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Originally posted by traxor
Thinking about it, I was never really scared of a lot, I was terrified of the dark 
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Originally posted by kao
something i still get now - Sleep paralysis (or here) =p
though i don't get it much anymore, i used to get it loads, and always when i sleep on my back (hence i always sleep on my front/side now, always).
I'm still scared of getting that, it would be the most horrible thing. If I got that every night I'd have to commit suicide.
I think I used to get that too. It's happened maybe 10 times in my life, one night 3 times in a row.
The first time I experienced it I was lying on my back and as I was falling asleep I tried to move, and found I couldn't. I was lying there on my back with my eyes open unable to move myself. It was scary, as I'd never experienced something like this before. I tried with all my power to move my legs or arms or anything and I found after 10 seconds I could move my feet a bit. Then I managed to move my leg, and I "snapped" out of it and could move my body again.
The second time I was laying on my stomach with my mouth covered by most of the pillow, about to fall asleep, and the same thing happened. Only this time, I felt like I couldn't breathe. I know I could breathe, obviously, because I'd been in that position for a while, but that's not what it felt like. I couldn't move myself and I thought I was suffocating. After 10 seconds of panic I was able to free myself from that state with a jolt.
The night it happened 3 times was the worst, I was lying there ready to fall asleep and for some reason I tried to move at all the wrong times. The moment I realised I was paralysed I could not keep calm, it really isn't bearable (for me) to know you're unable to move. After that I didn't really want to sleep anymore.
I'm glad that the only time I felt afraid of sleep was the night where it happened 3 times, because having a fear of sleeping would be really bad...
