meduhsinman
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Who among the ranks has sleep paralysis? I've been dealing with sleep paralysis since I was 9 years old. From the ages of 7-13, I experienced neurological complications that range from petite mal, to complex partial seizures, to simple partial, to complete tonic/clonic siezures, yet, I have never lost consciousness -despite temporary paralysis of a limb, or hemiparesis; Every episode was different.
My files were sent to MAYO Clinic, and I was never given a definitive diagnosis. They said my EEG was completely synchronized on several occasions throughout a 72hr. observation, and they didn't know what to make of it. The sleep paralysis was irregular, though predictable. When I am deprived of sleep or highly stressed, sleep paralysis often comes if I am sleeping on my back, or in a sitting position.
I have never experienced the proverbial witch or alien, nor have I found another presence within my confines. The only experiences I've had has been alone with me, myself, and an inescapable feeling that I must "snap out of it."
I have experienced some odd occurences. For instance, in May of 2014, at the age of 23, I was crashing at my girlfriend's apartment. I was laying in her bed, and woke up somewhere around 2:00am. I noticed that I was in sleep paralysis because I couldn't move, yet I could see her closet when I painstakingly focused my half-lit eyes on it.
Her dresses that hung from the bar in the closet started to sway back and forth with a flick of my -dream?- hand. It was here that I am unsure if I experienced a dream or not. I could feel her clothes, I could hear the hangers, and they violently swayed when I wanted them to. When I finally managed to "snap out," I sat up, and noticed her dresses moving in the closet, but I was laying more than three arms lengths away. I woke her up and showed her, but she wasn't awake enough to comprehend what I was saying.
I quickly went back out of it, and heard unintelligible narrations in my head. Something about a push, anterior cingulate cortex, and someone saying, ".. and they all combined..." came to mind, but that was it.
I've experienced similar things when I was younger. When I was 12, I had another bout of sleep paralysis. I kind of "fell" out of my body, and could see the clock behind me. When I started awake, the clock was accurate to the time I perceived it to be, and I conked back out.
This has happened many times, and I'm starting to wonder if either my sanity or science should have their heads on the chopping block.
Anyone have any takes on this?
My files were sent to MAYO Clinic, and I was never given a definitive diagnosis. They said my EEG was completely synchronized on several occasions throughout a 72hr. observation, and they didn't know what to make of it. The sleep paralysis was irregular, though predictable. When I am deprived of sleep or highly stressed, sleep paralysis often comes if I am sleeping on my back, or in a sitting position.
I have never experienced the proverbial witch or alien, nor have I found another presence within my confines. The only experiences I've had has been alone with me, myself, and an inescapable feeling that I must "snap out of it."
I have experienced some odd occurences. For instance, in May of 2014, at the age of 23, I was crashing at my girlfriend's apartment. I was laying in her bed, and woke up somewhere around 2:00am. I noticed that I was in sleep paralysis because I couldn't move, yet I could see her closet when I painstakingly focused my half-lit eyes on it.
Her dresses that hung from the bar in the closet started to sway back and forth with a flick of my -dream?- hand. It was here that I am unsure if I experienced a dream or not. I could feel her clothes, I could hear the hangers, and they violently swayed when I wanted them to. When I finally managed to "snap out," I sat up, and noticed her dresses moving in the closet, but I was laying more than three arms lengths away. I woke her up and showed her, but she wasn't awake enough to comprehend what I was saying.
I quickly went back out of it, and heard unintelligible narrations in my head. Something about a push, anterior cingulate cortex, and someone saying, ".. and they all combined..." came to mind, but that was it.
I've experienced similar things when I was younger. When I was 12, I had another bout of sleep paralysis. I kind of "fell" out of my body, and could see the clock behind me. When I started awake, the clock was accurate to the time I perceived it to be, and I conked back out.
This has happened many times, and I'm starting to wonder if either my sanity or science should have their heads on the chopping block.
Anyone have any takes on this?