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originally posted by: defcon5
originally posted by: sled735
What I experienced was not any type of hallucination! I was wide awake when these invisible hands grabbed my ankles and pulled me down to the foot of the bed. I felt the hands but didn't see what it was.
its not possible for you to make this determination. If your brain is in an altered state, you cannot asses what is real or not real, what perspective will you judge from? Hypnogognia happens in stage 1 sleep, where its common for people to believe that they are still awake as these “paranormal” experiences happen to them. What the reality is though, is that the brain is starting to fall asleep, and the chemicals that make you dream start altering your perception. Again, if your perception is altered, you are not in a position to judge if your perception is altered. That's sort of like saying you can tell me what the moon looks like accurately while looking through a broken telescope.
originally posted by: sled735
originally posted by: defcon5
a reply to: sayzaar
Its a type of Hypnagognic halluciniation. Its pretty common, and used to happen to me from time to time, though I didn't feel like I was being pulled, but rather just sliding.
What I experienced was not any type of hallucination! I was wide awake when these invisible hands grabbed my ankles and pulled me down to the foot of the bed. I felt the hands but didn't see what it was.
I was young when this happened. Hasn't happened again.
I challenge you to go look around the web at the percentage of 'paranormal' experiences that start out with “I was laying in bed and...”, “I woke up and...”, or “I was meditating and...” So my point is to eliminate the obvious before blaming the paranormal.
I just love it when people who don't know me try to tell me what actually happened, and what I actually witnessed.
originally posted by: Rainbowresidue
a reply to: sled735
Thank you.
I wasn't asleep either. I slid off the elevated and tilted bed while I was wide awake, and scared out of my wits. (I actually saw the entity that was holding the bed, but that's another story.)
I just love it when people who don't know me try to tell me what actually happened, and what I actually witnessed.
I can sympathize with this because it felt real enough to me, so i see no reason to believe anything other than what you are saying, and really appreciate your and everyone elses input.
I'm still no closer to an answer though unfortunately.
originally posted by: Rainbowresidue
a reply to: ckhk3
Dear me, when will you guys finally realize that it doesn't matter whether you are sleeping with your foot at the door or wearing a white night gown, or pray to your almighty, when "they" want to visit you and want you to see them, you will.
Just keep having faith in what you were taught to believe in, that's all that matters, that's all that can keep you safe.
It's getting late in my neck of the woods.
Good night.