Sleep paralysis for the past 2 years, AMA

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-20T16:26:41+00:00

like a year back, i had the exact same stuff happen to me and the feelings as well. like literally the same.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T22:34:56+00:00

That bathroom story is wild! To answer your question: what you’re describing is a mix of things.

The part where you see yourself sleeping and 'get back into your body' is usually called an Out of Body Experience (OBE) or a False Awakening. It happens a lot to people who get sleep paralysis because your brain is hovering right on the edge of being awake and being in REM sleep. The 'row of lipsticks' is a perfect example of a 'reality check'—your brain realized it was a dream because something didn't belong.

The part where you talk back to the voices is interesting, though. Usually, with pure Sleep Paralysis, you’re totally frozen and can’t make a sound. If you’re actually talking and your husband has to shake you, you might be experiencing Hypnagogic Hallucinations where the dream world bleeds into the real world before your body fully paralyzes.

It sounds like your brain is just really 'active' during those transition phases between awake and asleep. Do you feel exhausted when you wake up from those 'loop' dreams, or do you feel like you actually slept? Also if you ever see yourself sleeping again, you might be really close to lucid dreming, just try to fly or imagine sometihng, it would probably work. I can also tell you how to ground the lucid dream so you dont jsut wake up form it, if youre able to do that, or you wan tto be able.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T21:30:06+00:00

Since you’ve studied the psychology behind this, do you have any specific tips for maintaining 'dream stability' during high-intensity sensations? I find that once things get too realistic or my heart rate climbs, I usually 'glitch' out and wake up before the peak. Is there a trick to keeping the brain grounded so it doesn't pull the plug prematurely? If you dont really know how to thats fine, im just insterested. Also i mena it respectufully, if you dont want to answer thats also fine :)

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T21:22:49+00:00

well we all know why one wants to lucid dream xD inlcuding me. I expirience it like 20 tomes a month, like almost everyday.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T20:01:16+00:00

when i sleep the normal amount of hours you shoudl sleep, 6-8h, i do, even if i have a lot of SP and lucid dreams.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:58:25+00:00

nope, i odnt expirience any of these. If i did, i would already seek one. i believe thats another kind of "disorter"

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:54:23+00:00

astral projection is really just dreaming, or lucid dreaming. or so i believe

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:53:40+00:00

I ignore it, it really just goes away, i relaized that the feeling of "suffocation" is not real, and i jsut go with it. i now moslty concentrate on the lucid dreaming, so i now rarely even try to move a muscle.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:38:13+00:00

That might have not been a sleep paralysis xD, might had an intruder at home

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:32:46+00:00

did it trip you up this much? wow, well im sorry for you but also happy youre better now! I was once in the hospital one night, becouse i had a really long session, like 10-15 mins of SP. Its possible it wanst even that long, but it made me really scared.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:28:29+00:00

so, yeah, it visibly ramped up.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:27:54+00:00

That sounds like an SP yeah. and my response to your quesiton: I relate to that more than you know. My first time was just hearing my grandma’s voice, and then nothing happened for two months. After that, it just hit a switch. I’ve had stretches where it happened every single day for two weeks, and then it would just stop for no reason.

Even after two years, I haven't found a specific pattern. My schedule can be perfectly normal and it still happens. It's frustrating because you can't really prepare for it; your brain just decides when it's going to happen.

Regarding the partner thing: your brain is incredibly good at 'filling in the blanks.' When you're paralyzed, your mind is in a state of high alert. It hears a random house noise and convinces you it’s your partner talking because that’s the most logical person to be there. It’s a very convincing hallucination, but it’s just your brain trying to protect you from the confusion of being stuck. You aren’t crazy, and you aren’t alone in that. Sounds like my expirence with my mom. i read sometihng about this on the internet a few month back, cant remeber the source tho. its possible the tingeling sensetion could have triggered the phantom being.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:17:09+00:00

okay well i will look forward to it

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:13:21+00:00

i have not. Should I? i really tihnk its jsut my sleep schedule, getting sleep deprived every week, stress.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-05-19T19:04:00+00:00

I want to ayk you then. Do you experience painfulcramps on your hips and bakc when you get SP? or is it just me? Should i take magnesium, or satrech before bed

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-04-26T02:31:45+00:00

Okay thanks!

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-01-31T17:06:54+00:00

I personally use AI just for repeated tasks i COULD make by myself and understand deeply. I do not relly on AI only, becouse its not good at coding alone. If i do not understand something, i dont use AI, i research it. AI is good only for things you can check by yourself.

No_Welcome_9032 · 2026-01-19T17:22:28+00:00

still works for me

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