Phixius Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Was wondering if anyone here has experienced sleep paralysis? I remember the first time i experianced this, I thought i was dieing. Being iin a dream, yet awake at the same is very frightening. I was awak yet could still fill in the real world, could not move anything. But was aware of my surroundings, but still cant move in the dream or the real life... not like a dream in wich you dream then wake up. But you are countious of whats around you. But are still dreaming and cant move,...very hard to describe ... its wierd to just lye down for a moment and have it kick in... dreaming, then trying to wake up but. Cant, just to weak to move an eye lash. Cant move a single muscle, yet in this same moment im awake and freaked the fuck out...cant move a muscle. In real life just like the dream. But im awar of my surroundings, and know where i am... cant move.... then snap out of it with a deep breath and a very deep sigh of relief.... Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I've had it happen a few times... It's pretty freaky when it happens. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 That's gotta be one of the scariest things that's ever happened to me. Quote Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Inn my research, its about half the population experience it once in there life time... yet none of my "friends" have.... Ive had it happen to me four times, or more ( some are kinda foggy)... but i still freak out (in the moment, when it happens) Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Happened to me as a kid, helpless feeling. I was trying to scream in my dream, but no sound came out. I still remember it too lol. some fuckers broke my window and told me to shut up or I die. My mind was wanting my body to scream and jump out of bed, but nothing was happening lol. and the dream wouldn't end. Quote Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Has anyone tried to induce sleep paralysis or lucid dreaming? Any success? Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 FUUCCKKKK that. I would never want it to happen again. The feeling of helplessness is the worst feeling you can feel. Now, if I was getting raped by a hot blonde, I wouldn't mind it nearly as much :poke: Quote Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Well, i understand not wantinng to feel hepless for moments on end (which feels like a life time). But, to have a lucid dream, in whichever you do whatever you want are different ... Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I've had lucid dreams occasionally. It's been a while though. Never had sleep paralysis before. That shit seems really freaky though by the way youve described it. I've had compound dreams before... Falling asleep in a dream and having a nightmare, forcing myself awake and then still dreaming. The last one I had was actually really freaky. I was asleep in a dream and I was laying on my death bed for some reason. I told myself it was time to pass, I took a deep breath and started to follow the bright light. Then I woke up.. Except I was still in a dream. Fucking weird! Generally when I am asleep and there is something that I don't like I can force myself to wake up... I'd hate it if I was awake but couldn't move. Now I'm going to be paranoid about it... Thanks.. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Has anyone tried to induce sleep paralysis or lucid dreaming? Any success? Probably 70-75% of all my dreams (that I remember) are lucid. Ever since I was little I could always tell I was dreaming. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I had a mild version of it once. I had a dream I wanted to get out of,and I woke up,but it was like I woke up too soon. I couldn't move for a few seconds. it is scary. i have dreams once in a while when I know I'm dreaming. Omni magazine ran an article about dreaming years ago. It told how to control dreams. One thing I remember it said to tell yourself several times a day -'I'm not dreaming'. Another one was that if you know you're dreaming,turn around (it's hard to do) and you won't wake up so quick. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Yes , but mine is caused by all the heart and cholesterol meds i take,, i dream i wake up from dreams and can`t get outta bed,,,no shit..I can recall the dreams like they really happened right down to the conversations i had in them.. The more Niaspan i take the crazier the dreams .. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I dreamt I was dictator of the world and I enacted a policy where parts counter people at parts stores were allowed to shoot stupid people on site. It was awesome! :D j/k Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I've had plenty of sleep paralysis a few times even where I was dreaming I was lying down on the sofa and all of a sudden a weird sensation slowly start upward on my body. Then when the sensation got to my closer to my head I heard a female type growl. Other time I was sleeping and all of sudden I felt like if someone was on top of me but somehow I wa able to break free and when I stood up half my body was limp. Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 its happened to me. i remember waking up and seeing a big shadow figure standing in my doorway looking at me and couldn't move. the next morning i told my GF and she started freaking out cause the same thing happened to her that night. we moved out of the house shortly after that. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 During sleep the body is disconnected from much of it's motor control. This prevents your body getting up and start running and hurting itself when stressed during dreaming. It's a normal form of paralysis that usually passes with returning consciousness. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 most of my dreams are lucid. I have had control almost every dream i have had since as far back as i can remember. I love when I have dreams. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sealik Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I usually have surreal/vidid dreams, amazing colors, images and 'understanding' beyond words... with the ability to control them. Even waking up and going back into that dream. Couple of odd things happened in my life (many years apart) and remember those 2 nights with much clarity. Not sure if I was awake or dreaming, but.....I could see/sense something ominous/evil lurking in the shadows. I was paralyzed and it felt like it was trying to suck my soul right out of me...waiting for me to fall asleep to complete its task. Freaked the shit right out of me succubus http://www.urbandict...p?term=succubus And no......I didn't feel like having a smoke later that nite....... :lol: Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Why do we sleep? So that our brains can filter out all the shit we don't have to remember and properly store the "valid" memories. Otherwise we would overload the brain's finite capacity to retain memories. Who care what Aunt "whoever" was wearing last night unless he / she /it was a fashon designer. What you are experiencing is the rejectable memories that the long term brain memory is discarding. They are called nightmares. On occasion the brain will retain especially spectacular "visions" that ti would normally discard [dragon visions etc]. Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I had a few bouts of sleep paralysis when I was a lot younger, mine was usually induced by the use of mushrooms and pot used in some of my favorite recipes 1 Quote Link to comment
Sealik Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I had a few bouts of sleep paralysis when I was a lot younger, mine was usually induced by the use of mushrooms and pot used in some of my favorite recipes Ahhhhh...psilocybes, sativa and or indica That would do the trick.....not baking lately?........... :D Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 No more special ingredients Quote Link to comment
Phixius Posted September 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Why do we sleep? So that our brains can filter out all the shit we don't have to remember and properly store the "valid" memories. Otherwise we would overload the brain's finite capacity to retain memories. Who care what Aunt "whoever" was wearing last night unless he / she /it was a fashon designer. What you are experiencing is the rejectable memories that the long term brain memory is discarding. They are called nightmares. On occasion the brain will retain especially spectacular "visions" that ti would normally discard [dragon visions etc]. Ive heard aboutt how sleep deprivation studies have been banned. Afterr staying up for long periods the mind starts to dream while awake and you basically go crazy. Alot of the participants killed them self after the study because the hallucinations/ nightmares while awake didnt go away... Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I still have nightmares from a firework blowing up in my hand. Same 2 seconds over and over again. doesn't happen a lot though. Quote Link to comment
Sealik Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Afterr staying up for long periods the mind starts to dream while awake and you basically go crazy. Alot of the participants killed them self after the study because the hallucinations/ nightmares while awake didnt go away... Insomniacs....I believe there is a thread on that. Haven't heard of any fatalities yet ....... :lol: Quote Link to comment
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