{"id":3579,"date":"2022-01-07T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T07:55:26","slug":"sleep-paralysis-and-demons-the-fear-of-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/sleep-paralysis-and-demons-the-fear-of-the-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Paralysis and Demons: The Fear of The Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Isn\u2019t it a terrible feeling when you wake up in the middle of the night and just cannot move? You get completely paralyzed and your body totally freezes. As time passes, with every tick of the clock the fear of this unknown gets to you pretty bad. It is when your eyes open and your body moves when you come back to reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, it started when I woke up to someone choking my throat. I already had such an experience which made me know what was coming. It was sleep paralysis. I saw the door opening, a man stepped in. He had a mask on full of blood. The mask was so demonic in nature, it had several bizarre cuts on the cheeks and wrinkled brows. His head was covered with a hood and his eyes were bulging out. I could see him taking out every person I loved out of my body.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The worst part was when I saw his bony hand with nails full of blood reaching my throat.  I saw him removing his mask with the other hand as I felt life draining out of me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As his face uncovered I cannot begin to fathom what I witnessed. I couldn\u2019t move my body even though I felt like I was awake. He leaned down and stroked my face with his filthy hands. The next thing he said gave me goosebumps and I could see my existence crawling out of me. \u201cEnjoy these last moments that you have\u201d, he said. I instantly woke up with a jerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I couldn’t comprehend what was going on. Or maybe what I perceived as reality was not real at all? A presence in the room was felt, something had appeared to harm me. A threatening feeling filled me from head to toe. It stayed even when I tried sleeping again. These hallucinations and instances happen often and are referred to as sleep paralysis<\/strong> or sleep demons<\/strong> in some cases.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is different for everyone, some people see faceless creatures, some feel a presence and others say the demons look like a dead relative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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