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RemingtonBeaver
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
2010
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Posted - 2015.03.09 19:08:00 -
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I used to have sleep paralysis when I was younger.
It happened irregularly and I could never predict when it would happen.
I used to think I was being abducted by aliens.
I eventually got really curious and would focus on trying to figure out what was going on instead of trying to scream.
I would look around the room and try to find some clue as to what was happening.
Eventually after talking to enough people about it I found out about sleep paralysis and that it was pretty normal. After that I enjoyed it. I almost anticipated it. It's a strange feeling being wide awake mentally but your body is still asleep. Having zero control. You can't blink, you can feel yourself breathing, but can't hold your breath, you can't talk, nothing but look around.
It hasn't happened in over 10 years. To be honest I miss it. I would probably be scared all over again. Which was the best part. I grew up in a very stressful environment and had a lot of traumatic things happen, but processed through the events healthily, I suspect that my mental well being and the extreme levels of stress may have had something to do with it. I can't say for sure.
Hearing the lamentations of Amarr women since 92'.
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RemingtonBeaver
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
2020
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Posted - 2015.03.09 22:58:00 -
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If you're experiencing sleep paralysis, your imagination can go pretty wild at first. You'll feel like you're being held down, or restrained. You're brain will try to fill in those gaps between what's happening and what you feel like is happening, sometimes to the point of thinking shadowy figures are around.
I just slightly panicked when it would happen (waking up completely paralyzed isn't something I got used to), calmed down and started assessing the situation. I would look around as much as my eye would let me. I would reassure myself I was safe, and wait it out. I would try to hum. It never lasted longer than a minute or two.
The first several times it happened though I would try to scream and fight it as hard as I could, until I broke out of it, usually waking up everyone in the house in the process with a weird sounding half scream as I regained my faculties.
I've had experiences with waking up screaming too. The last time that had happened was after a cave diving trip. I had been caving all day and and the previous day, I was wore the **** out. I had never been spelunking before this trip. I can climb, so I figured it wasn't much different, and to be honest it's not, but when you have a few billion tons of rock above you, total darkness without your headlamp, and everything is slightly to mostly wet, it presents itself with more than a few challenges.
After a hard day of shimmying and climbing I went and had a massage with the girl I was there with. After that I went back to the hotel. I passed out on the bed. The next thing I know is I'm waking up to myself, screaming like a goddamn maniac. The girl I was with was slightly freaked out as she was just in the room unpacking her bags. I have no idea why it happened. Honestly, I had had a great day and when I laid down at the inn I hadn't felt so relaxed in years.
Hearing the lamentations of Amarr women since 92'.
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RemingtonBeaver
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
2023
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Posted - 2015.03.09 23:43:00 -
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Jack Boost wrote:
Try visit doctor, sometimes tumors can block circulation in brain. Nothing much to worry, but you can check it.
Also try to be more relaxed... Dust 514 is not peacefuly game and give you more stress then should be.
GL
Sleep paralysis is fairly common. Brain tumors are not. Unless you have a family history of brain tumors, I wouldn't give this a second thought.
As far as any of the spiritual, or supernatural stuff goes, once you get used to it and understand it more, your brain won't try to imagine reasons for it happening.
Hearing the lamentations of Amarr women since 92'.
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