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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went downstairs a little after midnight to grab a snack, and in the dark hallway, I clearly saw a small child walk into the kitchen. I was freaked out, but I followed him in. There was nobody in the room. I'm now too scared to sleep, and am seriously considering moving house. FML
Today, I was trying to sleep when I saw a head looming from the darkness with no eyes and a mouth open like a silent scream. I just froze and pissed myself. It was my daughter wanting to cuddle with us. Alas, the bed was wet, so she got put back in her bed, while we had to share the sofa downstairs. FML
Today, I had such a realistic dream that I was about to be hanged by the neck until I was dead. I was dropped through the hole and I felt the noose snap my neck at the exact moment I woke up. I ended up crying in my wife’s arms for a solid five minutes. Now I’m afraid to sleep, maybe forever. FML
Today, I had a sleepover with two of my friends. We only had one bed, and it ended up with me against the wall. I then remembered that I'm very claustrophobic, and can't sleep. It's 4 a.m. FML
Today, I woke up loudly screaming from a "night" terror. I say "night"; I was actually at my desk at work, in the middle of the day, surrounded by dozens of co-workers in their cubicles. FML
Today, it's been four straight nights of terrible nightmares. I’m afraid to go to sleep. FML
Today, I came home late from work. As I got out of my car, I noticed a child-shaped silhouette in my bedroom window. I almost shat myself, since I live alone. I searched the whole house, sobbing in fear, only to find no trace of whatever or whoever I'd seen. FML
Today, after a week of insomnia, I finally managed to fall asleep. Thirty minutes later, my friends decided to bang on my door, yelling at me to wake up and party with them. I'm now wide awake and hallucinating from lack of sleep. FML
Today, my daughter hugged me around the neck and whispered, "I'm going to cut your head off." I'm afraid to go to sleep now. FML
Today, while sleeping, my foot was stabbed by something in my bed and I woke up to it bleeding. I looked around for the cause and found nothing. Now I'm afraid to go to sleep because it might happen again. 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.
Nathan_Henry 15
Morning after a metal concert be like...
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IamHM 14
Zomg, that would terrify me beyond anything! FYL OP. :(
middlenamefrank 8
That's called "lucid dreaming" and you can learn to control it. It can actually be pretty fun if you do.
Ieri 31
Lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis have nearly nothing to do with each other.
BananEnigma 24
Not so. The state of mind you're in while in sleep paralysis is essentially the same as when lucid dreaming. In fact, many people (like myself) use sleep paralysis to actually ENTER lucid dreams in the optimal state.
CrazyManNo9 29
OMG, I _WANT_ to do this! Sounds like a playground for the mind! Sure, it'd be scary at first but then, use your imagination, what a trip!
Ieri 31
...Sleep paralysis cannot be controlled with "imagination". It's a state where you can't move and hallucinate (usually what scares you in the back of your mind) and gives you feelings of uneasiness and difficulties in breathing for as long as it lasts. If you're looking for something fun to unleash your imagination in dreams look into lucid dreaming instead.
snowflake2410 3
How I get over sleep paralysis is that I try to think of the most random thing like a paint brush for instance and I just focus on that and then I let that lead to other pleasant thoughts and if that doesn't work then I push with all my might to get up and try to turn on the light.
Tsukiyomi 16
Get over it
BananEnigma 24
I get sleep paralysis quite a bit. The first time was horrifying but the rest I just got used to. I usually hear opera music and singing. The first time it kept getting progressively louder and sounded like a cheap horror flick soundtrack, lol.
BananEnigma 24
And to the person who said lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis have nothing to do with each other - bullshit. I use sleep paralysis to GO INTO lucid dreams. It increases my chances of being lucid exponentially. It relates for other reasons too, that I won't go into here.
baman_piderman 1
Does anyone know why do people always see only scary things during sleep paralysis? Some of my friends experienced it, and it happens to them only if they sleep on their back. I was never paralyzed, but if I'm laying on my back, sometimes I have auditory hallucinations in half-sleep and they last few more seconds after I wake up. Few days ago it was really loud and demonic voice angrily yelling at me in some foreign language
THopper2426 6
You have a demon my friend. Kik me for help tjhopper2427
IAmReptarrrr 6
been there. know the feels. man standing over my bed, women screaming as my house fills blood. eyes open, mind awake unable to move, heart racing, sweating. not fun.