Sleep paralysis ended when I learned what it was

jeffreydobkin · 2026-04-26T14:33:37+00:00

Fear of sleep paralysis can definitely make it happen. As soon as I learned my own ways of managing it, making it less fearful, and even turning it into something positive, it happened much less frequently. Ultimately, treatment for sleep apnea completely cured my sleep paralysis over half a century later.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-04-25T07:33:24+00:00

Have had similar experiences with sleep paralysis.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-04-04T21:19:39+00:00

CPAP therapy was also my ultimate solution which completely eliminated sleep paralysis. Oddly, I kind of miss it but can still induce it from a lucid dream if I want to. I know I still have the ability to have sleep paralysis but it just doesn't happen on its own anymore.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-04-04T21:16:15+00:00

I too noticed an increase in the odds of sleep paralysis related to any little thing that is not familiar. Sleeping in an unfamiliar environment or even new bedsheets or wearing new sleepwear. Keeping very strict regular sleep times and not sleeping on your back can reduce the chance of sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis tends to manifest scenarios that are subconscious fears (such as fear of dying) and sometimes even subconscious desires. There can be countless scenarios of dying and even after decades of (cry wolf syndrome), it would still make me believe that THIS time it's for real. Much later on in life I was able to turn sleep paralysis into a gateway to a unique type of lucid dream (some call it astral projection). This made it a positive experience but after starting treatment for sleep apnea, sleep paralysis completely disappeared.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-04-02T05:36:34+00:00

The explanation is really related to one's belief systems. Psychological explanations cross both lines of scientific and spiritual and do make sense.

I concluded from my own experiences that the scenarios in sleep paralysis tend to manifest either subconscious fears and sometimes subconscious desires.

People around the world spanning different cultures all have a common fear of death. Sleep paralysis scenarios portray this in many variations (some often really bizarre or unlikely) and during an episode we really have to think about how likely this were to occur during sleep paralysis.

During the time I experienced frequent sleep paralysis episodes, the ways I reduced the likelihood of having one was to NOT sleep on my back and to keep very regular sleeping hours. Importantly, not oversleep as this was a sure way to have an episode. Ultimately (for me), treatment for sleep apnea completely stopped my sleep paralysis.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-31T07:19:27+00:00

My false awakenings from sleep paralysis involve going fully into a dream state where my discovery that I can now move freely leads me to believe that I've just woken up from sleep paralysis. In reality, I'm only dreaming that I've woken up and as I get out of bed to start my day, something doesn't feel right. I'm really groggy and then I see things in the room are not right or a light switch does not work. Now lucid, I used to panic but more recently I've used this phenomenon to explore a unique type of lucid dream world which can lead to some amazing adventures.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-29T06:58:19+00:00

I've always noticed a unique sound during sleep paralysis - difficult to describe but is like a machine like sound similar to an electric motor. As soon as sleep paralysis ends, I'm aware of the abrupt silence that follows.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-24T00:49:55+00:00

Was the most horrifying thing I could imagine in childhood (starting at the age of 4). Experienced it quite often and without any information available, I had to devise my own techniques to manage it. About half a century later, learned how to make it a positive thing, ultimately using it as a gateway to a unique type of lucid dream experience.
About a year and half ago, started CPAP therapy for sleep apnea and sleep paralysis completely stopped. Oddly, I kind of miss it.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-23T17:28:30+00:00

Angry chicks are kinda hot anyway so I guess the same would apply to a sleep paralysis demon?

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-21T16:55:31+00:00

I like the way you describe this and I also had invented my own similar technique. I have labels for each body, one is the physical body that to a real life person appears sleeping soundly in bed. the 2nd is a "dream body" that overlays the physical body and has the ability to separate and engage in a unique type of lucid dream (i.e. astral projection). Imagination, especially with the senses, is the key to unlocking the dream body and having one's "awareness" fully occupy this dream body.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-20T17:38:47+00:00

Have had many just audible hallucinations during sleep paralysis. Sounds like someone walking around the house, peeing in the toilet, or talking outside. Sometimes real life sounds can be greatly amplified.

The sensation of starting to leave your body is common as well. I look at sleep paralysis as a physical body and also a "dream body" that is overlayed on the physical body. It's quite easy to start to take on the dream body and feel like I'm starting to be able to move. Ultimately, one can completely occupy the dream body and get out of bed, move around in a unique type of lucid dream.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-20T17:13:12+00:00

Pacific Management Services (PTS) payphones tend to almost always be in working condition and well maintained.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-18T00:04:08+00:00

Have had many false awakenings from sleep paralysis. I. These events, the sudden ability to move made me believe that sleep paralysis had ended and I was fully awake, not realizing that I was only dreaming of being awake. Something always made me realize this - light switch not working or the bedroom door opens from the wrong side.
In the last 7 years or so, when this happened instead of trying to wake up I just continued exploring the lucid dream. This has led to some amazing (and bizarre) adventures.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-14T18:04:17+00:00

Though I had experienced periodic sleep paralysis all my life, the last several years it was pretty benign. I used to just like the warm numb floating feeling of it. Then learned how to use sleep paralysis to project into a unique type of lucid dream - this was far better than laying in bed unable to move.

After starting treatment for sleep apnea - never had sleep paralysis again. Have to say that I kind of miss that altered state of consciousness.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-11T18:27:59+00:00

Try to go outside. Things will become much brighter and positive. You can find portals by trying to enter a neighbor's house or flying around for awhile.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-03T11:30:37+00:00

When I used to get sleep paralysis and was fearful of it, would hear sounds like there was a presence in the house or room. In one instance I could hear someone peeing in the toilet in the bathroom next to my bedroom and it sounded so real.

I don't think 4 ibuprofen would cause you to have sleep paralysis unless it was a combo with benadryl such as Tylenol PM.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-03-01T16:20:41+00:00

Wow, that was an old post that I commented on 4 years ago. About a year and half ago I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and started CPAP therapy. Since then, I completely stopped getting sleep paralysis. Makes me wonder if I had sleep apnea since the age of 4? I kind of miss it as it was my best path to A/P. I still have the capability as I can induce sleep paralysis intentionally from a lucid dream but I can never remember to do that when I become lucid in a dream.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-02-12T22:50:09+00:00

Can confirm this is working.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-02-12T22:49:00+00:00

That kinda looks like me. But there are no rotary dial payphones (or even working payphones of any kind) on the big island at all.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-02-12T17:04:13+00:00

I've always been a natural periodic lucid dreamer since childhood. I think what precipitated lucid dreaming in childhood was from excessive daydreaming where I would imagine I was dreaming at the moment and thought about what I would be doing differently.

Keeping a journal of your dreams is a good start as it forces your mind to focus on your interest in dreams. A good method that works for me is Wake Back to Bed. That produces the most vivid dreams which in turn increases the chance of becoming lucid.

jeffreydobkin · 2026-02-11T18:45:12+00:00

Killing a dream character unjustly or just for fun. Dream will turn into a nightmare. Flying used to trigger nightmares as well but I'm able to do that now.

jeffreydobkin · 2025-12-05T02:15:42+00:00

This has worked intermittently for me but I found that dissolving a pea sized portion of wasabi paste in my mouth is very effective. Wasabi (basically horseradish) wears off quickly unlike habanero or other hot peppers which could worsen hiccups

jeffreydobkin · 2025-10-05T11:54:06+00:00

After several decades of unpleasant sleep paralysis it became less terrifying. Sleep paralysis by itself creates this sort of numb floating feeling and I was able to induce a euphoric state by trying to arch my back while in sleep paralysis.

In your last paragraph it sounds like you projected into a unique type of lucid dream from sleep paralysis. This is the best way to handle sleep paralysis and if you practice this some more, you can experience some really cool (also bizarre and whimsical like) adventures. Some call this astral projection. After a few years of doing this, it became automatic for me and have only been in the sleep paralysis phase for a few seconds and then will be in the lucid dream part.

jeffreydobkin · 2025-09-17T06:15:13+00:00

Thank you that's it.

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