Hi there,

Do you guys get Sleep paralysis ?

To explain. I sometimes wake up and cannot move,
I can hear a Jet engine next to my ears. At the time it
sounds loud enough to make my ears bleed. I know it my
brain playing tricks. I anyone here has it from time to
time.

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> Hi there,
>
> Do you guys get Sleep paralysis ?
>
> To explain. I sometimes wake up and cannot move,
> I can hear a Jet engine next to my ears. At the time it
> sounds loud enough to make my ears bleed. I know it my
> brain playing tricks. I anyone here has it from time to
> time.

Many people are paralyzed while in deep sleep, so that dreams do not cause movements that may be injurious. Sometimes the paralysis extends for a while beyond sleep. If you are having problems associated with this, see a doctor.

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If you are paralyzed how are you going to see a Doctor ... ;)

> Many people are paralyzed while in deep sleep, so that dreams do not cause
> movements that may be injurious. Sometimes the paralysis extends for a while
> beyond sleep. If you are having problems associated with this, see a doctor.

Thanks for replying. Doctors are not needed. I find the experiance strange
but not out of the norm.

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> If you are paralyzed how are you going to see a Doctor ... ;)

:)

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Aaron:

It's called hypnopompia. Google it. It's a common afflication. I experienced it over a period of about 10 years. It started when I was 17 on a Destroyer in the Pacific and continued til I was the father of 3 children and a Captain on an airline. It gradually diminished and finally ceased. Don't waste time and money going to a doctor. They can't do a thing. It will pass.

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Dave Nelson

> Many people are paralyzed while in deep sleep, so that dreams do not cause
> movements that may be injurious. Sometimes the paralysis extends for a while
> beyond sleep. If you are having problems associated with this, see a doctor.
>

It's pretty weird, I've had it happen a few times. Usually when something wakes me up quick, really scary the first time. Knowing it happens, it's causes, and the rarity I experience it (once every couple/few years), it's more of a curiosity to me now.

The one that scares me is sleep apnea. I doubt my 1 experience would be a classic case, but that is a story for a different thread.

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Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here.

> It's called hypnopompia. Google it. It's a common afflication.

Cool thanks.

In the UK where I live good advise from a doctor as hard to come by. The only
time I go i if I have broken something. Eg. Leg, arm. Fortunatly that has
not happend.(Yet)

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> It's pretty weird, I've had it happen a few times. Usually when something
> wakes me up quick, really scary the first time. Knowing it happens, it's
> causes, and the rarity I experience it (once every couple/few years), it's
> more of a curiosity to me now.

I see thanks for replying. It assuring to know that other people have this
sometimes is well. I experience it randomly. I May not happed for a year, or
twice in one night.

> The one that scares me is sleep apnea. I doubt my 1 experience would be a
> classic case, but that is a story for a different thread.

I see. That does not sound cool. I'm glad to here that it was only one time.

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> I see thanks for replying. It assuring to know that other people have this
> sometimes is well. I experience it randomly. I May not happed for a year, or
> twice in one night.
>

As long as you are breathing and the house is not on fire or being robbed you can probably ignore it.

> > The one that scares me is sleep apnea. I doubt my 1 experience would be
> a
> > classic case, but that is a story for a different thread.

This one should not be ignored, because you aren't breathing...

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor I only played one on an Ambulance!!! Seek a real doctors advice if you are really concerned..

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Someone who is their own physican has already commited malpractice.
See your Doctor, in person.

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> Someone who is their own physican has already commited maipractice.
> See your Doctor, in person.
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I'm settling with myself, the terms are not disclosed.


Ok, here's the deal on my isolated occurance (why it isn't a regular case, and why I'm not really concerned). First, I'm a Lucid dreamer. Sometimes, I will take a dream over, but more often, I'll just enjoy it like a movie. On the night in question, about 3-4 years ago, I had a drowning dream. In the dream, I held my breath (20-30 seconds), in real life when I snapped myself out of it it felt like recovering from about 45sec.

It doesn't really match any classic definition for sleep apnea. Maybe there is an other condition that this matches (it's almost CSA, but it lacks the consistency). Dreams do have physical reactions with me, another example is waking up after a wily coyote (falling) dream with the onset of a bloody nose. I taught my self to take control of dreams like that just after that one. The drowning one basicly blindsided me, it was a pretty good movie until that point (with no signs of going bad).

I see it as an extention of something I've delt with for as long as I can remember. Even with the negative experiences, I wouldn't want to give it up (lucid dreams). I would however do so, if it ever became a consistant problem.

P.S. To Aaron, Celtic Wolf, and Dogbytes thanks for your concern.

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Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here.