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Not being able to move and having difficulties to breathe while hearing vague creepy sounds, or demonic chatter…

That’s are some often reports of people, that are going through sleep paralysis.

Did you know that actually, sleep paralysis is in a normal and natural process that happens every night in order to keep us from acting out our dreams?

However, the demons, that you think you see, including other scary visuals and voices are something that is not entirely normal and enjoyable.

It is all down to the person’s sleeping and living habits – you may experience sleep paralysis during periods of sleep deprivation and stress/anxiety.

Sleep paralysis last between a few seconds to a minute. It usually happens when people are falling asleep or just waking up.

Let’s take a look closely at a few questions, starting with:

  1. Sleep paralysis causes & Why does sleep paralysis happen to me?
  2. Is sleep paralysis a demon?
  3. Can sleep paralysis kill you?
  4. Is sleep paralysis dangerous?
  5. Why is sleep paralysis so scary?
  6. How to stop sleep paralysis – Tips and a guide
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1. Sleep paralysis causes & Why does sleep paralysis happen to me?

Simply explained, while we sleep, electrical nerve impulses are cut off from the muscles and the brain.

Muscle paralysis in sleep is a necessary thing since it prevents people to act out their dreams.

Otherwise, nothing will stop us to walk while we sleep, which might end up pretty dangerous.

So, that is the whole point behind why we are unable to move.

This state is called ”atonia”.

When we wake up from sleep naturally, the atonia is supposed to end, but sometimes it doesn’t!

Furthermore, the REM stage is a sleeping state where we dream.

When a person wakes up BEFORE the REM stage is finished, guess what – sleep paralysis happens!

The combination of atonia and waking up before REM stage is over ends up in simply “transferring” strong dream material into our awaken state, while we still can’t move.

Okay, but WHY does sleep paralysis happen to me?

4 out of every 10 people may experience sleep paralysis.

In fact, it is a common condition – it occurs around 7.6% of the general population, 28.3% of students, and 31.9% of psychiatric patients experienced at least one episode of sleep paralysis.

Overall it is said that in percentage, between 8% and 50% of people experience sleep paralysis at some time in their lives.

Frequently, the youth appears to be a factor in encountering it.

It is more likely to happen to people between the ages of 10 and 25.

However, people of any age can have it too.

Other factors that can bring on episodes of sleep paralysis include:

  • sleep deprivation
  • sleeping on the back
  • changes in your sleep schedule
  • if you use certain medications such as those for ADHD
  • substance abuse
  • if you have a sleep disorder, such as bipolar disorder, sleep apnea or narcolepsy
  • other sleep difficulties such as nighttime leg cramps
  • common in those with post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder

If you experience some of these conditions, it might be the answer of why you experienced sleep paralysis (or why the risk to experience it is higher).

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Furthermore, sleep paralysis may also be genetic.

Researchers examined at individual genes that could be involved in sleep paralysis.

They looked at certain genes that are linked to the daily cycles of wakefulness (called circadian rhythms).

All in all, they figured out that people who had certain versions of this gene were more likely to have sleep paralysis.

Rare episodes of sleep paralysis may occur in people with no sleep disorder if they had several nights of sleep deprivation or irregular sleep pattern.

Regular sleep paralysis is considered abnormal and may occur as part of another syndrome or as a separate disorder.

2. Is sleep paralysis a demon?

The good news is that sleep paralysis is definitely NOT a demon, it is just a type of sleep disorder.

Let me explain.

Evidently, the phenomenon of sleep paralysis is widespread and it has undoubtedly repeated through human history.

In ancient times, we didn’t know too much about how the brain functions and what causes the sleep paralysis.

So back then, they thought that it is caused by negative and demonic spirits. People made sense of it by creating a fantastic interpretation based on cultural references.

Yet, the truth is that sleep paralysis is not a demon, caused by a negative entity.
It is simply our own mind and vivid imagination, in the mixed state between sleep and wakefulness.

This is exactly the reason why also hear demonic voices and scary noises, in this intermediary state between sleep and lucidity.

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Furthermore, for ages, the incubus ”demon” has been said to haunt sleepers.

But in reality, sleep paralysis doesn’t have anything with demons, and it is something like a nightmare, but a bit more terrifying.

The cultures interpret the sleep paralysis as: 

  • a demon or evil spirit or an ET abduction scenario – in Medieval Europe
  • a ghost oppression – in ancient Chinese
  • the dark presser – in Turkey
  • devil riding on your back – in Africa
  • the crushing demon – in southeast Asia
  • passing witches – in Germany
  • terrifying Jinn attack (evil genies) – in Egypt

Lastly, I just want to mention that THERE ARE people who believe that sleep paralysis is a completely real demonic attack.

They are certain about that and they don’t believe that it was simply a hallucination.

They often think that because it is always a common appearance, including demonic evil spirit, for people all around the world.

Plus, people encounter very similar occurrences and everything seemed for them completely real.

But we all can share our own beliefs and opinions. Yet, it hasn’t been scientifically proven that it might be real.

In truth, thinking that sleep paralysis is caused by some supernatural powers, makes people feel more frightened.

If you strongly believe in supernatural existences, I believe that even scientific proof couldn’t convince you the opposite.

All in all, it’s a personal choice to believe in such things.

3. Can sleep paralysis kill you?

Exactly like the question ” can lucid dreams kill you ” or ” can you die from an astral projection ” the answers is: from what we know, there is absolutely no proof that it can kill you.

Researches have shown that sleep paralysis is not dangerous.

It is a physically harmless experience, and there are no clinical deaths known to date.

During sleep paralysis, you only feel like you are being choked – that’s not something that can actually kill you.

Clearly, sleep paralysis cannot directly cause death.

The phenomenon itself it’s scary, but it won’t just randomly stop your heart.

4. Is sleep paralysis is dangerous?

Sleep paralysis it’s not a serious condition, nor it is a sign of something extreme, BUT it can be pretty disturbing.

As we mentioned, psychically it can’t harm you, mentally though, the experience varies from disturbing to terrifying.

Sleep paralysis is harmless, common, and natural experience.

It can actually help us to face and defeat the fear of mythical creations like demons and real concepts like biological death.

You shouldn’t worry too much if you experience sleep paralysis a few times.

It might seem harmful at the moment but in fact is just your brain messing with you, in a way. 😀

The truth is that the condition is not going to harm you.
You can think of it as a signal that your brain sends to your body, letting it know that you are still in the dreamland.

5. Why is sleep paralysis so scary?

The scary type of sleep paralysis happens when you are awake enough to be conscious of your surrounding, but your body is yet paralyzed.

The feeling of being paralysis must be quite scary whether dreaming or not.

So when you encounter this while sleep, and since we are still in the REM sleep, where we dream, the subconsciousness produces and transfers these terrifying hallucinations.

The hallucinations though seem to occur in stages.

First of all, you wake up, and you open your eyes, while you feel this uncomfortable, uneasy feeling (obviously, because of the paralysis).

As your brain attempts to understand what is going on, it produces something to explain why you feel so anxious.

A report identified the three most common types of hallucinations:

– An intruder that is in the room with you
– A crushing feeling on your chest or back
– A feeling of flying or levitating

The truth is that sleep paralysis is NOT absolutely always scary.

Nevertheless, it is very common and natural for them to be so.

The scary hallucinations are partially the transferred dream, that turned out to be a nightmare, because of the paralysis.

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6. How to STOP sleep paralysis?

Let me tell you a secret!

Your best weapons against sleep paralysis are understanding it and relaxation!

That’s right.

Furthermore, there are a few things that you can do in order to prevent these scary experiences.

Get more sleep

People who are sleep deprived enter REM quite fast, which increases the chances of experiencing sleep paralysis due to the fact that they are still awake as their body gets paralyzed.

Try to get enough of sleep, not only to avoid unpleasant experiences, such as sleep paralysis but also because it is extremely important for your overall health.

I wrote an article that shares 20 tips on how to improve your sleeping habits, so feel free to read it!

Avoid sleeping on your back

Sleep specialists discovered that there is a relationship between sleeping on your back.

This position makes you exposed to experience sleep paralysis, so try to avoid it as much as you can.

Improve your sleeping habits

Set a bedtime habit and stick to it. This encourages your mind and body to develop a regular routine of falling asleep.

That will decrease the chances of you, skipping a sleep cycle.

Going to bed at the same time adjusts your sleep cycle and promotes healthy sleeping habits.

Move a small part of your body

Try to move or wiggle a finger or a toe.

This usually helps, due to the fact that a small motion will send a signal to your brain.

That will instantly send a message that you’re awake, and the state of paralysis will disappear immediately.

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GUIDE TO STOP SLEEP PARALYSIS

Meditation-relaxation therapy

Baland Jalal, a researcher at Cambridge University, freshly introduced a meditation-based approach, with a four-step approach.

Meditation-relaxation therapy is a created treatment exactly for sleep paralysis sufferers.

The therapy is based on these 4 steps:

1) Reappraisal of the meaning of the attack

  • Apply this during your episode of sleep paralysis. Tell yourself that this state is common, harmless, and temporary.

  • Review the meaning of the attack. This step requires closing your eyes, also try to avoid panicking and focus on the fact that the paralysis as temporary.

2) Psychological and emotional distancing

  • Remind yourself that there’s no reason to be afraid. Regulate your emotions.

  • If you start to feel that you are starting to freak out, remind yourself that will worsen the experience and possibly prolong it.experience and possibly

3) Start with the focused-attention meditation

  • Focus on something POSITIVE, like a happy vision or mantra. Begin the focused-attention meditation; focus your whole concentration and attention towards an emotionally valuable and positive thought or mantra

4) Muscle relaxation

  • Try to relax your body and avoid moving until the episode has passed. Relaxing your muscles, while avoid controlling your breathing.

  • Additionally, avoid any attempts to move.

There are preliminary case reports supporting this treatment, although no randomized clinical trials yet to show its effectiveness. 

In general, long-term meditation training might be useful as prior preparation and possibly increase the effectiveness of the sleep paralysis episodes.

It might help the individual reach a relaxed meditative state more rapidly during sleep paralysis, and enable you to transfer your attention away from threatening stimuli for longer periods.

Conclusion

Sleep paralysis might sound pretty creepy.

But when you understand all the science behind it, you won’t feel that will be completely prepared!

Furthermore, if you wish, you can turn something scary and terrifying, as sleep paralysis, into something wonderful – a lucid dream!

Click HERE to find out HOW to transfer your sleep paralysis into a lucid dream!

Lastly, feel free to find out *HERE* more aspects of the phenomenon such as:

  • a deeper explanation of what exactly is Sleep Paralysis

  • why and when does it happen

  • who can experience it

  • what ELSE you should do if you experience it

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Comments 8

  1. Alan Perez says:
    4 years ago

    Thanks! I have been experiencing sleep paralysis and I didn’t know what to do, now I feel totally prepared!

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  2. This is not cool. says:
    4 years ago

    The entire article is discussing why you shouldn’t be terrified or scared of this disorder as it’s natural and the demonic voices and things are not real. But, the article is posting photos in between sections showing scary images. That’s backwards! You’re subconsciously getting readers to not believe you. It’s disturbing.

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    • Lucid Dream Society says:
      4 years ago

      Hello Chris
      I understand what you mean and I agree, it may seem controversial. However, the pictures in the article are used mainly as a reference. I think it will be worse to say that sleep paralysis is completely okay and to advice people to do it, where they may see some creepy things and not be prepared for it. Overall, I used scary pictures as an example of what it is possible to appear, so people can be prepared…
      I am sorry that you felt like that.

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  3. John Lohne says:
    4 years ago

    I have been experiencing sleep paralysis for about 25 years now. I have never seen demons, but have always felt a presence there. I have felt the lifted off the surface I was sleeping on, and also have seen myself flying. When I was younger, these would happen any time I went to sleep. These horrible experiences went away for a long time, and are now back over the past few years. I am 47 now. I am scared to take a nap, and scared to go sleep at night. I have been woken many times by the feeling of an animal walking on my bed. I could feel the movement on a memory foam bed that you can’t feel another human moving on. It was always during a daytime nap. I could feel the feet walking. It made the movement felt. I have felt the sensation of being pushed side to side across the bed many times. I have felt being lifted off the bed, and have felt I was screaming out for help, and it never came. I have felt the whole bed vibrate, so much at one point I didn’t sleep there for three weeks. From what I have experienced, this is the most frightening thing ever imaginable. I just want to sleep.

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  4. Floccy says:
    4 years ago

    I have had terrifying experiences of this kind of sleep disorder for more than 30 years now. I at one time dreaded sleep. I just wanted to be awake all the time. I just hate it.

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  5. Sherry says:
    3 years ago

    Omg I experienced three episodes of this and I couldn’t scream or move or make a sound! There was a dark figure hovering over me and it scared the hell out of me and I couldn’t get a sound out!!!! I was going thru an abusive marriage mentally physically and emotionally … u think that’s why I had three of these and then he died in his sleep from accidental overdose finally!!! I was going thru ptsd and it was horrifying.. after he finally died I never ever had another episode.. something was trying to tell me something!!!!

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  6. mysti says:
    3 years ago

    I only have sleep paralysis at my moms house because its haunted. Almost called 911 on the ghost. I hated sleeping there and refuse to back.Later on we found out someone hung themselves in yhe basement….

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  7. Evan says:
    3 years ago

    I experienced sleep paralysis from my early 20’s to late 30’s. At first it was scary until I understood it. It is all a physical phenomena. The demons are imaginary, not actual demonic appearances. When I received treatment for sleep apnea, sleep paralysis became very rare to non existent. I have had experiences similar to most of the comments here. The important thing is to be prepared and remember that it’s all in your head. Try to wiggle a finger to wake up; that has been effective for me.

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