The first thing that people react to when I go through this is they say I breathe like Im preparing for a run. I used to try and whisper or murmur out, but it's not very affective as people often see people talk in their sleep. This way I could get enough concentration to perform a snap or a "kick" (much like they do in Inception) to wake me up. But then I control my breathing as much as i can while in this state. Panic is always the first reaction when I go through this. The more I try and move the harder it is for me to breathe and always feel like someone or something is coming after me and i dont have enough time to snap out.
#Everytime i close my eyes i wake up feeling so full#
In fact, this book by a man who's studied and experienced sleep paralysis for almost two decades, is full of strategies and stories about taking control of these episodes, using them as good experiences rather than very negative ones. Sleep paralysis can be incredibly crazy and frightening, but if you keep learning about it you'll be able to understand it better, and that can help a lot. Kevin: Hey Lanera, thanks for sharing this.
But recently I discovered sometimes I'm dreaming because I haven't been correct lately. I used to feel like I'm awake because there were times when I would ask the people who were in the room with me if they did certain things and I was correct. Now she knows if she ever hears me doing that, to awake me. This was the best moment I've ever had during one of these times. Once a cousin of mine was in the bed with me and she heard me make the noise and woke me up. I have waken up and scared people in the room with me by kicking the wall or jumping up. The only way I can come out of this is if I relax and lye there and after a while I'm able to kick which is the only way I can get up which is hard when I feel as if I can't move. I try to pray to myself during these times and sometimes that works but not often.