Did I have sleep paralysis last night?

I woke up around 3 in the morning and i was trying to go back to sleep. i was drifting off the sleep and then i was like awake again and i couldnt talk or move my body. i felt like i couldnt even breathe. sleep paralysis itself doesnt scare me but the fact i could not breathe the whole time does scare me. is it normal or safe to experience the inability to breathe during sleep paralysis?

This answer is derived from my own experience which included the inability to breathe. I would try to cry for help and nothing would come out. I started documenting what became quite a journey and this is what I've concluded:
Don't fight it. As scary as it is, you're not in danger and you might want to relax and see what comes next, if anything. The brain/psyche is as miraculous as life itself and what takes place in our sub-conscious minds can signal the conscious mind that our normal functional state is being compromised. Sleep paralysis is a meta-phenomenon that normally manifests because of extreme stress added to exhaustion and occurs in the Theta brainwave state which is one state above Delta, the sleep state. Often it occurs when falling asleep or right before waking. Since we are, first and foremost, programmed to instinctively survive, the mind will do strange things to help provide us with an escape to relieve us, temporarily diverting our attention from what we don't REALLY want to deal with in our real world. If this keeps happening, you may eventually gain control over what is scary and be in for some interesting little escapes. But don't discount what is taking place because we process memories and feelings while we sleep It is all significant because it is subconsciously driven and holds clues to deep issues you might need to address. Personally, while going through a dark period, I perceived an exorcism, being molested by invisible hands, having a device planted in my brain, a panther sitting beside me and levitation which then became the sensation of leaving my body, flying through my ceiling and having wonderful out of body experiences. It is VERY important to sleep so don't deprive yourself just to see what's going to unfold. Do keep a diary and I think you'll find this is a reasonable explanation