Spirits or sleeping disorder?

Question

ever since i was in elementary i would get "held down" in my sleep. i wouldn't be able to move talk, but my eyes could open. it happened to me alot in inter and highschool. almost everyday. i went to ahealr and it stopped for couple months but it started happening again. it hasn't happened to me for a while now maybe once in a while i am 22. but i've read online about sleeping disorders so i really wanna know if this has happened to u, what do u think it is. i have heard so many different stories and explanations i don't know what to believe.

Answer 1

It's a sleep disorder called 'night terrors', google it. Yes it might FEEL like spirits, but it's actually just a physiological thing.

Answer 2

I heard somewhere that what you describe is actually your own spirit coming back into your body.  The way I understand it, your spirit sometimes leaves your body while you are asleep.  Then when you are getting the sensation of being held down, that is because you woke up before your body and spirit were completely intact again.  I have not experienced this, but I would strongly caution you against treating a sleeping disorder until you can decide with confidence that you are not just experiencing something that is a normal part of life.  Just pray to God to let you sleep peacefully and wake peacefully before you go to sleep.  That should take care of it  :)