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hypnosis may be the key to recovering

hypnosis may be the key to recovering so-called memories of abductions

but another brain phenomenon may be

but another brain phenomenon may be responsible for kick-starting the idea

responsible for kick-starting the idea

responsible for kick-starting the idea in abductees Minds to begin with it’s

in abductees Minds to begin with it’s

in abductees Minds to begin with it’s called sleep paralysis and it’s a true

called sleep paralysis and it’s a true

called sleep paralysis and it’s a true waking nightmare I was held down by

waking nightmare I was held down by

waking nightmare I was held down by these living sort of ribbons that came

these living sort of ribbons that came

these living sort of ribbons that came across me and tightened up around me and

across me and tightened up around me and

across me and tightened up around me and bound me down and then of course the

bound me down and then of course the

bound me down and then of course the aliens filed into the room and levitated

aliens filed into the room and levitated

aliens filed into the room and levitated me and and took me out of the room and

me and and took me out of the room and

me and and took me out of the room and it was a very bizarre experience and I

it was a very bizarre experience and I

it was a very bizarre experience and I thought I’m being abducted you know why

thought I’m being abducted you know why

thought I’m being abducted you know why why am I being abducted what are they

why am I being abducted what are they

why am I being abducted what are they doing turns out I was just having sleep

doing turns out I was just having sleep

doing turns out I was just having sleep paralysis when we dream our brain

paralysis when we dream our brain

paralysis when we dream our brain switches off our ability to move so that

switches off our ability to move so that

switches off our ability to move so that we don’t injure ourselves acting out

we don’t injure ourselves acting out

we don’t injure ourselves acting out those dreams when we wake up it switches

those dreams when we wake up it switches

those dreams when we wake up it switches us back on again

us back on again

us back on again but sometimes the switch is out of sync

but sometimes the switch is out of sync

but sometimes the switch is out of sync and we wake up paralyzed

Brian Sharples a clinical psychologist

Brian Sharples a clinical psychologist at Penn State specializes in sleep

at Penn State specializes in sleep

at Penn State specializes in sleep paralysis research sleep paralysis is

paralysis research sleep paralysis is

paralysis research sleep paralysis is the experience of either falling asleep

the experience of either falling asleep

the experience of either falling asleep or waking up and you find that you’re

or waking up and you find that you’re

or waking up and you find that you’re paralyzed but you have some degree of

paralyzed but you have some degree of

paralyzed but you have some degree of conscious awareness and your eyes are

conscious awareness and your eyes are

conscious awareness and your eyes are still able to move and you can look

still able to move and you can look

still able to move and you can look around the room it’s often a terrifying

around the room it’s often a terrifying

around the room it’s often a terrifying experience for people that are suffering

experience for people that are suffering

experience for people that are suffering from it not only from the paralysis but

from it not only from the paralysis but

from it not only from the paralysis but because of the hallucinations that often

because of the hallucinations that often

because of the hallucinations that often accompany it the hallucinations vary but

accompany it the hallucinations vary but

accompany it the hallucinations vary but come in three general types first the

come in three general types first the

come in three general types first the intruder an evil presence approaching

second the Incubus something pressing on

second the Incubus something pressing on your chest choking or assaulting you

your chest choking or assaulting you

your chest choking or assaulting you [Music]

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[Music] finally levitation the sensation of

finally levitation the sensation of

finally levitation the sensation of being lifted off the bed and even

being lifted off the bed and even

being lifted off the bed and even transported elsewhere put them together

transported elsewhere put them together

transported elsewhere put them together and you may have something strikingly

and you may have something strikingly

and you may have something strikingly familiar to a sleep researcher

familiar to a sleep researcher

familiar to a sleep researcher acquainted with UFO abduction stories I

acquainted with UFO abduction stories I

acquainted with UFO abduction stories I think all three categories are

think all three categories are

think all three categories are consistent with what people who report

consistent with what people who report

consistent with what people who report being abducted by aliens experience

being abducted by aliens experience

being abducted by aliens experience having a presence in the room feeling if

having a presence in the room feeling if

having a presence in the room feeling if someone’s on top of you sexually

someone’s on top of you sexually

someone’s on top of you sexually assaulting you or potentially levitating

assaulting you or potentially levitating

assaulting you or potentially levitating you

you

you sleep paralysis is thought to be

sleep paralysis is thought to be

sleep paralysis is thought to be responsible down through the ages for

responsible down through the ages for

responsible down through the ages for numerous terrifying nighttime

numerous terrifying nighttime

numerous terrifying nighttime visitations where one timer place might

visitations where one timer place might

visitations where one timer place might find witches demons ghosts and spirits

find witches demons ghosts and spirits

find witches demons ghosts and spirits as an explanation for sleep paralysis

as an explanation for sleep paralysis

as an explanation for sleep paralysis it’s possible at 21st century Americans

it’s possible at 21st century Americans

it’s possible at 21st century Americans might find technologically advanced

might find technologically advanced

might find technologically advanced areas as an explanation

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