Cant Move, Cant Talk, Cant SCREAM. Im Scared To Sleep The following is a visitor submitted question or story. For more, you can submit your own sleep story here, or browse the collection of experiences and questions other visitors have shared here. Meghan. My Name is Meghan. I have been experiencing episodes that I now think I can link to sleep paralysis. What Happens If I Crack My Jaw In My Sleep' title='What Happens If I Crack My Jaw In My Sleep' />I have yet to figure out if Im actually dreaming or awake. I feel like Im awake, but I want to rationalize it by calling it a dream. I am unable to move, scream or talk. I feel pressure on me, and I absolutely cant move. What Happens If I Crack My Jaw In My Sleep' title='What Happens If I Crack My Jaw In My Sleep' />I am currently living in the dorms at school, and have experienced this about 3 4 times since I moved in. I can recall a few experiences that happened when I was living at home as well. Overall it has happened frequently over the past 3 weeks. Today it happened, and I couldnt move, I tried very hard to break through the force and was slowly able to move my fingershands and eventually opened my eyes. I felt like as soon as that happened, I fell right back into the paralysis, and then eventually became unfrozen. Whats weird is the fact that I feel like Im going through hell while experiencing this, but I wake up feeling totally fine. It scares me not to be able to move, I am trying so hard to open my eyes, and yell for my roommate, or pound on the wall. How To Install Intelliscreenx For Free. Im afraid to sleep now, and dont know what to do differently. Kevin Hey Meghan, thanks so much for sharing this. You give such a perfect description of what sleep paralysis usually feels like. And now that youre experiencing episodes with some frequency, you should try to learn about why sleep paralysis happens, if you dont already know. Understanding that its the result of a very natural process and is rather common most people will experience at least one episode at some time during their life is the best tool to defend against the fear and anxiety that can rise up while you are in the middle of an episode, as you describe. Another thing that may help with this is reading about the sleep paralysis experience of others. A lot of visitors write in to this site about sleep paralysis, and learning about how they deal with their episodes or realizing that youre not alone in it can definitely be of some value. Also, have you had the chance to talk to your roommate or any other friends about this yet Sometimes being able to chat and laugh about it with the people who you will be seeing soon after you have any episodes can be really comforting. Anyway, just some thoughts. Thanks for sharing again, and feel free to write any more follow up thoughts using the Post Comments link below Warmly,Kevin. All u can do is go to the doc before its too late its always better to b safe then sorry. A broken or dislocated jaw is an injury to the joint that connects your lower jawbone to the skull. Get the facts on treatment and find out what to eat while you recover.