Idk if this is Astral Projection. Im confused.

maybe its too bright in your room, try a night of pitch black with no light on but keep a lamp by the bed. its hard to black out a window and it may take something very thick. I've had that problem and it was like I was paralyzed, also waking up afraid one time with my heart pounding as well. it was like I had fallen asleep with my eyes open it was thin black ore statues or something standing in front of me and then they started moving their head! but it was too dark to identify. i thought someone was in my room and it scared me back awake. usually dreams always have a meaning and I said just try not to feel dominated when I had that one. maybe I spent too much time sleeping in the pitch black. too much of a good thing can be bad so I ended up barely using a tiny amount of lamplight with the windows blacked all the way out. it fixed my problem, I also needed a couch arm for my head rest. that or something hard under my pillow like a box maybe. It really raises the probability of the half-asleep paralyzed sensation when you A- have a wigging soft pillow, and B- been sleeping with too much or too little light. get more comfortable. just practice making it cozy as can be during the day time and then when its just right it will be ready by bedtime. I'd say start with pitch black and don't let the sunlight in. drink plenty of water too. it should stop in about a week or two.

if no success after that then its probably important to prop your head up so far that you see the wall at the foot of the bed when your shutting your eyes. and no sleeping facing the ceiling,. lastly that can cause it too. forgot to mention that. I do this myself as well. I have 4 pillows to myself every night, lol

I actually have tried that. I've tried everything. Light, no light, sound, no sound. What I eat and drink. Stop eating close to bed time. Changed what I watch on TV. My elevation of the pillows.

I'm to my wits end.

Now that I am understanding what my nightmares/ terror are or could be. And that I'm actually not in harms way I slept pretty good today.

I did have a dream or whatever this is.

And when I started getting scared I just told myself to wake up. Its OK not to panic that I am in control and safe.

I was able to being myself out of my paralysing state and was calm.

I even feel back asleep and hard a peacefully and erotic dream. Lol. But I'm having a hard time sleeping because I slept all day