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I have had sleep paralysis issues for as long as I can remember. Now I get it maybe once a month. In the past around once a week. Doctors said this was from an irregular sleep schedule. Fixing this reduced but did not stop the occurrences. Eventually I decided to record my observations immediately after waking up to understand the phenomena better. Some interesting findings are below

1. The phenomenon occurs regardless of sleep position. If sleeping on the back, a weight is felt on the chest. If sleeping sideways, the neck cannot be lifted.

2. A dark figure resembling a featureless human appears half the time. This is accompanied by an intense feeling of dread. It does appear to move

3. Strangely, the feeling of dread comes first. It may occur before seeing the figure or even before I am aware that I cannot move.

4. Sounds can be heard which are typically exaggerated noises from real life (such as air conditioner). Though occasionally, the cawing of crows despite none around. Also harsh whispering, which either comes from the visible figure or if I “close” my eyes in an attempt to not see it

5. I sleep with the door closed. When I have sleep paralysis, the door is always open in the “dream”, even if the figure is not there.

6. The most reliable way to wake up is to rub my tongue on the roof of my mouth.

7. The most unusual occurrence was several months ago. I slept late and the room was already bright with daylight. The figure was shining crimson instead of black. It was in the corner of the room instead of right next to me, yet I still felt intense dread. A disembodied voice repeated in clear English “This is a visual and auditory hallucination. This is not real”.

Does anyone else have observations or can confirm that these are shared characteristics? I feel like there is not enough investigation being done about this
gpt
It's not paranormal