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sometimes when i fall asleep i feel awake but i cant move any of my body parts and they stay sized or paralised i cant even speak even if i can speak my voice will not come out. sometimes i also sleep with my friends and this problem happened again i can see him looking at me and i was aking for help but i cant say any expcet to watch him and move my eyes my friend thought i was awake and staying put or quiet but it was not that please tell me what is happening to me?

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    Have you spoken to a neurologist or sleep disorder specialist at all. this used to happen to me and is very scary.

    ​I think it is called sleep paralysis. It needs checking out but pls try not to worry.

    If u live in the U most hospitals have access to sleep laboratoriesFor exmple the Nationaaaaa Hospital for Neurology and Nuerosurgery, Qu4n Square London .

     

  • Posted

    Hi

    I too have experienced this twice but the second time I asked it to stop & go away & it did and never happened again so I felt more incontrol

    No idea what it is but it scared me so much at the time so I do sympathise

    All I can suggest is try not to let it stress you bc it might just cause more stress

  • Posted

    how many times did u experience this kind of thing livvy? i heard this can even cause death scary....

    • Posted

      A lot of times sad sometimes i can go a long while without it, but sleep paralysis cannot kill you unless you have other disorders such as sleep apnea, dont worry too much, just make sure you avoid sleeping on your back
    • Posted

      I have sleep apnea & it feels like narcolepsy at times so I avoid driving now

      The more people focus & worry it only fuels the anxiousness so try to have a different approach as best as you can but I appreciate it takes time to eliminate the fear because it's an unpleasant experience

      Hope this helps

    • Posted

      Yeah i am currently being checked for sleep apnea and narcolepsy as i feel i have them both.. These past few weeks i have had awful symptoms of them all and it makes me frightened to go to sleep as well sad
  • Posted

    cibdy35703 can we cure this thing.? like any medicine or something? i havent consult any neurologist?
  • Posted

    but mine doesn't go away camny5oul i felt very scared

  • Posted

    Don't worry you are experiencing sleep paralysis. Try get you friends to touch you or to move you this will stop it very quickly . Of course you need to forewarn them. Perhaps a note pinned to above your head board will suffice to explain what to do and what is happpeng. It is NOT something from the dark world as another poster has posted. The  experience you describe is noted in neurologicl journals.

     

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