Sleep Paralysis

[Rbo762]

Anyone have any experience with this? I have been having it almost every day recently.
It's starting to get strange now! Any help would be appreciated!


Thank you!

 

[ozentity]

I used to experience a witch cackling in my ear as a kid, just on going to sleep. It was terrifying and have been told it was sleep paralysis but I'm not convinced due to other paranormal things happening at the time.

 

[titch2k6]

Anyone have any experience with this? I have been having it almost every day recently.
It's starting to get strange now! Any help would be appreciated!


Thank you!

Okay - firstly, a bit of an education.

Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of waking and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes. Some people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking. Sleep paralysis may accompany other sleep disorders. One common one is narcolepsy.

Sleep paralysis usually occurs at one of two times. If it occurs while you are falling asleep, it's called hypnagogic (or predormital) sleep paralysis. If it happens as you are waking up, it's called hypnopompic (or postdormital) sleep paralysis.

Hypnagogic - As you fall asleep, your body slowly relaxes. Usually, you become less aware, so you do not notice the change. However, if you remain or become aware while falling asleep, you may notice that you cannot move or speak.

Hypnopompic - During sleep, your body alternates between REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep. One cycle of REM and NREM sleep usually lasts about 90 minutes. NREM sleep occurs first and takes up to 75% of your overall sleep time. During NREM sleep, your body relaxes and restores itself. At the end of NREM, your sleep shifts to REM. Your eyes move quickly and dreams occur, but the rest of your body remains very relaxed. Your muscles are "turned off" during REM sleep. If you become aware before the REM cycle has finished, you may notice that you cannot move or speak.

As many as four out of every 10 people may suffer from sleep paralysis. This common condition is often first noticed during the teen years, but men and women of any age can have it. Sleep paralysis can be generic. Other factors that may be linked to sleep paralysis include:

• Lack of sleep
• Sleep schedule that changes
• Mental conditions such as stress or bipolar disorder
• Sleeping on your back
• Other sleep problems, such as narcolepsy or nighttime leg cramps
• Use of certain medications, such as those for ADHD (this is my son's issue and he suffers from sleep paralysis, but we have started to come to grips with it now - hence I know a bit about the condition)
• Substance abuse

If you find yourself unable to move or speak for a few seconds, or minutes, when falling asleep or waking up, then it is likely you have isolated recurrent sleep paralysis. Often, there is no need to treat this condition. Check with your doctor if you have any of these concerns:

• You feel anxious about your symptoms
• Your symptoms leave you very tired during the day
• Your symptoms keep you up during the night

Your doctor may want to gather more information about your sleep health by doing some, or all, of the following:

• Ask you to describe your symptoms and keep a sleep diary for a few weeks
• Discuss your health history, including any known sleep disorders or any family history of sleep disorders
• Refer you to a sleep specialist for further evaluation
• Conduct overnight sleep studies or daytime nap studies to make sure you do not have another sleep disorder

Most people need no treatment for sleep paralysis. Treating any underlying conditions such as narcolepsy may help if you are anxious or unable to sleep well. These treatments may include the following:

• Improving sleep habits, such as making sure you get 6 - 8 hours of sleep each night
• Using antidepressant medication if it is prescribed to help regulate your sleep cycles
• Treating any mental health problems that may contribute to sleep paralysis
• Treating any other sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy or leg cramps

If you have occasional sleep paralysis, you can take steps at home to control this disorder. Start by making sure you are getting enough sleep. Do what you can to relieve stress in your life, especially just before you go to bed. Try new sleeping positions if you sleep on your back. Be sure to see your doctor if sleep paralysis routinely prevents you from getting a good night's sleep as this can affect your mental and physical health in the long run.

If you believe, once medical reasons have been exhausted, that this is being caused by paranormal events, then you need to get in touch with a team to conduct an investigation to try and determine what may be affecting you. The team should conduct their own overnight sleep study on you which means, unfortunately, filming you whilst you sleep and conducting an investigation around you whilst you do.

Once any entity is identified, then the team will be able to help the spirit cross over, leaving your space, or if required, conduct a cleansing and blessing of your house. In the worst-case scenario, the team may have to bring in the Church, or a Demonologist, to conduct an exorcism if things have gone that far in a diabolical haunting. This will usually be at the second stage of such a haunting, as the entity will be trying to oppress you following the infestation stage.

The majority of cases of sleep paralysis are medically related and are treated quite quickly, so do not go to presuming straight away this is paranormal.

 

[Lynne]

I used to experience a witch cackling in my ear as a kid, just on going to sleep. It was terrifying and have been told it was sleep paralysis but I'm not convinced due to other paranormal things happening at the time.

I agree. The cackling had to be super scary.

 

[garnetsilver]

I used to hear someone whispering my name at night, when I was a kid.

 

[Lone Wolf]

My brother used to. And I think he told me he saw some unpleasant things that some people tend to experience during sleep paralysis. There are countless stories of this and there are horror stories on YouTube about the subject.

 

[ozentity]

The majority of cases of sleep paralysis are medically related and are treated quite quickly, so do not go to presuming straight away this is paranormal.

How, by dulling or altering the senses with drugs? This could be just blocking out awareness.

 

[Aces]

I was experiencing similar issues. I headed to the sleep doc and they diagnosed me with SP/Parasomnia.
I had a over night sleep study done where I slept like a baby all night. Dr then prescribed a med they give soldiers when they have sleep issues due to PTSD. I had many nights of what I refer to as "black out sleep".......just blackness, no dreams or thoughts....nothing.
The black out sleep ended after being on the medication for a few weeks. I did not request a refill as it stopped working.
Once you have eliminated the medical possibilities, like SP/Parasomnia, then you will have a clearer picture of what you may or may not be dealing with. The cause of the my sleep issues were, in the end, paranormal however I am very glad I eliminated all the possibilities before I was able to except that it was paranormal........
Talk to your doctor....

 

[Lynne]

I was experiencing similar issues. I headed to the sleep doc and they diagnosed me with SP/Parasomnia.
I had a over night sleep study done where I slept like a baby all night. Dr then prescribed a med they give soldiers when they have sleep issues due to PTSD. I had many nights of what I refer to as "black out sleep".......just blackness, no dreams or thoughts....nothing.
The black out sleep ended after being on the medication for a few weeks. I did not request a refill as it stopped working.
Once you have eliminated the medical possibilities, like SP/Parasomnia, then you will have a clearer picture of what you may or may not be dealing with. The cause of the my sleep issues were, in the end, paranormal however I am very glad I eliminated all the possibilities before I was able to except that it was paranormal........
Talk to your doctor....

Good advice. You bring out a good point that there may be more than one cause for this situation.

 

[Rbo762]

Good advice. You bring out a good point that there may be more than one cause for this situation.

Yeah I hope mine is not paranormal. Sometimes I have it every day of the week, sometimes a few days, other times I go without it for a couple weeks. The last couple times something was telling me I was dying. Then my bed opens up and I fall in to an ocean and sink like a rock. Then I come out of it fully awake and paralyzed while I hear whispering and movement coming towards me. My Fiance is so used to it that she hardly wakes up when I try to "mumble" her awake. I try to make any sound I can.