Sleep Paralysis, Suffocation?

[Ignazio]

Okay Yesterday night I got the sleep paralysis right after i woke up in the morning. I was trying to relax, but i felt like i was out of air, It felt like i was suffocating.. So i took inhaled from my nose and that woke me up... Anyone know why that happened, or how to prevent it?
Thank you


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[Xanth]

I'd have to assume that it was just the "heavy" feeling of your physical body you were experiencing.
OR...
Your physical body was in a position that wasn't very congruent to breathing.

[NEW_Anna]

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[Xanth]

Hi Ignazio,

I get a similar feeling when I lay down to trance and get to the stage where my body feels heavy (or rather like there is an undertow) and rigid. After my body the next thing to "fall asleep" seems to be my throat in that it also starts feeling rigid and I feel like could't swallow if I wanted to, which really is very similar to suffocation.

Now, please don't take this the wrong way... but your description leads me to believe that you, perhaps, are a snorer?

I mean is that I can't really meditate lying flat on my back, if I do, I have to tilt my head backward... or what ends up happening is that once I get really relaxed and start to hit the trance state where my body starts falling asleep, is that my throat will start to collapse.  You can do it yourself while fully awake by just focusing on your throat area and just REALLY relax the muscles.  See if it closes off the area a bit. 

I can only really sleep on my side because of it or else I snore through the night.

[personalreality]

I've had this problem before.  In fact, the first time I ever successfully projected (lasted about 5 seconds and I just floated above my body) I had to stop because I felt like I couldn't breathe.  I just kept trying and it didn't happen again.  It was weird.

[NEW_Anna]

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[Stookie]

It's one of those things that get more and more normal the more you do it. When your body is asleep but your mind is awake, automatic processes like heart rate and breathing can seem drastically changed. A theory is that your body is trying to take over breathing naturally, but now your mind is conscious of that fact.

Just wait until you start hearing yourself snore.

[Xanth]

It's one of those things that get more and more normal the more you do it. When your body is asleep but your mind is awake, automatic processes like heart rate and breathing can seem drastically changed. A theory is that your body is trying to take over breathing naturally, but now your mind is conscious of that fact.

Just wait until you start hearing yourself snore.

I actually "heard" and "felt" myself snoring the other day... that snapped me back QUICKLY.  ROFL

[RisingSon]

I've had that sensation before as well.  I think you'll be fine, just keep exploring it.  If you find yourself waking up in the night in a flash and sweating, you might want to see a doc to insure you don't have sleep apnea.  I too have to sleep on my side or stomach (not so comfortable), or I'll snore my brains out!  I remember at the beginning of this practice I kept waking up from hearing my snoring, but after a while I go used to that even.

[Psilibus]

Ignazio,
Curious if your question is related to sleep or did this occur during a projection or attempted projection? If you were just sleeping this may have been positional, as previously stated here, or you may have sleep apnea. Snoring and sleep apnea are two different things although one may snore if you have "chronic obstructive sleep apnea".
As an aside, if this occurred during a projection attempt you will want to discover a body position that allows unobstructed air flow, such as sitting or laying on your side. I position my head, propped in a particular way on my pillow when I am preparing to project. It is simply not worth the effort to project if you are awakened by hypoxia!
I apologize if I have only stated the obvious. Good luck and enjoy!

[Ignazio]

I had my back on the bed, head looking towards the ceiling. I'm sure It's not hypoxia, maybe My Gallbladder stones have to do something about it. Luckily I'm getting my Gallbladder removed, the pain will finally go away.

When i sleep on the side, i automatically sleep, It's to confortable

[Tiny]

I had my back on the bed, head looking towards the ceiling. I'm sure It's not hypoxia, maybe My Gallbladder stones have to do something about it. Luckily I'm getting my Gallbladder removed, the pain will finally go away.

When i sleep on the side, i automatically sleep, It's to confortable

But before you expose yourself to that kind of vile treatment I would like you to consider an alternative.

Google for Jim Humble's MMS, this is the most powerful detox substance in the world known to man.


kind regards,

Paul

[Metaphysically born]

When you go to sleep at night then your body relaxes 100% as well as all other muscles within your body. When i enter sleep as well as for projection then all consciousness is transmitted to the astral body and therefore breathing becomes something you don't even realize within a dream. If you took note of your dreams then you will realize that you are UN-aware of your breathing and it is almost as if it does not exist. Now what happens is that when you wake up within the state of sleep paralysis then not all of your consciousness has been transferred to your physical body yet and the sudden awakening does not give time for the body to adapt to the decrease rate within your heart beat and unconscious breathing rates and therefore you experience the sensation of being unable to breathe after awakening from sleep into the sleep paralysis.