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Red Eyed Demon

by Nikki
(London)

I have suffered sleep paralysis before just after i had my baby due to sleep deprivation i think!


I kept thinking there was a ghost in my room and felt like i was being pinned down to my bed with
great force i couldn't move at all and at times it took me a long time to come out of these, they were very scary! it was only after talking to a friend that i realised what it could be, eventually it stopped on its own once my son started sleeping better!!

Now i have it again...just moved into a new flat and im having experiences with a red eyed demon
who is in my room i get pinned down as before but this time i wake out of it and then go back into the state over and over again. i dont know what to do, its horrible! id rather not sleep to be honest!

it seems my cause for this is definately lifestyle changes, I just hope it goes away again! hope this might help someone else experiencing this horrible nightmare...its not real what you are seeing. its all hallucinations so try not to be scared.

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Jun 01, 2011
 Restlessness
by: Namida

hi, interesting story, if you kick out of it and eventually wake up during an episode, sit up immediately and stay awake fro at least 3 minutes and walk around a bit then you should safely fall asleep again, it happened to me last night as well i was able to kick out of it and i forced myself to sit up, because as you know you have all mental abilities available so its just the matter of telling yourself to sit up so you can get out of this episode. but lately Ive been playing with these experiences to see how much control i can have during these, but the "afraid" anxiety feeling is stopping me from giving into it and i keep trying to wake up from these but eventually i want to see how far i can go with this and see if i can alter the hallucinations into better things through my mind.
Jun 26, 2013
 Awakenings NEW
by: Anonymous

I also have had experiences that happed to me at least 3 times a week I've noticed they cant handel cursing word like (f*ck off) also another way to defuse their power is to call apon the power of God say Gods name 3 times in these experiences and they will leave. here is one dream i had while i was young. It is intense so dont read if you dont like ghost story's.


Jul 27, 2013
 Incubus/Succubus Infestation NEW
by: Gonzalo Go, Jr.

It could be an incubus. An evil demon that will eventually possess its victim. Join a Pentecostal church in your area. Ask the minister or pastor of that church to go to your home & cast the demon/demons out of your house. Pls! do so as soon as possible. It came to steal, kill & destroy.
May 24, 2015
 Always sleep with pillow magnetic south to cure yourself of monsters NEW
by: Anonymous

Your sleep posture is making you vulnerable to nefarious entities!

What direction is your pillow/headboard of your bed facing?

I suspect you may be sleeping with the top of your head facing magnetic north or equally bad magnetic west. Magnetic north is called the "death position" because coffins are buried facing north and if you sleep north ghosts appear in your life, says the folklore.

The people of Bali say "sleeping magnetic west means you will have no love, everyone will hate you and you will experience violence" I paraphrased but Google search "Balinese sleep north"

Many cultures recommended that you sleep with the top of your head facing magnetic south and feet facing magnetic north. An alternate position is your head facing magnetic east and feet facing magnetic west. Use an electronic compass, it has to be exactly south, any deviation such as south west of south east makes you open to nefarious entities.

Never sleep with head facing magnetic north cuz you are guaranteed to see ghosts and have nightmares.

Also never ever sleep on your back. Sleeping on the back is the posture of the corpse in a coffin and "vastu" says sleeping on the back ruins the brain. Try to sleep on the left side of your body always to get wealthy. Sleep on the right side is ok but not best and monsters probably attacked you while you slept on the right side of your body of slept on your back. Sleeping on left side is best and you get rich wealthy. Never sleep on the stomach you suffocate, sudden infant death syndrome.

I recommend you read this website, it explains the significance of monsters in sleep. www.revelatorium.com/starrgram19.html

Also Google search "vastu sleep direction" and search also "sleep facing south" to get more information. Sleeping facing south makes you wealthy and healthy, sleeping east makes you intelligent but not wealthy so east is for children still attending school.

The information I wrote was for the northern hemisphere, I dont know about sleep position for the southern hemisphere of earth.

Also, what is your blood type? If you are blood type Rhesus Negative (Rh negative) then this website might be informative

http://www.rhnegativeregistry.com/Rh_Negative_Connection_Forum_Theory_Myth_Facts_Fun.html?fb_9667099_anch=12699366


Best of luck! Feel free to Pass this information on to non-demonic people.
Jun 04, 2016
 red eyed demon NEW
by: OMPRAKASH

EXACT THE SAME HAPPEND TO ME ONTHE DATEOF 14 MAY 2013..NIGHT MARE DURATION ABOUT 40 SEC TO A MINUTE..RED EYED DEMON CUT MY THROATAND I WAS HELPLESS.SHE SAT ON MY CHEST.SINCE THEN NO PEACE IN MY LIFE...I DONT BELEVE IN DEMON STUFF,WORSENING OF MY LIFE CONTINUING..I DONT KNOW WAT I MADE WRONG WITH MY LIFE..............SOME BODY HELP ME PLZ..omprakashare@gmail.com(2016 june 5)
Jun 04, 2016
 red eyed demon NEW
by: OMPRAKASH

EXACT THE SAME HAPPEND TO ME ONTHE DATEOF 14 MAY 2013..NIGHT MARE DURATION ABOUT 40 SEC TO A MINUTE..RED EYED DEMON CUT MY THROATAND I WAS HELPLESS.SHE SAT ON MY CHEST.EXCEPT HER EYES NOTHING WAS VISIBLE AT THE TIME..SINCE THEN NO PEACE IN MY LIFE...I DONT BELEVE IN DEMON STUFF,WORSENING OF MY LIFE CONTINUING..I DONT KNOW WAT I MADE WRONG WITH MY LIFE..............SOME BODY HELP ME PLZ..omprakashare@gmail.com(2016 june 5)
Jun 04, 2016
 red eyed demon NEW
by: OMPRAKASH

EXACT THE SAME HAPPEND TO ME ONTHE DATEOF 14 MAY 2013..NIGHT MARE DURATION ABOUT 40 SEC TO A MINUTE..RED EYED DEMON CUT MY THROATAND I WAS HELPLESS.SHE SAT ON MY CHEST.EXCEPT HER EYES NOTHING WAS VISIBLE AT THE TIME..SINCE THEN NO PEACE IN MY LIFE...I DONT BELEVE IN DEMON STUFF,WORSENING OF MY LIFE CONTINUING..I DONT KNOW WAT I MADE WRONG WITH MY LIFE..............SOME BODY HELP ME PLZ..omprakashare@gmail.com(2016 june 5)

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