User blog comment:SnakeTongue237/A Recent Experience With Sleep Paralysis/@comment-25941663-20161114001757/@comment-26112985-20161114002742

I've heard of cases such as yours happening as well. I guess that, since the brain is still in the "Dream" mode, the dream does not necessarily have to be a nightmare. It just generally is for most people, I think, due to the fear and shock that most episodes typically bring on.