Do you take melatonin supplements? Cause i've heard that it can trigger sleep paralysis. ALSO do you sleep on your back? cause apparently it can do the same thing.

>>9042
I usually sleep on my side but I do move around alot in my sleep and when i wake up im usually on my back. over half of the episode happen and I wake up on my back, whilst the other half i've woken up half on my side half on my chest. I also take no supplements.

I have heard that moving out and into a new place can cause it to happen but I dont see why moving back in with my dad would do this as it is not really a new environment for me. I also researched it a bit and in several countries they referr to this as being "sat" on by a demon/ghost, although i don't particularly believe in ghosts or demons as i have never seen them with my own eyes it still makes me paranoid as fuck.

Chroic sufferer of sleep paralysis here.

There's not much that you can do other than get used to it. I've gotten a level of comfort by using some techniques for having and controlling lucid dreams; if anything I'm perfectly aware of when I'm having an episode, and know how to mold it to not be so freaky.

However, if those techniques don't work for you, the only choice you really have is dealing with it. If you are aware that you're having an episode, don't think of breaking free, think of going through and controlling it. This is generally what I do with every episode, and it makes the experience not as bad, and sometimes even pleasant. Much like a lucid dream.

On your second post: There's no real solid facts on sleep paralysis from what I'm aware of. It's just another one of those "shit happens" things. Just remember; the worst thing you can do is think negatively about it, or fight against it. Accept, control, and enjoy the few minutes of lucidity.

Thank You for the advice. I have been looking at learning how to lucid dream, especially now if it can help control my episodes.

Does audio stimuli do anything?

I don't have any advice, I've just been curious about how music or background noise effects people who suffer from sleep paralysis.

>>9049
Any outside stimuli can do something. Occassionally I get an episode with an eye partially open, and that's easily the scariest thing that can happen during an episode. The only difference is that you actually physically SEE things, not just experience them, and it's a whole 'nother level of freaky.

Most of the time, it's similar to a bad acid trip, to give an easy perspective to someone who hasn't experienced it.

>>9048
No problem. To me, sleep paralysis is very close to lucid dreaming. The only difference is that you're aware of things that actually happen in the real world while you are paralyzed. Thanks to this, the techniques of learning to control lucid dreams work like a charm. You get to know exactly when it's happening, and like I said, have a degree of control over them. Most of the time I take advantage of the situation and play out things the way I want, much like a lucid dream.

For more information, there's a thread about lucid dreaming in /dream/. It's a good place to start.

>>9039

I've suffered from sleep paralysis a couple of times, it's really scary shit. I haven't figured out quite what causes it, but I have found ways to sort of willingly go into sleep paralysis, which basically consists of falling asleep perfectly still and making this gradual shift from wakefulness to sleep. Ever since I did this I haven't had any incidents of sleep paralysis, for some reason.

If I get paranoid of shit like that, I sleep on my stomach. I feel invincible.