Comments on: 9 Ways to Wake Up From Sleep Paralysis

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:25:13 +0000

Hey Yuni kinda the same with me too and also, when I was during it in my first message it seemed 100% real lol and I saw my brother to so yeah.

By: Stacey H

Stacey H — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:30 +0000

I get it very often, and it is very scary. I cant move my whole body, and my brain feels like I am drifting away, but like I am going to die if I let go, so I will myself over and over again to wake up and little by little I can move just a little bit more until finally I can move and shout. On many occasions i shout but no-one can here me. I also had the duvet over my face when I fell asleep the other night and I got SP and I needed to take the duvet off my face because I couldnt breathe but i couldn’t move to get it off Finally I could move and I took it off. Worst was when I had SP and i thought my partner climbed on top of my and started strangling me! I woke up and I was shouting at him but actually he never did anything. My mind was just trapped between reality and nightmare world! Glad I am not alone, will try out the tips next time!

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:09:13 +0000

Hey I’m 14 years old and i just had ‘SP’ (i think) last night. It happened to me once before so this was the second time. I remember it very clearly since it was just last night at around 1 in the morning. I’ve been trying to go to sleep for about two hours and then i thought i was dreaming but when i opened my eyes i was in my room and i tried speaking but i couldn’t. I felt this tremendous weight on me like it was crushing my body down and only my eyes could move around but i felt like something was watching me so i closed them. One word was in my head and it was echoing over and over again and i could hear it getting louder like something was mocking me. It was extremely scary and i couldn’t get out of it. But as soon as i did, i calmed down a little and when i tried to go back to sleep i slipped into SP again. It happened about three times until i got out of bed and went to go sleep with my sister. It stopped after that. I’m glad I’m not the only one who has this.

By: Ryan Hurd

Ryan Hurd — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:46:38 +0000

Hey Fredo, I got SP for the first time when I was 14 so I can relate. Check out this article on ways to prevent sleep paralysis:
http://dreamstudies.org/2011/04/12/10-ways-to-prevent-sleep-paralysis/

The best general advice is to get more regular sleep, and find ways to relax after stressful days. Listening to music with headphones, a good walk, playing music, etc. Everyone has their own ways to calm down.

Also, if you find yourself having problems staying awake in school and general symptoms of daytime sleepiness for longer than 2 weeks, it’s a good idea to talk to someone who could point you in the right direction, such as parents, counselors and coaches.

By: 'Fredo

'Fredo — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:41:33 +0000

Im 13 years old and recently this happened to me I WAS SCARED SHITLESS i thought i was gona stay like that forever but when i realized wat was happening i just kinda relaxed or sometin and tried to sleep and i woke up quickly The second time was at My school i could hear all of my classmates and teachers talking about how i was sleeping the second i heard them say that, I woke up instantly with an urge? to prove them that I was not sleeping. Actually that was the third time it happend second time was really like the first one. I kno that im not the only in which this has happened to and thats really helpful to kno that im not alone but if u guys have some other tips on how not to have them in the first place i would really love that thanks alot BTW this is kinda embarissing but im just kinda scared

By: Yuni

Yuni — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:03:47 +0000

What I experience is a little different, as I’m falling asleep, I feel lifted at a fast pace, as if my soul was moving rapidly in all directions, I try to move, scream, but I cannot, it feels very real to me, it lasts a good 30 second and then I’m awake. I don’t hear voices or see anything unusual, I’m just lying in my bed paralyzed while it is happening.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:57 +0000

Thanks man your advice helped thanks man

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:35:21 +0000

Thanks man I hope your advice is going to help thank you!

By: Craig Forster

Craig Forster — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:57:11 +0000

I’ve had sleep paralysis for almost a year now. I can only tell you what I know that led to it and how I deal with it today. The moment I heard of this new day meditation stuff, where it completely relaxes you of all stress I thought “awesome” and I did it for about a month or two. And thats when I had my first sleep paralysis ‘episode’.

Im not sure if they were connected, Ive just read in some research that others started to do the same thing when they got into meditation.

One thing to NEVER do is sleep to much. I mean you need at the very least 12 hours between each time you go to sleep, if you try to take a nap in the middle of the day youll be fine during that nap, but during that night its almost a 100% chance your going to expereince SP.

That could just be me, but thats what happens. To wake up ive always prayed, when you pray you know if anything evil is trying to hurt you, it will be gone. To most people praying makes them feel safe anyways. Another method is to not acknowledge the being of anything there. Whether you believe it IS there or NOT, if it isnt there your brain will start to create a scene where it is and you will be fulfilling a self made prophesy. If something is there, well yea your just going to anger it, obviously it dosnt like you anyways lol.

But no matter what know it cant hurt you, I hope ive helped. I use to have SP every night, till I figured out the trick to it. Now the only times I have it is when im feeling brave and start taking naps in the day lol.

Good luck ! Good night!

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:59:58 +0000

Ryan when ever I go into SP I can’t move, talk, and can barley breath. Could you please help me? Example: Once when I had SP I was at my dads house and my dad asked my brothers to come help him with something ( they are 21-22 and live somewhere else) and after they got done working my dad let them stay for the night so one of my brothers went up stairs to sleep and the other down stairs on the couchs with me he slept on one I on another and when I woke up randomly in the middle of the night he was up on the laptop and said he couldn’t go to sleep so I accidentally passed out because I was really tired and I just woke up then when I passed out I went into SP and like I said I could barely breath, couldn’t move, or talk so when I came out of SP I asked him if I was breathing hard and he said i was so yeah ( oh and I see shadows of a creature or humanoid come towards me so yeah please help me and send me what you say to my email please!)