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I CAN'T MOVE!!!
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When I sleep if i do face up during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep the time when u dream my mind wakes up but my body does not i only can breath low movement just frozen deaf blind and defenseless first time i was 6 and i fell asleep in a long car ride i was trapped for near an hour doing my best 2 muster "mommy" "help" and my brothers name and nobody heard me they said when i was woken by them at a gas station now it happens if i sleep face up in my bed i now use irregular breathing 2 wake myself up its horrible any ideas ppl?
Do you think it's normal?
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BrianPomona126 (27116)
2009-08-14 19:03:24
It's called sleep paralysis. It happens more than you think. You can have an adventure out of your body if you focus on the "white noise", buzzing, and vibrations.
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latingoku (27254)
2009-08-17 11:14:04
Hmmm, I go through similar situations like that one. Except in all the experiences I've had I always see shadow figures and I have even touched them. I have also felt the presence of someone sitting beside in bed and I have also felt that someone pats my head and also someone sighing. But in all the incidents I have been paralyzed and without the power to utter words. Everything except my eyes are immobilized.
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TonyM (27972)
2009-09-01 21:36:11
@: latingoku
yoh same.. but something lifted up my blanket.. i seen it go up in the air.. lol
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Lizaud (28419)
2009-09-12 11:49:07
Yeah, this is normal. As Pomona says, it's called sleep paralysis. If you wikipedia it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis) it mentions under causes that sleeping in a supine position (face up) is one of the causes.

Latingoku, Tony, what you experience is a part of sleep paralysis which is probably the basis for the superstitions of creatures that attacked sleepers, such as the succubus.

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PoisonFlowers (28309)
2009-09-12 13:06:01
Yeah, it's crazy stuff. Not very pleasant. BrianPomona126 is right, it's called sleep paralysis. I get hallucinatinos when I get too. Demons and things like that :(
Just try not to sleep face up.
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Shifter (30459)
2009-11-09 19:51:42
The reason some people see unfamilair objects in their room when they havethese sleep paralysis is because they are still dreaming in a sense, sounds crazy but its almost like they drag things out of their dreams, they are awake but still dreaming..
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