I understand not being able to move and feeling like you can’t breathe, since your body is still in sleep mode. But why do sufferers so often see or even hear things that are so absolutely terrifying? Is it something to do with REM sleep? If so, why is it always frightening things? (I don’t know about other people, but my one experience with sleep paralysis scared me way more than any nightmare I’ve ever had, although that seems to be true for most from what I’ve read of others’ experiences.)
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Argghhh I hate my sleep paralysis demon. He sucks! He stands at the end of my bed and tries ‘steal’ my soul from my body. Its absolutely terrifying and at the time it feels real. I can see it and I’m trying to scream out. I find I get it when I’m asleep on my back and I’m over heated. I had them nearly every night when I was pregnant and I could only sleep on my back/side. My dad still suffers from sleep paralysis too. Brains are strange.
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