Sometimes at night a VERY weird feeling washes over me and it feels like im being sucked out of myself, why?

Question

This happens when I am asleep in the early hours of morning and when it happens i can't move at all, even if someone were to put a gun to my head. My body feels tingly and I feel that I am awake but my eyes are closed and it usual scares the heck out of me every time it does it. It last for like 30. Any idea why this happens? i'm 16 if that helps.

Answer 1

It could be astral projection, look it up online and find some info on it, failing that set up a video camera for when you normally wake up and study it.  Let me know how you get on, good luck!

Answer 2

It's called sleep paralysis.  Most people have experienced it at least once.  Unless you have some underlying condition, it's completely harmless.  It can seem frightening if you don't know what it is though.  I used to have it happen to me a lot when I was younger.  Ahhh, that was a loooong time ago.

Answer 3

Yah its called sleep paralysis and is not harmful at all. I have it and my elder sister had it too. After she was married it stopped, it is said that if someone is close to you it does not happen. This mostly happens in young adolscence and fades out once a person is older..Take care and dont worry.

Answer 4

I have a friend that this same thing used to happen to, once she moved away and went to college.  Her doctor told her she was having panic attacks, she would wake up in the middle of the night unable to breathe or move and was really scared.  I would suggest talking to your doctor about it, there may be an anti anxiety medication that would help.