5. Tactile Hallucinations
A tactile hallucination is one of the most reported phenomena of sleep paralysis. This is an experience of being touched when nothing is there touching you.
Many people who experience sleep paralysis report that they have a feeling of pressure or some type of contact as if someone is holding them down. Other people report feeling a vibrating, numbness, or tingling sensation during sleep paralysis.
Many people report that they feel like they are falling, flying, or floating through the air. Some people even report that they feel very chilled or like they are freezing. Not as often a person may feel like they are being dragged or physically moved from their bed.
Others report that they feel physical sensations that involve their genitalia and may even feel like there is some type of sexual contact. Some other tactile sensations that have been reported include being bitten, breathing around the ear, and the sensation of bugs crawling on their skin.