I overcame sleep paralysis

It’s like waking up. I can’t say for sure if it was sleep paralysis, but I did have an experience years ago when I was completely paralyzed in my bed with shadowy people in my room. This time, my room was completely dark, and I didn’t see any shadow. My body was under pressure and it was hard to move. I felt a deep fear. However, I raised an arm up into the air against the pressure holding me down, and I peeled off the heavy pillow that was laying on my chest. I realized I just woke as normal.

Again, this might not be sleep paralysis since I was able to move, but I’d like to believe that I shook off the paralysis with my strength and woke up as normal.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

WhateverWorks · 36-40

Sounds similar to how I’ve learned to wake myself up from sleep paralysis. I focus on twitching my fingers. It’s very difficult, but once I get a pink wiggling a little I can jolt awake. I’ve never had an observer to confirm when it’s gone on, but I’m guessing my brain tells my body to really move a finger, which helps me wake up.

Dethmoore · 31-35, M

@WhateverWorks that’s really interesting. I’m wondering if moving our hands and arms might be the way to break free of the paralysis. First time it happened to me, I was a bit freaked out by shadowy people and I remember trying to shake my head and body, but to no avail. I’ll try to grab onto something with my fingers again next time. Maybe it’s the solution.