By bwoolf96 - 10/09/2015 12:32

Today, in the early hours of the morning, I woke up in sleep paralysis, hallucinating the sight of children hanging from the ceiling. Now I'm scared to sleep. FML
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dramaelf 37

I had them all the time when I was five. I saw a black octopus dragging itself towards my bed every night. They went away by themselves eventually, hopefully they will do the same for you.

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OysterPearls 33

Sleep paralysis is actually a fairly common thing, so a trip to the doctor most likely wouldn't be necessary. I think OP just needs to stay positive and remember that it's just your mind playing tricks on you, it's completely normal.

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BananEnigma 24

Why don't people understand that THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL DISORDER, and more importantly, is NOT DANGEROUS and 100% normal?!? Going to a doctor for this is a waste of time and money.

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sugarbear101 4

I've woken to sleep paralysis to a demon multiple times. It came twice in dreams too and all of a sudden went away

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ManBearPig44 11

I get sleep paralysis too, but I don't get how people say they see stuff, my body is completely paralyzed, I can't even open my eyelids to see stuff. The only thing I can do is control my breathing

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Cordestian 5

Some people get it just after opening their eyes but before fully waking up enough to move... People commonly feel like someone is sitting on their chest. I only got it once and felt that and I saw a shadow to my right but that's about it

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smokecloud_ 37

The scariest incidents with it I've had were when I COULDN'T control my breathing. I didn't feel like I was getting enough oxygen and when I finally shook myself out of it I gulped air til I was dizzy.

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Fixme 5

Me too. I haven't had many episodes, but when it has happened, I've just been lying there unable to move. No hallucinations, thankfully, only an unsettling sense of unease.

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tencentsakiss 19

Hallucinations are really common in sleep paralysis, as well as seeing shadows moving around. When I used to have episodes of it, I used to not be able to move or breathe. All I could do was look around the room, thinking I would suffocate. It was horrible. I was scared to sleep.

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dirkystrider 6

I'm glad that I have never gotten sleep paralysis. Sorry about the hallucination op.

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mezochan 29

Are you sure it's not demons? ...do you need me to call some Hunters for you?

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pshtuthinkicare 19

I'll call Sam and you call dean, k?

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igive 29

I don't need hunters but you can send them my way any time ;)

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grogers311 20

"One two, Freddy's coming for you..."

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Glynnis62 13

I use to have this when I was younger but I never had any hallucinations. It seems to have stopped for many years until recently. The few times that it happened so far, I would hear some kind of ringing sound like a UFO or something or see a dark figure at the end of my bed, kind of like Slenderman.

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tassiatessa 21

Normally you can wake your self up by trying to move your toes and fingers

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