Sleep apneaHave I got the 'Old Hag' syndrome?
I'm not absolutley positive I'm awake at the time, in fact i didn't give it a thought until reading these stories, but sometimes whilst asleep i am unable to move and fully aware of this fact. It's almost like I want to wake up, but can't move. I've tried to shout and wriggle etc. etc. but no joy. In the end i try so hard to physically get out of this state that I do wake and with an almighty jolt. It scares the crap out of my girlfriend. Its so terrifying though, all i do is panic and think that I'm not gonna be able to get out of it, the paralysis is something so hard to accept - its like you are no longer in control of your own body and there is nothing you can do about it. I dont recall feeling like someone was straddling me though.
Its wierd, horrible, and like someone said - the most scariest thing ever, even after its happened loads of times before - I dont like it at all.
I'm so glad others are suffering too. I thought it was only me. Its a relief to know others feel this too and now I feel like I'm part of some sort of mysterious group - like the X-Men or soemthing !!
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Sun 2 Nov 2003, 20:10,
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I'm not absolutley positive I'm awake at the time, in fact i didn't give it a thought until reading these stories, but sometimes whilst asleep i am unable to move and fully aware of this fact. It's almost like I want to wake up, but can't move. I've tried to shout and wriggle etc. etc. but no joy. In the end i try so hard to physically get out of this state that I do wake and with an almighty jolt. It scares the crap out of my girlfriend. Its so terrifying though, all i do is panic and think that I'm not gonna be able to get out of it, the paralysis is something so hard to accept - its like you are no longer in control of your own body and there is nothing you can do about it. I dont recall feeling like someone was straddling me though.
Its wierd, horrible, and like someone said - the most scariest thing ever, even after its happened loads of times before - I dont like it at all.
I'm so glad others are suffering too. I thought it was only me. Its a relief to know others feel this too and now I feel like I'm part of some sort of mysterious group - like the X-Men or soemthing !!