Why do I have frequent or constant sleep paralysis since I moved into my house?

[Jesibel]

I've had sleep paralysis less then a handful of times as I was younger. But since I moved into the house im currently renting I've had sleep to deal with sleep paralysis so many times I've lost count. It's most when I'm here by myself. But it has happened 2 times when I wasn't alone. It's terrifying not being able to move or speak. And I always feel like someone is present watching or sometimes it feels like someone is sitting on top of me. What is causing it? How do I stop it?

[TheSpaceGnome]

Sleep paralysis is the body only partially waking up from a dream, it can be scary and you will be prone to hallucinations (because dreaming is just halucinations while asleep).

Normally when asleep, your body switches on the receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid and glycine, this paralyzes your body so your don't hurt yourself while sleeping.

When you wake up, those receptors are supposed to shut off. Sometimes when you are sleep deprived, have night terrors, are awoken suddenly, or are poisoned or otherwise ill, one or both of the receptors can fail to shut off when you wake up, and so you will wake up still paralyzed (though it will wear off).

It is thought that failure to exit REM sleep completely during the waking process is the reason for this, or at least associated with it, hence the awake hallucinations also being present.

[TheSpaceGnome]

In sleep walkers, those receptors stay off while sleeping, so they are able to move around while asleep. If the receptors switch off and on while asleep, you will experience restless sleep, where you move around in bed, rolling over and changing position while sleeping.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Some people who have those receptors switch on and off while sleeping thrash around in their sleep violently, usually do to the receptor intermittency coexisting with nightmares.

[TheSpaceGnome]

I am unsure how to treat it however, a doctor might know.

[lynnn]

i like your explanation

[TheSpaceGnome]

@lynnn Thanks.

[jennifer_bloom]

I prayed to Jesus during sleep paralysis and that solved my issue, if you do not believe in Jesus, pray to the God that you worship, whether it’s YHVH or Shiva or Gautama etc… Sleep paralysis is called by spiritual portals and states of being and beyond the scope of biological experience, only trusting the universe will bring you relief, cause this is not a battle you are meant to fight alone, it’s a battle the universe fights for you.

[Anonymous]

Create a crystal grid in your bedroom is the best advice i have. pm me for details if you don’t know what i mean

[TheSpaceGnome]

That won't prevent sleep paralysis.

[Opinion Owner]

@TheSpaceGnome how have you made your grid?

[TheSpaceGnome]

I don't make crystal grids for sleep paralysis, crystals in the room do not effect my neurotransmitter receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid and glycine (unless you are throwing them at me to jolt me awake and possibly cause an episode of sleep paralysis from putting me in a state of shock).

[Opinion Owner]

@TheSpaceGnome i think the grids i’m thinking of are different then

[TheSpaceGnome]

My sleep paralysis went away on its own, I never found the root cause, it was probably diet related, I ate a lot of junk as a kid.

[dustybiker]

There aren’t any licensed doctors here, as far as I know. Call your doctor and ask them.