That’s good that you probably don’t have Phobophobia.
I think SP freak is quite rare, if that’s you are asking.
Then, if you are worried about SP, you just need to know that it’s easy to deal with!
Many people get scared when they have SP because they force to move, then they get yet more scared because they cannot. By getting scared their breathing intensifies (intentionally written like that) until it’s hard to breathe because they are still paralyzed…
You just need to remain calm and the SP won’t hurt (by itself, I mean, in rare cases you may be already injured because of your real life adventures and something might actually hurt, but that’s not the case here).
Recommendations:
- do not force to move;
- maintain calm breathing rhythm;
- avoid opening your eyes.
There are easy ways to break the SP:
Solution 1: Just wait, without fighting it, when you try to move, do not push it. Wait a bit, and try again without panic.
Solution 2: Move only what’s not paralyzed (usually faster): There are muscles that are never paralyzed by SP, such as the thoracic diaphragm, your heart (thank God, but it’s not voluntary). There are some muscles that are almost never paralyzed, such as the tongue, throat, masseter (jaw), sphincters (just search for it if you don’t know what they are). Keep moving one or more voluntary muscles that are not paralyzed, the SP would break real soon. For example, swallowing seems to be effective.
Solution 3: (My favorite) since the thoracic diaphragm is never paralyzed, there’s a nice trick that is not as fast as Solution 2 but seems work all the time: Hold your breath for about 10 seconds (just stop breathing), then take a really deep breath, hold it for about 2 seconds then blow it out. Every time I tried it, the SP breaks as soon as I exhale the air.
I think there are other ways but I can’t recall right now.