Comments on: The Horrors of Being Asleep Yet Awake: Sleep Paralysis

By: arielle

arielle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:32:12 +0000

if you are jewish, read the “shma israel” before you go to bed.or find it wriyyen out phonetically. It’s a special prayer you read while falling asleep, it gives your soul swords to protect your body while you sleep, its a very real thing you are expiriencing

By: Meiko

Meiko — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:22:08 +0000

Hello! I’ve been lurking and reading your blogs for almost a year now and I like them.

Anyway, I stumbled upon your Sleep Paralysis entry and I couldn’t help but remember what happened to me a few months ago. I also blogged about it. [link]

I am agnostic too so i don’t believe that God nor demons have anything to do with it… but it’s still a scary experience so praying might help in calming you down.

Hallucinations are very frequent when you’re experiencing SP. They said that it’s caused by lack of sleep and stress. I tried changing my sleep pattern and it helped a lot.

By: E.J.

E.J. — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:31:13 +0000

I’m not a stranger to experiencing sleep paralysis, either. P.O.D.’s song, “Sleeping Awake” (used in The Matrix Reloaded soundtrack) comes to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_k5DUi_FqE

By: Myk

Myk — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:40:42 +0000

Do you still experience the “dreams”?

With regard to prayer, you have to have faith in God. If you don’t really believe in Him, prayer is futile.

By: erik paolo

erik paolo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:44:58 +0000

nung kinwento ko to sa roommate ko, he cried.

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:07:54 +0000

finally, may nabasa na rin ako na nakakaexperience ng ganyan.. i had several, pero (thanks bro) eto gising pa rin… and yup, it’s so terrifying kasi the weight is so heavy on my chest.. and i happened to had the vivid look of the monster.. at ang nakakatawa it looks like shrek haha.. sana ’sing bait na lang ni shrek din..

By: Kevin's Kikoy Kiy

Kevin's Kikoy Kiy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:26:47 +0000

Ako, I normally say “Papa” in my mind when I have nightmares. Papa as in my late dad not the other papa that might come to mind. Hahaha

By: Kevin's Kikoy Kiy

Kevin's Kikoy Kiy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:25:16 +0000

Hhmm. That’s kinda weird. Saying the word “cough” to induce coughing. Hehehe. First time to have heard it.

By: Kevin's Kikoy Kiy

Kevin's Kikoy Kiy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:23:07 +0000

I had one experience in Clark when I was still working there.

It was about noontime when I woke up unexpectedly from a nap. I was lying like that of a dead man in a coffin. I have a huge pillow, though still exposing my face, on top of me with my arms crossed over it. It only lasted for about 3 minutes but the experience was unforgettable.

I felt an entity near my head, not my face, about to come near. Good thing it didn’t make any sound nor touched me, but I felt its aura like when someone would try to surprise you but you know he’s/she’s there. I dunno how I moved though. All I remember is that I just abruptly moved and sat on my bed. Then I ran out of my room.

Not really that scary but it was my only experience.

By: madhatter

madhatter — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:36:50 +0000

ang scary naman! imagine ma-attempted gangbang ng hairy gnomes…

for some wild and horrific lucid dreaming states, you can induce the same kind of imagery and sleep paralysis with meds like stilnox, unisom and topamax (sidefxs).