Shadow people

[David1967]

I am watching a documentary on Netflix called 'Nightmare'. One of the things discussed is 'sleep paralysis' and seeing dark figures in their bedroom called "shadow people". Anyone have an opinion or experience regarding these "shadow people". And could this be the basis of a lot of the alien abduction stories that abound?

 

[Rational Agnostic]

I am watching a documentary on Netflix called 'Nightmare'. One of the things discussed is 'sleep paralysis' and seeing dark figures in their bedroom called "shadow people". Anyone have an opinion or experience regarding these "shadow people". And could this be the basis of a lot of the alien abduction stories that abound?

I've had sleep paralysis a few times when I was a kid. It's basically when your brain wakes up before the rest of your body, and so you are mentally awake, but physically you can't move. It's scary, and it feels like you can't breathe even though you can. Apparently it's physically harmless though. I've also read that some people use "sleep paralysis" to begin lucid dreaming.

 

[Flame]

I had a few experiences with shadow people when I was still living in New Jersey. Most of them were quick human shaped shadows in a doorway/hallway that would vanish when I turned to look at it. One was that stood out was when I first moved into my house here in South Dakota. It was fairly late at night and I watching TV when I notice a black figure of an upper chest, shoulders and head peaking out of my bathroom door. I thought it might have been a break-in so I stood up to call the trespasser out but it vanished back into the bathroom. I shined a flashlight into the bathroom to see no one in sight.

After that experience I've haven't seen any kind of shadow people around my house or property. I'm fairly certain that experience was due to the lack of sleep and smoking quite a bit of the herb but was still pretty chilling.

 

[Augustus]

I've had sleep paralysis before when I was a kid too.

Didn't see any aliens, but you can get hallucinations/delusions that seem very real so it wouldn't surprise me if people did.

I felt like I was pinned down and being crushed by my blankets and it was terrifying, woke up screaming for my mum

 

[David1967]

I've had sleep paralysis a few times when I was a kid. It's basically when your brain wakes up before the rest of your body, and so you are mentally awake, but physically you can't move. It's scary, and it feels like you can't breathe even though you can. Apparently it's physically harmless though. I've also read that some people use "sleep paralysis" to begin lucid dreaming.

I have had "Lucid dreams" many times as in I knew I was dreaming. Interesting feeling.

 

[Augustus]

I felt like I was pinned down and being crushed by my blankets

Actually come to think of it, the yokels who get anal probed are being pinned down too.

I saw a programme about it before and apparently people from different cultures have different common experiences. In America aliens are common where in other places it's supernatural creatures from folklore, etc.

 

[Rival]

Actually come to think of it, the yokels who get anal probed are being pinned down too.

I saw a programme about it before and apparently people from different cultures have different common experiences. In America aliens are common where in other places it's supernatural creatures from folklore, etc.

So mine could technically be my crush pinning me down and making sweet love to me?

 

[Valjean]

Two different things.
Sleep paralysis is a well known neurological phenomenon. "Shadow people" are a different matter, not usually connected with either sleep or sleep paralysis.

 

[Augustus]

So mine could technically be my crush pinning me down and making sweet love to me?

Particularly if your crush is an alien making sweet love using an anal probe...

 

[Reaper]

I used to see "shadow people", however it had nothing to do with sleep paralysis and everything to do with untreated mental issues.
Now I take meds and have no issue.

 

[74x12]

I am watching a documentary on Netflix called 'Nightmare'. One of the things discussed is 'sleep paralysis' and seeing dark figures in their bedroom called "shadow people". Anyone have an opinion or experience regarding these "shadow people". And could this be the basis of a lot of the alien abduction stories that abound?

They are demons. The secular world thinks because they can slap a name on something that makes it a mental condition and not paranormal. So they call it "sleep paralysis" and tell people it's just a condition. But they have no real explanation.

 

[David1967]

They are demons. The secular world thinks because they can slap a name on something that makes it a mental condition and not paranormal. So they call it "sleep paralysis" and tell people it's just a condition. But they have no real explanation.

I have heard that. In the documentary one of the individuals has that opinion as well. I'm in the IDK category but I'm listening (or reading).

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Over the years, I've seen a number of such phenomena. So have a number of relatives and friends (Hey, maybe we're all crazy together). But almost none of the cases have to do with sleep...almost all my cases have occurred while wide awake and doing things, and I don't recall anyone else talking about their experiences being related to sleep either.

Nor are all alien abduction cases related to sleep paralysis, dreams, or nightmares...nor indeed, to mental illness.

Doesn't mean that the experiences aren't "internal" to the experiencer rather than external, but the origin of the experience may only rarely related to sleep, dreams and sleep paralysis.

 

[shunyadragon]

I am watching a documentary on Netflix called 'Nightmare'. One of the things discussed is 'sleep paralysis' and seeing dark figures in their bedroom called "shadow people". Anyone have an opinion or experience regarding these "shadow people". And could this be the basis of a lot of the alien abduction stories that abound?

Delusion of illusions. Something substantial is need to justify this further.

Personally I have not experienced any of the above.

 

[CruzNichaphor]

People who have experienced severe sleep deprivation on hard stimulants will often refer to "shadow people" in their presence.

Don't think it has anything to do with otherworldly beings - just your brain screwing around.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

I've had sleep paralysis before when I was a kid too.

Didn't see any aliens, but you can get hallucinations/delusions that seem very real so it wouldn't surprise me if people did.

I felt like I was pinned down and being crushed by my blankets and it was terrifying, woke up screaming for my mum

There is an element of delusion during sleep paralysis for sure. Even when I had it after I knew what it was and that it is harmless, it still freaked me out.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Particularly if your crush is an alien making sweet love using an anal probe...

LOL. Why is it that every alien abduction story involves anal probes?

 

[Rational Agnostic]

I have had "Lucid dreams" many times as in I knew I was dreaming. Interesting feeling.

I've had those dreams as well. They usually began in a way where I lay in bed and then felt like I rolled out of my bed and walked around, even though I was asleep. This is similar to what some people would call "astral projection" but of course they were just dreams and nothing more.

 

[David1967]

Over the years, I've seen a number of such phenomena. So have a number of relatives and friends (Hey, maybe we're all crazy together). But almost none of the cases have to do with sleep...almost all my cases have occurred while wide awake and doing things, and I don't recall anyone else talking about their experiences being related to sleep either.

Nor are all alien abduction cases related to sleep paralysis, dreams, or nightmares...nor indeed, to mental illness.

Doesn't mean that the experiences aren't "internal" to the experiencer rather than external, but the origin of the experience may only rarely related to sleep, dreams and sleep paralysis.

I would sincerely love to know more. PM me if you want.

 

[George-ananda]

Anyone have an opinion or experience regarding these "shadow people".

Never had the experience but I have come to believe that shadow people are a real paranormal thing. Maybe a two-dimensional manifest requires drawing less energy.

And could this be the basis of a lot of the alien abduction stories that abound?

I think aliens are extra-dimensional too but usually something different than shadow people.