Some say its sleep paralysis, i think not at all

I wrote about this on quora. Seems Im not alone. For a little over two years I had these weird dreams/ dream states idk. I knew as I was starting to fall asleep I would get a sensation in my head, like pins and needles when your foot falls asleep. Then I knew I was going to have " one of those dreams". I would become afraid and I always thought I was able to wake myself up...not so. And every dream I would end up talking to the same character ( wasnt a nice fella). At some point I would realize I was in fact asleep and needed to get myself out of the dream. Anybody else?

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

I had a bad experience as a small child being tangled up in the bed sheet and blankets (older people will remember the days before duvets) and for many years, even into adulthood, I had nightmares of that recurring. The thing was that I knew I was dreaming and needed to wake up to stop the fear, but the sleep paralysis stopped me. It has happened with other experiences which have lodged in my head and resurfaced in unpleasant ways in sleep. Fortunately, that is very rare now.