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Old 13-03-2023, 01:41 PM
Aldous Aldous is offline
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Why Sleep Paralysis Makes You See Ghosts

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But out-of-body experiences can reliably be reproduced in the laboratory. We simply disrupt a brain region called the “temporoparietal junction” in the parietal lobes (top-middle part). This area helps build your “body image” and is important for your ability to distinguish between “self” and “other.”

https://time.com/6259846/sleep-paral...=pocket-newtab
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Old 13-03-2023, 04:27 PM
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I've had sleep paralysis a few times over the years, so did my dad before me.
He used to see lights in the room as well, but with me it was just a case of thinking I was awake but unable to move.
The way to come out of it for me is to not panic and to try and relax then it slowly goes away.
Perhaps we're still asleep and just think we're awake, I'm not sure really because it seems real when it happens.

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Old 14-03-2023, 06:09 AM
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@Albert100 Next time when you experience sleep paralysis, if you can manage to relax, think of leaving body, floating out of the body, just have this thought, and you will see "real" magic happen which will blow your mind and all you know about reality.

Sleep paralysis is like a middle place between the waking and the dreaming but you can bypass the dreaming and go into other dimensions.

Took me some time to learn to relax when experiencing sleep paralysis, to the point that if I were to see something scary it would not scare me at all because I've learned to relax.. We fear the unknown..
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Old 14-03-2023, 05:52 PM
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I thought the usual theme was aliens or a witch sitting on your chest (which is why you think you can't move) hence the name "night mare". Never thought about ghosts though! I did once see one in bed as a child and perhaps I was in SP at the time. I used to get night terrors too (similar thing I think) and I remember an alien presence. Don't they think a lot of "alien abduction" stories are just plain old sleep paralysis phenomena? I thought it's just dream imagery that turns nightmarish because you're awake but can't move so your mind freaks out, so you think demons/ghosts/aliens/witches are holding you down. Interesting article but a bit of a buzzkill for me, takes all the magic out of it but then that's science for you! Although I would volunteer to have a lab OBE if they are offering!


@ThatMan definitely, those that want OBE's actually try to get into the SP state. Do you get vibrations with it? I'd love it if you have any tips for how to get into it, as it's been a while since I experienced it. And yes nothing at all to be scared of, you have to just ignore all the "noise". Sadly I think most people really just want to be able to break out of it not realising how useful it is (not me though, I'm gonna turn it into an OBE if I can!)
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Old 16-03-2023, 06:51 PM
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That man, I'll try that, thanks for your reply.
The first time it happened it was daytime, quite hot outside and I remember it well.
I came home from work and fell asleep on the bed in the afternoon.
This was about 1985 time, so quite a long time a go now.
The last time was last year, about October.
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Old 21-03-2023, 09:40 PM
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I talked about one OBE I had where I could see my astral body hands and forearms during sleep paralysis.
https://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/s...d.php?t=139984
Note the part about my cat, too.
I wonder if the sleep paralysis enabled me to see my astral body arms and hands and if someone else in my room could have seen what I saw. Also, I remember my grandmother claiming she saw angels shortly before she died. She kept asking people if they saw the angels and, apparently no one else did.
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Old 09-04-2023, 03:52 PM
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Reliably produced in a laboratory? Could you explain your sources there?
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Old 23-04-2023, 11:33 PM
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Reliably produced in a laboratory? Could you explain your sources there?

I read the so called experiment and it didn't sound like an OBE at all-what a disappointment!
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Old 25-04-2023, 06:35 AM
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There is an interesting article in BBC News this morning relating to sleep paralysis.
It happens when only part of the brain is awake. This semi-state can also cause hallucinations such as aliens, angels, religious experiences and such.

When it happened to me, decades ago, I had to fight off a succubus. Never forgotten!
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Old 25-04-2023, 04:03 PM
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Busby. Yep I’ve had the same and never forgotten it either.
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