Andrew
Jedi Master
Hey Everyone,
Last night I had a possible sleep paralysis incident that I would greatly appreciate some feedback on what you may think it was and how best to respond to these events. Just a little background, Sleep paralysis is something I used to experience quite a bit as a child but has since lessened in frequency in my adult years.
Last night, I was having a really hard time going to sleep.
I kept tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable but couldn’t.
I’m not sure at what point it happened, but at some point I fell asleep into a dream of this exact issue of struggling to fall asleep and struggling to get comfortable. To be honest, I thought I was still awake the whole time as I was still in my room in my exact surroundings. I didn’t realize I was dreaming this until at one point I finally regained a semi-conscious state and tried to sit up.
As I was trying to sit up I had this overwhelming feeling of being subdued.
I tried to open my eyes but they were being forced shut and I could see these flashes of light passing in front of my eyelids as I was trying to open them, while at the same time my torso was being forced down onto the bed. This was also accompanied by a high pitched frequency going off in my right ear. It really scared the heck out of me.
This happened (me trying to sit up) about 3 times before I was finally able to break out of the paralysis like state.
Right before I broke free, I heard a voice inside of me that yelled: “TAP OUT!!”. At first when I heard that it made me fight harder to break free of it but after I finally got up I realized ‘tap out’ means to quit or give up and Is defined as:
“to tap the floor to show that you accept that your competitor has beaten you”
Kinda spooky.
So, I’m not sure what to make of this or these types of events.
I don't ever allow myself to be subdued when these happen except one time which resulted in my consciousness falling into a black abyss that seemed to go on forever until I finally came to in some dream but with the retained awareness of the falling sensation that had just happened.
Anyone have any thoughts or similar experiences or what to do about these when they happen?
Thanks!
Last night I had a possible sleep paralysis incident that I would greatly appreciate some feedback on what you may think it was and how best to respond to these events. Just a little background, Sleep paralysis is something I used to experience quite a bit as a child but has since lessened in frequency in my adult years.
Last night, I was having a really hard time going to sleep.
I kept tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable but couldn’t.
I’m not sure at what point it happened, but at some point I fell asleep into a dream of this exact issue of struggling to fall asleep and struggling to get comfortable. To be honest, I thought I was still awake the whole time as I was still in my room in my exact surroundings. I didn’t realize I was dreaming this until at one point I finally regained a semi-conscious state and tried to sit up.
As I was trying to sit up I had this overwhelming feeling of being subdued.
I tried to open my eyes but they were being forced shut and I could see these flashes of light passing in front of my eyelids as I was trying to open them, while at the same time my torso was being forced down onto the bed. This was also accompanied by a high pitched frequency going off in my right ear. It really scared the heck out of me.
This happened (me trying to sit up) about 3 times before I was finally able to break out of the paralysis like state.
Right before I broke free, I heard a voice inside of me that yelled: “TAP OUT!!”. At first when I heard that it made me fight harder to break free of it but after I finally got up I realized ‘tap out’ means to quit or give up and Is defined as:
“to tap the floor to show that you accept that your competitor has beaten you”
Kinda spooky.
So, I’m not sure what to make of this or these types of events.
I don't ever allow myself to be subdued when these happen except one time which resulted in my consciousness falling into a black abyss that seemed to go on forever until I finally came to in some dream but with the retained awareness of the falling sensation that had just happened.
Anyone have any thoughts or similar experiences or what to do about these when they happen?
Thanks!
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