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Chore paralysis

An overwhelming feeling which prevents you from getting your chores done because there are too many of them. You don't know where to begin and what to get out of the way first. You stare at your 'to do' list unable to decide which burdensome task you should do first.

Similar to choice paralysis only the problem here isn't what flavour ice cream you want to wolf down but a number of boring tasks that have to get done so you can go back to enjoying life.
I wanted to go for a long walk to clear my head but instead found myself looking at my very long list of chores, unable to move a muscle. I was clearly suffering from a serious case of chore paralysis.
by Regolithium October 3, 2022
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Post-Masturbation paralysis

The moment that last 10-15 seconds after masturbation when you are immobile because you are questioning the existence of everything or you just beat your meat to hard
Bro last night I beat my meat and I couldn't move afterwards

That's just the Post-Masturbation paralysis, it's normal
by Assaddition November 17, 2019
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agency paralysis

The inability to act on one's own behalf. A mental freeze when it comes to taking positive actions, initiating projects, or moving forward with existing projects.
My older brother, suffering from a bad case of agency paralysis, couldn't move out of his apartment into the better and cheaper one he was offered.
by lexicalibc December 26, 2017
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Leaden Paralysis

being depressed to the point that you feel as if your limbs are weighted down
Joe: After Jane broke up with Jason he said he didn't feel like he could get off his couch for days.
Tom: Oh, yeah sounds like a classic case of leaden paralysis.
by tom_humdrum July 28, 2021
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Chore paralysis

An overwhelming feeling which prevents you from getting your chores done because there are too many of them. You don't know where to begin and what to get out of the way first. You stare at your 'to do' list unable to decide which burdensome task you should do first.

Similar to choice paralysis only the problem here isn't what flavour ice cream you want to wolf down but a number of boring tasks that have to get done so you can go back to enjoying life.
I wanted to go for a long walk to clear my head but instead found myself looking at my very long list of chores, unable to move a muscle. I was clearly suffering from a serious case of chore paralysis.
by Regolithium October 3, 2022
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Sleep Paralysis Demon

A Sleep Paralysis Demon is when you're sleeping, then startled into a half-awake state, in which a scary creature, (often gargoyle-like), has you in its grasp. Usually from behind. You can feel its body against your and its claws digging into your skin. You are frozen. Perhaps frozen in fear. But not necessarily, since I've tried to fight them off, but I'm still frozen. Your partially awake mind, wonders how it got in your room. You will assume through the window. As they are often hawk-like, or Doberman-like, you figure they just crashed through the window. If it's man, it's scarier, because he's usually squeezing your jewels.

If you stay cool, and keep reaching for your rational mind, logic will win out, and the fear will dissipate rather quickly, and you'll wake up. On the other hand, if you're the emotional type and given to weird beliefs, as you start thawing you flip your sh*t and start screaming. This is the "Night Terror" part of it.
Sleep Paralysis Demon: "So I was at the dealership shopping for a car today. I felt there was something a little off about the salesman. Nothing major, just quiet baldy weird. That night he's in my dream and he's got zero respect for body space. Every time I ask him something he walks up nearly face to face to me as he explains things. I can nearly taste the tofu on his breath. Next thing I know he's spooning me in bed with his hand in a vice grip around my nads. I was frozen stiff as I tried to eek out, "I'll buy the car. First thing in the morning. I promise."
by Frip88 July 26, 2025
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Inspiration anxiety paralysis

Inspiration anxiety paralysis (IAP): the phenomenon wherein one has so many ideas as to how to do and/or fix something to make one’s life and/or the lives of other better, safer, happier, and/or wealthier that one becomes unable to process, or enaction, the ideas.
God! Last night, at 3am, I was struck with a sudden case of Inspiration anxiety paralysis. I felt like I could do anything…except start doing it.
by BJ Bendy Dick January 28, 2024
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