sleep paralysis - oops press sent too soon on the first e mail, sorry

[Elizabeth Burgess]

Hi all
does anyone have any expwerience of treating this? It's not a case of mine so I don't have a huge amount of detail but she is having difficulty sleeping because she is so scared of feeling this way now. She wakes up, but can't move and if the duvet is over her face she feels unable to even blow it away. It seems that she is having trouble breathing out, but she isn't sure that this is the case. It just feels like her body is asleep. sometimes her eyes can see, she can always hear what is happening around her. She has had the problem on and off when she naps all her life, but it is becoming much more frequent now and is every night EXCEPT when she listens to a meditative CD.
Her father had the same problem, he would nap and then feel like he was in treacle and unable to move, he would manage to twitch though.
Any ideas where I could start with this one? I was thinking of suggesting lavendar, but would this make it mor eof a problem???
She claims not to be overly anxious, she is a very outgoing, active, friendly, bubbly person, 2 kids and happily married. HAs asgtruggle not to be dominated by her Mum, but succeeeds. She is very creative, fit and sporty. Only recently started meditating but loves it. VERY loquacious, loves anecdotes and jokes - can't drink more than one glass of wine without being very drunk (lots of food sensitivities in the family).
The only new thing she has been trying was Bach remedies over Christmas, hornbeam, agrimony, oak and possibly olive in a mixture. I have suggested she stops these as they mainly relate to tiredness and struggling on - perhaps they have given her too much energy?
Any suggestions for rubrics or previous experience with this would be great, I know very littel about the condition.
Thnaks very much
Liz Burgess

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[Leilanae]

Hi,

Does this seems to occur more frequently when sleeping on the back?

Leilanae