Sleep paralysis is a common condition characterized by transient partial or total paralysis of skeletal muscles and areflexia that occurs upon awakening from sleep or less often while falling asleep. Stimuli such as touch or sound may terminate the episode, which usually has a duration of seconds to minutes. This condition may occur in normal subjects or be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations,

i got this from wikipedia but in the past i believed that i was being attacked by witches, because it usually happens when i sleep without praying,
nairalanders what are your opinions on this

Does anyone experience this situation where they are suddenly awake during sleep but can not move any part of their body and feel an evil presence in the room,also it will feel as if someone or something heavy was placed on your back,u try to shout but can't, ,, it lasts for some minutes

Never experienced the above.

And, I don't believe in witchcraft.

I was victim in my earlier years.It was frightening.It felt like death.My dad used to experience it too.For me i found out it was due to the hard pillows i was using and the bad sleeping position.It caused improper blood circulation to the brain.And that in turn caused the paralysis. Since i made the adjustments i've hardly experienced it again.

siena,
you dont believe in witchcraft? hmmmmmm, maybe u dont believe there is a devil too, if you believe there is a devil then believe that there are humans who are working for him, and whoever is working for the devil with special powers and abilities given to them by the devil is a witch/wizard,

anyone using charms and voodoo/juju and astral travelling is a witch/wizard


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it's not witch related ,
i used to experience it.

[size=13pt]I personally think it witch related
I always experience this all the type
I remembered trying to scream Jesus,
but the only word that came out was JJJJJJJ, gosh it was horrible
After i regained my strength i called my mom and she prayed with me on the phone

This are reason why i hate living alone[/size]

Hmm,

I am very impressed with the explanation on this thread as concerns sleep paralysis. i experience this a lot and the worst part is the hallucinations that come with it where a mere cotton blinds will look like the shape of a person looking at you and all you can think of is that maybe an evil force is presing you down. Sometimes, you may start hearing funny sounds as if someone is talking to you but all these are as a result of your brain signals which are incoherent as at the time you are experiencing this.

Thanks once again for your info, it will surely allay the fears of many people experiencing this and always thinking that it is the wicthes in their neighbourhood that is attacking them.

Toks

so is sleep paralysis thank god i was always believing is a witch attack

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery
No one but you can free your mind.sleep paralysis is a health condition.

YEAH, so please are there no witches and charms/juju? the white man tries to find an explanation for everything, but i really think there is more to my experience than sleep paralysis,
they also try to discredit Jesus with the whole da vinci code stuff, so prayer is the key and not any sleep paralysis cock and bull story,

heee heee heee
This shit used to happen to me when I was much younger and one heard all sorts of explanations for it:

1. U slept under cobwebs.
2. Wall geckos/spiders moved around you
3. Something good is about to happen and demons were trying to suppress your luck
Bla bla bla and blo blo blo

Anyways, I never actually had evidence that it was scientific but felt it was too common for it to be witchcraft related. So, i followed the Oyinbo part.

Still spiritual so I believe witches/demons/devils etc can ride on the science and cripple people o