What is this? 😨

A friend of mine told me that when she goes to bed sometimes she feels like someone is hugging her tightly & heavily at night. Except that, she sleeps alone.

She also feels their breath on her face.

Now in our culture we have this belief of الجن العاشق which is more or less an incubus or succubus.

I dunno. Lolz

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JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

Sleep paralysis. Some people also feel the presence of an entity or someone pinning them down. In some cultures they call it the "old hag".

SW-User

Interesting name @JimboSaturn

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@SW-User People interpret not being able to move as something pinning them down. I think the Old Hag is a maritime canadian name.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@JimboSaturn There's also Batibat 😅

The Batibat is a vengeful demon found in Ilocano folklore. In Tagalog folklore, the creature is called Bangungot. The batibat takes the form of an ancient, grotesquely obese, tree-dwelling female spirit. They usually come in contact with humans when the trees in which they reside are felled and are made homeless, especially when their tree is made into a support post for a house. This causes them to migrate and inhabit what is left of their tree. The batibat forbids humans from sleeping near its post. When a person does sleep near it, the batibat transforms into its true form and attacks the person by suffocating their victim and invading their dream space, causing sleep paralysis and waking nightmares. This condition lends itself to the Ilocano word for nightmare, "batíbat" (or bangungot in Tagalog). To ward off the batibat, one should bite one's thumb or wiggle one's toes. In this way, the person will awaken from the nightmare induced by the batibat.

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She says it feels more like a guy 😅 @JimboSaturn

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@SW-User Yes sounds like she has a much more enjoyable version ;)