I would say that’s very likely sleep paralysis; it it is very similar to my own experience.
As far as I can tell, without an outside observer to confirm this, my eyes are actually open during SP. After enough episodes I do occasionally get what seems to evidence of this (e.g. I will notice details of the world around me that I can clearly see when I wake up are actually there.)
Sleep paralysis is associated with hallucinations; particularly (for me and I think also in general) feelings of fear, or hallucinations of some entity ‘coming for you’, or people talking indistinctly, or people calling your name.
Generally you (or at least I) can’t really think well in that state; as a state of consciousness, I guess I would describe it as “between dreaming and wakefulness.” Sometimes I’m aware of what’s occurring, and sometimes I’m not.
I would say that’s very likely sleep paralysis; it it is very similar to my own experience.
As far as I can tell, without an outside observer to confirm this, my eyes are actually open during SP. After enough episodes I do occasionally get what seems to evidence of this (e.g. I will notice details of the world around me that I can clearly see when I wake up are actually there.)
Sleep paralysis is associated with hallucinations; particularly (for me and I think also in general) feelings of fear, or hallucinations of some entity ‘coming for you’, or people talking indistinctly, or people calling your name.
Generally you (or at least I) can’t really think well in that state; as a state of consciousness, I guess I would describe it as “between dreaming and wakefulness.” Sometimes I’m aware of what’s occurring, and sometimes I’m not.