New here but I had to come and find a subreddit to share what just happened. Ive had sleep paralysis before. Numerous times. Just now though was so weird and scared tf out of me. Lol. I started to feel it happening. I tried to wake myself out of it but, it didnt work. Im laying there but its like some alternate reality. Like, the room, house and where im at is the same but different. Like my staircase to upstairs is just an open hallway to a couple of rooms instead. I'm doing everything I can to force myself up. It was like I was opening my eyes and there were going cross eyed and immediately shutting. I start to here doors opening from down "the hall" and then i hear a voice yell "SNAP OUT OF IT!" Finally, im able to move and actually wake up. No tvs were on. Im the only person home right now. Like i said, ive had sleep paralysis plenty of times. But ive never heard things before. Just wanted to share my experience somewhere.

This is a vent. Been all day with migraine again.

If I have another f nightmare where we end up killing each other and then having some deep talk about dreams and reality and trauma, and end up having to kill again and lose my mind and question reality. I'm gonna lose it.

That and the sleep paralysis, and yes I know I just have to chill, I already do, I'm already lucid, I can have good dreams too, I'm already used to opening my eyes and seeing some shadow man without a head against the wall and shrugging it off because at least it's not corpses falling over me like that one other time. There's a shadow I can chill with and talk calmly with too, like it's not all bad, I know that. I'm taking meds for this as well I'm already seeing a doctor for it. I don't know how to describe this. I have tried everything, but the feeling of passing out and fear and everything it just comes back, it always comes back. And spending the day with headache and tired... I'm just tired... I thought this was getting better... Guess not. Rip.

And honestly tonight wasn't so bad, I feel bad complaining because I understand it has to do with trauma and that my body isn't enjoying this either. I get it. But I'm so tired. On the bright side, tomorrow someone will come in the morning to go for a walk with me, and if I'm feeling very dizzy they'll help me so it's gonna be ok.

(Well I never post here because the warning of "seems you talking about spiritual stuff" makes me think it'll get automatically deleted, but apparently not. That's cool.)

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I was sleeping and experiencing sleep paralysis. I wanted to wake up, but I couldn't move or fully wake up. This isn't the first time it's happened to me, but this time was different.

When I finally woke up, I felt the mattress at the foot of my bed, near my legs, rise as if someone had been sitting there and then stood up. I don't have any pets, and I was alone in the room.

Hey,
I asked AI about this and it claims it is sleep paralysis but i don't know.

What is in long term happening to me, like foe extremely many years but not commonly, is

After bad dream or just falling asleep i suddenly feel anxious And i can't move with my body.
I can only move with head, i have to literally shake hard with my head to regain control.
It never happened to me yet that i wouldn't stay stunned.

I feel in that moment extreme exhaustion of my body, heart bumping fast but i don't hear any voices or sounds. And it's not in a dream.
When i sucefully gain control, i can finally sit or move.

As child i was also experiencing hearing knocking, footsteps, sound in the kitchen, or some kitchen robot even everyone was sleeping.
Once i also felt someone's presence, someone's hand. ( And this one happened on high school)

Once as kid i had a dreams that would start turning my entire dream in white and i could hear screams until i woke up into the footsteps again.

But as adult i experience it as just unable to move, but i can move with head but its hard.

I never ever had experience with being full stuck and seeing demons

I have recurring sleep paralysis that happens about 3-5 times a week with cycles that come in 3-4. I've never seen demons just these red eyes. I get the shakey gust of wind alot but not demons. I've done everything to prevent it like different types of tea and sleeping positions and lights but nothing works. I used to be able to wiggle my fingers out of it, but as of yesterday and today I can't. Yesterday I had around 4 cycles of waking up and paralysis but today it was like 6. I heard loud overlapping background speaker type of things like how background conversations are on TV. Than during that a girl was screaming at me this same thing over and over again but only 1 word sounded like English and the rest was gibberish but I can't remember the word. After that I obviously stayed up but i was uncontrollably crying, which never happens. Im not an emotional person so this was very unusual. I also had super dry mouth like sand mouth. Than after around 2 hours i fell back asleep on my stomach. I woke up around 5 minutes later to the feeling of my nose being plugged like all oxygen was ripped out of me. No sleep paralysis just that. It might be insomnia because my father has it but im not sure. I used to get nightmares about demon like things, but the last time i had one was about a decade ago tbh. Im not sure what this is or how to fix it but im very desperate for an option out.​

I had a weird experience where I’m not sure if it’s sleep paralysis or false awakening. I woke up on my side to find out I couldn’t move. My heart started to race as I saw a shadow appear in the corner of my eye. I even felt something grabbing me. A good 10 or 30, I was able to flip my body on my back where everything seemed normal, so I flipped back on my side to get some sleep only to wake up again, this time, I was able to move my body with ease. I’m so confused on the whole thing

New to the group, but long time sleep paralysis.. person?

Long story short, I’ve had SP as far back as 5 years old. I’m now (f) 33. Its only gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. I have had every aspect of it to include: loss of body control (to include breathing), vivid hallucinations of demonic figures, as well physically feeling like something is happening to me (pain, sensations),out of body experiences, seizure like activity, etc.

There was a time I seized so bad during an episode that I bit part of my tongue off, choked on my blood, and had to go to the ER.

I have seen a sleep specialist and done an at home sleep study. The doctor said I rarely stay in REM sleep
And that I have sleep apnea even though my throat doesn’t appear so…?

I remember all of my dreams, always have.
Typically my husband knows the drill of rolling me from side to side until I am able to regain function of my body during sleep paralysis ( I am able to grunt and make weird sounds that alert him).

Basically im wondering how much of this is normal?
Who else could I possibly see about this issue? I just want to be able to sleep and feel rested