That is YOUR opinion Alien. And we are entitled to ours. Try and post your opinion without disputing others, or calling their methods useless.

He has a right to post what he thinks as do we all. I don't agree with any of your posts but you have the right to post them.

Sleep paralysis. lol

You may laugh Kiddglock, you have obviously never experienced it. It is frightening and it can appear to the person concerned that they are going to die. Of course, that is funny to those that have never had SP...

Of course I don't agree with you on OBE, BUT I have had SP twice. It was the scariest thing that has ever happend to me.

No you don't Eric, don't you dare leave it like that....

What happened in your SP?

The first time was when I was around 6. I was unable to move. My eyes were open and I was bascially seeing cartoon character in real life and they were not the nice ones. It was terrible. The second time was at 20 after a night of partying and no sleep. It happened when I fell asleep at work. I could see & hear but not move and there was the sense of another presence in the room.

Out of interest Eric, was you extremely tired when you fell asleep at work? The reason I ask this is because I will get SP if I am very tired. I am trying to find out if there is a common factor in this SP thing.

Yes. I had only had 2 hours of sleep and I was hung over.

Ah, now that's interesting then.

Anybody else find that they have sleep paralysis when very tired?

Probably a common factor here, I know there is with my own experience, that's how I can avoid it a lot of the time, it could help some others.

Ah, now that's interesting then.

Anybody else find that they have sleep paralysis when very tired?

Probably a common factor here, I know there is with my own experience, that's how I can avoid it a lot of the time, it could help some others.

Our Neurologist stated SP occurs due to the neurtransmitters in the brain, being hypercharged. My son has it, and he swears he is not alone, he cant breathe or move etc. He was taught some meditation exercises to stop it from occuring. Normally it happens more when someone is napping, or overtired. So, both of what you two experienced sounds consistant with those scenarios. I had it a few times as a child so I know how frightening they are and we feel so helpless because we cant fight back, or scream for help, till we get out of REM stage of sleep, and by the time we do, its all too real..Sorry LF you still suffer from this..JN

No, it's okay lol.

Actually, if I feel that SP is going to occur, I can just about (sometimes) manage to mumble and make some sort of noise before it takes over, this is the signal to my husband to shake me, this brings me out of it. Unfortunately, I don't always manage to do that, weird experiences will follow - it's the price to pay for being a weirdo I guess

LOL You are not a weirdo. Everything you described is text book SP, and it is more common than we know. My son still gets one every now and then, and if I hear him making a strange noise, I slowly wake him, its easy to see he is in distress..You could try some lucid dreaming so that you control the dream and come out of it easier, have you ever tried? JN

Yes, if I leave the SP to take its course, I do end up with an OOBE which then can go into a lucid dream.

The thing is with this is that if I do that, when I eventually wake up, I can feel jaded and some of these OOBEs can be a bit peculiar and make me feel out of sorts after. Really I should keep a record of them all, I am forever asking others on here if they record their experiences, it is a shame I don't walk my talk lol.

No, it's okay lol.

Actually, if I feel that SP is going to occur, I can just about (sometimes) manage to mumble and make some sort of noise before it takes over, this is the signal to my husband to shake me, this brings me out of it. Unfortunately, I don't always manage to do that, weird experiences will follow - it's the price to pay for being a weirdo I guess

LOL OBE's are fantastic, but I havent experienced one in a long time, and wouldnt know how to induce it. TAKE notes, keep records, that would be an interesting read..JN

For me the best way to stop it is: Lay on your side not your back, say no to drugs, don't get overtired, don't get too scared/hypervigilant before bed. Living stress free and healthy helps a lot.

Cheers

Good ideas, but living stress free is the most difficult for me lol..JN

Ha ha ha I agree it was a bit like a public health announcement for the kiddies!

For me the best way to stop it is: Lay on your side not your back, say no to drugs, don't get overtired, don't get too scared/hypervigilant before bed. Living stress free and healthy helps a lot.

Cheers

It is useless. :\ In MY opinion, Christ or GOD does not exist. The only "evidence" we have of their existence are stories written in the Bible by a bunch of crackpots. Remember, this is MY opinion.

For me the best way to stop it is: Lay on your side not your back, say no to drugs, don't get overtired, don't get too scared/hypervigilant before bed. Living stress free and healthy helps a lot.

Cheers

hello everyone am new to this website and i just wanted to say hi first off.
but i really made this topic because i think i might be mentally ill, or am i really being violently attack by a spiritual thing. it has really gotten to the point where i don't want to sleep alone anymore. because thats when it mostly/always happens.
what im about to tell you is real if you want to believe me or not is all up to you. i think i first encounter the ghost when i was 10 years old. i lived in an old style house in Ohio. where for some reason my bedroom had a window that showed the dinning room. i know kinda weird huh? anyways one day i was playing my snes and that when i first saw it for the first time a shadow wearing a top hat. in my dinning room window. that was the only time i say that spirit at my old house. the next time would be when i moved out of that house to my new apartment. i still remember it i was sleeping in my bedroom. then for no reason i woke up. but then this strong force was pulling me down really really hard. i remember my head moved horizontal because of the force. and seeing my body actually below the surface of the bed. i was scared but it soon stop. for a couple of nights i didn't sleep at all.. o yea prior to that i did see that shadow figure around my apartment but really didnt think nothing of it. the attack only happen once in my apartment so i kinda didnt forget about it but, i wasn't to worry for some reason. but i moved again to a new apartment and now im being attack almost once a week. i cant/dont want to sleep anymore. i try to stay awake all night. even in school night i usually go to bed at 5 o'clock. i dont know if am losing my mind. one night i was laying in my bed while i saw this gray human figure trying to kiss me. the next night i cant move vibrating around my bed. i don't think am just dreaming this really. just two weeks ago i was sleeping then i woke up paralyze cant move while i see this shadow holding me there. but hes face was weird i dont know not human.
am thinking about video taping me sleeping but the problem is i need a video tap recorder which cost money so yea ,,,,
i know you guys most likely think this is fake really am not lieing has this happen to any1 else.

As I recall it, I was trying to scare my mother. I actually self-induced my paralysis in an effort to make her think I was dead. Yes, I know. lol. But regardless, I held my breath a few moments, and fixed my vision. I heard her coming a minute or so later. I continued with my ruse. She entered and called my name. She looked at me closer. My eyes were open but I didn't flinch. I could see the panic enter her face. Ok..joke is over. She started to shake me, but I couldn't snap out of it. She was crying and then she tiled my head back and looked in my mouth. She was checking my airway for obstructions. I couldn't breath or move and my vision was fixed. She put her ear to my chest and I think she was about to do CPR on me when I suddenly inhaled deeply, and I came out of it. I hadn't breathed in 4 minutes. I didn't think it was funny any more. And I never told her of my devious plan. Perhaps SOMEBODY was teaching me a lesson. ~Jackal