Re:One in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light
by throw_away on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @07:34PM
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In the past, I've also suffered from sleep paralysis, so it's interesting that the two are possibly linked.
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Re:One in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light
by knz on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:12AM
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I used to experience sleep paralysis as a teenager and it was terrifying until I worked out how to end it (stay calm and focus on wiggling a toe).
It always left me wondering how many stories about alien abduction etc were related to sleep paralysis. I read once that a feeling of being watched was common with sleep paralysis.
Re:One in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light
by stordoff on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @01:01AM
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> I read once that a feeling of being watched was common with sleep paralysis.
I've only experienced a couple of times, but that was the most noticeable thing about it. I knew about sleep paralysis before I first experienced, so it didn't really concern me (as soon as I realised I was awake but unable to move, I knew what it was and roughly what to expect), but glancing over to my doorway and seeing a vague silhouette just standing there watching me is somewhat disconcerting nonetheless.