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Chelsipie84
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Sleep Paralysis: Waking Up Is Hard to Do!
Posted: 09-17-07 11:19am
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I've had sleep paralysis for as long as I
remember.
A descripion of how mine is:
For me it happens either when I just wake
up or am just falling asleep. Usually it
is more freaky (for some reason) when it's
happening when I'm just waking up. It
happens a lot when I'm having a dream and
then something sudden happens like I fall
or something freaky happens. It will make
me jump or something to the point that I'm
out of sleep but in sleep paralysis. I get
really panicy. I feel like I can barely
breathe. Any noises in the background
sound strange. Sometimes I will hear
things like music or talking that isn't
there. I can't move or talk. When I try to
talk sometimes I feel like I am but
realize I'm not talking at all. Sometimes
I think I'm moving but realize my arm
hasn't moved anywhere.
First, does anyone else get the same
symptoms as me? And how do you personally
deal with them?
secondly...I'm trying to deal with
it...Lately I've been able to open my
eyelids during sleep paralysis. I don't
see things as clear as normal and it takes
a while to move my eyes around. Everything
else is still. I've been tyring to stop
being as scared and trying to tell myself
it's just sleep paralysis and keep trying
to get up. Sometimes it happens instantly
and sometimes it just takes a little more
time. The question is can you get better
at dealing with sleep paralysis to the
point that you don't have it....or at
least to the point that when you get it
you can always make yourself get up right
away...like wake your own mind up???
Or is it all based on chemicals in your
body and there's no way....???
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ash_essex_86
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Posted: 09-26-07 10:54am
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OH MY GOD
THIS IS WHAT I THINK IVE PROBABLY GOT i
just started a post today about it in the
forum titled "Weird Experience" Wow i had
no idea what it was but this sounds
totally the same
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ash_essex_86
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Posted: 09-26-07 10:56am
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Does it take a while until u can get up
and move? takes me 5 to ten minutes
usually
Also, does anyone know what it means if u
get this, what causes it or why, what does
it mean if u have it? whats happening to u
etc?
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Chelsipie84
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Posted: 09-27-07 13:22pm
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I think it's because the chemical your
body releases when you're asleep/falling
asleep so you don't move all over when
you're trying to sleep hasn't worn out yet
but your mind wakes up. That's just what I
heard. I guess a good idea would be to
research it.
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 09-28-07 10:10am
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i remember having a few episodes where i'm
dreaming, and yet i know that i'm
dreaming, and i want to wake myself up, i
can feel myself struggling inside, but i
can't bring myself to even move even after
i'm awake. i'm not sure what causes it,
but it is scary. i've been researching a
few things as i'm new to this whole thing,
and just recently found that i have sp,
and have all of the signs. i'll help in
any way that i can 
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ash_essex_86
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Posted: 09-29-07 06:01am
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kmabethy2005 you described it perfectly,
thats exactly how its like for me. Ive
also only just found out i have it though
so need to find out more about it
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 10-03-07 07:47am
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it's been a few days since i've had signs
of sp. so i have a question. does it come
and go? or is it a condition that can
disappear at any given time? this is so
confusing to me lol
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ash_essex_86
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Posted: 10-03-07 13:02pm
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ive not had it for about 2 weeks, i get it
once or twice a month
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 10-04-07 12:22pm
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i guess i haven't kept track of how often.
it seems to be quite a bit for me though.
but not out of body experiences for me
lately, which i'm grateful for. those are
just way to wierd i'll have to pay
closer attention from now on
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Chelsipie84
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Posted: 11-05-07 17:39pm
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I've had sleep paralysis since I was a
very young child. It has an irregular
pattern with me. Sometimes I get it 4
times a week but sometimes only a a few
times a month. I don't know if you can
ever get rid of it for good. I actually
have a sleep study booked at the hospital.
They monitor your sleep and try to get a
better idea of what causes your problems.
Keep track of when you have it. A lot of
the time people find that you experience
it more when you're not getting enough
sleep or aren't on a regular sleep
pattern. It is always good to look to see
if there's any patterns. I've personally
just started keeping track of them.
I also read somewhere that some people are
treated with antidepressants because for
some reason it can prevent it from
happening.
I'm not all knowing about SP though, even
though I've had it since I can remember. I
haven't really looked into it until
recently.
I also wanted share my thoughs on another
sleep paralysis issue. Some people think
that they're having an out of body
experience or are being abducted by
aliens. I just want to remind you that you
can hallucinate during sleep paralysis.
You can feel things, hear things, see
things, etc. that aren't there. I
personally believe that there is a logical
explanation to this all.
Hopefully we'll all be successful in
gaining more knowledge about this annoying
condition that we experience, and are able
to find solutions that we're seeking
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 11-07-07 14:52pm
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ok, thank you for the input i have had some
hollucinations and it was strange, like
last night, it seemed like i was at my
dads house, because he came in and said "i
know you never get a chance to see your
brother, but can you please send him a
card to let him know you're thinking of
him?" it was soooo strange. i don't know,
the whole thing is confusing to me. any
feedback welcome of course
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Chelsipie84
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Posted: 11-11-07 18:33pm
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I think that is pretty interesting. I
think maybe the hallucination is actually
your brain trying to tell you something.
Maybe you miss your brother? I have dreams
about calling people when I miss them. I
always call them when that happens. I know
you said this was more of a hallucination
that you were experiencing though. But
still everything we experience in
hallucinations and dreams both come from
your subconscious.
For me when I have sleep paralysis either
I have my eyes open or closed. Sometimes
(pretty rarely) I have my eyes open and
can actually move them and look around.
Other times my eyes are closed and I see
nothing, but can still hear things.
Usually noises in the background but that
sound warped. Sometimes I hear voices.
Other times I have dreams but I am awake
and can almost control them too. When I'm
partially dreaming I'll sometimes try to
move and wake up from the sleep paralysis
because I'm aware that I am experiencing
sleep paralysis. So I'll try to move and
get up. Sometimes my mind actually
believes that I have moved or got up, but
then I'd realized that I haven't moved at
all. It really sucks when you're trying
soooo hard to just move and wake up.
The worst is having a nightmare type dream
when you have the sleep paralysis. You get
really freaked out! Everything just seems
so real!
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becksta
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Posted: 11-20-07 06:58am
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Wow. That sounds so intense.
Today is my first day on this web site and
i checked out sleep disorders cos I've
always had weird sleeping habits, but
never looked into them till now.
Im not sure if i have sleep paralysis but
i do wake up and i cant move, speak or
scream. I can see though. I've never
noticed sounds cos Im too busy freaking
out.
I've had this happen as far back as I can
remember.
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 11-20-07 14:23pm
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i too didn't realize that i may have it
til' i came and started reading things on
this site i was just googling
through the web and then found this. some
of the stories on here are so intense. i
still have sp as far as i know. it can be
very scary. what kind of symptoms do you
have becksta?
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becksta
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Posted: 11-21-07 06:31am
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It seems to happen to me when im waking
up. For a long time i've thought i was
dreaming because it feels as if i was
trying to get away from something or
someone but i cant. i have no control and
the room is spinning and im disoriented.
my last experience i woke up and was
frozen. i remember mentally telling myself
to chill out and try and beat it. i
couldnt. i tried moving every single part
of my body. i even remember thinking who
is going to pick up my daughter from
school and then they are going to find me
here zonked out to it!
i also wake up choking and gasping for
breath which then turns into a massive
coughing fit.
I have just recently had a sleep study
done(not very comfortable and i really
hope they got enough info from my broken
restless sleep. cos i dont want to have to
do it again!) Ive got about another 4 wks
before i find out the results
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 11-22-07 13:35pm
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i hope all comes back ok and i can relate to
waking up and feeling different. i seem to
have extreme anxiety every morning when i
wake up. does anyone know if it's normal
or not? i'm not sure if i just have it, or
if it's caused by sp? i'd like to find a
little info about that HAPPY TURKEY DAY
EVERYONE!
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becksta
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Posted: 11-22-07 19:35pm
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I wake up exhausted every day but only
seem to be very anxious when i have had an
episode of SP or a nightmare. How often
are you experiencing SP?
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kmabethy2005
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Posted: 11-27-07 11:45am
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it seems like more than 3 times a week,
and i too feel very anxious as well, but
the other night i had a very vivid dream,
a scary one, and for once, i didn't wake
up with anxiety
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