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I'm Stuck, I Can't Move, All I Can Do Is Make A Soft Noise

by Lanera Brown
(Philadelphia)

I'm presently twenty years of age and since as far back as I can remember whenever I would wake up from a good night's rest and fall back to sleep I would get stuck and not be able to move. I feel as if I am awake and can see everything but can't move any part of my body, just my eyes. I can't scream or talk all I can do is make a soft noise.

I hate the feeling so much. I try to pray to myself during these times and sometimes that works but not often. The only way I can come out of this is if I relax and lye there and after a while I'm able to kick which is the only way I can get up which is hard when I feel as if I can't move.

I have waken up and scared people in the room with me by kicking the wall or jumping up. Once a cousin of mine was in the bed with me and she heard me make the noise and woke me up. This was the best moment I've ever had during one of these times. Now she knows if she ever hears me doing that, to awake me.

I used to feel like I'm awake because there were times when I would ask the people who were in the room with me if they did certain things and I was correct. But recently I discovered sometimes I'm dreaming because I haven't been correct lately. It's the scariest feeling in the world.

Kevin: Hey Lanera, thanks for sharing this. Sleep paralysis can be incredibly crazy and frightening, but if you keep learning about it you'll be able to understand it better, and that can help a lot. In fact, this book by a man who's studied and experienced sleep paralysis for almost two decades, is full of strategies and stories about taking control of these episodes, using them as good experiences rather than very negative ones. I hope it helps.

All the best,
Kevin




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I'm Stuck, I Can't Move, All I Can Do Is Make A Soft Noise

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Jan 15, 2011
 same thing happens to me
by: Anonymous

the same thing just happened to me a few minutes ago when i was taking a nap. I don't like this feeling because i start breathing heavy and i panic all the time... the only thing i can do is close my eyes back to sleep and try again once it passes
Feb 28, 2011
 :)
by: Anonymous

When this has happend to me, i say aprayer and try to relax, and but the scary thing for me is right before im able to getup i hear screaming in my ear! Sucks
May 31, 2011
 I'M STUCK AND CAN'T MOVE
by: Anonymous

THIS JUST HAPPEN TO ME ITS THE SCARIEST FEELIN EVER I PRAY TO GOD TO WAKE ME UP NA THE WORST THING ABOUT THAT I SEE AND HEAR PPL THAT IS ABNORMAL ITS SO SCARY AND I WONNA KNOW WHATS THE MEANNING OF THIS
Jul 07, 2011
 remedy
by: Anonymous

don't sleep immediately before previous sleep, or only sllep at night and not in the afternoon..... this has worked for me.
Jul 21, 2011
 THIS IS IMPORTANT
by: Anonymous

it is actually the paranormal as when i was around ten my brother did alot of witch craft and ever since then i have always been frozenen bed and can't move i asked my brother what it was and he tried to change the subject but one night when me and my bro were home alone he went to bed then i heard some wird noises and went to my brothers room and saw his face with terror then he looked like in pain but he managed to call out to the moon goddess, (trust me i now believe in the gods and stuff now cause of this)he told me what it was and how to overcome it, its from a ghost trying to possess you and if you ever have a fit after BLESS YOUR HOUSE as it is actually powerfull enough to control you. to prevent this is to pretend that nothing is there if you hear tapping just calm down and DONT BE SCARED THE SPIRIT WILL JUST GET STRONGER they feed off of negative energy which is anger depression and other emotions like those always be happy
Sep 11, 2011
 Stuck in your sleep?
by: Anonymous

I don't know if you ever noticed but you can move your neck. What you do is, move your face to your chest and bite. Of course you will not bite yourself but you will bite the entity that is doing this to you. You will actually feel it unravel and leave you only to never return. It worked for me and I have been free from it ever since. Try it and let me know.
Sep 23, 2011
 help
by: Anonymous

I’m 16 and this happened to me four times am starting to freak out because everytime i try to move and open my eyes i see this ugly big person next to my head of by my side and I can hear that person laughing at me when I’m trying to pray. I try to call my mum but I can’t talk and once when that person was laughing at me my brother was getting out of his room and was calling me by the moment he came in my room my eyes was already open and he told me that he thought I was sleeping I was terrified
Oct 06, 2011
 Happen to me
by: Anonymous

i don't know if its sleep paralysis or paranormal but when this started with me i was a teen and played with the ouija board, i never played with it after but at times,when it would start i can only move my fingers and toes , i try with all my might to move and scream for help after a min. i brake free, that's all you can do. it happens most when i am about to fall asleep.
Nov 09, 2011
 ya its not fun
by: Anonymous

ya this sucks I hate it to, sometimes I'm like half awake and or asleep don't really know and I get awaken by a loud growl it doesn't really happen anymore but that was worse than when I get stuck sleeping and can't move. I experimented and realized alcohol before bed was making me freeze awake stuck a lot, and sometimes I would get that feeling in short dreams that were mildly frightening. Then I just wake up dehydrated. It hasn't been happening lately as I drink a lot of water when I'm done drinking, and It doesn't happen at all if I don't drink so that is good.

It happened a lot when I used my temperpedic because that bed traps heat like no other and makes you feel gross so I think it only happens when I am uncomfortable for some reason.
Nov 14, 2011
 It doesnt stop NEW
by: Anonymous

this has been happening to me for a couple of years now. Im layin on my bed watchin tv and out of no where i feel as if someone or something is on my back and not allowing me to move and the more negative i think the more tight my body gets. But its the scariest feeling ever. In order for me to get away from this i start breathing in and out deeply and prayin at the same time and i break loose. But there is times that i will break loose and then it will happen again in the same night sometimes about 3 times in one night. Need some help im tired of this occuring.
Dec 03, 2011
 i have this same problem NEW
by: Anonymous

i have had this same problem for over a year now happens quite often to the point where i aint really scared of it no more i just hate it coz it messes my sleep up -.-. let me tell you what this really is. when this happens dont you feel the shivers and feel cold? can you feel the coldness moving around you? this is not a problem that is caused by your body. its called a JINN they are unseen or as you would call them ghosts but they can show themselves if they want. i was really afraid of it at first but iv started practising my religion more (islam) and praying and now when they come all i do is ask god for help and they let go of me immediatly.
Dec 29, 2011
 Its a Sleep Disorder, not Religion Disorder NEW
by: Jason Pugh

I do not feel cold, or shiver or see ghosts or jinn or anything like that. it is a SLEEPING DISORDER not a lack of religion. I can wake myself up sometimes by shaking my feet back and forth at the ankles. But yes, i too can see anything thats happening in the room, can tell you what songs were on the radio, or what conversation was taking place. i fall asleep with my eyes open sometimes, i know i can see, and hear. just not move. The weight you feel on your chest is not a weight, ALL your muscles are relaxing. Its your body going to sleep. meaning, your breath is slowing down, your heartbeat slows down etc.. I posted my story on here too. "Am i dying in my sleep", were all one in the same with this Medical condition, NOT Religion condition..
Feb 28, 2012
 Weird happenings NEW
by: Anonymous

Last night it happened again, I felt awake but unsure if I really was or not. I've been having this issue since I was younger I'm now 23. It happens when im on my back and suddenly my eyes are open and I try to scream but can't, I called out to my roommate to help me but she didn't hear me. I asked her this morning and she said she didn't hear a thing. It's scary when I can't move or turn my neck all I can do is just lie there until it subsides and I fall into a deep sleep.
Apr 04, 2012
 Methods and Reflecting NEW
by: Tim

This happens to me a lot. The more I try and move the harder it is for me to breathe and always feel like someone or something is coming after me and i dont have enough time to snap out. Panic is always the first reaction when I go through this. But then I control my breathing as much as i can while in this state. This way I could get enough concentration to perform a snap or a "kick" (much like they do in Inception) to wake me up. I used to try and whisper or murmur out, but it's not very affective as people often see people talk in their sleep. The first thing that people react to when I go through this is they say I breathe like Im preparing for a run. My best suggestion is when this happens next.. find out what time it happened, remember the time u slept, and try and study a pattern . Mine often came from drinking late at night and crashing after a long long week. This is the same reason I dont drink much anymore. Once you notice a pattern, try and change that thing you know is unhealthy out of that and chances are this is what the issue is. Usually people that i know that go through this are athletes, artists, etc during the weekdays and professional binge drinkers on the weekends.. i hope you find your root for this. It's not the best feeling in the world I know but I've been having these since I was a teenager and I've learned to build my own methods of fighting it.

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