Talk:Sleep paralysis

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Sleep paralysis
I just endured the worst sleep paralysis to date. I've had more episodes of sleep paralysis than i care to have endured. I'm definitely in the 5%who have reoccurring episodes. I have had weeks of multiple episodes. So much so, I know exactly what is going on when it happens. Sometimes I can make sounds. Sometimes I can slightly move. This time, my eyes were slightly open,  but I was in and out of rem-sleep dreams and paralysis, for at least an hour. When i left rem, i was calling out for help. I was able to hit the wall to awaken roommates. finally, one woke up. I saw him come out of his room. Finally! I said, "help me", i was able to make sentences in a slurred manner. He pulled firmly on my arm a few times and I came out of it. I was exhausted. I wondered how I will ever sleep again!? I'm mortified to fall asleep again. You know when Doctor Strange pushed Peter Parkers astro form out of his body? It felt like my astro form came back into my body. All I could say was "wtf was that!?" I was so angry. I've read it occurs more often when sleeping on your back. I agree, and my brain feels like it has fallen asleep when I finally awake. Like pins and needles when you sleep on your arm too long. I should do a sleep study. Maybe I have a tumor. 2600:6C46:6A00:270F:70DD:618:D2CF:5284 (talk) 12:34, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose merging Night hag into Sleep paralysis. I think the content in Night hag can be covered in Sleep_paralysis. A merger would not cause any article-size or weighting problems in the latter article. The issue is that most of the content in Night hag is unsourced or poorly sourced. Mooonswimmer 15:06, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Support merge The Night hag article content has a significant overlap with this article, and it looks like that article would be significantly shorter if all the content about [sleep paralysis but not specifically night hag] was removed. Schazjmd   (talk)  15:53, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Agree that consolidation would be useful, but my feeling is that Night hag has cultural importance best discssed separately from Sleep paralysis. I'd recommend keeping a summary of night hag at Sleep paralysis, linking to it as per WP:SUMMARY. Klbrain (talk) 13:34, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Merge and Redirect to Hag where it is already mostly covered. No need for a separate article.  5Q5 &#124;&#9993; 12:40, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Sleep paralysis
When you are asleep and regain some consciousness, you may start to hallucinate and see demons or creature that are not there. Causing some trauma or fears. (This happened to me last night, I screamed when I saw a paralysis that looked exactly like my dead dog, my sister slapped me awake) 2600:1008:B06B:7FB9:C594:968A:E875:4A73 (talk) 04:24, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I have recurring nightmares involving my dead dog, even a couple years after his death. But I doubt that nocturnal hallucinations are all that common. Dimadick (talk) 22:36, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * That would be traumatic.I experienced a sleep paralysis when I was 6 but I was in the dessert and they were some carnivals trying to cut me in pieces and I couldn’t move.I have a trauma since that period 2A02:587:6601:1677:F819:D844:9091:E8CE (talk) 21:15, 19 July 2024 (UTC)