Sleep Paralysis: Awake But Still Asleep

I'm a 25 year old male. Born in india, brought up in germany and am now living in Canada. i experienced my first SP when i moved to Canada. This was about 8 years ago. It's been quite regular ever since. At first i was convinced that it has to do with black magic or spirits. Recently i was speaking with one of my friends about my SP problems and he told me that it happens to him too. he also told me that its a quite common problem and that it's nothing but our brain trying being stuck between the "asleep and awake" state. I'm sure that all of you guys know what the scientific reason is for us not being able to move during this phase. I am now somewhat convinced that it is a nothing but sleep paralysis (non spiritual). But then again, when i think about it....why did the chocking / suffocation get stronger every time i tried to pray or tried talking to "it" or try telling it to "EFF OFF". And if it is an evil spirt...why doesnt it attack us when we are wide awake? or if it is trying to harm us or enter our body...why not just do it while we are in a deep sleep and completely harmless and unable to do anything? why does it only attack us when we are either about to fall asleep or just about to wake up?
nice to know that i'm not alone. Thanx everyone.

Last night @ around 3 AM i became paralized, unable to move or speak or anything involving muscle movement. At first i thought i had a stroke or something so i decided to scream. After screaming for what felt a long time. I could see someone from the corner of my eye. Initially i thought this was a demon of some sort. However he was only there and watching me. I started panicking and didnt know what to do. I could not see this "person" or demonic presence but i was able to see his eyes. After a few minutes had gone by, i screamed loud enough for my brother to come from the next room and wake me up, he grabbed my hand and i felt my hand move and that was the end of that. This morning as i wake up i thought i had a bad dream, this has happened to me before and i was never able to explain it. Shortly after my brother woke up and told me that i was screaming like a crazy person last night. The first thing that came to my mind was, wtf that really happened??? I thought i was dreaming. I asked him if he came to my room and grabbed my hand he said that he never did that.

After fully analyzing this experience i came to a few conclusions. I specificly recall sleeping on my back, which from reading some peoples post seems to be the major cause of the problem. I do not ever recall having these dreams when i sleep on my stomach. As i mentioned above, i had dreamed that my brother came and grabbed my hand, I have come to realise that i may of moved my hand on my own and from doing research on sleep paralysis i have learned that moving a body part usualy puts an end to this. Now that i have red some of these posts i am better prepared for this. Next time this happens i will pray/relax/try to move a body part and e.t.c. I believe this may be hereditary, this morning i spoke to my mother about this and it turns out she has them too and her mother had these dreams aswell. My mother told me her experiences were quite different, she described it as a demonic figure sitting on top of her chest and suffocating her.
The first thing i did when i got on the computer today was to search information regarding these "crazy dreams" and the first thing i see on wikipedia is a painting of a demon sitting on someones chest.

I do believe there is a scientific explanation to this however i think there may be a bit more spiritual things involved. I hear some people get cuts from this and other unexplanable things.

Anyways thats my experience, glad to see im not the only one experiencing this.

p.s sorry for any gramar mistakes i wrote this in a hurry.

I've experienced sleep paralysis for about fifteen years. Luckily my mother and older sister regularly have this happen to them also so I have someone to talk to about this. Sleep paralysis is impossible to explain to someone who has never experienced it. It's impossible to put into words the sheer terror that you feel during an episode. Today during an afternoon nap I felt like I had spent hours simply trying to wake myself up. I could see my bedroom, could see the covers on my body and could even picture my hands trying to rise up. All I could do was simply pray that I would wake up. For a few moments I honestly thought I was going to die.

This is the first time that I have had a terrifying episode in months. I experience sleep paralysis two to three times a week, but I've read some great tips for controlling sleep paralysis such as: keep regular sleeping schedules, do not lie flat on your back, and keep the temperature cool while you are sleeping. These all do work wonders. I've even learned to control myself a little bit during the SP episodes that I have. I am now -usually- able to realize what is happening and manuever the hallucinations a bit to where it is like I am having an out of body experience. When I gain sight of my body I will either coax myself back to sleep or will myself to wake up. I know it sounds crazy, but it absolutely works. Controlling the hallucinations help to take the psychological fear out of the situation. I encourage everyone to try this!

Ok Ok, There is more then likely no spiritual behavior happening during Sleep Paraylsis. Like all things in our world there is always a scientific explanation. Those who pray or give themself confidence to end it. That is just you controlling your brain and telling yourself to wake up. REM ( rapid eye movement) It is what causes us to dream. If the dream continues but the brain awakens your going to see weird things. The first thing someone thinks is oh god a monster or an evil spirit so thats what you think thats what you get. Try thinking its no big deal and i'll be out of this soon. Not to mention the best way to prevent hallucinations is to just keep your eyes closed during this duration and think positive, and of course you will wake. When i have the episodes i have, sometimes 3-9 times a night usually in a row. Sometimes i will waken myself only to fall back asleep into it again or i'll have a series of them where i think i am awake and i am not. But i usually start with the sound of someone screaming if i put my fear into it enough and think what if it screams my name? I can hear it screaming my name. It is our brains that controls it. You should know that in our dreams we are the creators and masters of our dream state. Most people do not realize this and fear them. When you experience this imagine a shining knight popping in to vanquish the evil being you fear so much and it will happen if you can focus your thoughts on it enough. We can do anything we want in our dreams. REM is no different. So do not be afraid. It is a blessing in some cases. Yes sleeping on your stomach lessens the occurences but it does not elimnate them. You are not alone and i gurantee you there is not this many people out there having evil spiritws visiting them. It is all in our heads and a scientific explanation clearly explains this phenmenon. If you want any information i have gathered being a Sleep Paralysis survivor one might say for 15 years now. It is freightning but you are in more control of what you fear then you give yourself credit for.

R.D Pearson.

Hi, Im 14, I also have sleep paralysis, i actually literaly just woke up from it, ive had it about 4 times before now, it occurs once every few months, the one i just woke up from was the scariest, ive been mega stressed recently over everything and i think its all caught up on me, this dream was realistic and it was all about what im going through now, there was this old man, cooking, when i was going to wake up, i started thinking about him, i thought about he was going to die, my mind was shouting louder and louder, saying stuff like hes gonna die and scared and different random words, shouting in my head, getting louder and louder, i could feel my face scrunching up, i then tried to relax, i thought of a better subject, i felt my face un-scrunch, i tried to get up, then realizing i cant move, i tried to move my legs but i couldent, i tried moving my arms and i couldent, i was so scared, i then thought about my mum and i heard her walking across the landing with my dog, i tried calling for her, all i heard was me whispering, i tried but all that came out was my breath, i then thought stuff it and i screamed at the top of my voice, finally something worked, as soon as i could talk i called my mum, she came in my room, she told me all she had heared was a squeak, then i called her.. i screamed my head off and i came out like a squeak, im so glad that woke me up, i set my alarm for 6, but i am not going back to bed now, i got up 10 past 5, no matter how early, im not doing that again.. ive just been reading about sleep paralysis, when people say they see demons and things, i think its their sub contioud finding a reason to why this is happening, all i can say, is if you are experiencing this, try to calm down, think of someone that will make you smile, like a loved one or something you really like, ive read that it helps to sleep on your side or front, but i have been, that last 4 cases ive had, i was lying on my back, but earlier ,i was lying on my side, couldent move or talk, it was so scary, i know its going to happen again, hopefully ive learned enough to help myself next time.
Bye..
Take care everyone..

i am 41 years old, i have been suffering from sleep paralysis,,, all my life,, i wake and cannot move,, i cannot breathe,,,, i cannot scream, my eyes are open,,, as iam getting older,,, i stay calm now,, and i give my brain the command Breathe, Breathe,, and i seem to come good,,
However over the years i have seen myself out of my body,, and lots of spirits in the room , with wind, and sometimes sounds, and smells,,,
This may be an halluciation, but at the time it is very real,,,
My sisters suffer from it too
and so does my daughter,,, is this a family inheritence thing?
What can we do to stop it?
Can some one please help

dude i also experienced this kind of stuff!! and it scared the hell outta me!! Thank God im not seeing anything or hearing any weird sounds, but it still scares me!! and you know what, my parents think i'm crazy!!! yeah that aint right. i'm not loving this 'sleeping paralysis' thingy. It gives me the creeps! Anyways, whenever this happens to me, i feel weird. I can't move, but when try to move, i felt as if i got out of my bed! but i wasnt! i could feel my feet touch the floor but my body's still in bed! you get me? i mean i feel that i already woke up, but the fact is im still in that state of 'sleeping paralysis'! uh maaan. i'm really not loving this. How can i stop this????

I used to experience this possibly eight or ten times a year, and I eventually discovered that I could bring it on by sleeping in a room that was more than about 80 degress F in temperature. I would seem to be awake but totally unable to move, and the only way I could get out of it was to make a supreme effort to move an arm or a leg. It seemed that I had a choice of either waking up, or if I was not able to awaken myself with this effort, I would die--so it became an unbelievably frightening contest between my will to awaken or death. I haven't had a single episode of this for at least two years, and sometimes I even accidentally leave the thermostat up too high without bringing on another attack--all of which makes me believe that I have been cured of these awful attacks.

It is very comforting to attribute these attacks to natural, brain-oriented causes, but I too, have experienced the presence of supernatural beings, including one event in which I awoke with about twenty very fine and bleeding cuts in the centre of my lower back. I showed these to two friends who were as shocked as I was. One of them believed that I had been attacked by some devilish being; the other figured there must be some natural explanation. I regret that I didn't show these cuts to a doctor, but I was too concerened that my doctor would question my sanity or think I was trying to do a hoax of some kind.

My dad tells me all of his episodes and proof that it actually happens. One night (about 7 years ago) I was watching a movie in the livingroom and my dad was sleeping on the couch.......

BACKGROUND:
My dad was getting what he called "Pinned down" which is this sleep paralysis thing. He would awake to find himself stiff, can't move, can't talk, nothing. He learned to make grunting sounds with his nose in order for people to hear him to wake him up because sometimes it is hard for him to get out of this pin down.

It first happened back in the 70's in Minnesota. He was a child and he awoke to a presence that he could follow with his eyes. The presence pulled down his blankets and came straight down to his face, my dad could feel the hot air from his breath. Sometimes he talked sometimes he didn't. Once he said in a deep voice "You believe in me."

When this ghost walked around it sounded like horse hooves. My dad concluded that it was half man half something else... He put it together one night when the lights went out and he ran into him. He said he ran into his six pack and it felt and I quote "Scaley. Like a fish, but also like skin, hairy, but muscle" He looked up to see glowing eyes looking down on him with that same hot breath...This was when he was fully awake....

He has also learned that when you are 'pinned down' and cannot move. You can look around and it may appear you are awake, but cannot move.... He has learned that YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED. Which he concluded your soul comes out just about an inch out of your body which causes you to freeze and fight it so your soul rejoins your body....

NOW BACK TO THE STORY OF THIS CERTAIN EPISODE:

I was fully awake watching tv when what my dad explained as... he woke up, got up and went into the kitchen to get a glass of milk. He must have been real quite because I did not hear anything. When he walked back into the livingroom he seen himself sleeping on the couch. His first thought was that he was dead. But this was not the case. He layed back down and went back into his body to find himself stuck in a 'pin down' after he got out of it he told me about it and I told him he was full of it! But he showed proof. The glass of milk was sitting on the table. I know for a fact there is more than just a science being this. It is a gift. One whom can control it may leave there body and see and communicate with the dead. This sounds strange, but it is the only explanation. I was awake and he DID NOT GET UP.

CONCLUSION:

He has learned how to move his arm out of his body and sometimes come out of it. But that part is very hard he says. He always gets the 'Pin downs' with what he calls the soul snatchers.. The ghosts he sees are either black hooded figures or a devel like thing with hooves as feet and hot breath.

In his thirties he took a picture of my sister, there were mirrors in the background. There is a ghost in the mirror. It looks very scary I blown it up in school and I concluded it is real. I will post this on myspace, and if you ever want to contact me to talk about what I know contact me at www.myspace.com/andies9488

Thanks for the time.

This very strange thing happen to me earlier this morning, at around 4 am. I had just woken up at 3:30, and managed to fall back asleep within the next 5 minutes. I remember dreaming, very vividly, sleeping in a position on my stomach, in my room, except there was a Native American in the room talking with me (though I could not see them as they were standing behind where I was laying, I heard them with a distinct accent) about a dream catcher that was hanging over my desk. I don't have one of those, nor do I know any Native Americans, so that was obviously a dream.

Now, this is where the confusion comes in. I woke up, and I know I woke up. The setting changed from my room in the daytime (the dream), to my room in the pitch black dark except for the light from my clock, but I was in the same position I was sleeping in, on my stomach. I lifted my body up on my arms, looked at the time, 3:58, then put my head back down. As soon as I did, I felt some weight push down on my bed next to me. I was alone in my room, none of my animals were in the room, and suddenly, while my eyes were open, I felt like two hands were pushing down hard on my lower back. It was very distinctly two hands. I couldn't move the rest of my body, except for my fingers, and my feet. I was able to look around though, but couldn't form words. I also heard a scraping noise on the pillow that my head was next to, but it wasn't in view. After about 20 seconds, I managed to push myself up from my forearms, and quickly sit up and spin around to see nothing there.

I'm all for debunking things, but I am hesitant to believe that this was sleep paralysis because 1) I woke up, moved around, and then layed back down, and I'm not sure if being able to move and then not able to move would constitute sleep paralysis. 2) I felt the pressure on the bed and my back the moment I layed down. I wouldn't have been able to fall asleep that quickly, especially since I have a problem falling asleep as it is. 3) While sleep paralyis is said to make people feel and hear things, I'm not sure (it could be, I just don't know) it explains the feeling of the weight push down on my bed next to me. It wasn't the feeling of a presence, that was seperate, this was like something was stepping on the bed next to me. At that moment, I thought it was one of my cats jumping on the bed then on my back, but the fact that I felt 2 hands over 4 paws and the weight was far too heavy to be one of my cats made me realize it wasn't them.

So, that's what happen. I remember it very clearly, and have nothing to lie about. Don't really know what to think. I didn't have any marks on my back, but even when I got up, the feeling was there. Not for nothing, but there have been deaths that took place in the rooms adjacent to mine in the house, of other family members, and other animals as well. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Sometimes I am half asleep but awake and I see things that look so real am I crazy? It maybe happens once a month

Hi i am steven i am 23, of good health do plenty of running sports etc. About an hour ago i had a sleep paralysis type of thing, hence why i found this page.

I was kind of awake but not awake, i could see but it was i had small flashes of darkness for a second while i was looking around.

I had awoken to a very faint whiring (fan noise or like small engine noise) i looked round my room and felt really calm, closed my eyes and then what seems a few seconds later i heard the whiring noise so i went to lift my head up to investiagte but could not move.

I tried again to lift my head the whiring would get louder, so i tried my best to force myself up and at his stage to see what was whiring and the whiring got really loud to the point i thought something had started to drill into the back of my head near the left part of my neck, i stopped struggling and thought that it was strange.

I looked down and tried to move my hands towards that part of my neck/head area where the whiring/drilling thing was but my left hand could not move i tried moving my right hand and couldn't so i kept trying and managed to lift my right hand off my chest like half an inch or so but i could not get it to move anywhere or anymore like towrds my head, at this point i thought what the fuck is going on i have to try and lift my head up again and as i did this the whiring started getting louder again the more i struggled and i struggled like crazy and it felt like i managed to move my head up very slightly like half an inch but the whiring became so strong and my head felt like someone was drilling into it i decided to not fight it anymore.

So i decided just put my head down and try to call out 'help' and ask my sister or my mom what the hell is going on if they came in my room, but i coulden't make a noise i felt my lips move slightly but no sound, so i decided to relax chill out for a second. I did this and closed my eyes and decided when my eyes would close i would try and move my toes and feet, at first i could not do this but after a minute i sudennly got the feeling and could move my arms and touched my head and neck and nothing was wrong.

I may add that this time this happed during a nap at about 3:30pm my blinds were closed but the light still came in and my computer monitor was on. As i got up i was ok but the right side of my head or jaw felt funny? (maybe i had been grinding my teeth without realising?) Also to note the last two nights before i did not get to sleep until past 3 in the morning celebrating a friends birthday with heavy drink, hence me needing a nap during the day this time.

I have had this type of thing happen before but not the whiring engine noise, i have maybe had this happen 2 or 3 times in the past 5-6 years the other times it was at night and i kind of open my eyes and see in the darkness something ever slighly darker on the ceiling kind of floating but in such a way you cant really make it out i attempt to get up and to my amazement i can't and i feel myself become really heavy(but not heavy as if it hurts), so i remain relaxed and when i close my eyes instead of being really heavy i feel really light like im floating to the extent where i really enjoy the feeling so just let the feeling pass thinking its just some kind of wierd dream (this has happened twice maybe three times).

Other notable things to happen while i have been asleep or just waking up is when in my dream i am running or something and suddenly i wake up and its as if i have just jumped flat on my back onto the bed, the bed actually moved as if its just took the impact of my falling like a sudden jolt, after that i get up and im ok (this has happed maybe 6-8 times)

I have never spoke to anyone about this because i know there would think im wierd.... oh also i have realised i am always sleeping flat on my back when this happens.

i'm 17 years old and i just found this out.... things like this have been happening to me since i was about 12 or 13 and when it would happen i use to be so scared...(it's still scary sometimes) my family said it was only a dream... but i knew it wasn't... i'm just glad that now i can have a name for it and show them that i'm not crazy...

I had my first experience (and only one thus far)November 5th, 2008

I woke up to a loud buzzing noise. I couldn't open my eyes, but I knew I was awake. I couldn't breathe either but it felt like I had a lot of air in my lungs. 5 seconds later I opened my eyes, couldn't see anything because it was dark, and I couldn't move any part of my body. I couldn't even move my mouth or try to make a noise. 30 seconds later I was able to move my arm and turned the light on on my clock and it was 1:35(am)...

I had no clue what was going on. I'm really thankful I didn't hear anything worse than a loud buzzing noise (like laughing, walking, anything that would make me think someone was in my room) or see a figure. I can't imagine what I would've done...

Since this, I've never been so interested in something. I used to be extremely into baseball... I would research it, talk about it, think about it, and imagine my future in it daily (I was pretty crazy about it haha). Now it's the same thing with the with sleep paralysis, the brain, REM, neurology, etc.

My strangest one has disturbed me (more now reading about the death syndrome), i 'awoke' in the other dimension to find myself on the wall of my bedroom in broad daylight. I was being 'carried' and flown around from wall to wall by something i coulnt see but there was another - it had wings like angels and it came up to the one carrying me and asked 'is this the one?' It had a long black face as if made of charcoal and a very small mouth, i could draw a very detailed picture now still it was so detailed and vivid. Strangely i wasnt as scared as usual and pulled myself out of it easily.

I have only had them when suffering a 'comedown' from overindulgence of drugs like ecstasy usualy about 4 days later when feeling drained and slightly depressed. Stopped now though through these experiences - i dont class them as dreams - i am very awake!!. Is anyone else experiencing them because of drugs? It must be common as, well, doing 'e' certainly is.

I believe we are experiencing the other dimension - a freaky fucking place by all accounts!

For years I have been trying to figure out what this was. It started happenining to me when I was in my early teens. At first I would hear dishes being put away and I thought that I was just hearing what was happening in the house but when I woke up and looked at the clock I realized that my parents had been gone out of the house way before this happened. I am 44 now and it still happens , but it went from hearing dishes being put away to evil voices whispering a strange lanuage into my ear. I have felt someone sit on the bed and I have felt somone sitting on top of me. It is a terrifying experience. I find what triggers it is when I wake up then try and fall back to sleep. I find if I wake up and go right back to sleep I'm fine, but if I wake up and I'm up for 5 to 10 min then go back to sleep the epsoides start and contintues until I get out of bed. Occasionally they just start in the middle of the night, but it's usually rare. I don't know what it is, but I do know that it scares me. I can never see anything only blackness. I always thought it would be better if I could just see, but after reading these comments that would freak me out seeing stuff.Whenever somoeone says to me that when they die they want to go in their sleep I always tell them I don't want to because I think it's one of these epsoides that might kill me.

I'm 30 and have suffered the occasional attack since I was a teen. I have had the same experiences told by many on the web. Since researching SP and hearing that I'm not the only one going through this, I'm much more relaxed. Now when I feel an attack coming on, I laughed because I know what to do and I understand what is happening. I pray to God for help and then just wiggle my toes and wallah it's over! I don't go to church because the number of man made religions around the world is overwhelming and confusing, but I have always believed that God exists because I have always felt his love and protection. For many years, I convinced myself that they were just vivid nightmares (even though during the day as well) but now I feel privileged to be shown that there really is a war going on between Good and Evil. Dont be afraid because evil feeds on fear. Satan tries to scare Gods children but he is no match once you call our Father for help.

I am 28 and have episodes more and more serious. It used to be different. Assuming it might be the same thing, I used to just feel really sluggish while dreaming and then I would wake up and feel fine(besides the annoyance of waking up in the middle of the night).

In more recent years, I have actually woken up, or seemingly woken up, and felt paralyzed kinda like something was pushing me against a wall. When I try to say something I either can't voice or it is like a whisper despite how hard I try. I got a bit worried after it happened 2 nights in a row while under stress. I was definitely awake and felt pinned. I could see my room clearly just as I always do with the light from nearby buildings coming in from the windows. I was worried and tried to voice "help" 'cause for some reason I thought my brother or parents would come to help me.. though I live alone nowadays.

Thing is, how my SP differs from others is that I have never seen dark figures or spirits or any voices. All I remember is silence besides the voice in my head. I find that I can "shake it off" by force of will. I concentrate on moving and yelling out. I think I do say something but no one has ever told me that I talk or even murmur in my sleep.

I wonder if I don't see dark spirits because I don't believe in spirits and I don't believe in a god. My only fear is that I can't move. If I did see a dark figure, I'm not sure what I would think. When I was a kid I used to have nightmares, but eventually I convinced myself they weren't real and they seemed to have gone away.

i have suffered from this for the past few years now, i had no idea what it was at first and thought i was the only person that had it, until i began research today, it never crossed my mind to type it on on the net! I dont think that it has anything to do with evil spirits! i have hallucinations were i can see the room and see someone or thing in the corner of my eye either stood still or see them for a split second,it's as though someone is playing hide and seek, i try to scream and shout n fight my way out of the hallucination i'm in, but i can't, eventually i am too exhausted and my mind is mentally exhausted, it's as though i have to go back to sleep to get out of this state, if that makes any sense!i have found now that if i go too sleep on my back, this sleep paralsis takes place were as if i go to sleep facing the wall lying on my front, i don't suffer from this, saying that i do move around n the night so i suppose the attacks can occur anytime! i have never been so scared, somebody told me it was to do with stress! i was just wondering is this the furthest this sleep paralysis can go, or can it become more serious? if so is their anything that can be done about it?

I beleive it is evil spirits.. I had an attack that lasted about 3 minutes and i could not move my body or eyes i was pinned down.
I was sleeping during the day on the lounge near the back sliding door and then i was attacked and pinned down which sounded like loud evil screeching noises about 50 of them trying to jump inside me and attack. I tryed to get out of it but could not.. Then i call out for god and they left and went zooming out the back door, Then i awoke. I also had a friend stay over and she said a simalar thing happened to her up stairs.. It might sound weird but why is it you mention god and it all stops straight away?? Has anyone had that experience..

I'm 16 and I've had sleep problems since I was a kid, but i never really thought about it till i started having SP more frequent.
Well when I was like 6, I woke up and could,'t move. It was frightening because it never happened before, but i didn't think much of it. The next time it happened was this summer. Well my buddy was telling me how his brother has SP (I didn't know about it at the time), but when he described it I remembered as a kid when I had it. The weird thing is that night it happened (not happening since I was 6). I woke up not able to move lying face up. I could see my whole room besides my closet to me left. Just like most people my breathing was off. I didn't see or hear anything but i felt an evil presence by my closet. When I awoke i ran out of the room, but didn't really tell people.
After this experience it kept happening like 2 times a week, but weirder stuff would happen. Honestly I wasn't afraid because i was interested in communicating with spirits and paranormal stuff. I didn't fear death because I knew that I would go to a better place. That is until I kept having more episodes:
One of my most scary ones was when i was sleeping facing away form my closet when I awoke and couldn't move. I felt something in the room. Then all of a sudden something put wait on my back as if someone was leaning over my body. Then I heard whispering in my ear. I thought it was my dad, but i realized it wasn't. I was trying to make out what it was saying. The only thing I understood was " Why did you got to bed at 2, 3 o'clock is the devils hour". I prayed to God and it stopped. More occurrences with this demon have occurred, I've seen it in other situations and I'm sick of it. It's messing whit my sleep like it did this morning.
I try to ignore it like this morning, and go back to sleep when it's over but it just happens repeatedly and it's just draining. I needed to sleep but it won't let me. If you got any advise let me know Thanks.
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what if when we are sleeping we are awake and when we are awake we are really sleeping. What if none of this is real. I know it sounds very strange but it is a question i often wonder. The reason i wonder is because when we do sleep it is like we have a whole other life somewhere. Some dreams feel so real.My biggest question is how can u dream about people you dont know. How is it these people find their way into your life?

Last night wasnt' the first time this has happend but it is the first time it was so vivid. I'll make this as short as possible. I'm 41 and perfectly healthy. Last night while watching TV I'm guessing I fell asleep, but I was'nt really, if that makes since. I had a dream I was being watched by something and I could hear them cummunicating to each other, "not a known language", it's like they were studying me. I completely remember the entire dream and remember I could still see the TV and what was happening. I was totally paralyzed the whole time. I remember calling out to my son, (BECAUSE I WAS FREAKIN SCARED), but nothing came out, it felt like it did, but no one heard anything. Then I remember throwing a pillow over my head because thats where they were, I could'nt see them but I could hear them. I could feel the tension in my arm and how incredibly hard it was to throw it. My left eye was closed and my right eye was open. I remember in my dream when they left, what I was watching on TV was going off and when I woke up I could move and I stood up. I also noticed the credits rolling on the TV. There was no gap in time from when I was asleep to when I when I woke up. I guess to sum it all up I remember what I dreamed at the same time was totally aware of everything being awake. I know sounds crazy but it affected me to the point to where I've been on the net trying to figure out what happend and how it could. I think its called (NONRECIPROCAL FLACCID PARALYSIS). Anyway thanks for reading. If you want, e-mail me with a comment, I try to answer back.