sleep paralysis or alien abduction

[Doc. Josh]

I recently have had an experience, I am not siding with any of the possibilitys until proof is at the table. Last night i had an experience where i woke and could not move at all, also a very loud sound was in my ears. Following that my eyes would not open and kept on convulsing which was very scary indeed. And then i had a sensation that i was floating over my night stand face down. About that time i was able to break the sensation and start moving i was wet. Just on my head, My hair was soaked i dont know if it was. My wife awoke to scramble and it scared her more than me. I was concious the entire time of this experience, so i do not believe it to be a dream due to the physical effects it had on me. Supernatural/medical explanation? The brief reasearch i did came to conclusion that these sleep phenomia are rare unexplained. Any input is greatly needed. thanks

Joshua.

[Spyman]

I will probably regret asking, but which part of this experience makes you think there was aliens involved?

[Doc. Josh]

Not so much alien encounter as the reasearch ive done. And about 65% of them happend with these symptoms. And link to stories that people have had out of body experience alien abductions etc.

[Ringer]

Certain parts of sleep, slow wave sleep I think, cause the body to go limp and unresponsive. It is believed that the areas of the brain responsible for that during that phase are still active while you wake up causing this feeling of paralysis. There are certain forms of insomnia that do pretty much the exact opposite, you are awake and then your body just goes limp for a brief period, because of the same thing.

[Spyman]

While I don't know much of paranormal activities, I think the chance that you actually where kidnapped by a very advanced race of aliens and then returned safe to your home, but so sloppy that you noticed is unlikely to the very verge of impossible.

 

I am not educated in medicine either but from my personal experience I would think that you either are under some severe pressure causing extreme nightmares or that you are sick and need medical care. The convulsing of your eyes and the loud sound is the only thing different from a normal nightmare and IMO may have been caused by some cind of attack.

 

If you have not already been to a doctor, I would strongly suggest a visit.

[StringJunky]

Ringer's right...I looked into it when it happened to me a couple of times...awareness of paralysis on waking is caused by you becoming conscious before the body's muscle relaxants, induced during the sleep phase, have worn off...can occur as a result of a particularly disturbing dream that causes you to wake much quicker than usual.

[Phi for All]

My wife awoke to scramble and it scared her more than me.

Can you ask your wife what caused her to "scramble"? What part of this episode "scared her"? Did she hear anything, feel anything? Was it something outside the bedroom or inside?

 

When you say you've done research, was that done prior to this experience or was it done this morning?

[Doc. Josh]

The reasearch was this morning when i awoke. She was afraid because i woke up studdering and saying things i do not remember, That i was in water, shaking and just chattering. She turned the light on and i was wide awake. After i had splashed my face,and calmed down i could not return to sleep for some time as i was to shook up to relax enough. Thats when i went online to see if i could have possibly had a seizure, stroke somthing on that note. My wife is in school for medical and did not know anything in regards to this odd experience. So the only thing i found was exactly what i had experienced, but to my suprise it was talking about diffrent cultures call it diffrent things. Ex: islands call it "old hag" a demon that attacks you in your sleep. Others say it is an out of body experience and is welcomed for enlightment. And others say thats what happend when they were ((abducted)) so to say the least it was a suprise.

[stewgart]

I've been struggling with these symptoms and similar alien abduction experiences which led me too this forum. Before I go any further and explain my experiences I think it is prudent to make clear that there is a definite scientific explanation, that of being locked in a dream state whilst being awake, which I agree with. The condition sleep paralysis can cause experiences that can feel very real and horrifying as I have found out for myself.

 

What tends to happen with me is that for whatever reason I awake in my sleep(yet not entirely awake), unable to move or cry out for help, completely paralysed. This can either happen with or without a 'paranormal' occurrence accompanying it. My worst experience involves being confronted by 3 humanoid beings standing at the foot of my bed, their heads oval shaped(the classic alien description). The fear is so real, more real and petrifying than any fear I've ever felt, but because I'm quite rational I fought the reality of this and managed to confront the vision and ward off the intruders... it's particularly difficult to explain how. I've also been dragged violently out of bed, hit over the head and have heard voices that are best described as evil or demonic accompanied by a sound that is like a ringing/frequency, again very difficult to describe.

 

Taking all this into account, it is easy to see why some people fervently believe they have been abducted by aliens. Again I must emphasise the fear and despair that could make this particularly convincing to some; it is utterly overpowering and unlike anything most people will ever confront. I'm 22 years old and it has left may afraid to go back to sleep knowing this dream state paralysis could come again. Despite this, an illusion appears to be the best explanation. Many alien abductees claim sexual acts being carried out on them; either being forced to have sex or experimented on. I can tell you that sometimes during sleep paralysis I feel a rush of blood to the genitalia and this sense is confirmed by scientific studies which explains why your dream state will create a scenario for it(not dissimilar to teenage wet dreams). There is never any evidence of anything occurring out of the ordinary from an onlooker so that rules out any alien visitors(from this dimension anyway). There are never any physical affects noted other than those which could be caused by the person themselves. There appears to be nothing to suggest that it is anything more than a dream.

 

The problem lies in that it is more romantic to accept the wonderful thought of something supernatural happening(there's a part of me that wishes it was) than it is to put in the rather dry scientific research to find out the trivial rational explanation to what is going on. Maybe this post will help you, Joshua, in understanding just what is going on.

Edited April 7, 2011 by stewgart