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It's been hours... (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Went through a bout of sleep paralysis episodes many years ago. Started suddenly and stopped a few months later just as suddenly. No idea why. However, my wife now has standing orders that if I'm mumbling urgently in my sleep, she should interpret that as me screaming, "WAKE ME THE FUCK UP!"

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It seems terrifying. I've never experienced it, but anecdotally like 90% of the people who tell me they get it frequently have a weed habit. Don't know if there's a connection there.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I used to have them frequently before I ever even so much as tried weed. But it wouldn't surprise me if some things are more prone to trigger it in some people. I know that specifically back sleeping is a known trigger in literature.

    For me, I used to get it very frequently in grad school when I was incredibly stressed out and sleep deprived much of the time. The sleep paralysis episodes were more vivid than my usual too. I even had one point where a shadow demon slowly walked toward me as I could only lay there in wait for it to kill me.

    Since grad school, they dropped off a ton and I only get episodes rarely again, even if I'm very stressed out!

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