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Paralyzed while sleeping

Since I was a child, and until now (27years old) about once every three months or maybe more, I will have a frightening experience while sleeping.  Once I'm asleep, sometimes it feels like my head will get really heavy and there will be a deep low humming sound in my head or maybe a train sound that seems to paralyze my entire body, however once this feeling of heaviness occurs, I wake up internally, but my eyes are not open and I can hear everything going on around me.  At that point I seem to be conscious but unable to open my eyes or even move.  I then have to force myself fully awake by jerking my entire body.  And then, if I happen to fall right back to sleep, I will go into the exact same state again and jerk myself awake once again.  It is quite starling and frightning.  It kinda reminds me of what being in a coma might feel like.  Can anyone tell me what this is and is it possible not to be able to wake up from it, what ever "it" is?

Thanks,

Mandy4183
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My name is victor colosimo born 2/19/78Ever since i was six years old ive been having these types of things happening to me i Remember the first time it would paralize me and use all types of dolls or nick nacks to crawl and stair at me a  had to sleep with my mom till i was 27 i am 35 now and it just happend to me but ive been through alot in my life where this dark shadow told me it was gonna take me and i told him i belong to god it even used my family who passed away agaisted saying come with us and i rebuked it in the name of jesus one time it happend and i woke up out of it and i pulled like a grey portal out of it i was awake and i hit the grey like portal as it was shrinking this and the dayshavoos start getting closer were your telling the future the next day its crazy i tell u you cant move and this black shadow just holds u down i think hes the grim reaper to tell the truth...
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write me.  ***@****
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When I was a teenager I always felt at night someone was standing over me with a knife If I would move they would stab me,(which they never did).Today i still have when I go to bed ,I have people whisper to me,shake my bed,touch me,see orbs in my house,a dark thin man shadow walk past my doors.but last night was the scariest ,I woke to be feel like I was being jolted or I dont know what to call it,I could talk ,I tryed screaming,I eyes were closed.Iws paralzed.Then I I woke up.Still stress by this I almost went o the hospital I thought I was having a stoke.Please what was that??
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No offence but maybe you all should be checked out by A GP not in a insanity way but their are brain conditions which lose control over dopemine production while attempting to nap or sleep < this basically means your movement parts of your brain are asleep but the rest is awake

The only help I cam provide is when you are going sleep twitch your muscles once every 10 seconds this will help your brain realise when it is awake and when it is asleep but be warned that this can increase the amount of times you have a lucid dream if you dont know what they are then go to the following link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYSX51xBkos     hopefully I will have helped some people and not offended anyone in any way

And for the people who thinka ghost or spirit is watching them and tourmenting them or some other form of contact this is actually another thing you are going to want to get checked out this is a part of your brain that I Think is being too active, This is a defense mechanism created by the brain (so this is the reason why we have nightmares) to ake sure that we can be alert when a predator or renegade is about to atack us. It is only to stay aware nothing evil but like I said before I do not intend to insult anyone in anyway
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No offence but maybe you all should be checked out by A GP not in a insanity way but their are brain conditions which lose control over dopemine production while attempting to nap or sleep < this basically means your movement parts of your brain are asleep but the rest is awake

The only help I cam provide is when you are going sleep twitch your muscles once every 10 seconds this will help your brain realise when it is awake and when it is asleep but be warned that this can increase the amount of times you have a lucid dream if you dont know what they are then go to the following link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYSX51xBkos     hopefully I will have helped some people and not offended anyone in any way

And for the people who thinka ghost or spirit is watching them and tourmenting them or some other form of contact this is actually another thing you are going to want to get checked out this is a part of your brain that I Think is being too active, This is a defense mechanism created by the brain (so this is the reason why we have nightmares) to ake sure that we can be alert when a predator or renegade is about to atack us. It is only to stay aware nothing evil but like I said before I do not intend to insult anyone in anyway
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Last night was the second time I have had this paralyzed feeling while being half asleep or half awake, whatever you want to call it. It happened maybe an hour or so after I fell asleep and I remember I was thinking about the spiritual encounters I have had. I recall the last thing I thought was "Why does this happen to me?" Then my eyes shot open like someone was going to tell me why, but I couldn't move. At first I felt fully awake and then I felt sort of lucid. I don't know why, but I feel like I sensed a woman. I remember my friend telling me the next time I have an encounter, to sternly tell the entity no or stop. I strained saying no over and over but no sound would come out so I kept repeating it in my head. It felt as though the entity was pressuring me, but I continued. Tried to lift my arms and called for my mom but nothing. I continue to say no and eventually decide going back to sleep is the best option. I close my eyes and then I wake up completely. The lights were on, tv was on. I was in my living room on the couch. Got up and went and slept with my mom. Had a hard time getting back to sleep and Im dreading sleeping tonight. The time before was similar except I was at a friends house. I opened my eyes and the room was dark. I see a shadow that walks over to me and stands over me. I try to get up but of course can't. The shadow does nothing and then I blink and its daytime. I can move again. I really hate this...
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