Sleep Paralysis

Sleep paralysis is a completely natural and healthy state. There's nothing wrong with your body, and nothing bad will come of it. The only possible concern is the person panicking and freaking out, which when combined with the pre-existing dreamlike state, can manifest in horrific hallucinations.

I crawled into bed and let myself be carried off into the land of dreams.

I woke up on the very edge of my bed my blankets tossed on the floor and my head buried into a pillow. I groaned as I pushed myself off the bed picking up the blankets and laying them on the mattress. I stretched my arms and yawned as I walked over to my bathroom and twisting the knobs trying to find a perfect temperature.

Stressor in the patient's life that disrupts sleep. There is usually a history of sleepwalking and a family vulnerability to the disorder. The parasomnia usually occurs in the first part of the night in a NREM stage. After the event the patient is utterly amnestic for the episode and attempts no cover-up of the deed. There is grief, remorse and efforts to cooperate in the investigation. Cartwright sees it as an obligation of the scientist that when he or she has

Did you ever awaken and find yourself unable to move? Perhaps you sensed a presence in your room or a pressure on your chest. This is sleep paralysis. It is a common disorder that affects millions of people. Most believe it occurs as we are on the edge of REM sleep. The disorder has been connected with such hallucinogenic events such as alien abduction or an evil presence. Sleep paralysis is an inability to move or speak, occasionally accompanied by hallucinations, for up to several minutes upon awakening or just before falling asleep.

Clinically sleep paralysis "consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset (hypnagogic or predormital form) or upon awakening either during the night or in the morning (hypnopompic or postdormital form)." (American Sleep Disorders Association, 1990, p.162).

The sun was filtering through the curtains when I woke up. It didn’t even feel like I’d been asleep. I stretched and fell back on the bed.

Sleep paralysis is most common in those who have narcolepsy. Some have sleep tests done, in order to find possible sleep disorders one may have, like sleep

Sit up in bed and appear frightened, Stare wide-eyed, Sweat, breathe heavily, and have a racing pulse, flushed face and dilated pupils, Kick and thrash, Be hard to awaken, and be confused if awakened, Be inconsolable, Have no or

I reached for the front seat to pull myself up, but was to weak and slumped to the backseat. I began to shake and my arms felt like jelly

I see the bed above me being lifted up, but I’m paralyzed. Trig is standing directly over me calling out my name. I’m shaking so badly I can’t even fix my mouth to

I also realized that most of my friends who had traumatic experiences in the past, such as being involved in a car accident or knowing a loved one who passed away, tend to undergo more episodes of sleep paralysis in their lifetime. My mother, who’s also suffered from traumatic experiences, and some of my other friends, claimed that sleep paralysis has happened to them so frequently that they just go back to sleep without stressing over it like someone else would during their first or second episode of ISP; they’re used to the process, now knowing what to expect, and are aware that it is temporary and will pass by very shortly. Furthermore, I’ve also noticed that they all have similar hallucinations, which is somehow related to sensing an intruder

Strong, knowing but gentle hands moved the covers, my arms and legs, took my vital signs, and still I could not raise my arms or even flex my feet more than an inch. This sleep was not like any other I could remember. Where had I been last night? Date rape drugs crossed my mind.

I woke up and there was layers of layers of bandages on my arm. I asked my mom what happened and she told me the whole story. I was blown away with what my mom told me. From this day on I am always careful with what i do and how i should listen to

cigarette smoke. Fighting for oxygen all of a sudden, I struggled to pull myself up as if my head was