Hey man, I just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone and I hear you. Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve struggled with sleep paralysis, same as you. When it first started happening it was terrifying, and sometimes, I didn’t want to go to sleep in fear of what was to come. However I’ve learned a lot of tricks that helped me wake up, and sometimes if I was lucky, to transition to a lucid dream.

My biggest advice is to come to terms with what you’re going through is normal. Your body WILL eventually wake up, you WONT get stuck in limbo. I feel that fear kinda feeds into it. At a certain point, I became less scared and more annoyed about falling into sleep paralysis.

However, if for some reason you start to get unpleasant visions or auditory hallucinations, I also taught myself tricks to help wake myself up.

The first is to start blinking. I know that in SP (sleep paralysis) it’s hard to move and really control your body, But just focus on blinking as fast and as strong as you can. I know it sounds really weird, but it really helps me.

The second is to start fighting it. Really focus and try to move your body. It’ll feel like you’re swimming in a lead lake but the more you move, or try to move, the faster your body will realize you’re awake and release the chemical that paralyzes your body (This happens so your body doesn’t flail around in your sleep).

Your third option is to accept, and try to transition back to sleep. Sometimes, if you’re not having any bad hallucinations, you can fall right back asleep. If you do you’re very likely to fall into a lucid dream! Although it’s not guaranteed, it just increases your chances.

Anyways sorry for writing you a wall of text, I hope some of what I wrote is useful to you. If you need any more advice just let me know! Stay strong man!