I don’t even know where to start, but I want to speak out, maybe someone will understand me and tell me something. Everything that happens to me cannot be tied to any events and time in my life, I just don’t see the logic and connection.

The first thing that happened to me (I didn’t remember the period of time, but I think until three years ago) - I went to bed with the child in the hall (the TV was on, I can’t fall asleep without it). I woke up from the fact that someone was sitting on my feet and holding my neck with his hand so that I would not turn around. There were two of them (as I remember) - men. I couldn’t move, there was some kind of conversation (I don’t remember about what). When I woke up, I didn’t understand from horror whether it was in a dream or in reality, it was very creepy and scary and the feeling that everything was real.

When I woke up, the TV was turned off, but I can explain this, the child is very responsible, all like his father, he could turn it off. I told all this to my husband, he laughed at me and said that it was a nightmare and everything should be forgotten. Although I did not admit who I saw in these men - I still think and remember that one of those sitting was my husband, and the second, who held my neck, was his friend, but at the moment they are just friends , there is no friendship as before, it’s just that the roads and interests diverged. Well, on the advice of my husband, I forgot everything, sometimes only when it was terrible, I remembered and tried to drive these memories away.

It got worse (from that first incident to the next I didn’t remember how much time had passed), but I was at home alone and sat at the computer, and it was during the day. By the way, I already had a dog, so it was less than a year ago. I just realized with an inner feeling that I was not alone at home, I just felt something inside, but I could not explain this feeling. And this someone who was nearby decided to prove it to me. Behind me, to the left of me, there is a TV stand, it is three-tiered, on the lowest tier there is a Playstation, on the middle tier there is a TV, and on the upper tier there used to be a music center, but since it’s all outdated, now this tier is empty, occasionally I put there their soft toys or toys of the son. This time, I don’t even remember when I put my jeans chain there (I’m informal, so there are a lot of accessories in the form of chains on my clothes). The chain that lay on the rack was very heavy. And when I realized that I was not alone in the house and began to drive this thought out of my head, then at that moment this chain flew off the rack at such a distance that it looked like someone just threw it, since it is heavy and she could only slide off the counter under her own weight, and not fly to the other side of the room to the closet with a huge mirror. My puppy, he was then about three months old, barked. I was very afraid to approach and pick up this chain; without looking in the mirror, I picked it up and put it in its place. Different thoughts climbed into my head, I panicked and was afraid, but I tried to hold on. I explained to myself that it could be my husband's brother, who, under strange circumstances, hanged himself that very year, and oddly enough, on the day of my thirtieth birthday, the celebration was replaced by a funeral.

Having told all this to my husband, met with irony and sarcasm, he said that I had delirium tremens. But you have to thump in order to live up to it, and I drink on holidays, and if I have a bottle of beer, then only after a hard shift at work, I work for the railway. on the park. I told my mother, she seemed to believe me, but did not advise anything.

Now I am 31 years old, all of this, except for the first case, happened in the last year.

The next incident happened when I was sleeping alone in my room. I sleep separately from everyone, because I sit at the computer a lot and, sometimes, I sit in social networks until late. On this day, everything was as usual, after sitting on the Internet, I turned on watching the episodes of Dom-2 and went to bed (I already said that I only fall asleep watching TV). And again I woke up from the fact that someone was sitting on my feet. It seemed to me that I was screaming, but I was not heard, I tried to crawl off the sofa, but he grabbed my legs (I even felt it); through my eyelashes, I even saw my puppy, how he was sleeping opposite me, I shouted to him, but I myself understood that the words were difficult for me, and they were not heard. I tried to get off the couch, but he grabbed me by different parts of the body, I really felt it all. When I nevertheless called out to my Bonechka, I don’t know if it was a cry or just a sound, but he woke up and barked, I was immediately able to get up. The room was dark, the beech was in sleep mode, Bonechka, as I remember it well, was opposite me on the pillow and barked. I turned on the light and ran to the room where my son was sleeping. I was very afraid.

I replayed everything I saw in my head, even remembered all the sensations, how he grabbed me; it seemed to me that I still feel the places for which he grabbed me and did not let me get up from the sofa. I didn't sleep anymore.

She no longer wanted to tell her husband, but she was afraid to remain silent and told her mother. Mom believed me, but didn’t know how to help, she just gave me an icon and told me to put it in the right corner of the room, on the window next to my sofa. I did it all. Peace has come! I even stopped feeling that I was not alone at home (I periodically had such sensations, but without evidence, as in the case of the chain, just sensations). I calmed down...

In June of this year, I got a kitten of the Canadian Sphynx breed (the breed is not a beautiful one, for an amateur), he, due to his age, dropped everything at home, played with everyone and the icon too, I constantly corrected it on the window, but not about that yet.

Ordinary evening, I, as always, sit on the social. pages, while talking with my friend on Skype. There was a sharp feeling that I was not alone in the room again! I abruptly turned around in my chair, but I didn’t see anyone, I asked the interlocutor if he sees anyone on the webcam, except me! He answered “no”, I don’t know here, either because of fear, or just everything was already boiling, I told him about the cases described above, he did not laugh, he just listened, but did not advise anything. On this day, everything went without incident.

In the evening, I’m going to work (I work in shifts for 12 hours), the last minutes before leaving the house I decided to sit at a beech tree, the table is near the window, and I see that the icon that my mother gave me is not in the corner, but lies on windowsill. I didn’t even think anything supernatural, the kitten constantly dropped it. I decided to put it on and go to work. Picking up the icon, put it to the corner, but it fell. I lifted it again and tilted it to the corner again, and removing my hand a little, I felt how the icon itself moves back into my hand, something pushes it, I don’t know why I reacted to this with humor this time, probably I didn’t want to believe myself anymore, I said out loud: “I’ll put it on anyway!” And put, the icon did not move, and I went to work.

I came back, I saw that she was standing still. Sensations resumed, the icon did not help. I no longer paid attention to them, because these are just sensations, I told them all the time to my friend on Skype, he was the only one who at least listened to me and did not laugh, but said that he did not believe in such things.

And again, an ordinary evening, the son stayed with his grandmother, the husband was at work, he returned only at one in the morning (they have such shifts at the factory), I was at home alone. It was already later than eleven, I was seized by a sudden fear, the same sensations appeared again. It's dark outside - it became even scarier to go to my mother, I decided to turn on a comedy and go to bed. The first time I left the lamp on (I don’t know why, but it was scary to turn it off). I sleep on my stomach (a habit), and again everything is as per the script ... I wake up from the feeling that someone is sitting on my back and shoulders, pressing heavily, I can neither move nor scream, through my eyelashes I see my Bonka, playing with my slate and not seeing anything! I shout to him, and he just plays and does not notice me! And for the first time in all this time, apparently from hopelessness, I remembered the prayer “Our Father” (I’m ashamed, but I know only four lines from the entire prayer), but in a panic I began to read them. Every time after the word "amen" I had a feeling that I was throwing up, and in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe back and shoulders there were sensations, as if vibration from an electric massager. I read the prayer four times, I don’t remember what I shouted and how I got up from the sofa, but Bonka barked sharply, and I, jumping off and sitting on the sofa, did not understand what to think about and what it was ... Seeing my shale near the barking Bonka, I consciously I knew I didn't sleep! A minute later my husband came home from work, I was afraid to tell and went to bed, fell asleep in the morning.

To date, after the last incident, nothing has happened to me, but I’m scared to remember all this, and less than a month has passed, I go to bed with the light on, I know that something like this will happen again soon anyway. What to do? Go to church? I am baptized, but I am skeptical about everything church. A friend suggested that I go to a psychic grandmother (he claims that he doesn’t believe in such things and psychics too, but he heard that a lot of people go to her and respond positively), I agreed, I think it won’t be worse, the day after tomorrow we decided to go. Recently I began to look for similar sites in order to find the answer to everything that happens to me, I did not find such cases, or probably I have not read everything yet. If anyone understands what is happening to me, help, I'm afraid...

Imagine: you wake up and you can't even move a finger. The room is dark, but you feel an ominous presence - someone is standing next to the bed, or maybe sitting right on your chest, preventing you from breathing. You want to turn your head at least a little to see it, but nothing happens, someone (something?) is holding you back, while eye movement is preserved, you try to move your limbs, but in vain - you can neither move nor to speak (because it is impossible to open your mouth), you seem to be frozen, there is a feeling that you are suffocating due to the fact that someone is standing on your chest. Horror and panic seize you ... The picture may seem incredible, but many people have had a similar experience. If you have experienced something similar, then you are familiar with the unforgettable horrors of sleep paralysis, or the “old witch syndrome”. What is sleep paralysis?

sleep paralysis is the inability to move. In the vast majority of cases, it occurs either at the time of falling asleep, or immediately after waking up, which is why it is called "sleepy".

Symptoms. Sleep paralysis is characterized by the complete awareness of a person and at the same time the absolute impossibility of moving. Usually this condition is accompanied by a strong sense of horror and panic, as well as fear of death, suffocation, stiffness of all movements, a feeling of something extraneous, heavy on the body (often on the throat and chest, sometimes on the legs).

Often, sleep paralysis can be accompanied by visual, auditory, and even tactile (i.e., physically felt) hallucinations. A person can hear footsteps, see dark figures hanging over him or standing next to him, feel touches. Often there is a feeling that someone has climbed onto the chest and is strangling the sleeping person.

It has been observed that sleep paralysis can occur only upon natural awakening, and never upon awakening from an alarm clock or other stimuli. It is believed that between 40% and 60% of people have experienced sleep paralysis at least once in their lives. The most risky period of life is from 10 to 25 years. It is at this age that the majority of cases have been reported.

Causes of sleep paralysis

"Sleep paralysis" has been known for a long time, and its symptoms were already described centuries ago. Previously, this phenomenon was associated with brownies, demons, witches, etc.

So, in the Russian folk tradition, this phenomenon is associated with brownie, which, according to popular belief, jumps on a person’s chest in order to warn either about good or bad.

In Islam it is ifrit- one of the evil genies, is considered a servant of Satan, who can seriously harm people.

In Chuvash mythology, this is evil spirit Vubar , which appears at night and, taking the form of domestic animals, a fiery serpent or a person, leans on sleeping people, causing suffocation and nightmares. According to myths, by attacking sleeping people, wobars thereby improve their health. A sleeping person can not move and say anything.

In Basque mythology, there is also a separate character for this phenomenon - Inguma, appearing at night in houses during sleep and squeezing the throat of one of the sleepers, making it difficult to breathe and thereby causing horror.

In Japanese mythology, it is believed that giant demon Kanashibari puts his foot on the chest of a sleeping person.

In our time, they often try to explain this phenomenon by the visits of aliens from other worlds, who paralyze the will of a person with the aim of kidnapping.

Explanation of modern scientists

Modern scientists believe that sleep paralysis is an unremarkable biological event that nature intended.

The most common explanation by psychoanalysts is muscular paralysis , which is a natural state for our body during the phase of REM sleep, when our subconscious deliberately paralyzes the muscles of the body so that you, while watching an active dream, do not perform any actions in reality and do not harm yourself. Sleep paralysis occurs when the mind is already awake, but the body is not yet.

By the way, in one psychoanalytic journal they gave the following explanation: “Sleep paralysis is caused by the fact that a person has already woken up, and a certain hormone (which is released during sleep and is responsible for paralyzing the muscles) has not yet had time to leave the body.” However, there is a discrepancy with this version - if it's all about the hormone, why does sleep paralysis never happen with forced awakening? The hormone gets scared and instantly self-destructs?

Esoteric explanations

Another point of view is related to psychic practices out-of-body experience And astral travel . It is believed that sleep paralysis is an indicator that a person's consciousness is on the border between the real and astral worlds. Some even manage to use sleep paralysis to "out of the body." They explain this phenomenon by the fact that the consciousness of a person is not in the physical, but in the astral body, but due to weak energy, or lack of understanding of the principles of movement in the astral world, a person cannot move. This point of view can partially explain the "hallucinations" in sleep paralysis. According to astral travelers, the astral world is filled with various entities.

What to do?

However, whatever the real causes of sleep paralysis, if you have such attacks and you do not care about medical or esoteric research - pray. This method works, especially if the person's faith is strong.

People about their encounter with the "sleep paralysis demon"

1. "Something whispered in my ear."

I had never experienced such a phenomenon before, and the first time it happened, I was lying on my left side and suddenly felt a strong pressure in the chest area. When I realized that I couldn't move, I panicked. At that moment, something whispered in my ear: "Just came by to say goodnight to you". Then I felt something pull me to the edge of the bed. Shit, this is really scary.

2. Cats, penguins and a shadow man, oh my god!

I have experienced sleep paralysis three times in my life.

At dusk, I saw a dark creature, like a cat, which first sat at my feet, and then slowly began to crawl along the sheet until it was on my chest. I was overcome with fear.

The second time I saw the shadow of a man walk across the room, slip through the open door and disappear. This is the scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life.

And the last time was the best. I saw a couple of bizarre penguins walking around my bedroom. A funny and funny show.

3. I felt my whole body turn to stone, then the bed was creased, as if someone had sat at my feet.

A few years ago, my relative died, I still had very bad communication with her before her death, and on the night when she was 40 days old (I was alone in the country house and lived in an annex), I was afraid to sleep, so I read a book until 3 am, and then she lay down with the light, turning her face to the wall .. I was lying, and suddenly I heard steps, and something confused me in them, and I understand that they were heard immediately by the bed, although from the entrance to the annex to the bed it was 6 meters to go .. I felt how my whole body turned to stone, then the bed shook, as if someone had sat down at my feet, and then the heaviness began to spread over my body, as if someone was lying down along me, and tried to look into my face. I tried to close my eyes, but I couldn’t, I couldn’t scream, I tried to cross my fingers.... My heart was pounding like crazy... Then suddenly the heaviness subsided, the bed took its former position, again footsteps by the bed, silence. I jumped up and ran out in what I was, ran to the neighboring house, woke everyone up there and sat until the morning ... Then I immediately left for Moscow, because I could not bear another such night ... Then I thought it over, read about similar cases - presumably it was sleep paralysis, and the brain just recreated it all ... Although who knows ... Now a lot of time has passed, but goosebumps still run from these memories ...

4. "During sleep paralysis, I see demons and a guardian angel."

When I fall into a state of sleep paralysis, demons and a guardian angel come to me. The former are usually ghostly figures standing above me or at my bedroom door. Once I was lying on my side with my back to the door, when I suddenly felt that someone lay down on the bed next to me, crawled under the covers and put his hand on my waist. Then I felt a tight hug and hot breath on my neck. This went on for about half an hour. All this time, I tried not to show my fear, which is very difficult, especially if it seems that a skeleton with claws is hugging you from behind. The last time this happened again, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Someone came very close to me, kissed me behind the ear and whispered: “No, it's not time yet. I'll be back when you're ready". It didn't sound very comforting, as if I was going to die soon. I was very scared.

Sleep paralysis recurred with me from time to time for 18 months, so I could easily determine the moment of its onset. At that time, at first I thought that there was an ordinary demon standing near my bed that had come to me before, but I was wrong. I looked and distinctly saw a man kneeling next to my bed. There was a smile on his face, but not one that made you shudder. He was wearing a 50s-style suit and a hat. He didn't say a single word. I got the feeling that he came to tell me that everything is fine and that he is protecting me.

5. It was the best moment of her life

My mother once told me that when she was little, either in a dream or in reality, two men in white and gold suits appeared to her, who sat on the bed at her feet and played musical instruments. Mom was so easy and fun that she did not want them to leave. But when she moved her head, she heard one man say to another: “She is waking up. It is time". And they disappeared.

6. Lots of terrible things.

Before I knew how to deal with it, I experienced quite a few really terrible things. Horror films are now nothing to me compared to what I had to face. Here are a few things I can never forget:

In the corner of my room stood a little girl, staring at me. Then she suddenly screamed piercingly, ran up to me and began to choke me.

A large dark figure resembling a human silhouette stood silently beside my bed, looking down at me.

Something rumbled and screeched right outside my bedroom door. I always lock it up at night after it opens on its own. Note: No, when I wake up, the door is closed. It only opens in dreams.

The door of my bedroom was flung open, and dark figures entered the room.

The last time I saw my mother come into the room, sit on my bed and immediately turn into a demon.

And many others.

The worst thing is that when you try to fight it or call someone for help, you lose your voice, and your body stops listening. You just feel helpless. Ugh, I don't even want to remember. It becomes scary.

7. Hundreds of times.

I have experienced sleep paralysis literally hundreds of times. Usually, an alien-like creature of black color and a height of about 1 meter would come to me. I also saw a skeleton with a scythe in a black hoodie. I do not have auditory hallucinations, I just feel paralyzed, and to get rid of such visions, I just close my eyes tightly - and everything disappears.

8. “Even if I don’t see anyone, I feel that there is someone in the room.”

This happens to me so often that I'm not even scared anymore. It's creepy, sure, but not like it used to be. The first few hallucinations were terrible:

The little creature was eating something greedily while sitting on the floor of my room. I blinked. Now it was right next to my face and, continuing to chew, whispered: "Do you remember me?".

An elderly woman stood over my head and whispered softly: "Cute…". I told my mom about it and she asked: "Did you think it was your late grandmother?" No. It was evil.

Hallucinations are always evil. Even if I don't see anyone, I feel that there is someone in the room. This is evil, nothing else. I can not move. Evil attacks me. I can't call for help. I can only breathe heavily and loudly in the hope that someone will hear me and save me. I'm trying to move my fingers. Come on!..

9. "...and this is the face that aged before my eyes."

It was the first and only time I saw a dream turn into reality. I had a good dream and suddenly ... I realized in a dream that I was dreaming. I opened my eyes and saw a woman's face above me, which suddenly turned from young and attractive into old, wrinkled and blackened, like everything around. I couldn't move and felt pressure on my chest, and this is a face that was aging before my eyes.

10. They laughed at me.

The last time a demon appeared to me, he stood in the corner of the room (behind me, where I could not see him) and spoke some kind of nonsense.

Sometimes demons came to me, like Jacob's ladder, and sometimes people I know, but they were possessed and often laughed at me.

11. Someone saved me.

One night, when I was trying to sleep, my arm fell through the bed. But, in fact, she was lying on the bed. When this usually happens, I just put it away, but this time curiosity got the better of me. How long will it last? And I began to swing my arm until my shoulder slipped after her. It was new and exciting.

However, I felt that there, further, there was something. I wasn't afraid, my curiosity was out of control. I lost my caution and tried to reach out to what I thought was there, in the depths of the void.

Big mistake. My leg slipped, and behind it - and the whole body. I started to fall. At the very last moment before that, I realized that what I was so longing for was not a thing at all, but a fear that I had never experienced before. I tried to go back, but I couldn't. My body didn't listen to me.

At the last second, something grabbed my shoulder and pulled me out. I don't know what it was. But definitely something strong and solid.

12. Steps.

I heard the back door open. At this time, I was lying on the couch and could not even move. I just heard someone's steps in the kitchen, then in the dining room, they slowly approached the living room where I was. I couldn't move, I couldn't scream. I managed to come to my senses at the very last moment before I suffocated (apnea).

I know that someday I will die from this. Not at the hands of a real criminal, but suffocated during another nightmare. Sleep apnea drives me crazy.

13. Little black kid…

This happens to me when I get too tired and lie down to take a nap. It all depends on what I dream about - I “wake up”, unable to even move and with a feeling of heaviness in my body. I feel almost good and at the same time creepy, because I can not control what is happening. Whatever I dream about, it always happens in my room. One day I dreamed of a small black child (it made me shiver). Most often, in my dreams, different people or “demons”, as you call them, appear to me. I scream and fall asleep again, then it repeats again after a couple of seconds, and so on several times. In the end, I finally wake up, panic-stricken.

14. Beetles.

I woke up and saw a giant Egyptian scarab in front of me, which looked at me and said: "Can't wait to taste your rotten flesh." Then, after long speeches describing the details of my eating, he turned into hundreds or even thousands of small scarabs, which with a terrible noise disappeared into the crevices of the walls.

15. Devil-like creature

The most terrible thing that appeared to me was a devil-like creature with red skin, in black clothes and with huge teeth. He sat on my chest and choked me. Fear took over. I couldn't move or scream. In the morning my husband said that at night someone also tried to strangle him.

The analytical portal Pravoslavny Vzglyad asked Orthodox experts to describe the phenomenon called “sleep paralysis”:

MIKHAIL KHASMINSKY, Orthodox psychologist

This problem is faced by many people and quite often. This disease is described in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), but modern science still cannot unambiguously, clearly and distinctly explain the processes that occur to people in this state of consciousness, it gives a descriptive, presumptive nature of these states, therefore, until now there is no explanation for the causes of this disease.

Sleep paralysis is a direct contact with the other world, because a person in this state passes into another reality, where real events happen to him, as it were, that frighten him. And during this nightmare, a person cannot move, but being in a different reality, he is helpless. Probably, this state is similar to the state of hell, when a person is tormented by fear and horror, but he cannot do anything.

In my practice, there were quite interesting cases related to sleep paralysis. One can try to explain this phenomenon by the alpha state of the brain, when there is an interaction between sleep and reality and penetration between realities can be carried out. This state of transition into another reality is very dangerous. You can compare it with going out into the street - you can meet a bad person, and a good one, and if a person does not know how to understand people, then most likely he will find himself in a bad situation. In order not to get into a bad story, one must understand and distinguish between spirits.

But, we, modern people, for the most part are in a state of sin, communicate with unclean spirits in our reality, do not live the spiritual life as it should, and do not have the gift of discerning spirits. That is why it is necessary to give less importance to dreams (which are most often from demons), and also less to strive for meditation, and other dangerous practices associated with an altered state of consciousness.

But if we talk about sleep paralysis, then no one suits him on purpose, it turns out that the door opens by itself, the person sleeps, but at the same time contacts with impure entities. One of my patients fell into a similar state many times, many times she experienced horror, waking up in another reality, she saw very vivid images of impure forces, and the only thing that helped her get out of this was the prayer to the Life-Giving Cross and Our Father. Sleep paralysis occurs in those who are spiritually weak, and in order not to fall into such states, one must lead a spiritual life. From my point of view, this is an important factor.

Hieromonk Macarius (Markish), cleric of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk diocese, church publicist and missionary

This actually happens quite often. The difference between believers and non-believers is manifested not in the phenomenon itself, but in its assessment - it deprives the unbeliever of rest and peace in the soul, torments with a riddle, torments with mystery, and for the believer - it is also unpleasant, but we look at such things calmly, indifferently and , in general, without interest. A fairly accurate analogy can be given: if a child is not properly educated, then a suddenly seen pornographic scene will make a strong and vivid impression on him, and he will be intrigued, interested, excited. But a normally, reasonably brought up child is protected from such influence, because he knows for sure that this is dirt, evil, abomination, and will turn away without unnecessary emotions. When it comes to the mysterious phenomena of the invisible, non-material world, we all become like children to a certain extent, but proper education (religious, in this case) brings us tremendous benefits and protects us from demonic attacks.

We must clearly realize that here we stand on the border of the visible and invisible worlds, and if in the first one psychological and physiological research, experiments, natural scientific methods of cognition are possible (and useful), then in the second (the border with which is blurred, indefinite) There is nothing like it and there cannot be. This world is different, not subject to either positive experience or formal knowledge.

DMITRY TSORIONOV (ENTEO), founder of the "God's Will" movement

Sleep paralysis is a ubiquitous phenomenon in post-Christian society, a direct contact between man and the dark side of the spiritual world. In modern Russia, entire generations that grew up without God were thrown to the mercy of demons. Most modern people regularly encounter attacks by fallen spirits; for hundreds of thousands of people, daily sleep is a familiar dose of total horror, to which a person gets used to over time. As soon as the demons do not mock people, what horrors they show. People describe in detail how they see dozens of demons that mock them, chained with horror. For some people, every night is a struggle to survive. And only when a person begins to try, despite paralysis, by a huge effort of will to pronounce the words of an Orthodox prayer, the demons retreat. I know many cases when, with sleep paralysis, people began to say well-known Orthodox prayers, although they had not even heard them before.

I recalled one interesting case about this topic. When I corresponded with one of the followers of neo-Hinduism guru OSHO Rajneesh, I told him that the reality of fallen angels is hidden behind Eastern mysticism. In response to his ridicule over what he said, I wrote to him that he would not laugh if these spirits came to him at night. The next day, he writes me a long letter, describing sleep paralysis, the appearance of a demon, writes how his soul suffered from the approach of evil, how he felt the once removed cross on himself and he was saved by a luminous man, whom he later recognized when he saw the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. God allows us to come into close contact with the world of fallen angels, for the sake of our admonition, but unfortunately, not everyone, even after this, is ready to change their lives.

To the depths of my soul, I was struck by a post about sleep paralysis in the most popular public among young people on Vkontakte, MDK. This community largely determines the worldview of the modern teenager, full of cynicism, fornication, blasphemy and perversion. The post received more than 30,000 likes and 4,000 comments from teens describing their experience of sleep paralysis. You have no idea what horrors these unfortunate children, disfigured by the modern world and godless upbringing, described there. Many said that they experience this every day, many say that they are already used to it.

I found this post on purpose to make a few comments that are essentially a snapshot of the spiritual state of our youth:

“It happens to me a couple of times a month for sure. Feelings were different. Once the bed shook like an earthquake. There were some left-wing dialogues with deceased relatives. A bunch of hallucinations from the category that someone is touching me. In general, dofiga everything dark. If things happen at night and I wake up or already feel that it will start tonight, I just turn on the TV set, put it on automatic shutdown and it seems to help ”;

- “Usually it comes from four in the evening until 7-8, you understand that this is a dream, but you can’t do anything, the feeling that you are being strangled, all sorts of monsters are walking around or the appearance of your relatives, at that moment you dream of someone waking you up , I start moving the little finger on my hand, etc. I barely wake up and don’t go to bed anymore”;

“It feels like huge black spiders are crawling around, devils are sitting on you, the fire is crackling deafeningly, someone is talking loudly around, huge monsters are bigger than consciousness itself and paralyzing animal fear from the depths of the universe. and so every damn night. I hate";

“It’s always this crap, but I can’t even open my eyes. But you can clearly hear how the handle turns in the room and someone's steps are approaching, very similar to the sound of hooves ... ";

- “It was, I sleep, everything is so normal, only I slept with my eyes open, xs like that. After that, I turned on the other side, looked stupidly into the distance of the room and that's it. Then there was a sharp ringing in my ears, and it was as if a thousand slow, rough voices were yelling into my ear. Then terrible faces appeared before my eyes, they stared blankly into my eyes and screamed. Strange, but I could not move, such a strange feeling ... ";

“It was business. You lie like this, and it seems that this is a dream, next to ghosts, all sorts of demons. You start mooing with fear, moving your fingers, eyes back and forth. Then the state disappears, and you lie and don’t understand what just happened right now. O".

Can you imagine what it's like to live with it? These are ordinary children who go to school, listen to their favorite performers, discuss the heroes of the series, models of mobile phones. These are the children who were brought up by the generation of Pelevin, the generation that had forgotten Christ. Children for whom fornication, the occult, godlessness and blasphemy have become the norm. For these outwardly prosperous children, hell begins already in this life. I think we should all seriously think about it.

Material prepared by Sergey SHULYAK

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Symptoms of various types of spoilage

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Corruption is a destructive ritual of black magic, the main task of which is to harm the purpose of the rite. Under the influence of such magic, a stream of negative energy falls upon a person, sucking power, causing failures, misfortunes and a variety of troubles in life.

Each person, especially if he is fond of magic, must constantly monitor his condition and well-being in order to notice the cast negative spell in time.

There are many ways to determine that a person is under the influence of black magic.

The symptoms of damage are very diverse and it is they who will help you recognize black magic in time and take countermeasures in order to prevent serious consequences.

The most important rule that you need to follow in order not to fall under the harmful influence or to distinguish it in time is not to harm anyone, and also be vigilant about yourself and your loved ones, notice causeless health problems, frequent failures and other important signs.

Damage diagnostics

There are many types of damage, and negative impact on a person can be different. However, there are a number of symptoms that indicate a black spell has been cast:

• the occurrence of problems with sleep, the appearance of unpleasant negative dreams and nightmares that repeat from night to night;
• a sharp and unreasonable change in the attitude of one of your close people (friend, loved one) towards you;
• the occurrence of diseases that cannot be diagnosed, no tests help, and any treatment either does not bring relief, or causes only a temporary improvement;
• constant premonition of trouble, mental imbalance;
• strange behavior of pets (aggression, manifestation of fear), in some cases, pets may first pay increased attention to a person who is under the influence of spoilage, and later they will shun him, or run away with hissing or whimpering;
• lack of luck in all endeavors, any business that a person undertakes is doomed to failure;
• the appearance of unreasonable difficulties at work, theft and financial difficulties;
• the appearance in life of strange people capable of pursuing the goal of corruption and harming it;
• a sharp decrease in self-esteem, a person ceases to like his own reflection in the mirror, or he sees a false self in it;
• frequent occurrence of a feeling of heaviness in the chest and cold in the abdomen;
• the appearance of a feeling of heaviness on the shoulders, as if a small child is constantly sitting on them;
• a person often loses a pectoral cross, or experiences an irresistible desire to get rid of it;
• the occurrence of a burning sensation, in contact with consecrated objects and holy water;
• a person can feel various unpleasant odors, the presence of which cannot be found a logical explanation;
• frequent depression, apathy, loss of strength;
• the occurrence of thoughts of suicide or simply a lack of desire to live;
• the appearance in the house or near it of objects that could not have been there by chance, for example, needles at the threshold, pins, hair, sand, ropes with knots and other items that can be used in black divination.

These are the very first symptoms, if you notice at least one of them for yourself or your loved one - this is a reason to think, a reason to pay special attention and look for other signs. An unbiased assessment of the situation is the key to the correct diagnosis of any negative magical effect.

The impact of damage on a person

In addition to early symptoms, the presence of a negative impact can also be determined by the troubles in a person’s life, which could well have been caused by the action of damage. The consequences of black magic are often:

• infertility in women, as well as severe violations of the menstrual cycle;
• the appearance of large age spots on the face and skin;
• the occurrence of sound hallucinations, for example, a person may begin to hear voices urging him to commit suicide;
• a sharp change in weight, a person in just a few days or weeks can gain tens of kilograms, or turn into a withered skeleton;
• the appearance of a variety of phobias, for example, claustrophobia;
• fear of other people, especially relatives and friends.

Most often, if a person is under the influence of damage for several weeks or months, then it will be possible to recognize the negative impact literally at a glance.

A person struck by black witchcraft will stand out from other people, he can be withdrawn, frightened, he can do completely illogical and ugly things that he has never done before and would not do in his right mind.

In addition, such a person will have a lifeless, gray face, with fixed or shifting eyes.

Damage to loneliness

Black magicians and sorcerers have an impressive arsenal of tools with which you can easily ruin a person's life. One of these means is a strong damage to loneliness. Such magical rituals are often performed out of revenge or envy. For such ceremonies, various church accessories are used, in particular: body and wall crosses, church candles, as well as needles, pins, etc.

Damage to loneliness must be diagnosed

Damage to loneliness is one of the few negative magical actions that can occur by accident. Even parents can "reward" their children with such a curse if they often repeat that a son or daughter "with such a character, no other person can bear." You must always be extremely careful with your words and desires, because they tend to resonate in the subtle world and come true.

Symptoms of damage to loneliness

As the most particular signs of damage to loneliness, one can distinguish:

• complete lack of attention to the person from the opposite sex;
• any relationship that arises does not last very long, and is immediately interrupted if conversations about the wedding begin;
• under the influence of such damage, a person constantly experiences a breakdown, apathy, drowsiness;
• susceptibility to a variety of diseases.

In addition to spoiling loneliness, a girl can have her own block

Most often, girls suffer from damage to loneliness, since relationships are much more important to them than to men. However, such a negative impact cannot be too strong and it is quite easy to remove it. Usually, if the mother of a cursed girl visits the temple and sincerely prays there for the well-being of her daughter, then the power of corruption goes away. You can also get rid of such an impact on your own, with the help of prayers or visiting a temple.

Damage to the family

Damage to the family is very similar to damage to loneliness, but it not only prevents you from creating strong relationships, but can also destroy even existing marriages. Most often, this type of damage is imposed by one of the relatives or acquaintances because of envy.

It is very simple to conduct such a ceremony, it is enough to get access to the drink or food of a person who needs to ruin his life, therefore, damage is often caused during noisy family holidays, to which many guests are invited.

Signs of damage to the family

• causeless quarrels and scandals that are almost impossible to resist;
• frequent nervous breakdowns in one or both spouses at once;
• irritability, suspiciousness and intolerance of spouses to each other;
• groundless jealousy of one of the spouses, which leads to quarrels, aggression and assault;
• betrayal;
• problems with the family budget.

There are various damage to the family, however, they act the same way and sooner or later will lead to a divorce. Under the influence of negative energy, even between people who sincerely love each other, an insurmountable wall of misunderstanding, aggression, jealousy and other unpleasant feelings arises. If the spouses do not hear each other, then they will begin to move away and soon become completely strangers who have nothing in common except for marks in the passport and, possibly, common children.

This negative impact is one of the most common

It is worth noting that such damage can be used not only to divorce spouses or quarrel an unmarried couple, but also to break the connection between friends, close acquaintances or work colleagues. Such negativity works flawlessly, if it is not removed, it will destroy any, even the strongest relationship.

Damage to death

From this phrase alone, in his imagination, a person draws an extremely gloomy picture. We all know that the curse of death is a big problem that needs to be quickly recognized and disposed of either on our own or with the help of professional sorcerers.

In this article, you will learn what damage is and how it manifests itself. This is necessary to know if you have suspicions that your life is under the influence of magical interference. You will be able to determine if there are traces of damage on you, so that you can then get rid of it.

Corruption is a very serious type of magical interference in a person's life, which is extremely negative. As a rule, your ill-wisher or enemy, who wants to seriously harm and ruin your life, causes damage.

To induce damage, special magical rites and conspiracies are used. In this case, photographs, candles, water, salt and other attributes of the ritual are often used.

There are many ways to inflict damage. But in most cases there is no reason for concern - only a person with strong energy, or an experienced esotericist, can seriously harm in this way.

If an ordinary person tried to spoil you, you can easily remove the symptoms yourself, because his energy is not enough to seriously ruin your life and health.

Signs of spoilage

So, how does corruption manifest itself in a person's life? We list the main features and their brief description.

Emotional condition

The person who has been spoiled has a change in character and mood, and quite significantly. It is likely that the following manifestations will occur:

1. Irritation for no apparent reason. If close people suddenly began to annoy you, you feel anger over trifles and cannot control these emotions - you can talk about damage
2. Mood swings. Now you rejoice over a petty occasion, then you suddenly feel that you are ready to kill the person who said a careless word. The feeling of happiness is replaced by a sharp disappointment
3. Depression. Occurs for no apparent reason, may be accompanied by suicidal thoughts. Sometimes a person hears otherworldly voices that call for suicide. It can come to hallucinations - olfactory, tactile or auditory
4. Intrusive ideas. Thoughts and desires that were previously unusual for you, which can harm you or your loved ones, may appear in your mind every now and then.
5. A state of emptiness. A person becomes extremely apathetic, his vital energy disappears. Therefore, he is distracted and unable to concentrate on current affairs.

If you notice such negative changes in your emotional state, this is a reason to sound the alarm and think about whether you have an evil eye on you.

Relation to sunlight

Sometimes a person who has been spoiled may experience a fear of sunlight and an aversion to it. The skin becomes extremely sensitive, it can burn even at a gentle temperature.

Premonitions

If you have always been famous for well-developed intuition, you should listen to the inner voice. If you are spoiled, bad premonitions may periodically arise, you fall into a state of anxiety and anxiety for no apparent reason.

Self-esteem

If you are usually a person who loves himself, then you should be wary if your self-esteem has suddenly fallen. Sudden manifestations of complexes and self-doubt can also be signs of damage.

So pay attention to whether you continue to like yourself or look for flaws in the reflection of the mirror, even when you look your best.

Relationship

A person who has been spoiled may have serious problems in relationships with loved ones and not so people. This manifests itself in the following:

• You suddenly begin to feel hatred for a loved one whom you loved deeply, for no apparent reason. He disgusts and annoys you
• Relations with colleagues deteriorate - previously benevolent comrades in the service begin to intrigue and put spokes in wheels in important matters
• Close people began to avoid you, although you did nothing wrong. Meetings with friends break down, a loved one suddenly cooled off, and parents stopped calling and visiting
• In family life, a series of constant quarrels and conflicts began, which have no end. This may indicate that damage is induced precisely with the aim of destroying marriage and love between spouses.

You should also be wary if suddenly you begin to experience a strong fear in communicating with strangers. It is difficult for you to approach a passer-by to find out the way, you cannot turn to a consultant in a store. There is a feeling in your heart that everyone is extremely hostile towards you.

Pet behavior

If your affectionate pet suddenly begins to show aggression, avoid contact with you, and generally behaves extremely strangely, this is a cause for concern. Animals very keenly feel the energy state of a person and adapt to it.

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Appearance

Often the appearance of a person who has been damaged undergoes serious changes. He can dramatically lose weight or, conversely, quickly gain weight without changing his usual diet.

First, you should consult a doctor - if the cause of the ailment is not in the presence of any disease, then it is possible that you have been jinxed.

Health

Any health problems that appear for no apparent reason can also be. Very often, a ritual is performed to make a person infertile. Therefore, girls may experience menstrual irregularities, and men begin to suffer from impotence or other reproductive health problems.

Hello!
For several years I have been suffering from severe tension in my shoulders and neck - often this causes headaches, blood pressure rises, and general well-being worsens. Even in a dream, I somehow strangely press my neck to my shoulders or tilt it to one shoulder, and sometimes the tension is such that it’s as if my arms and shoulders are “extra” on my body - you don’t know where to put them, as if. At the same time, I myself do not feel this tension; it seems to me that it is already familiar and the pains arise and are felt only when, for example, you touch these places when doing physical exercises. Yes, I have been slouching for many years, almost since childhood (now I am 35), bowing my neck forward.
What can this mean, what kind of psychosomatics does it express? What to do? Massages and work with a psychologist do not help much, they give only a temporary effect. Tell me, please, in which direction at least to "dig" to find the reasons and get rid of it? Thank you!

Hello Gulya! You can be recommended to work with a psychologist who works in the bodily direction (that is, it is work WITH the body, the relationship between the BODY and the state, feelings, emotions)! the zone of the neck and shoulders - is responsible for responsibility, control - therefore it is worth sorting out - whether you carry everything ONLY FOR YOU or are inclined to take responsibility for others too! also in control - is there a desire to control situations, how do you cope, can you accept? How are things going in relationships? in family ? All this can be sorted out with a psychologist!

and you can also do Pilates - these are exercises just for the back, so that a person learns to be aware of his body, listen to it, liberate it to feel!

Shenderova Elena Sergeevna, psychologist Moscow

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Hello!

Gulya, in your case, excessive tension is held in the body and the main reason may be unconscious fears. It is fear that blocks the ability to return to a comfortable sense of self and reflexively "fearfulness" is transmitted to the muscles. The way out can be both in understanding and deciphering emotional fears, and in working with the body. Emotional fears are worked out and psychological immunity is formed. The tension will recede. Gradually. An integrated approach to the problem in your case is most effective.

Sincerely.

Kudryashova Alla Albertovna, psychologist Minsk

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Hello Gulya!

I tried to imagine the muscle tension that you describe, and it seemed to me that breathing in this state is rather difficult and somehow superficial - definitely not with a full chest. And for me then it's about how to be or not be yourself, how to live life to the fullest.

If this is similar to your feelings, then I am ready to explore together with you (via Skype) how you live like this, how you can try differently at your own pace. Supporting you with my sincere and respectful presence.

Obozinskaya Olga Viktorovna, psychologist Simferopol

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Hello, Gulya. You need to dig in the direction of creating your own clear boundaries of personality. Among those who have borders, there are no stooped ones. Stooping and stiffening of the belt of the shoulders and neck means the role of a slave. was guilty and endured a huge amount of humiliation - he chained himself out of fear in order to contain this fear and be ready to flee from the offender (dad or mother). .And then you became just as cruel out of habit to see the world of people in general, and also hide and shrink into yourself, protecting your chest from criticism and censure. This is how stoop is developed. The way out is to fight guilt and excessive responsibility. say-no!. A psychotherapy format will help a lot. Get in touch. Body therapy and massage are helpful. Building boundaries and gaining confidence is crucial.

Karataev Vladimir Ivanovich, psychologist Volgograd

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