Comments on: Awaken But Unable to Move: Sleep Paralysis

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:46:27 +0000

im in the military and me and my friend which was also my neighbor in the barracks had the same dream discriptively anyways and it was that we woke up and couldnt move or say anything while some presents walked up to us and was breathing on us. it was the most terrifying thing ever i dont remember opening my eyes when it was over i just remember trying to move and i could physically see something it was dark but someone was there, and when it left i had controll over my body as soon as my door shut i sprung up and out of my room freaking out then ticona came too my door moments later descibing the same thing i just experianced. so i beleive the presents was evil and i wanna know what it was.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:51:21 +0000

I had an experience today that I am trying to make sense of. I had taken a little cat nap and had woken up, but was still laying there with my eyes closed. I was very relaxed. I felt like suddenly a very powerful sensation of pressure all over, even in my head…l think there was audio like a loud buzzing…couldn’ t move or open my eyes..saw a very bright red ball of light with my eyes closed, and struggled to come back. It felt like something just came out of the blue, or maybe i connected to something very powerful….i don’ t know. It didn’t feel like an evil presense, but still scared me because the feeling is so intense, and sudden. I remembered that something very similar happened to me when I was like 12.. now i’m almost 33, so a long time ago. Is this sleep paralyis, or some kind of non-physical connection?

By: Charlie Sheppard

Charlie Sheppard — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:02:40 +0000

I have experienced this quite a few times. I have grown to actually get used to it and know how to snap out of it. I do believe that it is a spiritual experience, not necessesarily stating that it has to do with an evil spirit or a demon, but I think it can also be your own spirit trying to make you aware of a change that needs to be made in your life. I used to get these episodes alot when I used to drink and gamble completely out of controll. Because of my lifestyle of the constant drinking and the stress of gambling, this caused my blood pressure to be high. I feel like by me having these episodes, it warned me that I was harming myself. I then cut back on the drinking and gambling majorly and now my blood pressure is back down to normal. Also,since then I have not been experiencing the sleep paralysis. That is my story. But on the flip side, I do have a friend who has had an episode where, and he swears up and down, he has seen a demon. He states that the demon was a female who was trying to keep him asleep. He started mentally praying and the episode eventually ended. So either way around it, I do feel that these are spiritual episodes and we need to look within ourselves and figure if there is something that needs to be changed. Meditation is also great for the phisical body and spirit connection. GOOD LUCK!!

By: Jay Stanton

Jay Stanton — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:07:06 +0000

Had this experience once, very scary. I do not believe the medical explanation. Not sure what it was.

By: Dominique

Dominique — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:27:29 +0000

Had this experience over and over for years intermittently.
I have found that if I pray (usually the Lord's Prayer) and patiently force myself to be calm and not fearful, I snap out of it pretty quickly.

Good luck. Hope this helps someone else out there suffering with this problem. I very rarely have an episode now and I always reapply the same technique, if I do. I think you have to have faith in God for this to work though.

By: ed

ed — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:57:13 +0000

Used to have this when I was (much) younger minus the evil presence part. Haven’t experienced it in years TG.

By: Anthony McDonald Jr.

Anthony McDonald Jr. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:04:46 +0000

Thanks for the comments!!! Yeah, I used to get this quite frequently and didn’t have a clue what it was. I haven’t had an episode in a couple of years but felt compeled to write about it because it is something I know and something I have done much research on. Im hoping I didnt just jinx myself and get an episode tonight because it is the most terrifying thing I ever had to deal with.

By: Lana

Lana — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:17:37 +0000

love the article, very interesting !

By: Ruby Hawk

Ruby Hawk — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:58:03 +0000

I have had sleep paralysis many times and it is terrifying. I have struggled so hard just to move a finer or whisper a word and it seems to take forever but once I can move a finger I come out of it. I would love to know why it happens but nobody realy knows.