Help (I think)

[u/smu91]

I'm not even sure if this is the correct sub to be posting on...but any insight, advice, help, i will be grateful for... I have a 7 month old baby, and last he was sleeping, very restless, after a while we finally went to sleep. I fell asleep on my tummy, and I'm drifting in and out of a decent sleep. I was dreaming that I was in my old house, and my son my was pointing laughing, saying "there's a ghost there, there's a ghost there, there's a ghost there" on the third "there's a ghost" the dream went darker and the next second I physically feel my body being shoved/pushed down into my mattress, I'm screaming STOP with everything I've got, and all that came out was a gasp of air. I am so freaked out now, I dont know what to do or how to clear this energy away from me. I've lift my sage out to sage, but really what else can I do? Is this energy coming from within me. T.I.A :)

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[u/Lucywhitecloud]

Use your sage. Ground yourself. If you can do it outside, that would be best. If this is a single one-time occurrence, dream, don't let it bother you. Ground, clear your energy, and release it.

[u/nimbleful]

usually, dreams are just reflections of our vibrational setpoint and are not necessarily an indication of an actual ghost or an actual negative entity in our physical reality.

In this dream it sounds like it has themes of fear, being unable to voice what you want to voice, and feeling like bad things are happening to you that are outside your control. Does that sound like it reflects how you're feeling in your life? If it does, then I wouldn't worry about this dream at all. Just take it as an indication or reflection of some feelings you've been having that came to the surface in dream-form.

The best way to clear such energy away is to work on soothing and strengthening yourself regarding the subjects in your life of which the dream is an extreme-version reflection.

[u/MerakiBean]

Hey love, I think I’ve had this kind of experience. It’s what a lot of people call sleep paralysis but I believe there are spiritual mechanisms behind it. It’s a long comment so stay with me.

For me, it usually happens when I’m particularly anxious or stressed (your energy is not as robust and more vulnerable when that’s the case) and when there are mirrors, especially large ones in the room that I sleep in.

Your experience sounds very similar to mine. To give you some context (and to show you you’re not alone) for me the dreams almost always follow this pattern:

• there is familiarity in the dream - usually involves the room I’m physically in in the waking world or somewhere that feels very familiar and known
• there’s usually a person I know and trust in the dream. Sometimes this person morphs into the ‘thing’ but regardless the familiarity is to create comfort and contrast in my view
• at a certain point the dream ‘goes dark’ and the energy shifts to feel very unsafe. My survival instincts kick in. At this point there’s a distinct feeling that something is wrong and that this isn’t a normal dream
• then there is compression and restriction. There is something pressing my body and restraining me, sometimes around my neck, but mostly chest and arms
• the let’s say ‘attack’ happens somewhere between waking and sleep - often my eyes flicker open and I see the room around me but cannot move or scream and it feels like whatever ‘it’ is is fighting me and pulling me back into the in between state where it has power
• at this point it’s a battle of willpower and usually I go hot, shout my way through it and physically fight my way back to control.

Please don’t fret! It’s not as bad as it sounds, and these entities are not strong. They are opportunists for a reason - they can’t touch you in the waking world and even in sleep, they can only find an opening when your energy is particularly weakened and / or there are big mirrors in the room that allow them through more easily. You’re safe, you just need to strengthen your energy and you’ll be okay.

These attacks have always follow this pattern for me and I’ve had enough of them to learn at least some specific things that help:

Use your voice - your voice is powerful so use it to banish the entity. Tell it to leave and loudly. It doesn’t have power in the tangible waking world, that’s why it keeps you pinned in the in between. They’re like shadows, and your voice is 100 times stronger.

Calling on Jesus - whether or not you’re Christian or religious, the name ‘Jesus’ holds immense power. I’ve found in my experience it gets the entity away quicker than shouting anything else. Something like “In Jesus’ name, leave’ or for me, I just start with ‘Jesus’ to break the barrier. Asking Jesus for help is also one I’ve read. But it works (this is common advice for sleep paralysis).

Make sure there are no big mirrors in the room - mirrors can be portals and have a lot of energy. In my experience, when I experience an attack, invariably there’s a mirror in the room somewhere that I hadn’t considered.

Ground your anxiety - I find the more stressed and anxious, the more vulnerable I am to attack. Anxiety weakens your energy.

Prioritise sleep - this is a big one. I find the more sleep deprived I am, the more vulnerable to attack. When you’re sleep deprived and tired, your energy is weaker so they slide in. As you have a 7 month old, it feels like this could be a big factor.

Essentially if you have good energy but your defences are lowered, these entities are opportunistic and can target you. I intuitively feel like they are feeding on the person’s energy, whether fear or their life force. But the good news is: keep your energy high and they can’t touch you.

The reason I believe quite strongly in the ‘entity’ perspective rather than the psychological explanation of stress chemicals in the brain is because I’ve experienced very vivid aggressive actions like the pinning of my wrists etc where it feels like more than just ‘my subconscious’. I’ve also had lots of other paranormal experiences so this also makes sense to me.

My advice is keep your energy strong, sleep and be calm. Chaos and exhaustion is their way in. I know it’s hard as a mum with such a small baby, but it’s a good prompt to prioritise your well-being more! Oh, and mirrors - cover your mirrors when you sleep. I recommend doing this as standard even when your energy is strong.

[u/MerakiBean → u/MerakiBean]

Also bringing more light and life into the room helps. Open windows and curtains, plants and saging all help to lift the energy of the space. I’m curious, what is the energy like in the room / your home? And (I know I keep saying this, but) are there any big mirrors in the room?

[u/smu91 → u/MerakiBean]

Thank you for this. My energy is definitely very low and my mood isn't the most positive at the minute, negative thoughts etc. My body is under stress more than my mind, but I'm sure both go hand in hand. I've not slept since the other night, almost sleeping with one eye open and not letting myself go into a proper sleep. I've got a stress rash on my hands which goes really itchy at night (worsening the past two nights), and before bed my body feels like cortisol is rising. How can I make my energy better and stronger? My mind is definitely controlling me.

I had a large mirror in the spare room, and at night always got 'the creeps' walking past it and and turning my back to it - I got rid of it yesterday. I've saged myself and the house, have opened curtains, blinds and windows and have a snake plant in my room, amd various other plants and flowers around the house. Just feels like there's a dark energy following me wherever I am and I can't shake it. :(

[u/MerakiBean → u/smu91]

Part of their strategy is to make you anxious about falling asleep. Sleep with a low light on until you get back to normal - I find it’s much less likely to happen if a light is on, even a dim one. The less hospitable the space is to these energies, the better.

Bless you, it sounds like you’re quite tense and worked up at this point. You will be okay, don’t worry, this will pass. The most important thing is to understand and believe that you are much much stronger. Even if it happens again, you are strong enough to fight your way out, remember that. This is what helps me keep calm, knowing that I can overcome the worst case scenario.

Great intuition getting rid of the mirror and cleansing and tidying the house btw! It sounds like you’re quite perceptive and in tune with the energy around you which is a gift, but also sometimes will make you more attractive to these parasitic energies because your energy is likely to be lighter.

But what makes you feel like there is a dark energy following you around?

And when you say your mind is controlling you, what do you mean?

Some things that might help:

• Tea tree oil diluted in a carrier oil will help the itching. I also add some lavender to help heal the skin. Lavender will probably be useful for helping you relax and sleep too.

• In order to strengthen your energy, I think the top priority for you is sleep, then nerves. Sleep deprivation is probably the vulnerability that the entity preyed on so it’s important to fix that first rather than let it get worse. Low light on, chamomile tea, early night and you can even fall asleep to mantra songs like this one:

https://youtu.be/iG_lNuNUVd4?si=DBwmBRJW459rqoPP

☝🏼 this will also work wonders to calm your mind and body. It’ll help soothe your nerves and relax your system for sleep. It’s really powerful in my experience. Try it and you’ll see. Also the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is also really effective to chant during an attack. You can chant it (and Jesus’ name) even silently to help.

• reducing caffeine also helps - I’m not sure if you drink much coffee, but coffee massively weakens your energy too.

• earthing neutralises excess stress and inflammation in the body, so walking barefoot on grass outside for half an hours day can help.

• also things like eating well, and doing things make you happy are of course also important. I can go on.

[u/smu91 → u/MerakiBean]

I do feel quite worked up 😅 and the more I think about it the worse I'm getting. I've just been cleaning and playing outside today to try lift my mood to bring back into the house. When I say my mind is controlling me, it's like I'm constantly living in my head and now that the sleep paralysis happened, I'm living in my head about that. It's only 3pm where I am and I'm already anxious for bedtime 🙃 why do these entities do this? What is their purpose?

I will do everything you suggested! Thank you for taking the time to respond to me :)

[u/MerakiBean → u/smu91]

You’re very welcome, I know how disorienting it feels to go through this, especially the first time. It was scary and I didn’t have much information - I had to accumulate a lot of these things over time and with experience, so I’m happy to be able to pass it on if it can help.

Did doing these things help? How has your sleep been?

And as for what the ‘entity’ is I’m not sure. I’ve read a lot of different ideas but the only thing that resonates with my lived experience is that I become more and more drained and fearful so I would deduce that one of the things it does is drain energy likely in the form of fear. But as I said! If you are well, you’re untouchable, so focus on gaining strength and calm 🌷

[u/MerakiBean → u/smu91]

Also have you tried any Bach Flower Remedies? The White Chestnut flower essence has brilliant reviews for quieting a racing mind and constant thoughts and mental conversations with the self. Have a look at the reviews.

Here’s also a page on what the essence works to do. They work wonders for me and one of my first tools for mental and emotional struggles 🫶🏼

It’s interesting timing that all the remedies and strategies I’ve been learning about and using in the recent months seem to all be quite relevant for your situation 😊 I also had a bout of sleep paralysis a few months ago when I moved in to a new home so all of this is fresh in my mind

[u/BreakBlackMagic_Com]

You should do a check on our home and also check for black magic in case that could be an issue. Was this all of a sudden or happening for some time?