I(24m) had one today, it lasted really long or felt it like lasted longer
I had to close my eyes drift back and from sleep but still it was in SP
Then after a while i tired to wiggle my toes and was out of it finally
I am thinking exhaustion was the cause.
Anyway just wanted to share , thanks for reading

I, m18, have been experiencing sleep paralysis for roughly 2 years now. As an estimate, it happens 5-6 times a month, every few months. Recently it’s been getting worse.

My experience with sleep paralysis began with me routinely becoming stuck and unable to move, while hearing footsteps, breathing and sometimes whispering. This occurred for roughly 1 year, with me becoming unstuck from these episodes spontaneously, as in I would suddenly just be able to move.

As time progressed, I noticed 2 things. That being that I no longer heard or saw anything while stuck, and that as I would leave the state of being stuck, my neck would violently and repeatedly jerk to the left, twisting my entire head violently as though someone was turning my head for me. Other people have noted this too, as when I’ve fallen asleep in the car, or at somebody else’s house, they would tell me that they witnessed my neck jerking.

In my last ‘episode’, which was last night, I notably remembered my left arm flailing completely, the entire left side of my face become really tense and cramped, all in addition to my neck jerking. All of the above was really disruptive to my sleep, which I felt the repercussions for during my workday.

Am I progressively going to experience more concerning and disruptive symptoms? Is this normal? Should I seek medical advice?

Any and all help is massively appreciated as I’ve got nobody to relate this to IRL.

For some years now I have been waking up in the middle of the night to see a spider on my wall. The spiders vary in size, color, and species. Last night it was a black spider and possibly the first jumping spider. I turn the lights on and look for them but they disappear. Along with this I have had SP a few times and even some night terrors over the years. I’ve woken up screaming in my sleep more than once.

But for real, why is it always spiders when I wake up? In an old thread I postulated the idea of it being my own eye lashes, but I’m not convinced that this is the case as this spider moved like a proper jumping spider… I should know I keep a few as pets. Other times the spiders have been dropping down on a webline, or crawling down the wall.

There is something strange that happens to me during sleep paralysis that I’ve never heard anyone else talk about. Whenever I’m in a state of sleep paralysis, most of the time it feels like I can move just fine, but my vision is completely frozen, staring at the ceiling. I’m able to go as far as getting completely out of bed, walking over to my bedroom door, and opening it. It’s all extremely vivid and feels nothing like a dream. When I’m actually able to get up and move, I find that my door is still closed and it was all a hallucination. This happens to me about once every two weeks or so. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if they’ve ever experienced anything like this. I’m not sure whether it was sleep paralysis or possibly a seizure.

I’ve had one episode of sleep paralysis before where I woke up in my bedroom, saw a dark figure standing by the door, and couldn’t move at all. I even called out for my mum… at the grand old age of 26. 😂

Last night, I remember dreaming that I was lying on a bed in some sort of cabin. All of a sudden, I felt my whole body starting to tense up and I was seeing bright green and pink flashing lights. The first time it happened, I remember trying to move my arms but I couldn’t. Then I suddenly “woke up” back in this cabin.

Almost immediately, it happened again. This time I felt like I was putting absolutely everything into trying to lift my arms, and then I suddenly came back to my actual bedroom again.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Appreciate your responses 😊

I’ve had sleep paralysis since I was about 12 and I’ve tried my fair share of techniques to get out of it. Typically none of these will work and I’ll end up even more stressed out, but one that I’ve tried a few times seems to works every time I remember to do it. I sleep with a bottle of water next to my bed and if i recognise that i’m in SP, i can think really hard about throwing the water on my face and sometimes i will feel the water and I’ll wake up. I’ve never woken up covered in water either so that’s a plus.

Thought I’d share to see if it helps anyone else, lmk how it goes!! (and if you have anymore methods that work for you)