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When the dead
attack us in our sleep (Sleep paralysis)
Written
by:
Erich
Weihrauch
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Email:
erichw@adelphia.net
Sleep Paralysis,
from what I personally have come to understand, is a
phenomenon that even science alone cannot seem to
solve. Waking up in bed to find yourself totally
paralyzed, is by far one of the worst feelings ever, and
when you add the even more horrible feeling of being
pinned down or watched, and you have a basic definition
at best.
My own experiences began some many years ago as a
child. I am now currently twenty-one, and will
thankfully be celebrating my twenty-second birthday this
spring. I can honestly remember the very first time I
fell victim to Sleep Paralysis. I woke up in the early
morning hours, probably around 3am or so and realized
something was wrong, VERY WRONG. I could not move. Not
only could I not move, but I swear that the room around
me was illuminated, and I felt like someone was pushing
down on me. I did not feel alone, and I felt a very
unwanted presence around me.
I tried desperately to scream for help, but to no
avail. While my mouth barley moved, no words came out.
After what seemed an eternity, I gave up and succumbed
to weakness, falling back to sleep. That was but the
first time I would have to deal with this horrible event
in my life. Since that day, I can no longer count the
amount of times that I have woken up only to be
paralyzed. It usually happens once or twice a month and
sometimes if I am lucky, four or five months will go by
before it happens again.
More recently, I decided to finally research this
completely God-Awful issue myself, and see if there was
some sort of cure, or something to prevent it at least.
I turned up more dead ends, and inconclusive evidence as
the time went on. I then began my own little research,
and my findings will now be discussed. Firstly, Sleep
Paralysis from what I have concluded is something that
seems to be extremely common among people who have
psychic abilities. This does not mean that you have to
be able to predict the future or read minds to have this
happen to you. What I mean is that around ninety-five
percent of people, who go through Sleep Paralysis, are
those who can feel presences, communicate with life
beyond the living realm, see into the future, or even
those who just get random glimpses of impending doom in
their minds. I have yet to actually find anyone who
does not have some sort of ability in this related field
that has ever experienced Sleep Paralysis. In fact, not
one other person in my family has ever experienced it,
as far as what I have been told upon asking.
Even so, there are many theories as to why Sleep
Paralysis occurs. Most doctors would have you believe
that it happens only when lying on your back and that it
is a chemical issue in your brain, which does not
completely wear off before you wake up. This chemical
is said to be what makes you not move while you sleep at
night. Right away, you can say, well, no, hey, I toss
and turn! That is exactly my point. While there IS a
chemical that is produced to make you not urinate or
defecate yourself, I have not yet seen plausible
evidence that there is a specific chemical that keeps
you from moving.
Having said that, the other theories which I have heard
and read about, involve astral projection. I have no
real honest opinion about astral projection, but I do
not believe that Sleep Paralysis is the result of
getting “lost” along the way somewhere, and then
panicking and snapping you back into your body too
soon. That really does not seem to account for the fact
that there always seems to be something pressing down on
you, or at the very least an entity present in your
area. Personally, I believe that Sleep Paralysis is
caused more or less by darker entities, bent on making
your life unhappy.
At any rate, people are very vulnerable when they
sleep. Your mind is not set at a defensive mode, so
therefore you are really open to any types of attack, be
it physical, mental, or spiritual. I believe that this
would account as to why you can be paralyzed all of a
sudden. This could also account for the sense of an
unwelcome entity in your immediate vicinity. Even so,
when it happens it happens, but there does seem to be a
way to break free from it, and also attempt to safeguard
yourself from having it happen to you.
For starters, I find that it is best to not go to sleep
with a negative mindset. Instead, clear your mind from
anything that may be bothering you. Do whatever it
takes to get you relaxed, be it reading a book,
meditating, etc. If you are religious, you could even
do a short prayer of protection to safeguard yourself
spiritually, and thusly mentally. You might even burn
sage, or any other spirit-warding items, to secure your
sleeping area. Even if that does not give you a total
guarantee that Sleep Paralysis wont strike, you can
still do things to help you snap out of it.
One method that I have found for breaking out of this
state, is to try to move around. Use all of your might
to try and just move anything, even a pinky. Once you
get going, your body seems to take back control, and
eventually you should be able to move again. I usually
try flipping myself out of bed. Otherwise, you can try
to force yourself back to sleep. That may not be the
best option, but at least the next time you wake up, you
are able to move again. Perhaps even at a level of
sleep you may be able to help ward off what is causing
your paralysis.
I hope that anyone who reads this will come forth and
share their information, and experiences on this
subject. The more that is said, means more will be
learned. I am sure that there will someday be a
sure-fire preventive measure or cure for Sleep
Paralysis. Until then, one can only hope it does not
happen to them. If anything, I hope this article helped
at least one person, because helping even one person,
makes it all worthwhile.
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