Hiya !!
After suffering from SP all of my life I thought I had it sussed.
Oh, yeah, I make no apologies for the word 'suffering' either.
It may seem a little OTT but Ive had it since I was little (first one at 6/7) about 3-4 times per week and no-one was interested (I mean parents). It was a very scary time when I was little because nobody even told me what it was called (I think they thought I was making it up!)
And of cause being a HUGE Nightmare on Elm St fan at the age of 10 did me no favours in getting a wee bit of sympathy of them.
My dad always used to say 'Its those bloody films you bloody watch, bloody Freddy Googer' (yes, Googer!!????)
It wasnt until I was 18 that me and Paul were watching a prog about UFO abduction when the prof. said that most of the 'abductees' had actually exp SP and then went on to explain it.
We both sat there literally in shock..listening my 'condition' being explained on the telly!
So Id got a name for it and could look it up and then the internet became bigger and bigger and research was literally at my fingertips!
My 'episodes' got fewer and fewer and I made a few 'links' between my attacks and lying on my back, or napping in the afternoon was another trigger.
In the last 9 months or so Ive had SP once.
Now all of a sudden in the last week Ive had it 3 times.
The only thing that I consider to have changed is that Im healthier!!
Im off my anti-depressants (Yay! about 3 weeks !!!)
Ive nearly finished my uni work
Ive come to terms with my Dad having an affair and leaving my mom.
So why now?????
Soz , ive gone on a bit but IM soo confused[&:]
Im not scared of them like I used to be . I always remember when I was first getting them, I had 3 in a row and I woke up and went in my brothers bedroom and sat on his rocking chair, woke him up and told him NOT to let me go back to sleep:(
It was a TOTAL Nightmare on Elm st scene-only 3 years b4 it was made!
Of course, my brother being my brother told me to shut up and went back to sleep!!!!!
Anyway, im not scared, it is just that they leave me completely drained.
The pull is so strong to get me back to sleep, it is like they are stretching my brain.
Any suggestions/experiences as to why now?
I feel like I have been just existing for 2 years but now Im off the meds I feel, WOW, fantastic. For the first time I actually want to get up in the morning! Ive been sitting on my PC regularly at about 6.30am..tatally amazing..So why am I getting them now???:(
Tx
RE: Sleep Paralysis...their back......
Dear Tx,
I can't play this off as being just nightmares and I do take you seriously. What I mean is, I take all the subjects you mention seriously.
One major thing is that this is the third time since I have been on HP that 'sleep paralysis' has been a theme. I don't have time to look up the past threads, but I am sure you would find them of some use if you or another found the URL or URLs. So a starting point would be not to repeat ourselves and to find the past threads of this nature.
The basic theme of those past URLs was whether SP is normal and not to be worried about, or whether they were OOBEs, which in fact are also nothing to be worried about IMO.
I think the main thing here is to get to grips truly with whether it really does involve UFOs, for it may not? You don't mention any specific memory, unless I missed it, along those lines? Btw I am not in the least sceptical about that subject since I have seen them and had such experiences myself, so I am open to that whole thing. The first key thing is to pin down if it really involves abduction or not....
But it may be that you are just having OOBEs which are kind of normal for anyone if you consider sleep itself to be truly an OOBE. It is just that some people are conscious while it is happening! And that can cause a scare.
But, once more, SP is normal and nothing to fret over. The only thing IMHO to pin down is if UFOs are involved. It really may not be so. What do you recall?
If you don't actually recall abduction experiences then I would humbly suggest they are not taking place. But if you DO recall them get back to HP and I am sure someone here can give you several links to helpful sources for coping with the little b*****s. But the help with true experiences of that kind is so far limited.
My own experiences of this kind came to a thankful halt at a very early age. So I am no expert in what to do if they are genuine and continue. But keep touching base on HP, you will always get suggestions here. From my reading, however, you cannot to this point in time avoid these critters (an attempt at humour) and I don't know of any direct help available. I'd be intersted if someone does know.
My own response would be to learn how to practice psychic self-protection, and to do all in my power against such abuse. How to do that may be an individual thing. The other side of the coin is that very few people are permanently hurt from genuine UFO abductions ... one feels abused of course, and I just mean that life can and does go on. People just learn to live with it.
I am not skeptical of such things at all for I know of them. In the USA there are self-help groups of similar sufferers, but I don't know if anyone knows of such in the UK?
Venetian
RE: Sleep Paralysis...their back......
OOH Venetian!!
How sweet!!![sm=hug.gif]
Im not saying Ive been abducted by aliens!
It was just that the prof was claiming that most of the alien abductees have actually NOT been abducted by aliens and instead had an episode of sleep paralysis!
I have never been or claim to have been visited in the night by strange beings with big heads and extra long fingers (only my husband![sm=rollaugh.gif]
At the time of watching the programme it was just a shock to hear someone mention SP and give a description of something that I had had for 12 years!
I know I have Sp and I know what it is and what causes it. Its just I dont understand why Im getting a lot of it now (and it seems quite 'violent' and harder to get out of for some reason)
U made me laugh![sm=rollaugh.gif]
Tx
PS--Ive just re read my post....I wasnt that clear was I!!!!
RE: Sleep Paralysis...their back......
Hi Trinityx
Have a look at the "dream within a dream" thread a couple of threads down...I've also provided a couple of links that may help.
But masses of stuff on the net about it.
As V says this subject has come up a lot on here, perhaps do a forum search?
(I did read that stress can bring on SP)
love
astra
x
RE: Sleep Paralysis...their back......
Thanks Astra, Ill take a look
Tx