Sleep Paralysis

[Munch]

Hmm...I've woken up before unable to move much, and sometimes less able to move than other times during that morning (it was morning when I woke up). It was about a year ago, and it was after I had a bit to drink.

When I tried to move, I couldn't because my back would kill me, as if I had trapped wind (but it wasn't that). At some points it'd be worse and I wouldn't be able to move at all. I know I didn't damage my back the night before, or do anything that could have triggered it.

What made it worse, was, I accidentally left my mobile phone on the computer table and so couldn't phone my dad to help me up. Luckily my back eased off for a moment and so I was able to get it.

I wasn't like you though, I was at least able to move my limbs, and didn't see a light (besides the sun) and didn't hear anything besides my brothers playing games.


I did have an incident early on in January this year, where I woke up (but could have still been half asleep) and looked over to my window, and saw a black figure with its arms folded. I know it wasn't my excercise bike because it was at a wrong angle and was too close to the centre of the window. I shut my eyes after seeing that thing and couldn't open them again, but don't know if I was able to move (didn't try).

However, that was on the back after having like 3-4 bad dreams (at least 2 of them were nightmares).

I've not heard of sleep paralysis before...but those symptons on that link don't sound very nice.