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I've suffered with this for over 30 years. Built up the courage to watch

posted 8 years ago by ChucksLuck
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I tend to avoid reading or discussing sleep paralysis as it usually triggers it but seems a shame to avoid what looks like a good documentary. I'm only 20 minutes in and it resonates with me so much I've already become quite emotional watching it.

I've always found it quite difficult to put into words what it is that I experience and this has helped me for future explanations. I just call them 'my nightmares' when my husband asks what I'm doing wandering around the house at all hours to clear my head.

I've had it for such a long time now that 75% of the time they're more of an irritation than a terrifying experience but still have some very, very nasty episodes. I have learned that I can sometimes direct my dream which is fun but doesn't happen as much as I'd like and quite often I can rationalise with myself that it isn't real and will pass shortly.

I hope other sufferers manage to find some peace with it as it really is exhausting emotionally and physically.

[–] dawings0304 8 years ago

I've come to appreciate it. I have crazy vivid sleep paralasis which I'm able to control 90% of the time. It ago started when I was around 3 and the shadow man cane to visit me. I'll never forget that, ever. Scariest thing ever.

[–] embsugar 8 years ago

I haven't had sleep paralysis in several years, but I did have it through my twenties. I am terrified to watch this film as I don't want it to ever start up again.

[–] ChucksLuck 8 years ago

I still haven't watched it in full. I still get sleep paralysis but rarely at the moment, had it yesterday but only mildly and not in a bad dream so was ok.

[–] embsugar 8 years ago

Well, I don't blame you one bit if you don't finish it. :)

[–] thulk01 7 years ago

Are there no techniques for preventing it from happening or decreasing the chance that it will happen?

Kind of like how you're more likely to have nightmares if you watch scary movies right before going to sleep, or some people can "control" their dreams by thinking hard about a specific thing as they fall asleep. I'm curious if there are techniques for making sleep paralysis less likely (or more likely if you wanted it for some reason).

[–] emdiski 8 years ago

I've experienced it my whole life too,so over 40 years now. What's always been interesting to me is that feeling of dread and someone being in the room, the wanting to scream for help but not being able to. Scared me as a kid but like you as I've gotten older I've learned to just go with it and tell myself it's okay and to relax and just sleep. Really interesting to hear how similar this seems to be for everyone, I do think it's probably some very specific part of the brain that has a practical purpose but does weird things in sleep for some of us. Either that or aliens,lol

[–] megaruda 7 years ago

I just watched it after avioding it, one of the aparitions the man with the hat was scarily precise to the one I see, lately i just let him attack me for as long as he wants until I am able to relax otherwise it gets worse.