Beat: had sleep paralysis this night

[Elandriel]

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This has never happened to me. Is it weird that it sounds like a really cool experience that I would try if I had the choice? Being physically paralyzed while having a crazy lucid dream and hallucinating sounds like it would be intense.

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I can see why you would want to experience it and it indeed is intense. But it really is a beat.

It'll probably happen to you some day anyway.

[kkcountry]

i get this about once every other month, and it is absolutely terrifying. i will "wake up" but be unable to open my eyelids or move at all. it's amazing i am still able to breathe. it usually lasts about 2 minutes and then i open my eyes, roll over, and go back to sleep.

[Elandriel]

I was also very happy that i was able to breath at first but thats obv because you also have to breathe while sleeping and the muscles needed for that aren't paralyzed.

I think that you're pretty [censored] when it happens while laying on your stomach.

[eurythmech]

I've had this probably a dozen or so times. The times when it's really scary is when I'm having a nightmare of sorts, and I'm being followed or chased. I wake up, totally convinced that someone or something is after me, searching for me, but I just can't open my eyes. No matter how hard I try. The waking up part is usually accompanied by some sort of dreamy noise or sound.

[PattdownManiac]

I don't think it'll happen if you are on your stomach or side. Only supine. So they can hold you down.