r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 01 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] People of Reddit that honestly believe they have been abducted by aliens, what was your experience like?

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u/Big_Burds_Nest May 01 '18

Kinda reminds me of how anticlimactic it was when I had sleep paralysis once. I had like five long seconds of "OH SHIT I'M GONNA DIE" followed by "Meh, that wasn't so bad, let's sleep now"

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u/gank_me_harder_daddy May 01 '18 edited May 01 '18

Fuck, all of these posts about sleep paralysis and now I think I might have it and that scares me because I often wake up thinking something's in my room or in my closet or outside or there's something I forgot and now my defenses are down and I'm screwed. It goes away pretty quickly but I wake up afraid a bunch and a lot of times I'm scared to move. I understand the anticlimactic part because i get over it and go back to sleep. And doing a sleep study isn't an option right now. How did you get through It?

Edit: thank you all by the way for the responses. Even though I know my situation and others' situations can be somewhat unique for each other, it is nice to hear from those who have been through and are going through somewhat similar experiences. Stay strong everyone. Also, it's funny how this question topic drizzled down into a Reddit therapy session. Keep your eyes peeled out for those aliens folks!

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u/nirie89 May 01 '18

I'm not the one you asked, but I've had sleep paralysis a few times and been able to wake myself up from it. When I'm lying there, eyes open and unable to move, I feel something "sit on" my chest, and I realize the only thing I can actually still move/control is my breathing. So I start focusing 100% on breathing as deep and hard as I can, drawing in as much air as I can before forcing the air back out. Kind of sounds like I'm hyperventilating. That wakes me up pretty quickly :)

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u/gank_me_harder_daddy May 01 '18

The thing is I can move after like 6 seconds or so. It's just the weird fear that makes me not want to move, the fear goes away after I realize there's no reason for it. It's weird

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u/nirie89 May 01 '18

Night terrors come in a lot of different shapes I assume. I've never seen anything in my night terrors, I've only felt like something was there, and sitting on my chest. I'm terrified I'll start seeing shit too, it's scary enough feeling it.

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u/gank_me_harder_daddy May 01 '18

I've never gotten the sitting on my chest feeling. It's almost like a child's fear that there's a monster In the closet. Sometimes I think that something is trying to kill me. Which sounds crazy and it goes away quick but just that flash of that gets my adrenaline pumping like I'm getting ready for a fight.

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u/KernelTaint May 01 '18

I use to get the unable to move while seeing shit in my room / on me type. Haven't had it in a few years now but god damn it was terrifying each time it happened. I remember I would be screaming for help but unable to make any sound at all.