Has anyone else experienced waking up in the middle of the night and feeling pressure on your chest?

[Anonymous]

Like someone is literally sitting on your chest….

[Anonymous]

Yes it’s crazy. Happens when you’re sleeping on your back. I forgot what stage of sleep that was supposedly in, called something like sleep paralysis. Feel as though something is on your chest, can’t move your arms. You may try to call for help but people tell you that you were just moaning in your sleep lol I said that was some flaking you for help lol they’re like oh you freaked me out I didn’t know what to do.

[Asker]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and providing such helpful information! Yes, that’s exactly how I felt! Feels like something is on my chest, can’t move my arms/legs, cannot speak, exactly. Thanks!

[Opinion Owner]

When it first happened to me I thought it was something to do w spirits, an evil demon or something like that since I’m Native American lol but that was when I was like 19 years old. I heard it can happen a lot too more often when you drink.

[MementoMori777]

yep, do you sleep on your stomach?

[Asker]

I go to sleep on my side, but during my sleep, I definitely change positions and do often end up on my back. So that’s when I feel like someone’s weight on my chest and I wake up and can’t move

[MementoMori777]

by wake up and can't move do you mean you actually can't move?

[Asker]

Yea like just imagine you’re lying down on your back.. and a huge guy is sitting on your chest…. his whole weight is on your chest and you cannot move. That’s how I was feeling.

[MementoMori777]

do you feel paralyzed where you can't move any of your limbs?

[Asker]

Yea that’s exactly how I feel…and also I can’t even scream or get a word out. Like I remember the first time that it happened to me, I was freaking out, trying to scream but nothing…

[MementoMori777]

sounds like you experienced sleep paralysis, im not too sure about the pressure but im sure maybe experiences are different but some people hallucinate, i dont think people know too too much about it but it happens

[Asker]

Yea it’s probably that. I also came across a “sex demon” when I googled my experience 😂 I hope it wasn’t that

[MementoMori777]

thats not a hallucination, im a spiritual person and sex demons exist, it possible that maybe being in a half asleep and half awake state triggered a psychedelic state that allowed you to see a demon, are you by any chance struggling with lust?

[Asker]

By lust, you’re referring to sexual desire? If so, not really. I’m actually waiting until marriage to lose my virginity.

[MementoMori777]

spirits of lust are demonic presences that influence you into strong forms of lust, if you struggle with strong forms of lust like crazy fetishes and maybe even sick lustful urges then its possible you might have a demon of lust in your hands and its possible for these spirits to have sexual intercourse with humans according to the book of enoch which is someone mentioned in the bible that god took alive, according to enoch, giants were created when angels had sex with humans, if this is true then its not out of the reality that lustful demons can target humans, be careful that these types of things can lead to possession.

[MementoMori777]

one can only hope that hallucinations aren't real and just a brain thing and not a glimpse into the spiritual realm, its good you are waiting, i respect and applaud you for it but just to be safe, prayer is good 😁

[Asker]

Oh myyyy…😂 I hope this is not the case for me…I mean I pray every night and all…I don’t have any crazy fetishes or urges. So I’m guessing your first answer (sleep paralysis) is probably what I am dealing with.

[MementoMori777]

yep perhaps, hallucinations are a weird thing, mysterious... well good day to you anon, i recommend not to sleep on your back which is known to higher the chances of sleep paralysis 🙃👍

and i apologize for the creepy and disturbing paragraph describing the dark sides of spirituality 🙂

[Asker]

Thank you so much for your super detailed and helpful response! And no worries, you weren’t being creepy/disturbing at all. In fact I learned so much just from reading your posts. Wishing you the absolute best, thank you again! xx

[MementoMori777]

well im glad i was able to help in some way, considering im the only one here so far, help is hard to come across on here apparently lol

thank you for the best wishes and vise versa to you anon 🙂💯

[Wise4myage]

No, but that would scare the hell out of me if that did happen. Anxiety is likely the cause.

[rachel776]

that's what it sounds like to me too, but ask your doctor next time you're there

[Jazzy54]

Do you have panic attacks and/or anxiety?