I just had my first sleep paralysis experience this February 5, 2017 and it's surely one of the most disturbing things I have ever experienced.
I genuinely hope that you will never have to deal with this.
- littlebrightdove ♡
First of all if you don't know what is sleep paralysis, here are some of the informations:
Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which an individual, either during falling asleep or awakening, briefly experiences an inability to move, speak, or react. It is a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep. It is often accompanied by terrifyto which one is unable to react due to paralysis, and physical experiences (such as strong current running through the upper body). These hallucinations often involve a person or supernatural creature suffocating or terrifying the individual, accompanied by a feeling of pressure on one's chest and difficulty breathing. Another common hallucination type involves intruders (human or supernatural) entering one's room or lurking outside one's window, accompanied by a feeling of dread.
"Most patients say the same thing to describe sleep paralysis: that it feels like you woke up dead. You know that your mind is awake and your body is not - so you're trapped, essentially," Michael Breus, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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Hallucinations
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Hallucinations occur in the state between sleeping and waking when the mind is alert and the eyes are open. True visual and auditory hallucinations during sleep paralysis are relatively rare.
Plus, sleep paralysis is just super frightening to begin with, so it often triggers a panicked response with increased heart rate.
Anyone who has ever experienced this can tell you that it is effing terrifying and feels almost paranormal, rather than a typical sleep disorder.
It's probably related to being sleep deprived.But really, there is no definitive cause.
