Paralyzed while sleeping

[Mandy4183]

Since I was a child, and until now (27years old) about once every three months or maybe more, I will have a frightening experience while sleeping.  Once I'm asleep, sometimes it feels like my head will get really heavy and there will be a deep low humming sound in my head or maybe a train sound that seems to paralyze my entire body, however once this feeling of heaviness occurs, I wake up internally, but my eyes are not open and I can hear everything going on around me.  At that point I seem to be conscious but unable to open my eyes or even move.  I then have to force myself fully awake by jerking my entire body.  And then, if I happen to fall right back to sleep, I will go into the exact same state again and jerk myself awake once again.  It is quite starling and frightning.  It kinda reminds me of what being in a coma might feel like.  Can anyone tell me what this is and is it possible not to be able to wake up from it, what ever "it" is?

Thanks,

Mandy4183

[kickkid7]

The first time this happened to me .i was at a friends house fell asleep then all of a sudden i heeard a swirling of wind obove me i was asleep on my back . then, one at a time four things swooped down on me a grabbed each one of my limbs both arms and both legs and one of the things covered my mouth.and the fifth thing started punchng me in my sides really hard .i tried yelling but it was a mumble or groan my friends name was amanda and was sleeping on the couch caddy corner to me ..i tried to say her name over and over and was using my fingers to try and drag my arm over to her and touch her ..i finally after about two mins started pronouncing her name. she woke up and started freaking out and i was saying help me amanda .. and i could hear her ,saying whats wrong and could tell by her voice she was freaking out but i still couldnt open my eyes..i said touch me ..she did and one by one the things let go and flew away and let me open my eyes..that was about a year ago and since then its happened at least thirty time but it never things holding me anymore it feels like it slips into my body and wont let me move so i instantly start moaning my girlfriends name until she either touches me or i fight it and wake myself it ***** so bad cause i know what ever it is it not doing anything good to my body or soul i feel like i brought something into my home and one day it will start messing with my daughters.. i will freak out if this happens ...another thing has anyone heard that they feel like they are falling in their sleep but wake up before they hit the ground  because if they hit the ground you die ...? well i ******* hit the groung everytime and bounce and hit it again ..and everytime wake up feeling like i just fell off the world ..

[niamh110]

ye i have to agree dat wen ur asleep sumtimes ur brain is stil asleep and you think ur awake but really u are dreaming and ur body reacts an goes into a spasem and it takes you awhile to come around but for me an sum people ur heart can increase an dat is the problem because im now on tablets for that because i was haven panic attacks threw my sleep an dis cud very well be the problem not for all but for some of u guys

[Bryanlovespickles]

Come on, this happens to everyone, ur sleeping and boom u can't move...the first time this happened to me I was omg so scared!! Like I was screaming  mom mom but I couldn't hear myself  lol. When you force it, it'll take longer for ur  body to respond. So If this happens again just relax, don't force it, as in don't try so hard to move. And I wouldn't call this a sleep paralysis because u can still move ur fingers and feet I think and when ur paralyzed you can't move any part of ur body. so I would call this a late reaction ;) Just trying to cheer you guys up, cause you all seem scared!!! So yeah peace!!

[lindsey1985]

i was alseep and woke to being pushed down on and i felt stuck to my bed it felt very heavy i also got a feeling that something eveil was in the room with me, i have two windows in my room with curtains on both windows i felt a daft and above my head could see the curtains moving like a window was open blowing them but after i woke no window was open on either of them, it was really weird, then not long ago it happened again i was in bed and i woke to feeling like i was being ragged about like being shaked it was really weird dont no what this is but i feel like its evil

[melaniexx]

i dont have a account on here and ive looked for answers for a very long time now and i cant find any.. apart from when ur half awake and half asleep ur in both worlds'' spirt the first time it happend to me .. the night before i was reading this mag and i came to the page about this woman who can talk to animals dont ask... lol it said if u picture a gold thread going from ur heart to an animals and bit by bit u go closer to the animal u can talk to it... {yeh i know} i was only 19 so i fell asleep i woke really early half asleep still, my cat was on the top of the sofa because at the time i was visiting my mother i tryed it .. rememeber i was half asleep i wish i never... i started to hear a moaning sound from across the front room my body went really heavey and i couldnt move my heart was going soo fast i was seriously scared then the buzzing started all round my head and i heard about 100000 peoples voices all going at the same time i can only describe it as if they was in a very large hall and there was a echo every one trying to speak at the same time by this time i was trying my hardest to move i even tryed to scream with no luck nothing would come out i saw the cat with its hair on end fly out the room and i remember thinking gee thanks... i know i wasnt sleeping because i rememeber trying to keep my eyes open as hard as i could because they was getting real heavey and i thought to my self if i can hear people i sure as hell dont wanna see them! next thing i heard as loud as day right next to my ear i wanna tell u some thing'' in a old mans voice well that did it with all my might i flew up ran out the room went to my mums room and cryed my eyes out lol my mum still doesnt believe me and says i had a bad dream i just know every since then i get it now and then when im really tired and as soon as the buzzing starts i put the light on and it seems to stop but if im unlucky and i fall sleep i dont know im asleep i think im awake trying to turn the light on!... so i have to push my head up in my sleep because i know its not real then turn the light on but after it always feels like i have about 300 eyes on me and it gives me the creeps every time

[slurn68]

Ive had this happen to me in the past many times....the buzzing sound and feeling of being lifted or pulled from my bed, at times paralysis..sometimes the sound of a wind tunnel and then bang, back in my body. I was scared when i used to get this but after much reserach and reading i realze that it is simply your soul/spirit leaving your body at night when you sleep. This is normal and what you experience in strange sensations is your spirit slamming back into your body. Its all ok...nothing to fear.