Sleep Paralysis

[Humble Servant]

Heres a website I made giving information on sleep paralysis.

Sleeping disorder or Demonic activity?? Find out if you dont already know.

http://www.sleepparalysis.org.uk

[Sceptical]

So sleep paralysis is down to demonic activity caused by sexual sin!?!

Mmmmmmmm........'interesting'

With you conclusions in mind, I do like the ad/link on the top right-hand side of you web page that says "Buy Viagra"

Wikipedia:

Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is known as REM atonia. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakes from a REM state, but the body paralysis persists. This leaves the person fully conscious, but unable to move. The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes "after which the individual may experience panic symptoms and the realization that the distorted perceptions were false". As the correlation with REM sleep suggests, the paralysis is not entirely complete; use of EOG traces shows that eye movement can be instigated during such episodes. When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP). "ISP appears to be far more common and recurrent among people of African decsent. than among whites or Nigerian Africans", and is often referred to within African communities as "the Devil on your back"

In addition, the paralysis state may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger. Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual due to the vividness of such hallucinations. The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful, or dream-like, objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision. Some scientists have proposed this condition as an explanation for alien abductions and ghostly encounters. A study by Susan Blackmore and Marcus Cox of the University of the West of England supports the suggestion that reports of alien abductions are related to sleep paralysis rather than to temporal lobe lability.

[Humble Servant]

Nope like I said on the site not sexual sin but 'SIN'.

[kathryn]

My understanding of sleep paralysis is that if we were not paralysed to some degree whilst sleeping we would act out our dreams. When we are in the dream part of sleep our bodies are naturally paralysed.
For some people the body can 'wake up' before the brain, and that is why some people sleep walk or act out dreams.
Of course the other side of things can go wrong and the brain can wake up before the body. That, I understand causes some people to experience sleep paralysis.

[Humble Servant]

Sleep paralysis is 100% demonic activity. Checkout my site. God Bless.

[lookingfortruth]

Sleep paralysis is a frightening thing, its happened to me. Im not an expert in sleep science but I do teach about it at degree level and encounter a number of patients with sleep disturbances. I do not wish to dismiss your experiences but I would reassure you that there are clear scientific explanations for this kind of activity. It is quite possible that you have experienced sleep paralysis when you are stressed (sleep disturbances are worsened during stressful times). If you go to bed worried about something that you have done, its quite probable that it will effect the quality of your sleep.

Im a christian and also a scientist. I completely believe the gospel. You know, Satan is a deciever. If he can convince you to beat yourself up then it makes his job easier. We are all sinners, just get that. Jesus doesnt love us because of who we are, He loves us because of who He is. Dont beat yourself up about being a sinner cos the deciever will put the boot in. If you go to bed praying to our wonderful Father you will dream in Faith and the deciever cannot get a hold.

God Bless, dont worry and sleep well

[Humble Servant]

Sleep paralysis is a frightening thing, its happened to me. Im not an expert in sleep science but I do teach about it at degree level and encounter a number of patients with sleep disturbances. I do not wish to dismiss your experiences but I would reassure you that there are clear scientific explanations for this kind of activity. It is quite possible that you have experienced sleep paralysis when you are stressed (sleep disturbances are worsened during stressful times). If you go to bed worried about something that you have done, its quite probable that it will effect the quality of your sleep.

Im a christian and also a scientist. I completely believe the gospel. You know, Satan is a deciever. If he can convince you to beat yourself up then it makes his job easier. We are all sinners, just get that. Jesus doesnt love us because of who we are, He loves us because of who He is. Dont beat yourself up about being a sinner cos the deciever will put the boot in. If you go to bed praying to our wonderful Father you will dream in Faith and the deciever cannot get a hold.

God Bless, dont worry and sleep well

I totally agree with you satan is a deceiver and he is deceiving people into thinking this is scientific. During one SP experience I was dragged along my bed.... Can science explain that?? Plus I would feel a forceful prescence on me like what you have in sleep paralysis.. WHILE I WAS WIDE AWAKE.

[Humble Servant]

I would also recommend watching the video series on sleep paralysis I came across. There is a link on the bottom of the webpage to it.

[Vespasia]

Sleep paralysis is normally linked to other sleep disorders including narcalepsy.

As such anyone experiencing such symptoms needs to visit a medical doctor and be checked over medically first.

Sleep paralysis is an unusual neurologic phenomenon which may be described as "brief accesses of inability to move one's limbs, to speak and even to openone's eyes on awakening (hypnapompic or postdormital sleep paralysis) or more rarely when falling asleep (hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis)."11 The patient is fully aware of his state and has complete recall for the event. Sleep paralysis is occasionally preceded or accompanied by vivid and terrifying hallucinations in the pre- or postdormital stages of sleep. Rarely, it may be preceded by cataplexy. The paralysis always disappears suddenly, either spontaneously, after intense effort by the patient to "break" the paralysis, or after some sensory stimulation, such as being touched or spoken to. The duration of the episode is usually a few seconds, but may be a few minutes.

G. BROWNE GOODE, M.D. Arch Neurol. 1962;6(3):228-234. p.228 Sleep Paralysis.

Sleep paralysis is a common condition with a prevalence of 5-62%. Although most affected people have single or infrequent episodes, sleep paralysis may be recurrent, or occur in association with the narcoleptic syndrome. In a study of 22 subjects with frequent sleep paralysis and also excessive daytime sleepiness, episodes continued for between 5 and 35 years. In contrast to subjects with the narcoleptic syndrome, these patients did not have cataplexy, daytime sleepiness and insomnia were less severe, and there was no HLA DR2(15) or DQ1(6) association. Sleep paralysis was familial in 19 of these subjects. A non-HLA linked genetic factor, in addition to environmental factors, may thus predispose to sleep paralysis.

The Lancet, 1993 Feb 13;341(8842):406-7. Synoptic overview of main article on Sleep Paralysis. M.Dahlitz & J.D. Parkes of University Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.

I recommend that you undertake some real research on sleep disorders and understand that what you have produced is a subjective opinion.

I do not doubt you sincerely believe what you have posted but it is also possible to be sincerely wrong.

[Humble Servant]

Ok, anyone that suffers from 'Sleep Paralysis' I want you to know that Christ can free you from this FOREVER. As he has with me.

I respect everyones views but I know this is of demonic nature especially as I was experiencing things that would happen during daytime wide awake that you would get in SP.

Scientists have an answer for everything but Christ is the truth.

I'm not telling anyone they shouldn't go see a doctor or whatever but they wont be able to cure you.

Blessings.

[lookingfortruth]

Im in a agreement with Vespasia. I dont doubt that your experiences are terrible and that they were very real and frightening. Sleep disorders are bizarre and research is necessary.

I also believe that all disease / sickness are not of God and know that God heals. I also believe that God gave us a mind to think with and He gave us science and medicine. God heals through miracles. He also heals through medicine.

Best wishes
LFT

[Vespasia]

I was experiencing things that would happen during daytime wide awake that you would get in SP.

This happens with narcalepsy and this is a very good reason to seek urgent medical advice from your GP.
This is a serious sleep disorder that can have very serious consequences.

[kathryn]

This happens with narcalepsy and this is a very good reason to seek urgent medical advice from your GP.
This is a serious sleep disorder that can have very serious consequences.

I know this may seem off subject but if you have a sleep disorder you are supposed to tell the DVLA if you are a driver. There can be problems if you do not inform then of certain medical conditions.

'm not telling anyone they shouldn't go see a doctor or whatever but they wont be able to cure you.

A worrying statement. Are you suggesting that you would never visit a doctor?
Have you seen the story in the media this week about the father who is being charged with murder because he did not seek medical treatment for his daughter. He and others prayed over the girl as they were convinced it was a demon problem. The girl was 11 when she died of something that she should not have died of.

[Humble Servant]

Thank you for your concerns but I dont need to see a doctor as I dont have 'SP' any longer! I would never tell someone not to go to a doctor. Yes God has given us great minds if you want to seek medical advice for anything by all means go for it, seriously. Just seek God also!

Blessings.

[kathryn]

Thank you for your concerns but I dont need to see a doctor as I dont have 'SP' any longer! I would never tell someone not to go to a doctor. Yes God has given us great minds if you want to seek medical advice for anything by all means go for it, seriously.Just seek God also!
Blessings.

Humble Servant I totally agree with your comment, seek medical advice, but seek God also. Too many people do one or the other when both should be done.
I have been having tests recently for a health problem that was found by accident when tests were being done for something else. My GP assures me that the original scan should not have shown up the second problem.
So I have spent time both at the hospital getting treatment and also in prayer. I firmly believe that it was not an accident that my second problem was found, but that God was there making sure I got the help I need.