Syraa
July 31, 2010, 9:27pm
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Back to the topic. A year ago, when i was in Pakistan, we slept outside during the summer. I woke up one night. It felt there was a heavy load on my legs. I was wide awake and could see everything but there was nothing on my legs. I could not move my legs or my head or speak or scream. Inside i was screaming for help but the words were not coming out. I recited some dua, and after some time the heavy load seemed to disappear. i dont know what this was but it happened to me a couple of times after that, each time i felt that same feeling of despair and not being able to move or call for help. It was like there was something heavy on my legs. I forgot all about it till i read this post.
This has happened to me…it’s a sleep disorder known as sleep paralysis. It’s basically your brain ‘waking up’ before your body. So you’re mentally alert and aware of your surroundings but you can’t physically move. No jinns involved.