Sleep paralysis

[ALVAREZ6]

I don't think what you're describing is sleep paralysis. SP is anything but fun.

Yeah I think he's simply thinking about lucid dreaming, which sometimes precedes sleep paralysis. And if you have sex dreams you may be able to dream lucidly at times, where you know you are dreaming.

[mrsmaalox]

you're already thinking in the right direction, you have to muster all your strength and focus it in one area: your head. you won't be able to move your limbs but you have a bit of control over your head, lift your head and neck with all your strength and you'll snap out of it. sometimes you have to rock yourself forward and push a few times to gain "momentum" so to speak, but you do actually have a bit of control over your neck right at the base of your skull.

I've never had sleep paralysis, but I have severe carpal tunnel syndrome and used to wake up with my hands, arms and shoulders numb and paralyzed; this neck flexing was the only way to get the feeling and movement back.

An occupational therapist made some wrist splints for me that I wear for sleep every night, and I have not had that kind of episode in about 10 years.

[ALVAREZ6]

I've never had sleep paralysis, but I have severe carpal tunnel syndrome and used to wake up with my hands, arms and shoulders numb and paralyzed; this neck flexing was the only way to get the feeling and movement back.

An occupational therapist made some wrist splints for me that I wear for sleep every night, and I have not had that kind of episode in about 10 years.

...I will give this neck trick a try if I'm ever in the situation again. About 5 years ago I used to wake up, like you say, with my entire arm numb. I don't know if it was paralyzed, maybe sometimes but definitely not always because I can remember waking up and being freaked out that something was grabbing and touching my torso, when in reality it was my numb arm. For a period, this was happening pretty often.

[gospursgojas]

For some reason I can always move my left leg so when I get it...im fully aware of whats happening so I just bang my left leg on whatever Im near, or the bed, and try to wake my ass up.

Supposedly in this state is when out of body experiences are possible. You dont fight it, and try to get up spiritualy (whatever that means) and wah lah, youre in the insudious movie.

But that, Im not doing that .

The evil pressence thing must be a trick in our brain to scare the out of us to wake us up, and it just depends on your beliefs. If youre religious or truly believe in angels and demons and such, your brain goes to that to scare you awake. If youre not then your brain may go to other such beings like greys or old witches (hags) and what not.