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I became paralised in my sleep an thought I was dying
by linzbob, Jun 13, 2008 07:15AM
The last two years, I have been under a lot of stress in and out of work, I normally take kalms which help when I am feeling stressed and I thought I had panic atacks but am not quite sure as they were no were near as bad as last night. Before, it would happen in the day time and i would get breathless and would beable to calm myself down easliy, this diddn't happen very often either.
Last night I had been in bed for about an hour or two when I got very panicky in my sleep, I felt myself lift out of my body and pull myself back in, I then tried to shout out for my partner but couldn't talk and couldnt move any part of my body. I tried to open my eyes but could only slighly for a few seconds, I was really panicking and tried to calm myself down telling myself I wasnt dead (I felt like I was lying in my body but my body wasnt alive). I must of managed to go to leep because I can't remember anything else.
What is happening to me, I have gone part time in work this week as the stress was getting to much for me. So why is this happening to me when I thought I was taking time out.
Last night I had been in bed for about an hour or two when I got very panicky in my sleep, I felt myself lift out of my body and pull myself back in, I then tried to shout out for my partner but couldn't talk and couldnt move any part of my body. I tried to open my eyes but could only slighly for a few seconds, I was really panicking and tried to calm myself down telling myself I wasnt dead (I felt like I was lying in my body but my body wasnt alive). I must of managed to go to leep because I can't remember anything else.
What is happening to me, I have gone part time in work this week as the stress was getting to much for me. So why is this happening to me when I thought I was taking time out.
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Relax... it was sleep paralysis. It can happen with Anxiety, it's caused by allot of things, stress, Anxiety or just waking up in the 3rd stage of sleep.
This link will tell you everything about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
The feeling of "lifting out your body then being pulled back in" was a hallusination.
If it start happening more often take a sleep study, ask your doctor for information about that.
Thanks
- John -
Ive never heard of anything like it, I feel so much more relaxed now, I read on the link you gave me that everyone will experience it once in their lives.
thanks again