I'm afraid to go back to sleep. Someone please help me understand what the hell just happened!

Have you tinkered with your chi/kundalini/energy in a way it may have opened your natural protection against such entities or energies ?

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Ok, firdt you need to relax. But more importantly you need to put your mind a rest. You can do this by setting up a small alarm system or booby trap. Trust me this will work, because it will allow you a little peace of mind. Find something(s) that rattles, find some cotton or fishingline etc. Put the rattle things on the line, and tie the line at waist hight or just below. This means if anything approaches your bed it will set off the alarm. I know there is probably nothing in your room, but the trick here is to give your subconcious a sense of safety, and an alarm type system will do this

You need to trick your subconcious. HTH.

You are not alone I too have had this happen to me on different occasions 2 times while on holiday and a few times in my home each time it was a different energy (entity) that was trying to drag me out of my body while I was sleeping. I have come to the understanding that these energies are wondering opportunists that will try to grab hold of my spirit and pull me out of my body ...(yes!!! I know it sounds crazy)
My reaction is to get mad with the entity for disturbing me
Once it knows that I am aware of it, this gives it the message not to come messing with me again and it goes wandering off somewhere else .

The best way to make sure this does not happen while you are sleeping is to open all the windows let the sunshine in during the day and bless the bedroom with white sage and sprinkle blessed water around.
Ask for the water from your local church just say you want to bless your home and maybe give a little donation
When snuggling down to sleep for the night ...reinforce your natural aura by imagining an egg shaped force field all around you, where your mind, body and spirit can peacefully sleep inside, protected from any outside passing influence.

also drink lots of water and take regular fresh air exercise this keeps your aura strong and healthy.

I have in the past had sleep paralysis and I also lucid dream .

hope this helps

Originally posted by amongus
Please.....dragged? Im calling bullsnip....

I was going to put in my comment, but the bullsnip part got my attention. This has happened to me, and yes, others are there quite often and control some of the OBE's. Others are far too simplistic when they just claim sleep paralysis. One of my more serious jerking around in body was performed by another, not necessarily a bad thing even though it left be spiritually bruised and physically sick for two days. I knew it was an adjustment that was needed, but then I have a calm way of looking at things, not getting overly emotional. Example, I stayed awake to watch my knee replacement as the body is just a tool I use here anyhow, so relax.

On another occasion while way out, I argued with someone and told them to back off, I would take control. The problem there here is, our ego and mind is in control and so we act childish, thus the need for guides which exert some control. On that occasion, I almost got into some real problems. What I feel is, we are going through some adjustments for a reason yet to be known.

Hi there

I used to get this often.

I would feel a dark shape behind me, who would grab me round the waist and shake me around the room, often trying to pull me out of the window or through the wall.

I always resisted it and always panicked.

It used to happen a lot, but now happens very rarely.

I did do the Jesus thing...and it did work!

Perhaps the power is totemic and provides an anchor that the individual can hold on to manage it themselves rather than interventionist in nature.

Get a dog and have it sleep in the room, or on the bed with you. Start reciting the Lord's Prayer in your head. You'll feel safer, and God might be listening? Hopefully. Last resort. Move away. Exit.

I too have had similar things happen to me. I know that sleep paralysis could be real but most have such a terrifying experience i tend to think a lot of this is demonic.I also did the Jesus thing and told it (in my mind ) to get out in Jesus name and it left instantly. I have done that more than once. People are right when they say not to fear it. Just tell it to get out. You should NOT have to be scared to go to sleep!

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Wow...realistic description...so much so I almost felt like I was right there too!
It almost sounds like a cross or combination of a night terror, that then produced a panic attack. The pins and needles sound like descriptions of hyperventilation/anxiety attacks. And after such a dream, who could blame you for being anxious.

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Sleep paralysis for sure. Can be quite traumatic at first - but it opens the gates to some very lucid dreaming - learn not to fear it, try and understand it's nothing 'supernatural' - but it can be quite an experience.

I suffer from this myself.

Ugh... the darned love and fear polarism..... this is such a faulty philosophy, and when I hear experiences liek yours I feel it is not so benign to spread that crap around!

Okay- look, fear is a pulsion of running away,
Love is a pulsion of attraction towards something, or reception, of opening yourself to another.

Let's consider other things besides these states. Like consider the one of not running, nor embracing,
but standing your position, looking someone in the face and refusing to budge. Not fleeing, not fighting, nor opening yourself to them. Just looking them in the eye and DECIDING, "I will not open to you".

You need no moral judgement, no emotion, just a decision- this is not what I choose right now. Period. I need no reason, I need no excuse or explanation.

This is focused will. This is extremely potent. Filling yourself with love is an invitation and state of being vulnerable to another. Filling yourself with fear has the same effect- you acknowledge their power and therefore are open to it. Stand your ground emotionally. You do not need to resort to the simplicity of extremes.

This is extremely easy, it really is a moment of simply deciding, NO. That's all. This is how it is going to go, I say, so it is.

I know when someone says this to you, it sounds impossible. I remember the moment I finally got it and it suddenly seemed idiotically simple. Maybe you need to get to a point where you just can't take anymore, but it happens and when it does, it becomes the most useful gymnastic of mind you can ever find.

If this happens again, remind yourself that you have the power to CHOOSE your experience. You just have to make up your mind- 100%. I've learned that this blasts away all kinds of entities, makes people obey you, makes animals obey you, as if by magic. But there's no magic involved, only that all consciousness recognizes a mind made up and focused like a laser.

Sleep paralysis. I have it quite often and have learned to create my own scenario's now. Lucid dreaming

Anyway...

Next time you feel it, turn around and grab "it" before it grabs you and tell it to get the hell out of your room.

Right before you go to sleep imagine that scenario with a positive outcome. If or when you do have sp again, you'll be surprized at how easily you can control the episode. If you don't want sp, just make sure you're hydrated before you go to bed. Water is good.

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I used to suffer from the same thing a black being would come shuffling down the hallway and try to pull me from my body, i learnt very quickly to force one finger to move, once i had this control, the being never returned. it is an act of will....teach yourself to move.

regards

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I would have to say that it is just common sleep paralysis issues. If there is something supernatural, you may be dealing with something like a succubus that is attempting to drain you spiritually. That would explain why you would feel that feeling when you showed love, it was attempting to pull your energy out. But that thought is not what i truly believe because it seems to be mostly due to sleep paralysis. Still, be careful if there is something.

A lot of good advice here-ignore the sarcastic replys, and do the same for any Entity that disturbs your sleep. I am not an expert by no means but based on personal experiences I CAN tell you this: the more time you spend on ATS or other similiar sites that help increase your awareness to our actual reality, the more other beings will taunt you. TPTB are not all flesh and blood, and They will do everything in Their power to keep you under control. Sleep depravation is one of Their most used techniques. Keep a human from sleeping and he is yours for the keeping. I had severe violent dreams in the past, a few threads from ATS that contained sound advice helped me overcome(i was under another name at the time) and now whenever I am stuck in a knightmare I am in control and find my way out. It took awhile for me to achieve this but eventually a poster's advice worked, actually several pieces of advice from several posters helped. Stay strong, avoid eating before bed, explore ATS, pay attention to posters' names.


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This kind of thing sounds like the typical experiences people get during a sleep paralysis episode, when the hypnagogic imagery/hallucination is very heavy. People see shadow people, feel people around them, hear voices, etc. Could it be something evil? Sure. But most likely it is nothing, so don't let the Jesus people freak you out. Next time it happens, force yourself out of body, or consciously change the imagery around you into a more pleasant lucid dream. Also, the common shielding technique of visualizing a pure white light around you may be a comfort before going to sleep.

I have had several instances of this very thing. One particular incident was witnessed by people who were awake.

I was visiting relatives in a different state and it was dark out and I was tired. The night was still very warm and they had gone outside to sit in the night air. I was sleeping with the window open. As I lay there asleep, I was on my stomach, and I felt my head and upper body being pressed into the pillow. Suddenly I heard a scream from outside that woke me up and one of the relatives rushed into the room to see if I was ok. Apparently she had seen a very large, dark figure outside my window at the same time I was going through this.

Originally posted by Morgenstern89
This kind of thing sounds like the typical experiences people get during a sleep paralysis episode, when the hypnagogic imagery/hallucination is very heavy. People see shadow people, feel people around them, hear voices, etc. Could it be something evil? Sure. But most likely it is nothing, so don't let the Jesus people freak you out. Next time it happens, force yourself out of body, or consciously change the imagery around you into a more pleasant lucid dream. Also, the common shielding technique of visualizing a pure white light around you may be a comfort before going to sleep.

Shadow people are real. There are too many instances in my life not to convince me otherwise. And I am one of those Jesus people.

Originally posted by passover
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I used to suffer from the same thing a black being would come shuffling down the hallway and try to pull me from my body, i learnt very quickly to force one finger to move, once i had this control, the being never returned. it is an act of will....teach yourself to move.

regards

There have been many instances of this in my life. One time I was being pushed so far into the bed, I could not breathe, something inside of me had to speak for me and I know my spirit did this. I was not able to breathe or move and suddenly my spirit just called out "Jesus" and it left immediately. I wake up from these episodes very angry because they take advantage when we are at our most vulnerable state.

I never suggested that shadow people are not real. I simply stated that, in most cases, hypnagogic hallucinations are the cause of these scary images and sensations during a sleep paralysis episode. A benign and common occurrence. While it is possible that the OP experienced something supernatural, it is entirely unnecessary to jump on the Demon bandwagon as some have. Especially when the event is so similar to other peoples sleep paralysis experiences. Not everything that is scary has to be linked to demons or other entities.