What happens when you are having sleep paralysis and someone touches you?

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I always get sleep paralysis, been having it for years now.. i know that i will eventually snap out of it as i calm down, but i always have a fear that if someone happens to come in the room and sees me laying there with my eyes open and unable to move. what happens if they touch / shake me to wake me up? will i not snap out of the paralysis?
sleep paralysis happens because of a chemical released by the brain during sleep, the point is to keep you from twitching in your sleep and bruising the hell out of your limbs (arms and legs) some people have a over active gland producing the paralysis chemical so it doesn't wear off as quick as some people would like.

I have heard that some people can be shocked enough by being touched when they have a over active paralysis gland to stop the heart, paralyze the lungs, and cause other organs to shut down!!

get to a doctor and see what he says!!!  (+ info)

What causes sleep paralysis and night terrors?

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I'm 16, and completely healthy and normal in all other regards, but for the last several years (since I was about 8 or 9) I've experienced sleep paralysis and night terrors, at the rate of about 1 or 2 times a month for the paralysis and more often for night terrors. Does anyone know what causes this?
Sleep paralysis is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the bodily paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully aware, but unable to move. In addition, the state may be accompanied by hypnagogic hallucinations. (strange shapes, faces, ect.)
some causes are:Sleeping in an upwards supine position
Irregular sleeping schedules; naps, sleeping in, sleep deprivation
Increased stress
Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes
A lucid dream that immediately precedes the episode. Also conscious induction of sleep paralysis is a common technique to enter a state of lucid dreams, also known as WILD .
Artificial sleeping aides, antihistamines
Recent use of hallucinogenic drugs
low levels of melatonin, a hormone. Usually, melatonin peaks at its highest levels in the middle of the night, but low levels, especially at night, preventing the stimulation of muscles, causing the body to not have the ability to move during dreams, and even when they wake up.

night terrors also have to do with REM sleep. In adults and children over the age of ten, they usually occure because of some sort of trauma the person has experienced.  (+ info)

Why do I suffer from sleep paralysis during naps?

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Every single time I take a nap I suffer from sleep paralysis. I am half awake when I start hallucinating, have trouble with my breathing, feel pressure on my chest and of course, i feel like I am paralyzed.

My question is, why is it that I only suffer from it when I am napping, not when I am sleeping through the night?
That used to happen to me too.

One thing I noticed was that if I napped when I was stressed/burnt out, I'd have s.p. sometimes 2 or 3 times in a row.

The second thing I noticed was that a lot was going on outside of my house when I took naps..... I live on a busy street. I'd open my eyes feeling paralyzed and stuck right when someone was walking pass my window having a conversation or something. Instead of struggling to move, I was struggling to yell shut up. Which is funny because I'd never yell at anyone for walking pass my window if I had fully woke up.

I now sleep with either earplugs or listen to binaural tones while sleeping. Those calm me down or at least block out outside noise, which I thought triggered these s.p. episodes. It works more than it doesn't  (+ info)

Is it bad to experience sleep paralysis every night?

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I have been experiencing sleep paralysis every night for the past few months and it's really getting freaken annoying haha. Should I get it checked with a doctor?
I've been experiecing sleep paralysis like uh the day befor yesterday and the day before that. Its really terrifying. I just actually asked a question about it look at my profile for the lastest question I have and check for the best answer.  (+ info)

What causes hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis?

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I get these very severely while I fall asleep often. Loud voices in my ears, almost like someone's tuning through a radio really quickly. It only happens before I fall asleep.

I also get sleep paralysis on a regular basis -- I wake up and for a few moments (though sometimes it feels like hours) can't move my body.

Are these two related? What causes them?
The fact that you know the names of these phenomena tells me you must already know something about narcolepsy.

There are two different kinds of sleep (REM and nonREM); these two states are as different from each other as either is from the awake state. So, there are three basic states of conciousness. In narcolepsy, the boundaries between these states are leaky. Why this happens is largely unknown, although some genetic associations have been uncovered.

You are at fairly high risk of developing sleep attacks and cataplexy. At the very least, you should make sure to avoid sleep deprivation. Ask your primary doctor to refer you to a sleep specialist.  (+ info)

How do you wake up from sleep paralysis?

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Like when you're awake and you can't move at all. It happened to me last night and when I opened my eyes i saw dark stuff flying around,and i still couldn't move.It was creepy.How do you wake up from sleep paralysis?
Usually sleeping on your side for whatever reason often (for me) prevents sleep paralysis.

When it does happen, the best thing I have found is to concentrate with all of my might on either breathing, or opening an eyelid, and for whatever reason, that often takes me out of sleep paralysis, or at least gives me something to focus on while I wait *s*  (+ info)

How to stay calm during sleep paralysis?

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Does anybody now how to stay calm during sleep paralysis to have a lucid dream or obe? Don't tell me how sleep paralysis is scary and stuff because I know I've experienced it my whole life and I already learned how to induce it. It just seems I always end up waking up when I get it even though my mind knows it's a good thing.
you can induce your sleep paralysis? do you mind sharing your experience with me? I'm trying to learn how to control it as well. [email protected]

I used to get it all the time with hallucinations, the works. Now I only get it every now and then, with no hallucinations. I've had out of body experiences that occurred because I was so afraid, tried so hard to move, and just left my body without realizing I was leaving my body behind. Kind of the opposite, huh?  (+ info)

How can I go into sleep paralysis?

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I had sleep paralysis twice in my life, I really liked the experience. It was a bit scary the first time.

Are there ways to induce sleep paralysis?

Thanks.
You are much more likely to experience sleep paralysis while sleeping on your back.  (+ info)

How do I stop getting sleep paralysis?

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Is it true that sleep paralysis is when a demon tries to enter your body at night?
That's what my friend's grandma told him , it was the religious view of sleep paralysis.
no ~ a demon does not enter your body. Here's some info on it:  (+ info)

what could cause temporary paralysis or stiffness of the legs in children?

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I'm a 42 year old woman and when I was a young child in the late 1960's and early 1970's, I remember having temporary paralysis and muscle stiffness of my legs. I can't remember what the cause was though and my family members have all passed away. Does anyone have any ideas on what it might have been? I also remember being told later in life, that it was just some kind of infection but, I also recall having to go through many blood tests and other types of tests.
I've been told that scurvy causes temporary paralysis, but it doesn't seem likely to be what you had...  (+ info)

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