I am diagnosed with anxiety & depression. I often experience a sensation in the middle of sleep that I am awake but I cannot move. Sometimes I feel like someone is in the room with me. I feel like my eyes are open & I can see but it's like I'm paralyzed. Someone told me this could be night terrors but I read that those wake you up. I'm not sure if I'm awake. Any ideas??
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Q: nightmares or night terrors
Answers (2)
6/ 2/08 12:12pm
That doesn't sound like typical night terrors. Have you started on an antidepressant? Sometimes they can affect your sleep in odd ways.
7/20/08 6:35am
Hi Dee,
It sounds to me like a hypnogogic state which is often associated with sleep paralysis. I wrote a sharepost about this on the sleep disorders site. Follow this link.
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