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I've had it a few times over the years. A couple times with scary dreams, a couple just waking up paralyzed for a few seconds. After reading up on what sleep paralysis is and what the symptoms are, I've never had a bad experience with it again. In fact the next time it happened, the dream ended with a playful golden retriever rather than a monster.

I've also manually induced it a couple times since I find the experience of being paralyzed kinda fascinating. No hallucinations or anything. Just unable to move. Basically what you do is lay flat on your back with your arms at your side and resist all urges to roll over. Not as easy as it sounds since that urge is actually your body confirming that you're sleeping before shutting down. Plus you might fall asleep for real before it happens.

Conversely, if you want to reduce the chances of sleep paralysis happening, avoid laying on your back. Supposedly your left side is the best position to sleep on in general.
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