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DrBob@lemmy.ca 5 days agoI 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.
janNatan@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
That doesn’t sound like what I experience at all. I am paralyzed in both the dream and real life. Sometimes I can even open my eyes and become semi-conscious - yet - I am still paralyzed.
Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
That’s what sleep paralysis is - you’re conscious and you’re still receiving input from your senses, but you’re also technically sleeping - having “dreams” (= allucinations) and your body refusing to move (as is expected from someone fully asleep).
Unlike the OOP, you can’t walk down the hallway then realize you’re dreaming - SP hits you like a truck, with you being relatively aware of your surroundings (plus eventual eldritch horror peeking behind the door).
… a tip that works for me: if/when you want to force your way out of SP, move your fingers or toes; when you think you did it and you feel like you’re out, keep doing it for a few seconds because no you ain’t.
(obviously, your mileage may vary)
janNatan@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
I have another solution that won’t work for everyone. As I mentioned, I cannot scream… But I can hum. So, when I am having a sleep paralysis episode, I start humming as loud and as long as I can, which admittedly isn’t much. However, it is enough to wake up my husband. My husband now shakes me awake anytime I hum in bed (which I asked him to do).
This solution works beautifully for me, and I no longer fear sleep paralysis. But, not everybody else someone else in bed with them.