Sleep paralyses(it was weird)

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Well this night something weird happened to me ,when i went to bed as i was too sleepy,tired and a little bit stressed ,i went to bed and later as 10-20minutes ,i felt as if my body was paralysed and i could not turn .Also when that happened i talk aloud but it was as if i could not pronounce a single word that when i started saying in my heart IN JESUS NAME IN JESUS NAME ,i said like that atleast 3 to 4 times and immediately i felt that the load that it was as if it was on me just dissapeared.Well i was a little bit disturbed but then i knew God is there for me ,so i just continued my sleep and slept very well.It is this morning that i tried to find out why such a think happened and came across what they call sleep paralyses and learned many weird and different things on that but i wanted to know what the Catholic church thinks of that.Not to forget this thing happened to me i think 2 times from when i was born to now.
Any idea or suggestion?
Even if it was a bad spirit i am not afraid of them because if i have God that’s enough to defeat them.Praise God
Lord have mercy on us and on the whole world
Immaculate heart of many pray for us.
Amen.
 
I have this issue as well I make every to a avoid sleeping on my back.I don’t know if it has to do with sleep apnea or not,however,if I sleep on my side ,I don’t have any problem.🤷
 
I have sleep apnea, and use a cpap machine nightly.

I have this happen on occasion. It happens much less now that I have my cpap.
 
This happens to me all the time. It’s as if my brain wakes up, but not the connection to my body. It used to scare me when I was younger because it felt like I was paralyzed. I would also sometimes be able to open my eyes while it was happening and look straight ahead, but not be able to shift my gaze either. I would try to call for help, but my body wouldn’t react. It happens mostly when I go to bed very sleep-deprived or stressed out. Now I’m used to it happening so it dosn’t frighten me anymore. I just keep saying to myself that I’m not awake yet and it’s alright. As soon as I get calm, I wake up and come out of it.

PS- It’s probably not even remotely demonic. You’re probably just coming out of a deep sleep.
 
I would start by trying to rule out any medical issues that could be causing this. If you have exhausted that avenue then I would describe the event to your priest and see what he says.

As a child, I had three encounters where I felt very much awake but with my eyes closed and trapped by a strong force pushing down on my chest as if to try to suffocate me. I remember mentally fighting to “wake up” or whatever you call it to be able to open my eyes. My mom put Holy Water in a little bottle by my bed and I never felt it again.
 
Sleep paralysis is perfectly natural. It is not related to spirits, and may not be related to sleep apnea. I have had it.

When you fall asleep , the muscle tone is released from your body. (Sometimes we experience this as a slight “falling” sensation as our muscles stretch, maybe this is why we say “falling asleep”??). Our bodies do this so we do not try to move while dreaming. Normally, we are never aware that we were unable to move, because the muscle tone is restored before our minds wake up.

But sometimes your mind wakes up first – and you can’t move. Frightening, but perfectly normal. Start by wiggling a hand or ankle and slowly movement will return. Or just do as I did, go back to sleep and you will then wake up normally.

Shalom, ICXC NIKA
 
Yeah i guess it can just be something normal but whatever it is i think it is always important to call God name when in danger like that ,we never know because even if its just a normal natural thing ,the devil can take advantage of that to disturb people,so be always ready to fight spiritually and most of all just the NAME OF JESUS WILL SAVE YOU THAT MOMENT ADDED TO SOME PRAYERS.God bless you guys.
At first i taught i was the only one experiencing that but that is not the case lol
 
Re: sleep paralyses(it was weird)

I have experienced this several times. Each time I woke up I became afraid, thinking that I was dying in my sleep. But Geddie’s post is quite educative. I can now understand that it is quite normal. Next time it happens to me, I will take it as one of the facts of life.

I thank all who shared their experience. We learn everyday.

Thanks.

Rosyify
 
This has only happened twice in my life. Once as a teen, and I felt an increasing pressure on my chest to the point I couldn’t breathe. It was accompanied by horrible images, and when I was finally able to move, I went and curled up in bed with my mom, something I don’t ever recall doing before then.
Nothing significant changed after that incident, just had some residual fears.

The other time was different, and I won’t go into detail about all that occurred, but I do know my eyes did in fact open while this was going on, and I still was unable to move.
Due to everything that happened, I gave up a particular sin that I was deeply entangled in. I don’t think I would have “cold turkey” otherwise.
So, whatever happened, leant towards at least some spiritual growth. I don’t understand it really.
Later, I learned about sleep paralysis, and “waking dreams” and breathed a sigh of relief. But thankfully, I still haven’t wanted to return to the life I had been living at the time the second incident occured.

I do believe there is evil in the world, but am not one to believe that every strange occurence is demonic in nature, sometimes it is mental illness, sometimes it is a skip in hormones (some sleep paralysis has been associated with such), sometimes a medical condition,sometimes it is simply a perfect storm of natural phenomenen going on. But, I do think at times, it is demonic oppression.
That though is for a Priest or someone in much higher authority to decide.

I hope you find answers to this, it is a really horrifying experience to go through.
Studying and finding out the scientific reasons may help to put your mind at rest if a Priest is not able to do so.

littlechicken
 
littlechicken said:
This has only happened twice in my life. Once as a teen, and I felt an increasing pressure on my chest to the point I couldn’t breathe. It was accompanied by horrible images, and when I was finally able to move, I went and curled up in bed with my mom, something I don’t ever recall doing before then.
Nothing significant changed after that incident, just had some residual fears.

The other time was different, and I won’t go into detail about all that occurred, but I do know my eyes did in fact open while this was going on, and I still was unable to move.
Due to everything that happened, I gave up a particular sin that I was deeply entangled in. I don’t think I would have “cold turkey” otherwise.
So, whatever happened, leant towards at least some spiritual growth. I don’t understand it really.
Later, I learned about sleep paralysis, and “waking dreams” and breathed a sigh of relief. But thankfully, I still haven’t wanted to return to the life I had been living at the time the second incident occured.

I do believe there is evil in the world, but am not one to believe that every strange occurence is demonic in nature, sometimes it is mental illness, sometimes it is a skip in hormones (some sleep paralysis has been associated with such), sometimes a medical condition,sometimes it is simply a perfect storm of natural phenomenen going on. But, I do think at times, it is demonic oppression.
That though is for a Priest or someone in much higher authority to decide.

I hope you find answers to this, it is a really horrifying experience to go through.
Studying and finding out the scientific reasons may help to put your mind at rest if a Priest is not able to do so.

littlechicken
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you right ,i am pretty sure it was just natural but if it continues i will have to go further than that.Thanks for the support
 
Lord_Servant said:
Yeah i guess it can just be something normal but whatever it is i think it is always important to call God name when in danger like that ,we never know because even if its just a normal natural thing ,the devil can take advantage of that to disturb people,so be always ready to fight spiritually and most of all just the NAME OF JESUS WILL SAVE YOU THAT MOMENT ADDED TO SOME PRAYERS.God bless you guys.
At first i taught i was the only one experiencing that but that is not the case lol
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Sleep paralysis is common. I have had it and know many people who have experienced it. It can be scary, I know, but it is harmless. I used to get it when I had a great deal of stress at one point in my life. Once the stress was relieved, the sleep paralysis stopped happening.

I doubt if demons are involved, there is a genuine scientific explanation for it.
 
Lord_Servant said:
Yeah i guess it can just be something normal but whatever it is i think it is always important to call God name when in danger like that ,we never know because even if its just a normal natural thing ,the devil can take advantage of that to disturb people,so be always ready to fight spiritually and most of all just the NAME OF JESUS WILL SAVE YOU THAT MOMENT ADDED TO SOME PRAYERS.God bless you guys.
At first i taught i was the only one experiencing that but that is not the case lol
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This has happened to me quite often, and maybe it is normal but I always call out to St. Michael for some reason. It has been scary for me, and I can’t pin down why it happens, but in my case I think it may be due to stress.
 
I first had this experience as a young child and it was terrifying to say the least even though i had no idea what had just happened. My brother inlaw also had such an experience.he told me that in his state of "paralysis"since he couldn’t call out the name of Jesus,he visualized our lord appearing with a host of angels coming to his aid in a bright light as soon as he did so he was freed from the paralysis. I am somewhat inclined to believe that science tries to give an explanation to every thing out of the ordinary and sometimes people forget the spiritual side of things.An example that comes to mind is the split personality “disorder” which to me i see as possession but if the experts view it as an outcome of some kind of chemical imbalance or something and come up with a medical cure then all is well. However i still believe that in all things we remember the spiritual battle that everly goes on and invoke the protection of the saints and Our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
nguemo said:
I first had this experience as a young child and it was terrifying to say the least even though i had no idea what had just happened. My brother inlaw also had such an experience.he told me that in his state of "paralysis"since he couldn’t call out the name of Jesus,he visualized our lord appearing with a host of angels coming to his aid in a bright light as soon as he did so he was freed from the paralysis. I am somewhat inclined to believe that science tries to give an explanation to every thing out of the ordinary and sometimes people forget the spiritual side of things.An example that comes to mind is the split personality “disorder” which to me i see as possession but if the experts view it as an outcome of some kind of chemical imbalance or something and come up with a medical cure then all is well. However i still believe that in all things we remember the spiritual battle that everly goes on and invoke the protection of the saints and Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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I agree with you ,the fact is that science cannot proof everything simply because we are humans and the idea is that science cannot proof spiritual things but can proof physical things.I don’t mean that what ever thing science says is wrong but we need to understand that there is a different world apart from ours which is the Spiritual world and even the bible proofs that.So whether the sleep paralysis is just natural or what its always good to have Jesus with you because His name is so Holy that it will cast out the demon.That’s why its always advisable to pray before and after sleeping and always be active to say the name of Jesus in case you are in trouble.
 
My experience has been that I feel as though I am suffocating,can’t get my breath.I am in a somewhat lighter sleep state,where I can do some self talk.Try to relax,then I usually wake up.Also this always occurs in early morning:shrug:
 
Jeanne_S said:
My experience has been that I feel as though I am suffocating,can’t get my breath.I am in a somewhat lighter sleep state,where I can do some self talk.Try to relax,then I usually wake up.Also this always occurs in early morning:shrug:
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Well mine happened just by 2pm ,when i went to bed i slept a while then started hearing noise in my ears ,later i try to get up but i could not ,next i tried to call the name of Jesus aloud but i was as if they were blocking my vocal cord(throat) from saying a word,then i started saying In Jesus Name atleast 3 times in my heart since i could not speak ,immediately i felt the load was been released from me.
All what i say is that if its natural ,then fine and good but if it has something spiritual ,i am not still afraid because if i have God with me and the Angels,no one can harm me.Praise the Lord
 
Lord_Servant said:
Well mine happened just by 2pm ,when i went to bed i slept a while then started hearing noise in my ears ,later i try to get up but i could not ,next i tried to call the name of Jesus aloud but i was as if they were blocking my vocal cord(throat) from saying a word,then i started saying In Jesus Name atleast 3 times in my heart since i could not speak ,immediately i felt the load was been released from me.
All what i say is that if its natural ,then fine and good but if it has something spiritual ,i am not still afraid because if i have God with me and the Angels,no one can harm me.Praise the Lord
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While these episodes,for me,are infrequent,when they do occur,I find them very frightening.so,sleeping on my side is what works for me.Never on my back:eek:
 
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