Comments on: Sleep Paralysis

By: Out of body experience

Out of body experience — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:14:49 +0000

When I was a teenager I was able to learn to use sleep paralysis as a gateway to lucid dreams and out of body experiences. When I was a kid sleep paralysis was absolutely terrifying because I didn’t understand what it was. I thought I was some sort of freak and was afraid to approach adults about my experiences. But as I grew older I started going to the library to research the topic and realized that it was related to other strange, spontaneous phenomena, namely out of body experience and lucid dreaming, that I was experiencing. I soon learned to embrace these skills as gifts rather than disorders and have even learned to have OBEs and lucid dreams at will. As I grew into an adult, other concerns took over and I’d experienced fewer and fewer episodes of SP, OBE, and LD. Now I kinda miss them since I spend a third of my life sleeping, and I feel that a lot of that is going to waste if I cannot harness these abilities.

By: Cynthia Jesseen

Cynthia Jesseen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:08:30 +0000

Hi, I’ve had sleep paralysis since I was 15. I found a thread on hub pages that I think you will like. I found the thread and noticed that it was very scary for a lot of people so I left some information on things that have been helpful to me (that was about 4 months ago) I’ve left about 5 threads on there since. It seems to be getting a lot of attention. People are finding out that they are not so alone and also getting information from others on how to make it not so scary. Here is the link to the thread.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Sleep-Paralysis-Symptoms–Causes-and-Treatment

I hope this helps! : )
Cynthia Jesseen

By: Simmons Beautyrest Mattress

Simmons Beautyrest Mattress — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:34 +0000

That sounds scary, Does it only happen when you sleep on your back or does it just happen more often when sleeping on your back?

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:06:21 +0000

@Decent Women: I remember the time when I had never heard of it before, and the world of difference it made reading about it. So I like to share my experience with others who may have it, but don’t know it.

By: Decent Women Clothing

Decent Women Clothing — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:59:40 +0000

nice story on sleep paralysis.

kind regards.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:17:44 +0000

@Moreth: That’s what my fiancé does. Plus he comforts me so I can get past the anxiety after it happens and feel safe enough to go back to sleep.

@Chicago: I have only experienced it once in the last 6 months, which is better than when I used to have it happen much more frequently.

By: Chicago Mattress Sale

Chicago Mattress Sale — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:48:37 +0000

I’ve never experienced this but have heard of many people have problems with sleep paralysis. Has it gotten any better or do you still have problems with it?

By: Moreth

Moreth — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:37:05 +0000

That poem is spot on – and yes, I know exactly, *exactly* what you are talking about…

I remember feeling a huge sense of relief when I realised other people had the same experience. Then it became a case of ‘well, this is just the way my brain is wired – I can handle this.’

(The worst bit is when I ‘wake-up’ but it is really happening… of course, I’m still asleep, but it sure doesn’t feel like that. Strange thing, the human brain!)

My partner of many years is now alert for it happening (Bless him! he can sense it even when he is deeply asleep) and pokes me until I wake up. That helps enormously!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:28:04 +0000

@Morgan: Thanks, that is so sweet. So are you! And your site is total eye-candy plus very useful information all in one.

There’s not a medication, mostly just depends on the position you sleep in, and probably your overall feeling of safety. My fiancé is tough, so I know he’d protect me if something were to happen, or comfort me if I have an episode, so I think that in itself has kept me free of this so far.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:49:20 +0000

You are so adorable. I know that this entry has nothing adorable about it, but just in general- cute as a button. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about sleep paralysis before and it sounds terrifying! Is there medication available for it, or is it more of a cognitive behavioral treatment? It’s nice that your fiance watches your sleeping position for you. My boyfriend does the same for me, except that he makes sure I’m not sleeping on my back because I’ve been known to snore a little. Definitely not as severe as paralysis and I hope that you remain crazy nightmares free for a long time.

All the best!
-M.

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