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When I was in third grade I started getting sleep paralysis. Back then I learned the trick for me was to relax. I would pop right out of it when I relaxed. I don't know if you've ever tried this, and I know that it's not the easiest thing to do when it's so terrifying, but it really worked for me.

The only time I ever broke out of it (using the power of will instead of relaxing) I went into the most terrifying nightmare I ever had (I didn't really break out.) Anyway, I was lucky in that I outgrew sleep paralysis.