Sleep Paralysis

Does any one else suffer from Sleep paralysis?
I've had it for about 3 years now but due to some other problems and situations has increased in length and frequency over the past 3/4 months.
I've taken herbal and medical pills with little effect. The current medication I am on have stopped them during the night but are making me ill :frown:

and If I sleep during the day.. it comes back with avengence.
Wondered if anyone else suffered? Or if you have any advice?

Reply 1

Alamothih

Im not quite sure what u mean by sleep paralysis. If you mean during sleep your body is paralised, then according to my psychology lessons 99% of people in the world suffer. There is a stage (REM stage i believe) where your eyes are the only moving part of the body, evertyhing else is locked like your joints and muscles.
Also dreams occur at this stage, and it begins slightly later in sleep, and you tend to awake naturally at this stage, hence you remember your dreams.

If its not the paralysis u meant, maybe explain so i can understand?

Reply 2

Sazarina88

11

Have you tried searching for it on Google?

I just did and the sites look quite good e.g.

http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html

Hope you find something to help you,
*Sarah*

Reply 3

Sazarina88

11

Alamothih

Im not quite sure what u mean by sleep paralysis. If you mean during sleep your body is paralised, then according to my psychology lessons 99% of people in the world suffer. There is a stage (REM stage i believe) where your eyes are the only moving part of the body, evertyhing else is locked like your joints and muscles.
Also dreams occur at this stage, and it begins slightly later in sleep, and you tend to awake naturally at this stage, hence you remember your dreams.

If its not the paralysis u meant, maybe explain so i can understand?

That's true, it's stage 5 of sleep which is REM sleep - it's called paradoxical sleep as your body is paralysed.

*Sarah*

Reply 4

ChanandlerBong

7

Hi, there was a thread about this only a couple of days ago here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=4804245

Reply 5

chloe110189

OP

Yeah..
You are paralysed when you sleep so you don't act out your dream..
With sleep paralysis.. You wake up but you are still paralysed.
For me.. its a terrifying experience.. I hallucinate while in the state and currently have panic attacks before sleeping.

Reply 6

ChanandlerBong

7

chloe110189

Yeah..
You are paralysed when you sleep so you don't act out your dream..
With sleep paralysis.. You wake up but you are still paralysed.
For me.. its a terrifying experience.. I hallucinate while in the state and currently have panic attacks before sleeping.

This is very common. Try to close your eyes or look at the ceiling or something to stop seeing hallucinations.

Reply 7

chloe110189

OP

I've tried that. Closing my eyes only makes my other senses more aware. I hear things, smell things. Seeing makes it easier even if I am terrified of what I see.

Sleep Paralysis

Related discussions

Articles for you