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sleep paralysis is your body's way of making sure you don't do something stupid in your sleep...

not always 100% fool proof, but from what i understand, as you get into sleep mode, your body will ask your brain if it's still awake. when the body ascertains that the brain is asleep, it will lock up shop until it returns... if you've ever lain in bed with your eyes and body very still and resist the urge to roll over (how your body figures out if your brain is still awake), it will kick in a little...

that spooky stuff you see before going under is generally what's called "the guardian on the threshold". there's a lot of stuff about confronting the shadow on the site... smother it with love!

if you ever feel like you need to get out of it, the one thing you can do is start breathing deeply and erratically, as if you are trying to physically shake yourself out of it by using the force of your lungs. the reason why you can't move your limbs is because those are voluntary and are on lock down, but breathing is both voluntary and involuntary.

hope that helps