Have you ever had sleep paralysis? What was it like?

This was a bad video to watch right before sleeping because it’s very scary haha. It’s very educational though.

Me: *searches up sleep paralysis* Anxiety I never had: *yes, finally!*

Sleep paralysis is pretty scary if you ever experienced it. You literally can't distinguish dream from reality anymore. Had it happened to me twice before and to this day, I still sleep with my nightlight on. I am still unsure of what I experienced. Part of me be giving myself a scientific explanation while the other part still terrify and confuse whenever I think about it. The shadow felt so real.

Nobody: Sleep Paralysis Demon: 👁️👄👁️

I've gone through this so many times that I already mastered the trick and let me share it with you: 1. You are conscious, so you can keep calm by telling yourself "It's not real it's all an illusion" 2. Instead of trying so hard to wake up try to go back to sleep instead and after a few moments you will wake up in a calm state instead of waking up out of breath and with your heart beating out of your chest. You're welcome 😊

*You May Not Sleep Now, There Are Monsters Near By*

I have experienced sleep paralysis multiple times. All the experiences were when I was about to sleep and the worst part is that I always felt it coming and knowing the horror that awaited me. There was this time that it happened when I was sleeping on my stomach, my face pressed against my pillow and couldn't breath. The double horror of me hallucinating and thoughts of me dying was devastating. The levitation made me think that I had already kicked the bucket. ha ha ha.

Me: tries to have lucid dream My brain: "I'm about to do what's called a *_P R O G A M E R M O V E_* "

why did I watch this a 1am. My imagination is now gonna see/hear things when I go to bed.

I had sleep paralysis once a few months ago. I couldn’t move and when I tried to talk my words were slurred. My mom who doesn’t live with me was coming into my room and saying very weird and creepy things. I then heard something like a demon saying indistinguishable things to me. I then said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ”. That was the only thing I was able to say it clearly. It instantly stopped and it hasn’t happened again.

I get sleep paralysis 2 to 3 times a week ever since I was a kid. I only had one hallucination though, where a black shadow was walking towards my bed while hearing something talking in my ear, I was so scared my heart was beating so fast. I always get the feeling of something evil that is trying to possess me that I can't see. Most people don't understand how terrifying this is until they experience it. Keep up the great work!

I experienced this whenever I'm stressed and everytime it happened, I will recite Our Father multiple times. It eases me every time.

I have this few times a week just pray while you have it then its go away

This has happened to be 4 times in my life. It is absolutely terrifying, wouldn’t wish it in my worst enemy

Me: *searches about the sleep paralysis demon* Anxiety: I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL

Last night was my first time experiencing sleep paralysis and it wasn’t even scary it just looked like I was hella high I saw rainbow my room was blue and the walls were moving AND IT WAS LITTTTTTTT😤😂🔥

I’ve had it 3 times. The first time I felt like my body left rocketing to space at very high speed and then slowed down to the point where I was floating. I had no control over anything. The second and third time. I felt like someone had grabbed both ankles and dragged me across the ground, going through walls... That wasn’t as fun.

Experienced this several times, all conscious and eyes opened. Heard conversations perfectly placed, saw some horrible things, levitated and was hugged by a demonic lady even smelling her perfume. Really out of this world experiences.

I have had sleep paralysis about twice a week for 35 years. It can be terrifying not to be able to regain control. My hallucinations when I was young were the typical demons but now I'm completely aware of what I am experiencing I get more familiar hallucinations. Like seeing a family member talk to me when I know they aren't there. I have trained my partner to look for the signs and shake me. I try and scream and he hears a small noise and he shakes me. He has videoed me a few times. It's creepy. Eyes completely aware but paralysed. The hallucinations are usually a combination of what is in the room with a layer of hallucination.

I woke up in my dream and litterally a loop of me getting up from my bed

i just had it n it was horrible i forced my self to wake up n i’m trying to research 😂

God bless you. You are the perfect example of using your education to educate others. Your video editing skills, story telling skills, and audible passion make these videos addicting. I’m learning whether I want to or not! You are doing the impossible by finding time to put out this content. Thank you for your dedication, hard work pays off. Sending love and all the good dreams

I get sleep paralysis almost every week & now I've mastered it, I just stay calm because I know its just an illusion & then I wake up in the morning in a calm state.

i had my first sleep paralysis last night. it lasted about 40 seconds but i luckily didn’t have any hallucinations

I’ve kinda experineced sleep paralysis except I never had hallucinations. And it always happened to me in the morning

My accurate definition of sleep paralysis is feeling like being buried alive

i am 76 now but in my early 30"s it happened 3 times,looking back i believe now it was caused by stress i was going through due to my marriege breaking up.I felt i was awake but was completely unable to move any part of my body,i could see the bedroom ceiling and walls but could not move to see more,i was screaming in fear,also one of the times the shadow of a black cat on the wall, when i awoke i was covered in sweat and woke my wife and kept on asking her "Did you not hear me screaming,she answered What? not at all. we did have a black cat who often prowled around house.other 2 times happened a yr or so later when i was alone.Its the most dreadful feeling imaginable being awake but unable to move your body.also around these times out of body experiance just once but it was incredible and not a bad feeling i felt being lifted towards a light beam with a fab electrical type feeling in my body,i feeling of peace,after just a short while i felt being going down,the time was mid afternoon when i went to have a lay down as i had a broken leg and was unable to work.i have never taken any drugs so that is ruled out.No stress since in my life so thats the reasoning i believe that these eposodes occur.

I get it very often. Both when waking up and falling asleep. Especially if I'm tired but can't fall asleep.

This is a bloody good video! I appreciate the time and effort it would have taken to edit and construct. Thank you again - I’m studying nursing but I am REALLY loving this channel!

I have had sleep paralysis for years, involving visual, auditory and tactile hallucinations. My advice to you when it happens again during one of your nights is to first become aware that you are experiencing sleep paralysis. Once you realize this, it may calm you down: you realize that everything that happens in the next few minutes (which sometimes seem like an eternity) is unreal and can't really hurt you. Afterwards, don't try to fight this sleep paralysis. The more you fight to stop it, the more you will see that it doesn't work and that you can't get out of this paralysis just by screaming, unlike a typical nightmare. So the more you move or scream, the more scared you will become, and it's a vicious circle. Instead, keep your eyes closed. You will be much less likely to see anything like visual hallucinations if you keep them closed all the way through. You may feel auditory and tactile hallucinations, so think of them as pleasant sensations. Yes, imagine it's like someone is having a massage! The touch, which scares you at first, will become more pleasant and you will be less afraid. Without even realizing it, a few moments later, you will fall back into a normal and pleasant sleep. Also, being a Muslim, sometimes, when this happened to me, I would recite the call to prayer (named Adhan). I don't want to go into hypotheticals, that is far from my intention. It was just something I did personally from time to time. When I did it, I would feel the presence that was there was afraid, it would scream and it would start to disappear, and then I would wake up calmly afterwards.

Thanks for this detailed but accessible discussion of a complicated topic. Also appreciate the mention of when there's something we really just don't know yet.

I never want to get sleep paralysis

So fascinating! Thanks Brainbook team ^^

I suffered from sleep paralysis constantly since I was 11 years old, I used to fight with the devil every time I got paralyzed I would yell at him that God is stronger than he and he immediately disappeared, at 38 years old some older people told me to place a Holy Rosary at the head of my bed now I am 40 and I have been able to sleep very well since that time 🙏🏻

God bless you...you cleared all my doubts fears and confusions....

8:40 I turned off the light laid down then I saw something like this and couldn't move with a loud noise that sounded like a TV with no signal in the 90s I was nearly having a heart attack then got up and almost passed out from fright I didn't know cuz I was 11

I had experienced sleep paralysis.

I used to always experience sleep paralysis. I trained myself to find pleasure out of it, to find the joy. Once I was able to do that it stopped. Idk what this means but I’m sharing in case this is a solution for someone dealing with it.

You literally explained everything I was experiencing , good job

I have experienced it, it wasn’t any demons though, just before I dosed off I felt like I was falling

Literally just had it and caught it on video cause I’ve had it so many times I can tell before I go to sleep when it’s going to happen. I was trying to open my eyes during the paralysis and it looked like I was having a seizure

I never had anything like this and i am so freaking scared now!

Thanks for the video. Gonna watch it again.

My first time having sleep paralysis was very scary. I was around the age 11 or 12 and I was sleeping on the couch. When I ‘woke up’ I couldn’t move at all. I was trying to ask my mom to help me but no words came out. The really scary thing was my face was facing the back of the couch. I could barely breathe because of how much my face was buried into the couch. I also felt someone there not like an actual person it’s hard to explain. Luckily it stopped and I just didn’t know what to do. I’ve had it a couple of times and when it does I try my best just to be calm and wait it out. Recently I’ve gotten dreams where I can’t talk/scream and I read a thing where it could be a sign of sleep paralysis or light sleeping. I hate not being able to talk in my dreams.

I just experienced sleep paralysis last night! I’m Thankful that my cousin is wakeup that night

I experienced sleep paralysis in 2009. It all started when I started my literal quest to find out if God really does save, and I started praying every day and reading the Bible. That's when I was demonically attacked daily for a period of 9 months. I couldn't tell anyone or call the police because nobody even knows that exists. Sleep paralysis is most definitely brought on by lack of sleep/stress etc which I was going through crazily, and the devil that is Satan decided to attack at my weakest moment. It all started one night; and I just woke up at like 3 am and to my shock my alarm clock radio had a strange static noise that turned into an actual voice. This voice was dark and heavy and it was speaking a language I've never heard, and I realized I couldn't move, I couldn't even flinch a toe, but my eyes were open and I was awake and I was fully aware. Accompanying this strange ominous voice literally coming out of my alarm clock radio as I was paralyzed I also felt a strong presence of evil like nothing from this world that I could not compare to, scarier than any horror movie or any legend or loire, more menacing than the worst serial killer. A real demonic spirit. It was the actual presence of evil, and I knew that I was locked into a moment of horror and fear over being confronted by a real demon, an agent of Satan himself that wants me dead. After that it more or less became a nightly thing, and the demons would torment me in any way they could even while I was awake I saw demons in random people walking around, and dark shadows in the shape of a human. My nightly horrors were plagued by a faceless creature that haunted my dreams, it was like something out of the hollywood Freddy Crugar but only real life. One time I was in this dream and immediately I consciously said to myself in the dream; "You are dreaming"... So I acknowledged that I was dreaming, and I also already felt the presence of whatever demon was inside the dream waiting for me. By that point without even seeing any figure, I just exclaimed outloud: "Are you Satan?" And no sooner than the words left my mouth I fell to the ground, unable to move, unable to scream over the horror of the presence of the darkest evil imaginable. Then I woke up and felt frozen and with all my strength rolled over, and if you can roll over your gold, its over. Over time the demonic attacks wore me out and I wanted to die. In my torment I went into the wilderness on some mountain with no-one around and I prayed out loud in tears to God for hours. I said if God saves, then save me. I'm gay and thought I was destined to burn in hell, but despite all that I woke up the next day and every worry and fear was literally gone in an instant. Every bad feeling replaced with overwhelming joy and content. God's Spirit in Jesus entered me. I finally surrendered to God and acknowledged the truth. The truth being that God became a human as Jesus to die for all sin, and because of that death is conquered the battle is won. This feeling of grace and peace was like a shield around me and it lasted for months, but as is the way we are human, we sin, and eventually I felt the Spirit draw distant. Not that I'm no longer saved, but God had to intervene or else the devil would have had me killed. In the name of Jesus I told the demons to leave and never come back and that's exactly what happened. Evil has no power other than what we give it, the only real power in existence is that of God. Yes sleep paralysis happens it can also be scientifically proven, I'm not at all denying that. Rather I'm saying Satan extorts this weakness and frail state of people to wreak havoc on us. Even more so if you are actively trying to seek out God. Scientists believe what you want, I know what I saw, and the enemy wants me dead for my witness. It's like when someone's getting murdered and you catch them but try to run away, and they want you dead because your witness could testify against them.... that's the relationship I have with the devil. I had to learn how to fight real evil, like something out of Harry Potter, and in the process realized that God was fighting for me, He saved me, just like they say He does. I'm shocked over how much evil I saw, but I guess these demonic spirits thought they could reveal themselves to me because I already know about God and evil. A demon for example wouldn't want to be so blunt to someone who doesn't even know God exists. Because if a demon showed itself to a non-believer that person would realize if Satan is real, God must be real too therefore look into how to get saved. To the remnant of the genuine true God's people beware: You're a target! All this video does is help the people sleep at night who are oblivious to the reality of our existence. Sleep on.

Sleep paralysis is terrifying but as time passes by you get used to it. I had to deal with it alone. My first experience was in my teens and my parents told me to just pray, so I did. Only to realize it was futile because I would suffer multiple sleep paralysis in one night. I don't perceive sleep paralysis as a negative thing. I got rid of my fear of darkness and ghosts🤷🏻‍♀️ it's normal to be afraid since the amygdala/fear response gets activated. You learn to control your way of thinking. I know hallucinations can't harm me and they aren't real. To be honest, I enjoyed it. It feels like a 4D/realistic horror movie. Who wouldn't want to experience flying?... while being chased by a grim reaper😅

I had it where black slender man in a colourful suit came out of being camouflaged with my curtains and started starring at me

So maybe now Lucid Dreams?

Having had this experience 3 times, I learned to overcome it. On the third occasion I told to myself ; 'I am more powerful than an illusion that grows and feeds on my fear' hence I laugh at it and in an instant it was gone!!!! Now I'm never afraid for I would know how to rid of it !

Are your eyes open during all of this?

If I ever told my mum that I had sleep paralysis she would probably say "it's because you've been in front of a computer screen for to long!"

Sleep paralysis: *exists* Monster under the bed: *_Is that me from the future?_*

THANK U for the VALUABLE INFO. This is helpful. G.B.

Will need to watch this 2 more times

I just had a episode that’s why I’m here

I experience SP on a nightly basis starting at the age of 20 now 25 and I've experienced all 3 forms of Sleep Paralysis experiences named in the video. The out of body sensation is always the most interesting one. Sometimes I'm floating around my room and see myself lying there or sometimes as I fall asleep and I feel sleep paralysis about to hit, I sometimes choose just to let it happen rather than stop it and that's when I have the most interesting experiences such as those being mentioned in the video about comparing what being on LSD is also like. I would see floating patterns, colors, various cartoon like characters walking or running around me or sometimes I'm floating around at high speed around my town except that all the stores and people are dramatically different. My heart beat also goes really fast during these episodes because I'm afraid of heights and when I'm having this out of body experience, I can't control myself because my "spirit" floats higher and higher and I can't stop it. These experiences always happen after I go to sleep and sleep paralysis takes it's effect on my mind and body.

Brilliant! I really enjoyed this video.

Thanks. I was really helpful

I'm not sure if this counts, but I thought I might share of with you guys. My sister has a radio in her bedroom and our bedrooms are connected and I can always here her singing. Every night when everyone is asleep I hear someone else sing. It sounds like a little girl and I haven't told anyone. I also see things like a dark tall silhouette of a man It honestly been a big part of my life and I thought of sharing it. Thanks.

Had it last night and it was pretty underwhelming compared to the plethora of stories that exist. I was just facing the wall with my eyes closed, hearing the fire alarm go off and the sounds of distant screaming and panicked footsteps. The whole thing lasted maybe 40 seconds from when I realized I couldn't move to me sitting up. An overall bizarre experience, but not really that terrifying

thank you for this video, it's good to see the scientific side of this torture

Thank you its good to get this info and know i am not the only one...i am 68 and have had sleep paralysis episodes all my life.

How to help sleep paralysis or help to wake up from it, I’ve been able to move my small fingers and some toes, and after I wiggle them 10 secs And eventually my arms and legs follow suit and I wake up, It’s scary I’ve had it 4 Times it’s Scary. P.S. The first time I was having a dream Sitting on my Back and started to enter Sleep Paralysis And started not to be able to move it was bright and sunny outside so there weren’t any scary demons or aliens But I could see my eyes were stuck close so I couldn’t see or couldn’t move and started to freak out, Then my Tongue started To choke me and I woke up! Thankfully. The second time I had it and immediately knew it was and read that you can move your small fingers and toes So I stayed calm and started doing it and woke up, but then 3 mins later I started to sleep again and FOR THE 3RD time I was staring at a computer screen and it started slowly spinning, I stayed calm but when it’s kept getting faster and faster I started to freak out, then the screen kept spinning but Got smaller. And everything went black, eventually I woke up and stayed up long enough for my body to fall asleep on its own. Last night I had it again and I couldn’t move my body or Head or mouth and my eyes, were partially open and so was my mouth But I noticed I could move my arms and grabbed my face which I could feel me grabbing and eventually woke up, Not as Bad as the 3rd time but it was really scary.

My sleep paralysys is always scary - I got my eyes closed, I cant even Control my breath, I feel scared and Im always 100% sure Im dying at the moment. I may hear everything around, but whenever I try to call help, just some quiet sounds come out instead of screams :/

I enjoyed watching. would like to know more about it.

Great topic. I've had a few episodes where I could see but I couldn't move but no out-of-body experience or dream like hallucinations

Yes, I have. I used to get it often in the mornings. It was really scary in the beginning but now i know how to deal with it. It now happens to me once in a while. Last night I had it again.

I've had sleep paralysis several times but without the scary hallucinations (I've also had it with scary hallucinations, but that's a different story). The most memorable paralysis experience took place on a sunny Saturday afternoon. I was laying on the sofa in the living room with the sun shining through. I had been reading and fell asleep. Then I "woke up" and tried to raise up off the sofa, but I couldn't. It felt like I was straining every muscle to move. I dont' remember falling back asleep, but I also don't remember when/how it stopped.

Please talk more about the put of body experiences in sleep paralysis. This was incredible and I’d love to hear more.

I never had these experiences, but might as well getting ready for one in the future

I have no idea why I'm watching this before bathing...

I've had a number of experiences to do with it and it's hard to explain until it happens to you

Great explanation

enjoyed this. I have this too I first experienced at age 11 which was daily (very quickly too) and at times more several times a day. Many years later, not many changes (aside from lifestyle changes and trial ad error).. Everything discussed I though was completely on point. I think the feelings and sensations we experience are simply a byproduct of fear associated with going from deep REM dream sleep, to even a very basic level of awareness.This is my experience in having this type of disorder/symptom for 25 plus. in addition to having it for so long and the frequency of them.

I had sleeping paralysis for 2 years. It stopped after I consulted someone. Cause it was becoming more and more bad.

I literally just had sleep paralysis 10 minutes ago so I’m here now😃

Very informative. I have sleep apnea and experiences ADHD symptoms. I dream continuously during sleep and sometimes see lucid dreams. I recalled experiencing sleep paralysis, at least, twice. The last one was three years, back. I assumed I was awake but could not move limbs for a while. I had to force my brain very strongly before finally getting the message to the limbs. I woke with a slight headache, but relieved.

I’ve had it so much , I learned to just snap out of it

I've had sleep paralysis since I was a kid. Before I knew what it was I saw terrifying things. Once I learned what it was all I think is, "Shoot, not again. Damn I feel like I can't breath. Wake up body, wake up." I try to move my fingers and that usually does the trick. I don't see anything either.

In my case, i woke up, can't move my body, can't speak, can only move my eyes, but i didn't had a bad dream during my sleep, i decided go back to sleep, and a couple of minutes, i can move my body.

Why do I always watch these kinds of videos right before bed time?! :( I had some very severe cases of sleep paralysis (the first time I was actually thinking I was dying)

I just got sleep paralysis today. So i watched this video. Thank you for sharing information about this.

Try moving your tongue side to side when your experiencing this, your tongue 👅 is the only thing you’ll be able to move. If you’re able to move it enough your body a wake right up

I love the combination of neuroscience explination videos with surgical videos. It's quite informative, entertaining and inspiring as someone who is aiming to apply for medicine next year.

i just find it very interesting that Sleep Paralysis has became so popular now. When i first started getting it around 2012-2013 i remember googling it and there really wasnt that much information and I never heard or seen anyone talk about it before. But now everyone knows what it is and ive seen so many memes about it.

This guy is a genius. I love scientific details

It only happens to me if I forget to pray before I go to sleep. If I do forget and it happens I rebuke it in the name of Jesus Christ! & I ALWAYS come right out. I’ve tried yelling, screaming, fighting and NOTHING works as fast as calling on the name of Jesus!!

I have this a few times a week. It started 15 years ago. Thankfully, I have been able to recognize it during my sleep and I know, in my sleep, I am going to wake up. The last one was last night.

After this video it feels very scared me on sleeping.. You explained very well! 👍

Your videos are outstanding!

Me: Don't think of something scary- Brain: *thinks of something scary* Sleep Paralysis Demon: *Um hi, want some cookies?*

This happened to me once a few years ago, absolutely terrified the bejeezes out of me! Wakened up in the middle of the night and couldn't move. Didn't have any hallucinations, just felt like my whole body was being held down, was trying to move but couldn't. I could see round the room and move my eyes. Only lasted maybe 30 seconds to a minute and then suddenly it was gone and I was up out of bed like a shot, heart going like a freight train. Not a good experience.

I’ve been suffering with sp for years and years. Now I’m not sure if I’ve commented on this one before, or another one - but I turn my sp hallucinations in to Lucid Dreaming. I know a lot of people think that the entities are real, but they’re not. And I know they’re not real for 💯 because when I hallucinate scary demons, I turn them in to anything else I think about, and they disappear. If the demons were real they would still be there when I think of something else, but the fact they go, tells me it’s all what your mind creates. Now when I start thinking of something else when I see dark demons, I then automatically see the person(s) who I’m thinking of,& it’s a beautiful experience.. I think it’s such a gift to have if you are experienced enough to turn it in to something else (and without panic) which you learn overtime. This happens to a lot of people over the world, and the reason they always fear the worse, is cos they don’t understand how to turn something ugly in to something beautiful. And when you’ve mastered that without panic, you’ll gladly welcome your lucid dreaming ❤❤

I had this last night and never had it before. That's why I looked it up on what it is. Absolutely an amazing feeling. Strange, but amazing.

I mostly feel like some type of electrical impulse flowing throughout my body and then suddenly I am levitated(I feel like that). I can't move my body but sometimes my brain is aware and tells me I having sleep paralysis... I don't kno how but I then kinda ignore the dreams.. But wen I come out of it my heart beat is always risen.

I have the same problem but when i open my eyes everythng becomes normal , i am scared of it

First time I had this I had just come home from a month in Asia so my sleep pattern was really messed up. I woke up to a loud noise in my ears, feeling like something was in my room watching me, tremendous pressure on my chest which made it hard to breathe, and I couldn't move or open my eyes. I was flipping out. when It lifted, I jumped out of my bed trying to catch my breath. I've never even so terrified in my life. It happened a few more times over a month period after my trip. Every summer after I came back from a long trip abroad, I'd have this issue. I still get it every so often but I feel like I've mastered the issue. I know what's about to happen and just let it happen and stay calm. Sometimes I get the sensation im levitating out of my bed. Again, I stay calm and know it's nothing bad and its in my head and will be over soon. Key is to stay calm.

This video real helped, My sleep paralysis are always on a Sunday or monday after a heavy drinking weekend