Few years back I had this phenomenon: Gaining consciousness while still sleep. What is this called?

Question

Few years back atleast twice a year I had this phenomenon: This happened only when in deep sleep I gain(d) consciousness, I am able to hear everything around me, my eye lids are partially open but still I was in deep sleep, and that time, it was felt like some thing was pressing against my lungs and I was going out of body and at the same time, fighting back to stay back in body, but cannot come out and after much struggle, finally I regain full consciousness. Presently I don't get this kind of phenomenon. Last got I think a decade back. And mostly this occurred during sleeping in day time and rarely in night and that too when in deep sound sleep. What is this phenomenon called, is it Out of body feeling or anything else. That time as well as now, I am healthy with no aliments of any kind. And during this feeling, it also felt like twiddling. Can any one reply the real cause is it same like Anaesthesia awareness they call in medicine? And 100% sure this is not a dream.

Answer 1

Thats called sleep paralysis.

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Answer 2

Out of body experience or a lucid dream.

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