Mental Health Support Society XVIII

Anyone had experience with sleep paralysis? Had it a few times recently, when dozing off or waking back up. I know it's not harmful, but it's spooky!
Also having a few experiences where idk if things are a dream/ reality.
This definitely isn't due to a lack of sleep..

Anyone had experience with sleep paralysis? Had it a few times recently, when dozing off or waking back up. I know it's not harmful, but it's spooky!
Also having a few experiences where idk if things are a dream/ reality.
This definitely isn't due to a lack of sleep..

Anyone had experience with sleep paralysis? Had it a few times recently, when dozing off or waking back up. I know it's not harmful, but it's spooky!
Also having a few experiences where idk if things are a dream/ reality.
This definitely isn't due to a lack of sleep..

I've had sleep paralysis a few times and I find it awful. The whole not being able to move or speak thing really freaks me out.

People find it strange but it's all stuff that *could* happen so don't know how I'm meant to know. When I first wake up it's fine but then later in the day I just assume that stuff is true or whatever and get in a mess. Not found anything that helps it but you're not the only one at least
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I get this often used to get it just once a month but now I get it a few times a week. Its terrifying. Sometimes I see words on the wall or a face while I'm 'paralysed' and then once I come out of it a min or so later, I take a huge panic attack. Doesn't matter how often I experience this, it still creeps me the hell out for me the biggest triggers for it are lack of sleep for a few days, heightened panic or OCD throughout the day or if I am feeling restless and highly strung before bed. I can tell when I am going to get it. Its almost like a migraine aura in a way, I feel all weird and spacey just before I go to bed, its hard to explain and I always say to my partner that I think I'll get it tonight and an hour or two later, I have woke up with. Sorry to hear you suffer from sleep paralysis too

Anyone had experience with sleep paralysis? Had it a few times recently, when dozing off or waking back up. I know it's not harmful, but it's spooky!
Also having a few experiences where idk if things are a dream/ reality.
This definitely isn't due to a lack of sleep..

Thanks

Yeah, I think ultimately for me it was just so intense and caused me so much stress that tipped me over the edge. I'd end up burning myself out getting an assignment in and then ended up needing time to recover meaning I was behind with the next one and so the cycle went on. It also doesn't help that the degree is pretty much completely different from last year when I took my leave of absence and so there were a few modules I couldn't stand and caused me a lot of stress. Live and learn I guess. For most of the year I've been miserable or just not feeling anything. It doesn't help that due to the workload I was too exhausted to socialise or just didn't have the time so I don't really have any friends who are still around, I've got one who I see a bit but it's a stark contrast to a couple of years ago.

Already freaking out about my GP appointment tomorrow, I really don't like my one in my uni town and I've had terrible experiences with the NHS here but it's literally just to get a note about what's been going on for the extenuating circumstances form, I plan on getting proper help when I get back home.

I'm in halls temporarily over the summer as my rent was up on my last place and it's causing me a few problems. My housemates are pretty loud and it's starting to annoy me. I mean I know because I'm autistic I'm more sensitive to sensory stuff but it seems all they want to do is party and stay up all night. I mean, I get it, I'm odd in that I'm doing a dissertation over the summer when everyone else is relaxing but it's starting to annoy me and I don't know how to confront them about it. It also doesn't help that the walls in this place seem to be so thin, I can hear what's going on a floor below perfectly. After I've been staring at a screen all day trying to write my dissertation I really just need to come back and be away from sensory stimuli for an hour to recover so hearing loud conversations all night really isn't helping. I think I may go back to my Dad's for the weekend to escape from the noise.

Sounds very difficult with the housing situation I'm glad the GP visit went OK, at least - that's something positive

Yeah, it's tough It's the lesser of two evils really as I tried commuting in from my Dad's but it got too stressful and I was getting exhausted. There's something about uni accommodation that is inherently noisy though I've found - moreso tthan the private halls I was in before.

Yeah, I'm relieved about the GP appointment, I was freaking out about it - I really hate one on one meetings as I find it so overwhelming but she was great - in spite of the fact I was stimming like crazy and obviously feeling overwhelmed she didn't make me feel awkward so for once a good experience here

Got an extension on my dissertation, it'll still be a rush job and I'm not happy with it but at least I have some breathing space now and it can be as good as it can be. Seeing the GP and explaining everything made me realise how much of a mess I've been for months. I really should have got help sooner, I'm really not as stable as I thought I was

Do you need to be at uni much now that you are just working on your diss? Like are you using lots of the library's books, or are they ones you can take home and just read at your dad's? It sounds like where you are is very noisy

Sometimes we can be the worst ones at realising that we're a bit of a mess Not your fault at all, so don't feel bad about it

Sleep paralysis is ****ing terrifying. My biggest worry is that I had some accident and I'm in hospital in a coma, unable to reply to my loved ones. A few times I've "heard" like doctors and my parents and wife around me. I get so scared that I'll get stuck like that.

And yeah, sometimes I don't know what reality is and where the dream ends.

I had a really great day out today. One of the best I've had for months, even though I took a few panic attacks. I hate how though whenever I get home from being out, especially on a long day out, my nerves are 10 times worse and I get panic after panic and I cant sit still and everything sets me off. Maybe it's just from exposing myself to anxiety causing situations while out that leaves me so highly strung for the rest of the day? I dunno.

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The voices are back

I'm so sorry to hear that usy. Are you on any medication? Maybe worth increasing it or perhaps trying something different? Either way, I'd advise telling your keyworker/psychiatrist. You can get through this.

Thanks man, will be sure to tell my psychiatrist

How are you? *

Sounds good Hopefully you can get in contact soon.

I'm kinda tottering on the edge of good and not so good - it's the second week of classes and I already feel pretty bogged down. Plus the voices are whispering again only infrequently but I'm so scared this is the start of a downward spiral. Just gotta keep going, keep calm, and try not to stress. :/