One out of every five people are now suffering from some type of sleep paralysis. Most reported cases have a supernatural twist that has yet to be explained by science. According to a couple scientist studying the matter they state
"Little is known, however, about the exact brain mechanisms which control sleep paralysis (although parts of the brain stem are known to be important) meaning it is has traditionally been difficult to make educated guesses about why paralysis sometimes remains after waking." Katharine Holden and Chris French
This web site, forum and blog has been created to help discover the mystery of the shadow people that are coming into our bedrooms at a unbelievable growth rate. Sleep paralysis with a supernatural twist is a terrifying experience that more and more people are falling victim to.
(Please add my blog which I will post most my findings to your favorites http://old-hag.blogspot.com/)
There is also another copy of the blog located here http://blog.old-hag.com/. Please use the forum to record your experiences so we may compare our experiences to help us find the truth!
What usually happens is, you are just about to fall asleep or you are awakened when suddenly you hear a noise or voices approaching your bedroom. Upon further inspection you find that you are completely paralyzed and helpless to this intruder.
You are overwhelmed with a menacing evil presence. Most people see a black robed figure or black mass with no face staring down at them. Some hear whisperings that they cannot understand. I personally have even had something whisper directly into my ear. Some even feel the weight of someone, or something climbing into bed with them or sitting on their chest.
You are unable to move, call out for help or do anything, but lie there.
It is believed that if you are in this state for more than 15 minutes you may then experience an out of body experience. I have not experienced an out of body experience personally, but according to statistic many people do.
What is Old Hag Syndrome?
Answer: Victims
of "Old Hag Syndrome" awake to find that they cannot move, even though
they can see, hear, feel and smell. There is sometimes the feeling of a
great weight on the chest and the sense that there is a sinister or
evil presence in the room. Similar to my experiences above , they are often
quite frightened about what is happening to them. The name of the
phenomenon comes from the superstitious belief that a witch - or an old
hag - sits or "rides" the chest of the victims, rendering them
immobile. Although that explanation isn't taken very seriously
nowadays, the perplexing and often very frightening nature of the
phenomenon leads many people to believe that there are supernatural
forces at work - ghosts or demons. The experience is so frightening
because the victims, although paralyzed, seem to have full use of their
senses. In fact, it is often accompanied by strange smells, the sound
of approaching footsteps, apparitions of weird shadows or glowing eyes,
and the oppressive weight on the chest, making breathing difficult if
not impossible. All of the body's senses are telling the victims that
something real and unusual is happening to them. This web site is being created to find the truth, whether scientific or paranormal. Please join me on the quest to find the answers that the scientist are either afraid to answer to refuse to answer.
www.soulsmack.com
The sleep paralysis forum is where I will be recording all my supernatural sleep paralysis experiences,as well as other peoples experiences. I have created discussions on various forums throughout the web with the following question
I am currently studying sleep paralysis AKA old hag. Sleep paralysis with a "supernatural twist" which is when you are just about to fall asleep and you are suddenly paralyzed. You feel a menacing presence either in your room or entering your room. Mostly it is a black robed figure that stands beside your bed, and you feel complete terror while the presence is in your room. You will sometimes hear whispering in your ear and much more. If you have had these experiences, please respond.
I invite you to create a account and record yours as well. You may also email me at admin@old-hag.com, or use the contact form and I will paste it for you if you like.
It is very important to get the word out there, that this is happening to an amazing amount of people, more than ever before and no one knows why. More importantly I and many others have felt as if the devil himself was after me, That is no way to live. I had no where to turn, and knowledge is everything in this case. This issue must be pushed for scientist to find out what is happening and why. Or pushed for the officials to tell us what is going on, rather than deleting the data from the archives.
If you have ever had a supernatural type sleep paralysis experience, then you know how terrifying it is, and it is up to us to find out why this is happening.
Some even believe that sleep paralysis itself may even be a gateway for such entities to take advantage of someone while in such a helpless state.
I hope not, so stay tuned, as this site is new, but a lot of information will be beginning right here.
Hopefully by the end of 2009 I will have created a ebook to start with and eventually a hardcover with the following title
A log of sleep paralysis experiences across the web, scientific explanations, paranormal investigators explanations and more! A sleep paralysis encyclopedia at your fingertips!
Sleep paralysis in a supernatural sense is called many names across the globe. The problem with sleep paralysis with a supernatural twist is scientist are not able to identify why all over the world, regardless of our our, religion, race, cultural beliefs, we all seem to suffer from very similar experiences.
If you take a man out of the jungle that has never seen a television, a radio, or newspaper and compare his experiences to a 20 year old woman in California, it would seem his demons would be different than ours, but there not.
In this book, you will find countless articles from across the web from scientist stating why they do and why they do not think it is normal. You will find experiences I have gathered from discussion forums from real people just like us. You will find links to information as to why many believe the state of sleep paralysis in itself is used as portal of some sorts to allow our paranormal visitors. You will also find links to those that don’t. It is my hope that you find this an encyclopedia of information gathered throughout the web and more to help you decide what you think is happening and why. You will also find tips from the clergy and physicians to help these occurrences stop.
This project should be completed by the end of 2009.
A sleep paralysis encyclopedia of every link, of all the studies, and what is in the works is a must have for all sleep paralysis victims. Please be sure to sign up to make sure you get your copy. To be added to the list when the ebook, and eventual hardcover is completed please email me at admin@old-hag.com. The book will have its own website, so please keep posted, as you will not want to miss this.
According
to the Spirtual Foundation founded by Dr. Jayant Balaji Athavale
their evidence on sleep paralysis speaks for itself. I have copied below
both the medical opinion and the foundations opinion on what their foundation
has concluded what is really going on with sleep paralysis, it is frightening
to say the least.
What do modern sciences say about Sleep
paralysis?
3.1 Hypotheses offered
as an explanation by modern sciences
Research on Sleep paralysis is continuing but up to now modern sciences do
not have a clear and conclusive understanding of the phenomenon. However the
various hypotheses put forth as possible explanations of the various symptoms
are:
Those undergoing severe stress are reliving past horrors through sleep
paralysis.
They are hallucinations akin to dreaming.
They are due to the activation of that part of the brain which monitors the
surroundings for threats and launches responses to perceived dangers. An
activation of this part of the brain in the absence of any real threat during
REM (Rapid Eye Movement) part of sleep gives rise to a
feeling of an intimidating presence in the immediate surroundings. (REM part of
sleep is that part associated with dreaming when the eyeballs are seen to be
moving rapidly.)
They are due to temporary disruption of the barrier between sleeping and
waking state, so that some sleep phenomena, of which paralysis is one, breaks
into wakefulness.
3.2 Causative factors of
Sleep paralysis according to modern sciences
According to modern sciences the probable causative factors include:
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Life stressors
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Sleep deprivation
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Long-standing sleep disturbances in those who
have been sexually abused
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Genetic link
3.3 What is the cure for
Sleep paralysis according to modern sciences?
As neither the specific cause nor the explanation of the phenomenon is
available all proposed treatment is strictly empirical at best.
Some say that sleep paralysis can be controlled with Fluoxetine-type
anti-depressants, which inhibit REM sleep. This is especially useful where
there is an underlying depression. Others refute the use of medication by
stating:
Sometimes the most effective way to deal with the disorder is to get a clear
understanding of the disorder and develop your own effective ways of waking yourself
or your partner.
It is also important to be reassured that many other people have it and that
you are not the lone sufferer.
Spiritual research into
Sleep paralysis
The following is a spiritual explanation of some of the key observations
mentioned above. All explanations and statistics quoted here are obtained from
Universal Intellect by seekers of the Spiritual Science Research Foundation
(SSRF) with a highly developed sixth sense.
Feeling a presence while paralysed
Spiritual research by the SSRF into Sleep paralysis has revealed that one of
the main spiritual reasons for these phenomena is an attack by ghosts (demons,
devils, negative energies etc.). This is the reason why in most cases people
feel a presence or can actually see a ghost. It is not hallucinations, but is
actually a ghost (demon, devil, negative energy etc.). We perceive the presence
through our sixth sense.
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Why does it happen more in young
adults?
It is more likely to be found in young adults. The reason for this is that
young adults have most of their life to go and hence have the maximum amount of
give-and-take account yet to be completed. A negative give-and-take account
with a ghost or ancestor in the subtle regions of the Nether world or Hell (Paataal)
could well play out as an attack of sleep paralysis. Also since worldly desires
are highest in young adults they become targets for ghosts to possess to fulfil
their own desires.
Those in the lower and older age group are not of much use from a desire
fulfilment point of view. The elderly have had completed majority of their
give-and-take account in their lifetime and are mellowed with life’s trials and
tribulations.
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Why does it happen generally while
sleeping on one’s back?
This is because when one is lying on either side, one of the two main channels
of the Kundalini spiritual energy system is active. When in supine
position the Kundalini is least active. As the flow of energy is
reduced, it is easier to immobilise the motor system of a person. The Kundalini
system of energy is the spiritual energy flowing to the various systems and
organs of the body and is vital to their functioning. It is for this reason
that 70% of all cases of sleep paralysis happen when lying on the back.
·
It happens generally when going
into a sleep state or coming out of it
According to spiritual research only 10% of cases happen when one is falling
asleep or coming out of sleep. In 90% cases it happens in sleep, hence the
affected person is not aware of it or semi-aware of it. SSRF studied sleep
patterns of some volunteers suffering from sleep paralysis. It was found that
many of them appeared to be immobile or unconscious at night in sleep. On
trying to wake them up, it was found that they were immobile. The ghosts
(demons, devils, negative energies etc.) prefer to attack the person in deep
sleep because then they have to use less energy to have their way with the
person, for example to carry out their sexual desires.
- Duration
Through spiritual research it was found that the average duration of an attack is anywhere between 3 minutes to 3 hours.
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How to ascertain the cause of Sleep
paralysis?
Only a person with an activated sixth sense can truly ascertain whether the
cause of paralysis was physical, psychological or spiritual. However we can
make an educated guess with our intellect that the paralytic attack is due to
spiritual causes if all other physical/psychological causes have been ruled
out.
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We hope that an understanding of the root cause
and remedies will reduce people’s fear and embarrassment and empower them to
overcome the issue.
Types of sleep paralysis
caused by ghosts
Spiritual research has shown that all sleep
paralysis attacks that are caused due to ghosts, fall into three broad
categories.
Pressing the body of
the person:
- n most cases, the person is
lying on his back when this happens. Here the ghost presses the body of
the person down. Due to this the person cannot move.
How is this pressure applied?
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Ghosts consist of the Absolute Air element,
whereas man is made of Absolute Earth and Water elements. In terms of cosmic
elements, the Absolute Air is higher, i.e. more powerful than that of Earth and
Water. Black energy, which is a function of their spiritual power is their
primary weapon. Thus whether they apply pressure or tie in cords or create a
mesh, basically it is the black energy of the ghost that acts like a poisonous
gas capable of affecting the entire system of man. Depending on how the ghost
intends to distress the person, it selects the organ and mode of affecting the
person.
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Other characteristics of this type
of attack:
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The mental faculties of the person are intact,
the person wants to move, but is unable to do so.
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This can last for a few moments to many hours at
a stretch.
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People around the concerned person think they
are asleep. There is no sign of any struggle on the person’s face or body as it
is completely immobilised.
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The person undergoing the paralytic attack is
fully conscious and can hear people around but cannot call out for help.
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Sometimes it is accompanied with a foul smell.
The ghost does this through its black energy. The person perceives it through
their sixth sense or extrasensory perception.
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The attack is generally carried out by a ghost
from any region of hell.
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The duration of the attack is decided by the
ghost’s spiritual strength, how far it intends distressing the person and the
spiritual prowess of the affected person.
·
In some instances people feel a vibration
effect. The vibration is indicative of an abortive or incomplete process of
immobilisation by the ghost.
·
In those cases where the attack is ceased by
shaking the person, the causative factor is either subtle bodies of departed
ancestors, place, premise or Kundalini
Tying the body of the person:
·
Here higher ghosts like sorcerers from the
fourth region of Hell (Paataal) use their supernatural powers (siddhis)
to tie the person’s body with cords of their black energy. Here the person
feels tied up. He is unable to move or speak.
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The person experiences all of the above except
that there is no pressure.
Control of mind and intellect:
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In this case the person is completely
incapacitated by ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies etc.). The body,
mind and intellect are all paralysed by the ghost.
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Here higher-level ghosts (i.e. ghost with more
spiritual strength) like sorcerers from the fourth region of Hell (Paataal)
use their supernatural powers (siddhis) to create a net like sheath of
black energy around the body of the person.
·
This black energy sheath is created by
performing subtle fire sacrifices in the region of Hell. Once the sheath is
placed around the person, his mind and intellect progressively become numb and
the person is unable to move or speak.
Why do ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies
etc.) do this?
There are 4 main reasons why they attack or possess a person.
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Seeking revenge
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Trying to satisfy their desires/cravings
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To gain pleasure from troubling others
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To torment seekers of God
All these points have been explained in detail in the article on What is the
objective of the ghosts’ (demons, devils, negative energies etc.) existence?
Spiritual remedies to come out of sleep paralysis
What can one do to come out of the paralysis?
Since the cause of the paralysis is spiritual, it can be alleviated by
spiritual remedy alone.
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When one finds oneself in this situation, the
first thing to do is to pray to God for help.
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Then start chanting the Name of God according to
the religion of your birth along with frequent prayer till one is out of the
paralytic attack.
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Once the paralytic attack is overcome, offer
gratitude to God for having been rescued from the attack.
Remember by not panicking and doing spiritual practice of chanting the Name
of God, we harness divine energy. This in turn increases our spiritual strength
and our ability to combat the black energy and reduce the duration of the
paralysis.
What can one do to ensure that it does not happen
in future?
The central theme of preventive efforts is to acquire God’s protective
sheath around oneself and to increase basic subtle sattva component.
This can be achieved by:
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Beginning spiritual practice
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Regular chanting of Name of God according to the
religion of your birth is a spiritual practice that is recommended by evolved
spiritual guides (Saints) in the current era.
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Regular chanting of the Name of Lord that
acts as a spiritual medicine to protect against ancestral problems.
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Frequent sincere prayers for protection against
ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies etc.) and spiritual growth.
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Spiritual healing remedies like applying Holy
ash, Holy water, lighting frankincense and incense sticks in the house,
immersing feet in salt water, etc. Incense stick fragrances need to be of
sandalwood, jasmine or pandanus (kewada) as they are more sattvik.
What can others do to help the person?
In all cases where spiritual remedies are applied the principle is the same.
We try to increase the basic subtle sattva component and concurrently
decrease tama component.
The following is what we can do to produce this effect:
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Prayer for protection
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We can light incense sticks or frankincense near
the person. It is preferable to use the fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine
or kewada.
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Apply a pinch of Holy ash on the forehead of the
affected person,
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Sprinkle Holy water on the affected person.
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Place a picture of a deity or symbol of God near
the person,
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Play an audiotape or CD of chanting of the Name
of God.
By shaking the person if one is aware that they are in this state. This helps them to come out of this state. The reason for this is that when a person has been immobilised, his peripheral subtle spiritual energy network is as if short-circuited. By shaking the person, all that we do is re-establish the circuit. As the energy starts flowing, movement is restored.
I believe this organization has been researching such things for about 30 years, and they have much more to share with us, which I will include in my ebook. As you can see a great deal of work has been dedicated to their study of sleep paralysis and their beliefs. I encourage you to read through the entire article as it is very enlightening.
In my opinion there are two types of sleep paralysis. One is a normal paralysis that occurs that protects your body from hurting itself while you are sleeping, such as biting your tongue off and so forth.
I and many others believe there are certain forces that take advantage of you while in this state. I believe the "old hag syndrome" is a more paranormal event that is similar to sleep paralysis or is a result of sleep paralysis, such as a gateway. I hope this web site and forum will open up a discussion between the two and the fact that it is happening to more and more people across the globe . What once was a rare event is becoming a very common occurrence at an incredibly high rate , but awareness is still not out there, people do not know what is happening to them.
The first time I experience the Phenomena, no one knew what I was talking about, and people that were the closest to me thought I was losing my mind. I learned to not tell anyone anymore, and now years later, so many have approached me with the question of have you ever heard of sleep paralysis? I find myself still wondering what in the heck happened to me nightly for almost a year, and about twice a year now. I became so afraid to even go to sleep as I thought demons were visiting me every night. I am creating this web site to educate people and inform them that they are not alone, and one way or the other, we will get to the bottom of this.
I will be posting links to a lot of my research and would like to hear your experience as they occur, so we may compare common denominators,such as medications, certain foods and of course the experiences themselves, especially the dark figure cloaked in black with a hood who seems faceless. Please don't hold back, you would be surprised at how many people are actually hearing, seeing and feeling things just like you.
Scientist with PhD's claim that there is more to this than the government want us to know.
Could that be the case, could this be visitors from another realm or planet of some sort, assaulting us?
David Hufford PhD a leader in supernatural sleep paralysis asks the question, if it's not paranormal that what is it? He also claims that the study of supernatural sleep paralysis was removed from the archives 300 years ago, why? What did they find they do not want us to know?
* In African culture, isolated sleep paralysis is commonly referred to as "the witch riding your back.
* In Cambodian, Laotian, and Thai culture, sleep paralysis is called pee umm and khmout sukkhot.
* In Hmong culture, sleep paralysis describes an experience called "dab tsog" or "crushing demon.
* In Vietnamese culture, sleep paralysis is referred to as "ma dè", meaning "held down by a ghost" or "bóng dè", meaning "held down by a shadow".
* In Chinese culture, sleep paralysis is widely known as (pinyin: gui ya shen) or (pinyin: gui ya chuáng), which literally translate into "ghost pressing on body" or "ghost pressing on bed." A more modern term is (pinyin: mèng yan); notice that the character (pinyin: yan) is composed of(pinyin: yàn), "to detest", and (pinyin: gui), "ghost, demon".
* In Japanese culture, sleep paralysis is referred to as kanashibari literally "bound or fastened in metal," from kane "metal" and shibaru" to bind, to tie, to fasten"). This term is occasionally used by English speaking authors to refer to the phenomenon both in academic papers and in pop psych literature.
* In Philippine culture, "bangungut", or sudden unexplained death syndrome, has traditionally been attributed to nightmares.[23] People who have claimed to survive such nightmares have reported experiencing the symptoms of sleep paralysis.
* In Hungarian folk culture sleep paralysis is called "lidércnyomás" ("lidérc pressing") and can be attributed to a number of supernatural entities like "lidérc" (wraith), "boszorkány" (witch), "tündér" (fairy) or "ördögszereto" (demon lover).[24] The word "boszorkány" itself stems from the Turkish root "bas-", meaning "to press.
* In Iceland folk culture sleep paralysis is generally called having a "Mara". A goblin or a succubus.
* Other European cultures share variants of the same folklore, calling her under different names; Proto-Germanic: maron; Old English: mære; German: Mahr; Dutch: nachtmerrie; Icelandic, Old Norse, Faroese, and Swedish: mara; Danish: mare; Norwegian: mare; Old Irish: morrigain; Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish: mora; French: cauchemar; Romanian: moroi; Czech: mura. The origin of the belief itself is much older and goes back to the reconstructed Proto Indo-European root mora-, an incubus, from the root mer- "to rub away" or "to harm".
* In Malta, folk culture attributes a sleep paralysis incident to an attack by the "Haddiela" who is the wife of the "Hares", the entity in Maltese folk culture which haunts the individual in similar ways as to those of a poltergeist. As believed in folk culture, to rid oneself of the Haddiela, one must place a piece of silverware or a knife under the pillow prior to sleep. I would be careful with this one.
* Kurdish people call this phenomenon a "mottaka", they believe that some one, in a form of a ghost or perhaps an evil spirit, turns up on top the of the person in the middle of the night and suffocates him/her. Apparently this happens usually when some one has done something bad.
* In New Guinea, people refer to this phenomenon as "Suk Ninmyo", believed to originate from sacred trees that use human essence to sustain its life. The trees are said to feed on human essence during night as to not disturb the human's daily life, but sometimes people wake unnaturally during the feeding, resulting in the paralysis.
* In Turkish culture, sleep paralysis is often referred to as "karabasan" ("The dark presser/assailer"). It is believed to be a creature which attacks people in their sleep, pressing on their chest and stealing their breath.
* In Mexico, it's believed that sleep paralysis is in fact the spirit of a dead person getting on the person and impeding movement, calling this "se me subió el muerto" (the dead person got on me).
* Southern United States, the phenomenon is known as a "hag", and the event is said to often be a sign of an approaching tragedy or accident
* Ogun Oru is a traditional explanation for nocturnal disturbances among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria; ogun oru (nocturnal warfare) involves an acute night-time disturbance that is culturally attributed to demonic infiltration of the body and psyche during dreaming. Ogun oru is characterized by its occurrence, a female preponderance, the perception of an underlying feud between the sufferer's earthly spouse and a 'spiritual' spouse, and the event of bewitchment through eating while dreaming. The condition is believed to be treatable through Christian prayers or elaborate traditional rituals designed to exorcise the imbibed demonic elements.
This is a strange one, a feud between the victims earthly spouse and spirtual spouse...ouch!
* In Tamil and Sri Lankan Culture, this particular phenomenon is referred to as 'Amuku Be" or 'Amuku Pei' meaning "the ghost that forces one down.
* In Malay of Malay Peninsula, sleep paralysis is known as 'kena tindih' (or 'ketindihan' in Indonesia), which means "being pressed Incidents are commonly considered to be the work of a malign agency; occurring in what are explained as blind spots in the field of vision, they are reported as demonic figures.
* In Newfoundland and Labrador, it is known as the 'Old Hag' In island folklore, the Hag can be summoned to attack a third party, like a curse. It is also believed in thier local culture the way to call the Hag is to recite the Lord's Prayer backwards.
In persian culture it is also known as bakhtak who is a ghost like creature.
* In Irish culture sleep paralysis is known as being "ar muin na muice" or "on the pigs back" and is thought to be a result of lying to someone the day before, or consuming a 'bad' batch of whiskey. I guess it is safe to say not to lie to someone, or drink bad whiskey in Ireland.
