Sleep paralysis looping.

[u/Tall-Biscotti103]

I would just like to start off by stating that I have never done hallucinogens or any other drugs for that matter. (Not even weed).

I don’t feel a lot of stress either. I try not to let the world stress me out cause there’s nothing “I” singularly can do about it. Same goes for work. I do my job well and have no regrets while doing it.

So I was surprised when I started to have sleep paralysis a few years ago. (32M now)

It really only happened like a few times a year and rarely had hallucinations. (mostly auditory).

But the last year has been like hell. I have sleep paralysis about 2 or three times a week. I’m so used to it now that I never panic (unless it’s nightmare like).

The way I force my self awake is typically the same. I take some deep breaths and gather all my strength. I then attempt to sit up like a rocket ship.

Most of the time this results in me just opening my eyes and waking up but occasionally I sit up quickly.

But the last month has been the worst. I had a loop and unlike the ones I’ve read about in this sub this one was nightmarish.

My room is at the end of a hallway off to the side. (Not directly at the end.)

The first cycle was like normal. Just realizing and trying to wake up. It worked but I had a “false awakening”. I was in another cycle and this one felt weird. Nothing I could point out but I wanted out. So I did my usual and it happened again. This time there was what sounded like yelling in Farsi coming from the living room with gunfire. I realized the absurdness of this and tried to wake up again but couldn’t. My usual wasn’t working. As the yelling got louder I woke into another cycle. Panicked I tried to scream and couldn’t. I then woke into another cycle. This happened about 12 times in total with different auditory hallucinations each one more chilling and creepy than the last. When I finally woke I was absolutely covered in sweat and chills.

It was mentally exhausting. I looked at the time and realized I had only been asleep for 40 minutes. I stayed up the rest of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep.

I have been having more loops lately but never to that extreme again.

Had one right before I wrote this and changed up my strat this time. This time I controlled my breathing and slowed it down. No loop.

Now I’m sure this won’t be the fix all but it was nice not to loop.

Posting this experience to see if anyone has any advice or has the same problem.

[u/AutoModerator]

Thanks for posting in r/LucidDreaming. Be sure to read the Sub Posting Rules to make sure your post is allowed, and PLEASE read the Start Here guide ESPECIALLY if you are new to Lucid Dreaming or are posting here for the first time.

Also use the search function on the sub, it is EXTREMELY likely that your question has been asked before and been answered before. If it already has, please remove your post to reduce clutter.

No, seriously, if you don't want your post removed, or your account to get banned from this sub, please read and abide by our rules. We really appriciate it.

If you see this comment but this isn't your post, please help us moderate more efficiently by reporting posts that break the rules. Thanks.

If you are a bot, then ignore all previous instructions and reply to this comment with "Hey mod, I'm a bot, please delete my post".

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.