True
The Voice Of Sleep Lyrics

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A man, once lost his life to this lake.
His boat capsized, and in the dark he fought off the waves.
He swam for his daughter, he swam for his wife.
But that day the water was stronger, and he lost the fight.
Can someone tell me why?

I wonder now, what were his last thoughts?
Did he beg for his childhood?

Did he pray to his God?
Were his last words a curse, for those who care not for their lives?
Or did he say I love you, to his children and wife?

Like I love you.

You sleep. You dream. You live. You breathe.

Overall Meaning

The song "True" by The Voice Of Sleep tells a haunting story of a man who lost his life in a lake. The lyrics paint a picture of a man who was fighting for his family's safety as his boat capsized in the dark. Despite his efforts, he was unable to overcome the strength of the water and ultimately lost his life. The singer asks a poignant question, "Can someone tell me why?", perhaps questioning the randomness of fate and tragedy.

The second verse of the song delves deeper into the man's last moments. The singer wonders what the man's final thoughts were - did he reflect on his childhood or pray to his God? Did he curse those who do not value their own lives or express love for his family? The repetition of the phrase "Like I love you" adds an emotional weight to the song, emphasizing the depth of the man's love for his family.

Line by Line Meaning

A man, once lost his life to this lake.
There was a man who died in this lake.

His boat capsized, and in the dark he fought off the waves.
The man's boat overturned and he struggled against the waves in the darkness.

He swam for his daughter, he swam for his wife.
He tried to swim towards his wife and daughter.

But that day the water was stronger, and he lost the fight.
However, the water was too powerful that day and he ultimately lost.

Can someone tell me why?
The artist asks for an explanation for why the man lost his life.

I wonder now, what were his last thoughts?
The singer is pondering what the man was thinking at the time of his death.

Did he beg for his childhood?
Perhaps he thought about his childhood during his last moments.

Did he pray to his God?
It's possible that he prayed to a deity.

Were his last words a curse, for those who care not for their lives?
It's possible that he cursed those who don't value their lives.

Or did he say I love you, to his children and wife?
Alternatively, he may have told his family he loved them.

Like I love you.
? ? ?

You sleep. You dream. You live. You breathe.
People sleep, dream, live, and breathe.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Exodus

49w

Yeah I'd say against laying on your stomach.

I've suffered sleep paralysis all my life quite frequently to the point it's more of a mild Inconvenience now I can control my emotions and know what to do.

However the only times that goes out the window is when I wake up face down into my pillow barely being able to breathe.

I still remember one time in particular when I was around ten where I was stuck for 10 minutes like that completely unable to move.

I find I never get sleep paralysis when I wake up on my side though so that's my go to.

Rosey Mary

I have experienced sleep paralysis for more than 10 years and this is the first time I have researched it. I knew I was experiencing this condition but for some strange reason I never looked into it.

It occurs for me every few months, maybe that's why I never looked into the condition seriously.

When it happens for me, I feel like I can't move. Like something is pushing my body into the ground. I mostly just strain and fight against this pressure until I can move.

Sleep paralysis happens for me when I sleep on my back, but not all the time. I sleep side to side. Most of the time it happens when I have been in a deep sleep and I find myself lying on my back and I try to lie on my side then I'm suddenly awake

Maybe this is why I have never researched it, but I did know of its existence.

All comments from YouTube:

tina marie

5y↑12.7K

Everyone making jokes have probably never really experienced this. It’s the most terrifying feeling any human can handle. It’s no joke.

Marta

5y↑1.2K

tina marie lmao no i sometimes have sleep paralysis regularly to the point i’m scared to sleep and joking about it makes me feel better

Devon McCormack

4y↑402

I has it last night and it was in fact scary bc I couldn't move but I was awake but like it was only a few mins lol

JOCKEYLEVEN

4y↑308

I have this at least once a week, and when it happens I get the presents feeling of someone else and I'm a belly sleeper and can't see my room or move, I honestly lose sleep sometimes over it.

Maggot Bob

4y↑194

I have it nearly every night and multiple times in some night even up to like ten times where I keep waking up and when trying to go back to sleep I slip right into it, it’s still uncomfortable but I’m pretty used to it now and it’s not so scary

Lily Morningstar

4y↑32

So very true

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Jannis Block

1y↑234

Had my first sleep paralysis about 30 minutes ago, which is why I'm back watching videos about it now. It's honestly no joke, this was the most terrified I have ever been in my entire life

Revealing Storm

1y↑38

it happens to me so often I don't get scared lol. I'm just like " well shit here we go again"

pablo vicuna

1y↑9

Happens to me often too. Usually happens if I sleep in a certain position

Lexiana Daisy

1y↑5

Usually when I sleep on my back is when it’s most prone to happen for me. Sorry you had to go through that I know how you feel. Very scared and vulnerable…

Akiam Ab

@Revealing Storm 😀😀😃happens to me every night

wasim sk

I also faced it 1 hr back

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ExtraCub

2y↑363

It usually happens to me whenever I try to go back to sleep after waking up, especially if I’m still really tired. Sometimes I literally can’t go to sleep for a while, because it’s just a cycle of entering sleep paralysis. I’ve thankfully never had any hallucinations or anything like that, I just get stuck feeling like I can’t breath. One time my lips were kind of closed together, and my nose was stuffed, so I was struggling to get oxygen. That’s the worst when that happens.

CantReid

2y↑2

Relatable

Uday Singh

2y↑8

omg, i just thought about it like if someday my nose get blocked due to cold and my mouth is close then what will i do 😢. What was your experience though

ExtraCub

2y↑9

@Uday Singh I think your body will react and wake you up. It’s happened to me a couple of times.

Rahela Leric

2y↑13

@ExtraCub That's exactly what happens to me, if I wake up in the morning and try to fall asleep again, then paralysis manifests, that feeling of helplessness is horrible... 😭😩

Yung JJ

2y↑10

Yes bro FINALLY someone feels the EXACT same thing I do. I thought I was crazy bro

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losingaces

1y↑13

i’ve had this happen to me a fair amount of times the past few years, genuinely such a terrifying feeling. the worst is when you’re stuck trying to talk or scream and you cant

Lewmana

1y↑46

I’ve learned to control it over the years, first time I was just a baby boy and I truly remember how terrified I was, like you’re barely able to open an eye lid and see through. It’s an absolute awkward feeling but if you take deep breaths in between and as you exhale try to kick your whole body and usually it snaps out of it. But if you’re panicking and your hearts starts to race because you don’t know what to do , I believe someone who’s unhealthy can have a heart attack out of this .

Dada104

1y↑1

OMG I do exactly this! It feels like slaying a monster by being calm.

Lewmana

1y↑1

@Dada104 I know right ! Only those who have it can really relate , absolute odd feeling but now I’m happily giving advice to those who never experienced it. I do believe that proper sleep schedule and healthy food intake removes all possibility of severe sleep paralysis. Best of luck in the future !

PapiMcSmoke

Are you still young?

PapiMcSmoke

Are you able to get out of it quick by panicking?

Arzoo Kausar

How do you stay calm? I remember after I read that one should just try to stay calm until it passes. I tried, but it's sucha terrifying experience, I truly thought that if I didn't "fight" to wake up, I am going to die...

I have started to try to bite my tounge, hoping the slight pain will be enough to wake me up. and then I have tp physically sit up (Even tho my whole body feels like lead), because I am too scared to fall asleep again...

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Tinsley Cox

2y↑70

For anyone experiencing this phenomenon....I read a book about sleep paralysis once a few years ago. It stated that when you fall asleep on your back you leave the front of your body "exposed" and this in a more vulnerable position and more likely to enter sleep paralysis. On your back you're positioned in way to where all you have to do is open your eyes and your point of view experiences the whole room...and whatever may or may not be there. The book suggested trying to sleep on your stomach with a heavier comforter or blankets or whatever you prefer. Just make sure it's heavy enough to make you feel "safe in your bed". I tried it and haven't had a sleep paralysis experience but once in the last year and a half. And even then it was mostly my fault. I haven't slept in almost 3 days and was hallucinating slightly before I even went to bed. Consistent, quality sleep is another key.

A Jeep Come True

1y↑1

I tried that, but still get it even when I lay on my stomach or side.

Bathabile Thabede

1y↑1

It happens to me when I sleep during daytime regardless of the fact that I only sleep on my stomach, ever since I realized that if I sleep on my back it would happen most. This thing is just so painful and pray it goes away forever.

Zee Arts and More

@A Jeep Come True sleep on your right.

DareToKnow

1y↑2

You have read a wrong book.
Sleep paralysis occurs mostly when you're laying on your back and your hand is on your chest, it puts an unnecessary pressure on heart causing disturbance in blood flow. Our brain reacts to it in the form of sleep paralysis.
Secondly, it can occur when you lay down on your arm and the blood flow is restricted.
Avoid using heavy blanket, it can put more pressure on your chest. You can literally die of heart attack in sleep by doing such nonsense if you're a heart patient and feel sleep paralysis more often.
I have been experiencing sleep paralysis since I was 14. I'm 37 years old now. My best advice is, always lie down to the left side. Try to breathe deeply as soon as you realise that you're trapped again.

Exodus

49w

Goncalo Sousa

3y↑3.3K

This is one of the most helpless and vulnerable feelings a person can experience

TromboneTimmy

3y↑152

Have you ever been the last stormtrooper alive in Ewok Hunt?

Darius Robinson

3y↑45

@TromboneTimmy lmao this guy

Abby Aguilar

3y↑20

fr i just had it and i’ve had it a few times before so i knew what was happening but it stills scares me every time

Goncalo Sousa

3y↑22

Abby Aguilar I've been having it for quite some time now , I cant remember exactly when it started but it has certainly been happening for a few years , and each time my reaction is different , sometimes I'm calm and just wait for it to go away , sometimes I panic and try as hard as I can to wake my body up , sometimes I don't even know I was having it until after I wake up , there are even when I'm just like "oh well here we go again" , nevertheless it's an eerie experience every time and it's hard to not think about it or just go to sleep afterwards

Leo 359762

3y↑9

I felt like i was on a swing and it kept getting stronger and stronger and then my eyes automatically shut and all i could see was this white swirl right above me spinning and I couldn’t move but i knew i was awake. Its fucking scary, i had tears rolling down my face.

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Jack

1y↑77

It’s a pretty scary experience. Regardless of what you see or hear you will be scared. It feels like when you pull on a seatbelt too fast and you can’t loosen it. It feels restricting and that’s normally how I realize I’m having an episode, the restricting feeling. The second you realize, however, a wave of just dread flows over you because you know something bad could happen. The buzzing sensation described can be explained for a few people. If you are able to make a rumbling noise in your head by closing your eyes that’s similar to the feeling during sleep paralysis. The buzzing only happens when you try to wake out of it though. I’ve had many episodes though so far I’ve been lucky enough not to have seen hallucinations. The most I’ve experienced is footsteps sprinting to my bed, and hearing voices speaking in reverse. When you have it the first time you will be terrified but you will know exactly what it is.

potassium-filled creampuff

1y↑2

i've never experienced sleep paralysis, so excuse my ignorance, but how does it end? do you just abruptly wake up or go to sleep, does it end when a demonic creature approaches you and/or is about to hurt you (but it can't)? or none of what i just suggested. i'm quite curious

egapnaF the schizzoلای

1y↑1

I have the same question As above

Jack

1y↑3

@potassium-filled creampuff To clarify you are already awake, you are just paralyzed. So it’s less of waking up and more of just getting out of a paralyzed state. For me, I have never tried to fall back asleep, I always attempt to get out of it. If you try to force yourself up it just gets worse, so I always just wiggle my toes and fingers until I suddenly jolt up and out of the paralysis. The hallucinations do effect you in some way physically but not because they are actually there, it’s like being in a dream, you can feel all the sensations even though you are just lying in your bed, so yes they can physically effect you and it usually happens in the form of something sitting on your chest or pushing on your chest. The hallucinations do not effect when/how you wake up. It’s pretty interesting to me but in the moment it’s horrifying 😅

Danielle Vera

1y↑2

@potassium-filled creampuff honestly it just ends when it ends. For me, my first time I literally just went back to sleep and I realized what happened the next morning when I was showering. It’s super scary, I live alone and I thought there was an intruder/rapist in my apartment, I cried all day that morning when I realized what happened. Then the next time I had it, I knew I was going through my episode and I tried to stay awake after it was over but it was hard bc I was so sleepy, it ended up happening again and I forced myself to stay awake and put some Christian music , and it went away quickly ..

Blast

1y↑1

it seems we have a pretty similar case, excepting the footsteps or hearing voices, what i've experienced this last year was mostly like buzzing whenever im in it or a low pitch scream-like noise on my ears, my heart rate also goes up like crazy but im never really scared, to this point i just learned to take it as a natural thing to happen and dont really mind it a lot, although some times it can get a bit scary, just today i had the worst so far, i was just about to sleep and then i paralized, i knew it happened again so i didnt really mind it, but then my heart rate went up instantly and the buzzing was really loud and i head the breathing but it was more like a suppresed scream, it was pretty bad and i actually felt scared, then my partner called out to me and i snapped out of it, i didn't tell anyone yet because i dont think it's worth it, perhaps i'll keep it as a horror story to tell my friends on a horror campfire story-telling session haha!

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jlooo

1y↑19

i’ve been experiencing sleep paralysis for years now and over the years i’ve become less fearful while in sleep paralysis but the best way i’ve been able to wake myself up or get out of it is to calm myself down and take slow extremely deep breaths, making sure the breath goes through my whole body, it’s really hard to do especially when ur so scared but once u get that down pact it’s easier to control

cath taylor

I sleep on my side, absolutely terrifying since I have retired from a very stressful job I have had one incident in 4 years

Moreno

1y↑8

A good tip for people getting sleep paralysis:
When you feel you can't move just keep your eyes closed even when hearing creepy things etc because you can easily try to get back to sleep as long as you keep calm

Felicity Nolove

2y↑91

I've been getting sleep paralysis since I was ten and it was never that scary for me. I've never seen weird or demonic stuff. Just my room, very blurry at times, and some stuff that didn't belong there, like a flying jar or colorful curtains when mine are actually white. When I first started getting them, I saw a blue, shining person sitting at the foot of my bed staring at me, but I wasn't scared then because my ten year old self thought it was an angel lol. The only scary part for me at first was not being able to move, and I would fight a lot to wake up only to go back to SP the moment I closed my eyes again lol. But later on life, when I learned SP was actally harmless, I just stopped fighting them and tried to use them to go into lucid dreaming, although I rarely ever get to lucid dream because I end up falling asleep 99% of the time. I do not get sp that often now, only when I'm stressed and unable to sleep.

whatchu lookin at?

2y↑5

cool story

Level

2y↑6

It happened to me today and i saw demon slowly approaching to me 💀

Revealing Storm

same. I never see a demon or anything it's never very scary for me because I know I'll be fine within a few mins

abigus

1y↑3

I saw my tootbrush flying above my head in sp💀

Dirk Trinidad

Mine was a black personn i see

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missamanda

2y↑9

I don’t know why so many people have had a bad experience with this. Sometimes it feels like I’m in an alternate reality because I’ve seen, heard, and talked to people and was just stuck in bed basically. Sometimes it’s funny because I know that I’m sleep paralyzed but am trying to get up and literally thought I was up but never even moved. It’s hard to tell the difference between reality and the paralysis.

Maybe Notsure

2y↑2

Yeah it is I just had a dream within a dream within a dream kept waking up going to turn all the lights on but non would turn on then I would see an owl in a cage in my bedroom hanging from the ceiling it's just happened I'm shitting myself about going back to sleep.

239 Nilam Khedekar

I think different people get different illusions,for me it's like some child's screaming and knocking on the main door of my house, and sometimes they are wandering here and there in my house in a circulatory motion and I can't do anything about it, I'm literally fucked up , happens with me every day💀✌️😭😭😂

vCUCOc

Facts!!

Gourmete Miguelin

5y↑6.9K

Who else started to search this after waking up from sleep paralysis 😏

Bananerman 2006

5y↑43

Alexis

5y↑32

Prativa Lamichhane

5y↑27

TinyRed

5y↑19

Gourmete Miguelin me lol

Wilung Chapvo

5y↑15

Here 🙋

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Eremika Ackerman

2y↑87

I had this once and all I can say is it's terrifying af
I was lying in bed on my stomach as usual and I could sense my surroundings but I felt someone coming and sitting on me. I tried and struggled to get up but I was getting more and more scared and the more I got scared, the scary it became so I told myself not to get scared and I finally woke up but I was panting and sweating

MM02

1y↑1

@Saturn I think I might have just had it. I thought I was dreaming but I could hear my dad talking on the phone downstairs and I couldn’t move or speak, and I also heard some lady whisper random stuff like “I like your shoes” or something and I think I felt a hand on me as well… it lasted about a minute until one of my screams came out. If I’ve had it once what are the chances of having it again? I’m normally a healthy sleeper and this is the only time it’s ever happened, so does this mean I’m gonna have it again?

Spexsonig

1y↑2

@MM02 when I first got it, it Kept happening to me every time I get it, it gets worse and worse for me sometimes there’s point where I wanna cry and pray to god to help me and make me wake up and never get it again

MM02

1y↑1

@Spexsonig most people will experience it once or maybe twice in their lifetime but if you’re getting it often then you should see a sleep specialist

thebloxyman13

1y↑1

im scared of sleeping now and im ten o_o

fairyjewels

2y↑7

I used to get sleep paralysis a lot as a kid. I still remember the first time I saw the shadow figure “hat man” when I was 3. I had to stop sleeping with my door open because the figure would stand by the door/open hallway. There were times I would get “attacked” by whatever figures I saw whenever I kept my eyes open during my paralysis instances, so I learned to keep my eyes shut and hide under my covers until I could actually wake up. Sleep paralysis is no joke.

Hoskey_RRT

2y↑17

Had my first experience at 25 years old. I was sleeping on my stomach and could feel someone on my back forcing me down. I couldn't move or get up. One of the scariest experiences in my life.

The mole miner

Same thing happened to me today rn

Lexiana Daisy

1y↑3

I deal with sleep paralysis no regular but more times than I’d like to. Just woke up from the most terrifying sleep paralysis (though I say that every time…) trying to find some comfort through these videos. If you’ve never experienced sleep paralysis you are NOT missing out. 😅

•’ Wisp ‘•

2y↑14

I had this for the first time last night, I came to look for answers. I’d like to share my part, I suppose I had some sort of hallucination while this happened. I woke to the dark and feeling like I couldn’t move, I was lying on my back so I could see my room and it was so scary. I felt eyes that bored into me, and a weight on my chest. I saw what seems to be a young person with long hair in the corner, I could see her eyes from under her hair which were white and staring. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced and I would really like it if it didn’t happen again. Honestly, people making jokes about it I assume has never had this happen before. I could be wrong, but I like this video and thanks for helping me understand what happened a little better!! **

P

50w

Were u able to open ur eyes ?

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Paris

3y↑4K

when I wake up with sleep paralysis my first thought is always “Ah shit, here we go again”

alma andallo

3y↑93

So true hahahaha 🤣

Ada Velasquez

3y↑32

Mood

Meshari

3y↑14

😂😂

Emniaa

3y↑24

And how do you manage it ? Is it easier to tell you that ?

Julissa Dovale

3y↑7

Same omg

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B

2y↑18

This happens to me pretty frequently. It doesn't really bother me that much anymore. After experiencing it enough, I can pretty quickly figure out when its happening. Once I've realized what's going on I can usually feel or move my eyes first. Ill usually struggle with keeping them open, almost like they are being dragged shut by something out of my control, but from there I just concentrate on moving whatever I have control of in rapid succession, which usually leads to me being able to break out of it completely. I would almost describe it as being completely encapsulated in quick sand. At first you can hardly move anything, but once you start struggling and moving against the quicksand, it creates space for more and more of your body to wiggle until you break free.

Med Made Easy

Same….

Obsolete Elite

Yes!

pablo vicuna

I’m gonna try this. Just had one last night and it lasted for few minutes but it was creepy af. I get this often too and I’m usually like whatever I know it’s happening but last night felt creepy af more than usual

abigus

When i experienced first time i wasnt able to close my eyes damn

ThyGoodWorks

Me n you know the secrets….

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HɪᴛWɪx

1y↑1

For the past 3-4 years I’ve been having this experience where once I lay down my vision will go blurry and I can’t move unless I wait a couple minutes. I used to imagine myself drowning and it was the worst :(

IamJosh26

2y↑6

So I saw this video and wanted to say my personal experience with sleep paralysis. For me sleep paralysis usually happens if I stay up late and wake up early, also sleeping on my stomach usually stops sleep paralysis from occurring. This morning thats not what happened, I woke up on my stomach and was having sleep paralysis. When im having sleep paralysis I don’t usually see a monster coming towards me, I only have see a shadow figure near a coat rack. Btw sleep paralysis can happen anywhere I feel asleep for a few minutes on my couch and woke up having sleep paralysis. The way I get out of sleep paralysis (and yes there is a way) is I can usually wiggle my hands and feet, and I can turn my head a bit. I can never breath out my mouth for some reason and that scares me because it makes me feel like im going to suffocate. Anyways I get out my wiggling my hands and feet and breathing really load, if you can move your head and body a little bit do it.

Stephanie Fisher

2y↑4

Most of my sleep paralysis experiences up until last month, I was nervous during, but I knew I was in a dream after I woke up. Last week, I had an experience that was so real. I couldn't scream, and I saw a figure next to my bed. I was hyperventilating. I fell back asleep, woke up again, and saw the same figure next to my bed. I just started a new blood pressure medication that night, so that's what I'm blaming it on lol

DrZomboo

1y↑4

Have been getting this fairly often since I was little so much so that kind of got used to it now (though still distressing to experience in the moment!)

For me it's most commonly the sound of someone walking around my bed but can be more vivid, like last night I was stuck looking at a "doppelganger" of myself.

Football fan

Something like this happened to me as well I was well in the position as irl I felt no presence or didn't see anything I felt my soul was going out of my body and I was in pain like I'm dying I looked up to see the angel of death as soon as I looked up I saw nothing and woke up In reality there is a theory that when u are sleeping ur soul goes out ur body so I think I was feeling it come back in again the pain + could'nt move I could only move my eye and I couldn't speak I am Muslim so I even recited the kalma then I made a tauba to god which is like asking god to forgive my sins then I woke up and ran and cried because it was my first experience I am only 13 I am scared to have another one because sleep paralysis also include ghosts and hallucinations

MarcoBala92

3y↑2.6K

Has anyone tried staying calm and pray in your mind, while its happening! It helps me a lot

ariona jade

3y↑282

yes i’m like jesus jesus jesus please wake me up plz plz plz plz

no

3y↑55

@ariona jade jesus was a human how could he help you

Armando Fajardo

3y↑95

@no but why did he turn into a person?? i’ll let you find the answer’s to that.. Prayers for you 🙏🏽

let's get artsy★

3y↑27

@ariona jade
I was like chanting prayers and saying please make it morning quickly.... I told my parents and they laughed.. 🌚
Edit: my brother says iT's jUst a niGhTmArE

jeon

3y↑6

No .. it didn't help me🤧

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junie

50w

I used to get terrible sleep paralysis episodes nearly weekly during my entire first year away at college. Never felt the stereotypical “pressure on my chest” or “sleep paralysis demon”, but being fully awake yet unable to open my eyes or control my body was absolutely terrifying. It happened so much I eventually developed a method to get myself out of the paralysis—instead of immediately panicking when I’d “wake up”, I’d try to calm myself and count down from 10. I’d then pinpoint a specific part of my body (usually my big toe or index finger) and focus all my energy in trying to move that part. Eventually I’d be able to move it and slowly gain control of my body again.

FlameSp33y AMV

2y↑5

Food for thought, sleep paralysis helps you see things that are always there, but you are not in a weakened mental state to see them until you enter sleep paralysis. Sleep well everyone.

On happier note, your sleep paralysis experience will be pretty decent if you know about sleep paralysis in the first place, before it happens.

Arelam

2y↑8

I honestly didn’t believe in hallucinations but when I started getting sleep paralysis I started to believe. It’s always different. Most common ones for me are things in my room that take shape into a person or a creature they don’t really move just stare you down these ones I can deal with. The worse ones I had where ones where I completely imagined something from thin air and it moves and comes close to me, when I have these I can’t go back to sleep. I had audio ones aswell like onetime I heard a demonic menace laugh like it was in 4d shortly followed by bowser’s laugh in super Mario 64. Scary shit.

Hana

2y↑1

I’ve had sleep paralysis many times, but I only ever saw something scary once. Usually my eyes are open and I am able to move them, but everything else is paralyzed. If I’m on my side, after a while of realizing what’s happening, I can rock my body lightly and force myself out of paralysis. If I’m on my back, I have to simply wait until it’s over. Even though I only experienced something scary once, my heart still pounds in fear. There’s just something disturbing about not being able to move even when you want to.

Kim M

2y↑1

I had experienced this last night.It doesn't happen all the time but last night I experienced new systems that I have never felt before with sleep Paralysis. Normally when it happens, I am coming out of a deep sleep.I am awake, but I have trouble opening up my eyes until I feel as if I am forcing my eyes to open but last night I couldn't breathe, move, or open my eyes.I thought I was dying and I finally woke up in panic and fear.I also found myself trying to yell at some point just to wake myself up and I thought I heard a voice.After that I didn't go back to sleep.I am scared it will happen again tonight. Like I said this has happened before but I would always go to bed the next night and nothing would happen and I would not think about it anymore.Last night terrified me though.More now then ever. I didn't until today know for sure what exactly it was. Like so many others I wanted to know that I wasn't the only one that has experienced this.

Silvy Crown

2y↑904

It actually feels nice to know I’m not crazy because I can’t discuss this with anyone they would think I’m crazy
This is the most terrifying I have experienced

Rocio Luque

2y↑32

I totally understand you. Last night i had one. It was horrible. I was sleeping on my belly and then i "woke up" and i couldn't move a muscle. I was like "Oh no! Not this again!". Then i started to feel like something was pressing on my back and i started to sink into the mattress. I felt like i couldn't breathe so i started to panic. Then i remembered that if you try to move your fingers you can wake up from a sleep paralysis. I tried that and it works.

Mario C

2y↑8

@Rocio Luque I get it a lot when I pass out in the car for some reason. Took my wife awhile to understand it after seeing it. I’m able to grunt sometimes and see then she will shake me to try to get me out of it. Gawd damn it sucks and didn’t know what it was for the longest time and trying to explain it to someone that has no idea thinks your just weird :p

Rocio Luque

2y↑1

@Mario C Yeah it really sucks, and when I tell others what it feels like they look at me like "you're weird". Fortunately (or unfortunately) my mom had episodes of sleep paralysis so when I told her what happened to me I felt relieved that I wasn't crazy or something like that.

Victoria Rodriguez

I understand and relate to your comment so much @Rocio Luque.

Rochelle

Agreed

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Anika Jade Alday

2y↑9

I remember the first time I was having sleep paralysis. It hasn't even been a year yet. It was like someone was sitting on top of me and I was doing my best to make noise for my family members to wake up to help me. It was honestly horrifying. But when I woke up, I walk out of my room and hugged my mom. I told her that I was having sleep paralysis, and she said I should exercise more. Does physical exercises really help on preventing sleep paralysis? As of now I've experienced it twice, both were because I was sleeping on my back.

Abdullah

2y↑1

Same, and i guess yes, physical activities could prevent them since it makes you sleep deeper and feel much better. One last thing try to sleep on your sides and cover your self well before getting into sleep.

Alyssa Riggan

It happened to me for the first time today. It wasn’t that bad because I knew what it was and knew it would be over soon. But I felt the weight on my chest my throat felt like it was closed off completely and I could not move anything. I was trying to prop myself up with my arms and I physically could not move them. But I realized pretty quick what was happening and within a couple of seconds I was able to snap out of it.

Tyler Harris

This has plagued me for so long. It happens so frequently. Happened 3 times in a row last night. I’ve never really felt any “evil presence” or hallucinated necessarily. But I’m completely unable to move and try so hard just to move a limb or say something but can’t. It is frightening.

Sabrina

2y↑2

For me it’s pretty weird. It’s only started happening recently and even when I was in class. It truly is the most fear I’ve felt in a long time. When it hits I can’t open my eyes either. It’s so scary not being able to call out for help it’s as if I don’t have control.

Zikato

1y↑2

I have sleep paralysis almost every night but since it’s happened so often I’ve gotten pretty used to it. It’s just annoying at this point

MarkanVaran7

3y↑1.4K

Whats scary is that you cant even scream and call for help. Its like you cant grasp for air and words wont come out I experienced this its awful.

Update : Just experienced another sleep paralysis
I was lying on my back of course, I heard footsteps near me so I slightly opened my one eye and I couldnt see anything and in one moment I saw a window open by itself!!! I heard more footsteps and I could hear some grunting but no one was near me!
I wanted to get up but I couldnt so I wanted to call for help but I could barely make slight noise and I used every bit of strength to move my legs and I barely got up.
Not a pleasant experience

Nawress Kcm

3y↑39

Same ,it's horrible

Steller Films

3y↑56

BRO FR I WAS ASKING FOR HELP IT LIKE I WANTED TO SCREAM FOR HELP BUT I WAS JUST SAUIG “help.someone help me”

CLOWNZEN

3y↑23

When this happens can we shut our eyes? How to avoid sleep paralysis?

Steller Films

3y↑23

@CLOWNZEN you cant prevent it lol 😭

Steller Films

3y↑24

@CLOWNZEN just try to relax and wake urself up

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_Sqwid

2y↑8

I had sleep paralysis recently. Didn’t see no demon though. I have seen one before when I had another sleep paralysis situation. My experience was that I could barely breathe and couldn’t move me limbs, not even my eye lids. Everything felt so heavy like the air was just pinning me down. However, as my body started to wake up, I could move my fingers and it felt so surreal. It felt like the movement was traveling up from my finger tips to the rest of my body

Sara

2y↑9

This happened to me for the first time last night and it was terrifying. I was having a very vivid hallucination-type dream, even with my eyes half open and looking around my bedroom. My boyfriend was laying next to me and I knew he was still awake, so I started breathing rapidly and was able to make some sort of noise that alerted him that something was wrong. He put his arms around me and was able to bring me out of it. I can't imagine how much scarier that would be for someone who is sleeping alone. I was scared to fall back asleep.

Obsolete Elite

1y↑2

Having a partner next to you is a blessing. I’ve slept alone most of my life and I’m in my late 30’s.

Sara

1y↑2

@Obsolete Elite sleeping alone has its advantages too but I agree that it is a blessing to have a partner to sleep next to. I had another episode of sleep paralysis not long after that first one when he wasn't home and that one was even scarier. It included something talking to me while I was paralyzed. It felt so real, I started questioning whether or not there's something supernatural to these events. I even had my eyes open and was able to see everything around me when it was happening. That one was completely auditory with no visuals like the first one.

Obsolete Elite

@Sara I’ve been experiencing them more frequently.

Sara

@Obsolete Elite I wonder what's causing them? I had never had them until recently and I'm 40.

jaileigh johnson

I literally just woke up from experiencing hypnopompic sleep paralysis for the 2nd or 3rd time in my life and omg...I haven't experienced it in a few years. And a few years before that was the first time I had experienced it as a child as I was waking up. It was terrifying for me, especially not knowing what was going on or being aware of it. I generally lay on my back and recently as it happened I did start to become more anxious and scared as my dream had began to take a really weird turn. It's so weird too that as I'm in that REM transition, I can like see myself laying down even though I'm asleep. And the very second I think I've successfully wiggled my toes or moved my body just a little bit, even fully getting up, I imidiately realize that I'm still laying down. Its SO frustrating that my brain plays tricks with me and not only that-I had worked out yesterday, so I'm still pretty sore and it made attemps to move around harder. One of the first things I began to think of too was wishing my dad was home so he could wake me up, but that makes SP even more scary. I swear I'm going to get better sleep...I'm just glad I know I'm not crazy either and not alone. Thank you so much for this explanation.

Deana Moniq

I’ve had sleep paralysis for YEARS. It’s gotten to a point where I know how to get out of it easily , but it’s still terrifying everytime. I even had it when I was taking a nap in my friends car and she was trying to wake me up and I couldn’t move ! And after I could move she looked worried for me bc I’m pretty sure she could hear me trying to scream 😂.

Down South

My first experience was probably when I was about 3-4 years old where I would feel like I was watching everything from the outside and fell like people were playing a game by just watching me life life . Then as a kid i don't really remember other out of body occurrences, just nightmares and sometimes semi hallucinations when half asleep about monsters or aliens but this was most likely related to horror movies and regular stuff. however as a teenager I started to have sleep paralysis as I was paralyzed in bed and it was basically always the same demon trying to choke me by getting on top of my chess and trying to end me. These demons would speak a language i didn't understand that seems like "tongue" language.i have got other experiences where a female demon would have sex with me when i was paralyzed. I always tried to pray to god when this happened to get out of it but sometimes it would take a little while. I had researched online back then and read about the diet so I had stopped eating at night or before bed to help it . For a few years I stopped having sleep paralysis but now I am 34 and i don't get the demon trying to choke me anymore but I do get OBE where I can go through my apartment and all that , i usually wake up really drained after also . These obe are different from the paralysis I had before but still feels weird .

Nixx GG

3y↑1.2K

"Mom please wake me up! Wake me up!"
I'm always shouting that words in my head every time sleep paralysis hit me. It scares me always.

Afaque Ahmad

3y↑5

Yesterday I was Literally For About An Hour Ofcource Not In One Go But It Was For I Hour With Breaks...

UnApoLEGITically Pandora

3y↑34

My mom says I moan. She's seen me several times and I'm like wake me up then shit. I'm in danger lol

Kaitlyn Ackenback

3y↑27

Say in the Name of Jesus, Demons are scared of His name.

Olivia

3y↑16

Aww this makes me feel sad.. hopefully this stops happening to you..sending hugs ❤️❤️

N2BFW

3y↑7

@Kaitlyn Ackenback you' comment made exclaim oh Jesus. We'll see if it works.

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Craig Tyler

This is happened to me about 7 times in my life. First time a few years ago was one of the most terrorfying things I have ever experienced. I was laid out on my back, in the corner of my eye I felt this big dark shadow getting closer and closer to me.. I heard loud footsteps too. I tried to move and get out but couldn't. I tried to call out for help but nothing came out and just felt like chocking.

Now whenever it happens I have this sort of ''Here we go again'' feeling, let it pass. It is kind of cool but at the same time I wish it wasn't happening. The best thing you can do is wiggle your toes to reasure yourself.

LeinSwaisbrick

After getting it two times, I can identify when it happens, and I just close my eyes, breath, and wait for it to finish. It is helpful to remind yourself that nothin you feel in that moment is real and can actually hurt you.

Rosé's pet fish

1y↑15

This was my first ever SP experience, but also the most terrifying.
The night I experienced it, I was laying in bed, staying up late when I knew I shouldn't be. All of the sudden my body went a little numb (I was still able to move tho) and it got very hard to breath. Earlier that day, I was eating a packet of chips, and it somehow fell down my bed without me knowing. So when I experienced SP I heard someone digging into that chip bag and When I turned my back to face the wall, I heard someone walking across my room the whole time. I couldn't move for a good 5 minutes, and when I tried to move it felt like I was going to fall or something. Once I was able to move, I grabbed my phone and messaged my parents to come into my room, but when I opened my phone to message them, my note pad app was oppen and somehow someone/something wrote a bunch of Z's in my notepad. That was the scariest night of my life. Of course, my parents didn't believe what I said, and I just slept next to their bed on the floor that night.
I hope no one ever has to go trough SP. It's truly one of the scariest things a person can go trough.

What it wrote:
Z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z ź z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z zz z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z

Link

1y↑3

Maybe it was Putin who wrote it?

Rosé's pet fish

1y↑2

@Link omw😂😂😂

Rosé's pet fish

1y↑3

@Link I'm not really sure if it was sleep paralysis or a ghost encounter yet tho

Kadambri

1y↑4

Dear i don’t think it sounds like a sleep paralysis..

Ice

I also got it for the first time, its really not a great experience I think I'd think I was crazy if that happend to me, thankfully when I had It I just couldn't move but was aware of my surroundings and it just felt tight and like I died. Like i think I was dreaming and then suddenly I was in a sleep paralysis

Sandy Palacios

Honestly, I have experienced it once in my life it was the most scary experience of my life. I will never forget it. I was in the room sleeping with my mother in separate beds. I couldn’t move but I felt my eyes opened. I was able to move my eyes I could see my people sleeping but I couldn’t speak or move. I decide to look above my head and I see a white spirit running I freaked out I tried screaming for help and I couldn’t so with the little bit of conscience I had I started breathing fast super fast to see if my mother would wake me up but she didn’t. I don’t know I woke up from that but I did and was freaked out!

@heyitsmsjay

Just woke up from my second ever episode of sleep paralysis. Thankfully this episode wasn't nearly half as scary. This video helped me calm down. Thank you 💞

Iodine12

5y↑871

imagine falling asleep in class and then waking up with sleep paralysis but no one knows whats going on and everyone crowds around you including your sleep paralysis demon

ray

5y↑72

they like 'is he on drugs?'

Clappa

4y↑11

OMG

Birb

4y↑13

Oof size: LARGE

Nova

4y↑7

I can still talk during it trust me :I

Cee

4y↑2

Bro wtf 😂😂😂

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RiddledRasberry

Appreciate the explanation. It’s happened to me a few times and I was a little worried about whether or not it would hurt me in the future.

Danes Lising

1y↑1

I experience this last night and to tell you, I thought i was just having nightmares for the past few months. But i was convince that I really experience sleep paralysis for the past few months because i am literally choking and suffocating but can move my body or can't call for help. I felt like dying without a voice.

PapiMcSmoke

There’s a good chance it will happen to me if I try sleep after school, as soon as I tried opening my eyes when it happened I realized what was happening and tried to stay calm but I decided to try panic and move my body and I eventually got out of it. It usually only lasts a couple seconds for me

Jharana Kc

Had my first sleep paralysis just 5 min ago and this was the most terrifying experience

Zephyr

1y↑3

I just experienced sleep paralysis for the first time this morning while waking up. It was terrifying! So I’m trying to understand it better. I was sleeping and dreaming on my side/stomach with my back to my bedroom door, when suddenly my eyes popped open and I heard the very overwhelming, pulsing, high pitched ringing, as I was trying to make sense of what was happening to me I suddenly felt this crushing fear of a presence that I could not only sense but hear walk closer to the end of my bed. As I tried to roll over to try and look at whatever it was, that’s when I realized I couldn’t move at all just my eyes, which only intensified the fear. It was at that point I knew that I was in sleep paralysis. I have a cousin who has told me all about it because, it has happen to him since he was a little boy, he said it would happen 2-3 times a week! I couldn’t imagine! I was 100% sure that there was something there, I believe that once I knew that it was in sleep paralysis I quickly snapped out of it sitting up in bed gasping for air. Truly terrifying! I’m lucky I didn’t have any hallucinations of any entities. But I could definitely feel something behind me!

Kyle McMahon

It’s interesting you and other find it scary, I didn’t find it scary atall. It felt to me more like a psychedelic experience, definitely a bit unsettling but I wouldnt describe mine as scary

Amber Nicole

5y↑2.1K

For me I wake up and I’m totally calm and my minds just kinda like ‘oh crap not this again’ and I never see anything or feel anything I just can’t move and it’s annoying 😂

Daniel Makhlin

5y↑60

Amber Nicole the exact same thing happens to me

Anthony Hewitt

5y↑11

Yup same

what is kkaebsong?

5y↑62

omg sameeee, like i've experienced sleep paralysis for quite a few times that i can now just calm myself lmao

Laboni Hira

5y↑16

Yeah same. Its not scary or anything.

さんリム

5y↑31

Its still better i think...
Mine is annoying because when it happen, not just my body that cant move, i hear evil laugh (loudly in my head) that make me scared and the room atmosphere is 180° different, like in the haunted house. Im okay with the sleep paralysis, but the evil laugh, nope ;_;

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Skanhunt42

2y↑30

The first time I had sleep paralysis it was super scary and kinda felt like a demon possession. But once I did some research it helped so much. I had sleep paralysis a couple days after. Same feeling. But knowing that i was going to be okay and what it was I just feel back to sleep no problem 😂

Obsolete Elite

Congrats

A BigDumbTitan

It's been awhile since I've experienced S.P. but I used to experience it almost nightly back in high school. Sometimes more than once. Anyways I experienced my first auditory hallucination a couple days ago. If I could go the rest of my life without waking up to something angry whispering in ear, that would be great.

nurmilyn radjani

I thought I was the only one experiencing it. I've been suffering from sleep paralysis for about decades now. I often experienced it, I hate it when it occurs it gives me anxiety and fear to sleep. 😭

Maria Ranjan

2y↑5

I get sleep paralysis quite often and got it last night too, it's seriously one of the most scariest experiences ever. 🤐

Crem

2y↑1

I had what I suspected to be sleep paralysis yesterday. Thanks for helping me confirm that it actually happened

electro-shock blue

4y↑632

It's the scariest feeling ever i've been having this for the past two years. I see no demons or hear no footsteps but i do feel like i'm dying

BlackScorp

4y↑29

I had sleep paralysis, the same for me to, but I hear some one whispering

syth2k

4y↑12

BlackScorp I see a demon and he whispers it’s not over then it fades away

Gacha_majestic Nugget

@syth2k same

FamousLeo🦁

4y↑7

Bruh I see something but I don see anything because it’s always dark and the things alway watching me

FamousLeo🦁

Karter Buis omg that’s scary 😟 I hope ur ok do u know how to fix this problem because something similar happens to me

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Brad The Impaler

2y↑2

I have sleep paralysis regularly, but only when falling asleep, never when waking up. For me, the distinct noise, like a strong wind increasing in volume is the first thing I notice. At this stage, I occasionally jerk myself upright in a panic before the paralysis sets in, more often it's too late to move and I'm completely stricken. It's very hard to describe to somebody who's never experienced it. I can best describe it as being in the centre of a black whirlwind, with a lot of noise and a lot of pressure on the head and chest. For me, it's nearly as terrifying now as when I first experienced it more than a decade ago, although I'm fully aware that I'm in sleep paralysis when it happens now. The first time I thought it was some sort of out of body experience!

Doge

Happens to me like once or twice a month and I still can't get used to it. Usually it happens to me after having a dream then i get the feeling that i just woke up from a dream in my room but cant move at all. Went here to learn more about it cause of how terrifying it is screaming but no voice is coming out, struggling/moving whole body in a panic cause of the dark room and all the things i see.

seriously bruv

1y↑1

To be honest, I kind of liked it. I went to relax on the sofa once, all alone at home after work. I was really tired, and I can't even remember sleeping or going to sleep. But suddenly I opened my eyes and couldn't move my body. I also heard strange noises in the hallway, so I wanted to go and check, but yeah; I couldn't move at all.

But I found a way to get out and regain control. Unsure how to describe it, but I laid there still, and suddenly "jump" my arms and legs. That instantly woke me up. And I've used this several times when entering paralysis. It works every time I want to get out of it.

Adrian Valdez

1y↑2

I always thought people lied or over exaggerated about sleep paralysis but it just happened to me last night while sleeping in my big rig..I sensed an evil presence and it started slowly pulling my sleeping bag up to cover my face, I was trying to yell for my partner driving and I couldn’t get any sound out and I couldn’t move no matter how hard I tried 😢 I’m scared for it to happen again

EatSheet

2y↑1

I just expercienced sleep paralysis for the first time, and I really wasnt that terrified first of all because I know what sleep paralysis is by watching vids about it and I managed to stay calm while I was in that state.

Eternal

3y↑1.3K

You ever just be in sleep paralysis and try to move your arm and it actually feels like it moves a little when in reality it does not?

uluvvcyd_.

3y↑124

Yeah It does you just have to move your arm really really hard and move it up so your body can come up with it and it'll Force your mind to wake up

Serena Park

3y↑9

YES

DenKiツ

3y↑47

I tried to move my whole body but then you feel like you are denied movement

Sexy Kabuto

3y↑19

Yes, yesterday i tried to move my body around just to see if there was anyone looking at me but i didn't move at all i got pissed

Fathima Muafiqa

3y↑1

All the time.

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DarthDD

2y↑1

After 31 years I finally got my first sleep paralysis lol. Thank goodness I knew this existed prior to getting it. Funny thing is the presence I felt was my mom talking to my brother's pet bird. And then suddenly the bird copied her voice. And everyone clapped and cheered. And then I was excited but really sleepy as I felt super heavy. I tried to get up and move to join in but couldn't for the life of me. I then started yelling for my Mom and no one answered me and they kept focusing on the bird. And then I thought oh wow is this sleep paralysis? Is there a demon that's supposed to jump on me next? And inclosed my eyes and felt something jump on my chest. My whole body shaked and I snapped out of it. It was a cool experience

michelle le

2y↑3

I don’t usually get sleep paralysis until this past month. i’ve had it twice now, and now
I understand when ppl say how scary it is. I have felt my arms and legs being pulled from the side of my bed. During the dream I remember I was crying and I started praying over and over again, and it stopped. After that I woke up from my bf calling me in the middle of the night, bc he said he woke up randomly and just had an urge to call me. I truly believe God saved me from whatever that was.

Rosey Mary

Blaise Wonderly

1y↑1

I just had this today.. I thought people on social media were overreacting to it.. this had to be on of the scariest things that has ever happened to me. I felt like something was watching me and I couldn’t move a muscle no matter how hard I tried.. truly terrifying and isn’t a joke.

Kyle McMahon

Interesting you found it scary. I didn’t think it was scarh

Prince BL World

2y↑1

I've just experienced it. This is not the first time, but I must say this is the second time I've experienced it the worst. I tried hard to wake up and when I did, all I could see was darkness. I screamed and stamped my feet as hard as I could. Everyone in the house heard me. When I was finally conscious, I went downstairs. I hugged my Mom. My nephew said how I sounded when I screamed was horrifying. Thank God I'm alive.I've just experienced it. This is not the first time, but I must say this is the second time I've experienced it the worst. I tried hard to wake up and when I did, all I could see was darkness. I screamed and stamped my feet as hard as I could. Everyone in the house heard me. When I was finally conscious, I went downstairs. I hugged my Mom. My nephew said how I sounded when I screamed was horrifying. Thank God I'm alive.

Maddie C.

3y↑903

If you’re struggling to find control when in sleep paralysis, WIGGLE YOUR TOES!! It always calms me down because I slowly start to regain movement from the feet up. It gives you a sense of control when you feel helpless, and it has been vital in helping me deal with sleep paralysis over the years.

baizilfree

3y↑47

i try moving my fingers but the more i try to move anything for me the deeper i go. so i have to time every thought perfectly like not to open my eyes, and if i do see things i look down. AHHH its so scary

Weird Noise

3y↑9

It honestly worksmost of the time. But the last time it didn't.

Beatriz Faustino

3y↑10

That's what i do, i can move my toes. When it starts i panic, but then i remember i can move my toes, calms me down and i ends it faster

Malvin Manihuruk

3y↑27

Sleep paralysis is almost a common thing to me for the last 2 months. One thing I've learned from past sleep paralysis experiences is that to fully wake myself from my sleep paralysis is to force myself to breathe very deeply then release it and repeat it over and over for about 3 time or more until you can move one of your body parts (i'd recommend your finger/hand/arm) to lure my self to wake up and then you'll be concious again( based on my experience). I promised myself not to try to go with the flow and force myself to sleep at times like this, because when I had this sleep paralysis, I had to breathe manually(maybe this isn't the case with you), what I mean by manual is that I need to have the desire/will to breathe in my brain so that I can actually breathe (unlike when you are fully awake, you can breathe naturally unconsciously). Sometimes, when i focus myself to sleep during the sleep paralysis, I find my self forgetting to breathe, so the only option i have is to force myself waking up

LATEST EXPERIENCE: recently I was trying to go with the flow and trying to let myself sleep but what happened suddenly I saw the white light fading and suddenly my ears heard a buzzing sound (take the flashbang sound in Counter Strike game since it is the closest to what I was experiencing) and it's getting louder and louder until it hurt then I forced myself to get up with a quick breath deep breath like I usually did before. That was my most recent experience ever 'till now. I'm speaking facts here based on my own experience, I haven't done any researches aswell so this just a pure impression of what you would be facing when you're in a sleep paralysis. So let's get in this together and raise this comment so maybe someone can get some research on this. It'll be good if i can hear your experiences aswell.

Poppy Sensei

3y↑3

Yes this is so true. I also try to talk and pray as hard as I can

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Bearinpinkk

2y↑2

I experienced it once in my life from my memory. Probably the most terrifying moment of my life. I remember trying to move my limbs after awaking And being unable to than trying to yell for help and being unable to the feeling of dread is so scary. After a few agonizing moments it was over but it was horrible wouldn’t want anyone to experience it.

Connor Hovelmeier

I literally had it right now and came straight to this video. It happens often to me but tonight was especially terrible, glad to know I'm not the only one though

Bri:p

2y↑2

I have both types of sleep paralysis so you can only imagine how much fun I endure. 🙂

T-BoneSkillet

1y↑5

I've suffered from sleep paralysis for as long as I can remember. It used to terrify me because I grew up thinking I was being haunted by a demon. Didn't really talk to much about bc I thought people would think I was crazy. When i did talk about it, I'd get the "it's just a nightmare." Usually the paralysis alone is scary bc I'd feel/see a presence and it would feel like it would put a hand on my chest, holding me still and knocking all the air out of me. One of the scariest episodes was when audio kicked in and i kept hearing a voice repeating non-stop, "kill yourself, you wanna die" as if it were trying to convince me to commit suicide. All I was able to do was lie there crying...then I'd repeat a prayer until it went away.

When I finally searched the internet and came across videos like this, I was able to identify it. Now that I understand that it's no demon, it's occurred less. When it does happen, it's scary but not as terrifying as before. My wife can hear me trying to call for help when it happens, so she's able to wake me up. She's a keeper 😆

Fireball XL-5

1y↑1

I am similar. I've found that during the "attack" i can control 2 things. One is my breathing. I can take deep breaths (most of the time) and the other is I can make sounds.....like moaning. My wife is under strict orders to yell, hit, shake, punch me, whatever it takes until I'm fully awake and able to move. I got a keeper too....over 43 years!

T-BoneSkillet

52w↑1

@Fireball XL-5 43 yrs!! definitely a keeper 😆. My "cry for help" is usually just a moan too.

Fireball XL-5

52w↑2

@T-BoneSkillet You sound as if you have the exact issue as I do. It's a terrible thing with which we have to endure. Other people don't see it, feel it and most haven't even heard of it...but we live with the possibility of it every night. Also I've found that some nights, if I go back to sleep too quickly, I fall right back into the same paralysis and THAT......oh that really is distressing. Fortunately that only happens like one in seven or so times. Hope you don't have that too. Thank you for responding. And my wife, yes, she is exactly the kind of woman I needed to marry and a true gift from God. (BTW, T-BoneSkillet is a great name!)

T-BoneSkillet

52w

@Fireball XL-5 definitely very similar stories. I don't recall having it reoccur if falling back asleep too quickly. I'm happy to see that I wasn't alone in this. This was much scarier when I actually thought a demon was following me all my life. A simple movie like Paranormal Activity freaked me out bc I felt like the wife in that movie.

AJ

2y↑1

I get sleep paralysis regularly. For the first few seconds I can't even open my eyes. Every time I get it, I feel the need to wake up before sleeping again. Taking deep breaths for 10 seconds often helps me break the paralysis. It is also very common for me to have multiple episodes in the same night. I have gotten used to sleep paralysis, but I keep thinking about what if I have an episode of sleep paralysis while my house is being burgled.

cureangel

I started having this when i was 15, it just happened for like once a year but now I am 16 and this happens frequently. It's really scary when I start seeing hallucinations and I hate how it disrupts my sleep so much.

Eve MacDonald

2y↑267

Don't forget to mention the loud buzzing vibration that pulsates through you. If you try to move you end up having sensation of falling, rolling or floating out of body. From there you can go peacefully into a lucid dream. If I force myself to breath deeply that helps a tiny bit too. But usually you are too tired to breath like someone drugged you but your awake in a haunted house.

ironmac wade

2y↑4

Yup

Luana P.F.

2y↑2

I try to imagine I'm falling down and then it's easier to get 'unstuck'.

ExtraCub

1y↑9

For real. I try to move, and I think i'm moving because my brain kind of tricks me and creates a scene in my head of my successfully moving, but then I realize I'm not actually moving. I don't think I've ever actually been able to fall into a lucid dream after sleep paralysis though. It's always just me panicking trying to wake myself up.

Eve MacDonald

1y↑3

@ExtraCub when your brain tricks you and creates a scene in your head...that would be the dream part. If u remmeber to ask if it's real and realise it's not, thar would be when you are aware that your dreaming; lucid dream.

ExtraCub

1y↑3

@Eve MacDonald Idk if I'd even say that's a dream, because usually that happens to me when it's really dark. I just slightly feel like I'm moving my body, but then realize that I'm actually not. It's funny because lately when it's been happening to me, I will tell myself that this is a good time to enter a lucid dream, but I never really want to lucid dream whenever I'm in sleep paralysis. I just want to wake up.

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PostLagone

Ever since I started mirtazapine I've been waking up in the middle of the night (usually during extremely odd and vivid dreams) and this happened to me recently. I was unable to move (like a super heavy sensation more over my limbs and entire body than just my chest) and I thought I was hearing footsteps and something rummaging through my apartment. I was scared shitless.

Ethereal Sekrets 🪐

2y↑1

This happens to me a lot. I don't get scared anymore instead I get irritated. I just wanna wake up so I try to squeeze my eyes hard to trigger a type of pain. It worked once so far.

Todd Marion

It’s weird, I still don’t know myself if I have experienced it, but there are times when I’m sleeping and I get stiff and I’m aware of it. I get that feeling of just wanting to move so I usually force it and wake up. Usually it’s just me in my room, nothing unusual. Once though I was looking at the foot of my bed when I was stuck and I saw a girl there and she just opened her mouth and it wasn’t a scream. There wasn’t any noise and everything went black instantly as I started to wake up

Static Builds

Just had someone talking about this today and had to look it up. Glad that it does not affect everyone so maybe I have a chance of not experiencing it but wow I feel sorry for those who do. Then again I have experienced a few really bad dreams where I felt nothing but terror so I can sort of imagine it anyway.

Uraib Nadeem

My sleep paralysis occurs right before waking up and lasts about 8-15 seconds. I can't imagine how it feels to be stuck like that for a minute or longer, and that when you're trying to sleep.

Jade Cleveland

3y↑201

This just happened to me a few minutes ago multiple times. It was absolutely terrifying. Im honestly afraid of going back to sleep

Andrew 25

2y↑3

Lol samee

schwarzer

2y↑7

Me too it's so fucking scary

Andrew 25

2y↑3

@schwarzer fucking true

Barnali

2y↑2

I've had it two times in 3 years

ShesA Diamond

2y↑6

why does it keep happening 😪 im scared asf.. especially since i can’t breathe when it happens

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blackdragon90911

2y↑1

The only way I was able to escape my sleep paralysis when it occurred for me was to jolt myself or shake really hard. Takes more brain power and body control than it seems, too lol. Be looking all crazy when it happens next to people too haha. It's such a unique experience though!

Kyle McMahon

I just had the experience for like 2 mins just now. The loud buzzing was the main thing. I immediately knew what it was and so I knew I was in no harm so I was just like analyzing the sensation. I felt like i wasn’t in my room, like I was in a different room. I thought it was a pretty cool experience. A bit uncanny but I didn’t find it scary, quite cool. Think about this next time you have it.

Mega epic wombat

I have had this happen 2 times, but the first time I felt no fear but rather confusion. I saw a red face staring at me and speaking gibberish really quickly and when it stopped I was so confused I started laughing. The second time was way more frightening as I was facing away from my door and I heard it open and then laughing getting closer to me. I could only move my jaw and I was trying to say help.

I just happy to know that it can happen before falling asleep because I thought I had something worse because I only knew of it happening when waking up.

Dale R

I’ve had this the last few days in a row. I get this so often that it’s not as scary as it used to be and I generally can break out of it but this morning was horrible. My breathing was so difficult and in front of was a huge shadowy skeletal figure sweeping my floor. Sounds kinda funny but it was eery as fuck.

CurTuckerFriedChicken

When I was a kid this happened so frequently (about once or twice a week) and it scared the shit out of me. I still have it happen about once a month (if that) and I’ve learned to calm down when it happens but at the same time I mentally fight my way out. I actually JUST woke up from a nap I was taking that ended with sleep paralysis which lead me to find a video like this one and leave a comment. It’s important for you to realize you aren’t going to die or stay paralyzed forever during a sleep paralysis episode, panic just makes it worse. If you’re a Christian I recommend you memorize this binding prayer so you can use it in your defense:

In the name of Jesus Christ I bind each and every spirit un of the Holy Spirit, I render them deaf, dumb, blind, unable to communicate and thoroughly confused and send them to the foot of His Cross to be judged according to His will, amen.

If you are NOT a Christian I recommend you ignore any entity you see in your dream and focus only on your body. Understand, any movement you make in your dream is not actually happening it’s just your brain trying it’s best to react like it usually does thus showing you a mirage of false movement. Still, it doesn’t hurt to try and move your hands or feet to disrupt your dream and wake yourself up. Try to “smack yourself in the face”, “pinch yourself” or “pull your eyelids open” in your dream to convince your brain it’s time to wake up.

Above all, remember it’s just a dream and eventually you will wake up.

KronKurr

Ive never opened my eyes during sleep paralysis so most of the times its someone shaking me so hard while I hear footsteps. I just see it as a oh cmon not again thing.

SubBack

3y↑388

I’ve had this multiple times it’s scary when you can’t move or even talk, and you often hear or see weird things too.

Scymovydicgeer Gaming

3y↑22

I had sleep paralisys a lot of times and I have never encountered anything to hear or see I always see dark and dont hear anything, it isnt that scary, yes you cant move and say anything but it ends fast for me, I center all force on moving my hand and after few seconds I wake up.

Leo 359762

3y↑11

EBpog

3y↑4

@Leo 359762 the figure screams so hard it tickles and makes the inside of my ear uncomfortable

EBpog

3y↑5

@Leo 359762 I also forgot to mention It sometimes wraps around my back but since i'm paralyzed I cant see how it looks like, and it hugs my back it feels so fucking realistic.

Nezu

3y↑6

Man, when I was paralyzed I heard people talking like you were at the mall. I was trying so hard to move or scream because I was hallucinating that my brother is choking me. It was scary.

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Kristina Durech

Something like this happened to me just this morning. I woke up super earlier, could be like 5:00 am and I tried to fall asleep again. I finally felt asleep maybe after an hour and I had this weird dream - it was me laying down in my bed, covered in blanket up to my head (just the way I fell a sleep) and I heard footsteps and felt somebody in my room. The scenario was exact as reality but it was a dream. I wanted to look to the left but I could not, I wanted to stand up but I could not. In this dream I was aware it was a dream but I was not successfull to wake up. As I was laying down, I felt something was dragging my left arm...Totally weird. After some time of trying to stand up from my bed, I finally did it, but I was still dreaming and then in couple minutes I finally woke up from this weird dream

Laruart

I get frequent sleep paralysis so it doesn’t really bother me much, but not even 20 minutes ago I feel asleep not even for a hour and a half, now this is the part I want someone to explain to me because I had some sort of fever dream where everything in my dream was so vibrant but yet cozy like I was at my job with my blanket and everything was like in real-time down to the minute it seems, doing my rotations at my job, but it seemed sooo real, then the next interesting thing happens, when I wake up I realize, “oh it was just a dream” so I try and fall back asleep but this time with my eyes closed, my body started fuzzing and vibranting then it feel like I was sinking and spinning in a relaxing way like if I were tripping out on drugs or something. I tried to wake up cause I was worried but I couldn’t move I could see my room like normal but instead of not being able to move at all like my normal sleep paralysis I moved in intervals. I get a short burst of movement before my limbs drop dead. Never in my sleep paralysis did I had to fight that hard to move. No hallucinations this time but what was that about. And why did it feel like I was tripping out on drugs?

Boogiewoogz

I experienced this just the other night, followed with an anxiety attack. Not sure if it's connected but basically it really is terrifying

Demented Dorito Of doom

I first experienced sleep paralysis back in November of 2021 and that was horrifying. Sleep paralysis has now been becoming increasingly common whenever I sleep but it's still just as horrific. I guess it's becuase it's just so sudden and I can't immediately discern the situation I am in. Every second in sleep paralysis feels like I am slowly drifting away to my demise. I can't call for help, I can't move and I am usually beyond panicking at this point

beaniesarelove

1y↑1

I have a very disturbing and terrible experience I have to share with yall. It's very different than sleep paralysis but kind of same ! It's not about demons, but when I sleep , I'm in a normal dream but I'm not able to open my eyes , only see 10% and ,trying so hard to open my eyes fully but can't. Once I was supposed to go from auditorium to my classroom in my dream,or run from a ghost but i couldn't even see or walk properly , struggling to see anything and move. This has happened soo many times . It's truly very frustrating. Ive searched up many places , but no information is shown abt such dreams. I just want to get rid of these dreams fr ! If anyone has faced it too , please let me know. Thanksss

Ceruleanx

3y↑624

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

Marcella Kicks

3y↑58

Exactly the same here. Always think 'well here we go, just gotta get through it and it'll be over soon'.

lisoo

3y↑14

Lol🤣🤣en l start moving my toes....@ first l thought l was about to die😭

justbreathe

2y↑21

Same ik when it's coming. But like idk how do i control it.

Certified K

For real tho 😂😂😂

Saturn

2y↑1

this comment is so true and underrated

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Luis Marcial Vergara Diaz

I've had sleep paralysis twice in 5 years. The technique i use is to close the eyes and focus, like if you were a videogame character or anime character about to expulse a lot of energy. I mean snap out with all the mental strenght you have, it has worked twice for me

Logan

1y↑1

I’ve been having this since I was little. Never really bothered me since it only happens maybe once or twice a year. I just cant move but I am fully conscious. This morning it happened but I heard a loud whooshing sound. I saw scary images of a woman in my mind and heard faint whispering. I really can’t remember if this was a dream or if it really happened. I don’t believe in ghosts but It was kinda scary.

San. R.

I have hypnagogic sleep paralysis, PTSD, and within the last few years, I've also developed some type of comorbid nocturnal seizure disorder. Often, when I have the sleep paralysis, it feels like I'm being electrocuted from the head down. I violently shake, visibly, to anybody who's in the bed with me. It's incredibly painful and I'm conscious the whole time. It's like an electrical burning feeling that runs down my spine from my brain, and the majority of the pain is in my head. It feels like I'm being literally electrocuted from the top of my head.

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