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Stuck Between Sleep And Consciousness
Can someone please let me know if I'm either crazy, have an overactive imagination, or something else?
For over 15 years now, I have been experiencing something during my sleep, where I get "stuck" between sleep and consciousness. When it first started to happen in my teens, I just thought it was a recurring dream. But as I got older, I was able to realize that I wasn't dreaming at all, but I wasn't awake either. During this state, I cannot move. Not even an inch. Years ago, all I would see was black, and I could "sense" something happening around me, i.e. I would feel my bed dip down at the foot, leading me to believe something was sitting down there. It wasn't until recently that I talked to a friend a year ago, that said I should try to "open my vision" during the experiences. Sure enough, the next time it happened, I did. And oh my God, what followed.
The only way I can explain it, is that whatever position my body & head is laying in when I get stuck in this altered state, dictates my field of vision. I cannot move a muscle, but I can "see" through my closed eyes in the direction my head is in, and my vision is as clear as plain day. It's freaky because when I actually do regain full consciousness and open my eyes, I end up seeing the same field of vision I saw through my "other eyes" I guess. I can't talk, but I can hear my voice talking inside. So a year ago, I started seeing black shadows around the room. I would be terrified. Worse so, I couldn't will myself to gain consciousness right away. So I would close my "eyes" (that were already closed in the first place) and try to wake myself up through my breathing. After this happened a few times (freaking out my girlfriend) I'd become conscious and sit up with my heart racing a mile a minute.
One night, the spirit got hostile, but that's because I provoked it. I was so upset one night, (scared) that I must have made a terrible face with my eyes (because I couldn't do anything else), because I wanted them to go away (mainly because I didn't understand what I was experiencing) and consequently the spirit got in my face and started flailing its arms at me. Needless to say that freaked me out.
So recently, and for the FIRST time, I decided to relax and to try to communicate. It happened again last night. And for the first time, I saw an actual entity. It was a woman wearing a blue dress. She was so close to my face that I could only see her torso and the top of her chest, I couldn't see her face at all because I can't move my head in this state. My first reaction was fear, but then I calmed down and was actually curious. I repeated a few times in my mind "who are you?" But I didn't get an answer. Finally I regained full consciousness, opened my eyes to only see the same field of view that I was looking at before, but the spirit wasn't there anymore.
I am a 30 year old man that is very much in touch with reality. Someone please tell me what the hell is happening to me. I need to make sense of this.
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I am having Hag Syndrome for a long time as well. I still remember the first time it happened, it was so scary. I also stuck in the between sleep and consciousness for a long time and never want to experience it again.
After hundreds of experience, I realized that it never happens when the lights are on
In my room. Now on, I never turn off the lights when I am sleeping and not having Hag
Syndrome anymore.
I hope it will work for you as well.
Volkan
Strange you should say you felt swaying back and forth. I flown before, but not really by making myself. Tried once and it freaked me out and I stopped. Wasn't sure what was going on. I was on my bed and kept feeling my body sway side to side. I completely stopped at that point. Have not tried again.
When I was 18 years old, id lay down on my bed about 4pm and a few minutes later I would be completely paralyzed. So I wondered what could it be it was 2 years later I read on a discussion forum, that sleep paralysis was the gateway to leaving your body. So I bought a book about it by Rick Staack, 30 Days to leaving your body and studied it intesively. I have done all kind of things out of my body. I even remember my first expierence leaving my body it was through my third eye. Next time I used another technique, meditated like crazy for 3 weeks straight at night time and I wasn't aware what method I was using, I started swaying back and forth and I completely rolled out of my body on the floor I was completly outside of my body still in the same room. I looked up and around and said oh shiat and I was scared.
I got back in my body asap. Their was really nothing to be scared about, it was different expierence. I'm 28 now and their are a lot of times I get stuck in my body and their is a black object covering my eyes or head, it obstructs my view trying to see after the vibrations pass. Still don't know what that is?
I remember when use to be into out of body exp. The room would have to be warm and comfortable. That's is a must and you must wear loose clothing and nothing can be bothering you, like noise or a draft of air, Must be in a good mental state, or if you try this when your mad or a bad mental state, you attract things of negative when you are about to leave your body. It won't kill you but your expierince will not be pleasant and it feels like a parasite is annoying the hell out of you and it will not leave. Usually it has a black color to it. Now moving along, when you do successfully leave your body you see colors 10 Xs more poweful. Everything looks more beatiful. I have flew out of my body around my home. I have went through walls. When you put your hand through a wall it feels like putting your putting your hand through something kind of hard but with a little effort your hand goes right through. Your weight is light as a feather, and you don't have to take as many steps to walk, you move pretty fast. Your vision is 180 degrees at one time. Instead of looking here and their, its everything in fromt of you at one time. I remember that I have tried so many times to leave my body, sometimes I'm successful sometimes I'm not. I have had a few obe when I left my body I was in my old home in my room trying to leave my body or in another house, that I had no idea where I was, you have to train yourself not to get scared and observe.
All of this sounds different to most people its not apart of everyday lives, to me its interesting. I am still into out of body, I still have expiernces. Lately I have been out of time or when I do have one unexpectedly I get stuck.
Take care
Nick
Thanks I'll check it out. You know a while ago I even asked my doctor what was wrong why I was feeling these vibrations and all she didn't seem to know and didn't make a big deal out of it so I just let it go day after asking I heard about obe's I actually laughed when heard just another added experience in my life
Www.astalvoyage.com
I'm beside myself. This is what I've been experiencing. I thought I was alone, and I thought I might be going crazy. Not true. I am so excited about experiencing it again, I might start taking afternoon naps...
Thank you so much for that. You literally just not only eased my mind, but got me intrigued on the experience. I actually just read your posting this morning.
Irony
Last night, I got stuck again. But nothing happened at first. No spirits, nothing, just silence. So I wasn't scared. I actually just laid in the space for a few moments. Then, I felt this tingling throughout my body, originating in the ears, then sort of through the center of me... If that makes any sense. A few seconds later, the sound of the feeling literally took over my hearing, and I felt me body starting to vibrate at a rapid pace. It startled me at first, so I literally wished it to stop, and it did... Abruptly. I laid there still, puzzled of what the feeling was, and even more confused that I stopped it. So I... (I can't really explain how I did this) I kind of "released" something inside... And the feeling started up again. It's sort of felt like a building up feeling from within, getting stronger and stronger. After a few moments, the vibration just got too overwhelming and I willed it to stop again... And I then I came to full consciousness. I just lay there, wondering, again, what the hell was that.
The irony, is that I'm wondering if it was the beginning of what you were starting to describe above? If so... Then I can't wait to get stuck again... And this time, allow the vibrations to completely take over me. I have no clue what could happen next...
Chris
Dido to AnneV.
I would like to refer you to a post of mine from 2008-06-02 concerning sleep paralysis ect.
The story was titled 'Evil Presences in my Dreams'
Just click on my name to get to my profile and scroll down near the bottom for 06-02.
Hope this helps.
TT
I'm the editor and content author of this site and though I don't post too regularly, I wanted to comment on this one.
What you're experiencing is the etheric (in between the physical and the astral). You're body is asleep, yet your mind is fully awake. Most people just slumber through this normal night-time process. It's more commonly (and mistakenly in my opinion) called Night Terrors or Hag Syndrome.
We lock our doors but we can't lock out entities that exist around us. We either attract for various reason or they are preexisting, such as in old houses. The thing about the etheric is that it's one layer up in terms of vibration from the physical. Let's just say that this isn't where saints hang out. We are on a very low level of vibration so like attract like. This is why we often see the tortured and lost souls we do, or even non human entities.
Some people such as your self can be prone to this condition and it's trying at best (I know, I too go through these). However, there is more you can do than just opening your field of non-physical vision.
There are several things you can do, none of which are easy but if you're prone to this, it won't go away unless you medicate yourself.
First, and this will take some practice, this is the perfect launch pad into the astral. It took me several years to figure out because little is on the net but if you stop all your tension, trying, struggling and fear, you can try and go inward and stop everything. Stop effort and as best as you can, stop your thoughts. Go for complete (for lack of a better word, 'deadness'). This very well may take you to the level where your ethic starts to vibrate. It's this vibration that shakes free the astral form so you can depart.
Our etheric is energy. It's our battery. When we run to and fro during the day it's fully charged and magnetized. When we slow down, way down, it loosens its hold on the astral and then we're free. You are 'waking' up here but your energy is flowing high, though your body is not. Try and reverse that.
If you want to peruse this area, you can find more on my other site: www.astralvoyage.com. You may not think so, but you're actually lucky to be able to get into this state. Once you master some key elements, the universe can unfold some amazing things.
Best to you,
Anne
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