to those experiencing sleep paralysis, next time when it happens, try to focus in being relaxed, breathe slowly, don`t freak out. then, come back and share the experience, if anything "changed".
about the waking up before the alarm clock, it usually happens to me(1-2 min before), when i organize my sleep hours and stick to the schedule. i somehow figured out that, if i fall asleep while relaxing in a comfy position (my favorite being 'face down, hands under the pillow'
) i can usually wake up at the desired time. it happened more than once to wake up, and 5 seconds later the alarm started to ring, but on rare occasions.
sleep has its secrets, has a pattern (stages), my ideal sleep period has been 3/6/or10 hours. anything in between only made me wake up dizzy, numb all day, feeling tired, having muscular pain.
now i made a habit on drinking coffee in the morning, which i find really confusing for my "system", sometimes "feeling" my heart pounding really strong while i`m totally relaxed. i think i`m gonna stop it, as it turns out it modified the pattern, and i have to sleep for 7 hour now, to rest properly, but waking up is a dizzy experience.. until i drink the coffee, then i`m OK.
right now as i write my sleep pattern is messed up, staying late, studying/playing, sleeping from 4 to 8 (yea, not 3/6/10), but i`ll try to recover in the next days, and while i`m at it, maybe help others with their questions. for that - hope i won`t get anyone (a mod) 'upset'(if it`s not legal i`ll remove it, and supply a PM link to it ) - i`m going to upload an ebook that changed my vision about sleep, and answered many many questions, that before 'wtf`ed' me
.
so here it is.