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I think people who have never experienced sleep paralysis don't understand how frightening it can be.
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It's not like having a normal nightmare. You're aware of your surroundings, you know you're awake, but you literally can't move no matter how hard you try and sometimes you get this horrible feeling that someone or something is in the room with you. Even when it's finally over, you're just lying there trying to process what the hell just happened and the worst part? Having to close your eyes and go back to sleep knowing it might happen again.
Has anyone else ever been so scared after sleep paralysis that you just didn't want to sleep anymore? 😭
u/DatabasePleasant1397 — 4 days ago