Paralyzed while sleeping

[Mandy4183]

Since I was a child, and until now (27years old) about once every three months or maybe more, I will have a frightening experience while sleeping.  Once I'm asleep, sometimes it feels like my head will get really heavy and there will be a deep low humming sound in my head or maybe a train sound that seems to paralyze my entire body, however once this feeling of heaviness occurs, I wake up internally, but my eyes are not open and I can hear everything going on around me.  At that point I seem to be conscious but unable to open my eyes or even move.  I then have to force myself fully awake by jerking my entire body.  And then, if I happen to fall right back to sleep, I will go into the exact same state again and jerk myself awake once again.  It is quite starling and frightning.  It kinda reminds me of what being in a coma might feel like.  Can anyone tell me what this is and is it possible not to be able to wake up from it, what ever "it" is?

Thanks,

Mandy4183

[grto]

I've been reading all the comments about it being a negative thing- but it just not true at all. I've had these since I was a kid and it just felt like the worst thing ever. I was so scared - afraid to fall asleep etc... Now I'm 33 and I cant wait for them to happen- in fact I'm trying to induce them and here's why. First let me say i'm not trying to get all new age(y) on anyone but in this state you are able to have an outer body experience. I know I know, trust me it sounds crazy to a lot of people. But I'll suggest this to anybody that's having this issue. Next time it happens just stay relaxed and start to laugh and watch what happens. The only reason why its scary is because your astral body is awake and is semi disconnected from your physical body (hence the paralyzing feeling). So that's the great thing about it its like you're seeing through your third eye (that's why you can see with your eyes closed and no one hears when you're screaming their name). Anyhow once you can actually get past the negative thoughts about it and embrace it, you'll have one of the greatest experiences ever!! I also think the more that you have these experiences the more heighten your mind is as an individual. What I mean by this is maybe your are a little bit more creative then most people or always seem to have the right intuitive thoughts before most people are aware of them. Jeez i've never written anything like this, I'm surprising right now lol. Anyhow like I said just relax and embrace it soon you'll be able to slip out of the physical world and have some real fun in life!!

[jane_maria]

It had started again last night and tonight but I kept getting this last year....feeling as if something heavy was on top of me and holding me tight so that I couldn't move or scream.....then I realised it wasn't a dream when I was awake and talking to my ex-boyfriend it just happened all of a sudden than my aunt said it was because I was a single girl so the devil is looking for a wife...than I started reading the bible...then last night it came back again......then 2nite it seemed like I was sleeping but all of a sudden I felt like I was floating and it seemed like before I woke my head had hit the pillow....Just now I had google what I felt and it all came down to sleep paralysis.....

And now it all makes sense.

[Doven]

I have same thing happen to me alot, they say it is hereditary, it usually comes out more offten when your stressed, like if your sleep pattern changes..  It is a form of REM sleep, your brain puts all your muscles  to sleep. When dreaming we actually move around in a dream, we could  be running, jumping, swimming, and many other activites, the brain makes your muscles sleep so you don't hurt yourself..  All it means is your brain didn't send signals to your muscles because you are still in about a 4 second window of REM sleep.. Sometimes lasts for a few seconds sometimes  few minutes, all in all just relax,  your brain will tell your muscles to wake up, it is not a ghost, spirit, or demon.. Plain and simple it is a sleep disorder and it is a normal one..

[Doven]

I have same thing happen to me alot, they say it is hereditary, it usually comes out more offten when your stressed, like if your sleep pattern changes..  It is a form of REM sleep, your brain puts all your muscles  to sleep. When dreaming we actually move around in a dream, we could  be running, jumping, swimming, and many other activites, the brain makes your muscles sleep so you don't hurt yourself..  All it means is your brain didn't send signals to your muscles because you are still in about a 4 second window of REM sleep.. Sometimes lasts for a few seconds sometimes  few minutes, all in all just relax,  your brain will tell your muscles to wake up, it is not a ghost, spirit, or demon.. Plain and simple it is a sleep disorder and it is a normal one..

[SeaOfWolves]

Hello, I think I may have had Sleep Paralysis last night, or something else, I don't know.  I think I was still asleep when I tried counting to ten, I don't know why I was counting to ten though, maybe it wasn't me.  First I counted to 5, but then the counting stopped. Then I tried again, but it stopped at 6.  This time it got to 8, then I started feeling a really intense feeling on my body, like my whole body was vibrating at incredible speeds, then at 9, this feeling was even stronger, then at 10 everything got quiter. I could've sworn I heard voices after I said 10. It sounded like the voices of something smaller than humans, and the language definitely didn't sound human at all.  I also heard a loud ringing in my ears after the number 10 was said.  And finally, just like everyone else here, after the ringing and voices which lasted just a few seconds went away, I found myself unable to move.  I tried to move, my eyes were open, but I just couldn't move at all.  This only lasted a few seconds, or maybe 10, then I was able to move.  But another weird thing was that right before I was able to move, it felt like I fell asleep for half a second, and then woke up normally.  This was in the morning, when I wake up normally. Even though this happened in the morning, I was still really scared to even look around in my room.

[JeffCantSleep]

We're all in this together..all along for the ride to see where it is going to take us. I hope your nights sleep is better than mine tonight. :l