Looks like this is my first post. I've just read the other topic about sleep paralysis "what is sleep paralysis and how many of had this ?" and I'd like to go for a more scientific viewpoint of WHY sleep paralysis does not match to the alien abduction phenomenon (or "experiencer" phenomenon).
I do not like to mix sleep paralysis with paranormal, unexplained experiences, because sleep paralysis is a well known and well explained, concrete term in every lexicon. It does not need to be confused with our experiences that are of different origin and still need more study.
My comment was originally formulated as answer to "lynndi"s post. so sorry for opening a new topic. I go on with lynndis introduction and my answer:
Every one of us has sleep paralysis every night . Otherwise we would fall out of our beds.lynndi wrote:just wondering about what is called sleep paralysis , ive awakened parlyzed and its happened right beffore i go to sleep , but im not asleep . totally cant move , cant speak and then they try to pull me out of body . what are your thoughts on this ?
So yeah, I have experienced sleep paralysis too. I talk about the conscious form of it that you are describing. When I have sleep paralysis I wake up and cannot move, it feels like my body doesn't listen to the orders of my brain. I just wake up and do not immediately understand what is going on. This feels uncomfortable and is combined with a slight form of panic. But after a second or two, the paralysis vanishes, I become fully awake and I can move again.
But sleep paralysis was never ever combined with sightings or experiences that I had with aliens. I also never had the feeling of being "pulled out of my body", or something like that.
Well, other of my German abductee fellows had that feeling. But it was also different to sleep paralysis.
The definition of "sleep paralysis" is different from the sightings of beings in my room, where I was fully awake. I even tested it and deliberately moved parts of my body to see if sleep paralysis was involved.
This never was the case. I moved my fingers, my toes, my arms and my legs under the blanket and the beings did not disappear and just stood there watching me. They only started to walk away when I moved parts of my body very OBVIOUSLY, like waving to them or grabbing in the direction of the light switch. An experience like this does not match to a clear, scientific term like sleep paralysis.
Then there are the other experiences where I am taken away. Shown things on a ship or talked to those beings. Those experiences can in no way be explained with a term like sleep paralysis. And additionally to that: The similarities and little details between the events that happened to me and other abductees WORLDWIDE are to striking to simply be a complete product of fantasy. More must be involved here. And whatever that is, is subject to be found out.
We are dealing with a real phenomenon that somehow enters our own reality and is "making contact". Where ever it comes from, it seems to be connected to be of intelligent origin. Me personally, I have no final explanation for all of this and I don't want to have. It may have to do something with old stories of ghosts and fairies. But I like the theory of aliens from other planets more, because it is "nuts and bolts" for me and not really so much supernatural.
So to go back to the beginning; the sleep paralysis explanation does not match. Even if we have no clear evidence and it might never be found. More study of this phenomenon by designated researchers IS still definitely necessary.
Not to say the least: The research potential of this phenomenon is huge. Researchers of human science and physical science both have the possibility here to really test and ultimately expand the limits of our scientific understanding.
Beste Grüße how we say in Germany,
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