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My First Disturbing Experience of Paralysis

Feb 19th 2011 After being kept awake all night due to my little brother's 3 friends, and I mean ALL NIGHT. From 11 when my head hit the pillow I was waken

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How Do You Start A Lucid Dream?

I've only had one lucid dream in my life. It was really exciting, but here are some details about my dreams: I rarely have bad dreams. But when I do,

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Sleep Paralysis / Lucid Dreaming in the Same Experience?

I'm laying in bed trying to go to sleep so so hard but I just can't, I can't hit the switch of sleep time. Next thing I know I feel like I'm sinking slowly

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Fatigue and a Feeling of Constant Dread With My Sleep Apnea

I was diagnosed about 8 years ago with OSA - having about 20-25 episodes every hour (Apnea/Hypopnea Index) where I would stop breathing. I would wake

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Sleeping Beauty And A Sexomniac

I sleep like a rock. I work 6 days a week and usually fall asleep within seconds. I can usually remember at least part of one dream per night and I know

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I'm A Sexsomniac

I am a 28 year old lesbian female. I used to have episodes of sleep sex quite frequently from age 18 to 21. I would wake up in the middle of the night

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Unsettling with Family History of Narcolepsy

Hello, I am a 16 year old girl and I am sure I definitely have some sort of sleep disorder. My mother says that there is a history of Narcolepsy on her

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Staying Safe With Narcolepsy

I was diagnosed with narcolepsy in 2018. I cannot watch movies and have to pull over while driving to have a 15 minute sleep at times. I have tried the

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Narcoleptic From Day One and Not "Failure To Thrive"

I was born in 1979 and 3rd in the line of siblings. I never cried in the middle of the night like my brothers did. My mom said she had to wake me up

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Hallucinations from Narcolepsy - You Are Not Alone

For a while now I have been having hallucinations everyday and night nonstop. When I was younger it only happened at night, but about a year ago they began

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The Constant Crunch Of Teeth Grinding

My nickname is Jane... I'm 32 years old and I just found out I may possibly be suffering from Bruxism 😑. At the age of 28 I started waking up to loud

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Bruxism Discovered After Nearly Twenty Years of Terrible Headache Pain

It wasn't until I was in my twenties that my dentist realized I had been grinding my teeth at night, likely for most of my life. It took chipping one of

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Teeth Hurt From CPAP? Or Maybe Grinding!

After 4 months on CPAP my teeth started hurting and were loose every morning. I have a history of perfectly formed teeth that fit nicely in my jaw and

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Lifted Off The Bed And Paralysed!

Last night i went to bed about midnight, i was so tired and was falling into a deep sleep, which is unusual for me as i have been on sleeping pills for

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Sleep Paralysis And Needing To Go To The Toilet!

I have had severe ME for 20 years and during this time I have experienced sleep paralysis numerous times, both during the morning when waking from sleep

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