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Used to get it a lot as a kid. Used to have strange and scary visions of a hairy beast coming out of the wardrobe, the bizarre part was the beast always had a white boiler suit on. Couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't make a sound. Then suddenly I could move and would pull the covers over my head and have horrific panic attacks, often making me oass out through lack of oxygen.

Luckily it stopped when I was still a child. Forgot all about it till this thread!

Cheers for the feedback so far guys and thankyou Helix for the links. I was aware of Blackmore and Persingers work as it's been featured in some books and documentaries I've seen on various subjects involving the activity of the brain but I'd never seen that lecture before. I often wonder what effect weak electromagnetic fields play in my life as I'm constantly bathed in them and listening to music (with the headphones EM fields soaking into my brain) whilst painting is essential and informs a lot of how the paint is layed down upon a surface.

Seems I suffer from a more extreme form of the phonomenon as I've been menaced and seemingly physically dragged around by the shadow entities involved.

The reason I asked this question on here is that most creative people are much more likely to experience this phonomenon and I wonder if they try and incorporate their experiences into their work or like most try and blank it out and forget about it?

Also based on the amount of drugs you might have done in the few days prior!

I used to get it a fair bit, not for a while though, but maybe that's because as you get older you take it a little easier

worst time is when you cant breath or move.

then you have to force yourself.

unless you already are disabled or paralysed - it is the closest you will come to experiencing it without actually experiencing it if you see what im saying

the feeling on being totally incapacitated unable to move or speak and feeling totally vunerable to a malevolent force can be a most terrifying experience at first but what I'm becoming aware of by talking to people by PM is all of those that have experienced this are overwhelmingly more intrigued about it as opposed to being in abject fear of the phonomenon.

And Wearolgy I know somewhat about insomnia as I've suffered prolonged bouts in the past and still find it hard to go to bed before 6am every morning but it's ok by me as I do all my best painting after midnight and never try and paint a canvas before then.

I've also experienced narcolepsy for a period of three years in my early twenties which was way more disturbing than the sleep paralysis or insomnia as I'd just pass out at my keyboard whilst at my old video game artists job and I lived in fear of being discovered as I thought I'd lose my job.

One of the triggers of this seems to be having 6 or more profile stars on the Banksy Forum... I think I'll cut back on my posting

Not quite the same but i often get that thing where you're walking in your dream and trip up and nearly bounce outta bed

Who or what is Molly?.
edit: i now know

happened to me once as well

I had it a lot during a time of stress (a relationship break up) which was exacerbated by a lot of partying. At that time it was as if I was being swallowed up by the bed and was shouting with nothing coming out. I don't get that anymore, but I do infrequently physically reach up or get out of bed to touch "something" that I see and have had this experience for a number of years.

The reaching out to touch things happens to me but i have never had the paralysis thing though.