Am I having sleep paralysis? Experienced this for a long time but I'll try to describe what happens. I feel like my eyes are open and I can look around my room. Sometimes I feel like I can move and thrash around, yell, or simply groan. But I can never move my head and it is extremely hard to wake up. Often I feel like I'm having trouble breathing but I still am breathing. Just a weight on my chest or I'm dreaming I'm sleeping on my stomach. Sometimes I'm fine and this doesn't happen. My wife confirms that I make no actual sounds or movements because I've done this with her awake right next to me. When I finally wake myself up I realize my eyes were closed and the room or scene I'm in was only accurate down to the position I'm sleeping in. The details are usually just blurry or not precise. Happened this morning and I hate it. this happens once every couple weeks or less.