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It’s called sleep paralysis. It can be very scary and people sometimes think it’s some kind of alien abduction (dont worry its not! lol). It’s actually very similar to what is called ‘locked-in’ syndrome. (Try a Google search or Wikipedia)

From a personal experience, I find it happens when I’m really tired but listening to a background noise (like music or the sound of a fan). I become completely paralysed and can’t even open my eyes no matter how hard i try. I find the only thing a I can control when it happens is my breathing, and typically I find the best way to wake up is by trying to breathe really fast.

i would most definitly go tell your mom or someone so they can take you to the hospital or something. i dont know what else to tell you sorry. best of luck.

That same thing happened to me a long time ago also. It has to do with alot of whats going on in your life because it’s your body shutting down to deal with something, like not getting enough sleep, stress, something. It is just your body not being fully awake it is normal but scary but just try to find that something that brings you out. Yelling,moving your leg/arm, whatever its your body not all there.

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045001 wrote:
It’s called sleep paralysis. It can be very scary and people sometimes think it’s some kind of alien abduction (dont worry its not! lol). It’s actually very similar to what is called ‘locked-in’ syndrome. (Try a Google search or Wikipedia)

From a personal experience, I find it happens when I’m really tired but listening to a background noise (like music or the sound of a fan). I become completely paralysed and can’t even open my eyes no matter how hard i try. I find the only thing a I can control when it happens is my breathing, and typically I find the best way to wake up is by trying to breathe really fast.

Thank you so much for the information.
Im going to see my neurologist soon so hopefully i can get it fixed.
I really thought i was going through my near death experience again.
Can you die from this?

Oh no don’t worry it’s actually very common. It’s not a disease or illness (unless it’s really stressing you out). I have never heard of anyone dying from it.

I think your neurologist might direct you to a sleep analysis center possibly but maybe they wont.

I once talked to these twin girls that both had the same thing as you

I’ve had this before it was very creepy. I was awake and I was blinking, normal at first but each time I blinked my eyes opened less. soon I knew they wouldn’t open again and i’d be asleep. I couldn’t control it. I tried to get up, couldn’t. I thought if I screamed then it may help myself “wake up” abit like an alarm clock does. however I couldn’t and said a very faint whisper “hello”. I then heard my whisper being repeated back to me. don’t know if it was my immagination or a true responce. but that is what helped me move again. very scary. however I think it is just that your body has not caught up with what it needs and what you want it to do. It’s not detrimental, just scary. happens during nightmares sometimes too, when you know you are dreaming but cannot wake up.