[anna_x33]

ive been having it for like 2 years and im still not use to it
even sleeping on my side doesnt work -.- its freaky

it always happens when im really sleepy and i wanna sleep
but i guess the "ghost" doesnt want me to sleep lol

[puruk]

your not alone
i've got that sometimes. its creepy ._.

[미쌩908]

I used to get this ALL the time. My senior year of high school, I would experience sleep paralysis like 3 times a night. The first two times were a bit scary. The first time I heard this low rumbling laughter and rumbling bass. The second time I felt like someone was trying to pull me off the bed by my leg. It got better once I entered college and now I only get it like a couple times a year. If you do ever experience sleep paralysis, just try to wiggle one of your fingers or toes and it feels like it lifts off a lot faster than just laying there. A lot of people says it's less likely to occur if you sleep on your side, but I got it just as equally on my side as I did on my back. *shrug* I'm a really picky sleeper though. Once I actually fall asleep, I sleep like a rock, but before then it takes me forever to fall asleep, and I can't fall asleep in new places or if I don't have certain types of pillows so... I have some issues when it comes to sleeping.. lol...

[korkorok]

LOL. I got sleep paralysis today again. Only my second time though and I think I've been getting it because of this thread (i keep thinking about this thread when going to bed D:
It only lasted about 2 seconds though cuz I snapped my self out of it. Mine isn't as intense as some of you guys. My body just starts shaking and I was sleeping on my tummy. Apparently, shaking is one of the minor symptoms of sleep paralysis. I don't see any ghost or chest pressure. Just shaking..

[viasarah]

I happened to me a lot while back (haven't had it happen recently). Usually it happens when someone is chasing me or if I'm in a life and death situation.. (scary)

[Se3k]

I also have it atm..
for 2 years now or so
i awake cant open my eyes and cant move i try to cough but al thats comming out is air
and then i just go back to sleep or i struggle till i wake up..
its really creepy.. but yeah.. im kinda used to it now but i had read on wikipedia that it was treatable?

[xqtpi]

I got this once a few weeks ago. I remember I tried opening my eyes, but I couldn't & when I tried to move, my body wouldn't listen.


I tried moving for a few minutes before I gave up and just went back to sleep. It was scary though.

[Uh Oh]

woah is it that common..... this is the first time I've ever heard anything about it........... thats pretty scary.

[rochelle1tym]

My eyes were closed and I was on my side when this happened.
And my body felt like it was stuttering. I didn't see anything creepy though. Just what you normally see when you close your eyes.

Did anyone else get this sleeping on your side?

Yes i thought you couldnt get it on your side but i had (SP) on my side and laying on back....im used to it thou but i havent went throu it recently tho:

[ykidkwis]

omg randomly this started happening to me about 1.5 years ago...it lasted for about 2 weeks i think. I had no clue what it was and i literally thought it was a ghost...maybe it is. It was such a horrifying experience though. Some nights i wouldn't go to sleep cuz i was so scared or I would keep my lights on in hopes of stopping it! But it would still come and i just felt this heavy presence on me and i felt like i couldn't breathe or move and i honestly thought i was gonna die LOL. Sometimes i wouldn't know if i was actually calling out for help or not but i could see/hear myself calling out and it would seem like i would be moving and squirming and trying to break out of it but in fact i was completely still. Strangely enough the scariest part was when i was about to fall asleep and i would think in my head OH NO....don't fall asleep it's gonna happen again and i would try really hard to not fall asleep but then i couldn't help it and it would happen again. After i learned what it was it started to dissappear....maybe it gave me peace of mind knowing that theres a physiological explanation for it. When it came back a couple times it was kind of fun for me for some weird reason LOL....prob cuz i wasn't scared anymore and it felt interesting.

[kongie]

wow that is freaky~
iuno im chinese.. but well superstitious ppl say that its cuz of ghost ? LoL literal translation is ghost on top of u or like sitting on u~
LoL
but i think its just some body thing cuz when u sleep theres a barrier that doesnt allow you to move your arms and legs.. like it blocks the neural signals to your spinal cord~ do some research~ i learned it not too long ago~

no worries..
see a doctor if ur concerned? lol

[Maia-X3]

i get it here and there, dont worry its just a ghost bugging you =p

LOL that's harsh.

I'm sure you know this, but when you go to sleep your brain sends a fluid down to your spine that so that you can sleep. Sometimes, the fluid gets sent down too early when you're still awake which causes sleep paralysis.

I used to get it but only when I wasn't getting enough sleep (3-4 hours a day). Which is why I NEVER do all-nighters anymore. But I can always sense when I'm about to get sleep paralysis, and I quickly start trying to move when it happens. When something touches you, you automatically snap out of it!!

I'd say, exercise before you sleep because it will relax your body therefore reduce the likelihood of you getting it.

Or you know what, sleep with someone next to you for a while.

I used to get panic attacks whenever I was falling asleep last year. LOL, it was so freakin random. I never got it when I was sleeping with someone next to me. So I slept with my ma more often and it eventually went away. Don't care if that sounds pathetic, at least it worked!!

[EDIT] Oh and there's NOTHING wrong with you! A lot of people get this.. as you can see! Haha.

[ElectroHime]

i havent been having any sleep paralysis lately,
but a couple of months ago i had sleep paralysis almost everyday for a whole week (my mom had it too at the same time)
and the odd thing was i kept having horrible realistic nightmares of deaths and dead people -___-
and i wake up but i cant move myself for like 30 seconds.
i cant talk to call out, only my eyes move.
i find that when this event happens im always sleeping on my back and my body is straight.
i told my mom and she freaked out because she was having it too but hers went away after a couple of times.

she made me wear a rosary (cross necklace) to sleep .
i didnt have those terrifying dreams again, sleep paralysis went away.

btw, i dont wear a cross anymore, only during that time.

[__LOST]

i don't know if it's what you guys are saying . . .
but sometimes, right when i'm going to fall asleep, i feel like i'm free falling from a really high place,
it freaks me out so much
but then, right after, i shudder
&& i wake myself up

sometimes, it's different: i'm asleep, and suddenly i just shudder && wake myself up.

i can't really remember my dreams, but usually right before then, i hear weird noises or something is ON me somehow.

[EmTeex]

got it a few days ago TWICE T__T .. i sometimes dont seem to really remember wen i get it but wen i wake up dat day i fink i was jst dreaming x]

[maly&ahpulee]

i usually wait it out, too.
it usually happens to me when i get really paranoid so i usually go to sleep with soft melodies playing in the background.

[kimchi*BOY;]

I've heard many stories and experiences from friends about sleep paralysis.

One experience was of my coworkers told me that one night when he was asleep, he woke up in the middle of the night but his body was paralyzed. only his eyes could move. He could see his surroundings of his dark room. After seconds later, he said he saw a dark figure above a small floating cloud with red eyes and horns above his head starting to approach closer to him right above. He then heard this really loud breathing noise, something really unfamiliar with our everyday sounds. The dark figure's hand started to choke his neck and the cloud was on his chest. He was saying how he tried yelling and moving but couldn't until finally after a minute or so, the dark figure went away and he could finally move around. He got up really scared and couldn't fall back asleep that whole night.

Another experience was when one of my church friends was sleeping one night when he woke up during the middle of the night. He said he saw this really dark shadow on the wall. He said the figure of the shadow seemed to look like a demon with huge ears and long curled up horns. He couldn't move nor talk, but he was aware of what was going on. He then said that he felt as if someone was on top of his chest and someone was choking him. He was freaking out and he couldn't breathe. His first reaction was to pray and started saying the lord's prayer. During the middle of the prayer, the dark shadow disappeared and he woke up frightened and scared.

THANK GOD this hasn't happened to me... =X

Though I've heard that sleep paralysis is due to a chemical imbalance in your brain. I'm not too sure though.. but I'd suggest everyone to start eating healthy, exercise, sleep early, relax, and try to avoid those stressful situations as much as possible.

[Iko.]

There's a lot of information of this on Wikipedia you know.. With symptoms, causes and treatment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

Apparently (according to the article) the "shadows", "objects" and sounds are hallucinations.

Another belief is that it's a ghost/witch/demon. Sitting ghosts, you know?

They visit people and sit on their chest to suffocate them. My friend, who claims he can see ghosts, said he's experienced one.

[Imboredthatsnotfun]

I used to have this alot when I was younger, but I grew out of it. It can be very scary. If you try hard enough you can make your body move, however it's uncomfortable.

"there's this arm that appears and suffocates me putting their hand on my chest and everytime I attempt to get up, the arm appears again >< i have to try at least 5 times until I get actually "get up" sometimes i need to literally stand up to get up."

I know the feeling! Like it's really difficult to move, and you need to try really hard just to get up. I dont actually see an arm btw, it just feels heavy.

I think the things you see are hallucinations, as maybe you are still kind of having a dream? I dont know.

I'm scared to go to sleep after reading all the things about ghosts now!!

[juicyx3]

OMG!! im so regret that i was reading this forum a few weeks ago... i had no idea what a sleeping paralyis was and yesterday i woke up incautiously with my eyes open, facing front, and saw a black shadow or something on the right of my bed... it think it was on my bunk bed (nearby the stair of my bunk bed)..my bunk bed is really small (which means the shadow is really short) and noone is sleeping on top of the bed; so i turned my body to the right and fell asleep again... is that consider a sleep paralysis...?? i could move, nothing was sitting on me like other ppl said, and i think i breathe well.. ><" i told my mom and she said that's a probably a dream.. but im sure i was awake that time..so is it sleep paralysis or a ghost?