Do you find hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis gets worse when you're stressed/depressed?

Just woke up to a lady with dark long hair climbing off my chest and then walked slowly out of the room

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Selah ·

yeah I use to get really bad nightmares and occasional sleepwalking and talking😣 .

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Selah ·

@caccoon i would have memories that i thought were dreams and i kinda put the pieces together, And one night there were piles of stuff in front of my front door or another time waking up from chewing on my pillow😣

caccoon · 36-40

@Selah omg 🥺

What kind of stuff did you put in front of the door?

Selah ·

@caccoon chairs and some decorative stuff from my living room...completely random items

deadgerbil · 26-30, M

I've had sleep paralysis several times, usually when I'm drifting in and out of sleep. The first time it happened I was like omg and my stomach tensed up bc I thought I was gonna get stabbed there lol and my abs were sore after

But now when it happens, I find it cool and just try to wake up out of it

caccoon · 36-40

@deadgerbil it interesting how our brains start to understand and keep us calm once we've experienced it a few times. I usually am not scared anymore usually either

DDonde · 31-35, M

I haven't noticed an association with stress, but maybe sometimes when I use melatonin to force myself to sleep. It's been a while though. It's inconsistent.

caccoon · 36-40

@DDonde interesting! I have never really tried melatonin, but I will keep that in mind

SW-User

Yes.

Did you talk to her?

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SW-User

@caccoon When Im at my most depressed/stressed I get this too. I always talk to them. It's scary, but it soon goes.

caccoon · 36-40

@SW-User it is scary!! I hope over time it feels less scary for you 💙 it is less scary for me, but I still get pretty freaked out when I think about it 😣😣

SW-User

@caccoon It goes. Nothing is forever ❤

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caccoon · 36-40

@Notsimilarreally I was not okay with it 🤣

Notsimilarreally · 31-35, F

@caccoon it happened to me once or twice, a dark figure was coming around the corner toward me. I was like 15 and had been up for days. It was really scary. But it wasn't really clear. And it hasn't happened since those days.

I wonder what a therapist would say about your experience

caccoon · 36-40

@Notsimilarreally eek!! Sleep deprivation can be very scary and hallucinatory!! I am glad you haven't had an experience like that since

And I am not sure!! I think that it's kinda fascinating. I do definitely think I experience during times of high stress or low lows

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