Has sleep paralysis happened to any of you before? Where you are asleep. You start to vividly “see” and “hear” things in the dark that make you want to move. But you can’t move. You start to panic about not being able to move. You try to turn away. You try to scream. But you can’t. You are literally frozen. And scared to death. And just when you think you can’t take it anymore… you finally physically break free. Shaking and sweating. And those sights and sounds are finally gone.
This actually happens to me. Not all the time, thank goodness! Maybe about once a year. I’ve googled it before and it’s officially called sleep paralysis where apparently you are partially awake while dreaming. Your brain is awake but your body is still locked in it’s dream-state which prevents you from physically acting out your dreams.
This blog post from “The Strange Ways” by Lenny Wall describes this experience much better than I can, and even includes the scientific and paranormal explanations of it. So definitely check it out if you want more information.
But that specific post got me thinking… My experience with sleep paralysis is always scary!
It’s always a demonic entity whispering to me. I never understand its whispers. I can see it slowly approach me. Sooooo freakin’ slowly. And the whole entire time I watch it approach me, I am frozen. Not able to move or scream, even though I am violently attempting to do so. And at the very end… when it’s at the closest possible point… it JUMPS at me! And THAT’S when I finally wake up!
And all the movies/stories about this are also always scary! The most recent movie I watched featuring sleep paralysis was “Mara” on Netflix and holy cow it freaked me out! Definitely don’t watch it unless you love horror movies.
But my major question is… Why is this experience always scary? Why can’t I be stuck at an all-you-can-eat buffet? Why not be stuck in bed with Zac Efron? Why not be stuck at Target with a $10,000 gift card? Why does FEAR make this happen?
What do you all think? Have you experienced this as well?
P.S. I can’t believe I posted this at bedtime. Now I’m thinking about it. Wish me luck tonight!
Question: Why not be stuck in bed with Zac Efron?
Answer: https://i.pinimg.com/474x/71/cf/83/71cf836189527ed9ea4134c2713fc35a.jpg
Omg this sounds like the most terrifying thing… My sister experiences this from time to time… She says it’s the scariest experience. When we used to live together she told me if I ever saw her in distress in her sleep to wake her but I never really saw it..
Haha yes I feel like if you had sleep paralysis while dreaming that you were at a buffet or with Zac Efron you’d be more accommodating lol
Oh no I feel so bad for your sister! I’ve never heard of someone being woken up in the middle of it, I wonder what happens?!
I don’t know bc I never caught her freaking out in her sleep but I feel like the outcome would be quite violent lol
I do experience this, although rarely (luckily! :D) But you can check the neuro scientist Andrew Huberman…In one of his podcasts he mentioned this as well…
Oh gosh, I’m sorry this happens to you too! You’re lucky it’s rarely! Thank you for the reference to Andrew Huberman, I’ll be googling him for more info now! 🙂
It’s not a pleasant experience but we’re still safe ☺️