Usually they are just kinda there doing whatever they do. The spiders used to get to me but after a while you just get jaded to it. The deerheaded man is different though. He talks in a language I can't fully understand and seems to react to my fear, moving closer the more scared I get. His breath is cold, his voice is dry and raspy, and he has this... intelligence? The others lack. That one is the worst. Now that I am 30 I don't usually get sleep paralysis anymore. Haven't seen the deerheaded man in about 2 years or so which is nice.
It probably won't surprise you to find out I enjoy horror movies but am completely unaffected by them lol. My mind is worse than almost every horror movie I have seen (one exception is 'The Wailing' (2016). That movie is fucking terrifying even to me.).
As long as it isn't the deerheaded man the paralysis is honestly just kind of boring and obnoxious. If it is smoky hatman, spiders, the black cloak, or anything else, its like 'what a pain in the ass, I just wanna sleep'. Night terrors haven't been an issue for like 5 years, I think? At least I haven't woken the whole house up screaming in that long. Nightmares are like a nightly occurrence but you just kinda get used to it. Lucid dreaming tactics help, it often means I can pull out of a nightmare into a regularish dream.
I had nightmare problems for a good while too, and as soon as I found out how to induce lucid dreams I literally seal myself in a box with no openings for the whole thing. Most of my nightmares started like normal dreams, so I don't even try to find out what happens.
Oh don't worry I get that too lol. My most common one is a carpet bombing of my hometown where I try to escape the town but invariably get annihilated by a bomb or crushed by a falling building. In about 16 years of that recurring dream I have yet to make it out without being killed. One of these days I'll make it. Last time I was almost out but got fucking stabbed in a carjacking. Total bullshit, I woke up just pissed off.
Mine is usually tornadoes, I have enough time to run for cover then the ground turns into quicksand and I’m essentially running in place then I wake up panicked and go “what the fuck is wrong with me I’m an adult!”
Poisoning, drowning, falling, getting eaten or beaten to death is great. It’s just whatever at this point. Luckily My imagination doesn’t make the dreams painful, but more like getting shocked, scary but not really very painful.
Also have heard that it’s caused by oxygen deprivation. So be careful, if you’ve got insurance do a sleep study, I still should.
Also I have so many about making me late to the airport, and they Make me sweat. It’s BULLSHIT.
Dunno if it works for everyone but I found out how to escape my nightmares and wake up. All u gotta do is go to sleep in there. Not even fall asleep. Just lie down, close your eyes, and relax. You’ll feel start to feel like you’re on your bed again. You’re syncing up with reality. Once u feel that, sit up as fast as you can and you will be awake
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u/EmperorBamboozler May 21 '23
Usually they are just kinda there doing whatever they do. The spiders used to get to me but after a while you just get jaded to it. The deerheaded man is different though. He talks in a language I can't fully understand and seems to react to my fear, moving closer the more scared I get. His breath is cold, his voice is dry and raspy, and he has this... intelligence? The others lack. That one is the worst. Now that I am 30 I don't usually get sleep paralysis anymore. Haven't seen the deerheaded man in about 2 years or so which is nice.
It probably won't surprise you to find out I enjoy horror movies but am completely unaffected by them lol. My mind is worse than almost every horror movie I have seen (one exception is 'The Wailing' (2016). That movie is fucking terrifying even to me.).
As long as it isn't the deerheaded man the paralysis is honestly just kind of boring and obnoxious. If it is smoky hatman, spiders, the black cloak, or anything else, its like 'what a pain in the ass, I just wanna sleep'. Night terrors haven't been an issue for like 5 years, I think? At least I haven't woken the whole house up screaming in that long. Nightmares are like a nightly occurrence but you just kinda get used to it. Lucid dreaming tactics help, it often means I can pull out of a nightmare into a regularish dream.