I get sleep paralysis sometimes too, (no I did not read the whole thread yet) but whenever I do, I'm always facing the side of my bed so I can't see much.
I want those curious little visitors in your conscious sleep D:
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I'm not scared of sleep paralysis anymore. I had it so many times that I know exactly what's going on.
Your brain thinks you are still asleep, so you cannot move your body at all by your own will.
Sleep paralysis [for me] is often triggered by getting up a LOT from when I sleep {at least 3-4 times} , and when I get up {after the tenth time it happened} I would have rolled my eyes but, sleep paralysis.