7. Emotions
One of the most important symptoms that a person experiences after sleep paralysis is the emotional component involved. For many people, sleep paralysis experience can have a long and lasting effect.
The reason for this is because for many it is like having a nightmare while they are awake. Everyone has woken up from a dream startled from the reality of it.
However, when you are experiencing sleep paralysis it is during a time when you are either just starting to fall asleep or when you have just woken up from asleep. This means that your eyes are typically open and everything around you feels very real.
You cannot move your body no matter how hard you try and this experience can be quite terrifying. Combined with the fact that you may feel like you cannot breathe during this time only further exacerbates the emotional impact that sleep paralysis can have.