Flailing? Paralysis? You don’t see the disconnect there?
In sleep paralysis, you cannot move. It’s right there in the name. When I’m having a sleep paralysis episode, I try very hard to move or scream. All I can achieve is a humming-like sound in my throat yet no actual motion.
I’m sure what you’re experiencing is horrible, but it is not sleep paralysis.
I put flailing in quotes because I’m actually not moving at all. My partner will be laying next to me and completely unaware of what I’m going through. I feel like I’m struggling like mad but I’m absolutely still. So yeah.
Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Nah, sleep paralysis keeps you fully aware of your lack of motion, anon was walking in the dream
DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Yuh-huh. I suffer from it occasionally and experience this right down to the “flailing” trying to wake up. Absolute torture.
janNatan@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Flailing? Paralysis? You don’t see the disconnect there?
In sleep paralysis, you cannot move. It’s right there in the name. When I’m having a sleep paralysis episode, I try very hard to move or scream. All I can achieve is a humming-like sound in my throat yet no actual motion.
I’m sure what you’re experiencing is horrible, but it is not sleep paralysis.
DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I put flailing in quotes because I’m actually not moving at all. My partner will be laying next to me and completely unaware of what I’m going through. I feel like I’m struggling like mad but I’m absolutely still. So yeah.