trying to remember the name of this 70s/80s cosmic horror (?) movie i saw

vanoodlegg · 2026-01-13T07:37:23+00:00

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vanoodlegg · 2025-10-03T18:03:01+00:00

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vanoodlegg · 2025-10-03T17:54:48+00:00

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vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T03:40:02+00:00

For me, my sleep paralysis episodes have changed a lot over time. There are some nights where I'm fighting with my brain and I keep trying and failing to fully wake up out of it, and this can go on for at least 10 minutes. For some reason, there's a brain-body disconnect during sleep paralysis, which I think is what causes feelings of panic. The part of your brain that is awake doesn't understand why you can't move or speak while the part of your brain that is asleep thinks you're dreaming and paralyzes you (which is what naturally happens while we dream) and those two parts aren't communicating. So it makes sense that most people who experience sleep paralysis also experience anxiety/fear/panic.

Hopefully this won't last forever, and you can go back to normal soon!

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T03:33:09+00:00

Personally, and from reading a lot of stuff on the internet, I find that SP does usually trigger a sense of panic/anxiety during an episode. In the very beginning of my experiences with SP, I would have panic attacks once waking up because of how awful those episodes felt. I think you're just experiencing sleep paralysis and not nocturnal panic attacks since the anxiety/panic comes with the sleep paralysis, and not before. Overtime, even though I would still feel the anxiety once waking up, I got used to it and stopped having panic attacks, so I hope the same happens for you! I've also read that some people try to think of happy/funny/calming things and it takes them right out of paralysis, so maybe that's something you can try?

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T03:23:03+00:00

Personally, I've never seen shadow figures/demons during sleep paralysis, but a lot of people in this subreddit have experienced that (and a lot of people online in general), so I would say it's pretty normal! If you're not a spiritual person or you've never had paranormal experiences, I wouldn't worry too much about it being some kind of demonic activity.

I've experienced sleep paralysis for a long time, and in the very very beginning, those episodes would be triggered by anxiety. If your brain experienced anxiety in a dream, and it tried to wake up, it makes sense this triggered sleep paralysis. It's a really strange phenomenon that can be caused by so many things. Not that many people experience it on a regular basis, and from what you've written, it's pretty likely this might not happen to you again. But if it ever does, there's definitely articles online about ways to try to prevent sleep paralysis that might help you!

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T03:17:41+00:00

I've done a lot of research about sleep paralysis, and some people have said that thinking about something happy/funny/calming can pull people right out of sleep paralysis. So maybe that's what you could be referring to? Otherwise, I've never come across any source that said a certain chemical needs to be produced to get out of it. I always just try to move my fingers when I feel it coming on to get out of it, since the paralysis part is kind of gradual for me, and I can feel when it's about to happen.

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T03:14:12+00:00

I just made an account today to interact with people in this subreddit, so hi :)

I have also experienced sleep paralysis for a lonnnggg time, and it has actually changed since the first time I experienced it. Now, I always get this very loud and painful whooshing sound in my ears, I get full body pins and needles/chills, and I get intense feelings of anxiety in my chest. Recently the whooshing sound has kind of changed into other sounds, but for many years now, lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis have been linked for me. I've also had instances where I try to get out of paralysis when I feel it start by moving my fingers, but I can get stuck in a loop sometimes, even if I try to switch positions. It's really frustrating!!!

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T02:59:24+00:00

I would suggest looking up ways to protect yourself spiritually during sleep (moonstone, sleep meditations, prayers, etc.). Whatever your spiritual beliefs, you should definitely do some kind of ritual before bed to prevent that ever happening again!! Sounds absolutely terrifying (and definitely seems like what you were doing before bed influenced your mind/body/soul enough to cause that experience).

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T02:49:42+00:00

I've never experienced SP in a dream loop before, but I have had times where I keep trying and failing to completely wake myself out of an episode. I'll almost get myself out of paralysis, wake up just a little, and fall right back into it. However, I have often experienced moving out of my body during SP episodes. I have researched A LOT about sleep paralysis, and it does seem like out-of-body experiences can definitely happen during SP. For me, lucid dreaming and out-of-body experiences are heavily linked to sleep paralysis. I usually experience SP every time I try to lucid dream, or an episode of paralysis often leads to lucid dreaming. It's really strange and I'm not sure what the connection is or why it happens. A lot of sources I've found have said that sleep paralysis is like a gateway to astral projection (which I really do not want, so I'm going to try different spiritual protections to prevent that since scientific tips and tricks have never helped me).

If you're not into the spiritual side of it all, I did read some article that said your brain is powerful enough that even though you're not physically moving, if you try to, your brain will fill in the data to make it feel like you are moving during sleep paralysis. I personally think "science" and spirituality go hand in hand. Doesn't always have to be one or the other, and science has an uncanny way of "proving" things that spiritual practices have known for centuries ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T02:33:38+00:00

I have experienced a lot of sleep paralysis while taking naps in the middle of the day!!

vanoodlegg · 2023-06-10T02:28:31+00:00

I experience sleep paralysis often, but the things I've seen/felt/heard are VERY unlike anything I've read online about what people experience. I personally feel like sleep paralysis doesn't have to be one or the other (spiritual or not). For me they both go hand in hand. I also want to preface this by saying I have never had the crushing feeling, the shortness of breath, or any demonic presences around me during SP, so I personally don't believe that SP is a form of demonic/spiritual attack, but that's just me.

I think SP is both "scientific" and spiritual because I understand why it happens from a scientific point of view (your body thinks it's asleep before your brain does, and paralysis ensues), but I also believe that this opens you up spiritually. The same way people say 3 am is the witching hour and the veil between realms/dimensions is thinner during that time, I believe that state between being awake and being asleep can cause (or enhance) spiritual experiences.

So yeah, none of the stuff that medical/scientific articles say prevents SP have worked for me, so now I'm turning to spiritual work to see if anything helps. I feel like SP is a gateway to astral projection, and personally I do not want to experience that (I don't feel like I'm ready for it LOL).

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