Some Questions. Please help if possible.

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Registered: 06-14-2005
Some Questions. Please help if possible.
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Fri, 09-09-2005 - 1:01pm

Hi.
I'm am new to this board. I am of Christian faith, and though I do not attend church as often as I believe I should, I have a personal relationship with the Lord, and try to read my bible every night before bed.

But I have some questions:

What are your thoughts on Out of Body experiences during sleep? Have you ever felt paralyzed? Or, have you ever felt completly conscious (even with your eyes open) yet you couldn't move or speak...nothing. This has happened to me on a few occasions and it is very scary. I've been able to see my surroundings, the time changing on the clock...but I can't move. It's almost as though I cannot breathe either. I was speaking to my aunt about this yesterday and she told me that shes heard this and she believes sometimes when we sleep our spirt leaves our body for a bit. And during that period when they are making the transition back into our body, we wake up, and because we aren't completly whole, we feel this sense of 'paralysis'momentarily. What do you guys think?

Also, on a more disturbing note, on one occasion I awoke in the night, and I am completly certain I was NOT sleeping nor was I dreaming. I was laying on my back, my eyes were open and I couldn't move, scream, nothing. It also felt DISTINCTLY as though there was a hand ( i could feel the shape and characterists of a hand -fingers -palm) a big hand, pushing my head down into the pillow. I couldn't see anything, but I definitly felt it. This happened quite awhile ago now, but I was speaking to my cousin about this yesterday and she claimed the same thing has happened to her, except instead of a hand on her face it was more of a pressure over her whole body. She told me that she spoke of it with people at church and they claimed that all that this is the devil trying to kill you. Either the devil or another bad spirit.

Again, what are your views on this?
Has anything like this every happened to any of you?

I'm sorry to be bringing less positivity to this board, but I am very curious to know.

Thanx a bunch.

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Sun, 09-11-2005 - 10:07pm

Other thoughts that might bring you comfort...


iVillage Member
Registered: 11-11-2004
Mon, 09-12-2005 - 6:45am

That makes sense, the way you put it. Negativity (from movies, music, evil people) kind of are the doorway to let evil in. Same thing with a ouija board. My brother had a bad experience with an entity, he's no liar.
Sleep paralysis is different. I don't think the two are related though.

Betsy

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