Is Sleep Paralysis Related to Out-of-Body Experience?

Question

Who can answer this question correctly? This is a trick question.

Answer 1

Sleep paralysis is caused by an EEG problem.
People feel like they are sinking, hovering and so on when this happens.

It is like a state of being aware and asleep at the same time and is associated with sleep deprivation, cataplexy, hypersomnia and some drugs.

Some people believe that out of body expierences can occur during sleep paralysis, but I do not.

Some people have hallucinations of demons attacking them and many horrific things.

Answer 2

There are two types of this sleep disorder: The Common Sleep Paralysis and The Hag/Hallucinatory Sleep Paralysis. The difference between the two is the Hypnogogic (the state between wakefulness and sleep) state.

The Common Sleep Paralysis happens, for most people, during R.E.M. state, when the body releases hormones that paralyze the body to keep it from acting out dreams, thereby reducing any chances of physical harm during sleep. These hormones usually wear off before the dream ends and the person will then wake up with full use of all body functions.

For someone who suffers from Sleep Paralysis, the body’s hormones are still actively restraining the motor functions and muscle groups of the body and so the person wakes up to find that he/she is temporarily paralyzed and does not know why.

The Common Sleep Paralysis usually only lasts from seconds to 1 minute in total, though sometimes it can go a little longer. The Hag/Hallucinatory Sleep Paralysis is experienced when ‘hypnogogic’(inability to perform voluntary movements during sleep) hallucinations are present. During these times, a person will feel as if someone is in the room with them – usually an evil or fearful presence. Some go further and feel as though someone or something is actually sitting on them and they feel like they are going to suffocate or die. Experiencing this can cause a person much anxiety and fear, but there is no physical harm involved.

The Hallucinatory Sleep Paralysis is different from Common Sleep Paralysis because it can last up to 8 minutes long and, due to nightmarish hallucinations, is usually an extremely frightening experience.


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Answer 3

No it is not an out of the body experience. Here is some information on it I really hopes that this helps, I know that it can be scary. Sleep Paralysis is a natural bodily function that causes us to be paralyzed during sleep. It prevents us hurting ourselves or others during dreams. It's when it follows us into the waking state that it becomes a disorder.METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS

Personal Experience
Observation by roommates
Sleep Study
AVOIDANCE

Talk to your doctor. He may be able to prescribe something to help.
Keep on a regular schedule. Go to bed, get up and eat meals at regular times.
Get some exercise. Even a short walk earlier in the day can help.
Avoid sleep deprivation.
Alleviate the stress in your life.
Know you are not alone.
Relax. You are not dying or going insane. As far as is known, sleep paralysis is not harmful.
Read David Hufford's book. "The Terror that Comes in the Night" can help you understand this strange disorder.
FINDING RELIEF

When you realize you are having an attack:

Will yourself to move a finger or make a sound.
Scream. If it doesn't wake you, it will at least alert others to your distress.
Go with the flow. If all else fails, relax and It will soon pass.

Answer 4

Yes, it is related. People with SP such as myself, think that they are experiencing an out of body experience. Reports of OOBE's are simply put, sleep paralysis. There are many informative and scientific answers here, but when I wake up from what is usually a nap, usually sleeping on my back, and I can't physically move yet I seem to twist and turn within my own body, or sink through the floor, I believe that it is the dream starting to take over again. I had some pretty convincing OOBE's, like floating across the room and seeing my own bed from a diffeent perspective point, but I have never experienced it independantly of a SP episode. So, real or illusiory, the two are definately connected.

Answer 5

Sleep paralysis is actually a form of anxiety according to a seminar I went to at school. It could also be that you came out of your body during sleep and are not back in it yet.

Answer 6

I've read that sleep paralysis started among the survivors of the time our ancestors lived in trees.
One time in a dream I punched myself in the eye. I no longer regretted my usual inability to do that.

Answer 7

Sleep paralysis happens in everynight sleep to all people. It is during certain sleep cycles and normal.

Answer 8

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