Sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is something we have both experienced, glen felt he had no control of his body. he tried to call out for help, but couldn't get the words out. It was a very scary experience. Ahmed's experience was more recent. ahmed said he was in his bedroom ready to go sleep when suddenly he felt paralyzed. ahmed COULDN'T MOVE HIS BODY, NOR COULD HE CALL OUT FOR HELP EVEN THOUGH HE TRIED VERY HARD. IT WAS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING, BUT THE SCARY PART WAS THAT HE WAS SURE HE COULD HEAR DEEP BREATHING NOISES BEHIND HIM, BUT COULDN'T TURN HIS HEAD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. sUDDENLY HE THEN HAD FULL CONTROL OF HIS BODY, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. gLEN ALSO SAYS HE HEARD BREATHING NOISES. it seems we went through a very similar experience that we found hard to explain.
science reason for sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs during REM sleep. When considered to be a disease, isolated sleep paralysis is classified as MeSH D020188. Some evidence suggests that it can also, in some cases, be a symptom of migraine.
Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to REM atonia, the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs either when falling asleep, or when awakening. When it occurs upon falling asleep, the person remains aware while the body shuts down for REM sleep, and it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. When it occurs upon awakening, the person becomes aware before the REM cycle is complete, and it is called hypnopompic or postdormital. The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes, with some rare cases being hours, "by which the individual may experience panic symptoms" (described below). As the correlation with REM sleep suggests, the paralysis is not entirely complete; use of EOG traces shows that eye movement is still possible during such episodes. When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP).
Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations. The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful or dream-like objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision
Ahmed and Glen's thought.
What we, Ahmed and Glen find very strange about sleep paralysis is that a lot of people describe the same feeling of someone breathing behind us, and also when on your front a feeling of something pushing down on you. Hallucinations would be an ideal explaination if everybody didn't describe the same hallucinations. That alone makes it very strange in our opinions
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Ive had sleep paralysis twice. I woke up once and my whole body had a weird shaky feeling and I couldnt control it, I also tried to call out for help but just couldnt and heard breathing voices too (I'm not trying to copy I am serious... ) and it was a very scary experience. The second time it had happened I woke up and realised I had left my t.v on. It had weird sounds coming from it which are hard to define but I had never heard anything like it before. Also on the screen there was a yellowish blur. I turned it off and as I went to go back to sleep I realised I couldnt move again. Both of these events happened within a week, and have never happened again. My house isn't haunted or anything so I am unsure of what it was that caused them.
I have had sleep paralysis a few times... the first few times I know it was just cos I had woke up and was going back to sleep, plus nothing weird happened.
But I have had 2 times when odd things happened.
Due to sleeping problems I randomly wake up alot for no reason and one time in our old apartment I woke up and was going back to sleep again when someone whispered 'hello' as always when this happens I froze with fear (my bodys seems to think if I don't move it wont know I'm here -_- not that it works) somehow I managed, with a shaky voice, to say 'go away' of course he sad 'no' when I was sure he had gone I moved and hid under the cover.
The second time was a few months ago in our new flat.... once again I woke up and turnt around to go back to sleep cos it was still too early. I felt the cover go down a bit at me feet... nothing weird I know.. untilll another one on the other side of my body happened... it was then I relised someone was walking on the bed placing their feet on either side of my body. When it got to the top of the cover it stop and I couldn't move... I could move right up untill it got to the top
I have had sleep paralysis a few times... the first few times I know it was just cos I had woke up and was going back to sleep, plus nothing weird happened.
But I have had 2 times when odd things happened.
Due to sleeping problems I randomly wake up alot for no reason and one time in our old apartment I woke up and was going back to sleep again when someone whispered 'hello' as always when this happens I froze with fear (my bodys seems to think if I don't move it wont know I'm here -_- not that it works) somehow I managed, with a shaky voice, to say 'go away' of course he sad 'no' when I was sure he had gone I moved and hid under the cover.
The second time was a few months ago in our new flat.... once again I woke up and turnt around to go back to sleep cos it was still too early. I felt the cover go down a bit at me feet... nothing weird I know.. untilll another one on the other side of my body happened... it was then I relised someone was walking on the bed placing their feet on either side of my body. When it got to the top of the cover it stop and I couldn't move... I could move right up untill it got to the top
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