Sleep Paralysis & Dream Expert Tells All (Baland Jalal Interview)
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- --Dr. Baland Jalal, researcher at Harvard University and Cambridge University and expert on sleep and sleep paralysis joins David to discuss dreams, sleep, and more
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The man in black assuring us that sleep paralysis is a fully explainable and harmless phenomenon. Okay, thanks.
He kind of has that Nic Cage in "Vampire's Kiss" vibe going on
Yeah, I just feel like I've seen him somewhere before. Lol
That guy definitely has a vampire vibe! 😂
This is a total look and vibe.
C'mon man, please give us vampires a break. 🧛♂️
We're hungry and thirsty all the time. Show some compassion please.
Or show me your neck ...
or your wrist...
Yummy.
I’d love more content like this, David. A break from politics is refreshing. ✌️
This is a nice change..
Yes! A break from nightmares (politics) is a welcomed break. 😐
I´d like to see more interviews with experts in general, and I don´t really understand why the clips covering crazy calls or emails get so much more views.
Yes.
What's funny about people who get tired of politics is how few of them paid attention to politics before Trump. They've had a life with not much politics. lol But asking David to add more content makes it sound like you don't have access to other people. You can take a break any time you want without asking David to change his content.
I liked this kind of feature type content ~ very interesting. Great guest
I had a moment one night where I "woke up" but I was staring at my bedroom door, where it was slowly opening. Slowly, 3 fingers curld around the door, and I saw a face peeking at me. It was watching me, but I couldn't make a sound. I couldn't scream. I couldn't even move my fingers. I was hysterical. It was a real life nightmare.
Omg, that’s freaking terrifying! 😨
So then what happened?
If you watch the ghost & paranormal stuff on the Travel Channel (Dead Like Me has the most stuff like yours), you'll see lots of stories like yours...ghosts, ie, spirits of dead humans, or things from an alternate universe or dimension? Horrifies me--I've never seen anything that scary and don't want to (tho something touched my face one night @ 4am--10 yrs in that apt and never anything strange but that one time, the softest touch ever, like they were concerned for me. And the male voice in the house where I lived w/my ex--brand new home so I thought it could not be haunted...not true tho. Would explain the personality change in my ex in those 9 yrs.)
I love when you change it up a bit. Takes some of the stress of the everyday, political nightmares and warfare that’s happening!! Thanks David. Been watching you since right before the pandemic. Same with TYT, TDR and TROF. You guys seriously keep me sane!!!
I like this change in topic sometimes and this was very interesting. Last decade I’ve had the occasional lucid dreams and they’re cool. Also have a history of sleep walking 😟One dream I have often and it’s annoying the way it’s the same - I dream I’m laying in bed so it’s realistic and some mysterious force is moving the covers up and over my face. Then I get spooked and wake up
Yeah I used to lucid dream almost nightly, its not difficult to train yourself to do. I stopped the exercises and slowly stopped lucid dreaming but I've been thinking about starting again.
Oh that is a scary one it would freak me out. 😮
That was a refreshing change. And, David, you're a great interviewer. I'd like to see you do more interviews like this. Certainly continue to cover current events & politics, but we've got a lot of talking heads doing that, too. I really enjoy your interviews & would really like to see you do more of these
From the thumbnail I assumed this was another April Fool's video.
Really interesting interview. Great content.
I use to have sleep paralysis as a kid. It was terrible, especially if I needed to piss.
It could happen now, but you probably aren't rested enough.
The question I wanted asked was, “Yeah but WHY do people always see dark shadowy figures during sleep paralysis!?! Why that SPECIFICALLY??”😱😱
Thank you so much. I suffer from many sleep issues (nightmares, sl.paralysis, waking disoriented, wake up not knowing who I am, etc.). I’m not alone, it seems. I’ve tried at believe I’m normal. So far, aside from the temporary fears, I been able to cope with these issues without therapy or meds. This was a VERY relieving vid - thank you.
I have all the issues you mentioned as well. Nightmares are the most disruptive thing though. They make me wake up constantly and definitely affect my mood the next day. It's been a life long struggle.
Thank you for talking about this!! He described it perfectly.It is scary AF! Im half awake and half sleep can hear noises around me. I can't move and I'm paralyzed. It takes me a few mins for me to get out of it.
“How do you KNOW he’s a dream expert?”
“Well, he dresses like the fucking Sandman.”
I had SP once in my early twenties and it was one time too many. Truly terrifying and traumatizing. It`s terrible that there are people who have to cope with it on a regular basis.
It’s a little weird to be the in that occupation and at the same wear all black with a black fedora and black (dyed?) hair, a black hoodie and black (fake? vegan? possibly h&m?) leather jacket, ghoul-like speaking like a hypnotist. I feel like he’s trying really hard to tell us that he’s a vampire fr.
I have not slept in my room for at minimum 10 years, because of a disturbing dream I had. This dream plagues me to this day.
*I find the older I am getting the earlier to bed & earlier I get up🤷♀️
*The doctor doesn't look old enough to be out of high school! Smart guy.
He gives off Edward Scissorhands vibes...lol I think its the hat and Jacket
I experience sleep paralysis semi regularly. For me it's usually paired with loud scrambled noises that I can intensify if I focus on it. Weird hallucinations and other sensory effects too. It was frightening when I first experienced it as a kid, but now it's more of an interesting thing to kind of play in whenever it happens.
I knew Michael Jackson was alive. I’ll never sleep again as this oddball will haunt my dreams.
🤣🤣🤣
The first time I had sleep paralysis I was a teenager and it scared the crap out of me. I woke up but couldn’t move and I had no idea why.
I have dreamed since I was a young child Flying in my dreams it happens probably 3 to four times a year and I’m flying everywhere I’m not going anywhere really mostly the dream is showing people how I do it I bounce up and down and then I fly into the air it’s amazing and then when I wake up I usually have an amazing day and I remember that I had a dream that I was flying and I loved it
Oh you just reminded me that I used to have these flying dreams a lot!
Yes I love those dreams, and I never realized it but you're right… I always wake up in a good mood when I have one of those… Really interesting
Love flying dreams
I used to have dreams as a kid that I could fly and it was great. But for some reason I would always end up flying into power lines, those big power lines. Sometimes I would be able to fly inbetween the wires. But most times not.
The paralysis only happened once. I don't remember a dream I just woke up with a paralysis.
Yeah that's typically how it works with me too
This used to happen to me all the time. It was always if I fell asleep on my back. I would know what was happening. I would feel like I couldn’t breathe and it is horribly miserable. I would try yelling and try moving my body. What would suck even more is if I didn’t sit up right away after waking up, I would go right back into it and I would be so mad that I didn’t get up and move around. Just so miserable.
I'd love to see you do more interviews like this. It's important to stay up to date on political issues but it's also important to take a break from stressful content sometimes and this was a really refreshing change in subject
I have insomnia but I cannot nap in the day. I have ptsd and sleep paralysis. I have learned to ignore my dreams.
Michael Jackson lives!
Very informative interview David. I always enjoy how well prepared and articulate you are whoever you interview.
This was fascinating! Truly enjoyed the conversation!
I had sleep paralysis once, and it was absolutely frightening. I was awake, aware I was in my bed, but I couldn't do anything. I couldn't move, I wasn't in control of my own breathing, I couldn't even scream even though I wanted to. Eventually, it wore off and I finally was able to get up, but I was shook the entire day. I went to take a shower and just kinda cried for a bit. Really scary stuff.
I used to get sleep paralysis when I was a kid up until I was in my twenties and they were terrifying. I'd hear strange sounds and wild visual hallucinations. My mother used to get em too. Stopped getting em late into my 20s and now at 40 I never get them.
The last few times i got it i would tell myself its just sleep paralysis and sleep thru it.
Thank you for all the hard work you do and I really enjoyed this change of pace. Fantastic show as always. Best wishes from Scotland 🏴
Thank you for bringing Dr.Jalal on as your guest. The problem with sleep paralysis has plagued me for 50 years. I didn't know what it was until recently. When I try to describe it nobody understood how fearful I was to sleep. Like Dr. Jalal. described it, you think you may be dying or that you may be paralyzed. It is good to know what is actually happening and that your conscious brain can understand that this temporary condition will go away. It was very difficult for me to understand this as a child when I first experienced it and lead to many sleepless nights. No one ever told me about sleep paralysis before it few years ago.
Fantastic content! Thank you, David and many thanks to Dr. Jalal. It never occurred to me to go and read more about sleep and dreams and the science behind them. This was a nice push.
This was a nice change. Fascinating stuff! Thanks!
In my early 20s I had that awful state where I was awake but I couldn't move, not even a finger. I was totally aware of what was going on around me, but I couldn't move. It was horrifying. Am I stuck like this forever? I couldn't even moan. I did get over it. I've not a clue what brought that on. After 40 years I still remember that terrifying experience.
That was me as a teen. I spent the night at my besties' house. I woke up staring at the back of her head, yet couldn't move my eyes or anything. It wasn't scary to me, though. Never happened again.
awesome topic to talk about David, I feel all of us have experience sleep paralyses more than once and it's a very interesting subject.
I’ve experienced sleep paralysis three times. Terrifying. My experiences basically made me feel like someone was in my room, watching me and I couldn’t move, but time was somehow flying past me. When I finally snapped out of it, I thought days had past. Btw, all three experiences happened during naps. 🤔
Time seems to have a different defintion on the otherside.
I have far more sleep paralysis during naps too. When I'm in a deep enough sleep to dream tho. Strange. Must mean something.
David, it would be great if you could make more of these episodes rather than a sole focus on politics and global affairs.
Wonderful interview, amazing guest, fascinating topic! I've been suffering regular sleep paralysis since I was 8, but as an adult I became so aware of what it means that I'm no longer scared of it.
I once was stuck in a paralysis which felt as though it went on for hours, seeing a giant desert centipede edge closer to me from across the room. That was probably the worst one.
What about controlling your dreams? I learned to control my dreams when I was in my 20s.
I'm also in that 1 to 2% where I have sleep paralysis about once or twice a month sometimes more.
I have also noticed that when I get stuck and can't move my legs, it's because I'm trying to really move them. I have noticed the same thing with talking...when I can't say something I wake myself up trying to say those words.
I also can remember dreams I had when I was 5 and 6 years old.
Lastly, I also have recurring dreams, where I'm in the same house or same situation over and over again...places I have never been before.
Thanks David, very informative and fascinating info. On a lighter note, love Dr. Baland's style. Great information from such a hip dude! Keep up the great work!
NO WAY!! I'm not kidding I'm almost 29 but last night I had my first sleep paralysis ever! It lasted no longer than a few seconds until I could break out of it again but I was really scared!
And now I wake up and you cover the topic?! Like, what are the odds man?! 😅
But I mean, in another study I heard even up to 30% have ever experienced this at least once in their life so it's anything but uncommon...
Also have to say last night I went to bed way earlier than I am used to. Was having a headache so was like why not... Then woke up at exactly midnight unable to move whatsoever...
Hope this was the last time and will not become a regular thing all of a sudden...🤞
Thank you guys for the inteview. The rational take on it calms me down a bit. 😅
I experienced this as a child, not as an adult, but I have vivid dreams.
I'm so glad I don't have this chronically. I've gone through it two or three times and wouldn't wish it on anyone. I could literally hear myself breathing and my heartbeat pounding in my ears but I couldn't move and felt like I was suffocating. I appreciate this insight.
Thank you for the topic change up. I found it entertaining and interesting
Great interview David, very interesting ideas discussed!
Very good information and enjoyable! Thank you!
When I was 13 I was prescribed nortriptyline and had night terrors and sleep paralysis for many years on that med. I'd sleep in my moms room so she would wake me up when I started breathing heavy.
I don't know the difference between nortriptyline and amytriptyline(?) but it was prescribed in a very tiny dose by a pain clinic. I was up for 3 days when I took it--a reaction I got from phenylalanine too. Dr.s said both reactions were consistent w/bipolar disorder. Wonder if the bipolar reaction is the same state that created the night terrors & paralysis. I have had night terrors most of my life--pot ended them but if I didn't get high, they came right back. Ambien ended them, but I don't like taking stuff every day. But now I'm in my 60s and the night terrors seem to have gone away. Tho I still get sleep paralysis, it's much less often now.
Finally, I learned that phenylalanine is in diet soda, root beer, & a bunch of other foods--could its ability to affect bipolar and PKU sufferers also be the process that set-off those symptoms in you...these chemicals have known bad effects on human brains, and cause similar side effects in some people...there may be other chemicals that cause paralysis or night terrors. We are given all sorts of dangerous additives in the US that they don't study long enough. These groups of chemicals might cause these sorts of symptoms without the FDA having a clue.
@@cyninbend thanks for the info! Nortriptyline was also called Pamalar. Now I take Prozac and have very vivid dreams but no more paralysis.
Very interesting topic and a welcomed change. Insightful questions as usual.
My uncle is like this, he literally gets only 3-4 hours of sleep while looking after his family of 10 people and a stay at home wife, and he is a 100% throughout the day and runs a huge business. I honestly don't know how he does it. If that was me I would probably pass out from all the stress and tiredness.
Such a lucky man!
People with sleep apnea live like this forever...till high blood pressure or suffocation kills them in their sleep. Family thinks they snored.
wow great topic David.I was talking about it yesterday and now this shows up
Excellent interview
Keep up these types of interviews!
This guy is my sleep paralysis demon….
Hipster demons are the scariest ones.
Dont insult demons
Mine, too! The hat!!!
It's so cool this eccentric guy is a Harvard Dr.
That was an awesome interview. Pleas have him back on , I like to hear his thoughts about night terrors and seeing troll like figures around the bed during sleep.
i like how he dresses. cool cat
Nice change of pace!!
I love anything on the topic of science, especially medical science. I think this could be a great way for people who are searching for these other topics, to get to know David.
I've had chronic sleep paralysis since middle school. Not every night but very often.
That's awful. I maybe have 4-5 episodes a year depending on my stress but that frequently..... I feel for you bud.
@@15walkingaway it just happened 20 minutes ago a little after 5am this Sunday morning April 10th. The worst part was I couldn't inhale the whole time I was struggling to wake up. Felt like 30 seconds but might have been only 15.
Very interesting interview! To me those interviews with specialist are the really the content I like watching most on your channel. It´s kind of a shame, that the crazy calls and emails get so much more views every time, but I guess that way they make it possible for you to provide more important content to those who care for it.
OMG! Finally an explanation for what's been happening to me. Sleep paralysis! Thanks for covering this subject.
This man looks like a 25 year old street magician.
Baland Angel, Mind Good!
I get sleep paralysis a few times a year. People freak out when I try to explain it to them. From now on, I am going to show them this interview.
Over the years I have awoken a few times, during sleep paralysis, usually awoken by a sound. For that first instant, I am conscious, with awareness of being unable to move, utterly vulnerable. I have no idea of how long it lasts, but it's fairly unsettling!
superb interview...excellent topic, it is very interesting & I've been hooked on dreams & the like since I've been very young. I did a Science Fair project that won 3rd place in 5th Grade, and the subject was Dreams (and how they are relevant when we are awake)
I gave out 50 polls to classmates & other ppl in my school, and on the quizzes were many questions & interpretations about common dreams, and i gave stats answers to meanings of certain dreams, how different outside things pertain to how well or bad we get rest, ect.
Like the teeth falling out dream, being late for school/showing up naked, falling down/flying, when you are being chased & you can't run, when you are seeing monsters, do you remember all, most, some, or none of your dreams, what is your most recurring dream, ect.)
It was really fun to do & everyone really enjoyed coming back to my project in the Fair to see what their answers were.
I'm really curious if those of us with ADHD dream differently than those without it?
Adderall greatly reduces or stops my dreaming. When I’m not on meds, my dreams come back and are as vivid and kooky as they used to be.
I found him saying that only 20% of the population will experience sleep paralysis in their life interesting. Especially the point that only 1-2% of people experience it chronically. I've had this chronic sleep paralysis for years. Its very inconsistent but i could ballpark it at a 5-6 week. Sometimes more than once in a night. I also have an anxiety disorder. So I wonder if that plays into it. Pretty cool interview.
Do you sleep on your back ?
Do you have any sleep apnea symptoms?
Long term effects of sleep deprivation can damage your brain along with your body .
Anxiety can be caused by sleep apnea
@@erismana2105 no, I mostly sleep on my side. I'm blessed to not have sleep apnea. Though the sleep deprivation thing is a possible reason I've had sleep paralysis chronically. I'm uncertain if I've had any extensive sleep deprivation
I started having frequent episodes of sleep paralysis in my late 30s, all within a short period of time. I didn't believe in any kind of paranormal, it all seemed far fetched until out of nowhere I started having sleep paralysis. I was convinced my house was haunted by a nefarious being and still question explanations I hear because of the frightening experiences. I never "saw" anything but had proof to know it was as real as I was. It scared me so bad that I wanted to convince myself when it started that I imagined it but my body was sore from head to toe like I'd gotten my a** kicked. I tried so hard to scoot myself to the edge of the bed so I could throw myself off, that was my thought, to get it off of me but I couldn't move. I fought with everything to scream or yell out my daughters name for help and managed to wake her up two separate times. As soon as she ran in my room it was over. She said it sounded like I was being strangled and it was life or death which it felt that way in those moments. I moved that same year because I was convinced the house had an evil presence. I've never had another episode of sleep paralysis since I moved. That's baffling to me and leaves me confused as what to believe as much as I want to accept these explanations.
Fascinating! 👍
This happened to me like a week ago. (and once as a kid) When I was a kid I felt like I was sliding out of my bed and did laps around the bathtub before flying back into my bed. Last week, went to sleep for 2 hours I think but had a dream of me being on the computer, looked back and my door was open. So went to close the door as then something behind me was squeezing me (like a hug?) so I woke up and my brain was 100% awake but I couldn't open my eyes and my blankets felt like they were pressing in on me like more and more pressure but not painful. I was like this for 2 mins. In my head I was like, ok dummy just wake up! get up! Nope, couldn't. At last I figured I could wiggle my toes and soon after that I was able to start to move. After a bit I was able to kick off my blankets but still felt sluggish. Really odd but kinda fun at the same time. Up till last week, I have NO CLUE this was even a thing. I googled it soon as I was able to move.
sleep paralysis is horrible, I get it when I am having a a bad dream, random but too often, I find the older I get, the less sleep I need, I am a 4 to 5 hour sleeper with occasional cat naps
Try to embrace it. You might be being helped by heavenly forces. Don’t panic. Aim to stay still instead and experience what other prods and pokes and pulls you receive until you break the stillness
I used to have it somewhat regularly in my 20s
I've experienced this several times and it's scary as hell. I know I'm awake but cannot yell for help or open my eyes or move. I've learned that when it happens I'm typically physically exhausted and sleeping outside normal routine or place. I hate it.
Great topic! Great interview! It’s refreshing to not talk politics
He said he hopes we get 8 hrs of sleep......I haven't slept more than 4-5 hrs in 27 years. If I slept 8 hrs I would have a damn parade.
Never experienced sleep paralysis, but stumbling and falling when I go into a deeper sleep is very familiar. I read somewhere it has to do with your muscles starting to relax, which sounds very plausible.
I assume there's room for categorizing dreams, but before you know it you (must) get down to the individual level, as dreams are part of every person's history. As far as he's still considered relevant, I never believed in Freud's idea of a universal dream symbolism.
Interesting subject, as I get a few hours sleep after supper is over, then get up around 11pm. and stay up for another few hours, learning new things over the internet, as well as watch some old movies, or TV shows of the past. I sort of bounce between the two, old TV shows, and learning new things. I find I am able to think clearer, as well as learn more quickly, and the learning tends to stay with me in my head, for later recall if needed. Main reason being is the house is completely quiet while I'm doing that, so I focus more on what I am watching and learning, specially if I am skipping from one subject to another, that isn't related to what I first learned, previously, about an hour or two before. Once finished learning, I head back to sleep for a few hours more, then begin my day ( maybe a bit later in the morning, but I seem quite active during the daytime, with lots of energy.
I used to have sleep paralysis frequently and regularly as a kid. Didn't have the formless entity more than a few times. So freaky, your eyes are open but you are completely unable to move.
Me too. I was a rough kid, had three concussions-? I Was not breathing, eyes wide open, struggling to move a finger which would make it stop. I always thought this was crib death in infants. I think There’s more to it than this guy is saying or knows.
I've only ever had sleep paralysis after donating plasma, and every time I did. I thought that was a strange connection.
Drawing in more healing energy will do that to ya...
I lucid dream regularly. It's a great gift.
I have sleep paralysis and it’s a creepy lady with a black veil. I can’t move or scream for help it’s a nightmare
You see the guest when you have sleep paralysis?
Then trust. Ask yourself, and then make the decision, is she there to help you? If you think maybe then try and keep completely still as best you can
I don't see anyone when in sleep paralysis. I can't even open my eyes when I realize I'm not dreaming and I'm aware of my surroundings. During that I'm "up" buy I'm not up if that makes sense.
I'm often oblivious to a lot the pain now in my old body when I awaken in the morning. Pain which I feel at night when I'm trying to fall asleep. The morning relief, I feel is residue of my sleep paralysis.
He looks like a being from another time and place. Anyway, fascinating subject! Thank you for introducing me to someone I will want to know more about, David.
I have sleep paralysis all the time. Growing up, I was a christian and now athiest, but as a believer, and having sleep paralysis is absolutely terrifying because I would wake up not being able to move but also hallucinating. As I got older and found out that this isn’t a super natual experience, I was able to understand it and wake up quickly. I figured this out before I deconverted from religion. Methods to prevent it: go to bed at a good time, sleep on your belly or side. While in sleep paralysis, you can move your toes and eyes/open your eyes. I don’t recommend opening your eyes while in sleep paralysis. I have gotten fairly good at remembering dreams and recognizing when I am in them. Usually, this almost guarantees me to wake up in sleep paralysis. I man sure there are more educated and scientific explainations out there to prevent it. When you wake up with sleep paralysis, don’t freak out, just calm down for a second an realize you’re just in sleep paralysis. Then you will snap out of it. It’s a terrifying experience especially the first time you have it. I was a child and played a lot of pokemon. I woke up with 3 Gengar’s hovering over me, I thought demons where in my house 😂😂😂
I love how it kinda looks like this guy wears a cape. If I were a scientist I'd definitely wear a cape
Really interesting topic.
Absolutely terrifying. I went through a period several years ago when I was experiencing this regularly and then suddenly stopped. Then this last week, it happened again. Terrified it is starting up again. 😳😳😳😳
Think about if your diet changed? I'm wondering if stuff they add to food and drinks as fillers and additives that they are allowed to call by generic names (acesfulsame K), "natural flavors," etc, are affecting our brains in unexpected ways people don't think to report such as sleep paralysis, night terrors, insomnia, etc. So just think if there is any food or drink you just started or stopped consuming or changed brandsor restaurant?
Looks like the fellow who appeared to me in a nightmare when I was 12. Woke up screaming my lungs out.
Myself and 2 of my kids suffer from this.Its horrific ,I can feel the weight of an evil old woman on my chest [ historically it was called the Hag "there's a famous painting of it ] evil people moving around me and whispering ,I have felt my shoulders being grabbed and something trying to pull me through the wall .I would wake up trying to scream but nothing comes out .
I was so glad to find out what it was ,but I always have something like a TV or computer playing in my ear it helps me to ward itr off and reconnect quickly .
Nobody talking about how attractive this guy is?
It would be interesting if they studied truckers or people who fall asleep driving, and reflexes, i mean that must require training. I think that sleep is some kind of training aswell, the brain must face some questions that we dont want to pay atention while awake
i had sleep paralysis once on a wilderness canoe trip.i was just falling asleep in a small tent with the door open when something large and dark pushed inside.i was so shocked i was frozen stiff.it only lasted a moment and when i open my eyes i could see that the inside of the tent was not like what i had seen in that moment.the netting was the normal light green and not yellow and of course nothing was pushed aside so my first thought of a bear was just a dream.that was a few years ago but i do think about it off and on.my normal dreams which i have a lot of are just me wandering around what seems to be a college campus and in and out of what seems to be modern offices.i just put that off as something that has to do with years of working in a large hospital moving around hallways and stair ways.
Sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming are frequent experiences for me. Also sleep talking from time to time.
I think I was just under attack. I've been struggling with depression and anxiety. I haven't been able to sleep and keep feeling sleep paralysis. Last night when feeling the sleep paralysis starting I started to want to pray but I couldn't remember how to. I felt something on top and I managed to yell to get out. I then started to pray and was able to remember how to so i grabbed this black thing on top of me and was able to pull it off me. I saw light trying to come in. It took me three times to try to pull it off me. I saw my husband's hand giving me a Jesus cross that helped me wake up when I placed it on my body.
this guy looks like my sleep paralysis demon
I’ve never been so terrified than when I can’t move my body, I’m awake, but it appears that I’m asleep. The ONLY thing I can control is my breath, therefore I purposely increase my breathing, which increases my heart, which then wakes me up. It takes seconds but if feels like minutes or hours.
I used to have sleep paralysis quite often. It was terrifying at first.
I have sleep paralysis about 3-5 times a week. It's always terrifying, always stressful. One particular episode, I was trying to move, trying to breathe and thought to myself "I can't breathe!" A voice, sounding right next to my ear "you don't have to" 😬 Yup, totally normal, no worries 🙄 Oh, and the black hat man? Are you kidding? How many of us know that guy?
2 thumbs up for sure!
To have a paralysis like this happen only once or twice in a life is really understating it. I wonder if he was mistaken? Life is a long time and I've had many of these throughout my life. I thought it was a normal phenomenon that happens maybe from lack of sleep, meds, or simply being tired. Interesting topic tho. Loved it!😊
Coolest dude ever!!