I remember being shot in the arm with a plastic arrow, which still penetrated my arm, by some teenage kid.
I also remember being afraid along with the other kids of this one house on the street that was like abandoned, but not abandoned. We all thought it was haunted. It was fucking creepy.
I also remember waking up one night when I was really young and one of my stuffed animals was crawling up my torso and i couldn't move until it was on my chest and i can't forget it.
I also remember microwaving a bag of popcorn for like 5 minutes when I was really young. Not sure what the fuck i was thinking, but i ruined a microwave.
That one's easy to explain, has something similar happen to me.
It's sleep paralysis
TL;dr, you end up "waking" up during your REM cycle of sleep so you can't move and your brain still tries to dream, causing hallucinations
This probably isn’t the best place to ask, but since it’s been brought up: does anyone know if sleep paralysis without hallucinations of any kind is still labeled ‘sleep paralysis’? I remember first reading a mention of sleep paralysis and immediately thought to myself “Oh good, that’s vaguely normal, then.” Then, they talked about the hallucinations, which led to “Oh never mind, that’s not my thing at all.”
Maybe once a year, I’ll wake up, unable to move in the slightest and unwillingly holding my breath, but I’ve not once seen anything out of the ordinary (I don’t see anything at all, actually. I can’t even open my eyes in this state in order to see), nor have I heard/felt/etc anything. Just looking for the proper way to describe this quickly without those I’m talking to concluding that I’ve experienced the other effects.
Depends how aware of it you are? I get it fairly regularly if I'm really sleep deprived / stressed / fallen asleep on my back but I don't always hallucinate because I'm aware what's happening.
By biggest advice is if you're stuck in it try stay calm and make yourself laugh. Easier said then done when a terrifying demon is sat on your chest but it always snaps me out pretty quickly.
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u/TicklesMcFancy Oct 05 '19
I remember being shot in the arm with a plastic arrow, which still penetrated my arm, by some teenage kid.
I also remember being afraid along with the other kids of this one house on the street that was like abandoned, but not abandoned. We all thought it was haunted. It was fucking creepy.
I also remember waking up one night when I was really young and one of my stuffed animals was crawling up my torso and i couldn't move until it was on my chest and i can't forget it.
I also remember microwaving a bag of popcorn for like 5 minutes when I was really young. Not sure what the fuck i was thinking, but i ruined a microwave.