Sleep Paralysis

[Simon Pieman]

Nah, it's nothing serious, have you ever woken up with a dead arm where you've been laying on it? Well I tend to sleep on my front and on occasion wake up with two dead arms. After about 30 seconds they're fine, just very odd to wake up to!

There's been a few occasions I've rolled over and smacked myself due to having a dead arm. Pow! Right in the Risser!

The past few weeks I've been chronically sleepwalking after a night on the beers. This Saturday was an exception which was lucky because I was staying in a hotel and would have had an epic wander otherwise.

[Boy About Town]

I used to get it when my sleep patterns were all over the shop.

Bit of an odd one but as soon as you realise what it is just chillout and then focus all of your will on moving a hand or leg.  It's hard bloody work but with any luck you will jolt your body awake. 

Get up have a piss, tab or a drink and give it a few minutes before heading back off.  I used to find heading straight back off to sleep meant it happened again.  The time out usually breaks the cycle.

Exactly this. I wake up, grab a glass of squash and hope it doesn't happen again. If I go straight back to sleep it happens again. Once was so tired that I couldn't wake up and it repetitively kept happening. It is seriously messed up. Will try what you say JJE. I will read up and see if I can begin to train myself.

[Batch]

I beginning to wonder whether this is what I had a few episodes of about 10 years ago.

With me it happened when I had a bout of anxiety that eventually needed medical treatment. No idea if it can be triggered like that.

Symptoms were similar, brain awake, felt like a pressure on the head, couldn't move. No noise in the ears that I can remember, more a "tickly" horrible sensation.

When I eventually woke up the first time I put it down to a bad dream or some sort of fit. Happened a few more times over a month or so, but eventually disappeared.

Really didn't help with the anxiety issue though.

If it was sleep paralysis, or like that, I pity anyone who gets it..

[Barry Scott]

I used to find heading straight back off to sleep meant it happened again.  The time out usually breaks the cycle.

Totally agree. I never do get up shake it off though and I find it funny how you can wake from it and your body feels weird in a light headed way for a few minutes.

I beginning to wonder whether this is what I had a few episodes of about 10 years ago.

With me it happened when I had a bout of anxiety that eventually needed medical treatment. No idea if it can be triggered like that.

Symptoms were similar, brain awake, felt like a pressure on the head, couldn't move. No noise in the ears that I can remember, more a "tickly" horrible sensation.

When I eventually woke up the first time I put it down to a bad dream or some sort of fit. Happened a few more times over a month or so, but eventually disappeared.

Really didn't help with the anxiety issue though.

If it was sleep paralysis, or like that, I pity anyone who gets it..

Sounds exactly like it to me. I invariably have a tingly, tickly like sensation on my neck and chest when I wake from it.