bearable. Stay tuned!
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[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

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

[@hopelee9724]

Steven McBrien pretty much

[@hopelee9724]

Steven McBrien pretty much

[@MadHikikomori]

Steven McBrien it is possible, i get it my whole life, before i knew what it is I was terrified. Now I have the knowledge its not that bad. I almost dont feel the pain anymore either! But yeah, dont open your eyes...

[@hopelee9724]

Pretty much

[@blacksheep1094]

Steven McBrien or mettaly tell it to fuck of because you don't want to deal with this shit today

[@butteredsalmonella]

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

[@Psych2go]

Taller than Charizard good idea! Let us know how many days you can go for hehe

[@jeremylister704]

Taller than Charizard that makes it worse

[@dr.faisal5467]

@@Psych2go xD what the heck

[@Pipefishie]

Psych2Go hE He

[@AP-px3ni]

LMFAOOO roll safely fhfjfjfncjf

[@HowtolucidOfficial]

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

[@weeniesad8058]

ADHD: ITS MY TIME TO SHINE!

[@fathmathsobira5663]

😅😂

[@none9392]

I'm experiencing sleep paralysis since last two years, I learnt this trick which changed my fear of sleep paralysis. 1. When I start to experience it, I just hold my breath until I woke up. Trust me it works. If you hold for just 30 sec. 2. Mostly I experience it when I sleep during daytime, so try to follow sleep cycle.

[@crealibro]

@@none9392 i feel the same, i learn to relax even when It scares because I was not awareness i was almost dreaming. Everything has the good part inside. Thanks for sharing 😄💚

[@ro_2525]

:/

[@tg3137]

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.

[@AsifKhan-tj7mx]

Thnks

[@uknowme2077]

Very nice

[@deshdeep_singh]

Inspirational 🔥

[@allybuxridwan8420]

That's a comment worth reading again and again 🙂❤️ Thank you

[@Kingsu451]

When I first started reading your comment, I realized I could have written it too. The same thing happened to me when I was little. I can't remember exactly how old I was but it happened for many years. Probably 10 y/o until my late teens. I never told anyone because I really didn't know how to explain it. I'd be so scared of this demonic entity or energy that I could clearly see in the corner of my eye having this pulsating energy sound After years of experiencing the same thing i started to get curious about what this entity was that would look like a black starfish that somehow would make a electricity kind of sound. One night I stopped trying to get away from of and tried to get closer to it. Tried to focus on it instead of turning my eyes away. I remember being able to make that entity go away at my own will. I would say "hey you come get closer to me, show yourself ", "what do you want?". then that entity would get closer to me. if it got too close I would get scared and I "wake" myself. I'd be in my bed remembering everything that just happened. I kept doing that many times, being able to make that entity less scary until I totally stop being afraid. Somehow this "skill" transferred to my regular dreams on which I was able to change things in my dreams at will. If I was having a dream about being in a park I could put things in that park that I wanted and take things away. If I was having a dream on which I was in danger I could say " wait, I'm dreaming, nothing of this is real", and then make that danger despair. I could start dreaming and say "today I want to fly" and go up flying superman-like and experience the air on my cheeks. It was amazing while it last. But as soon as the episodes with the black starfish entity went away. my skill of being able to control my dreams went away as well. Everything now is kind of blurry because I'm in my 40's now and I have not had any episode since my teens. I never knew what it was until recently that I started doing some research about it out of curiosity. At the time at realized this is not a curse but a blessing. I was able to teach myself to control my dreams. I think the breaking point was when I convinced myself ( I was 85% sure this entity was not a demon that can hurt me but a creation of my own brain). When I was awake I'd be 100% sure it was my own creation but while it was happening I'd grow more doubtful. Once I was convinced this was created by myself I decided to experiment and try to create other things. That's how I was able to control my dream. Sometimes I miss having that "skill" If you are having these same episodes try this out and let me know if it works for you. I'd love to hear if anyone else is able to do what I did.

[@jackmercer6113]

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

[@milicajelaca1994]

Jack Mercer CALL ME NAME AND SAVE ME FROM THE DAAAARK

[@basement_bf]

dead meme

[@chxrryxih7466]

Jack Mercer ASDFDHFJKG CALL MEH NAME AND SAVE MEH FROM THEEE DAAAAARK

[@Leopold284]

Jack Mercer so this is what the song was about

[@wakemeupwhentheworldisntfucked]

Jack Mercer no

[@BlackShot0wnageHD]

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

[@Psych2go]

Clever.

[@metasprite5648]

i've had the same thing. its really annoying for the fact you can't wake your self up from a dream but you can from sleep paralysis.

[@zaggity]

i also have experienced this and honestly it kinda feels annoying. But knowing i cant really do anything i just went back to "sleep"

[@whatif3271]

Guitah Amir I think I did too but I'm not sure

[@bentbikeproductions4360]

It's sometimes hard to tell, as every ones experience is slightly different in its own way.

[@JenniferHales]

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.

[@vanillaoverchocolate5440]

this has happened to me two, i think it's called the "old hag". Did some research on it and it was absolutely terrifying. Did it kinda feel like something was sitting on your chest?

[@marinasilvania2748]

Ok...........that is way......scary then seeing a demond on the cornor

[@matmin14mm]

There is a ghost in Malaysia named "Hantu Tindih" (you can translate it :)) (hantu mean ghost idk what is tindih :'))The ghost will choke you or push(idk tge word) your chest at midnight (there is a reason but idk how to explain it in english) sorry for messy english,english isn't my first language :)

[@hruben222ruben5]

I had the exact same experience feeling a lot of oresssure with a feeling of dread before it happen. I was getting chocked but calmed down once I realized I could breathe. Thought someone got in the house and was chocking me. Tried desperately to move my fingers

[@BubbaSparkxx]

Same thing happened to me only difference was the old hag was in pitch dark black my eyes were open but body and voice frozen … it went on top of my chest and I tried fighting it but I couldn’t move than my whole body started shaking like crazy like a seizure and I was being choked and out of no where I thought I was gonna be stuck in this situation and in my head I cried out to Jesus Christ to save me from what’s going on than instantly I woke up grasping for air .. I’m not even religious and now I am

[@MOHHpp3d]

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

[@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4]

Yes,. Try hard to Wriggle your toes and fingers, this can unparalyze yourself then it will leave, if it doesn't. Get the vacuum cleaner going lol

[@jiayi5829]

But I get it while I was trying to fall asleep

[@miasara1410]

This literally happened to me last night, and this is what I did. Such a scary experience.

[@raonleeleeraon3756]

its so truee, im often sleep paralysis and get used to it, and then learning its easier if i didnt fight back

[@Ishipdrarrysowhat]

When I force myself to move I snap out of it

[@darthvader9767]

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

[@absolutelydeplorable4339]

According to some bull shit Phillipino folk lore.

[@Psylent]

People make up bizarre stories when someone in good health mysteriously dies. They've never heard of a brain anyeurism or they just assume a young person can't have a heart attack. So some crazy shit must have killed the person. Just google "Korean Fan Death" to see a crazy example. TL;DR Koreans think that fans in your house can choke you to death in your sleep. Yes, even the highly educated ones I went to college with think this.

[@idyedjiminshairwithhatersb681]

+Absolutely Deplorable it ain't bullshit. I had a cousin once who never woke up- er more like never moved as though in a coma or shit

[@Psylent]

Homero Martinez That is truly awful. But many things could have damaged your cousin. Sleep paralysis is unlikely. A brain clot is more likely. While they feel frightening in the moment, you don't need to fear for the safety of your loved ones if they ever report having sleep paralysis.

[@kshitiz2039]

this, h

[@0c34_n2]

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

[@jade6092]

Haha 😂 I literally just went past all those comments

[@thesupremebagel9257]

So Frickin true Lmao

[@archie-dadonut869]

Ikr, lol

[@AleLP8]

lol

[@birb2197]

I have a kink for demons

[@OOoOski]

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.

[@x_noir]

I was having a nightmare and I won’t like to experience that

[@yeexian6897]

I've had sleep paralysis 95% of the time when I try to have a short evening nap. It's everything like you said except I can't breathe either. I try to fight it alot by trying my hardest to open my eyes or move my hands and there was once when my eye lid opened a tiny bit, big enough to let the light of my light bulb in for a good 10 seconds and then I woke up gasping for air

[@HT-lr1rs]

I have a similar experience, Within a month ive delt with with 2 times during a random after school nap. I feel like im suffocating and force myself to breathe, however in my experience my eyes are open.

[@steffimarydasan]

It's the same for me. I too get it while taking afternoon naps.

[@sanneumi_]

Yes this has happened to me too but only at night🥲

[@thequeen4285]

Oh glad to know that there's someone who share same experience, i was kinda scared that i might be the only person who experience sleep paralysis a way too often and sometime more than once per day

[@prettyprincess8888]

the teddy bear scared the shit out of me

[@CringeOfCzech]

God damnit same

[@holleynicole3512]

whereisbuckybarnes hahaha same

[@modzyy]

whereisbuckybarnes it happened that to me first it was a head flying Second after 1 year a Alien....

[@AngelLopez-ic4md]

where's the teddy bear?

[@sh-cf2yy]

whereisbuckybarnes ikr

[@nadinehaggag2560]

It's actually so much scarier IRL then how they portray it here.

[@adri7096]

CobaltGhost it actually is, I literally saw this type of demon when I had sleep paralysis and I honestly pulled all nighters for the rest of the summer.

[@Lara-ng5gg]

were you born with it? or did you get it because of the stress maybe? i'm sorry if i'm being rude i would like to understand it as much as i can

[@ballistaproductions]

Not for me, i just had this one weird sleep paralysis where there was intense ringing in my ears and my bed felt like it was shaking, my eyes were closed the whole time. it lasted like 15 seconds

[@k.suliman8539]

I once had one when I was sleeping at the couch and I just saw my mom siting at the chair facing me, and she was staring at me in a weird creepy way, she looked different, like very pale and she had a crazy look in her eyes and some creepy smile. I heard my voice calling her for help even though I wasn't speaking at all, I couldn't actually but she didn't change the expression at her face. then she got up and walked to me till she was like few inches away from me and she kept staring then she smiled a very wide creepy smile then she turned around and left, then I woke up.

[@abigaili.9889]

KD kaidy bruh omg when I got them I always felt like I was tossing in my bed but when I wake up I'm in the same place I was when I fell asleep rn I don't get them because I sleep with music and so far I haven't gotten them.

[@natalybasora9769]

I've only experienced this twice in my life but my whole body was so paralyzed I could not even open my eyes. I kept trying so hard but my eyelids were completely shut. At first this made me feel even more claustrophobic, but I guess I'm glad now cause I wouldn't have wanted to see something unpleasant. They also say to try and start wiggling your fingers or toes, but I tried this too and it wouldn't work. It's definitely one of my worse experiences and I hope it doesn't happen again.

[@marcusjunior3560]

This is a real thing. Sleep paralysis is the most helpless feeling in the world. Imagine laying on your bed waking up and not being able to move or talk, but yet you see everything around you like you’re awake. I’ve been having sleep paralysis for 7 plus years. My girlfriend is a very light sleeper so when I am sleeping next to her I breath in and out really hard or wiggle my fingers and or toes and she feels it and wakes me up. If you’re alone and having those episodes just keep calm because the more you panic the more you’re going to sike yourself out. Even tho the episodes feels like an eternity, Remember that it’s temporary and it only last a couple of second or minutes.

[@sakiae4913]

Me too.i m very scary...what is the solution for this...i cnt wkup tried hard....aftr 10 mints i wkup.wht a scary nyt..

[@thelonecabbage7834]

I will never forget waking up face down in a pillow while paralysed; suffocating, unable to move. Scariest thing I've ever experienced.

[@juze0303]

Jano Privracki They had just finished.

[@JulesHarris1991]

I feel with you! It is so dangerous! I have the same problem

[@alexwilliams2276]

I had it once like that. That is why I face the wall 1 the TV creeps me out 2 I feel safer facing the wall 3 I don't ever want to wake up in my pillow

[@thelonecabbage7834]

***** Because I almost always roll over onto my stomach in my sleep. I just happened to end up face down between two pillows. It wasn't enough to stop me from breathing, but when I woke up, I panicked.

[@lalaelaine9749]

every time i have the paralysis i am waking up in a position in which i can barely breath, it always freaks me out :/

[@lindseyrubenstein6028]

My first time I had sleep paralysis, I saw my favorite KZbinrs in my room discussing the Kardashians and how irrelevant Kendal is. I ended up peeing my pants.

[@soup3764]

xXinrovert.interactionXx really?

[@lindseyrubenstein6028]

Sophy Awad I’m dead serious.

[@itzparadox4243]

Lmfao😂😂😂

[@gkop9574]

@@itzparadox4243 I woke up with my bros trying to scare me yelling and when I opened my eyes I noticed and they stoped. seconds later I just remember screaming for my life and they will never forget that

[@itzparadox4243]

@@gkop9574 damn yo wtf happened

[@tingtong7425]

My first experience of sleep paralysis occurred when I was sleeping in a room with my cousins and I felt as if someone (many someones) were trying to turn me to my left side, I heard voices, snickering and creepy whispers... Oh God I will never forget that, the certainty that you are being crushed to death and you can't even cry for help, the fear is like nothing I have ever known and I hope to God I never feel it again..I was praying so hard for someone to wake me up..

[@rimesherif5775]

Read ayat el kursi

[@angelisela]

I used to experience this when I was very young. It was terrifying. It started up again recently. Thank you for this explanation. Makes it easier to deal with when you learn the scientific explanation instead of the demonic one you thought it was. Still, fighting to wake yourself up is hard sometimes. I just try not to panic. It's gotten to where I can almost feel it coming on somehow. Sleep deprivation=sleep paralysis. To sleep or not to sleep 🤔

[@benjamin6776]

Hey. Thanks for sharing. Actually, scientists are still unsure what causes the sleep paralysis. I had lots of sleep paralysis before Ive become a Christian. Ever since I said the name Jesus in my head as it happened, the demonic presence immediately disappeared as if it was frightened to death.

[@revurbbg]

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

[@jamsforsale6767]

?

[@geometry9541]

:(

[@k_n_c_y]

You hear the music and everything bruh

[@mursalrabb6093]

That sounds fun

[@btsmyworld4015]

They call me Alpa ayyee an army!

[@viewutubeacct]

This girl sure is moving a lot for having sleep paralysis

[@clabcoolin]

Your eyes and fingers can move just not your arms or anything that can actually help you move

[@carsonblakey3247]

Your not completely paralyzed you can more your fingers but its very very scary she wanted to scream and run but thats all she could do

[@philswift791]

This happens to me as I go to sleep. The only thing I can control is my breathing. I breathe quickly enough and my wife would hear my rapid breathing and out and touch me. Which would wake me enough to move.

[@marloh2906]

It’s pretty accurate to when I had it. Sleep paralysis obviously isn’t the same thing as being completely paralyzed so I don’t know why you commented

[@canimations2020]

It's for acting

[@angieking4214]

I couldn't speak or move , my husband was sleeping beside me , there was a demon like creature climbing up the bed , it was so scary , I just kept reciting the lords prayer in my head.and woke up , crying, screaming, my husband eventually got be back asleep . It felt so real and evil , thanks for reading and have ablessed day ! The other 2 times it has happened no demon ,just couldn't move or speak not as scary because there was no demon like entity.

[@elliot2182]

It was real

[@MsLouisVee]

Something similar happened to me I was living alone. in the middle of the night I felt a weight on the mattress behind me. I was sleeping on my side the weight just stayed there behind my back just as if a person had crawled into bed behind me. I was so terrified I must’ve fainted but I know I kept reciting the Lord‘s prayer over and over and over and in the morning I was alone and I’m not religious.

[@benjamin6776]

Hey. That is terrible. I had lots of sleep paralysis before Ive become a Christian. Ever since I said the name Jesus in my head as it happened, the demonic presence immediately disappeared as if it was frightened to death! Christ has won for us!

[@ianafranie124]

Sleep paralysishappens when your not right with God, and your on the wrong track. So repent and turn to God♡

[@leekuanjiet8435]

Never knew older Psych2go videos were like this

[@mario1997281]

Am I the only one around here who never experienced sleep paralysis but am on the roll of videos that scare the shit out of me?

[@elenaskrzypczyk2480]

No. Me 2 xD

[@loeqs]

no

[@loeqs]

i dont remember having it

[@gabrielhorta6400]

me 2 but the problem is I'm going through anxiety sleep depravation due to some allergies so I'm taking a lot of meds because of that and I'm a little depressive because I've been far from home and my mother for like 3 months

[@WillCookSound]

mario1997281 so truee

[@brooklynnbravesong2334]

"it can be triggered by sleep deprivation and depression" Me: I'm fucked

[@kallahari2319]

oof

[@angx3504]

Brooklynn Brave Song same dude i have major depression

[@Galaxy-fe3op]

Brooklynn Brave Song me too.

[@ghostingwo]

veeta true. people can't let their emotions out these days because of other people manipulating them. even though they are trying to be understood for once because many of them probably are trying to escape reality and find people that actually understand them for once. many of them bottle up their emotions and have no one to talk to.

[@akanetoriyasu855]

help

[@diannaplays2595]

I had sleep paralysis so many times I got used to the voices I hear, but being home alone with my room door close, feeling how someone is pulling my blanket, hearing the door opening and actually seeing how the door is closing is terrifying 😱

[@soymilkdrinker2514]

​@@zandilezwane3375does the ghost nut inside of you?

[@benjamin6776]

Hey man. That is terrible. I had lots of sleep paralysis before Ive become a Christian. Ever since I said the name Jesus in my head as it happened, the demonic presence immediately disappeared as if it was frightened to death! Christ has won for us!

[@Dah_S.S]

Damn also these replies... I still didn't feel my door opening I just try to get my eyes closed so I can't see what's happening. Of course there's hearing but I don't remember exactly how or what are the sounds

[@billg708]

My sleep paralysis has improved, maybe even doesn't happen anymore thank God. And it all started with simply educating myself about it. The more I learned about it, the better I can control it when it does happen.

[@kokilavaradarajan9917]

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

[@tetsujinteh2555]

Kokila Mandlam You are not the only one QwQ

[@ultimategohan8829]

Tetsujin Teh same I jumped

[@Nyxxall]

Same

[@theoryoftheinnocent]

Kokila Mandlam No, you just got *startled* by a scare chord. Same cheap scare you get from modern horror movies.

[@aluewi]

The bear startled me wtf

[@newsheriffintown5226]

Your eyes may be closed but your ears will be open

[@kandace9247]

Shit

[@zephelia1299]

True, sometimes you can hear someone whispering. Tbh in my case, I heard an old woman saying that I'm a toy.

[@kandace9247]

Wtf y’all are scaring me 😩

[@zephelia1299]

@@kandace9247 I'm sorry 😢😢😢

[@kimily_kim]

@@kandace9247 Same 😭

[@90syungin51]

For years now since I was younger I’ve had vivid nightmares. I can thankfully say as I’ve gotten older they occur way less than they used to. I remembered mastering the ability to shut my eyes even when I’m in my dreams to avoid seeing some of the terrors that could potentially follow. Some of the horrific entities I’ve seen will forever be in my mind, but for those that don’t experience it. I hope you never have to EVER

[@tabby7262]

I saw one tonight for the first time

[@markannuelcabingao7889]

How to avoid sleep paralysis: 1. Don't sleep on your back

[@brandonwilde8988]

Yep and also don’t overwork

[@yoxhan]

I had a sleep paralysis but I was facing a wall, so I just looked at a wall for at least a minute.

[@memester9611]

Shapunky that's how I sleep it's more comfortable for me but I'm fucking paranoid that I'm going to get sleep paralysis of some shit lol

[@seignee]

Drink me same xD

[@memester9611]

Girly Nerd yeah I face that direction towards the wall but if it happens I won't be able o see what's behind me and time a hear any noise I turn around lol

[@memester9611]

Girly Nerd yeah I face that direction towards the wall but if it happens I won't be able o see what's behind me and time a hear any noise I turn around lol

[@mistermiyagi6073]

I find that if i face a wall there is almost 100% chance i get sleep paralysis.. best for me to sleep on my stomach, worst is to sleep on my back, thats the most scary SP

[@des7911]

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

[@shaheer10heravi54]

+Twitch Gaming 😂😂😂

[@buttcheeksguy]

i don't even say, i just go ahead and wiggle my tits

[@maccabre666]

beatrix kiddo x)

[@romeamirii]

I force myself up by blinking 3 times then move my head up, then just say don't fk with me then laugh and stay up.

[@fleshparasite]

...Kill Bill, right?

[@TapRiot]

Loud bangs like pounding on a door. Electric vibrating feeling. Hurts to try and move, especially your neck. Most terrifying thing I have ever experienced. Started for me at 22. It was an almost every night occurrence for like 2 years. Then when I moved it went away. Moved again a couple of years later and it started again. For me it depends on surroundings, which leads me to believe it’s possibly other-worldly. People can laugh at that, but unless you’ve experienced it….you can’t imagine the terror of that feeling. Ominous presence of danger and unable to move. Fight or flight without the ability to do either. You can learn to use it as a jumping off point for lucid dreaming if you can remain calm. Only been able to do that a couple of times out of what is probably 100’s. The fear is really strong.

[@johnromebernal7698]

Tip of Advice. Try moving the fingers feet and hands it requires less effort than to move the whole body. When you manage to move your fingers then this is the time you can move the limbs and after that you can now move your body. In my case when my body is in sleep paralysis I just let it be and during that time i chose to close my eyes until i come back to sleep. I prioritize my rest over my fears.

[@ProtoMario]

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

[@xrendex3273]

omg hey! I watch your videos!

[@forsurely3002]

ProtoMario yooo bro I watch your videos 😃😃

[@InvestedMotion]

bruuhhh

[@jaydenkesan871]

ProtoMario can you yell out someone's name if you get it? And Ik you from somewhere...

[@manolitaluisasoriano7810]

Jayden Kesan you can't because I tried it multiple times

[@TXFDA]

The paralysis isn't what bothers me. It's the 'hallucination' part. Every time it happens to me, i end up seeing weird faces and shit.

[@usmcmanatee2591]

Yeah, you can even hear things too.

[@hihat9906]

demons

[@Mumbabeal]

TXF Had my experiences but nothing visual and only auditory hearing voices and most recently clunking sounds from the walls which my room typically looked altered before but was identical that time and felt like I was really hearing things.

[@mobin5547]

the only times that both of them have happened for me was when i had a fever. I was hallucinating hundreds of people coming up the staircase then choking me while i couldn't move. scary as balls.

[@liljacket9422]

facts

[@aaronhusar24]

I've had many dreams where I can't run or walk fast. I've also had dreams about being in a car and it feeling like a roller coaster.

[@Anna_Boue]

I've had sleep paralysis a few years ago and a vivid imagery I remember is A mirror repeatedly spinning and a dark figure walking out of it Big hands grabbing my wrists pushing me through this weird cold void, unable to speak and terrified

[@SJP4410]

An evil presence *A teddy bear*

[@CutestDemon]

that is the most funniest thing i have ever read xD

[@YaBoiBrendo]

It’s better than what I saw. It felt like there were spiders crawling on me. Thankfully I knew it wasn’t real, but still, it was fucking creepy!

[@B__SYAHRULMUBAROK]

My friends who had SP said they saw ghost. Genderuwo and it's kind. Often appear as dark monster with long hair.

[@spxce2449]

@@B__SYAHRULMUBAROK oh he'll no 😢

[@frank_yang]

Ted

[@henryl3734]

I heard someone speaking into my ears every time I got sleep paralysis but I was just too tired to give any fucks

[@camerkiddo]

Henry Lam loool

[@karissaslife6950]

ME

[@HansBjorgman]

Hey how you doin lil mama? Lemme whisper in your ear Tell you sumthing that you might like to hear You got a sexy ass body and your ass look soft Mind if I touch it? and see if its soft Naw I'm jus playin' lets just say I can

[@nema80085]

Henry Lam Lol

[@michaelgonzalez8111]

Henry Lam jajajajajja

[@santiagobazoberry3627]

I had sleep paralysis two days ago. I tried to fight it to a point that I tried so hard to open my eyes and wake up. Thanks to this video, I’ll be more careful next time.

[@cutie4449]

Has it ever happened since?

[@qweglit]

I've had sleep paralysis once before, and unfortunately my eyes were open and i panicked, i was very young at the time too. All i remember is a scary white face standing over the top of me looking down at me, and i tried screaming "mummy!!!! mummy!!!!!" but nothing was coming out of my mouth and i couldn't move. This experience was genuinely traumatising though and i feel uneasy talking about it.

[@reaganbruh73]

*finishes watching the video and immediately runs to parents room*

[@reaganbruh73]

Just realized I sound like I'm 8 or something.

[@multixrachel8933]

I Try At Life HAHAHA

[@leech8110]

*wakes up sleep paralyzed* my mom: wake up me: doesn’t move my mom: giving me attitude huh? wake up! me: wish I could

[@sonic3817]

Why is she telling you to wake up if you are already awake? Also why did you say you wish you could wake up when you already did?

[@Itsjustmikaaaa]

Their mom probably doesn’t know they are awake, and waking up is usually used to tell people to get up and move around or something

[@editingbyash5515]

@@sonic3817 she isnt fully waked up its just her brain but her body is asleep

[@josem8753]

😂😂😂 mines too!😬 she just looked at me & did nothing, doesn't she watch movies to see what other parents do in that situation? So annoying but funny at the same time.

[@kejsi5285]

poniooo

[@myfatherdid.ntstrut]

The first time I got sleep paralysis was when I was about 7. I fell asleep and woke up and saw my father missing an arm, and instead of blood coming from his arm, it was cotton like the stuff you put in teddy bears (sorry abt the English). It was terrifying cuz I couldn't move or scream, until my mother came inside my room to wake me up for dinner, I was fully awake. It was scary, but after some night, I kinda I dont care anymore, now I'm 14

[@gayatrinaiker2639]

Thank you for all the required information.

[@kittypixie.x]

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

[@slither-faceanims7774]

What grade

[@retinoue]

what kind of noises. 😳

[@Idkyuuotkx]

YES!!!

[@tanyag38yearsago33]

@Chimchim Loona Nothing that scary has happened to me. The only scary thing that happened to me was feeling like a little girl was sleeping beside me but i couldnt turn to see her.

[@TGJMTheGamingJMaster]

He’s how I describe my only experience with sleep paralysis, I was asleep on my aunts couch, I tried moving but couldn’t, I looked around and saw my uncle sitting on a chair near me. I had no hallucinations just felt off and tired, I tried to talk but couldn’t. I feel off the couch and my body woke up. This was last year, I had no idea what happened at the time but later found out. This is my first time telling anyone about it.

[@phoebemcassey8209]

Sleep paralysis is honestly THE SCARIEST thing i've ever experienced.

[@LGBTQPEACE-]

Vulpix Phoebe the scariest part for me is when it happens when I'm first falling asleep and I know what's happening but I can't make myself fully wake up so I kind of just fall into it

[@phoebemcassey8209]

edgy

[@gingerjessy]

Yes I agree. Reality and society are the real scary shit. There are real monsters out there. The world is full death and destruction. Nightmares are for pussies.

[@kriichan6100]

Vulpix Phoebe It's the second scariest thing for me The first was when my dads gf dog nearly chewed my face of It actually happened and I was so scared

[@ItsZytro]

Vulpix Phoebe typically, how much did it last?

[@finestmochii2112]

This is the first time i experienced sleep paralysis (kinda) i was just sleeping in the afternoon when i opened my eyes and saw my mom with a sinister face staring at me in the corner of my room. I was a bit spooked and jumped out of my bed. Turns out she wasnt there and i was soooo relieved

[@TeoKaiGuan]

Interesting take on Sleep Paralysis. It was during me teenage years that, when it first occurred, I've had the experience many times. I usually have some fear of not being able to wake the body up. Now I'm in my 40s and it rarely occurs - maybe once or twice a year, usually when I have too much mental activity even though the rest of my body is tired. I've practiced taoist and some buddhist meditation for some years now and have grown accustomed to being in an absorbed focused state of mind. With this experience I believe I can make some observations and comparisons between a focused meditative state of mind and the mental state of experiencing sleep paralysis: In meditation practice, after closing my eyes, my senses are gradually reduced through placing awareness on these senses. My heart rate and breathing slows, and gradually mental thoughts become less frequent and gradually slows down to a state where u can "see and count" your words / thoughts. Further into that state. Gradually, the feeling of absorption will occur and thoughts and sensations be lessened to almost zero. The feeling is very pleasant and I choose to reside in that sate. If I were to decide to end my meditation, I could do that at any moment, but it will take a few seconds before the "neurons" connect and my body is able to move. In contrast, during sleep paralysis, after closing my eyes, my senses also reduces to zero but it feels like my senses rolled off a cliff - it happens very quickly and without my consent =) Thoughts during paralysis remain very active, but because full awareness is placed on our thoughts(which are active) and no longer our senses (which have shutdown to a great degree) - what happens is we also experience absorption, but on our thoughts instead. Sometimes we see imagery when our thoughts and part of our sight consciousness interact. I can intentionally create imagery of a ticking clock, people or a random location I remember etc. It is much more difficult to "exit" this state - I usually have some fun with it, relax, gather the sensation of breathing and will to the region near just between and slightly above my eyes and "command" my eyes to open. After recovering from Sleep paralysis I've found that sitting up, taking a few steps and doing some some stretches / getting some water to drink usually fixes things and I can go back to bed without fear that paralysis would happen again. I believe this gets the flow of blood and oxygen going properly and usually fixes sleep paralysis for me.

[@rierz_yes]

brother, its been 8 months and i am the first one to like

[@Kenroy_Tatoute]

Lol I have sleep paralysis and nobody trys to kill me or anything i kinda just lay there I guess I'm blessed

[@Daussmith]

Caveman Spongebob lol that’s what I’m sayin

[@mahiro3409]

Do you think of scary things when getting a sleep paralysis and still not hallucinate?

[@bushrasharif5951]

Caveman Spongebob some I need to see the doctor I don’t know what’s going on it’s .......6 am I want to fall back to asleep but if I close my eyes my entire body freezes...... I don’t know how to explain what happens to me but at least I don’t think anyone is trying to kill me

[@hi-lr6go]

@Caveman Spongebob that happened to me once but i dont think im blessed

[@MoRizz05]

same here.

[@bazookabullet101]

I feel like watching this video and puting the knowledge in my head is just going to cause me to get it. Anybody else feel the same?

[@calinator6854]

bazookabullet101 yeah , but jusy DONT sleep on your back and control nive and clear your breath and you will not get it ! done ! ^^

[@gramobell5645]

me too

[@HoshmandPlays]

IKR

[@HoshmandPlays]

Calin Wolf I always sleep on my back but I never got sleep paralysis.

[@itsmejessii-593]

Natealright lol yea i just thought the exact same thing

[@Userkangjihoon23451]

I experienced more than 10 instances of sleep paralysis, particularly when I was between the ages of 16 and 19. I would often force myself to wake up out of fear that I would not be able to move and would never wake up again. This is a phenomenon known as "Bangungot" in Filipino. The following are the scariest instances of sleep paralysis that I have experienced: 1. I remember one instance where I fell asleep in my parent's room in the afternoon around 3-4 pm. When I tried to open my eyes, it was dark and it was already evening, more than 6 pm (I am not sure of the exact time). All I could see was darkness, but I could still make out some images, particularly a Mama Mary figurine standing on top of a cabinet in my parent's room. I felt scared because it felt like the figurine was staring at me. I tried to move and shout for help, but it was no use. After a few seconds or minutes (I cannot recall), I could move my body and immediately ran out of the room. 2. I am particularly fond of sleeping in the guest room in my house. The guest room is located in the last corner of the first floor, near the living room and the gate. The second floor has my parents' room, the middle has the kitchen and the last corner has two bathrooms. My own room is located in the last corner of the third floor and the first corner of the third floor is the rooftop. One night, when I woke up past midnight, I couldn't see anything, but it felt different this time because I felt like someone was lying on top of me, holding my hand, eyes, mouth, and body. It may have just been my imagination, but like before, I tried to move my body and after a few seconds or minutes, I woke up and saw nothing but the light in the room. (Ever since then, I have been uneasy sleeping alone in the dark.) 3. Another instance occurred when I was sleeping in my own room on the third floor. I have experienced many instances of sleep paralysis in this room and one of the scariest was when I woke up past midnight and realized I was experiencing sleep paralysis again. I thought it was normal and tried to move my body after a few seconds or minutes, but this time it was different. I thought I had already moved my body and was able to stand up, but it was just an illusion. I was still unable to move and was still lying in bed. I didn't know what to do, and I could only force myself to move. 4. Sometimes, you may think you have passed the sleep paralysis and can go back to sleep, but you are wrong because after you passed it, you can still experience sleep paralysis again for the second time. It's frustrating and can be a real obstacle to getting sleep. 5. I am not certain if this can be considered sleep paralysis, but I will include it because it is both interesting and somewhat scary. When I was 17 years old, and a senior in high school, I woke up in my bed and attempted to open my door and go downstairs. Then, I woke up again for the second time. I didn't pay much attention to it because it had happened to me before. I opened the door, went downstairs, brushed my teeth, bathed, and put on my uniform. I am not sure if I ate or not, but I may have forgotten. Anyway, after I put on my uniform, I went outside and rode a tricycle as transportation. In the middle of the ride, I felt something was off. Everything was quiet, even the sound of the tricycle's engine. I could only see the hands and body of the driver moving, but I couldn't see his face (or perhaps I simply do not remember). I then realized that I was the only passenger. At that moment, I felt a chill and woke up from my bed for the third time. It was a terrifying second loop. ... After experiencing all of this, I realized something: 1. It is important to avoid staying up late at night, as it can have a negative impact on one's health. Aim to sleep during the hours of 8 pm to 11 pm, rather than 12 am to 4 am. 2. Based on my personal experience, it is advisable to avoid sleeping while facing the ceiling as all instances of sleep paralysis that I have experienced occurred in that position. I try to sleep on my side, even though it may be uncomfortable at times. 3. Based on my experience, sleeping in a room with very too cold air-conditioning can increase the likelihood of experiencing sleep paralysis. 4. Additionally, if you dream of something bad, scary, or intense, it can also increase the likelihood of experiencing sleep paralysis.

[@ChronoNewton]

⚠️Important⚠️ Some things that are best to know that will help you: im in my late teens, but still have had some numerous unforgettable experiences that made things clear to me going forward. 1- you may sleep perfectly fine, but then, you may have a dream/nightmare, but still rarely enough, after that, its possible you wake up in your room on your bed at mostly-darkness no light AND you may be sleep paralyzed, you most definitely will have different feelings relating paranoia/fear/ hardness or numbness in body/shivering/even uncontrollable shaking. the moment you open your eyes, you will start to realize everything (where, what, when), and perhaps at that moment your hallucinations will start to take into effect, you will see THINGS you never thought were real or possible, so at that moment you MUST for your own safety to close your eyes(shut them completely no matter what), bc if not its then only a matter of short time (could be a few seconds) before whatever THINGS are about to get closer and more horrifying. you may hear sounds, dont listen to them, they will make you more paranoid and crazy and even perhaps contribute to your chance of fainting/or worse. Your SENSES are your enemy, cover your face immediately, you may get intrusive thoughts/voices, ignore completely, I like to shut my eye lids, and continually roll them at circles, so that my brain cant make a clear image of anything. my experience is pretty horrifying, there are two clear times where I learned from my mistakes. also sorry to say this, but having a door beside you makes you play at 10X difficulty than scary. WARNING (⚠️SPOILER OF SCARY EXPERIENCES⚠️) first time I remember was when I kid, less than 9yo, slept np with my parents on their bed. but then all of a sudden I woke. I had no idea what was happening, remember I was a child, no matter what, how could I have known what to do in such a situation. the next part is where the hallucinations kick into effect, the bedroom door was in the corner which the bed faces(good safety design), but still the path outside bedroom was lit, the door was open abit, enough to make you see if there was someone standing up😭, next a so appearing scary demented clone of my mom appeared, it was at that moment I should have closed my eyes, but dumb, I was paralyzed, I saw it all, it then started get closer to the bed, it wasnt walking, it was blinking and then the next moment it was one step closer, and then blink, closer. I dont remember how it ended. But to this day I hold this scar in my memory, its unforgettable. This is a lesson to not see whatever hellish thing there is no matter what. ALWAYS CLOSE YOUR EYES. and I hope we all survive through this 😫

[@ChronoNewton]

sry I wrote too much. but plz PLEASE, this type of thing is super scary. you never know whats coming😓

[@DoctaM364]

why is the guy always coming out from some other room or from behind a wall when he has something new to say?

[@ambycakes]

doctaoctobus lol ikr?

[@NeroTaliban]

doctaoctobus Hey guys scarce here

[@selfanothermostlikely478]

it's scarce

[@DerPlayer1237]

Everytime he comes from a new corner a solar system dies and he reincarnates in a rice box

[@braywyatt6163]

I had something like this once but when I opened my eyes everything was blurry and it felt like my eyes were moving fast and i dont know why but I didn't see anything scary

[@mehya3266]

Why is this teddy bear so unsettling??

[@bitchinfawkseh]

I know. It is so cUtE

[@loraelizabetha]

I SCREAMED WHEN THE TEDDY BEAR APPEARED BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED TO ME DURING MY SLEEP PARALYSIS

[@oleaash602]

Phew i had this fear of doll i know it's not like baby dolls but the sudden appearance of it give me a heart attack

[@okwoomer7789]

i have a fear of dolls i was so scared when it popped up i didnt sleep that night

[@clara.p]

*keep it at 666.*

[@gravity3436]

It’s even more scary when you leave your hands and legs outside the blanket

[@robbieschlerf8998]

i can promise you as someone who suffers from this every night there whole life it can be alot worse than that ,the demons u see can really be out of this world scary and sometimes u dont go back to sleep the rest of the night

[@monicageorgiana2609]

I think I had a sleep paralysis before... but I don't know if my body was actually paralized or I was just too lazy to move

[@LovingCivilian]

i feel you

[@drowninginyuqisdeepvoice8697]

funny username OMG Yoongi XD R u an ARMY too?

[@changbins2773]

hello army

[@dragou9776]

I was just lazy -_-

[@jas_1_ofakind648]

Angel Montalvo lol same I had sleep paralysis, I didn't even know what was going on i remember waking up and just not being able to move I'm like, wtf is going on why can't I move???????? then I got to lazy and said fuck it i must be dead.

[@marleens8321]

"Good night and sleep tight." Lol I don't wanna sleep anymore

[@Nyxxall]

Me too, bud. Me too.

[@HansBjorgman]

I wanted to sleep, but now I don't want to. I mean, I know how to break free from sleep paralysis, but everyone in the comments is making me paranoid now.

[@jaxon9710]

its not as bad as they make it out to be

[@majira-dy5im]

Jaxon Stockbridge wtf yes it is you can't fucking breathe you wouldn't know so why don't you shut the fuck up you ignorant piece of shit

[@jaxon9710]

I have been through sleep paralysis. It is just like you cant move, and you are being crushed. No pain, though. And you can still breathe easily

[@ryanm7654]

I get sleep paralysis very often. Especially since I lay on my back to elevate my neck. I’ve gotten so used to it that I now immediately know when it’s happening and can force myself to take slow, deep breaths which helps me break out of the “episode” I also notice that whenever I have dark, or negative thoughts during a dream, I immediately go into sleep paralysis. It is strange. The only thing that bothered me was a week ago during sleep paralysis, I had the sensation that someone put their finger in my open mouth. Like I swear I could feel something in my mouth for a second. That … was not fun.

[@shinx..9380]

for me i was chilling in bed and felt sooo tired and just drop asleep and after i hear laughing and scratching. couldnt move at all or speak but could breath fine. which made me think it was not near me enough to choke me but to scare me enough to make me freeze. guys whenever this happens NEVER OPEN YOUR EYES IF YOU CAN! i learnt the hard way when one i opened my eyes and i saw the tall black figure just staring at me for about 5 seconds then started screaming and my whole body went numb and i saw a thin body of me and my actual body still in bed and i when i realised i jumped straight back into my body and closed my eyes and then i woke up with me feeling very cold and my heart racing. not a fun feeling. since then ive had this for about a year or 2. so i have enough experince where i know what to do and it works. like sqeezing even the smallest muscle would work or trying to do something to hurt ur body or just breath nice and slow but not too slow and try to get calm.

[@dannagarcia2556]

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

[@vthedork6924]

Yes,i had this dream. Two puppets were hurting me to dead. I could not scream,i tought i was going to die so i started crying... Then i woke up and i was alive.

[@arandomfox9009]

I once had a dream where I was in a white museum like thing but it was empty and everything I see was black and white and the worst part?i tried speaking but whenever I speak I stark choking for a few seconds.Luckily there were nothing scary there. All I had to do is to not speak and wait until the dream ends.i was just in an empty room with some people and I couldn’t speak.

[@sarialshami1490]

@@vthedork6924 i had that too. Question do you have any chronic pain like lower back , tennis elbow....etc?

[@briangeogineoifancyyou4078]

@azza its not in all of my dreams but i feel the same way in them i just am like frozen

[@jade6092]

Once in a dream I was trying to scream to my mum that a guy with a weapon was coming towards us but for some reason it didn’t work The dream had a pretty good ending though

[@Pyrozen69]

A teddy bear never scared me this much

[@kentcharlzkieminty1905]

same dude lol

[@madelin6636]

Nice pic

[@Angel-tr5ye]

I got a heart attack ._.

[@Ren-115]

Kakashi sensei

[@shyabell2485]

Hi kakashi

[@Mila-ex4he]

I’m watching this at night because i have insomnia and sleep paralysis . That teddy bear gave me a jumpscare

[@downsouth1678]

I used to have sleep paralysis almost every single. Ight none stop and it was getting hard to deal with , sometimes someone would choke me , sometimes someone would talk in a unknown language and being scary so I would pray in my head to be saved . Good news is I haven't got any episode in like 5 years . What has changed is that I stopped taking medication for anxiety, I have stopped taking pain killers for my back and i used to work out a lot so I would take a protein shake or a toast before bed but I have stopped all of this and all this has gone away . I live a cleaner life in general and don't drink much anymore . I feel way better in that sense of my life

[@ashley-ml5wf]

That teddy bear scared the ever living crap out of me

[@badassowais3970]

TheAnimeCats why do I always read a comment a second before it happens

[@ashley-ml5wf]

Owais Sarang I know how you feel

[@amythestjasmine3749]

TheAnimeCats It's a fucking teddyvbear 😂

[@ashley-ml5wf]

Amythest Jasmine Thats the point😂😂

[@ryantroilo9539]

TheAnimeCats I'm hiding under my blankets now...

[@jamesvan2201]

I've had sleep paralysis before. a number of times actually and it's nothing like what the girl in this video portrayed, it's very frightening being conscious and not being able to move, hearing strange noises, not being able to breathe. it's not something you wake up to thinking, (calmly) hello? I'd anyone there? no it's hard to talk when this happens and you scream in your mind trying to force the words out of your mouth.

[@jamesvan2201]

it's like someone choking you while you try to scream for help, you try to yell but you just can't force the words out. another thing they didn't go into very much are the things you see and hear. I've never seen anything when i went through this but I've heard things. I heard a clicking sound under my bed at first it starts out show but then gets fast and reminded me of the clicking sound that cicadas make. it's scary but the few times I've had it it only seemed to last about a minute or so. it seems the more I panicked, the easier it was too break free of the paralysis. it gives you a deep feeling of claustrophobia being tied down in a straight jacket and locked in a small box. afterwords I felt a little dizzy and disoriented. I wish this video went more in depth and the actress was a little more accurate at depicting the emotions that come with sleep paralysis.

[@silversteel9161]

Mike V when you get used to it, it won't be scary, and might be able to get out of it easier than before

[@jamesvan2201]

Silver Steel maybe for some people. But for a lot of people it creates a fear, an anxiety every night before bed, they think "oh no.. is time for bed again... Is this going to happen to me again tonight?" It causes panic attacks, for me, at least, it causes anxiety attacks about going to sleep. It made me not want to sleep, and I would throw myself into an even worse anxiety attack. I'm over it now but after 4 years of going through it. I went and spoke to a counselor, he told me it was happening from high anxiety and stress from what was going on in my life (my wife died) and he told me that when I learned to deal with it and not let it weigh so heavy on my conscience that it would be manageable. And in about 2 years I've not had an anxiety attack or the sleep paralysis. I have minor panic attacks but those have become easy for me to deal with and thus keeping the panic attack from effecting me.

[@silversteel9161]

Mike V sorry for your loss ):

[@SteamMachine117]

Mike V YOURE NOT HELPING

[@annaliadesigns]

I've only had sleep paralysis twice and its the most terrifying thing. It feels like you can't breathe and you can't scream for help or anything

[@MarS-dc2qx]

It’s been happening for years for me! It’s become normal and I’ve moved passed the old lady or shadow man! I travel far and see lots of things

[@jolenemiramontes6232]

To help me wake up from sleep paralysis, I really try to force my body to move as much as I can and I slowly feel myself waking up.

[@isyrafhanifsmki691]

I do the same with nightmares Like whenever I dream I am in a game, and I was pretty screwed up I was like nope, no i wanna quit. Wake up

[@dylanbosmans7211]

I had the same thing! When I have it, I start shaking my head but I just can’t. I can see someone is comming to me and I start shaking and shaking but it doesn’t work. Sometimes I have a feeling that my body gets lifted up in the air and my body is moving through my room but I just can’t do anything. This is really terrifying.

[@aquaskies5945]

Same! I have to really focus though, and keep telling my mind to move, and eventually it works

[@FaMe901EnT]

Yea me too bro

[@abs1yt641]

Yh I do that aswell and sometimes I can't breath and I feel like I'm dying then I force myself to wake up. Really terrifying

[@AMORISTSTORIES]

Am i the only one Who haven't been through it?

[@lynx2054]

Nope

[@billieeyelash1416]

I haven't and I don't want to Edit: sadly I experienced it and I couldn't sleep for a couple days after that without a light or my mother

[@imjichooimokay4004]

Monokuma

[@cataspa5605]

Yup it happened to me about 4 times

[@Katsabian]

I never had it

[@raiderkeno]

I always fight my sleep paralysis. It takes a few seconds to move. You do feel like strange things are happening at your bedside. I can also hear and feel the presence of my spouse in the background watching tv or whatever she’s doing if she’s awake. It only happens to me as I first doze off at bedtime. It’s never happened in the middle of a nights sleep. It is a little scary not over the top. I actually know when it’s happening. You struggle with all your mental might to move a muscle and shake it off. If you try and immediately go right back to sleep you can feel your self slipping right back in so I try to stay up for like 5 minutes then it usually goes a away for the rest of the night.

[@thetastypug27]

Currently 2:19 am and I just had my first experience with it. Im 13 and my god it was scary. I lay on my side during sleep and suddenly I woke up to my leds off, at first I thought my mom turned them off but the longer I kept my eyes open the more intense the crushing became on my lower body. The longer my eyes were open the more of them came. I saw red beedy eyes and silhouettes in the moonlight that was coming through my window and into my room. I closed my eyes and it ended after SECONDS. The crushing turned into tickling that beczme torturous because I couldn't move. I think it wasn't the crushing thing. It was fear. Terror.

[@dr.faisal5467]

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

[@rolisy7652]

That shit happens to me too

[@mint6821]

Its happened alright!😂

[@tubbx5752]

Łeah lol I have insane dreams of being the flushed one instead

[@lipikhan343]

That has happend to me

[@anggitarosa7985]

It happends to me one time

[@glockedexe.5929]

When I got Sleep Paralysis I just heard People chanting USA! In my head. I’M A CANADIAN!!! TF

[@wellajoysocorin6905]

LMAO

[@renivp3208]

Exactly. That is terrifying

[@-lee7867]

LMFAOO

[@waterlilytheraptor7537]

Omg 😂

[@seencafe2602]

lmaoooo

[@boshnakovv-brawlstars9279]

I have a story... When i was 7 i remember that one night i woke up at the middle of the night and i was having the feel that i was scared of something or i was chased, I don't really remember. The thing is when i was awake at the middle of the night i was going to my parent's room and i couldn't run or speak, i could speak but it was so quietly and i couldn't scream like my voice has no power to scream I don't really remember and after all i woke up in the morning and i was terrified...and this was not the first time i really had those dreams that i couldn't scream

[@dulcx_24]

I only have had this once, and it was one of the first times I remember that I dreamed/thought in my sleep. I was very young, around 3-5 years old, and I felt a pressure in my chest while my eyes were open. My room felt disoriented, and I remember a white glow in the corners of my eyes, I tried to sit up but my chest was being pushed so hard and there was a grey spot forming on it. I was really scary considering I was so young. I was very confused and disoriented too. Edit: nvm I had it last night too, saw a shadow figure moving and heard things that weren’t happening. I felt like I was fighting to open my eyes it’s rlly stressful 😭

[@ukikayo]

Never thought in my life a teddy bear would scare the living shit out of me...

[@marilenakatsioti]

Dummy Account THEY SAY THAT TEENAGERS SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME if u dont get this im sorry

[@queenyomcha9554]

I jumped 😂😂 Shit seriously

[@Trippywen]

OH YES THEY SAY THE TEENAGERS SCARE THE LIVING SH*T OUT OF ME THEY COULD CARE LESS... ok I'll stop sorry ;-;

[@Providencethekin9898]

you must not have played five nights at Freddy's..........

[@braydencrawford3048]

Q-Mi Gamer THEY COULD CARE LESS, AS LONG AS SOMEONE WILL BLEED

[@mz.complaintz3901]

lol everybody's talking about there creepy experiences with paralysis but the first time I had a sleep paralysis,I wasn't scared and I had an entire conversation with the "talking fan" next to me,literally just a talking air fan.

[@duhaelbashier9303]

Mz. Complaintz lmaoooo

[@guzhand627]

xD but I thought u cant talk during sleep paralysis, I never had it though

[@shrekdank3473]

Well thats a lie, because you cant talk it just sounds like your really drunk and your mumbling

[@guzhand627]

Shrek Dank Thats what I thought

[@MooMilkMilk]

Lol you can't talk when you're in sleep paralysis though, trust me I've even tried screaming and I've had it for a year straight at one point in my life. All that comes out of your throat is the sound of a little air escaping

[@normalchinesetoaster6150]

I experienced sleep paralysis once ive watched multiple videos on sleep paralysis i woke up looking at my surroundings seeing as it was night time looking at my alarm clock it was only 1:27 so i decided i would I turn myself to left and get more comfortable so i can get back to sleep i realized i couldnt move so i immediately thought of sleep paralysis i wanted to experience it atleast once in my life so i looked around and saw a tall black figure in the corner of my room looking down a mixture of anger happiness and fear was what i felt since i wanted to experience sleep paralysis i had prepared and immediately calmed down and just let go it was a result of my fear knowing my life isnt that worth that much greatly reduced my fear and then poof i moved my neck since it was getting tired and then i ruined my chance of meeting my sleep paralysis demon

[@xLegoCraftx]

When you relax and close your eyes you start going into a lucid dream. But the starting is just too scary like I heard a portal sound and I felt my whole body tingling. Did somebody ever feel like me?

[@subin7126]

In my sleep paralysis, there isn't any demons. I just see plants all over the place but I'm not a vegan

[@spookyciel]

Alex Saturn it’s the vegan demons

[@athenagachlife-9041]

Lucky u. In my sleep paralysis All I hear are screams and feel hands going down my back.

[@isjusta]

@@spookyciel they are taking you to hell for eating animals 😂

[@nearlysilly]

PPFFFFTT XD maybe its telling u to start being vegan.

[@mesinovict6316]

I never had one luckily

[@shockfang2239]

Hang on a second Am i the only one here who has never had sleep paralysis??????

[@shockfang2239]

Igridus Cirus That explains Thanks

[@tayyuwen2209]

HAPPIFACE OFDOOM no

[@argoJ50]

I never had one

[@nabilamiah3814]

I've never had it before

[@dontworryyoullbealright6949]

I'm religious but still experienved it :'(

[@shroomzy6529]

through having my sleep paralysis I was able to teach myself better control of my dreams, and now I have constant lucid dreams were I get to decide were I go and what I do, I don't have complete control like flying, it seems that I am limited to only what I can do in real life, sometimes more sometimes less. And my paralysis are pleasant, I've only had 2 before but it was more like an out of body experience for me, I couldn't move and couldn't open my eyes but I could see everything in my room and see myself beneath me, like my soul left my body. wish I can experience that again, it only lasted 10 seconds both times, now my favourite superhero is doctor strange.

[@RDaniels28]

Sleep paralysis for me is the start of an out of body experience, a blissful deep meditation, or tapping into a different dimension. It was terrifying when I didn't understand it, now I enjoy it as I become very relaxed. I have a masters of psychology btw lol, so I see both sides but do believe sleep paralysis is spiritual.

[@benjamin6776]

Hey, I absolutely agree that sleep paralysis is spiritual. However, not of the bright kind. I had lots of sleep paralysis before Ive become a Christian. Ever since I said the name Jesus in my head as it happened, the demonic presence immediately disappeared as if it was frightened to death! Christ has won for us!

[@RDaniels28]

@@benjamin6776 It's not bright for you because you say it's not bright. I saw a scary figure multiple times and simply saiid, "Go away you can't touch me," in my head the last time and had the same exact results as you, I haven't seen one since. Our minds are incredibly powerful...that's why people in various religions have loving and powerful experiences with their God too ❤.

[@evie3190]

This is your body playing the silent treatment on you.

[@caterinam.6733]

Evie Trudelle Ahahahahahahaha😂😂😂😂

[@kamsi8880]

Shouldn't have eaten all those chips!

[@kierarose3966]

Loooooool

[@Lou-fb3fj]

LMAO

[@camperforlifecfl6150]

If you ever get scared think of everday bro from jake paul even demons are scared of that

[@rex4796]

*Why is she sleeping in the middle of the day and he's walking though her house*

[@ashem05]

yes

[@nudlz1249]

Lol

[@kingapexgaming7451]

It's most likely to happen during the day, sleeping on your back.

[@s.vermillion8203]

Batman Lmao..😂👏

[@TheJurnalyst]

Because she worked the 3rd shift (graveyard shift) and he's her boyfriend about to go to work.

[@abhinandanpedhavi8329]

I experienced it few times, it happens always at the time of afternoon nap. But luckily i watched this in one of discovery channels documentary, so I was completely relaxed since my 1st experience. I never saw any visuals nor heard any sound, in fact my 1st experience was in my hostel, few of my friends were gossiping in my room and I was sleeping, when I woke up, i was listening to each and every word they were saying but couldn't even move from my bed. About feeling evil, its more of a feeling like nothing is in your control and there is no hope at all, just being relaxed breathing slowly and moving your toes is the key to come out of it. And remember once are awake just get up and don't try to sleep again, atleast be fully conscious for atleast 10-15 min and then sleep again. Or you will be trapped in a terrifying loop like I did once. Once I was too tired and taking nap at afternoon, i had this experience and I came out of it and fell a sleep again, and it happened again, this continued for almost 30 min, and those 30 min were like hell, so much hopelessness, i was almost started to believe that this is paranormal, this is not something in my control. And finally 1 thing came to my mind that I must get out from the bed right now, then only I felt relaxed. I almost started to believe in ghost that day.... 😜😜😜

[@katharinanikol4206]

It was the worst in my childhood, for hours almost every single night, followed with nightmares, and I always felt something touching me during the hole time/every time, I never opened my eyes, but I know what I felt...

[@infjelphabasupporter8416]

I once had sleep paralysis and instead of fighting it I just tried to relax and give in. I ended up feeling like I was falling, then strange, beautiful portals appeared. I created a body and flew over a sci-fi city (lucid dreaming, of course). I haven't feared sleep paralysis since. It's a great way of entering lucid dreams quickly once you master letting go instead of trying to fight the paralysis.

[@slpros]

Wow, thats cool...

[@_bubahhisback_7609]

Wow next time I will try

[@taylormatthews6086]

I used to get that falling feeling after my my bed vibrated

[@xtsreamer5872]

Same happened with me and much more ... Do you have more experiences also .. because I think this thing has a purpose

[@XIOKING]

I want to go to family guy universe

[@jannete2703]

If You Get Sleep Paralysis, Don't Open Your Eyes- by Panic! at The Disco

[@Melody-mt7xx]

jannete R You are now my favorite person

[@floortje8083]

jannete R featuring Fall Out Boy

[@device9993]

jannete R hello fren

[@ryanross2192]

jannete R ahhhh XD

[@WtfTrin]

jannete R I love this.

[@lolaandmocha]

The only time I had sleep paralysis, I couldn't even open my eyelids. It's like I was stuck inside a dream while I was still conscious tho and my hearing/taste was awake in the real world. It was very weird experience as I was experiencing dream world/real life simultaneously.

[@semajmoore1926]

Why did that ominous teddy bear that came out of nowhere SCARE ME!? Jesus I'm paranoid.

[@jonsamuels9245]

I usually make grunting noises until the sound wakes me up fully. My wife sumtimes shakes me if she hears it. DEFINITELY DO NOT PANIC! Control ur breathing

[@fib026]

that sounds hilarious

[@jonsamuels9245]

Ender Blazer that's usually the only sound I can get out. 1 other thing, jus as funny I'm sure I have a tongue ring and sometimes I can only move my tongue so I'll click it bak n 4th on my teeth 2 try and wake myself. Duel purpose tongue ring baby!

[@rjamesa]

Jon Samuels I do the same thing with my tongue ring! The sound annoys me enough that I wake up :P

[@jonsamuels9245]

Kido A wow, that's extremely cool 2 find out another human being does this also thanks 4 commenting. I used 2 struggle SO hard 2 wake up wen I finally snapped out of it my body was so drained and tired like I was wrestling with an Olympian or sumthin. Luckily I figured out 2 relax and try 2 make a noise but I'll still never get comfortable with it. It just feels 2 unnatural

[@Ririm24]

Jon Samuels this has happened to my mum i heard her making these noises and i woke her up

[@bunnabell_]

This has happened to me... My blanket was covering my mouth and nose, making me not be able to breath and shout. I tried to remove it but I cannot move. I ran out of air and fainted. It was a horrible nightmare

[@stolla703]

•Moody Rosethorn• not a nightmare

[@lj197847]

I have had similar experience

[@memoaragon248]

this happened to me but i got like an extra energy to relax and i woke up and was over n so relax and believe inyourself and God too of course

[@anggitam6851]

Oh dang i feel that 5 days ago

[@ari3L_06]

If you can move a little bit raise your hands it’s like if you break a field and you wake up

[@none9392]

I'm experiencing sleep paralysis since last two years, I learnt this trick which changed my fear of sleep paralysis. 1. When I start to experience it, I just hold my breath until I woke up. Trust me it works. If you hold for just 30 sec. 2. Mostly I experience it when I sleep during daytime, so try to follow sleep cycle.

[@eosantigen]

I had it once, but it felt like something prevented me very hard from opening my eyes. I was very scared .