Just found this space and very interested, having had many sleep paralysis incidents when in my 20's. They have now stopped. I was terrified for weeks after the first few incidents because I thought I was being haunted or that aliens were trying to abduct me. Sounds stupid now, but until I found out what it was it was convincingly real. I would "wake up" completely paralysed and hear the bedroom door and footsteps coming towards the bed. Sometimes a male voice would say my name and I would be able to feel my shoulder being shaken as if someone wanted to wake me up. Most of the time I would "see" the room in all its detail except there would be a tall grey figure at the end of the bed. It made no difference where I was sleeping, at home or otherwise. The figure would grab my hands and try to pull me out of the bed, and I would "know " that I would die if I went with them, so I would try to fight the paralysis and really struggle to move, especially to open my eyes.I always woke up breathless and terrified. After a year or so I managed to get rid of the scary episodes once I knew they were not real. Here's what I did, in case it helps anyone: I decided to take control of the lucid dream and "shouted" at the figure with the hands as I struggled with it to go away. The hands and figure melted away and I found myself feeling really peaceful standing on the bedroom floor opposite the long mirror, only I could not feel the floor and I had no reflection....I was having an OBE...as I turned to see myself lying on the bed I went back into my body and woke up properly. I have had sleep paralysis a couple of times since then, but it wasn't scary. I only get it if I'm really stressed (those first times were after my Mum died). I would say to people not to mess about with OBEs etc. Although it's a nice feeling it's not a natural or functional state to be in. When it happens in situations other than sleep paralysis, it's usually because you are under some physical strain like illness or injury and may be on the edge of leaving your body permanently. Don't mess!