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Worth mentioning because I've experienced it countless times. Sometimes after you get out of sleep paralysis, you're still feeling sleepy enough to stay in the same position and close your eyes to go back to sleep... You might end up in sleep paralysis AGAIN if you do that! Best thing to do in that situation is to fully wake up (get up to get some water or something) and then go back to sleep.
when i get them i get multiple times. when i wake up middle of the night to use the bathroom and if i don.t fall back to sleep in 5mins i,ll get sleep paralysis when i try to fall back to sleep. and if that happens to me. i get signs to when im about to get one. it starts with a ringing sound in my head. what i do is i just get back up and walk around for few mins then sit down on my bed for 15 mins then go back to bed and i,ll fall back to sleep with no sleep paralysis and i get a good night sleep. and yeah when i do get of sleep paralsis i,ll feel to sleepy to get back up and close my eye again and then im in sleep paralysis telling my self why did i just not get up. i got saved in sleep parralysis twice in my life. the 1st was from my friends dog. the dog jumped on me and i got out of sleep paralsis right away. and the 2nd time was in my room when i woke up to go bathroom. did not fall sleep in 5mins and when i tryed to fall back to sleep. sleep paralysis again. and while i was in it. my phone was in my pucket and my phone was on vibrate. my friends text me and the phone vibrated and woke me up out of sleep paralysis.
I had sleep paralysis twice last night both right after each other. I've never had sleep paralysis prior to last night so it was very bizarre and scary, but I was able to convince myself that it was all just in my head because luckily I've already learned about sleep paralysis years ago. Despite knowing that what I was hallucinating about wasn't real I still felt an extreme amount of stress.
This literally just happened to me and has happened a few times in the past. I have had SPD for 30 years now. It had diminished for some years, then my son was murdered and it came back. Stress is a major cause, and while it's been 6 years since his death, I still get attacks at least once a month, sometimes more. Sometimes, I go a month or 2 without an attack. There is no predicting it. Used I couldn't even make a sound during an attack. Now I'm able to moan, and my husband will wake me up. But tonight, he woke me up, and I fell right back to sleep and into paralysis. This time, I could mumble words and ask him to help me sit up. So he did, and I got up and took my PTSD sleeping medicine. It prevents dreaming. I'm going back to taking it every night now. Since the attacks have been more frequent. I know my insomnia makes it worse, but the insomnia is caused by the fear of having an attack. It's a catch 22 with disorder. I have tried giving in, and it only makes my panic worse. My sleep demon is just a dark figure or feeling the presence in the room. Tonight it was a dream and I was actually out of the bed, walked to the kitchen because a light came on and there were 2 beings around the corner of my fridge and I was telling them to get out of my house. That's what my husband heard, but it was just moaning to him. And it doesn't matter what position I sleep in now. It happens anyway if it's going to. I wish ot would stop all together. But I have lived with it for so long I just deal. I'm seeing psychiatrist and have been on Valium for a while to help me sleep, but another med I take is counteracting it. It maybe time for some ambien or another sleeping pill. So this is a good tip, definitely get up for a few minutes and move around to prevent going right back in. Thanks for letting me word vomit on your Comment...lol
I've had sleep paralysis since I was in my mid-teens (27 now) and the don't let the eyes wander tip is definitely a key for dealing with it. I can usually tell when they are coming because I will hear a ringing in my ears, so I start small movements and focus on my breathing to escape the paralysis. A few times I've actually been able to fully get up and move while my mind is still hallucinating so my first instinct was to punch the apparitions...but when I fully wake up, I'm like damn ok I literally just tried to throw hands with a sleep paralysis demon lol
I’m 14 and I’ve been depressed since the past two years and I have been extremely stressed so now I’m scared to sleep YAY ANOTHER THING TO WORRY ABOUT :D
@@Kazarijyanainoyonamidawa it’s usually terrifying and you could feel very helpless in the beginning but with practice you can overcome the fear and use the altered state of mind to gain insight into your being
A trick to stop sleep paralysis: Breathe very quickly and frantically, so the body notices that you are awake and wakes up immediately. (Helps me every time)
Also another way to escape a sleep paralysis is to stay calm and close your eyes and hold your breath for around 5 - 20 seconds because since your body thinks its still sleeping it will wake up because you aren't breathing.
@@chahansudawiguey5176 I imagine so, if you ever have that fake falling feeling while trying to sleep that’s your brain sending a single to your body to make sure you’re not dying and actually sleeping. This same signal could be triggered possibly by holding your breath minus the falling feeling
I'm 17 and I've struggled with SP since I was 12, and let me tell ya, it's the scariest thing that could happen to anyone. I used to suffer SP about 3 times a year, but recently, I've ve been through a lot of stress. That caused me to have an SP every night, even 3 times a night. The hallucinations get worse and worse, and every time I get less sleep. My recommendation to escape from it is to accept it can happen again and accepting it's your mind tricking you too. That's the way your brain reacts to stress. You need to take care of yourself. You need to stop putting yourself in stressful situations. Give yourself a chance to breathe and some quality time. As I said, it probably will happen again, BUT it also will stop. Wish you the best, honey. There's nothing to fear, you have a whole community holding your back
Same kinda situation but I’ve been enjoying mine I get the occasional horror ones but I enjoy the fear. Most recent one I got on where I was stuck on my side facing the window and the sky was red as something called my name I was in college at the time so that was clearly the trigger getting no sleep on a shit sleep schedule.
Thanks ❤ My SP has increased in number recently, like 3-4 times a week. Whenever I get it I'm just like - oh not again! I never saw or felt any kind of demon near me but I do hear voices from time to time. Sometimes they are in a completely different language but mostly they are in my regional one so I remember and understand the context which is fascinating yet terrifying 😅
@@Armand10ify so because you never experienced something, you take a cheap stab at a more experienced human? You might be a millenial... Then again, you just might be another funny guy who was born yesterday.
Yeah haha sometimes I can actually feel myself going into sleep paralysis and I just start shaking my head and trying to force myself to stay awake until I can move again it really does feel like something bad is gonna happen if you let yourself stay on that state I stopped opening my eyes during sleep paralysis because everything seems real af I can get the "between realms" comment like that state between being awake and asleep opens some gate that allow your inner demons in Hey that would make a great story!
@Teresa Matzin so, the repeated emojis signifying laughing to the point of tears was not bullying? Ok, boomer. Back to the almond cookie factory with you.
I usually get them when I nap during the day. The best way to handle it imo is to keep your eyes closed and try to move/wiggle your extremities. Sleep paralysis used to freak me out sooo much but if you can get through it and realize it’s a dream you can go into a lucid dream
the last time I had sleep paralysis, I listened to thoughts to relax and didn't resist, it was the worst thing I did, every time I exhaled and relaxed my body, I was overcome by even stronger shackles and the feeling that someone is sucking energy from me and feeling its presence is getting stronger. I started to resist with all my might and it disappeared, I felt so relieved, remember we live in a spiritual world.
Very true, do not relax, instead move frantically, it helps. The more relaxed, the more strong the outside force is, based on experience. During sleep paralysis, our mind is awake but body is asleep, so it causes stress in the mind. But trust and MOVE your body to wake up, move fast. & theres another comment saying breathe in & out fast, might want to do that next time.
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak. During an episode, one may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.
According to neurologists, the paralysis and (often?) accompanying tactile hallucinations (sense of touch) come from the center of your brain that normally allows you to have vivid, active dreams and not constantly throw yourself out of bed... or wake yourself up. It's otherwise rare for someone to experience a tactile hallucination, and normally the abundance of hallucinatory experiences are visual and audible. It' worth pointing out that this rarity regarding tactile hallucinations causes some distress in those who experience it. A rather popularly observed hallucination is being choked, struck, or attacked somehow. Choking or strangling and a sense of someone/thing sitting or straddling the victim seem to be most popular (though I can only speak to my own experience/observations)... SO perhaps, it's worth mention that stress often results in tension, particularly in or about the neck and throat, as well as in the chest. This might well be the simple explanation for why so many have hallucinatory episodes of a "sleep demon" sitting on their chest and/or strangling them in their bed... at their most vulnerable. Other sensations of being struck, stung, burned, stabbed, or otherwise tortured may be related to the person's particular personal phobias and/or fears. If you're particularly skiddish of stinging insects (ants/bees/wasps/scorpions/etc) then stinging may be your personal "go-to" for stress induced tactile hallucinations. It's still no more personally self destructive than an old fashioned nightmare or maybe a night-terror. Notice I mentioned specifically "skiddish"? That's because you don't need a full on "morbid phobia" for it to effect you. Plenty of folks who haven't a real phobia of something experience it as their worst, personal fear or trauma in memory... SO you don't necessarily need to be ashamed of a childish sense of terror over the experience you most often get in "sleep paralysis"... It's not that big a deal. AND rather like the vid' said... If you can learn to stay calm, then this same experience can be key to lucid dreaming experiences... giving a lingering touch to the dream-state so you have space and time to get back to your dream of preference. It still takes work, but my "sleep demon" is a Succubus who calls herself "Daemonica"... AND we have a WONDERFUL time, now that I'm less than absolutely terrified to greet her! I almost can't wait to see her again. ;o)
5:31 Actually, struggling is what releases me from the paralysis. After having it a good number of times, I know what's the amount of force required for me to "escape" sleep paralysis and it usually works. Sometimes I'm just too tired/lazy to do that though, and the technique showed in the video helps a lot.
Same but this one was a little confusing. I was in it for awhile but for some reason I didn’t decide to try and wake up for awhile I was kinda like dazed almost thinking of other things. Good thing I was thinking of memes instead of creepy stuff 😂
Yeah I use all the strength in my body to break out. And I’m always successful when doing it. But right after you break out, your upper chest/throat area feels uncomfortable for a few seconds. And I haven’t seen or heard anything weird like the rest of you. I just can’t move
I'm still amazed at a feat of logic my brain performed at 3 o'clock at night: - I see you clearly - I'm lying in bed with my glasses off - If you were real, you'd be blurry --> you're not real q.e.d.
@Zero Yeah, but now the thought of it will make me not wanna go to sleep at night now, and even though it lasts for a few minutes i would probably panic and after it have a total break down 😫😫
@zeroyeetsim fine if its just demonic looking creatures which my monstrously creative sub-conscious mind made up, what im not fine with is imagining a robber (something that can be real)
So don't be afraid. I've those and they are not scary even if I have vivid hallucinations. Those things won't kill you, you just need to say to them in your mine to leave you alone and you will feel relieved after a few seconds.
@@Mortal_Remidon't be, you are just letting others experiences influence you. I've had very vivid hallucinations but when you know what you're capable to do, those experiences are not that heavy. If ypu control your emotions those experiences will be funny to tell with time.
Just had my first experience last night. It was really weird because I was in the middle of a dream that turned into a nightmare, I won't get into it but the demon threw me onto my bed into the position i was asleep in. I then woke up frozen and the demon was in my room inches from my face. Then it spazed out moved irratically and floated in my room on its back. I was on my side too. I looked away and it disappeared that's when I felt like someone had a light choke hold on me. So I wiggled around and finally broke free.
My first sleep paralysis was 2 years ago when my cat died that night i was soo stressing and my sleep paralysis demon was like he was all black with a white hoodie and blood with a weapon and i named im (The Cat Killer) And Then i told my mom to wake me up at 1am then it didn’t work and then i looked away and it didn’t disparear then the other demon’was 7 years ago when i was 2 its was statues that was white and watching me so i didn’t know i could cry then my mom waked me up but now im 9 and my cat wasn’t dead its was a prank😭😭
Hey you. Everything is going to be okay. 1. Don't let your imagination run wild 2. Don't believe what you see 3. Don't focus on the visions 4. Don't panic (at the disco) =) 5. Don't struggle. Pro tip slowly wiggle your hands & toes instead 6. Don't let your eye wander. Close your eyes instead. 7. Don't expect the worst. This too Shall pass. So, What can you do? Please go see a medical professional. Frequent Sleep paralysis is serious. Take a deep breath. Stretch the corners of your mouth upwards. May all your worries wash away and you find pockets of peace throughout your day 💗 Dr. Liz
I've been dealing with SP since I was about 10. I'm 22 now. It happens for me about every year , probably between 1-10 times a year depending. Usually multiple times a night. Luckily as I've gotten older it's been way easier to handle because I'm basically a paralysis vet now. It's gotten to the point that I like. Acknowledge I'm going into it before it happens and just ride it out without any problems anymore really
Is there a reason for you to experience it so frequently? Is your sleep schedule bad? Also I had my first ep of sleep paralysis when I was 13, now I had the second one (im 15) because I learnt what sleep paralysis meant
Many years ago, I would get sleep paralysis more often, because I slept in a different position then. I stopped sleeping in that position, and ever since, at least that I remember, I haven't experienced it. Typically I was laying on my back with my head turned off to my right, at least when I would wake up. I would have the frightening experience of being in an uncomfortable position, barely being able to move. I also had the feeling that I could barley breathe. I would tell myself to stay calm and fight back with all my willpower, and I would break free fairly easily. I almost miss the experience, its strange.
Whenever I have sleep paralysis my eyes are always closed. There was this one time when I was stuck in sleep paralysis I was in my dorm and my eyes were closed as usual but I usually have a routine I do to get out of it. But this time it wasn’t working so I just layer there and eventually I began to dream. And it was extremely vivid. It was as if I had began to lucid dream. In my dream I was at a football game playing and I was so confused because I was just in my room a couple of seconds ago. Because of my confusion we lost the game and my coach asked me why I was just standing there and I responded that I’m not actually there right now. That I’m at college in my dorm asleep and this is all a dream. He was like “what????” But he said it as if he knew that the gig was up and then I sank into the ground and woke up.
A lot of people who try to lucid dream intentionally go through sleep paralysis and do this for this reason. It makes the lucid dreams extremely vivid and although I've never done it, I want to try some day.
@@haimainameisani4517 you'll get tingly. i love lucid dreaming but i never get scared of sleep paralysis i guess that's a away to avoid sleep paralysis
I do, at this point when it's happening I just get mad at the hallucinations and stare at them with anger. I wake up almost instantly this way. Also, I put a lot of pressure on moving my body, like trying to get there and fight them:))) It still fucks up my night tho, maybe 'cuz I'm the type of person who can't fall asleep fast, even if I wake up in the middle of the night or if I'm tired.
I get it pretty often and since I’ve been getting more used to it I’ve been pushing the boundaries to see what happens. The most that’s happened to me is so far is hearing footsteps or people talking in reverse.
It’s nuts isn’t it? There is more to this reality than we know or understand. I come out of my body and can get pretty far. I will say it’s a carbon copy of our current realm but muddled and dark like a shadow. It’s a sort of inbetween.
I’ve had sleep paralysis multiple times the first time you have it is the most scary part cause you wouldn’t think that sleep paralysis is happening unless you see a demon you’d just think you’re paralyzed
I just had it yesterday i was scared shitless because I didn’t even know what sleep paralysis was at the time so i actually thought what i was going through was real luckily I didn’t hallucinate or anything but i could hear the sound of wind extremely hard and had a hard time breathing I genuinely thought that was gonna be the end of me I’m never sleeping on my back ever again even if it means I’ll have to die for it
I've experienced sleep paralysis so many times in my life but fortunately I've never seen anything probably best that I can't see whatever is putting pressure on me
Oh my god, same! I wake up usually on my stomach, facing the wall. I normally hear loud ringing in my ear and when something puts pressure on my chest area, it usually ends.
@@MATwoBirds I can’t believe u remember this but now that I think about it, I remember waking up facing the wall too then ask myself how did I see the whole room
I have identified one huge factor that I think is very important in mentioning! That is that unpleasant smells or strong odors in the bedroom triggered my friend's issue with this. Sleeping next to a dirty laundry basket, a filled trashcan, a cat liter box or gerbil cage, or a mildewed area are strong odors and can be but don't have to be reminiscient of unwanted things that you smell while asleep and you want to feel in control of your environment. It can but doesn't have to trigger this. Also, one person's calming smell is not always another person's preference. Lavender is supposed to be calming, but it is not what I want to smell. What do you enjoy smelling? Feel that sensation amd practice returning to it during the day. Being tired can take away your motivation to be self-disciplined. Understandable, but I believe your challenge is to become your own 'genie'. You are loved as much as you may reject that notion as self love and acceptance. I believe it is our soul's purpose. Journaling, daily meditation, and positive affirmation before bed reach the subconscious mind when practiced regularly. I share this only as I wish the viewers here peace. Also, keeping all areas of your life orderly (not compulsively) but especially in the bedroom provides a sense of increasing empowerment. I send you loving prayers in whatever faith you practice or don't practice... it's all energy...but, to me Angels are real. We are meant to feel positively expectant solutions in prayer while accepting that it is your birthright and not praying for what you don't want. Like attracts like. Reading positive literature reaches your subconscious, too. Exercise is always good even if it's just a walk. Many blessings.
I experience sleep paralysis and more recently “exploding head syndrome” and all I can say is, as I got less scared of sleep paralysis, it’s adapted over time. So now I don’t get intruder or pressure hallucinations, I get full on dragged from my bed type hallucinations instead.
One thing this video doesn’t mention is how it feels like you are suffocating when this happens because you don’t breathe as deeply in your sleep! For me, that’s the worst part.
@Hazel Nut Your not alone, I experience it numerous of time wherein I keep shouting and shouting until my throat dried but still no one hear me But I think too much experiencing it, I encounter something supernatural like I hear a voice imitating my older sister's voice saying that "you will never wake up" then someone behind me hug me tightly and it felt so cold, because of that, it makes me afraid to sleep I told my sister about it and now, she chooses to sleep beside me to check me out from time to time I really love her very much, she's the only person I could share this experience because my parents doesn't believe me.
Almost always after an attack you should get uo, get a drink, use the bathroom. Stay up for a few minutes and then lay back down. Give your body time to clear our the chemical it releases to paralyze you. I am awake watching this because my attack happened, and after my husband helped bring me out, I immediately fell right back into the attack. So he helped me again, but I got up and went out for a smoke (I'm actually quitting and down to about 5 a day, but I needed one after that) I also have a medication for PTSD that I was prescribed and I stopped taking it, because you don't dream or remember dreaming anyways, but I still get it filled every month, so I took that and I'm going back to taking it nightly, because the attacks have become more frequent. I have been dealing with SPD since my early 20s, and I'm 46 now. I went a few years with little to no attacks, and then my son was murdered. They have returned full force. Stress and anxiety are major causes of this disorder, and it sucks cause life is full of stress. Hope this little tip helps.
My version of sleep paralysis is quite different from what is often explained. I tend to get it both during dreams/nightmares as well as when I’m between sleeping and being awake (both before and after sleeping.) I have this happen all the time and I have never once seen a ghost or demon. When it happens during sleep, it manifests itself as a nightmare that involves being stuck in a claustrophobic place or being smothered by something heavy that makes it hard to breathe. It can also manifest itself as being weighed down and feeling too intoxicated to be able to walk/move properly which results in eventually falling down and not being able to get up. If it happens when I’m between sleep and awake, I can never open my eyes and I always desperately start trying to move my arm/hand to generate the momentum to fall off the bed… But it never works. I get it all the time and I’m just used to it by now.
i always hear loud screaming in my head while having sleep paralysis and whenever i woke up from it i get really really sleepy and just fall to the sleep paralysis again-
I usually just kinda stuff my face with my blanket so just in case I'm in sleep paralysis none of them can touch my face. (Even though they're hulucinations)
I experience sleep paralysis quite often but not regularly, I usually hear voices when it happens, sometimes see things as well, but I wake up from them pretty fast by trying really hard to move my hands and it works most of the time. Thank you for giving more information about that cases, it happens to more people then we think.
For 2, she is absolutely correct. I am a sufferer of sleep paralysis, and it's happened since I was very young, ranging from either 4-5 years old, and I still get it now. Yes, the best way to exit sleep paralysis is to not believe in your surroundings. It may sound hard to do, but once you've gotten the hang of it, It will work. Do not try this with your eyes open, as it reduces the chances of you waking up. Instead, close your eyes. When your eyes are closed, you may think that these hallucinations may be haunting you, or getting ready to spook you. But, no. Closing your eyes will give you the chance to wake up, as blinking will make it worse.
Big kudos to all Psych2Go creators: - to the speaker, for her soft and relaxing voice - to the authors for choosing such interesting contents - to the illustrators (the leaves on the characters' head are adorable) - to the videomaker for choosing the perfect background music for the topic 😂 Btw, I've never had a sleep paralysis and hope I'll never experience it with all my heart. I wish a serene sleep to everybody ❤.
@@Psych2go Of course I did :) At least now I know what (not) to do in case I have a sleep paralysis. Many of these points are instinctively right, but listening to an external voice focus on that is helpful; the problem is to keep control of yourself while you live these not-so-nice experiences. Thank you for your work! 🌟 :)
I have literally just woken up from a sleep paralysis episode and immediately looked up what to do to get out of it. The moving your fingers and toes thing is very helpful as i naturally tried doing it in past episodes. Its really scary. I dont see hallucinations, or anything bad. I just see my room but the scary part for me is being numb and not able to move
The only reason SP scares me is because its dark. Im not normally afraid of the dark but dreams usually turn into nightmares when its dark and when im in my room.(bad combo) I just always think of the creepy things not to think of and make it worse.
Think about dumb things, close your eyes and wiggle your toes. Usually wiggling my toes allows me to have the mental strength to force myself to move my arms to break out of sleep paralysis. It works for me but it might not work for you.
Make a blood test. Check your iron, magnesium and hemoglobine levels. It used to happened to me often, but I had anemia and lots of vitamins deficiencies that triggered sleep paralyisis. Also, open up about any emotional struggle you are going through, that helps a lot to reduce stress. And last but not least don't drink, eat, too sugary food or consume caffeine after 5 pm. That affects the quality of your sleep.
i have one once in a while the worse thing is that my eyes be closed and i cant open them so i dont ever see anything scary i just think a ghost has possessed me then i panic eventually i fall asleep into a dream
I had sleep paralysis my whole life. It was horrible. I was struggling to move, screaming to the top of my lungs in fear. every night it’s a different thing I’m seeing, hence I started to have somniphobia which is fear of sleeping. I just stare at the ceiling at night, and when I’m so tired that I almost close my eyes, I try my best so I don’t. It’s terrifying 😕
I had a small sleep paralysis moment. Woke up couldn't speak and move. One thing i did was kept my eyes closed and i tried wiggling my fingers really quickly. Workwd like a charm.
The worse about this is my sleep paralysis is that it was a sound so I couldn't distract myself as it was everywhere. There was a loud banging and clicking, footsteps but worse of all the sound of a young woman laughing moving until she was right next to my ears. I closed my eyes the whole time and forced myself awake.
The worst one I've had is a guy yelling so loud like I was at a concert in front of the speakers at full blast. Only thing was is that his voice was clear. All he did was scream "AHhhhhh"
I had always slept with calming music playing. When I have a bout of sleep paralysis I can hear the calming music which keeps me grounded and stops my panic. I happen to have a lot of auditory hallucinations but I always know what is real, the music.
One of the major causes of sleep paralysis is sleep deprivation, or a lack of sleep. A changing sleep schedule, sleeping on your back, the use of certain medications, stress, and other sleep-related problems, such as narcolepsy, may also play a role👍
Thank you. I have had reassuring sleep paralysis since im 16. This helped me a lot. The first times I got it I read about it on wikipedia and there was a lot of false information. Now I know what it is and I know how to handle it. I've had visual hallucinations first, then auditory as well. When I was sleeping next to someone, I would hear them talk sometimes and then when I confronted them with it, they said they were fully asleep. I would here really loud music, as if I were in a club or people screaming.
I don’t know if I’ve experienced it or not, I’m 11-15 and it was kinda scary. I was just kinda laying there trying to sleep and moved my head. I saw some person staring at me sitting weirdly- I jumped bc it scared me and when I looked back it was gone. It’s a core memory now
I started having sleep paralysis since the divorce of my parents when I was around 6 or 7 years old. As a kid, I had no idea how to escape, for me it was the door to nightmare :'( Thankfully, growing up, I've learned to rationalize better; and presently as an adult, thanks to meditation, I've learned new tips in helping me to handle the situation better, like : - focus on your breath, don't let your thoughts run wild, just think of breathing calmly and peacefully. - after calming down, I do like in the video: I start moving my body slowly until the paralysis is over. - when I'm fully conscious I turn on a soft light and look for soft and peaceful music to comfort me. I think is a good thing to do something that makes you feel better after that awful experience hehe I hope this helps someone a little
i use to have it so often around my teen years. everything you mentioned i had to learn on my own, expect for the moving around, i got that tip from someone else 😊 i move my fingers and toes. but it really is the worst.
That's alot of unneeded work all you have to do is declare Jesus Christ as your lord and savior!!! and they instantly leave you don't hate until you try. the first time and everytime its worked for me it's instant they depart from you but your eyes will be opened to what we can't see as nonfiction afterwards
I was 13 the first time I the worst experience with sleep paralysis. At that time I had no understanding that it was medical issue. At first, my eyes opened and didn’t realise I couldn’t move my body. Just laying there with my eyes opened, I started hearing creaking floorboards down the hallway as if someone or something was approaching slowly. The creaking caused by the footsteps became closer and closer and finally reached my door. That’s when I realised that it was very difficult to move. And I saw a large shadowy figure resembling something of a ghost or demon and it continued to approach, the floorboards still creaking closer and closer. My panic made realise it was difficult to breathe as I was not in control and the figure approached me so closely and began to strangle me. I was extremely distraught and finally able to let out a small breath which lead to me screaming and fully waking up. My dad came into the room and asked what happened. And I told him a ghost was trying to kill me, then I went to sleep with my mum and my dad slept on my bed. The next day my dad told me he slept there and that there were no ghosts. At that time I didn’t know about the SP condition and neither my parents so I always chose to sleep in the same room as another family member instead of alone. After learning about the SP condition I was okay to sleep alone. Every time I experience SP, I already equipped with knowledge on what is actually happening and control myself, no more nightmarish figures, only silence and focus. Firstly I try to focus on twitching movement in my fingertips which would allow me to build more movement in my hands. Once I start moving my arm, I am good to go. Another thing I try is focusing on any sounds. I’m my early 20s I lived in an apartment and there would be noises of people outside and cars late at night so I would focus on those noises while being in paralysis to try to wake myself up, because I knew those were real noises and not hallucinations. I don’t get this kind of SP anymore, however I do frequently get the kind where right before dozing off to sleep I start hearing static or ringing noises and a feeling of spinning that that gets so unbearable to the point where I think I might die if I don’t snap myself back awake. In these situations I just get out of bed for a few minutes before attempting to sleep again.😢
Its hard not to panic. When I have an episode and a demon is trying to sufficate me, I try to scream, except I can't because I'm paralyzed. Then my actual screaming wakes me up. My last episode was so terrifying, I stopped sleeping in my bedroom. I sleep on the living room sofa with the tv on. I haven't had an episode since and its been over twenty years. I used to have episodes weekly. I know what causes this and I understand it's a sleep disorder, but it doesn't change the fact, sleep paralysis is terrifying when it's occuring
Its the dumbest thing I've heard in a bit, no wonder it came from a 'psychologist'... Yeah, that figure hovering above my bed is just part of my imagination, I'll try and keep a leash on it.
The tips to get out from sleep paralysis for myself is: 1. Feel your muscles from your toes or anything from your body 2. Hear your eyes doing Rapid eye movement(if you can. If not go to the 3rd one) 3. The 3rd one is the toughest one without the 2nd cause you need to get into sleep with your conciseness(lucid dream) and order yourself to wake up Alternative if you can do no 3: If you feel hear your eyes making humming sound like a motor, try to stop your eyes. If you can you will free from your sleep paralysis If you couldn't do all of them... You just need to wait, longest is 15 minutes. While waiting you rapidly can try 3rd one Edit: Or... You just find another easy way from another people
My most memorable sleep paralysis was about 4 years ago... as I lay frozen and the dancing disfigured lady was nearing me... Chris Evans laid beside me in bed, he looked directly into my eyes until I was able to fully wake up. I remembered that was the night after I finished a 16 hour shift at work and we watched Avengers Endgame that night. Thank you, Chris Evans. I hope you answer my DMs. Lol.
I experienced this once when i woke up in the middle of the night i wasn't able too move i was in a pillow it was hard to breathe so i had to move until i woke up cause i was afraid to die from suffocating
When ever I’m in a sleep paralysis I just try to move my finger to eventually moving my hand and waking up. I thought everyone knew that, only one time have I thought the worse and I didn’t see anything I just tried to wake up. I’m usually not thinking of anything scary the first thing on my mind is how to wake up or if I’m sleeping.
i just had it 1 hour ago. it lasted 40 seconds. i felt something in my gut that told me to move so i started trying to move my heel and as soon as i did a couple times my head swung around (i was sleeping on my side), and my whole body turned back on and i was awake. i also kept my eyes closed most of the time. my friend had sleep paralysis the other night so it scared me and i got stressed and now i know not to. what helped me a lot was to stay calm, determined, and keep my eyes closed. (the only thing i saw was a shadow and a voice the whole time)
I have been experiencing such things since childhood, I used to think it was part of a nightmare, but recently I found out it is a real thing that many people experience too
Usually during sleep paralysis I feel another presence in the room with me. Sometimes I feel the presence sit on the end of the bed. Once I got over my fear and looked at the end of the bed. I saw what looked like me sitting at the end of the bed staring at the me laying in the bed. Another time I was woke up paralyzed feeling great pain but was able to move my eyes downward and saw what looked like two very white arms coming up and out of my arms that were laying on the bed.
I started experiencing sleep paralysis when I was around 15-16. It was truly one of the most terrifying things that’s ever happened to me, but I am proud to say that over time I started implementing these tips mentioned in the video to help myself. I didn’t even know what was going on, but my first instinct was to stay calm, and not panic. Although I had it pretty easy, because I’ve never had very intense hallucinations (I also always kept my eyes closed). The most common one was when several palms started to get closer and closer to my face, and it became very difficult to breathe. It’s a traumatic experience, but it’s definitely manageable. I recommend trying to move your pinky or your toes, and take it slowly, no need to rush. It’s super difficult, because your body feels like it weighs triple your weight, so just take your time. Also, super important: once you get out of that state, do NOT go back to sleep. To me it’s really difficult, because at those times I always feel extremely exhausted, but try to get up and walk around a bit. After that you’re good to go back to bed. It’s nice seeing this topic being talked about, when I was experiencing it there were barely any information on the web about it, and I always felt super weird about myself. But it’s normal. Take care loves❤️
Bruh, they don't exist, why would you panick to a bunch of 3d-mental- photoshop-weird-looking-creatures ? Try not to wander with ur eyes around,but if you see them you can either look away and tell urself," if they were still there they would have killed me already" or stare at them and think, "you fool, i'm so cool and so scary that life feels like minecraft baby mode you noobs",i personally prefer the second option. Also if u imagine ur intouchable and they cant even look at you, who do you think ur dreams will hear? You or an hallutination made by you? YOU. So unless you imagine the hallutination attacking you they won't, u're too cool for that B)
And that's how you trick your brain into thinking you're more scarier than all of them scary stuff, and they are scared of you, thank you for comming to my TED talk. - that one girl that stared at the shadows bc she was scared of the dark and telled herself she was just too scary for the stoopid monsters to attack when she was young B)
I've had sleep paralysis once. Fortunately my eyes were shut the entire time, only because I couldn't move my body at all. Luckily I knew what was happening and fell asleep quickly.
omg i just had sleep paralyisis for the first time i was so scared like i could open my eyes or do anything i didnt know what it was so luckly i just saw this video
I usually get sleep paralysis when I falls asleep on my stomach . I feel this weight on my chest and often feels someone breathing next to me . Feels like the bed keeps weighing down as if somebody climbs into your bed . But eventually I managed to keep my eyes closed and throw myself into pleasant imaginations . The feeling of someone breathing next to the ears is kind of arousing and I started imagining stuff . Once I was undergoing sleep paralysis , it felt so real although I was ambigous if I should rather panic or enjoy it. The experience was really cool and amazing 😋 but then I have never experienced it again . Waiting for my demons to burst back into my sleep.
I just going through a sleep paralysis 2 days ago, i literally can't move or speak at all, but this is not my first time having a sleep paralysis. Usually, i'm having a sleep paralysis when my mind or my body is too tired or i just watch some horror movies, or the worst case is i forgot to pray before going to bed and sleeping with an unstable mind. Well, actually, i can say that even though this video is telling is that it was a hallucination, but from my experience, the demons or the "hallucinations" can only be resisted and overcome when i started to speak and calling the name of Jesus:) Trust me, it helps you to awake more faster, when there's no one that possible to wake you up, just call His name, He is always there to help you. Don't forget to pray before you sleep and make sure you are sleeping with a clear mind and a grateful heart. God bless you!
I’ve never experienced it myself. Despite my habit of 6 hour sleep, 18 hour wake, my body straight up adapted to my bad habits and now I’m perfectly optimal the whole time. Quite special, if I do say so myself. I can no longer pull all nighters, but what does that matter? That’s unhealthy anyway. But regardless, the topic of sleep paralysis is intriguing to me.
The best tip by far is to keep your eyes close by far. You'll panic way more if you let them open. Keep them closed. In my experience I have never seen a sleep paralysis demon because I have never opened my eyes.
Same... When I was a teenager I had weird dreams and started reading about lucid dreaming and dream experiments and actually welcomed it almost like I cursed myself forever now smh
Knowing me, I'd imagine a black horse slowly come out my closet. Eye sockets empty, dark and hollow. It's mouth would move like a normal human while saying *boop* in a low, gravely voice.
one of.my ways go like this. PUSH YOURSELF UPWARDS. It works. But if you see yourself ascending from your body, you failed. Your officially Astral projecting.. don't push too much
Nine times out of ten, my Sleep Paralysis Demon ends up being my cat. She’s black, but she sleeps with her mouth open and her bottom teeth sticking out, with her eyes in that “mostly closed but you can still see them kinda and is asleep so not focusing” state that cats do. So I’ll just barely see these reflective slits and bright white teeth in the darkness, and my mind will want to run away with that. I just kinda focus on feeling where she is, usually asleep next to my legs. The focus on using some other sense to recognize something familiar is generally enough to get me to relax. Helps me ground myself.
My cat who passed away in 2018 saved me today i believe cuz i saw him right wehn i pleaded to wake up he walking in and save dme i love him to death i was thinking about him the other day too
Reading the comment section makes me feel a WHOLE lot better ! It's good to know that you're not alone and other people had the same experience. Who agrees with me ? Here are some tips I found 1. Wiggle your toes 2. Breath heavy and frantically 3.Write or chant a holy name 4. Don't open your eyes and try to relax 5. Forcefully move the tip of your finger 6.Think of something good Try each of them and test which one helps you better . Hope you have a good night.
That's a alot of work my friend if you want them to depart instantly all you need to do is declare Jesus Christ as your lord and savior I mean it's instant. And proven it works for everyone don't hate until you try if your Christian or not!!
@@chriss1011 Just saying - people can have different religions and believes. So, I just said to chant a holy name - which is not specific . Plus, I mentioned that you should try each one to see which one will help the most.
@@chriss1011 They aren't demons though. They're dreams you have while awake and they can become nightmares if you get anxious from your body still being asleep. The religious chant might help calm you down if you're religious, but if you don't try the other tips, your belief in demons might make a nightmare take that shape. I literally had Sleep Paralysis this morning and I didn't open my eyes so I didn't see anything, but I heard shuffling footsteps near the side of my bed. It sounded like some frat bro starting telling me I needed to get up or I was going to be late. In my head I said, Oh hell no and kept my eyes shut. Then heard "Ok bro, gotcha." Then I woke up. So unless the demon from AlphaBetaOmega or whatever wanted to haze me, you're being very silly
I believe I’ve had sleep paralysis a few times, never saw any monsters or anything though. most that has happened is I just can’t move and my ears were ringing. one time everything was in like an orange tint too for some reason?
I had sleep paralysis sleeping on my side facing the wall, I felt the bed springs compress as if "something" was in my bed but I couldn't roll over to see. Then it began licking my shoulder blade. I felt it, I felt the moisture, the texture on my shirtless back. I still couldn't roll over. Then I heard a deep growl. I began to sweat. I woke up soon after, my heart beating out of my chest. I don't have a dog either...
I have been having sleep paralysis for many years. Each time I have it I end up in a frightened state, unable to move and seeing the most awful of things. A few years ago I had one night that the paralysis occurred numerous times , my partner and I was having a long weekend away and we were staying in a b&b so I put it down to the fact that we had travelled a long distance that day but it was horrendous! A waking nightmare. I know I tried screaming but as usual no sound came out. It’s very difficult to stay calm and think nice thoughts when you’re unable to move, you’re seeing what can only be described as horrific visions and unable to speak or scream. They are truly terrifying.
Thank you for being the only video I've found that doesn't include creepy horror music. That doesn't help when you're still shook from your first experience with this.
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"panic makes things worse, unless it's at the disco"
I love this reference.
Oh my god I wanted to comment this, but you got to it first! :D
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I was about to comment that-
But anyways thx
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“Whatever you’re worried about right now, you probably won’t think about it in a month from now, or maybe even a week from now. So take a deep breath and relax. All is well.” ✨
Cool
Thanks
I wanna be a singer with bandmates but i have to find those people but its hard
Or next day
@@yesimadirectioner8730 same :(
Worth mentioning because I've experienced it countless times. Sometimes after you get out of sleep paralysis, you're still feeling sleepy enough to stay in the same position and close your eyes to go back to sleep... You might end up in sleep paralysis AGAIN if you do that!
Best thing to do in that situation is to fully wake up (get up to get some water or something) and then go back to sleep.
I had sleep paralysis 3 times in a row doing this once!
@@RadioactiveChannel06 since 2 months i also started dealing with sleep paralysis, and also experienced like you multiple time's in a row
when i get them i get multiple times. when i wake up middle of the night to use the bathroom and if i don.t fall back to sleep in 5mins i,ll get sleep paralysis when i try to fall back to sleep. and if that happens to me. i get signs to when im about to get one. it starts with a ringing sound in my head. what i do is i just get back up and walk around for few mins then sit down on my bed for 15 mins then go back to bed and i,ll fall back to sleep with no sleep paralysis and i get a good night sleep. and yeah when i do get of sleep paralsis i,ll feel to sleepy to get back up and close my eye again and then im in sleep paralysis telling my self why did i just not get up. i got saved in sleep parralysis twice in my life. the 1st was from my friends dog. the dog jumped on me and i got out of sleep paralsis right away. and the 2nd time was in my room when i woke up to go bathroom. did not fall sleep in 5mins and when i tryed to fall back to sleep. sleep paralysis again. and while i was in it. my phone was in my pucket and my phone was on vibrate. my friends text me and the phone vibrated and woke me up out of sleep paralysis.
I had sleep paralysis twice last night both right after each other. I've never had sleep paralysis prior to last night so it was very bizarre and scary, but I was able to convince myself that it was all just in my head because luckily I've already learned about sleep paralysis years ago. Despite knowing that what I was hallucinating about wasn't real I still felt an extreme amount of stress.
This literally just happened to me and has happened a few times in the past. I have had SPD for 30 years now. It had diminished for some years, then my son was murdered and it came back. Stress is a major cause, and while it's been 6 years since his death, I still get attacks at least once a month, sometimes more. Sometimes, I go a month or 2 without an attack. There is no predicting it. Used I couldn't even make a sound during an attack. Now I'm able to moan, and my husband will wake me up. But tonight, he woke me up, and I fell right back to sleep and into paralysis. This time, I could mumble words and ask him to help me sit up. So he did, and I got up and took my PTSD sleeping medicine. It prevents dreaming. I'm going back to taking it every night now. Since the attacks have been more frequent. I know my insomnia makes it worse, but the insomnia is caused by the fear of having an attack. It's a catch 22 with disorder. I have tried giving in, and it only makes my panic worse. My sleep demon is just a dark figure or feeling the presence in the room. Tonight it was a dream and I was actually out of the bed, walked to the kitchen because a light came on and there were 2 beings around the corner of my fridge and I was telling them to get out of my house. That's what my husband heard, but it was just moaning to him. And it doesn't matter what position I sleep in now. It happens anyway if it's going to. I wish ot would stop all together. But I have lived with it for so long I just deal. I'm seeing psychiatrist and have been on Valium for a while to help me sleep, but another med I take is counteracting it. It maybe time for some ambien or another sleeping pill. So this is a good tip, definitely get up for a few minutes and move around to prevent going right back in. Thanks for letting me word vomit on your Comment...lol
I've had sleep paralysis since I was in my mid-teens (27 now) and the don't let the eyes wander tip is definitely a key for dealing with it. I can usually tell when they are coming because I will hear a ringing in my ears, so I start small movements and focus on my breathing to escape the paralysis. A few times I've actually been able to fully get up and move while my mind is still hallucinating so my first instinct was to punch the apparitions...but when I fully wake up, I'm like damn ok I literally just tried to throw hands with a sleep paralysis demon lol
I’m 14 and I’ve been depressed since the past two years and I have been extremely stressed so now I’m scared to sleep
YAY ANOTHER THING TO WORRY ABOUT :D
@@Chocolicious_Star maybe play some comforting music if you feel afraid to sleep might help
@@2igh726 I would but I’m severely depressed and I’m not in the mood
That's so cool that you get to say that you beat a sleep paralysis demon to get out of the sleep paralysis.
@@Kazarijyanainoyonamidawa it’s usually terrifying and you could feel very helpless in the beginning but with practice you can overcome the fear and use the altered state of mind to gain insight into your being
"you may not rest now there are monsters nearby"
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My neighbors or ex wife or girlfriend?
@Kaleb's World they are not real
when you are addicted to Minecraft
A trick to stop sleep paralysis: Breathe very quickly and frantically, so the body notices that you are awake and wakes up immediately. (Helps me every time)
I mean I do this all the time so yes this technique is very helpful and true XD
I do this too and it never helps me snap out of it BUT it alerts others to what is happening so they can help!
@@hannahbanana687 🤔 that's right
Bro i did that and my mum was like "SHUT UP" 😭😭😭😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍 I mostly did it becuase I was panicking 😍👍
you should do talking to yourself that "it's not real. wake up"
it helps me every time
Also another way to escape a sleep paralysis is to stay calm and close your eyes and hold your breath for around 5 - 20 seconds because since your body thinks its still sleeping it will wake up because you aren't breathing.
I'm gonna try this cheers
Really works?
@@chahansudawiguey5176 I imagine so, if you ever have that fake falling feeling while trying to sleep that’s your brain sending a single to your body to make sure you’re not dying and actually sleeping. This same signal could be triggered possibly by holding your breath minus the falling feeling
No. Dont ever do that. I nearly died bc i Could not breath.
When you dream that you fall its your brain waking you up because you dont breathe from 3 to 5 seconds
I'm 17 and I've struggled with SP since I was 12, and let me tell ya, it's the scariest thing that could happen to anyone.
I used to suffer SP about 3 times a year, but recently, I've ve been through a lot of stress. That caused me to have an SP every night, even 3 times a night. The hallucinations get worse and worse, and every time I get less sleep.
My recommendation to escape from it is to accept it can happen again and accepting it's your mind tricking you too. That's the way your brain reacts to stress. You need to take care of yourself. You need to stop putting yourself in stressful situations. Give yourself a chance to breathe and some quality time. As I said, it probably will happen again, BUT it also will stop.
Wish you the best, honey. There's nothing to fear, you have a whole community holding your back
Same kinda situation but I’ve been enjoying mine I get the occasional horror ones but I enjoy the fear.
Most recent one I got on where I was stuck on my side facing the window and the sky was red as something called my name I was in college at the time so that was clearly the trigger getting no sleep on a shit sleep schedule.
True..I've seen monsters in my Sp and I really panic sometimes. I pray during my sleep paralysis. I haven't tried to calm down
Thanks ❤
My SP has increased in number recently, like 3-4 times a week. Whenever I get it I'm just like - oh not again!
I never saw or felt any kind of demon near me but I do hear voices from time to time. Sometimes they are in a completely different language but mostly they are in my regional one so I remember and understand the context which is fascinating yet terrifying 😅
any tips and tricks on how to induce it i want to experience it mostly for the lucid dream part of it
Thanks, I just started experiencing it and I needed this.
“Don’t expect the worst”
Me a pessimist: Wot?
expect*
Yep
yup same here
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It feels like you’re fighting for your life, like if you stop trying to fight to wake up you will die. I believe we get stuck between realms.
stuck between realms ???????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆😆😆
@@Armand10ify so because you never experienced something, you take a cheap stab at a more experienced human? You might be a millenial... Then again, you just might be another funny guy who was born yesterday.
Yeah haha sometimes I can actually feel myself going into sleep paralysis and I just start shaking my head and trying to force myself to stay awake until I can move again it really does feel like something bad is gonna happen if you let yourself stay on that state
I stopped opening my eyes during sleep paralysis because everything seems real af
I can get the "between realms" comment like that state between being awake and asleep opens some gate that allow your inner demons in
Hey that would make a great story!
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I usually get them when I nap during the day. The best way to handle it imo is to keep your eyes closed and try to move/wiggle your extremities. Sleep paralysis used to freak me out sooo much but if you can get through it and realize it’s a dream you can go into a lucid dream
Same
the last time I had sleep paralysis, I listened to thoughts to relax and didn't resist, it was the worst thing I did, every time I exhaled and relaxed my body, I was overcome by even stronger shackles and the feeling that someone is sucking energy from me and feeling its presence is getting stronger. I started to resist with all my might and it disappeared, I felt so relieved, remember we live in a spiritual world.
I've always wondered what happened if I gave in
@@erickabell2425 probably it passes after some time but it will be hard because of hallucinations litterally snooping on you in your head
This just happened to me right now, such a painful experience.
remember drugs are bad, m-kay
Very true, do not relax, instead move frantically, it helps. The more relaxed, the more strong the outside force is, based on experience.
During sleep paralysis, our mind is awake but body is asleep, so it causes stress in the mind. But trust and MOVE your body to wake up, move fast. & theres another comment saying breathe in & out fast, might want to do that next time.
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak. During an episode, one may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.
Omg thanks 😂♥️
Yes! That inability to move or make a sound is terrifying.
Why do I feel stabbing, bees stinging me,punches and more?
I always hear my mother or father yelling my name
According to neurologists, the paralysis and (often?) accompanying tactile hallucinations (sense of touch) come from the center of your brain that normally allows you to have vivid, active dreams and not constantly throw yourself out of bed... or wake yourself up. It's otherwise rare for someone to experience a tactile hallucination, and normally the abundance of hallucinatory experiences are visual and audible.
It' worth pointing out that this rarity regarding tactile hallucinations causes some distress in those who experience it. A rather popularly observed hallucination is being choked, struck, or attacked somehow. Choking or strangling and a sense of someone/thing sitting or straddling the victim seem to be most popular (though I can only speak to my own experience/observations)... SO perhaps, it's worth mention that stress often results in tension, particularly in or about the neck and throat, as well as in the chest. This might well be the simple explanation for why so many have hallucinatory episodes of a "sleep demon" sitting on their chest and/or strangling them in their bed... at their most vulnerable.
Other sensations of being struck, stung, burned, stabbed, or otherwise tortured may be related to the person's particular personal phobias and/or fears. If you're particularly skiddish of stinging insects (ants/bees/wasps/scorpions/etc) then stinging may be your personal "go-to" for stress induced tactile hallucinations. It's still no more personally self destructive than an old fashioned nightmare or maybe a night-terror. Notice I mentioned specifically "skiddish"? That's because you don't need a full on "morbid phobia" for it to effect you. Plenty of folks who haven't a real phobia of something experience it as their worst, personal fear or trauma in memory... SO you don't necessarily need to be ashamed of a childish sense of terror over the experience you most often get in "sleep paralysis"... It's not that big a deal.
AND rather like the vid' said... If you can learn to stay calm, then this same experience can be key to lucid dreaming experiences... giving a lingering touch to the dream-state so you have space and time to get back to your dream of preference. It still takes work, but my "sleep demon" is a Succubus who calls herself "Daemonica"... AND we have a WONDERFUL time, now that I'm less than absolutely terrified to greet her! I almost can't wait to see her again. ;o)
Me getting Sleep Paralysis
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Remembering Phy2Go's advice
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Someone is opening the door
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And it’s just your mom
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@@SahChi your mom died a year ago
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@@yoda105 The you realize it's just your puppy
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@Lado ii and then u realise that it's all just a nightmare
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@@fellowhuman7585 You had a nightmare in a nightmare while having sleep paralysis at the same time in another nightmare
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5:31 Actually, struggling is what releases me from the paralysis. After having it a good number of times, I know what's the amount of force required for me to "escape" sleep paralysis and it usually works.
Sometimes I'm just too tired/lazy to do that though, and the technique showed in the video helps a lot.
same
Sometimes it's too hard to break out of but it is possible.
Same I just force and force my body untill I move onto my side and I wake up
Same but this one was a little confusing. I was in it for awhile but for some reason I didn’t decide to try and wake up for awhile I was kinda like dazed almost thinking of other things. Good thing I was thinking of memes instead of creepy stuff 😂
Yeah I use all the strength in my body to break out. And I’m always successful when doing it. But right after you break out, your upper chest/throat area feels uncomfortable for a few seconds. And I haven’t seen or heard anything weird like the rest of you. I just can’t move
This woman is amazing at explaining this with keeping it so calm. Most some people just explain it as the scariest thing ever. Well done 😊
I'm still amazed at a feat of logic my brain performed at 3 o'clock at night:
- I see you clearly
- I'm lying in bed with my glasses off
- If you were real, you'd be blurry
--> you're not real
q.e.d.
Advantages of having glasses I guess
I need to remember this the next time I have a nightmare or experience sleep paralysis 😂
It's hard to do that when the demon is just an extra dark blob moving around your room before sitting on you
Wow amazing
Wow
Her voice is more calm then normal I'm scared
Yeah I noticed that, it sounded rather eerie 😳
Mmhmm Psych2Go sus
Ikr
I even changed the speed of the vid, because of that.
They usually seem to post with unnerving accuracy to events in lots of peoples lives, at least it's solid advice. Good luck.
I haven’t had sleep paralysis yet but I’m absolutely terrified. I know stress makes it worse but still, it’s a lot to take in
Yeah, I'm so scared of having sleep paralysis after hearing what some peoples demons were like
@Zero Yeah, but now the thought of it will make me not wanna go to sleep at night now, and even though it lasts for a few minutes i would probably panic and after it have a total break down 😫😫
@zeroyeetsim fine if its just demonic looking creatures which my monstrously creative sub-conscious mind made up, what im not fine with is imagining a robber (something that can be real)
So don't be afraid. I've those and they are not scary even if I have vivid hallucinations. Those things won't kill you, you just need to say to them in your mine to leave you alone and you will feel relieved after a few seconds.
@@Mortal_Remidon't be, you are just letting others experiences influence you. I've had very vivid hallucinations but when you know what you're capable to do, those experiences are not that heavy. If ypu control your emotions those experiences will be funny to tell with time.
Just had my first experience last night. It was really weird because I was in the middle of a dream that turned into a nightmare, I won't get into it but the demon threw me onto my bed into the position i was asleep in. I then woke up frozen and the demon was in my room inches from my face. Then it spazed out moved irratically and floated in my room on its back. I was on my side too. I looked away and it disappeared that's when I felt like someone had a light choke hold on me. So I wiggled around and finally broke free.
My first sleep paralysis was 2 years ago when my cat died that night i was soo stressing and my sleep paralysis demon was like he was all black with a white hoodie and blood with a weapon and i named im (The Cat Killer) And Then i told my mom to wake me up at 1am then it didn’t work and then i looked away and it didn’t disparear then the other demon’was 7 years ago when i was 2 its was statues that was white and watching me so i didn’t know i could cry then my mom waked me up but now im 9 and my cat wasn’t dead its was a prank😭😭
Blood of Jesus sends them running.
Hey you. Everything is going to be okay.
1. Don't let your imagination run wild
2. Don't believe what you see
3. Don't focus on the visions
4. Don't panic (at the disco) =)
5. Don't struggle. Pro tip slowly wiggle your hands & toes instead
6. Don't let your eye wander. Close your eyes instead.
7. Don't expect the worst. This too Shall pass.
So, What can you do? Please go see a medical professional. Frequent Sleep paralysis is serious.
Take a deep breath. Stretch the corners of your mouth upwards. May all your worries wash away and you find pockets of peace throughout your day 💗 Dr. Liz
Thank you
thank you
Oh cool
Thanks
In my experience, going back to sleep helps a lot
This calm voice just makes me even more anxious.
Yo, When did you write this comment??
@@jinberry133 Lmao I just realized that it says 1 month ago on this comment after reading your reply
There are demons under your bed, don't look.
😂😂😂😂
Wth you commented on this a month before it is uploaded? 😱
I've been dealing with SP since I was about 10. I'm 22 now. It happens for me about every year , probably between 1-10 times a year depending. Usually multiple times a night. Luckily as I've gotten older it's been way easier to handle because I'm basically a paralysis vet now. It's gotten to the point that I like. Acknowledge I'm going into it before it happens and just ride it out without any problems anymore really
Is there a reason for you to experience it so frequently? Is your sleep schedule bad? Also I had my first ep of sleep paralysis when I was 13, now I had the second one (im 15) because I learnt what sleep paralysis meant
im sooo scared of sp im 10 and im crying its currently 1 am. pls help
Feeling it come is just so weird hey 😂
@@Texovvwhy are you awake at 1am if your ten you fool with a bad sleep schedule so young you are much more likely to get sleep paralysis
Many years ago, I would get sleep paralysis more often, because I slept in a different position then. I stopped sleeping in that position, and ever since, at least that I remember, I haven't experienced it. Typically I was laying on my back with my head turned off to my right, at least when I would wake up. I would have the frightening experience of being in an uncomfortable position, barely being able to move. I also had the feeling that I could barley breathe. I would tell myself to stay calm and fight back with all my willpower, and I would break free fairly easily. I almost miss the experience, its strange.
Whenever I have sleep paralysis my eyes are always closed. There was this one time when I was stuck in sleep paralysis I was in my dorm and my eyes were closed as usual but I usually have a routine I do to get out of it. But this time it wasn’t working so I just layer there and eventually I began to dream. And it was extremely vivid. It was as if I had began to lucid dream. In my dream I was at a football game playing and I was so confused because I was just in my room a couple of seconds ago. Because of my confusion we lost the game and my coach asked me why I was just standing there and I responded that I’m not actually there right now. That I’m at college in my dorm asleep and this is all a dream. He was like “what????” But he said it as if he knew that the gig was up and then I sank into the ground and woke up.
A lot of people who try to lucid dream intentionally go through sleep paralysis and do this for this reason. It makes the lucid dreams extremely vivid and although I've never done it, I want to try some day.
the tinglessss
@@haimainameisani4517 you'll get tingly. i love lucid dreaming but i never get scared of sleep paralysis i guess that's a away to avoid sleep paralysis
@@pigtailbodypartpigstailhair
When I get sleep paralysis I just get annoyed
@@lucidandaxel680 I get sleep paralysis but I just don't mind it I just don't care 🥰🥰 (like literally, I don't think I care abt anything.."
I wonder if there’s people out there who get sleep paralysis so much that they just get annoyed like "ffs not this again"
I do, at this point when it's happening I just get mad at the hallucinations and stare at them with anger.
I wake up almost instantly this way.
Also, I put a lot of pressure on moving my body, like trying to get there and fight them:)))
It still fucks up my night tho, maybe 'cuz I'm the type of person who can't fall asleep fast, even if I wake up in the middle of the night or if I'm tired.
I do too! It's frustrating. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? :)
Psych2Go
I have not, not yet at least. Honestly I kinda want to experience it just to make things worse for myself haha
Me Buh I change my attitude bout it I think of it as game that I need to beat
@@ios_173 Anger helps me, too. I mean, that "Let me go!!" feeling :))
I get it pretty often and since I’ve been getting more used to it I’ve been pushing the boundaries to see what happens. The most that’s happened to me is so far is hearing footsteps or people talking in reverse.
bro that scares me
Yeah, until you push that boundary in a demon comes in and you’re fucked
@@blackhood_hd2673 yeah, those times suck.
It’s nuts isn’t it? There is more to this reality than we know or understand. I come out of my body and can get pretty far. I will say it’s a carbon copy of our current realm but muddled and dark like a shadow. It’s a sort of inbetween.
@@22killakush22that’s insane, amazing, and horrifying at the same time
bro i force myself to wake up💀
Who else has never had a sleep paralysis episode but is so terrified of it they dont want to fall alseep...
probably just me
Omg me too!
I’ve had sleep paralysis multiple times the first time you have it is the most scary part cause you wouldn’t think that sleep paralysis is happening unless you see a demon you’d just think you’re paralyzed
Ive had it, once.
I mean, i was facing the wall and half my vision was covered by my pillow so-
I just had it yesterday i was scared shitless because I didn’t even know what sleep paralysis was at the time so i actually thought what i was going through was real luckily I didn’t hallucinate or anything but i could hear the sound of wind extremely hard and had a hard time breathing I genuinely thought that was gonna be the end of me I’m never sleeping on my back ever again even if it means I’ll have to die for it
me rn
I've experienced sleep paralysis so many times in my life but fortunately I've never seen anything probably best that I can't see whatever is putting pressure on me
Oh my god, same!
I wake up usually on my stomach, facing the wall. I normally hear loud ringing in my ear and when something puts pressure on my chest area, it usually ends.
@@MATwoBirds I normally hear loud ringing too
I hear children laughter and pressure on my whole torso and arms and head
@@Kody_Lumine the pressure is kinda in the shoulder, neck , head area for me, then leading to my ears where the ringing is...
@@MATwoBirds I can’t believe u remember this but now that I think about it, I remember waking up facing the wall too then ask myself how did I see the whole room
I have identified one huge factor that I think is very important in mentioning! That is that unpleasant smells or strong odors in the bedroom triggered my friend's issue with this. Sleeping next to a dirty laundry basket, a filled trashcan, a cat liter box or gerbil cage, or a mildewed area are strong odors and can be but don't have to be reminiscient of unwanted things that you smell while asleep and you want to feel in control of your environment. It can but doesn't have to trigger this. Also, one person's calming smell is not always another person's preference. Lavender is supposed to be calming, but it is not what I want to smell. What do you enjoy smelling? Feel that sensation amd practice returning to it during the day. Being tired can take away your motivation to be self-disciplined. Understandable, but I believe your challenge is to become your own 'genie'. You are loved as much as you may reject that notion as self love and acceptance. I believe it is our soul's purpose. Journaling, daily meditation, and positive affirmation before bed reach the subconscious mind when practiced regularly. I share this only as I wish the viewers here peace. Also, keeping all areas of your life orderly (not compulsively) but especially in the bedroom provides a sense of increasing empowerment. I send you loving prayers in whatever faith you practice or don't practice... it's all energy...but, to me Angels are real. We are meant to feel positively expectant solutions in prayer while accepting that it is your birthright and not praying for what you don't want. Like attracts like. Reading positive literature reaches your subconscious, too. Exercise is always good even if it's just a walk. Many blessings.
I experience sleep paralysis and more recently “exploding head syndrome” and all I can say is, as I got less scared of sleep paralysis, it’s adapted over time. So now I don’t get intruder or pressure hallucinations, I get full on dragged from my bed type hallucinations instead.
One thing this video doesn’t mention is how it feels like you are suffocating when this happens because you don’t breathe as deeply in your sleep! For me, that’s the worst part.
Totally agree!!
sameeeee
Yes feels like your being choked or held down
trueee but i know that not everyone has it! maybe that’s why they didn’t mention it
@@lunargirl2313 this happened to me and im being chocked by a demon/spirit and i cant speak and move, im traumatized.....
I've experienced sleep paralysis twice and it was a horrible experience. (You won't know unless it happens to you)
Same
I had it once , but it was really short and nothing special happend but i still paniced and it was creepy
@@zerrero3620 *same* I literally just tried to say help, I got out fast
@@marsthechaoticvoid1009 Same, I even tried to scream but no sound came out. I was stuck and freaking out, it was the worst 😰
@Hazel Nut Your not alone, I experience it numerous of time wherein I keep shouting and shouting until my throat dried but still no one hear me
But I think too much experiencing it, I encounter something supernatural like I hear a voice imitating my older sister's voice saying that "you will never wake up" then someone behind me hug me tightly and it felt so cold,
because of that, it makes me afraid to sleep
I told my sister about it and now, she chooses to sleep beside me to check me out from time to time
I really love her very much, she's the only person I could share this experience because my parents doesn't believe me.
What if it keeps repeating?
I can't sleep at night because I keep waking up 10-20 mins later in a sleep paralysis.
take melatonin or benadryl, it keeps most ppl from dreaming. don’t fall asleep on ur back. don’t drink caffeine before bed.
Almost always after an attack you should get uo, get a drink, use the bathroom. Stay up for a few minutes and then lay back down. Give your body time to clear our the chemical it releases to paralyze you. I am awake watching this because my attack happened, and after my husband helped bring me out, I immediately fell right back into the attack. So he helped me again, but I got up and went out for a smoke (I'm actually quitting and down to about 5 a day, but I needed one after that) I also have a medication for PTSD that I was prescribed and I stopped taking it, because you don't dream or remember dreaming anyways, but I still get it filled every month, so I took that and I'm going back to taking it nightly, because the attacks have become more frequent. I have been dealing with SPD since my early 20s, and I'm 46 now. I went a few years with little to no attacks, and then my son was murdered. They have returned full force. Stress and anxiety are major causes of this disorder, and it sucks cause life is full of stress. Hope this little tip helps.
My version of sleep paralysis is quite different from what is often explained. I tend to get it both during dreams/nightmares as well as when I’m between sleeping and being awake (both before and after sleeping.) I have this happen all the time and I have never once seen a ghost or demon. When it happens during sleep, it manifests itself as a nightmare that involves being stuck in a claustrophobic place or being smothered by something heavy that makes it hard to breathe. It can also manifest itself as being weighed down and feeling too intoxicated to be able to walk/move properly which results in eventually falling down and not being able to get up. If it happens when I’m between sleep and awake, I can never open my eyes and I always desperately start trying to move my arm/hand to generate the momentum to fall off the bed… But it never works. I get it all the time and I’m just used to it by now.
Happened to me too
Same
i always hear loud screaming in my head while having sleep paralysis and whenever i woke up from it i get really really sleepy and just fall to the sleep paralysis again-
yagurlz I hear the screaming too! It’s like a deafening roar
i hear an old lady screaming D:
Don’t forget the flashing lights when you close your eyes with the loud ringing or whooshing sounds
I heard my name being whispered at like 2:00 AM
@@zinkas1933 yes sameee
Me: Sleep with my face under my blanket
Also me, during Sleep paralysis: i'm under the blanket, nothing can touch me
I usually just kinda stuff my face with my blanket so just in case I'm in sleep paralysis none of them can touch my face. (Even though they're hulucinations)
I'm legit doing that rn
Blanket is an OP war item
I'll copy u
it can be dangerous
I experience sleep paralysis quite often but not regularly, I usually hear voices when it happens, sometimes see things as well, but I wake up from them pretty fast by trying really hard to move my hands and it works most of the time. Thank you for giving more information about that cases, it happens to more people then we think.
For 2, she is absolutely correct. I am a sufferer of sleep paralysis, and it's happened since I was very young, ranging from either 4-5 years old, and I still get it now. Yes, the best way to exit sleep paralysis is to not believe in your surroundings. It may sound hard to do, but once you've gotten the hang of it, It will work. Do not try this with your eyes open, as it reduces the chances of you waking up. Instead, close your eyes. When your eyes are closed, you may think that these hallucinations may be haunting you, or getting ready to spook you. But, no. Closing your eyes will give you the chance to wake up, as blinking will make it worse.
I dont have sleep paralysis im just lazy to move.
Lol me too
HA! 😀
Jokester alert!
same haha
XD
Big kudos to all Psych2Go creators:
- to the speaker, for her soft and relaxing voice
- to the authors for choosing such interesting contents
- to the illustrators (the leaves on the characters' head are adorable)
- to the videomaker for choosing the perfect background music for the topic 😂
Btw, I've never had a sleep paralysis and hope I'll never experience it with all my heart.
I wish a serene sleep to everybody ❤.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback :) Did you enjoy this video?
@@Psych2go Of course I did :) At least now I know what (not) to do in case I have a sleep paralysis. Many of these points are instinctively right, but listening to an external voice focus on that is helpful; the problem is to keep control of yourself while you live these not-so-nice experiences. Thank you for your work! 🌟 :)
Just now I'm go through sleep paralysis and I'm here
if you see a real genie wish for sleep Paralysis to never exist 2nd wish for night mares to not exist
lucky af oh my god
I have literally just woken up from a sleep paralysis episode and immediately looked up what to do to get out of it. The moving your fingers and toes thing is very helpful as i naturally tried doing it in past episodes. Its really scary. I dont see hallucinations, or anything bad. I just see my room but the scary part for me is being numb and not able to move
The only reason SP scares me is because its dark. Im not normally afraid of the dark but dreams usually turn into nightmares when its dark and when im in my room.(bad combo) I just always think of the creepy things not to think of and make it worse.
Whenever I have sleeping paralysis:
-immediately prays and sings the Holy song-
I laughed so friggen hard!! #ididthat
Yeah first time i got paralysis i just called on jesus.......
Omg same 🤣
Think about dumb things, close your eyes and wiggle your toes. Usually wiggling my toes allows me to have the mental strength to force myself to move my arms to break out of sleep paralysis. It works for me but it might not work for you.
MY MUSLIM ASS STARTED LITERALLY CHANTING
I have it like every day and it scares me every time. I don’t wanna sleep anymore because it’s way too scary
Lmao proffesor snape was mine
Make a blood test. Check your iron, magnesium and hemoglobine levels. It used to happened to me often, but I had anemia and lots of vitamins deficiencies that triggered sleep paralyisis. Also, open up about any emotional struggle you are going through, that helps a lot to reduce stress. And last but not least don't drink, eat, too sugary food or consume caffeine after 5 pm. That affects the quality of your sleep.
Chill out guys. Esdeath has sleep paralysis, not this person. Right? @Esdeath
@@eugenijusdolgovas9278 sorry maybe didn't got the reference in that case. Anyways, I left a very useful comment if someone irl is struggling with it.
i have one once in a while the worse thing is that my eyes be closed and i cant open them so i dont ever see anything scary i just think a ghost has possessed me then i panic eventually i fall asleep into a dream
I have never had sleep paralysis and I am afraid I will have an episode of it soon, thank you for helping me prepare for it
I had sleep paralysis my whole life. It was horrible. I was struggling to move, screaming to the top of my lungs in fear. every night it’s a different thing I’m seeing, hence I started to have somniphobia which is fear of sleeping. I just stare at the ceiling at night, and when I’m so tired that I almost close my eyes, I try my best so I don’t. It’s terrifying 😕
Try lucid dreaming
"hol' up, you don't exist"
demon: "I don't feel so good mr. stark"
If I see something scary, I usually think of something funny with them, like if they slip and fall.
That is why your DP is banana, you want to slip the monster with banana
@@productivepriyanshu2441 Lol
lol
or idk visualize some less scarier creature defeating it and waking you up
I tried to kiss my sleep paralysis demon 💀😂
love how calm you explained
Me: *does everything to see the demons*
My demons: *GET AWAY FROM ME*
😂😂😂😂😂 he must be real scare
The demon is actually scared of you then lol 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Dont expect the worst"
Me: I expect Mary Poppins to try and fly and hit her head on a roof then start vibin up there doe-
LMAO
This helped me feel way better pfft thank you
@@kao6234 No problem ^-^
I just saw u in victoria raechels vid lmao
@@phrog5003 would you care to explain
Imagine if your homeless and you get sleep paralysis
Underrated comment
That would be very scary
Average homeless guy in America
I would hear car's horn and get awake
I had a small sleep paralysis moment. Woke up couldn't speak and move. One thing i did was kept my eyes closed and i tried wiggling my fingers really quickly. Workwd like a charm.
The worse about this is my sleep paralysis is that it was a sound so I couldn't distract myself as it was everywhere. There was a loud banging and clicking, footsteps but worse of all the sound of a young woman laughing moving until she was right next to my ears. I closed my eyes the whole time and forced myself awake.
Sometimes imagination is useful against nightmare you know
Same things happens with me :/
That's terrifying 😣
I also hear a sound but not to that level , for me is just a really loud alarm (I think because alarms really scare me )
The worst one I've had is a guy yelling so loud like I was at a concert in front of the speakers at full blast. Only thing was is that his voice was clear. All he did was scream "AHhhhhh"
So seducing my sleep demon isn't off the table? Hell yeah!
You know the tingling sensations you feel in your feet and hands? You can focus those on *other* parts of your body if you know what I mean
Ayo sus
Sleep paralysis segs
Are you a "Dont open your eyes" fan??
@•Lovely Yuri• no lol
Iv'e had it many times throughout my life, now I recognise it easily and manage to wake my body up despite it demanding a lot of effort
I had always slept with calming music playing. When I have a bout of sleep paralysis I can hear the calming music which keeps me grounded and stops my panic. I happen to have a lot of auditory hallucinations but I always know what is real, the music.
One of the major causes of sleep paralysis is sleep deprivation, or a lack of sleep. A changing sleep schedule, sleeping on your back, the use of certain medications, stress, and other sleep-related problems, such as narcolepsy, may also play a role👍
I personally found it caused more because of stress
I usually experience sleep paralysis when i sleep on my back. It can be really scary not being able to move.
and im surprised I never had sleep paralysis before
It’s even worse when it happens and you’re sleeping on your stomach. I start feeling like someone is laying on me. It’s creepy as hell🙂
“Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever. ”
― Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus Project
Kinda dark lol
Thank you for that xD
Thank you. I have had reassuring sleep paralysis since im 16. This helped me a lot. The first times I got it I read about it on wikipedia and there was a lot of false information. Now I know what it is and I know how to handle it.
I've had visual hallucinations first, then auditory as well. When I was sleeping next to someone, I would hear them talk sometimes and then when I confronted them with it, they said they were fully asleep. I would here really loud music, as if I were in a club or people screaming.
I don’t know if I’ve experienced it or not, I’m 11-15 and it was kinda scary. I was just kinda laying there trying to sleep and moved my head. I saw some person staring at me sitting weirdly- I jumped bc it scared me and when I looked back it was gone. It’s a core memory now
I started having sleep paralysis since the divorce of my parents when I was around 6 or 7 years old. As a kid, I had no idea how to escape, for me it was the door to nightmare :'(
Thankfully, growing up, I've learned to rationalize better; and presently as an adult, thanks to meditation, I've learned new tips in helping me to handle the situation better, like :
- focus on your breath, don't let your thoughts run wild, just think of breathing calmly and peacefully.
- after calming down, I do like in the video: I start moving my body slowly until the paralysis is over.
- when I'm fully conscious I turn on a soft light and look for soft and peaceful music to comfort me. I think is a good thing to do something that makes you feel better after that awful experience hehe
I hope this helps someone a little
i use to have it so often around my teen years. everything you mentioned i had to learn on my own, expect for the moving around, i got that tip from someone else 😊 i move my fingers and toes. but it really is the worst.
That's alot of unneeded work all you have to do is declare Jesus Christ as your lord and savior!!! and they instantly leave you don't hate until you try. the first time and everytime its worked for me it's instant they depart from you but your eyes will be opened to what we can't see as nonfiction afterwards
After sleep paralysis I turn on some YoungBoy ya feel me 🐍🐍
lol i had to force my muscles to budge
Her voice is really soft, like she's sleepy reminds me that we're all human
And the song is also very calm ...
Everything here is too *kalm*
It terrifies me....
*PANIK*
I was 13 the first time I the worst experience with sleep paralysis. At that time I had no understanding that it was medical issue. At first, my eyes opened and didn’t realise I couldn’t move my body. Just laying there with my eyes opened, I started hearing creaking floorboards down the hallway as if someone or something was approaching slowly. The creaking caused by the footsteps became closer and closer and finally reached my door. That’s when I realised that it was very difficult to move. And I saw a large shadowy figure resembling something of a ghost or demon and it continued to approach, the floorboards still creaking closer and closer. My panic made realise it was difficult to breathe as I was not in control and the figure approached me so closely and began to strangle me. I was extremely distraught and finally able to let out a small breath which lead to me screaming and fully waking up. My dad came into the room and asked what happened. And I told him a ghost was trying to kill me, then I went to sleep with my mum and my dad slept on my bed. The next day my dad told me he slept there and that there were no ghosts. At that time I didn’t know about the SP condition and neither my parents so I always chose to sleep in the same room as another family member instead of alone. After learning about the SP condition I was okay to sleep alone. Every time I experience SP, I already equipped with knowledge on what is actually happening and control myself, no more nightmarish figures, only silence and focus. Firstly I try to focus on twitching movement in my fingertips which would allow me to build more movement in my hands. Once I start moving my arm, I am good to go. Another thing I try is focusing on any sounds. I’m my early 20s I lived in an apartment and there would be noises of people outside and cars late at night so I would focus on those noises while being in paralysis to try to wake myself up, because I knew those were real noises and not hallucinations.
I don’t get this kind of SP anymore, however I do frequently get the kind where right before dozing off to sleep I start hearing static or ringing noises and a feeling of spinning that that gets so unbearable to the point where I think I might die if I don’t snap myself back awake. In these situations I just get out of bed for a few minutes before attempting to sleep again.😢
Its hard not to panic. When I have an episode and a demon is trying to sufficate me, I try to scream, except I can't because I'm paralyzed. Then my actual screaming wakes me up. My last episode was so terrifying, I stopped sleeping in my bedroom. I sleep on the living room sofa with the tv on. I haven't had an episode since and its been over twenty years. I used to have episodes weekly. I know what causes this and I understand it's a sleep disorder, but it doesn't change the fact, sleep paralysis is terrifying when it's occuring
I’m really sorry to hear that
1: don’t let your imaginations go wild
Me: that’s impossible for me.....;W;
Same 😭
*the demon that is standing next to my bed*
-Sup
Me: *panic wiggles*
Its the dumbest thing I've heard in a bit, no wonder it came from a 'psychologist'... Yeah, that figure hovering above my bed is just part of my imagination, I'll try and keep a leash on it.
@@chrisbova9686 That's why they make these videos and say "educational purposes only"; and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
USE IT TO YOUR _ADVANTAGE_ THEN! *IMAGINE SOMETHING REALLY FUNNY OR CUTE, LIKE A SILLY (NOT SCARY) CLOWN OR A PUPPY!!!*
The tips to get out from sleep paralysis for myself is:
1. Feel your muscles from your toes or anything from your body
2. Hear your eyes doing Rapid eye movement(if you can. If not go to the 3rd one)
3. The 3rd one is the toughest one without the 2nd cause you need to get into sleep with your conciseness(lucid dream) and order yourself to wake up
Alternative if you can do no 3:
If you feel hear your eyes making humming sound like a motor, try to stop your eyes. If you can you will free from your sleep paralysis
If you couldn't do all of them... You just need to wait, longest is 15 minutes. While waiting you rapidly can try 3rd one
Edit:
Or... You just find another easy way from another people
I had sleep paralysis twice and they both happened after I realized I was dreaming
@@GOOGL3meNOW i think when you enter the lucid dream it just kick you back that's why
My most memorable sleep paralysis was about 4 years ago... as I lay frozen and the dancing disfigured lady was nearing me... Chris Evans laid beside me in bed, he looked directly into my eyes until I was able to fully wake up.
I remembered that was the night after I finished a 16 hour shift at work and we watched Avengers Endgame that night.
Thank you, Chris Evans. I hope you answer my DMs. Lol.
I experienced this once when i woke up in the middle of the night i wasn't able too move i was in a pillow it was hard to breathe so i had to move until i woke up cause i was afraid to die from suffocating
Oh my god, I hope you're ok! 😰😰
@@night_mvv yeah im ok it was like a bad dream but im ok im alive but i hope everyone DOESN'T experience it
@@rinjack7278 That's good to know. 👍
When ever I’m in a sleep paralysis I just try to move my finger to eventually moving my hand and waking up. I thought everyone knew that, only one time have I thought the worse and I didn’t see anything I just tried to wake up. I’m usually not thinking of anything scary the first thing on my mind is how to wake up or if I’m sleeping.
omg yes this is what i do. i just force myself to move a certain part of my body and then relax and fall asleep
@@effie5292 ok thank god I’m not the only one
TY TY NOW I AM READY 😢😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮
i just had it 1 hour ago. it lasted 40 seconds. i felt something in my gut that told me to move so i started trying to move my heel and as soon as i did a couple times my head swung around (i was sleeping on my side), and my whole body turned back on and i was awake. i also kept my eyes closed most of the time. my friend had sleep paralysis the other night so it scared me and i got stressed and now i know not to. what helped me a lot was to stay calm, determined, and keep my eyes closed. (the only thing i saw was a shadow and a voice the whole time)
I have been experiencing such things since childhood, I used to think it was part of a nightmare, but recently I found out it is a real thing that many people experience too
Usually during sleep paralysis I feel another presence in the room with me. Sometimes I feel the presence sit on the end of the bed. Once I got over my fear and looked at the end of the bed. I saw what looked like me sitting at the end of the bed staring at the me laying in the bed. Another time I was woke up paralyzed feeling great pain but was able to move my eyes downward and saw what looked like two very white arms coming up and out of my arms that were laying on the bed.
Korega, waga King Crimson no noriku!
Bloody Hell
Astral projecting maybe?
I started experiencing sleep paralysis when I was around 15-16. It was truly one of the most terrifying things that’s ever happened to me, but I am proud to say that over time I started implementing these tips mentioned in the video to help myself. I didn’t even know what was going on, but my first instinct was to stay calm, and not panic. Although I had it pretty easy, because I’ve never had very intense hallucinations (I also always kept my eyes closed). The most common one was when several palms started to get closer and closer to my face, and it became very difficult to breathe.
It’s a traumatic experience, but it’s definitely manageable. I recommend trying to move your pinky or your toes, and take it slowly, no need to rush. It’s super difficult, because your body feels like it weighs triple your weight, so just take your time. Also, super important: once you get out of that state, do NOT go back to sleep. To me it’s really difficult, because at those times I always feel extremely exhausted, but try to get up and walk around a bit. After that you’re good to go back to bed.
It’s nice seeing this topic being talked about, when I was experiencing it there were barely any information on the web about it, and I always felt super weird about myself. But it’s normal.
Take care loves❤️
i just think sleep paralysis feels good specially that one were ur like falling down a loop of a void over and over again
I have had sleep paralysis and found it super easy to get out of just by trying really hard to open your mouth rather than moving.
5/7 tips mean don't panic.
I CAN'T MOVE GUYS, how can I not panic?
Bruh, they don't exist, why would you panick to a bunch of 3d-mental- photoshop-weird-looking-creatures ? Try not to wander with ur eyes around,but if you see them you can either look away and tell urself," if they were still there they would have killed me already" or stare at them and think, "you fool, i'm so cool and so scary that life feels like minecraft baby mode you noobs",i personally prefer the second option.
Also if u imagine ur intouchable and they cant even look at you, who do you think ur dreams will hear? You or an hallutination made by you? YOU. So unless you imagine the hallutination attacking you they won't, u're too cool for that B)
And that's how you trick your brain into thinking you're more scarier than all of them scary stuff, and they are scared of you, thank you for comming to my TED talk.
- that one girl that stared at the shadows bc she was scared of the dark and telled herself she was just too scary for the stoopid monsters to attack when she was young B)
bruh just shut your eyes and think of any noise you're familiar with, even if it's just a 2 second bucle
@@cheeseycheezy thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard. lmfao.. and whats even dumber, is that i've tried it and it works... thanks
I've had sleep paralysis once. Fortunately my eyes were shut the entire time, only because I couldn't move my body at all. Luckily I knew what was happening and fell asleep quickly.
omg i just had sleep paralyisis for the first time i was so scared like i could open my eyes or do anything i didnt know what it was so luckly i just saw this video
I usually get sleep paralysis when I falls asleep on my stomach . I feel this weight on my chest and often feels someone breathing next to me . Feels like the bed keeps weighing down as if somebody climbs into your bed . But eventually I managed to keep my eyes closed and throw myself into pleasant imaginations . The feeling of someone breathing next to the ears is kind of arousing and I started imagining stuff . Once I was undergoing sleep paralysis , it felt so real although I was ambigous if I should rather panic or enjoy it. The experience was really cool and amazing 😋 but then I have never experienced it again . Waiting for my demons to burst back into my sleep.
Mine cut my vision as well. I couldn't see anything. Hats off to those who handle it on a regular basis. It's horrific. Feels like you're dead 😟
I just going through a sleep paralysis 2 days ago, i literally can't move or speak at all, but this is not my first time having a sleep paralysis. Usually, i'm having a sleep paralysis when my mind or my body is too tired or i just watch some horror movies, or the worst case is i forgot to pray before going to bed and sleeping with an unstable mind. Well, actually, i can say that even though this video is telling is that it was a hallucination, but from my experience, the demons or the "hallucinations" can only be resisted and overcome when i started to speak and calling the name of Jesus:) Trust me, it helps you to awake more faster, when there's no one that possible to wake you up, just call His name, He is always there to help you. Don't forget to pray before you sleep and make sure you are sleeping with a clear mind and a grateful heart. God bless you!
Same! Every time i pray and i can speak and yell the name of Jesus and it instantly helps me break free.
God bless everyone here! May your faith in God be strong and everlasting! ✨💖👑😍🌈🍬🙏🤩🥳 ✝️
I’ve never experienced it myself. Despite my habit of 6 hour sleep, 18 hour wake, my body straight up adapted to my bad habits and now I’m perfectly optimal the whole time. Quite special, if I do say so myself. I can no longer pull all nighters, but what does that matter? That’s unhealthy anyway. But regardless, the topic of sleep paralysis is intriguing to me.
The best tip by far is to keep your eyes close by far. You'll panic way more if you let them open. Keep them closed. In my experience I have never seen a sleep paralysis demon because I have never opened my eyes.
i hate sleep paralysis, lucid dreams, and not sleeping and guess what happens to me all the time??
Same... When I was a teenager I had weird dreams and started reading about lucid dreaming and dream experiments and actually welcomed it almost like I cursed myself forever now smh
What am i seeing right now?!?! This Comment is posted 4 months ago??
They're a time traveler who's found Pysch2gos time machine (they pay to get early access to it).
HOW THE- ARE YOU A TIME TRAVELER?
@Mariyam K oh
Y'all when you're in sleep paralysis, just imagine a unicorn coming out of your closet saying "boop"
I would be scared
@@chaltudulabuyo7373 😂
That would be terrifying
@@uyui1445 😂
Knowing me, I'd imagine a black horse slowly come out my closet. Eye sockets empty, dark and hollow. It's mouth would move like a normal human while saying *boop* in a low, gravely voice.
I just had an episode and this video and the calmness in her voice is making me scared
one of.my ways go like this. PUSH YOURSELF UPWARDS. It works. But if you see yourself ascending from your body, you failed. Your officially Astral projecting.. don't push too much
Nine times out of ten, my Sleep Paralysis Demon ends up being my cat. She’s black, but she sleeps with her mouth open and her bottom teeth sticking out, with her eyes in that “mostly closed but you can still see them kinda and is asleep so not focusing” state that cats do. So I’ll just barely see these reflective slits and bright white teeth in the darkness, and my mind will want to run away with that. I just kinda focus on feeling where she is, usually asleep next to my legs. The focus on using some other sense to recognize something familiar is generally enough to get me to relax. Helps me ground myself.
My cat who passed away in 2018 saved me today i believe cuz i saw him right wehn i pleaded to wake up he walking in and save dme i love him to death i was thinking about him the other day too
Reading the comment section makes me feel a WHOLE lot better ! It's good to know that you're not alone and other people had the same experience. Who agrees with me ?
Here are some tips I found
1. Wiggle your toes
2. Breath heavy and frantically
3.Write or chant a holy name
4. Don't open your eyes and try to relax
5. Forcefully move the tip of your finger
6.Think of something good
Try each of them and test which one helps you better . Hope you have a good night.
Am..
Am I the only one who don’t see a demon in sleep paralysis /:
That's a alot of work my friend if you want them to depart instantly all you need to do is declare Jesus Christ as your lord and savior I mean it's instant. And proven it works for everyone don't hate until you try if your Christian or not!!
@@chriss1011 Just saying - people can have different religions and believes. So, I just said to chant a holy name - which is not specific . Plus, I mentioned that you should try each one to see which one will help the most.
@@muktihalder9830 only Jesus Christ will work instantly you must declare him as your lord and savior demons will leave you with his power
@@chriss1011 They aren't demons though. They're dreams you have while awake and they can become nightmares if you get anxious from your body still being asleep. The religious chant might help calm you down if you're religious, but if you don't try the other tips, your belief in demons might make a nightmare take that shape.
I literally had Sleep Paralysis this morning and I didn't open my eyes so I didn't see anything, but I heard shuffling footsteps near the side of my bed. It sounded like some frat bro starting telling me I needed to get up or I was going to be late. In my head I said, Oh hell no and kept my eyes shut. Then heard "Ok bro, gotcha." Then I woke up. So unless the demon from AlphaBetaOmega or whatever wanted to haze me, you're being very silly
I believe I’ve had sleep paralysis a few times, never saw any monsters or anything though. most that has happened is I just can’t move and my ears were ringing. one time everything was in like an orange tint too for some reason?
I had sleep paralysis sleeping on my side facing the wall, I felt the bed springs compress as if "something" was in my bed but I couldn't roll over to see. Then it began licking my shoulder blade. I felt it, I felt the moisture, the texture on my shirtless back. I still couldn't roll over. Then I heard a deep growl. I began to sweat. I woke up soon after, my heart beating out of my chest. I don't have a dog either...
My sleep paralysis demon is a creeper
Dang that's spooky, you should make a dirt hut or a tree house
@@smallbutton9106 yeah
Aw man
my sleep paralysis demon is Emilia from Soy Luna doing the default dance
My sleep paralysis demon is....warden...
*Me sleeping in class
Teacher: Hey stop sleeping during class!
The sign in front of me: "I'm sorry. I'm having a sleep paralysis"
When i first experienced sleep paralysis the shadowy figure was teleporting around while laughing at me and there was static noise in the background
I have been having sleep paralysis for many years. Each time I have it I end up in a frightened state, unable to move and seeing the most awful of things. A few years ago I had one night that the paralysis occurred numerous times , my partner and I was having a long weekend away and we were staying in a b&b so I put it down to the fact that we had travelled a long distance that day but it was horrendous! A waking nightmare. I know I tried screaming but as usual no sound came out. It’s very difficult to stay calm and think nice thoughts when you’re unable to move, you’re seeing what can only be described as horrific visions and unable to speak or scream. They are truly terrifying.
Thank you for being the only video I've found that doesn't include creepy horror music. That doesn't help when you're still shook from your first experience with this.
I actually found It kinda creepy tbh
Sarcasm?