Thread: Sleep Paralysis

Hello! I have sleep paralysis. Happens every two years. I posted my experience in the newbie section. It really is scary. Your friend is not exaggerating when she says it scared her to death. I read from "researching" about the subject, that instead of panicking in your sleep, you should actually relax. It will be easier to move your muscles and wake up from the sleep paralysis when your body is stress-free.

This is good advice for almost all forms of temporary paralysis. There is really no benchmark as to why this happens - but it is easy to say -relax - but it is hard to do specially if you are scared and panic-stricken. Maybe just letting the phase pass without trying to do something drastic would be a good process and may lead to an end to the paralysis.

Ksmi has pointed out good thing that a person should try to relax instead of panicking. Panic never helps and it may complicate the situation more. When a body is stress-free, sleep paralysis goes away.

Sleep paralysis is not considered a dangerous health problem. Sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of sleep. Rarely is sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems. Sleeping paralysis occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep.

Sleep paralysis is sometimes not a problem. Some people who foray into lucid dreaming experience it often, and they learn to see it as calming and soothing, and even look forward to it. Those who experiment with drugs or alcohol before bed also experience it often. However, it can be scary for the uninitiated.