Let me tell you a tale today, well, actually  a real phenomenon stranger than fiction. Â
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“I can’t move … oh God I can’t move!!”, panic was slowly gripping my heart.Â
“Why can’t I move?”
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Lying on the bed, I tried to shake my hands one more time, but not even the fingertips responded. I lay there still, silent, listening to the loud whirr of the ceiling fan. The last thing I remember doing was snuggling in the blankets and going to sleep, but it seems now my body was still resting while the brain was awake. Terrifying thoughts started bubbling in my mind, starting from Ghosts to Coma.
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“What if I tried going back to sleep?”
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After few moments (which felt like eternity) I was sleeping again. The next thing I remember was waking up in a jolt. I shook my arms and legs, blinked a couple of times.Â
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A vague sensation of helplessness and fear was still registered in my mind, but I couldn’t tell if the incident was real or a nightmare. I ignored the feeling, thinking it to be a lone scenario. Until it repeated, the next afternoon and kept happening, inconsistently though, for a year or so.
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After that I did what every person on earth does, Google. It’s a condition called Sleep Paralysis – happens when the body is unable to smoothly transition between stages of sleep.Â
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“Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes. Some people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking. ” – Source
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That was about 5 years ago and is the reason why I stopped sleeping during afternoons or oversleeping in general. It happened during times when my stress levels were beyond normal.
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I wish it had given me some supernatural power, similar to reading mind or moving things like Magneto, but sigh… nothing like that happened.
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Did you ever experience anything like this?
Blog-A-Thon Prompt – Stranger than fiction
This happened to my father and I lost him 20 years bavk. Very sad.
Ohh so sad to hear about it. hugs <3
This is strange experience. I had never heard of it till but it must have spooked you out totally!
oh totally!! Now I have learnt the trick to come out of it so it's not scary anymore 🙂
Oh god, that must have been terrifying, no? I was wondering why an active and a healthy girl like you had to go through such a horrible thing!
Oh god, that must have been terrifying, no? I was wondering why an active and a healthy girl like you had to go through such a horrible thing!
During that time I was very stressed and not sleeping well. I haven't had one recently so much better now 🙂
No.. never heard about this.. Strange!
yeah it felt strange when I read about it.
No I haven't and it does sound a bit scary. But sometimes the dreams seemed so real that I go back and try to remember whether it really happened.
Dreams are funny… they sometimes make me cry and laugh … but I always forget them.
Yes, I have had this happen — it is usually because of a terrifying dream which was the result f eating pizza before bed! But at the time it happens, it is scary
yeah, that sudden realization that you can't move is scary … but now I have learnt to get out of it too 🙂
This is so scary. Is there anyway one can control this? Perhaps meditation?
I don't know actually … atleast it's not happening now as I am a lot stress-free now and take care of my lifestyle 🙂
Yep it happened to me too. I was in Rajouri(J&K) and was quite tired after a 6-days long chase. Wasn't lucky enough though but got a dump of cache. I could barely slept during the chase and hadn't eaten much. But there was something which kept me on the track. Anyways,when i came back to my room, i slept for couple of hours, before my eyes opened. I was able to see my room and stuff around but wasnt able to move. I know i wasnt dreaming. I decided to sleep again for a longer stretch this time. That memory is still fresh in my mind. The fraction of fear i felt that time was unfamiliar to me. Just hope it never happens to me or you again.
Hey Sumit, nice to see you here on my blog 🙂 Hope you are doing well 😀 Thank you for sharing your story too. I know it's a terrible feeling. But I am somewhat relieved that I am not the only one {That's just selfish me 😛 }
Yes. It has happened to me. I would be lying in bed. My mind would think lot of subjects. But the body is unable to move. It is not a dream situation.
Yeah definitely not a dream situation. Glad to know I am not alone 🙂