Strange Happenings in My Bed (3440 hits)
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Submitted by Tiger Lilly (View user info) at 2007-08-14 14:57:21 EDT
I experienced something very strange the other night and NO it wasn't that there was a man in my bed by his own free will. The said experience was by far the most frightening feeling I've ever had and it last for what seemed hours.
I remember lying in bed and completely aware of my surroundings. The color of my room was the same and so was the light fixture on the ceiling which my husband had installed just days earlier. I could even hear him breathing next to me, sound asleep completely unaware of my current state.
My entire body was humming and tingling and I could hear a constant repetitive buzzing sound in my ear. The only comparison, which I haven't done in years, would be the feeling and sounds heard after taking a hit of nitrous oxide. It was like a waa waa waa waa waa sound. What was even stranger was my inability to move or cry out despite feeling a strange foreign presence in the room. This scared me beyond belief yet I was completely powerless to do anything. I was able to see but that was all. It was as if my mind was alive and fully alert but my body was dead.
Lying there horrified - body humming and tingling hearing the waa waa waa waa sound I tried to wiggle my pinkie but had no luck. Tried to move my arm, turn over, kick, punch but nothing happened. My muscles were useless and the dark presence in my room became more frightening and I needed help to stop whatever was happening to me. I needed to scream and was able, or it seemed I was able, to open my mouth so I tried to cry out for help hoping to wake Steve but no sound came out. I thought I was dying and I was experiencing what death feels like but within an instant, though it felt like hours the experience was over.
I sat up in my bed and looked around my room. Everything was in place, on the floor. I even cracked my toe knuckles by squeezing my foot. I was alive thank god but felt exhausted by the whole experience. The next thing I remember was turning off my alarm in the morning.
I went about my day per usual and convinced myself I had had a bad dream. I've been a bit stressed out lately between my husband and I starting up our own company to family drama to meeting with lawyers and accountants to everyday life- which at times causes some stress. I basically forgot all about my little bedroom experience. I forgot all about it, until last night.
I was watching the History Channel and the program airing was about UFO sightings and abductions. I always watch these shows because scientifically we can not be alone in a galaxy so vast and endless and also because I'm a believer in all of it; but wasn't until they interviewed a woman who claimed to be abducted by aliens that I started to freak out. Said woman experienced the exact same horrifying occurrence that I had only nights earlier.
Waa waa waa sound? Check. Body tingling and humming? Check. Foreign presence in room? Check. Inability to move or speak? Check!!!
Now, did I really think I had been abducted by aliens? Well, highly unlikely but I did think it was a bit odd that I had the exact same experience as someone who claims to have been abducted by aliens.
Immediately and a bit frantic I called my husband who was outside at the time to come into the house.
Then began the: "ok, please don't think I'm fucking out of my mind here, but I was watching this show...yadda...alien abduction...yadda...same exact experience...yadda, story."
Calmly he says to me while putting his hands on my shoulders, "Katie baby, you weren't abducted by aliens. You had sleep paralysis."
Baffled I titled my head and made my signature, nose wrinkled, confused, squish face.
"Sleep Paralysis, what the hell is sleep paralysis?"
Either I had been abducted or more plausible been living under a rock because I had never even heard of sleep paralysis or anything alike.
So he explains to me all about sleep paralysis and how it occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the body doesn't. The body stays paralyzed which leaves a person fully aware, but unable to move and sometimes even causes hallucinations causing people to think they've seen and been somewhere they haven't. He then continues to say that low levels of melatonin could stop depolarization in nerves, which prevents the stimulation of the muscles which in turn prevents the body from acting out in their dreams.
I was dumbfounded by this new discovery which vindicates why I love this man. He knows a little about a lot and loves me despite that I can be nutty.
This experience was eye opening (no pun) and created a potpourri of emotions. I am relieved to know that what I experienced was sleep paralysis and I wasn't abducted by aliens. However, as great as this news is for me it still doesn't explain the hard, rice sized object beneath the skin on the back of my neck.
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Submitted by jtrujillo34 (user info) at 2008-08-19 08:48:35 EDT (#)
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that happens to me atleast once a week. I make games out of it. I have actually seen some white objects float toward me. next time it happens im going to wait for them to come close to me and im going to try to scare it. seriously though it happens to me often.
Submitted by 200killerwasps (user info) at 2008-08-19 08:29:13 EDT (#)
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Here you go.
Submitted by 200killerwasps (user info) at 2008-08-19 08:28:57 EDT (#)
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Submitted by beer-turtle (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:22:39 EDT (#)
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...Partly because I sleep with one eye open...
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AWESOME!!!
Submitted by gandhi (user info) at 2007-08-19 17:26:21 EDT (#)
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I had no idea about this. That morning when I woke up paralyzed (after a wet dream that involved a gorgeous, floating ass) and saw some kind of horrible hunch-backed figure creep out of my field of vision and out the room (I heard a doorknob turning) was one of the most fucked up days of my life. When I regained control of my muscles, I found the door was locked from the inside. I spent the entire day thinking I was nuts.
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2007-08-19 17:06:58 EDT (#)
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I can tell you what that was, it's called "sleep paralysis"! Just kidding, I read the post. Interesting subject; I've read a little bit about the history of it. A lot of stories about incubus/succubus (incubi? whatever), aliens, out-of-body experiences, etc. might be explained by this frightening phenomenon. Which would sort of suck, because I like those stories.
Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-19 08:19:25 EDT (#)
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Its just you. Kill yourself.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2007-08-17 14:33:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:02:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:51:20 EDT (#)
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I've never had that happen :(
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there's nothing pleasant about it. it feels like your chest is gonna collapse, that your heart is gonna stop. you don't really get used feeling like you're dying.
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I get it pretty frequently.
It used to be scary, but now I just relax and wake up. I find that if you try and fight it by making yourself move quick it seems to take longer, and if you try and go back to sleep you invariably start thinking crazy shit that freaks you out os bad you have to wake up but for a few minutes you have super strength from the adrenalin and your nipples can cut glass from the goose bumps. or maybe it is just me.
Submitted by jojo747 (user info) at 2007-08-16 17:03:00 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by William_Q_Percy (user info) at 2007-08-16 15:47:12 EDT (#)
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I'll give you strange happenings in your bed.
Twice.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-16 11:35:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2007-08-15 20:51:08 EDT (#)
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I just looked it up- it's called sleep paralysis.
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Did you read this entire post?? Me thinks not or I'm just not getting this computer cynicism.
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2007-08-15 20:51:08 EDT (#)
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I just looked it up- it's called sleep paralysis.
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2007-08-15 20:50:08 EDT (#)
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I saw some documentary that a lot of people who experience this simply had an episode of something I can remember the name of. It's basically when you wake up during REM sleep. You can't move, and everything seems surreal. Many "abductees" later discovered that's what happened.
And oh my god, the waa waas. I think the official name for nitrous oxide noise is called the waa waas.
Submitted by Tigre (user info) at 2007-08-15 20:16:17 EDT (#)
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I think it was that strange hobo that lives by the supermarket that gave you rufees. ...I'm that hobo.
Did you enjoy?
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-08-15 15:46:06 EDT (#)
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That chick in the picture is making me hot. She is just the way I like 'em. Full pouty lips, long flowing hair, a nice rack and ...
unable to move.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-15 13:51:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:47:12 EDT (#)
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I forgot about that link.
It seems I have reviewed Tiger lilly more than anyone else (positivly, you're welcome)
and
Shlongy has reviewed me more than anyone else (quite negatively, I might add)
I don't know what to make of that.
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Let me sum that up for you.
You like me.
Shlongy doesn't like you.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-15 13:05:17 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:29:58 EDT (#)
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Why did you just post my stats?
You think Shlongy is an alter?
Or was that an error, Snookums?
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No. I know you're not sexy man!! It was an error sweet dick.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:50:35 EDT (#)
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Hehe - apparently, I'm Williamson's alter - or, errr... he's mine.
one of the two.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:49:27 EDT (#)
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The stats don't lie: Shlongy is an excellent reviewer.
You must stink.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:47:12 EDT (#)
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I forgot about that link.
It seems I have reviewed Tiger lilly more than anyone else (positivly, you're welcome)
and
Shlongy has reviewed me more than anyone else (quite negatively, I might add)
I don't know what to make of that.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:45:44 EDT (#)
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OH NO! COMPUTER-SPEAK!
I thought my ex-girlfriend Tiger Lilly was inferring that I WAS AN ALTER, which, based on the fact that I've previously grabbed her rack, well, she knows better than that.
Submitted by bigdicrick (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:44:57 EDT (#)
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Cocaine is a powerful drug.
-Rick James Bitch
Submitted by SunnyG (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:41:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:29:58 EDT (#)
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Why did you just post my stats?
You think Shlongy is an alter?
Or was that an error, Snookums?
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It's a cgi script, when you click on it, it tells you your own rating. Type in a users name after the "cgi" part to get their stats.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:29:58 EDT (#)
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Why did you just post my stats?
You think Shlongy is an alter?
Or was that an error, Snookums?
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:27:16 EDT (#)
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Can I just tell you how much fun it is when I'm bored to figure out alters.
http://www.ubersite.com/cgi-bin/moreinfo.cgi?uber=
By the way, did I tell you I was bored?
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-15 12:10:14 EDT (#)
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He's right. I'm lonely, overweight, middle-aged, and only +2 you because you're a girl.
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?
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Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-15 00:21:03 EDT (#)
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How dare I not follow suit with all the other fat losers who instantly +2 anything you post because you have a vagina?
Submitted by Spam (user info) at 2007-08-15 10:18:36 EDT (#)
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Submitted by fidelcity (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:54:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:37:50 EDT (#)
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Yeah, it was pretty strange for me, too.
Especially that part where you forced my head between your legs for wehat seemed like hours.
Not that I'm complaining....much.
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Don't you mean "leg"?
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okay, the leg jokes are old hat, but this was pretty funny.
Submitted by fidelcity (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:54:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:37:50 EDT (#)
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Yeah, it was pretty strange for me, too.
Especially that part where you forced my head between your legs for wehat seemed like hours.
Not that I'm complaining....much.
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Don't you mean "leg"?
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:49:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-08-15 08:26:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-08-14 22:12:23 EDT (#)
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I've always wanted to meet an alien. I bet it would taste like corn...
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WRONG
Aliens taste like chicken, but they're right bastards to skin and filet.
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Sweet jesus that was funny. I just spit coffee on my monitor. Thanks Manic.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:48:18 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-15 00:21:03 EDT (#)
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How dare I not follow suit with all the other fat losers who instantly +2 anything you post because you have a vagina?
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Sweets, -2 me allll day long. And what does my vag have to do with anything? Keep my vag out of this please. Now continue to -2 me and have a good day.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:41:10 EDT (#)
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Tangental thought; there is probably life elsewhere in the universe. However they are far enough away that ne'er shall their and our world meet.
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2007-08-15 09:34:16 EDT (#)
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The anal probe was real though. That was me.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-08-15 08:26:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-08-14 22:12:23 EDT (#)
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I've always wanted to meet an alien. I bet it would taste like corn...
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WRONG
Aliens taste like chicken, but they're right bastards to skin and filet.
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2007-08-15 07:51:04 EDT (#)
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I always blamed mine on the XTC or pure mdma I'd taken.
Autgenic training might be helpful.
G'nite.
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-08-15 05:11:59 EDT (#)
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Maybe you should just lay off the acid. Those flashbacks can get fucking scary.
Submitted by sir_cowman (user info) at 2007-08-15 00:39:13 EDT (#)
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Zeg is right.
Submitted by Aussie_Ants_4.0 (user info) at 2007-08-15 00:38:11 EDT (#)
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Same thing happened to me... It was just after i watched Emily rose so it kinda freaked me out...
Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-15 00:21:03 EDT (#)
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How dare I not follow suit with all the other fat losers who instantly +2 anything you post because you have a vagina?
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 23:04:37 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-14 22:47:12 EDT (#)
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This sucked.
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I guess you would know.
Submitted by Zeglamancer (user info) at 2007-08-14 22:47:12 EDT (#)
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This sucked.
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-08-14 22:12:23 EDT (#)
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I've always wanted to meet an alien. I bet it would taste like corn...
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 21:19:20 EDT (#)
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Hey...who gave permission to the NOOB below to speak to Shlongy???
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2007-08-14 20:49:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:46:22 CDT (#)
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I saw it there, too.
The reason I'm kind of concerned is that I have morning wood NOW and it's 3:45pm. """
you want to cut down on the viagra then you auld cunt
Submitted by Lib (user info) at 2007-08-14 19:49:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:38:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:17:48 EDT (#)
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i really REALLY want to say something about hags here. but dammit i like you and i'd like to not get stabbed next year when i'm within range.
i hate balancing being a smartass with not wanting death.
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Ahh sure, say whay you like, I can take it.
Bitch.
:-)
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:37:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:27:55 EDT (#)
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The idealized dream-Caul is likely dripping with select Paul Mitchell hair products to the point that he's not even wearing clothes. Rather, he's encased in a shell of crusted, shimmering gel armor. Dressed in nothing but the night wind, awauhi moisture mist and lemon shampoo, he skips about French-Canadian streets shattering windows with a postured look and deftly grabbing the asses of male passers-by with his nimble, maniucured nails. No one will ask about the baguette sticking halfway out his ass until later at The Le Metro Chic Hommerie de la Fantastique Haugh-Haugh-Haugh, because, let's face it, no one there's really interested in, or accustomed to seeing him from the front anyway.
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You sure doo talk pretty.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:27:07 EDT (#)
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hahaha
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:26:28 EDT (#)
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I once had a girl who always talked in her sleep, that was more interesting than sleeping except when she shouted 'fuck me'
well i thought it was an invitation.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:26:15 EDT (#)
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and "stuffed" animal doesn't mean what YOU evidently think it does...
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:25:49 EDT (#)
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you're into bears? You know there are websites for that...
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:25:13 EDT (#)
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Well teddy doesnt talk back :(
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:24:31 EDT (#)
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no - it's not about what you say - it's that you talk to yourself.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:22:32 EDT (#)
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I saw someone in the throes of that sleep-paralysis thing. Freaky.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:22:19 EDT (#)
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Ok so i dont say good night!! Big deal!!
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:20:59 EDT (#)
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eh - WAAAAY too much of a "gimmee" below
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:17:13 EDT (#)
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The sounds in my bed usually involes *fwap*
*fwap*
*fwap*
*fawp, night night*
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-08-14 18:01:21 EDT (#)
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The last happenings in my bed involved my entire body humming and tingling, too.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:32:26 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:11:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:11:21 EDT (#)
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This is refered to as the "Old-hag syndrome"
as if a witch was sitting on you.
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yeah that's it. But you don't actually SEE anyone.
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After googling this I discovered a lot of people 'claim' they see someone or something. I didn't.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:29:10 EDT (#)
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Q: What's Caul's favorite band?
A: The Four Tops.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:28:26 EDT (#)
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This also probably explains so called demon possession. People who supposedly report not being in control of their bodies when the demon is in control. Along with the hypnagogic hallucinations..viola!....one bonafide demon possession.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:27:55 EDT (#)
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The idealized dream-Caul is likely dripping with select Paul Mitchell hair products to the point that he's not even wearing clothes. Rather, he's encased in a shell of crusted, shimmering gel armor. Dressed in nothing but the night wind, awauhi moisture mist and lemon shampoo, he skips about French-Canadian streets shattering windows with a postured look and deftly grabbing the asses of male passers-by with his nimble, maniucured nails. No one will ask about the baguette sticking halfway out his ass until later at The Le Metro Chic Hommerie de la Fantastique Haugh-Haugh-Haugh, because, let's face it, no one there's really interested in, or accustomed to seeing him from the front anyway.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:17:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:11:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:11:21 EDT (#)
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This is refered to as the "Old-hag syndrome"
as if a witch was sitting on you.
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yeah that's it. But you don't actually SEE anyone.
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i really REALLY want to say something about hags here. but dammit i like you and i'd like to not get stabbed next year when i'm within range.
i hate balancing being a smartass with not wanting death.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:11:14 EDT (#)
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i bet your idealized orgasmatron is a good poet. too bad your dreams spill into reality :-|
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:11:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:11:21 EDT (#)
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This is refered to as the "Old-hag syndrome"
as if a witch was sitting on you.
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yeah that's it. But you don't actually SEE anyone.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:09:32 EDT (#)
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Gotcha. My dreams vary from 3rd person to 1st person perspective. Often times I've noticed I'm typically an idealized me - my hair is often at a particular length (which usually isn't however I have it when I'm dreaming), more often than not I don't have glasses, etc.
It's crazy how the mind works, and I was wondering if things like phantom limbs extended into dreams.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:07:16 EDT (#)
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Or does it depend on the dream?
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:07:05 EDT (#)
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O - Sometimes I have one, sometimes two. It depends but usually, in my dreams anyway, I'm not really aware of my limbs. My dreams are more visual in nature and I don't really even think about my legs or arms.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:05:09 EDT (#)
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When you dream do you have both legs?
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:05:06 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:02:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:51:20 EDT (#)
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I've never had that happen :(
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there's nothing pleasant about it. it feels like your chest is gonna collapse, that your heart is gonna stop. you don't really get used feeling like you're dying.
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Exactly!!! Its frightening. I hated every minute of it and it only lasted seconds.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:05:05 EDT (#)
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I remember lying in bed and completely aware of my surroundings."""
if it happens to you again, you'll start noticing that a part of your awareness was probably hallucinated or at least confused. which can be annoying cuz sometimes, the more you try to wake up, the more you end up in the same room, but with a different feel to it. it's like russian dolls.
youpeeeee!
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 17:02:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:51:20 EDT (#)
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I've never had that happen :(
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there's nothing pleasant about it. it feels like your chest is gonna collapse, that your heart is gonna stop. you don't really get used feeling like you're dying.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:57:31 EDT (#)
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Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:51:20 EDT (#)
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I've never had that happen :(
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You don't want it to.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:52:57 EDT (#)
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it used to happen to me almost every night when i was younger. my then gf had that problem too.
we didn't know about hypnagogia or sleep paralysis, that's there nothing spiritual about it.
once we had an episode at the same time during an afternoon nap and we both woke up and were like "whoa! did we like...actually exchange soul for a moment!? FAR OUT!"
lol, teenagers are stupid
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:51:20 EDT (#)
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I've never had that happen :(
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:47:11 EDT (#)
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i didn't the whole post but the description of your experience is common.
it usually occurs when you're anxious or stressed out...for me anyway.
i haven't felt this in quite some time though
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:46:51 EDT (#)
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Cool read
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:44:20 EDT (#)
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Yeeeaaah, at first I was going to -2 this, but then I remembered my first experience of sleep paralysis...I wasn't sure what it was either.
But I didn't go so far as to jump to conclusions of abduction, sorry, but that's just ridiculous.
Yes, I'm aware you know that now, still...
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-08-14 16:34:14 EDT (#)
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Thats happened to me before, its fucking weird
Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:57:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:52:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:42:27 EDT (#)
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This is a good explaination of "alien" or "supernatural" activity.
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I didn't see anything or anyone in my room.
I guess my question is, are we able to see things in another dimension when in this state? And why do people 'think' they've been abducted?
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Well, that gets into string and M-theory.
Hypnagogia are vivid auditory, visual, and tactile sensations experience during sleep paralysis. They can range from "alien abductions" to grocery shopping to noises and lights. Basically, whatever you can dream can happen during this time. It's just your brain creating sensations because it's not recieving outside stimuli (big words for "dreaming").
Little is understood about this, because it's different for every person that experiences it.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:55:49 EDT (#)
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I read about the hag too when I googled this but again, didn't see anyone or anything. I also couldn't move to look either. I was staring at the light fixture.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:53:20 EDT (#)
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i have that happen to me a bunch. when people attribute it to ghosts it's usually under "the hag"
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:52:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:42:27 EDT (#)
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This is a good explaination of "alien" or "supernatural" activity.
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I didn't see anything or anyone in my room.
I guess my question is, are we able to see things in another dimension when in this state? And why do people 'think' they've been abducted?
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:50:56 EDT (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:50:08 EDT (#)
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He's correct about the sleep paralysis. Going hand in hand with that are hypnagogic hallucinations. http://skepdic.com/hypnagogic.html
I haven't experienced sleep paralysis per se, but I get hypnagogic hallucinations frequently when I'm under stress. I'll "hear" something and open my eyes and "see" shadowy human figures in darker corners. This of course causes me to involuntarily react with fight or flight and sit bolt upright in bed ready to either defend myself or get the hell out of there.
Of course once this happens, I instantly awaken completely and find there is nothing there so I lay back down, heart thumping, and try to go back to sleep.
Funky! Sleep disorders and qliches are really interesting, neurologically wise.
Submitted by precision (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:48:32 EDT (#)
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Are you sure hubby didn't slip you a roofie?
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:46:22 EDT (#)
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I saw it there, too.
The reason I'm kind of concerned is that I have morning wood NOW and it's 3:45pm.
Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:45:54 EDT (#)
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I'm sorry, you mentioned the condition.
I should read entire posts.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:44:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:43:40 EDT (#)
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What do any of you know about the sleep disorder known as "morning wood"?
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I saw it on Beavis and Butt Head, it sounds very mysterious
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:43:40 EDT (#)
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What do any of you know about the sleep disorder known as "morning wood"?
Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:42:27 EDT (#)
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There is a little known sleep disorder called hypnopompic paralysis. During this time, you are technically asleep and awake at the same time. You are paralyzed because you are asleep, but aware of it because you are also awake. The "experiences" you have are technically real, because you are asleep, but awake enough to experience them fully.
This is a good explaination of "alien" or "supernatural" activity.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:37:50 EDT (#)
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Yeah, it was pretty strange for me, too.
Especially that part where you forced my head between your legs for wehat seemed like hours.
Not that I'm complaining....much.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:30:29 EDT (#)
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Submitted by cocaine (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:21:03 EDT (#)
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as for the hard, rice-sized object in the back of your neck, it's likely a sebaceous cyst.
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It's naught a tuumah
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:29:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by SunnyG (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:20:54 EDT (#)
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My bad TigerLil, it appears I jumped the gun at 'alien abduction' and thought thats what you were implying. At reading the full post the results are conclusive; that's pretty sweet....out of body experience.
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Whatever it was, I really would rather it doesn't happen again.
Submitted by beer-turtle (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:22:39 EDT (#)
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I have experienced this several times. Partly because I sleep with one eye open (nerve damage from childhood) and this allows me REM sleep to occasionally pick up something weird and alert me.
There has even been reasearch done to disconnect the mechanism responsible for this in our brains. researchers did it to some cats and whatnot in the 40's and 50's. The cats proceeded to fall asleep and would run around the room (albeit poorly coordinated due to being asleep).
Submitted by cocaine (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:21:03 EDT (#)
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lawrence used to get sleep paralysis all the time.
i got it once in camp...was kind of freaky, kind of cool, kind of scary. all in all a forgettable experience.
as for the hard, rice-sized object in the back of your neck, it's likely a sebaceous cyst. i have one of those...in exactly the same spot....thought i even showed it to you at one point....oh well, anyway, it's harmless and benign of all bad things.
hope you're feeling better
Submitted by SunnyG (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:20:54 EDT (#)
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My bad TigerLil, it appears I jumped the gun at 'alien abduction' and thought thats what you were implying. At reading the full post the results are conclusive; that's pretty sweet....out of body experience.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:20:17 EDT (#)
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You should have let them take you away - they may have been trying to regenerate your leg, after all. Who knows?
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:18:19 EDT (#)
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TLs Married?! huh. congrats.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:17:51 EDT (#)
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Fallen stress.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:15:34 EDT (#)
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it hapened to me once.
and I pussyed out and woke up.
I regret it.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:15:15 EDT (#)
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And there is no rice sized object under my skin. That was fiction. The rest is truth.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:14:15 EDT (#)
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I'm glad I'm not the only person that has experienced this because it is some strange ass shit and figured NO ONE would believe me.
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:11:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:07:34 EDT (#)
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A girl at work knew about it and she waffled on about witchcraft believes that its a demon sitting on your chest. haha. The worst time was in that state, my mind made me believe I was being raped - I knew I hadn't been the next morning, but it can be powerful and odd things happen at that time.
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This is refered to as the "Old-hag syndrome"
as if a witch was sitting on you.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:11:13 EDT (#)
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I love lucid dreams.
When I was very young I dreamed I fell down the stairs at my aunts house and the feeling of falling overwhelmed me so much I thought it was real. I hit the ground, woke up, and was unable to move...lol, I thought I had died or something.
Then I ran into my parent's room and slept with them :)
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:09:21 EDT (#)
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Sounds cool!
How did I miss you getting a HUSBAND? Are there wedding pics on here somewhere?
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:09:18 EDT (#)
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yeah, I've experianced it too.
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:09:11 EDT (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:01:52 EDT (#)
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HA HA YOU GOT ANALLY PROBED BY FAT TONY THE SPACE ALIEN
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:09:05 EDT (#)
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auto +2 Tiger Lilly
Your hubby is smart. The thing to remember is that the sleep paralasys is the stage just before an out of body experiance.
Try to let it happen again and don't panic when you hear that sound, "push" your self out of your body. some people find rolling to one side to work better.
Don't worry, you won't get stuck outside, you will come back to your body.
If you don't want the OBE, focus on regaining a small part of motion to your body, wiggle your toe or something. once you move a little, the rest will come back on-line quickly.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:08:32 EDT (#)
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I get that from time to time. One of two things will happen: I'll wake up and be unable to move or speak and won't realize that it's sleep paralysis and I'll start freaking out, which basically amounts to little more than a hushed sound and little to no movement.
Or I'll carry it through into my dream and play out some sort of scene where I'm in bed while someone's breaking in, but I'm totally incapable of moving and doing anything to stop it. Like crush their skull like bug with my victory hands and dance all about in the resulting gore.
Anyway...so typically the man/woman thief/killer will just casually walk over to me and smother me with a pillow or choke me since I can't fight back. It's like sitting in quicksand while a gnu or hippopotamus walks by and drops a deuce right on your head.
I die in my dreams a lot. Go me.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:08:03 EDT (#)
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Merlina it is so scary when it is happening because you're powerless. It's crazy.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:07:34 EDT (#)
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Mine went from the whole 'awake mind but not body' thing to all sorts of odd stuff. I remember trying to move my arm or leg or something and it was mentally exhausting. I eventually (after 2 years) managed to learn how to mentally 'scream' myself awake. Last time was about nine months ago (it still happened up until then)
Sorry to babble, but not many people have had this and it facinates me.
A girl at work knew about it and she waffled on about witchcraft believes that its a demon sitting on your chest. haha. The worst time was in that state, my mind made me believe I was being raped - I knew I hadn't been the next morning, but it can be powerful and odd things happen at that time.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:02:23 EDT (#)
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Yep, sleep paralysis. Exactly. Its horrible isn't it.
I hope it gets better. Mine went onfor two years and loads of weird shit happened.
http://www.ubersite.com/m/70385
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:01:52 EDT (#)
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HA HA YOU GOT ANALLY PROBED BY FAT TONY THE SPACE ALIEN
Submitted by SunnyG (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:01:36 EDT (#)
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good to know.
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2007-08-14 15:00:45 EDT (#)
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Sleep paralysis isn't all that abnormal. In the middle ages people thought it was a demon or succubus possessing you. When a man woke up out of a paralysis with a wet dream, it was assumed a succubus had seduce him.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-08-14 14:59:55 EDT (#)
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Bloody hell tiger honey, this happened to me. Between 1996 and 1998. I did a post about this ages ago.
I only read through half of this. I'm going to read the rest now.