it is also said that wiggling your toes and moving your fingers can help regain your full mobility faster
also, when OP says “don’t open your eyes” it is serious, let me explain:
while asleep, your breathing is very different than while you’re awake, you are consuming way less energy, so you breathe less.
in sleep paralysis, the part of your brain that controls your consciousness and your senses will be awake, but the part that controls your body and lets you move will not.
with this decreased breathing rate, your conscious part of the brain will believe you are having difficulty breathing because something is preventing you from, which can lead to a hallucination, which will probably show something you are very afraid of sitting on your chest or strangling you.
if this ever happens to you, wiggle your tongue, your toes, and your fingers, this will help you wake up, but even if it is the middle of the night you should not try an go back to sleep, because it could happen again.
to prevent them you can try sleeping on your side and preventing having your arms above your head while falling asleep.
sleep paralysis is very scary, please stay safe, and when it all pases remember that it is not real, and that you’re ok.
