Sleep Paralysis Is Terrifying & Preventable

Sleep Paralysis is a real and terrifying phenomenon when you awake from your sleep but find yourself literally unable to move. Why does it happen, who is at risk, and what can we do to prevent it? #shorts
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[@Excalibear]

What sucks more is that right after having one and then you close your eyes for a few seconds, the sleep paralysis continues.

[@sameeha2621]

OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME

[@aryanoza8531]

Oh my godd 😩

[@scoobydoo7220]

when that happened to me, I panicked so hard I thought I was gonna die. sheeesh, my brain is out to get me.

[@xx_yoshi_xx4954]

That's why I don't continue sleeping afterwards ...

[@Valeria....]

So true I just start praying

[@RayWays]

“Don’t sleep on your back” Pretty much every other doctor: “Sleep on your back, it is good for your posture.”

[@martymcflyy6775]

Probably just for if you've had sleep paralysis before and want to stop having it.

[@sterloin]

He’s saying if you have problems with sleep paralysis to try not sleeping on your back

[@mikaelberube703]

Him listing what not to do me: "check, check ... yeah, I do all of these

[@MoBaK]

Wtf? I've never heard someone say that, sleeping on your back is very bad, they might say that cuz when you sleep sideways your spine isn't straight when your curl up, but that's natural, it's supposed to happen in sleep.

[@katiepeterman8557]

And then my chiropractor tells me I need to train myself to sleep on my back 🤷‍♀️

[@Iamjustlikedat]

New fear unlocked: sleeping💀😂

[@Dr.Kay_R]

Yes😂

[@That_girl_00013]

Fr im in bed rn and im scared to sleep 😅

[@Kat_dragon]

Or you can just be a side sleeper!

[@Kat_dragon]

@@That_girl_00013sending good videos your way to protect you 👍

[@zukodude487987]

​@@Kat_dragon That doesn't work, i have had it on my side as well.

[@Quietfire83]

The worst of it is realising that the only way out of sleep paralysis, is to go into a deeper state of sleep. To accept that although you're desperate to move & sit up, you have to relax back into deeper sleep, is terrifying! There are times when I feel like I'm suffocating!

[@Zgzgzgzgzgzgzgggggg]

No just wiggle your fingers and then work your way up your arms and you will be awake

[@BonsaiLex]

@@Zgzgzgzgzgzgzggggggthis is literally how I get out of mine. Starting with a toe then my foot then my leg until I’m out.

[@faresty7279]

Guess its different for every person cause mine lasted like 15 seconds and I was able to move again.

[@sayaligirnar5285]

​@@Zgzgzgzgzgzgzggggggdoes it really work? I've tried hard to move my head and it was moving a bit but not able to get out of it .

[@aurelian2668]

​@@sayaligirnar5285 i have but it takes a lot of energy though. It sometimes hurts too forcing yourself to move.

[@Wawagirl17]

"And DON'T SLEEP. ON. YOUR. BACK." Got it! Sleeping in a chair it is!

[@prabhudaskongara]

That's true.

[@SerreVid-dt8sm]

d o Nt NEVAAAAAAAAH

[@ahtaryak6401]

w h a t

[@Nhatanh0475]

Sleep on the cloud

[@Janttura]

I actually gos SP while napping in a car (as a passanger). That was interesting to say the least 😆

[@leaf1673]

“Dont eat smoke” -Dr. Mike

[@aXYZGaming]

Xnopyt

[@helloimgen3529]

Nah you aint an idiot, i am

[@wanfe5203]

Watch my experience of sleep paralysis on my channel

[@Jartran72]

Don't eat, smoke* Obviously

[@frog8313]

@@Jartran72 you just missed the joke.

[@3XRN3]

I thought I was having sleep paralysis today because I heard footsteps and then I opened my eyes and saw a black figure right in front of me and I was panicking so hard, but turns out it was my mum asking for my phone at 1am in the morning.💀

[@nataliaalcantara9595]

LMAO 😭😭

[@Soph_Rubes]

LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrTwonetwone]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nickawilliams5175]

Bruh!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@theythemgae9025]

That's odd behaviour from your mum

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

me who sleeps faceing down into the blankets me sleep Paralysis demon spawning under ground

[@kmprodzz]

Lol

[@toedrag-release]

"Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep nightly" It be easier if I wasn't being woken up in the middle of the night with sleep paralysis

[@brendonhavener]

7 to 9*

[@DespondentGuardian]

@@brendonhavener that still isn't helpful.

[@anglegrinder_6495]

@@DespondentGuardian sleep pills or a pan to the head

[@morepain9337]

@@anglegrinder_6495 yeah that works

[@brendonhavener]

Change sleeping positions and go to bed earlier. My sleep paralysis usually kicks in when I stay up late and am dead tired.

[@Joemama-rt4vi]

If I get sleep paralysis I just pray to whatever is holy that I don’t get any demons

[@Rebecca-yv3jz]

literally i pray too..

[@KeepersD3N]

i’m not even that religious but i still pray to god

[@azten3]

i just close my eyes and wait for it to go away , i don’t even wanna deal with it

[@notbelugatho7535]

@@azten3 when it happened to me I saw a shadow on the door that I was facing but I didn't get scared bcs I knew it can't do me any harm and I'm lucky that I was able to move my head so I looked at the other side and ignored it like nothing happened

[@wanfe5203]

My channel is sleep paralysis

[@chickencombo7563]

It happens to me often. So much so that I gained the ability to force myself out of it. One method is trying to focus on a single point and trying to move that, second is something mental. Like one time I was aware it was happening and just went back happily knowing that nothing will happen so the fear just disappeared and I woke up instantly. Another time was when I thought a burglar was in the house while I was in sleep paralysis cuz I saw my door knob moving (locked) and I tried to get serious and shout/roar myself out of it

[@kreizeeboi]

Me too. Have you ever had sleep paralysis where you sleep in your sleep paralysis state and wake up in a new paralysis state kinda like a dream within a dream?

[@chickencombo7563]

not sure if it's the same, but one time, I had a sleep paralysis and I couldn't see anything so I assumed my eyes were closed and couldn't wake up. But this one felt different and it was like I was in the presence of another, but I just ignored it and went back to sleep@@kreizeeboi

[@JahanzaibYameen]

@@kreizeeboiyeah that happened to me recently, I was sleeping in my dream and had a sleep paralysis. I was able to force myself out of it, just like the person above was able to. I really thought i had woken up but I started to get suffocated and strangled more while being “awake”. I was absolutely puzzled atm. Then i actually woke up.

[@eddisonmwangi3776]

I just try and shake my head until I can

[@violetta278]

I had Sleep paralysis last night (for the first time in my life) I have heard about it, and didn't know what is it called. I was literally having a vivid dream ( Visiting a hospital where my close friend was sick, suddenly for some reason everybody started Ignoring me, I felt uncomfortable. ) I wanted to end it/Wakeup. At that Movement I felt The Transition of Sleeping state. I was Aware of me lying in bed, But I couldn't move. And a Big Tall Black Shadow on right side of my bed 😭 He asked me in a Terrifying tone "What do you want me to do?" I was trying to move, but My body was paralyzed. 😭😭💀 I was literally thinking what Should I ask him to do, as if its a ginnie. That I 'thought' 🤔 wait this can't BE REAL!! THIS CAN'T HAPPEN!! 😂 (I have a Great sense of humour in very serious-scary situations ) I was internally laughingly-terrified What am I imagining ?? 😂😂😂😭😭 I can't move!! I 'thought' the prayer for scary situation in my 'mind' . Then I started to move my lips, and Called my sister's name, -1st try;I couldn't -2nd time I did it. I woke up !! 💀 It all lasted for about a solid 7-8sec initially terrifying. But me being well aware of the Fact it happens to Humans, its hallucination. Helped me Get out of it. • The Paralysis felt horrific. • Imagination, bcz I strongly believed this can't happen scientifically, wasn't that scary.

[@ShaazHP69]

If you're in sleep paralysis, blink continuously very quickly to snap out of it.

[@PeanutTv]

This is how I wake myself up everytime

[@zukodude487987]

I just move my neck alot.

[@dabolife1]

Thanks for explaining on this Doctor Mike. It has happened to me several times.

[@makemebelieve3966]

lol uwu

[@captchabot2]

you're everywhere

[@brianfosterkinsale4403]

you are the poll man.

[@elisabethworkuwoldegiorgis1767]

Me too

[@colpul2103]

This used to happen to me regularly starting in my mid 20s and lasting until around age 40. It stopped then and haven't had it again since, I'm currently 59. For me it happened right when I was trying to fall asleep. I never had hallucinations but could totally see how if it happened to someone during the middle of the night how someone could think it was an incubus or aliens. At first the sense of not being able to move and not being able to feel yourself breathing was scary. I could feel it coming on as I started to drowse off, it was a 'sound feeling', not a noise but the feeling of a sound closing in is how I'd describe it. After a few times I started to relax and tell myself its ok and it became interesting, not enjoyable but analytically interesting. Trying to just move a toe because from the first time I had the sense that if I could just move a toe I'd pop out of it. I figured out what it was after a couple years looking into why people believed the absurd notion of being abducted by aliens. That's where I heard about it and did some research and thought 'Oh that explains it'. The rim sleep explanation would explain the hallucinations but I never woke up in the middle of the night with it. Literally the 100+ times this happened to me over 15 or so years it was always falling off to sleep. I'd read it was caused by the switch that kept you from moving and harming yourself while asleep turned on or didn't turn off at the right time. Basically your mind is awake but your body is still asleep.

[@trucvivianpham9919]

DrMike: Don't sleep on your back Me: literally been sleeping on my back since birth

[@punisherlee]

But why does he say you shouldn't sleep on your back? Does it worsen sleep paralysis?

[@fluffyhairgaming6414]

@@punisherlee I think he said that because if you do manage to get sleep paralysis and your sleeping on your back you’ll most likely see the “sleep demon”

[@Valeria....]

@@fluffyhairgaming6414 I saw a white face next to me when I got sleep paralysis it was the only time I ever saw something the other times I just heard voices

[@kyokatsoma]

@@Valeria.... This is gonna give me nightmares

[@durbek4389]

@@punisherlee when u sleep on your back there is more chance that u will get sleep paralysis. I myself experience that thing often, if i sleep on my side i don't get anything but when i sleep on my back, most time i get sleep paralysis

[@satorukuroshiro]

I've had this happen once so far. While it was uncomfortable not being able to move, the fact that I knew about sleep paralysis beforehand meant I was able to rationalize it and stay calm while waiting for my mobility to come back.

[@kushplayzz1318]

This happened to me many times now but everytime it still makes me panic

[@Hollyclown]

I’ve actually had sleep paralysis so much, that I’ve actually just accepted it as a normal thing and don’t freakout anymore.

[@vidraplay]

Same

[@tzuxluvq]

I'm just 13 and this happened to me alot times I'm scared

[@tzuxluvq]

@@d.n.a... ty btw is it scary?

[@tzuxluvq]

@@d.n.a... i saw a man with scary face lmao

[@ncbaconplays]

⁠@@d.n.a...dude is it scary to see a black thing holding me down and I can’t move 😭

[@sarahbellee.bradburn8760]

Hands down one of the scariest things I have ever experienced.

[@anjalisnair4669]

Me too! 😭😭 . I sometimes gets this sleep paralysis and it just terrifies me. 😭

[@eagleeye8686]

Exercise more, be a man and take care of your self 😤😤

[@Janttura]

Same here. The first one was the worst but after that it's been just ok.

[@WHATTHEWHAT322]

@@eagleeye8686 i dont think people can change there gender This is a joke please dont kill me

[@dariosilvestri473]

I don't even remember the first time it happened to me. Every time sleep paralysis is mentioned and someone on the internet talkes about it I get more thankful that I don't get hallucinations and it's just annoying.

[@carlosacevedo6009]

I have found that knowledge is a great tool too. Knowing about it, helps you realize that what is going on is nothing to panic about. I do often have lucid dreams, so I kind of enjoy it too.

[@kcalbnoil4585]

The best thing you can do when going through Sleep Paralysis is DO NOT PANIC. Once you start to panic, your anxiety will spike and the hallucination will get worse. Stay calm and try to wake up without struggling.

[@starcourt3762]

it’s not a hallucination buddy 😂 u eat anything up that these businessmen feed u

[@kcalbnoil4585]

@@starcourt3762 when your body's sence something that isn't there but act like they are there, it's an hallucination. Whether it's visual, auditory, or tactile is irrelevant because they all fall under the same definition.

[@pinkharth860]

Next: Why we suddenly wake up at the best part of our dreams. Like seriously, leave me be when I get to the good part.

[@laner.845]

I would LOOOOOVE to know this one.

[@marthmallow7420]

when your own brain sets you up for a cliffhanger

[@KilluaZoldyck-qx7zz]

I once had a dream being todoroki’s childhood friend, i woke up midway and cried for a good 5 minutes.

[@Zman44444]

Here’s my hypothesis. Too much stimulation or like… excitement. Your brain just tell ya “hey, this is getting to be a little much. Wake up.”

[@namikazenara9379]

@@marthmallow7420 uuuu.

[@diyaghosh]

I used to get sleep paralysis before... Horrible experience

[@ShadowDiYT]

I feel you :(

[@BudgieCute]

You can turn it into lucid dreaming btw

[@awp541]

If you control your mind to not be scared then you can turn it into Lucod dreaming

[@TG-su8fd]

i disagree i wish i had sleep paralysis every night

[@bronchiaosaurus4804]

I’m the only one who haven’t had it in 3 generations of my fam and I’m glad

[@cooperbeer282]

Lol "shift work" as a medical condition sent me 🤣

[@taha_t]

I used to experience sleep paralysis quite often when my mental health was messed up

[@benjaminjoe2762]

My mother had ptsd stress anxiety and panic disorder and she is attacked by the sleep paralysis demons regularly. She calls them freezies. But a few years ago we got a dog and found out that our dog can get her out of this “freezy” by licking her face. If someone else forces her muscles to move for her she breaks out of it. The dog licking her moves her face muscles. This dog is a certified therapy and ptsd dog now. Another way to prevent this is taking an unsafe amount of Valium, would not recommend.

[@hakima9197]

Whenever I get sleep paralysis, I try so hard to scream in order to "ask for help" but nope, nothing comes out of my vocal cords. I get so frustrated and some times I literally feel so much pressure on my heart... Idk if anyone can relate, but that's a horrible feeling !!

[@laner.845]

The last time it happened, I had passed out on the couch beside my wife one evening. She knows I get these episodes, so the moment I started breathing funny and murmuring, she woke me the hell up. Felt like I had been screaming at her to help me for an hour. She said it hadn't been more than one minute. In my "dream" I was caught in an infinite loop of "waking up" to her on the couch, then as I would try to get up to go do something, I couldn't move and then suddenly couldn't breathe, etc. standard sleep paralysis. Then she'd "wake me up" in the dream and it would start all over. Once she even grasped my face and told me she had me, trust her, I was fine, it was all over... and then it repeated. So when she finally woke me up in real life, well, let's just say I didn't believe her to begin with.

[@hakima9197]

@@laner.845 That's really concerning and sad I'd say. I am really curious about how your wife feels in that very moment. Personally, in majority of the time I get those episodes at night, so I don't really have someone to witness and "wake me up". However, when it's early in the morning and someone of my family tries to wake me up I always need a minute, (which indeed feels like an eternity), to be fully conscious. Evenough I hear and see them during that "long minute" while having sleeping paralysis. You know what ? Once I even considered filming me during my sleep. But nah, too troublesome... Anyway I really hope that with the help of science, a way to relive this phenomenon will be found.

[@febbyvumango4415]

I feel the same way too.

[@beebianca112]

I’ve gone through long periods of having sleep paralysis daily. I always focus on the worst part of mine and am able to wake myself up.

[@hakima9197]

@@beebianca112 Recently I've "developed" a method to wake my self up as well. And I have to say that it works pretty efficiently. However we can't deny that the struggle is real...

[@Fork1Toaster]

I wear a sleep mask specifically to prevent seeing any demons

[@mhpart68]

I've had sleep paralysis since I was a little kid. I'm 56. It took until I was in my 40s to learn that I could prevent it by sleeping on my side. No medical professional ever helped me or gave me any meaningful advice. I've looked up sleep paralysis on reputable medical websites and never seen the advice not to sleep on your back. This is the first time I've heard it. I'm glad I figured it out on my own before now. I spent a large portion of my life afraid of going to sleep.

[@vlogblogger8954]

"Don't sleep on your back" Pretty much every time I have experienced sleep paralysis I have been on my side.

[@anogaft1543]

Oof

[@Fate863]

Sameeeee omg its so annoyin! But (here’s a good tip) I try to move one of my fingers in order to move (Example: index finger) then its a satisfying feel to be free from that moment 😃

[@vlogblogger8954]

@@Fate863 My trick is usually forcing my breathing to increase.

[@Rebecca-yv3jz]

i think one time i was on my side .. but mainly happens on my back and when i wake up from it i turn to my side 😂 but wow that sucks hopefully it doesn’t happen too much ..

[@vlogblogger8954]

@@Rebecca-yv3jz Not so much lately thankfully because I can't deal with sleep paralysis AND nightmares.

[@rrmd663]

"How close do you want the camera to be? " Dr Mike: yes

[@FernandoFajardoChannel]

It’s a cropped video 😅😅

[@CGR89]

Had this happen twice in my life. I’ve heard about the terrifying things people saw during their sleep paralysis so both times I just closed my eyes and tried as hard as I could to move until I snapped out of it.

[@PsychicSploob]

If done right, sleep paralysis can be used as a transitionary state into a lucid dream. Used to induce it all the time trying to get lucid dreams more often.

[@thetrueemu7085]

Don’t sleep on your back: proceeds to show a thumbnail of him sleeping on his back

[@NaionProductions]

with a big red cross next to it..?

[@HunterDigi]

@@NaionProductions No, in the recommended video's thumbnail :P

[@Malia_chueog]

😂

[@veronikalukin6173]

Storytime: One time I had a sleep paralysis that felt like someone trying to pull my breath out of me or something. I saw a black shadow at the end of my bed and couldn't move for a few seconds. The funny thing is I was so tired I just turned around and mouthed "let me sleep". After that I woke up "completely" and fell asleep again. It wasn't scary at all, I was just annoyed because it ruined my dream.

[@peaveyst7]

imagine that poor demon sitting at the end of your bed just tryin to do his job and you simply didnt play along...

[@KKUNIQUE.]

That’s funny, you mouthed “let me sleep” then you wake up then back to sleep

[@Nineteen_95]

@@KKUNIQUE. woke up from sleep paralysis and then go into normal sleep mode

[@toastslice]

@@peaveyst7 the demon: I don’t get paid enough for this *vanishes*

[@Hikanaru_Dies]

True and it made me pee myself cuz I could I ng move.

[@RyansGamingSquad]

Don’t sleep on your back Me:sleeping on my side

[@hagridhelly3567]

can confirm, sleep paralysis literally only happens to me when I sleep on my back

[@zukodude487987]

Could be sleep apnea or excessive caffeine.

[@Kitsune1989]

I remember reading about this one lady who had sleep paralysis and full blown audio and visual hallucinations because the part of her brain that comes up with dream material didn't entirely switch off properly when she woke up with paralysis. So until the sleep paralysis wore off she would experience hallucinations as her brain tried to translate dreaming in an awake mind. Apparently this was the compromise it came up with. Which is probably one of the creepiest ways the human body can malfunction.

[@RavynSkye617]

The same thing used to happen me. It went on for more than a decade. Truly horrifying. It made me glad that I usually don't remember my actual dreams, because apparently I have horrifying nightmares basically every night? At least, that's what it was when I was paralyzed... always nightmares.

[@jayjawale7078]

That's a pretty normal sleep paralysis thingie

[@evelynwhite2804]

There was this one time when I was a kid when I was having a nightmare, recognized it was a dream and like sat up and opened my eyes, ready to wake up, but I was still experiencing the dream. I forgot about that lol

[@shae4464]

That happens to me all the time, sometimes I hear like incoherent whispering, or feel breath on me or someone grab my leg. I always make sure to never open my eyes cause I'm scared of getting visual hallucinations too. Coolest hallucination I've gotten is probably feeling like I was on a coaster lol, I could hear the screaming and tracks and had the sensation on going up and down. I usually hate my sleep paralysis but that time it was kinda cool.

[@zaku2552]

Imagine seeing a rubber duck the size of a person just wandering around in your room

[@namento45_yt]

Bro I got 3 episodes of sleep paralysis straight in a single night, the demon be "Nah you ain't sleepin bro"

[@blessysubarno1431]

Fkkk me too...

[@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!

[@positivevibesyo]

I had 5 in one night. Thank God I'm able to make noise now so my girlfriend can wake me up.

[@AAnimations38]

@@hjjbhu2285 I’ll try it, only the lord knows the true way

[@itsweimartime]

@@hjjbhu2285 it works. I say the power of Christ compels you!

[@GAMERMALTAS]

When I worked shifts, I use to wake up and completely forget where I was, even though I was in my own house. I'd have to go down stairs just to remember

[@aymanachkaj3333]

I remember I had too much sleep paralysis that at some point started fighting my sleep paralysis demon, bitting and scatching (the air), set myself free then return to it again and again ,.. and later on, we kinda became chill with each other, .. damn I kinda miss him😢. The worst thing that could come with sleep paralysis when it comes just after a dream, so you don't realize that the sleep paralysis is not a real danger, your mind is still on "dream logic mode" .

[@akishaparker7976]

As someone who has never experienced this, this actually sounds insane. I didn't think it was considered normal to hallucinate and that so many people experience it. Its sounds terrifying, I hope I never get this. I tend to have a lot of control when I am dreaming, I wonder if that helps

[@misakimei3102]

It happens at your worst times when you aren't in control of your body at all. It happened to me a few times but not anymore, thank God.

[@Sjallos]

Sleep paralysis is when your Body Shuts down before your brain. Hence why some are able to look around and blink, while still not being able to move from the neck down. I’ve had it for ten years.

[@someone3627]

It's terrifying, thought I was dying

[@Gabriel-ij2tx]

Or...do demons really exist?

[@Godzillaforlyfe2]

@@Gabriel-ij2tx no dude no stop believing everything humans say

[@0anant00]

The very first time when it happened to me, was like : So this is how I'm gonna die

[@braydinwigley9641]

see I just dont care and lay there, gives me an excuse to do nothing

[@FaroukMardini-nf6bt]

I fight them now.

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

You are the first professional I've heard say not to sleep on your back. I have sleep paralysis when I am sick. It's been happening since I was a little kid. I don't think it's due to any kind of medication, because I've had it happen with and without meds. I think being sick just disrupts my sleep cycle. I have had it in a few other situations but it's not a regular occurrence. I usually don't even dream. But occasionally I have really lucid weird dreams and I can feel actual body sensations. It's why I had to stop sleeping naked, because I kept having vivid lucid dreams and if I was sleeping naked I was naked in the dream.

[@herakapnissi1204]

That "sweet dreams" At the end... Gave me Dr creepy Mike vibes...

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

lol me too

[@tomhappening]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Hi bro i watch your videoss. Love ur channeI

[@badgirlhalodiscount1854]

@@rosepetal4524 👀

[@badgirlhalodiscount1854]

Same

[@clararobinson8251]

Dr.Mike : get 7 to 9 hours of sleep My books and school : no🖤

[@haroldinho9930]

Actually as a teenager you need 10 hours of sleep. Assuming you are a teenager... right?

[@clararobinson8251]

@@haroldinho9930 yupe

[@wokk9543]

@@clararobinson8251 lmfao "Yupe"

[@wanfe5203]

Watch my experience of sleep paralysis on my channel

[@eduardochavacano]

LOL!

[@sylvestercastaneda3699]

I only had this once, i wasn't scared, but i fell asleep on the couch and could see my grandpa watching soccer on the TV. I tried talking to him, then realized I couldn't, so i tried to get up, but my body didn't move at all. I just decided to go back to sleep😂

[@Salgtc]

Today was the first time I had sleep paralysis and I was able to see my room and dream at the same time and I could feel vibrations from my dream

[@romatawazu8038]

Sleep paralysis is terrifying and painful, everytime it feels like a near death experience to me. I'm glad for those who doesn't have this kind of condition or experience.

[@hohoo4067]

because its demons trying to get control of you you have to fight and stay calm

[@MamaCeesay98]

It gets so scary. I've learned to let it do its thing until it's done so I can breathe. The worst is trying to fight the muscles to move. I let them take their time even do my face is blocked by something, and I can't breathe. It truly is a horrifying feeling.

[@kru3l809]

@@hohoo4067 yeah I just had experience it and it was bad I couldn't move or scream lucky me I was acting like if I was lifting weights and it worked demon fucked with the wrong person cuz I got God with me

[@JC-hu6wg]

I used to have it almost semi regularly when I slept on my back. Try sleeping on your sides, I haven’t had one since for 3 years now.

[@jaysolero9561]

When I have sleep paralysis I punch demon to sleep then I'm his sleep paralysis

[@goramragnarok]

Honestly I had a LOT of sleep paralysis back when I was a kid. It was scary as *peewoop* but I had a strategy. Whenever I knew I was in that hellish state, I would close my eyes to ignore figures and sounds. Then, I would Imagine myself as a Little object (don't ask me why) and I would try to move myself. With all of my 7 y/o strenght, I would move an arm or a leg, and then I was safe. But still. Why did It happen.

[@Mike-lx9qn]

It's not Satan, or Mohammad Ali back from the dead with a choke hold on you while you sleep. There are several causes, tho. Bad sleeping cycles, where there's a moment you're awake, but it interlaps with REM sleep. I like to think of it as both the part of the brain that keeps you asleep, and the one that's not, are awake, so you're dreaming while awake, and there may be hallucinations, or not, but it's more like a nightmare. The causes range from sleep issues, to disorders which cause sleep issues, like narcolepsy (a disorder which makes it difficult to control sleep times, which may affect the mood of someone), or something like PTSD, or several of these.

[@goramragnarok]

@@Mike-lx9qn thanks! And honestly, if Mohammed Alì was back from the grave just for me, I would be very happy! Scared as *peewoop* but happy.

[@Wayk4c]

@@goramragnarok Next time you have a sleep paralysis attack call on Jesus and watch you wake up instantly. Youll thank me later.

[@5spec]

@@Wayk4c shut up please go away just shut up

[@goramragnarok]

@@Wayk4c thanks for the advice, but it has been like 8/9 years from the last sleep paralysis. Now I speel regularly, 8 hours at nigth, and eat healthy. But still, thanks for the advice

[@13.swiftie.112]

I have only had sleep paralysis a couple times when i was either sick, or had a bad amount of sleep, i have anxiety and it's normal because it was only a couple times.

[@Eicore_Voidmyfav]

I’ll pray for my older sister for the cramps of laying straight 🙏🙏😇🥲😭

[@dmtdreamz7706]

"Good night, folks. Believe me, it's going to be the best night ever. You're going to sleep so well, you won't believe it. Tremendous dreams, really tremendous. Make sleep great again! Good night, everybody."

[@YesDiaz]

“Don’t sleep on your back” it just hit me that my sleep paralysis has only happened during times where I slept on my back. Wow, problem solved? (Please leave me alone sleep demons)

[@rohansingla8544]

But it has happened to me in both, while side sleeping and while sleeping on my back. So no I don't think so it is solved. Actually when I felt while side sleeping, it was the most terrifying. I could literally hear the door behindy back cracking open and someone placing their arm on top of me.😱😱 But when I gained back control there was no one there.

[@SANCTIFIED_YT]

just call upon Jesus and they have to flee. heard so many stories of them running away from people that call upon His name. and those same people know Jesus personally. His name is powerful in the unseen realm.

[@luciferfaust]

I think it might be more to do with sleeping in a position you aren't used to

[@nechamia]

often caused because of sleep apnea which is worse when sleeping on your back. should get screened if you haven't already

[@flowermoon2640]

@@rohansingla8544 same thing happened to me but instead someone was laughing maniacally. I had already dealt with sleep paralysis for a long time, so I was just like “watchu laughin’ at? Go back sleep” It’s starting to get more annoying than scary now that I’m used to it.

[@bentley9517]

I've experienced this three times in my life and have had hallucinations twice out of the three. First one was a black figure that crept into my room through my door that was left half open, I saw this because I was laying on my stomach facing the door with the light from the room over slightly illuminating my room during the experience. It silently approached the side of my bed and nealt down where it began to observe me. At first I thought it was my dad so I started hyperventilating to signal something was wrong because my breathing was the only thing I had control over but it just knelt there, continuing to watch me. Acouple seconds passed and it became very clear to me that it was not my father, everything went dead silent. It faded as I regained control over my body.

[@RachaelCC]

I feel you. I have had it for most of my childhood and in one occasion had a visual hallucination of a dark ghostly figure who was choking me. I couldn't breathe and thought I'd die. And suddenly, the weight on my chest lifted and the figure faded away. I may have been about 9 years old. It was scary.

[@likablelama6529]

This is nearly my exact experience but mine didn't kneel down infront of me because I had control over my voice

[@RachaelCC]

@@Lobby0 Don't let it scare you. It's just our brain messing up. 🙃 Feel free to ask any questions.

[@Comedy-uz6bz]

Most important is that you should not think about something scary.

[@dpf-ok4206]

ive slo experienced this but my demons were grfield the little monster from red dead redemption nd spongebob

[@diceymaan]

And check if you have sleep apnea. I used to get sleep paralysis every now and then for over a decade, but they stopped immediately when I got diagnosed with sleep apnea and got a CPAP machine.

[@madisonpatman]

I used to have incredibly lucid nightmares, and in one I went through "sleep paralysis". I woke up in my bed, but I couldn't move and I saw a shadowy figure at my door. It was so realistic, and it just stared at me. when I blinked, it disappeared and I could move again. I went to my kitchen for breakfast and I saw the same creature standing across the room from me, staring.

[@BabyyGirl-Tiny]

"Dont sleep on your back" then there's also me experiencing sleep paralysis sleeping on me stomach ... 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ariann9714]

I experienced it in every possible position, for more than ten years, still continues

[@VeggieBoi-rt6qm]

Don't sleep on your symptoms how either 💀. Honestly the best way to sleep is on your side with your pillow almost at the same level as your bed, as to not hurt you neck.

[@SketchThem]

I slept on my side and still got it

[@tessyclair4752]

@@VeggieBoi-rt6qm, if someone gave me a pillow that low, I'd fight them.

[@anxgelblxiss9338]

ikr- i slept on my stomach and woke up in the middle of the night, flipped over on my back and was like "oh there goes the demon in the doorway!! :)" **pretends to still be asleep**

[@karolzavalet6458]

The worse part is when you panic and start feeling like you’ll suddenly stop breathing. And then your breathing becomes slower and like vanishing… And you cannot scream for help 😩

[@jinx2100]

Yes, you can't make a sound, and I think that makes it worse, u panic more that way. I find you can make a small screaming sound by screaming inwards instead of outwards if u know what I mean, making the sound while breathing in instead of out.

[@verodg2820]

Yes, this is the worst. I’m afraid I will die everytime

[@karolzavalet6458]

@@jinx2100 I’ll definitely try it next time. Even though I hope there’s not a next time.

[@kuribohalado2448]

Ik it's a nightmare

[@juanacosta4351]

@@jinx2100 I don't think that's always the case. My brother has had sleep paralysis and the one I witnessed he was apparently trying to scream in his "half dream" but he was actually making sounds, like barely screaming.

[@bagustriwidiyanto]

I have experienced this a lot, one thing that stand out for me is anxiety. When I sleep, I often afraid of ghost / other people or even can't wake up. When my mind conciously wanted to wake up in the middle of night. That's when sleep paralysis happened

[@ANGELWINGZ_]

The first time I had sleep paralysis, I couldn't even open my eyes. The entire left side of my body was in great stinging pain, not to mention I heard VERY vivid and loud screaming in both my ears. I've had sleep paralysis sparcely since then, but not nearly that bad.

[@hans3331000]

i've had sleep paralysis hundreds of times honestly. Here's my experience and tips for anyone else: I always know it will happen when i wake up in the middle of the night and instead of sleeping i decide to open my phone and laptop. This is a sure way of causing your own sleep paralysis so don't do it. Next if i know it will happen, i always sleep on my side in the fetal position. This helps a TON. If you experience it, DO NOT struggle, it will make you panic even more, always focus on wiggling your toes first and if it really doesn't work just stay still until you fall back asleep. Just keep convincing yourself it's not real and soon enough it wont be scary anymore.

[@jasmineseegmiller8570]

Yeah not struggling is the only way to beat sleep paralysis. I’ve had it so many times that it’s more annoying than scary at this point. I just wait 15-30 seconds for it to go away and then I go right back to sleep. No need to convince yourself it’s demons and give yourself nightmares!

[@krcmaine]

Yup...just tell yourself to go back to sleep...you will...it's annoying af

[@bendangakok4803]

@@jasmineseegmiller8570 what about the weird sounds and all? I often hear something or the other. See unusual things happening right next to me like it's real

[@drstrangelove7272]

This would happened to me even on my side. I will say it seemed to be more prevalent when my back.

[@luciferfaust]

@@bendangakok4803 you're probably still partially dreaming. It's normal.

[@lanzcordero2132]

One time after I discovered that "dont sleep at your back" strategy and keep doing it, after some time, I started having sleep paralysis even when on sideways or front-facing the bed. It's like a d a p t i n g

[@1000-THR]

I will now sleep on my back so i can cause it to become a lucid dream

[@fleurgal001]

I avoid sleeping on my back . I only sleep on my stomach and sides . It helps so much . I rather take the back and neck pain that sleeping on your stomach cause rather than to have sleep paralysis episodes. It feels like an entity is in your bedroom disturbing you.

[@MotherHenhen]

Yeah I have it no matter how I sleep. Fell asleep on my stomach once and woke up with my face buried in the pillow unable to move due to sleep paralysis.

[@Saints2929]

I try sleep at your back

[@kellyfromflorida]

@@MotherHenhen That’s the worst! There’s been so many times where I’ve been stuck in sleep paralysis with my face shoved in the pillow or covered with the blanket, which makes it difficult to breathe. If it’s an exceptionally intense “episode” I have to calm myself down because I literally think I’m going to die from not being able to breathe. However, in those cases I like to remind myself that my body will go into survival mode and fully wake up so I don’t asphyxiate myself. That usually helps 😬

[@Kitten_Maru]

I love how the advice for shift work is "sleep regularly", it's true, nobody should work shifts, it's extremely unhealthy T__T If we could get just one law implemented everywhere it should be to ban 2+ shift work unless it's absolutely necessary. It would let most people sleep well and for those few professions that need night work it would be much better if there was a night ONLY shift, meaning that person works only nights always but can work less and get paid more for it, so ideally you could work like that when you're young for just a few years and save up a lot, then leave the position for the young people...

[@tinlizziedl001]

I had this happen while taking Ultram (tramadol). I was convinced I was dying and couldn't move or say anything... it was absolutely terrifying and I stopped taking that medication. Never had another incident since.

[@thenosycat681]

I hope whoever goes through sleep paralysis finds a way to stop it. You guys are in my prayers❤

[@Coldsunday23]

One time during a family function (pre-covid) I fell asleep in my grandad’s recliner. Had a horrible SP episode- thought of this and held my breath. Huge mistake! I couldn’t breathe! I don’t know how long it took my body to react but when I came to- I was really dizzy, most of my face was beer red but my lips and ears were purple! Almost my entire family was around me! One of my cousins noticed I wasn’t breathing because I was apparently grunting and she went to check on me! My mom was calling 911 and my grandma was praying! I’ve never held my breathe during an episode since! Holding your breath works for some people, sadly nit for everyone.

[@HarmonyOC]

I have a tip if you are carious to how to snap out of it

[@AbhishekSingh-gm6uv]

@@Coldsunday23 I hold my breath and wake up but sometimes I think what if I never woke up😂

[@Zombitopia]

It's easy to deal with it just enjoy it

[@Crowski]

Go back to sleep. I had sleep paralysis EVERY night for a week. By the 3rd night I was pissed instead of scared. I found that if I just closed my eyes and went back to sleep it would stop.

[@sleepdeprived5354]

If you do get sleep paralysis, try to move you finger and toes since they’re the easiest to move during this state. Once you move those, it’s easier to move your arm, then leg, etc. I had sleep paralysis before but I was able to get out quickly since I knew this trick from watching a yt vid 2 years ago lol

[@lovingmymcmahon3382]

It does help!! I had a friend tell me to concentrate on moving my hand & reminding myself that I knew what was happening. I thought she was crazy, but it works! I’ve only had two bad nights in the last few stressful months. Before that it had been a few years. I started therapy for my ptsd & anxiety and it helped a lot!! I would wish sleep paralysis on my worst enemy!!

[@yeontankkamiminhoscats740]

or if it's difficult to move your toes or fingers, move your tongue

[@dontbother2455]

My ma sometimes after her work gets in my bed and falls asleep and one time I had sleep paralysis most of the time it's auditory where my ears make and earie sound and since my ma was right beside me I tried screaming and then suddenly I actually started screaming bloody murder she wasnt happy but she understood the situation then she went to sleep on the couch

[@phantomfreddy7008]

I don’t have sp but what do you do like when you move you get up do you run like where

[@ownerrr9094]

i just had it 3min ago i moved my neck i was so scared im still scared lmaooo

[@dinoeebastian]

I've experienced the inability to move after waking up, like it felt like every part of my body was too weak to move, but it wasn't really what someone would envision when referring to sleep paralysis, it was more like I was just lying there with my eyes closed, that's about it, no out of body experience, no hallucinations, trying and failing to move for a little while. It has only happened the few times that I've slept on my back

[@Jen_l_g]

It happens to me sometimes in the morning, but it also happens just as I’m about to fall asleep. My mind is still awake, but I physically and unable to move and sometimes it’s difficult for me to breathe, it is terrifying.

[@anapimienta4145]

Honestly the “don’t sleep on your back” is so true!! That’s the only thing that helped me. I haven’t had one episode in so long and is because I never sleep on my back anymore. I try to sleep on my side, tilted towards one side or belly. After I’m asleep if I turn to my back that’s okay but never go to sleep on your back. Maybe this helps someone

[@kuribohalado2448]

The only true cure is therapy I tell you by experience unless you have a medical underlying cause once you solve your fears and past issues and stuff in years of therapy you can sleep in any position cause you have no reason to get a paralysis again trsut me 😊

[@juanacosta4351]

Why is that? I don't find the reason behind why sleeping on your back may cause that

[@anapimienta4145]

@@juanacosta4351 I’ve always thought that sleeping on your back can put pressure on your aorta which could cause some shortest of breath and maybe lack of oxygen to your brain but honestly I have no idea why. This is something that should definitely be studied some more

[@sezinun5819]

I never sleep on my back, but it still happened, mostly when I'm sleeping on my stomach. And I felt like it was harder to control my breathe cause I'm sleeping on an awkward position. :(

[@les471]

I always sleep on my back, I don't think it ever happened to me, but I hope it stays that way

[@kristynhoffner3076]

I had this a couple times, but one time stands out. I saw my parents getting tortured and killed by the mob in a chair across my bedroom. I tried to yell, sit up, fall off the bed, anything, to no avail. Utterly terrifying

[@sunnybowos266]

Looks like your brain is into doing a little trolling 😳

[@kwamemwangs2173]

@@sunnybowos266 bro come on 😭😭

[@BMLBG12345678910ABC]

Your brain is making fun of you

[@paigekay2753]

It’s a dream ur seeing with ur eyes open

[@akshad2205]

This was my first experience of sleep paralysis I thought it was lucid dream and I accepted it but trust me I can't even move my single part of my body I am really scared at this time I searched about it and thank God I found a proper video

[@jeon.withluv1567]

I hope whoever’s reading this gets a good nights sleep tonight💗

[@ahtaryak6401]

yay

[@KrysBowbrick]

I hope you get a good night's sleep as well. ♥️

[@dshae2293]

Thank you, you too!

[@AyziThaFreak]

Thanks, stranger

[@Kaylaonastring]

This comment is vaguely threatening (in a good way)

[@Johnothan-walker-the-48th]

a wise man once said never leave your toes out the blanket ...

[@arpitnigam2872]

and that wise man is me 🤣🤣

[@Johnothan-walker-the-48th]

Well welcome back😎🍷

[@Herr.Retr0]

He was talking about……..the………boogeyman

[@Sctn187]

My toes are the least of my worries when im trying to force myself awake with something evil looming over me

[@AliceBruce6661]

It happens to me when I have a siesta, but never when I sleep at night… my way out of it is to exhale really hard through my nose, and wakes me up entirely

[@wood6454]

experienced it once, never again. wishing i'd experience it again maybe once more in my life.

[@yom0msfat]

It’s happened a couple times when I was a little kid, I was scared of the dark, and I couldn’t move and I saw my mom staring at me and for some reason that made me feel better, and then I can move again and I find out my mom is a hallucination.

[@OBG87]

i forgor 💀

[@doglover8284]

Nah that’s just her checking if your asleep trust me that would get worse than the demon if you werent

[@BMLBG12345678910ABC]

DUDE HOW DID WE GET THE SAME SLEEP PARALYSIS

[@verlatenn]

what

[@ESTELOE]

Dang

[@miguelskitchen]

“Don’t sleep on your back” Me who had their first sleep paralysis while sleeping on their side: “…”

[@StrawberryLyricsWorld]

Last night I had a sleep paralysus, my body wont move, I was trying to move and be calm, then there was a guy saying "kiss me" Imao 😂

[@afysan5315]

@@StrawberryLyricsWorld 😭😭😭 my first time was this morning lol. I am pretty sure i was on my back. There was a girl entering room then she cane to me stood next to me and laughed. I mean i was scared but i also was not. Bcs i was aware that sleep paralysis is a thing and yeh that lol. And i couldnt move 😭

[@StrawberryLyricsWorld]

@@afysan5315 lol

[@Aleksandr_Skrjabin]

i wonder, is there anybody who sleeps on their back, to sleep? edit: btw i never had this sleep paralyzes, but im sure not healthy.

[@DPalsVlog]

Sleeping paralysis is horrible and if u sleeps straight, still it'll happen

[@ktlea911]

Mine is triggered sometimes by getting too hot. Stress definitely also triggers it, but it's happened randomly as well. I don't drink or smoke or anything but I have MS.

[@RyansHereXD]

No.. I think we can't move while I sleep because we are too tired that our nerve system shuts down for a moment

[@bo4Elite]

Insomnia, shift work, anxiety, stress, panic disorder and ptsd! I’m almost the complete package! 💀💀💀

[@sxltry8250]

Oh dang , are you alright now bro?

[@magicdippyegg]

Same 😂

[@melon_used_to_be_innocent]

hope you are better and nothing bad or traumatizing happens to you! May god bless you

[@goldythefish36]

@@sxltry8250 I think the sleep paralysis demons got him...

[@igo0di]

You need JESUS!

[@ivangatus5784]

I just experienced this earlier and it was horrible. I cannot move and I tried to shout but there was no voice coming out. And I silently prayed to God. Then I was able to move.

[@Velocitxy]

That's a good way to get out of it doing something that makes to feel safe makes going thur it easier

[@queenhope6875]

True i screamed jesus and god in my mind and i was free

[@kidstube69]

Same I ALWAYS PRAY

[@whoisyou5923]

that might not be the problem it usually just goes away like seconds later

[@Velocitxy]

@@whoisyou5923 Yeah but if your religious why not say a little prayer if it makes you feel better

[@katierice9247]

My husband asked me once what sleep paralysis was, because I suffer from it. I started to explain what it was like and he was like, “No stop! I don’t wanna hear anymore, that sounds terrifying!” Lmao 😂

[@itzmerabxby]

It can come as a spititual attack in some cases

[@killillua3957]

I wake up and I can hear everything but I can’t see and no matter how hard I try I can’t get up. It’s so scary! It feels like I have to fight myself to get up! It usually Happens when I take quick naps or If I just get tired for no reason and fall asleep. 😓

[@mizzdee021]

Same thing for me. I notice this *mostly* happens whenever I take afternoon naps.

[@blackdog6969]

Yeah I find napping in the day leads to the majority of my sleep paralysis, and dreams that could be considered fever dreams too. Brains are weird

[@user-sq1dm4ij6l]

Yeah same when I take a quick nap it happens.

[@juliadane3517]

It sucks and I could see everything around me that was the scariest part

[@felipesidonio]

If you ever find yourself Sleep Paralysed, keep your eyes closed and focus on moving your toes, you'll reagain control of your body in a few seconds.

[@chumbucket6066]

Thank you so much

[@proken2playz_yt595]

I never experienced sleep paralysis and thank you for this tip

[@fath181]

I tried that also but most of the time it does not work for me

[@_slvya1647]

Oh my god that's what my mother says when I complain abt it to her

[@trepayne8320]

it takes about 10 seconds to move my body when I do this

[@c0ur5ge4]

sleeping on my back really triggers my sleep paralysis. since then i never slept on my back for years. but i still get it a few times a year, but doesnt cause me anymore anxiety or panic. I just focus about being able to breath and wait until i wake up. I also get this tingling sensation on my lower back which tells me its going to happen and i try to move around to stop it.

[@alexsudati]

I had it ONCE and it terrified me so much. The worst part was I was trying to scream and I felt like my mouth was glued shut. And I was sleeping on my side, so I tried to roll over but nothing happened, I couldn't move or talk, it was AWFUL.

[@klespio]

me : "10% of the population ? no wayyYyYYYYy" *sees that it can be linked to anxiety/stress/panic disorder/shift work/insomnia* Oh that makes sense now

[@sidrat2009]

only 10%?

[@amxranthine2766]

@@sidrat2009 that's 790 millons of people

[@hauntedmushroom]

@@sidrat2009 Well 10-12% of the population is left handed 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@joey070893]

But that doesn't explain the demon tho.

[@ren-142]

@@joey070893 I would like to befriend the demon

[@tinysmolgame6705]

Not sleeping on your back is the BIGGEST key element here, for me at least. (Edited) Dang I dont think I've ever got this many likes or comments on a comment b4. ❤ all.

[@giulianal1886]

It's worse for me if I dont sleep on my back

[@tinysmolgame6705]

@@giulianal1886 whoa that's crazy! You lucked out then! It has somthing to do with blocked airways and breathing usually, same reasons as to why people snore more when sleeping on their back.

[@rosewitcherliker1994]

I had my sleep paralysis while I was sleeping on my belly. Only this saved me from actually seeing the hallucination I FELT standing beside my bed and snapped out of it

[@tinysmolgame6705]

@@rosewitcherliker1994 oh I've had that happen before. It's a different kinda scary, happened to be pitch black too so I thought I had lost my sight

[@mixiegacha4792]

Dude, I feel bad for people who sleep on couches. Cause, like- You have to sleep on your back or it’s uncomfortable.

[@mikaylasplanet]

I was always told to sleep on my back 😅

[@B1ub3ry]

i can’t really relate to people who regularly experience sleep paralysis because i’ve only experienced it once but the one time i did was horrifying. i was on a road trip leaned by in the front seat and i woke up not being able to move a muscle. i couldn’t tell if i could breathe or not and it felt like i was trapped in a skintight coffin. i did not have any hallucinations but having my mom sitting right next to me, feeling so close but so distant from her was terrifying.

[@annapoppema8436]

Not me thinking that watching this video will automatically give me sleep paralysis🤦‍♀️

[@tatttoon]

Lmmfaaooooo no silly!!

[@miryem2001]

I remember it happen to me recently and that was the worst thing that ever happen to me. As much as I wanted to move I couldn't and that really scared me. 😢

[@mperiel]

new fear unlocked! ty!

[@anrijupiter]

Every time I can feel it coming, I’m like “here we go again”. If I get it once, I’m gonna get multiple in that one sleep and it sucks so bad and also it’s really scary. I’m always screaming and fighting with some kinda ghosts 😂

[@roxybee242]

Try to talk to yourself in your head, I would sing loudly in my head to try to drown out the terrifying feeling… and slowly try to move fingers etc till I wake myself up… but yeah hard to fall back asleep when you know it will likely happen again if it happens once 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@contelookhere7568]

What I learned is that you shouldn't panic, scream or whatever. Relax, slow down your breathing and try to move your fingers, for me it works moving my toes and it goes from there to my whole body.

[@keidoki6012]

@@contelookhere7568 I do that as well I move my toes but I learned that it sends a signal to your brain that you are awake

[@moxaxo3]

But after all its just ur imaginations nothing is really there

[@ceoofnowlookatthis2378]

"sleep 7 to 8 hours" me at 1:02 AM watching this rn💀

[@palerewin]

I mean thats pretty good I sleep at 3-4 am and wake up at 7-8 if I have to go to school church or job that day But I dont have any problems with my energy so I dont mind sleeping 3 hours

[@trippymoredd3016]

Wake up at 9:02 am unless you have school

[@My_balls-itch]

Dude I’m at 4am because I just had sleep paralysis and I was searching it up and I get like 4 hours of sleep lol

[@babitarajbhandari3000]

@@palerewin 90⁰I am

[@fathimaramliya421]

I got it once and i thiught that i was dead i cant even move my own eyes

[@Keaton.]

I had a lot of sleep paralisis-like episodes in my young age (8~12)... they treated it as a convulsion and gave me something called tegretol for a few weeks or months. No longer had them and I'm 38.

[@christianledesma9017]

I deadass almost died a few months ago from sleep paralysis, I had covered my face with the pillow in my sleep but when I woke up to move it well I had it and I was struggling to breathe but I was able to move it and I had a huge gasp both of relief and also finally being able to breathe 😅😅😅

[@pandaplayzgaming5069]

“What you can do to stop it” Me: ahhhh this will be so useful… “Get good sleep” Me: nope. Not happenin.

[@all_is_well_Mara]

That IS good advice though. Improving my sleep has stopped the sleep paralyses!

[@wanfe5203]

Watch my experience of sleep paralysis on my channel

[@Jartran72]

Sadge

[@s.aliciajordan9079]

Right? Lately, I can't get to sleep unless I'm on my back.

[@KarlaO711]

What I learned is, if I have it I try to move my fingers slowly, so my brain recognize that and stops the paralyze state.

[@flici0us]

It's been a while I don't have an episode. It's just terrifying.

[@KaiGaming84]

It's probably just a lucid dream. Not real. You good.