Today, I was on a plane returning to University, and I decided to shut my eyes. I opened them about 45 minutes later just as the plane landed to find I couldn't move at all. I was in sleep paralysis. The air hostesses had to lift me out of my seat. FML
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Today, I'd booked a window seat for my first flight because I wanted to enjoy the view. A few minutes after takeoff, I fell asleep. I woke up just as we were about to land, with a dead phone, a stiff neck, and absolutely no idea what the clouds looked like. FML
Today, I was on a plane flying home and fell asleep. I woke up to my own snoring and everyone on the plane looking at me. FML
Today, I was asleep on a plane. I woke up after feeling the plane jolt and I screamed at the top of my lungs. The little girl next to me told me I was a sissy. Everyone around us laughed. FML
Today, I just finished a seventeen hour flight in economy. I actually managed to fall asleep, until a flight attendant shined her flashlight directly into my bad eye, triggering an excruciating pain response. Why? "I couldn't see your seatbelt." It was fastened, and the seat belt light wasn't even lit. FML
Today, I was on a flight from Chicago to Minneapolis. A rather attractive young lady sitting next to me fell asleep at the beginning of the flight. About 40 minutes into the flight I noticed my fly was open. The lady woke to me with my hands in my crotch struggling to zip up my fly. FML
Today, I was on an airplane and had to go to the bathroom. The guy next to me was asleep and blocking the aisle. I tapped him on the shoulder, and he responded by punching me in the stomach. FML
Today, I was sitting next to a lady on an airplane who was very overweight. She fell asleep on me, and violently bled from her nose upon take off and landing. FML
Today, I booked the cheapest seat on a six-hour flight to save money. The person next to me spent the entire trip asleep on my shoulder, and I felt too awkward to wake them up. By the time we landed, my neck hurt so much that I had to explain to guards and baggage claim staff why I couldn't turn my head. FML
Today, I woke up at 3:45 AM to fly to Pittsburgh to sample classes at a university there. After all that flying and sitting in traffic for 2 hours, I finally got to attend to my first class. I fell asleep during it. FML
Today, I went on an overnight airplane flight. I wanted to be comfy so I took off my shorts, threw a blanket over myself, and slept. When the lights came back on, I ran to the bathroom before they served food. After using the bathroom, I noticed I hadn't put my shorts back on. FML
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SortOfSexy 4
I have that all the time, just wait until the monsters start to come while in sleep.
YoTengoTomatoes 7
I can't even begin to imagine how awkward that would be.
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devore504 7
this happens to me it sucks. one time i saw a bug turn into a monkey and the last time my dead cousin. hate it so much.
mookiemookie01 24
Wow, never heard of that. Lucky you weren't sent to the morgue.
irietownn 0
Hahaha that is some funny ass shit dude. But for real kinda creepy when it happens.
showen_fml 4
Was she sexy?
ALuminousHusky 5
Thats really sad man, one of my best friends suffers from it quite regularly and says its one of the most terrifying things ever :/ Also random fact, lead singer of Bring me the Horizon Oli Sykes suffers from it too.
j_cat187 20
It happens and when it does it's scary as shit. At least it's not as bad as audio dreams or delusions involving claustrophobia.
dpfox 2
That happened to my last night, I some times start seeing things too. That's super embarrassing, I'm sorry OP. :/
neurodoc 1
Dave, If it is a one time thing, it's ok. It may never happen again. However, if it recurs or this episode was longer than a few minutes, you would need to undergo a polysomnogram with multiple sleep latency test (PSG-MSLT, a specialized sleep study). If you are having sleep attacks during the day you need to see a sleep specialist right away to rule out narcolepsy. If you have missing time periods or "space out" you may need an EEG or even better the above mentioned polysomnogram with MSLT with a full EEG montage. Sleep paralysis happens when you are suddenly woken up from REM sleep (deep stage of your sleep where you dream). Normally in REM sleep the brain paralyzed your body so that you don't act out your dream and injure yourself and others around you. But when you are suddenly woken up from REM sleep before the "atonia" (paralysis) has waned. Sometimes it is associated with very vivid hallucinations called (hypnagogic or hypnapompic hallucination which can be scary). Hope this is a one time deal and hope it doesn't recur. As a neurologist I am amazed with how complicated an organ the brain is. You won't believe some of the weird things I see when the brain plays tricks on you. Hope this helps.. Disclaimer - this is intended for informational purposes only and it does not replace wholly or in part an in-person evaluation by a qualified medical professional. (Stories change and details emerge when you interview a patient in person and review their medical records which can change the diagnosis entirely).
doodlecloud 27
Huh...I've heard about the concept of lucid dreaming and false awakening (not sleep paralysis but seems to be related) loads but never really looked into it before. Just googled it and I'm pretty sure I do this all the time. To OP, I would just be glad you didn't wet yourself - when I was little I used to dream that I'd wake up, walk to the bathroom and go to the toilet, only to find I hadn't actually woken up and had actually wet the bed...never really thought about it since but I guess that explains that...
amygabriella2 7
It happens to me a lot! Though no one understands it. I'll be doing more research now. Thank you for sharing :(