Newbie - AUSTRALIA

Hi All,

I am 21 years of age and have recently been having some very disturbing dreams which has disturbed my sleeping pattern for the past week... I came to this forum to seek some help and advice on WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!

Ok so i will share with you the first 2 dreams i have experienced...

Dream 1 ..

I go to sleep at about 11:30PM.... Suddenly i am awake in my bed lying on my back and i get a very very scary aura / feeling as if something bad were about to happen... My bed room is at the front of the house and my window is next to my bed...

I suddenly hear the wind get whistle louder and louder as i lay there... I can re-call that the night was not the slightest bit windy in fact it was DEAD !

I then begin to hear a faint whisper coming from outside of my bedroom window... It is whispering a foreign language which i am not aware of... The whispers start to get more intense and louder as i lay there... I can NOT move !! and i can not speak !! I try DESPERATELY to get up so i can check who is at my window whispering in a creepy tone...

All of a sudden i hear a loud BANG and my bedroom door has flung open !! the wind starts to get more intense and i can feel it pushing me into my bed as if i were about to sink into it... I can see a black shadowy figure coming toward me with his hand open and facing me...

Just before he gets right up to me i wake up !!! ... I am sweating and freaking out as if i have just seen the devil... I get up turn the lights on look outside the window.. and NOTHING...

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Dream 2 ....

I fall asleep on my side at approximately 11:45PM and i am in a deep deep sleep!!

All of a sudden i find myself to be awake again... The room suddenly has been lit with a very DIM light and i can just see something laying RIGHT NEXT TO ME !!

Instantly my heart starts to beat faster as if it were about to rip out of my chest and sweat starts to drip down my face...

There is a DEMON LIKE face next to me screaming in a foreign language and SPITTING all over my face... i can feel his spit and i can hear him LOUD AND CLEAR...

I desperately try to move my arm so i can palm him in the face and run away.. except... I CANT... i am stuck with this demon screaming in my face i start to panic and freak out i do not know what to do !!

I suddenly wake up and its gone... The rooms light is off and everything is normal...

PLEASE HELP ME I AM GOING MAD !!!!!!!

Both experiences are almost definitely intense cases of a phenomenon known as sleep paralysis, commonly abbreviated to SP around here. When you are in REM sleep, your body is in REM atonia, which essentially paralyzes your body to prevent you from acting out your dreams. What happens in SP is that you become aware of that paralysis. The experience of being completely incapable of moving is often terrifying to some people, and vivid hallucinations such as the ones you describe often occur.

Some important things for you to know: Sleep paralysis absolutely cannot cause you physical harm. It is not a sign of insanity or any mental illness. It doesn't have to be a frightening experience. The next time you find yourself in SP, just think about how no harm can come to you. Close your eyes and take deep breaths. Do not resist. You wont be able to break out of it by force and it only makes it more likely for you to freak out. Just try to relax and don't be afraid.

Sleep paralysis can be a result of stress, changes in sleep schedule, or really anything interfering with your sleep. Don't worry about it. If you have more questions or want more support this is a great site to ask. Some methods of Lucid Dream induction (WILD) make sleep paralysis significantly more likely to occur, and many of us learn to be comfortable during sleep paralysis.

Edit: I just thought that I would add for good measure that the experiences you describe (wind blowing sound, unintelligible whisperings, evil presence approaching or in bed with you) are just about the most average of the frightening SP experiences around. Nothing you describe is inconsistent with the average person's experience with SP before they are aware of what it is.

Thank You for the reply..... This is some really scary stuff i mean how can you not be scared? Are you able to even think when you are in this phase? The only thing i could remember thinking was how i was about to die !

Does Marijuana influence this in any way?

So when you say "Comfortable" during this phase... Does this mean you stay in it longer? And you are in control of everything? Are you still paralyzed though and still can not move / talk

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Are you able to even think when you are in this phase? The only thing i could remember thinking was how i was about to die !

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A lot off people report having that exact feeling. I think that as you go through it more you kind of get used to it, and instead of having terrifying hallucinations, you are able to simply and peacefully observe the hallucinations. The next time you find yourself in that state make sure you recognize it as what it is, and nothing more. The closing your eyes part tends to help a lot (for me at least).

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Does Marijuana influence this in any way?

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It is known to be a suppressant of REM sleep, which makes it less likely for sleep paralysis to occur. Obviously haven't done any research on the topic but that makes sense to me.

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So when you say "Comfortable" during this phase... Does this mean you stay in it longer? And you are in control of everything? Are you still paralyzed though and still can not move / talk

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Thats not quite what I meant. It probably wont last significantly longer, you just wont be in the absolute terror that you describe. This allows you to observe the often interesting sensations of SP. For some people it is described as uncomfortable even after they aren't terrified. Others find it intensely relaxing. Ultimately it is a very subjective experience. SP feels vastly different from person to person.

As for the control part, you wont be able to move your physical body, but control can be practiced to some extent over the hallucinations. I think it was about my 4'th time in SP when I was confronted with a creepy faceless ghoul who had me in an insanely uncomfortable embrace. I managed to force it away from me with my mind after recognizing that it was only a vision produced by my mind. Many people report being able to sometimes control what a voice is saying to them (often making the voice say stupid or humorous things).

I hope that I have answered your questions sufficiently.

I am just here to report that after sleeping with a Quran next to me on my right side i have since not experienced any bad SP dreams... Last night i re-call having a strange / frightened aura and heavy breathing i could hear myself calling for help however there was no evil presence i was able to see... Just a strange feeling in my stomach and heavy breathing!

I hope i am able to keep this up as i really dislike SP especially after all the research i have done on it and the demon entities which are summoned during this phase...

Is there any form of a good SP ?? And one with no evil / bad entities or feelings?