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during sleep paralysis

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@SW-User 👀 that scares me when it happened to me!

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@SW-User I haven't had it for a while but it's always scary. I found I could get out of it faster if I hyperventilate, for some reason breathing is one thing I can control.
John2019 · 41-45, M
@SW-User what happened during it how long did it last ?

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@SW-User it happened to me twice, and I pray it never does again..

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@John2019 It never lasts longer than a minute but I have hallucinations I think are real, including people who aren't there. I can't move, which is really scary especially if I wake up in some awkward position where I can't breathe.
The dream reality intrudes and there's another world at a 90 degree angle to the outside. It threatens to suck me back in unless I fight to get out.
The dream reality intrudes and there's another world at a 90 degree angle to the outside. It threatens to suck me back in unless I fight to get out.
John2019 · 41-45, M
@SW-User wow sounds terrifying

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@John2019 When it first happened to me, I thought that I had had a stroke and this would be the rest of my life, which really was terrifying. It wasn't so bad once I knew what was happening, but it's never a good time.