Sleep Paralysis

Soulstarr · (#1 (**permalink**))

Does anyone suffer from this? If so, how do you handle it? I know it can't be cured butare there any kind of tactics I can use to prevent it? I've suffered with it for years and I thought I had found one method to prevent it but today I discovered that it doesn't work anymore

I absolutely hate it and it drives me crazy so any help would be really appreciated.

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

Black Lion · (#2 (**permalink**))

Relax and don't be afraid... makes it worse.

Vezz. · (#3 (**permalink**))

I used to suffer from this - so much I feared I was being haunted!

Not had it for a good few years though, so think mine may have been stress-related. So, I suggest relaxation and let go of the stress.

Soulstarr · (#4 (**permalink**))

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So, I suggest relaxation and let go of the stress.

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So what you're saying is the day I hand in my dissertation is the day I'm free from this foolishness! How did you discover what it was?

Vezz. · (#5 (**permalink**))

Soulstarr wrote:

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Vezz. wrote:

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So, I suggest relaxation and let go of the stress.

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So what you're saying is the day I hand in my dissertation is the day I'm free from this foolishness! How did you discover what it was?

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After reading your post I thought about when I last had an attack. When I kicked my ex out and moved house they stopped, so I now realise it was the stress of being with the fool.

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I've not had an attack for over 7 years now......

Soulstarr · (#6 (**permalink**))

thanks @vezz, i'll bear that in mind. I read somewhere that avoiding sleeping on your back helps and i found that sleeping on my side was really helping. like i'd wake up, have an attack then i'd roll on to my sideand then i was fine. but now thats not working anymore. Also, 99% of the time, I get it when I wake up naturally as opposed to having an alarm cos i never get it when I have to get up for work/uni or whatever.

Vezz. · (#7 (**permalink**))

That's ok, SS.

You know, they scared the hell out of me. I used to recite the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary, 'cos I used to think the house was haunted and the ghost was coming to get me (

). It got to the stage when I was afraid to go back to sleep after an attack, as I was scared I'd never wake up again...

I must be happy now........

Oblivion · (#8 (**permalink**))

I have the perfect answer to your sleep paralysis...

Put a large picture of Jade Goody on the ceiling - directly above your bed.

When you wake up, the sheer horror willjolt your body into life!

Incognito · (#9 (**permalink**))

Soulstarr - some previous comments..

http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/forum26/23362.html

..personally with things like these, you can keep running but eventually you stand up and check, what the hell is there to be scared of - face the music and dance!

blessingfromgod · (#10 (**permalink**))

Incognito wrote:

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Soulstarr - some previous comments..

http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/forum26/23362.html

..personally with things like these, you can keep running but eventually you stand up and check, what the hell is there to be scared of - face the music and dance!

Just read the comments on that link... interesting... I have experienced sleep paralysis before...never want to experience the old hag that goes with some experiences....good god no.

@Soulstar...it's true...relax...dont panic and breath...you will shake out of it....it's real horrible though.