Severe tension in the shoulders and neck. Sleep paralysis, or who comes at night? It's like there's something sitting on my back

Previously, symptoms such as a feeling of heaviness and tension in the shoulders were characteristic of middle-aged and elderly people, but recently they have become increasingly common among young people. Endless queues of young girls line up at our center complaining of a feeling of heaviness in their shoulders. Not many women come directly with a complaint of a feeling of heaviness and tension. For the majority, they are accompanied by irregular menstrual periods, headaches, lumbar pain, numbness in the arms and legs, and excess weight.

The feeling of heaviness and tension usually occurs because the muscle groups in the shoulder girdle tighten and the muscle tissue hardens. When you do not change your position for a long time, fatigue accumulates in the muscles of the shoulder girdle and this leads to a feeling of heaviness. In addition, this condition causes circulatory disorders, mental discomfort, high and low blood pressure, and rapid eye fatigue. But this is not the only reason for the feeling of heaviness in the shoulders. Many factors have their influence, so that modern medicine still finds it difficult to identify the main ones.

Meanwhile, if you look at the feeling of heaviness in the shoulders from the point of view of the Yumeiho theory, everything will fall into place. The main reason is the deformation of the pelvic bones. Let's consider an example of right-sided deformation of the pelvic bones.

Deformation of the pelvic bones on the right side leads to the spread of tension to the entire right side of the body and to hardening of the shoulder girdle muscle group. The blood vessels passing through the muscle tissue are compressed and, thereby, blood circulation is disrupted. With impaired blood circulation, oxygen and nutrients cease to flow into the tissues, and the process of tissue regeneration slows down. The body responds to circulatory problems with warning signals. This is reflected in the appearance of a feeling of heaviness and pain.

If the feeling of discomfort is localized only in one half of the shoulder girdle, it is not so dangerous. This is the initial stage of the development of the disease. But if you do not notice the development of the disease, it will move to the next stage, when the feeling of heaviness spreads to both shoulders. Soon the feeling of heaviness will even disappear, and you may have the illusion that you have gotten rid of it forever, but this is an absolute delusion. This only means that the pelvic deformation has moved to the next stage and you are developing a complex form of curvature. The nervous system begins to malfunction, masking the feeling of tension. When the feeling of tension returns afterwards, it often manifests itself in a stronger form. It is important not to let the disease progress and to eliminate the disorder in a timely manner.

<Пример: Поразительный эффект. Чувство тяжести и напряжения в плечах исчезло после первого сеанса массажа.>

Sooner or later, everyone begins to feel heaviness and tension in their shoulders and neck, it's only a matter of time. I consider this symptom to be one of the signs of aging. Usually, with age, the deformation of the pelvic bones increases. From the point of view of Yumeiho's theory, this is a natural consequence of increasing pelvic deformation.

As noted earlier, recently more and more young people are suffering from a feeling of heaviness in the shoulder girdle. Stress, changes in living conditions, along with other factors, affect our body and the case of Mrs. F.Kh. (24 years old) is one such example. Mrs. F.H. works as a telecom operator and, perhaps, her work became the reason for the feeling of heaviness in her shoulders, with which she has lived for a long time. From a conversation with the patient, it turned out that the feeling of heaviness began to bother her in high school, and when she started working at the company, it became stronger every year. She said that sometimes sharp pain spreads to her entire back and this forces her to take time off from work. While examining, I actually felt strong stiffening of the muscles of the back, shoulders and neck. I felt how much the patient’s shoulders were stiff. We decided to start treatment immediately. I trusted my experience and, as expected, the feeling of heaviness disappeared after the first massage session. In addition to heaviness in the shoulders, the patient complained of increased sensitivity to cold, constipation and eye fatigue. All symptoms except sensitivity to cold disappeared. I explained that increased sensitivity to cold is a constitutional feature of the body, and its treatment requires some time. I recommended Ms. F.H. do Di-nobix gymnastics (see Chapter 5).

Eliminate constipation

For unknown reasons, the female body and constipation are closely related to each other. Typically, constipation is considered a condition when a person is unable to empty his bowels for three days, causing his stomach to swell. Even if a person manages to have a bowel movement in this state, the volume of stool will be very small. Such conditions, when a person empties his bowels twice a day, but at the same time he has a feeling of incomplete emptying of the intestines, we will also consider constipation. On the contrary, if in two days he completely empties the intestines only once, this will not be considered constipation. Three types of constipation are classified: hypotonic, spasmodic and functional rectal constipation. Hypotonic constipation can often be observed in elderly people, in whom, despite relatively high general activity, intestinal motility is weakened and hypotension is observed throughout the colon. Spasmodic constipation often occurs in people with a delicate constitution and occurs due to intestinal spasms. Functional constipation of the rectum is often observed in women and is associated with the fact that, despite the urge to have a bowel movement, they hold back for a long time or they do not have time to go to the toilet, which leads to the accumulation of stool. Feces in the rectum no longer cause the desire to empty the intestines, and the person subsequently cannot completely empty the contents of the intestines.

Whatever type of constipation we consider, in all cases the peristalsis of the colon decreases and the activity of the autonomic nervous system, which coordinates the work of the rectum, decreases.

This reduces the ability to have bowel movements and causes constipation. Constipation often occurs in women before or after menstruation, pregnancy or menopause, and they should be especially careful at this time.

Constipation causes such appearance problems as acne and other skin rashes, obesity. In addition, enzymes that break down protein, which give feces an unpleasant odor, penetrate the body, infecting the blood, and paralyzing the functioning of the secretory glands. So you shouldn’t take constipation lightly as something insignificant.

Constipation is relatively easy to treat. They disappear in less than 15 massage sessions. However, people who take laxative medications for a long time may have problems treating constipation. Therefore, we recommend not to resort to laxatives immediately, but to pay attention to your diet and train yourself to free yourself from constipation.

<Пример: Прошел сильный запор, кожа на руках стала гладкой>

“I have been living with constipation for about a year now,” Mrs. K.M. came to our center with such a complaint. (27 years). She is a professional model and constantly monitors her appearance. Due to persistent constipation, her facial skin began to become rough, and she asked for advice on how she could get rid of constipation.

In addition, the skin on her elbows has become rough, which forces her to cover her hands from the beginning of spring and throughout the summer, and causes great inconvenience. The right side of her pelvis was displaced by 1 cm, and her left leg was also 1 cm longer.

At Mrs. K.M. there was severe constipation. Usually she could not have a bowel movement for 2-3 days, but sometimes the constipation lasted for a whole week, and during this time her stomach was bloated. At first, laxatives helped, and she did not see a therapist, but now her condition has worsened, the medications stopped working, and she decided to seek help from our center.

During the examination, it turned out that, indeed, her intestines had narrowed and lost elasticity. Because her constipation had persisted for a long time, it took a long period of treatment before the first signs of improvement were noticeable. After five massage sessions, the roughness on my elbows disappeared and my skin began to look younger. The patient did not expect such an effect from the massage, and this left him in amazement. Since in her work Mrs. K.M. She always has to speak in front of an audience; the condition of the skin even on her elbows makes her worry. After ten sessions, the constipation that had bothered her for a long time disappeared. Later, in a telephone conversation, I heard another detail from her: “At night I always grinded my teeth a lot, but recently everything stopped.”

Elimination of lower back pain

People who have never experienced lower back pain cannot understand how severe it is. Since the lower back acts as a support point for various movements and positions of the body, even in the most comfortable sitting and lying positions, a large load is placed on the lower back, and people with a sore lower back experience suffering. More than 80% of people who come to me for consultations experience lumbar pain to one degree or another. Previously, lower back pain, as well as a feeling of heaviness in the shoulder girdle, were the privileges of older people. But today the situation has changed. There are more and more young people who complain of lower back pain, and it is becoming the disease of the century. Despite such an increase in the number of complaints of lower back pain, the cause of this disorder is still shrouded in mystery. There are theories about the muscular and nervous nature of this disease, about the connection with the bones of the skeleton, with the pathology of various internal organs, with stress, etc., but it is still difficult to identify the main cause. Therefore, you should not rely entirely on symptomatic treatment.

Low back pain is closely related to the human pelvis. Displacement or other deformation of the pelvic bones cannot but affect the lower back. Even if this does not happen, due to the heavy load on the lower back associated with walking upright, we are destined to suffer from lower back pain.

Yumeiho wellness massage allows you to achieve amazing results in the treatment of lumbar pain in the lower back. Let's go back to the numbers on page 78 (Complete cure after 20 sessions occurs in almost 80%) Of the total number of patients with lower back pain, 30% became healthy after 5 sessions, and in 97% of patients natural healing occurred after 20 massage sessions. Of the remaining 3%, some patients required continuation of treatment, and a small proportion consisted of those who interrupted treatment due to manifestations of the revitalization effect. Among them there are people who have repeatedly undergone operations to remove a herniated disc, but without any results. Also people who unsuccessfully tried to be treated with traditional medicine. The above-mentioned group of patients is also included in this figure, and I am convinced that even such results could not have been achieved without Yumeiho.

The data we have collected allows us to assert that the condition of patients with lumbar lumbar pain certainly improves after Yumeiho massage. The lower back plays a special role in a woman’s life. If you are expecting the birth of a child, then you should not delay treatment for a single day.

<Пример: Прошли пострелы в пояснице, пациент внешне помолодел на 10 лет>

At Mrs. J.A. (57 years old), who came to our center with a complaint of pain in the lower back, the right part of the pelvis was displaced by 1.5 cm, and the right leg was 0.5 cm longer than the left.

Her lower back pain began 10 years ago, when, while moving to a new house, she was excitedly carrying heavy objects and suddenly felt a piercing pain in her lower back. On the day of the move, Mrs. J.A. was taken to the hospital. After this incident, the slightest load on the lower back leads to pain. It became difficult for her to manage around the house. When pain appeared, she went either to the hospital or to a massage therapist. Since the pain continued to cause her suffering, she turned to our center for consultation. She was interested in whether a complete cure for her disease was possible. In addition, it turned out that from a young age she had been bothered by a feeling of heaviness in her shoulders.

Treatment of Mrs. J.A. was completed in 14 sessions. Before this, she walked bent over, as if protecting her lower back from excessive stress. Now her posture was completely straightened, and this alone gave her a youthful look, as if she had lost 10 years. In addition to getting rid of lower back pain, her skin throughout her body became smoother, which brought her considerable joy. She said that thanks to this she was able to enjoy the hot o-furo baths.

Respecting her age, I would, however, not give Ms. J.A. looks 57 years old. Yumeiho massage once again showed the wonderful possibilities of rejuvenating the female body, and this cannot but surprise me.

Imagine: you wake up and can’t even lift a finger. The room is dark, but you feel someone’s ominous presence - someone is standing next to the bed, or maybe sitting right on your chest, preventing you from taking a breath. You want to turn your head at least a little to see him, but nothing works, someone (something?) is holding you back, while eye movement continues, you try to move your limbs, but in vain - you can neither move nor to speak (since it is impossible to open your mouth), you seem to be frozen, there is a feeling that you are suffocating due to the fact that someone is standing on your chest. Horror and panic cover you... The picture may seem incredible, but many people have a similar experience. If you have experienced something similar, then you are familiar first-hand with the unforgettable horrors of sleep paralysis, or “old witch syndrome.” What is sleep paralysis?

Sleep paralysis is the inability to move. In the vast majority of cases, it occurs either at the moment of falling asleep or immediately after waking up, which is why it is called “sleepy”.

Symptoms Sleep paralysis is characterized by complete awareness of a person and at the same time an absolute inability to move. Usually this condition is accompanied by a strong feeling of horror and panic, as well as fear of death, suffocation, stiffness of all movements, a feeling of something foreign, heavy on the body (usually on the throat and chest, sometimes on the legs).

Often, sleep paralysis can be accompanied by visual, auditory and even tactile (i.e. physically felt) hallucinations. A person can hear footsteps, see dark figures hanging over him or standing nearby, and feel touches. Often there is a feeling that someone has climbed onto the chest and is strangling the sleeping person.

It has been noted that sleep paralysis can occur only upon natural awakening, and never upon awakening from an alarm clock or other irritants. It is believed that between 40% and 60% of people will experience sleep paralysis at least once in their lives. The most risky period of life is from 10 to 25 years. It is at this age that most cases are recorded.

Causes of sleep paralysis

“Sleep paralysis” has been known for a long time, and its symptoms were already described centuries ago. Previously, this phenomenon was associated with brownies, demons, witches, etc.

Thus, in Russian folk tradition this phenomenon is associated with brownie, which, according to legend, jumps on a person’s chest in order to warn of either good or bad.

In Islam it is ifrit- one of the evil genies, considered a servant of Satan, who can seriously harm people.

In Chuvash mythology it is evil spirit Wubar , which appears at night and, taking the form of domestic animals, a fiery serpent or a person, falls on sleeping people, causing suffocation and nightmares. According to myths, by attacking sleeping people, wubars thereby improve their health. A sleeping person cannot move or say anything.

In Basque mythology there is also a separate character for this phenomenon - Inguma, appearing in houses at night during sleep and squeezing the throat of someone sleeping, making it difficult to breathe and thereby causing horror.

In Japanese mythology it is believed that giant demon Kanashibari puts his foot on the chest of a sleeping person.

Nowadays, they often try to explain this phenomenon by visits from aliens from other worlds who paralyze a person’s will for the purpose of abduction.

Explanation by modern scientists

Modern scientists believe that sleep paralysis is an unremarkable biological event that is intended by nature.

The most common explanation of psychoanalysts is muscle paralysis , which is a natural state for our body during the REM sleep phase, when our subconscious mind specifically paralyzes the muscles of the body so that you, while watching active sleep, do not perform any actions in reality and do not harm yourself. Sleep paralysis occurs when the consciousness is already awake, but the body is not yet.

By the way, in one psychoanalytic journal they gave the following explanation: “Sleep paralysis is caused by the fact that a person has already woken up, and a certain hormone (which is released during sleep and is responsible for paralyzing the muscles) has not yet had time to leave the body.” However, there is an inconsistency with this version - if it’s all about the hormone, why does sleep paralysis never happen with forced awakening? Does the hormone get scared and instantly self-destruct?

Esoteric explanations

Another point of view is related to psychic practices out-of-body experience And astral travel . It is believed that sleep paralysis is an indicator that a person’s consciousness is on the border between the real and astral worlds. Some even manage to use sleep paralysis to “leave their bodies.” They explain this phenomenon by the fact that a person’s consciousness is not in the physical, but in the astral body, but due to weak energy, or a lack of understanding of the principles of movement in the astral world, the person cannot move. This point of view may partially explain the “hallucinations” during sleep paralysis. According to astral travelers, the astral world is filled with various entities.

What to do?

However, whatever the real causes of sleep paralysis, if you experience such attacks, and you do not care about medical or esoteric research, pray. This method works, especially if the person’s faith is strong.

People about their encounter with the "sleep paralysis demon"

1. “Something whispered in my ear.”

I had never encountered such a phenomenon before, and the first time it happened, I was lying on my left side and suddenly felt strong pressure in the chest area. When I realized that I couldn't move, I panicked. At that moment something whispered in my ear: "Just came to say goodnight to you". Then I felt something pull me towards the edge of the bed. It's terrible, it's really scary.

2. Cats, penguins and the shadow man, oh my!

I have experienced sleep paralysis three times in my entire life.

At dusk, I saw a dark creature that looked like a cat, which first sat at my feet, and then began to slowly crawl along the sheet until it ended up on my chest. I was overcome with fear.

The second time I saw the shadow of a man walk across the room, slip out through the open door and disappear. This is the most terrible thing I have ever experienced in my life.

And the last time was the best. I saw a couple of fancy penguins walking around my bedroom. A funny and cheerful show.

3. I felt my whole body turn to stone, then the bed squashed, as if someone had sat down at my feet

A few years ago, my relative died, I still had very little communication with her before her death, and on the night when she was 40 days old (I was alone at the dacha and lived in an outbuilding), I was afraid to sleep, so I read a book until 3 am, and then she lay down with the light on, turning her face to the wall... I was lying there, and suddenly I heard footsteps, and something confused me about them, and I realized that they were heard right next to the bed, although it was about 6 meters to walk from the entrance to the annex to the bed... I felt my whole body turn to stone, then the bed creased, as if someone had sat down at my feet, and then a heaviness began to spread throughout my body, as if someone was lying down along me and trying to look into my face. I tried to close my eyes, but I couldn’t, I couldn’t scream, I tried to cross my fingers.... My heart was pounding like crazy... Then suddenly the heaviness subsided, the bed returned to its previous position, again there were steps near the bed, silence. I jumped up and ran out in what I was wearing, ran to the next house, woke up everyone there and sat until the morning... I then immediately left for Moscow, because I couldn’t stand another night like that... Then I thought about everything, read about similar cases - presumably it was sleep paralysis, and the brain simply recreated it all... Although who knows... Now a lot of time has passed, but these memories still give me goosebumps...

4. “During sleep paralysis, I see demons and a guardian angel.”

When I fall into a state of sleep paralysis, demons and a guardian angel appear to me. The first are usually ghostly figures standing above me or at my bedroom door. Once I was lying on my side with my back to the door, when I suddenly felt that someone lay down next to me on the bed, climbed under the blanket and put his hand on my waist. Then I felt a strong hug and hot breath on my neck. This went on for about half an hour. All this time I tried not to show my fear, which is very difficult, especially if it seems that a skeleton with claws is hugging you from behind. The last time something like this happened again, I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Someone came very close to me, kissed me behind my ear and whispered: “No, it’s not time yet. I'll be back when you're ready.". It didn't sound very comforting, as if I was going to die soon. I was very scared.

I had been experiencing sleep paralysis off and on for 18 months, so I could easily tell when it was happening. That time, at first I thought that there was an ordinary demon standing near my bed who had come to me before, but I was wrong. I looked and clearly saw a man kneeling next to my bed. There was a smile on his face, but not one that makes you shiver. He was wearing a 50's style suit and hat. He didn't say a single word. I felt as if he had come to tell me that everything was fine and that he was protecting me.

5. It was the best moment of her life

My mother once told me that when she was little, either in a dream or in reality, two men in white and gold suits appeared to her, who sat on the bed at her feet and played musical instruments. It was so easy and fun for mom that she didn’t want them to leave. But when she moved her head, she heard one man say to the other: “She's waking up. It is time". And they disappeared.

6. Lots of terrible things.

Before I learned how to deal with it, I experienced a lot of really terrible things. Horror films are now nothing to me compared to what I had to face. Here are a few things I can never forget:

A little girl stood in the corner of my room and did not take her eyes off me. Then she suddenly screamed shrilly, ran up to me and began to choke me.

A large dark figure, resembling a human silhouette, stood silently next to my bed, looking down at me.

Something rumbled and scraped right outside my bedroom door. I always lock it at night after it starts opening on its own. Note: No, the door is closed when I wake up. It opens only in a dream.

My bedroom door swung wide open and dark figures entered the room.

The last time I saw my mother enter the room, sit on my bed and immediately turn into a demon.

And many others.

The worst thing is that when you try to fight it or call someone for help, your voice disappears and your body stops listening. You just feel helpless. Phew, I don’t even want to remember. It's getting scary.

7. Hundreds of times.

I have experienced sleep paralysis literally hundreds of times. Usually an alien-like creature would come to me, black in color and about 1 meter high. I also saw a skeleton with a scythe in a black robe. I don't have auditory hallucinations, I just feel paralyzed, and to get rid of such visions, I just close my eyes tightly - and everything disappears.

8. “Even if I don’t see anyone, I feel that there is someone in the room.”

This happens to me so often that I'm not even scared anymore. It's creepy, of course, but not as bad as before. The first few hallucinations were terrifying:

The little creature was eating something greedily, sitting on the floor of my room. I blinked. Now it was right next to my face and, continuing to chew, whispered: "Do you remember me?".

An elderly woman stood over my head and quietly whispered: "Cute…". I told my mom about this and she asked: “Did you think it was your dead grandmother?” No. It was evil.

Hallucinations are always evil. Even if I don’t see anyone, I feel that there is someone in the room. This is evil, nothing less. I can not move. Evil is attacking me. I can't call for help. I can only breathe heavily and loudly in the hope that someone will hear me and save me. I'm trying to move my fingers. Come on!..

9. “...and this face that grew old before my eyes.”

This was the first and only time I saw a dream turn into reality. I had a good dream and suddenly... In my dream I realized that I was dreaming. I opened my eyes and saw a woman’s face above me, which from young and attractive instantly turned into old, wrinkled and blackened, like everything around. I couldn't move and felt pressure on my chest and this face that was aging before my eyes.

10. They laughed at me.

The last time the demon appeared to me, he stood in the corner of the room (behind me, where I could not see him) and spoke some nonsense.

Sometimes demons walked towards me, like Jacob's ladder, and sometimes people I know, but they were possessed and often laughed at me.

11. Someone saved me.

One night, when I was trying to sleep, my hand fell through the bed. But, in fact, she was lying on the bed. When this usually happens, I just put it away, but this time my curiosity got the better of me. How long will it last? And I started swinging my arm until my shoulder slipped behind it. It was new and exciting.

However, I felt that there was something further down there. I wasn't afraid, my curiosity was out of control. I lost my caution and tried to reach out to what I thought was there, in the depths of the void.

Big mistake. My leg slipped, followed by my whole body. I started to fall. At the very last moment before this, I realized that what I was striving for was not a thing at all, but a fear that I had never experienced before. I tried to go back, but I couldn't. My body didn't listen to me.

At the last second, something grabbed me by the shoulder and pulled me outside. I don't know what it was. But definitely something strong and durable.

12. Steps.

I heard the back door open. At this time I was lying on the sofa and could not even move. I just heard someone’s steps in the kitchen, then in the dining room, they were slowly approaching the living room where I was. I couldn't move, I couldn't scream. I managed to come to my senses at the very last moment before I suffocated (apnea attack).

I know that someday I will die from this. Not at the hands of a real criminal, but by suffocation during another nightmare. Sleep apnea is driving me crazy.

13. Little black child...

This happens to me when I'm too tired and lie down to take a nap. It all depends on what I am dreaming - I “wake up”, unable to even move and with a feeling of heaviness in my body. I feel almost good and at the same time eerie, because I cannot control what is happening. Whatever I dream about, it always happens in my room. Once I dreamed of a small black child (the sight of him made me shiver). Most often, various people or “demons”, as you call them, appear to me in my dreams. I scream and fall asleep again, then it happens again after a couple of seconds, and so on several times. As a result, I finally wake up, overwhelmed with panic.

14. Beetles.

I woke up and saw in front of me a giant Egyptian scarab, which looked at me and said: “I can’t wait to taste your rotten flesh.” Then, after long speeches describing the details of my eating, he turned into hundreds or even thousands of small scarabs, which disappeared into the cracks of the walls with a terrible noise.

15. Devil-like creature

The most terrible thing that appeared to me was a devil-like creature with red skin, black clothes and huge teeth. He sat on my chest and suffocated me. I was overcome by fear. I could neither move nor scream. In the morning, my husband said that at night someone also tried to strangle him.

The analytical portal “Orthodox View” asked Orthodox experts to characterize the phenomenon called “sleep paralysis”:

MIKHAIL KHASMINSKY, Orthodox psychologist

Many people face this problem quite often. This disease is described in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), but modern science still cannot unambiguously, clearly and clearly explain the processes that occur with people in this state of consciousness; it gives a descriptive, speculative nature of these states, so until now there is no explanation for the causes of this disease.

Sleep paralysis is a direct contact with the other world, because a person in this state passes into another reality, where real events happen to him that frighten him. And during this nightmare, a person cannot move, but being in another reality, he is helpless. This state is probably similar to the state of hell, when a person is tormented by fear and horror, but he cannot do anything.

In my practice, there were quite interesting cases related to sleep paralysis. One can try to explain this phenomenon by the alpha state of the brain, when interaction occurs between sleep and reality and penetration between realities can occur. This state of transition to another reality is very dangerous. You can compare it to going out into the street - you can meet both a bad person and a good one, but if a person does not know how to understand people, then, most likely, he will find himself in a bad situation. In order not to get into a bad story, you need to understand and distinguish between spirits.

But, we, modern people, for the most part are in a state of sin, we communicate with unclean spirits in our reality, we do not live a spiritual life as we should, and we do not have the gift of discerning spirits. That is why we need to pay less attention to dreams (which most often come from demons), and also strive less for meditation and other dangerous practices associated with an altered state of consciousness.

But if we talk about sleep paralysis, then no one specially arranges it; it turns out that the door opens by itself, the person sleeps, but at the same time comes into contact with unclean entities. One of my patients found herself in a similar state many times, many times she experienced horror, waking up in another reality, saw very vivid images of evil spirits, and the only thing that helped her get out of this was the prayer to the Life-Giving Cross and the “Our Father.” Sleep paralysis occurs in those who are spiritually weak and in order to avoid falling into such states, one must lead a spiritual life. From my point of view, this is an important factor.

HIEROMONK MAKARIUS (MARKISH), clergyman of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk diocese, church publicist and missionary

This actually happens quite often. The difference between believers and non-believers is manifested not in the phenomenon itself, but in its assessment - it deprives the non-believer of peace and tranquility in the soul, torments with mystery, torments with mystery, and for the believer it is also unpleasant, but we look at such things calmly, indifferently and , in general, without interest. A fairly accurate analogy can be given: if a child is not raised correctly, then suddenly seeing a pornographic scene will have a strong and vivid impression on him, and he will be intrigued, interested, and excited. But a normal, rationally raised child is protected from such influence, because he firmly knows that this is dirt, evil, abomination, and will turn away without unnecessary emotions. When it comes to the mysterious phenomena of the invisible, immaterial world, we are all to a certain extent like children, but proper education (religious, in this case) brings us enormous benefits and protects us from demonic attacks.

We must clearly realize that here we stand on the border of the visible and invisible worlds, and if in the first psychological and physiological research, experiments, and natural scientific methods of cognition are possible (and useful), then in the second (the border with which is blurred and uncertain) , there is nothing like this and cannot be. This is a different world, not subject to either positive experience or formal knowledge.

DMITRY TSORIONOV (ENTEO), founder of the "God's Will" movement

Sleep paralysis is a ubiquitous phenomenon in post-Christian society, a direct contact between man and the dark side of the spiritual world. In modern Russia, entire generations who grew up without God were thrown to the mercy of demons. Most modern people regularly encounter attacks from fallen spirits; for hundreds of thousands of people, daily sleep is a familiar dose of total horror, to which a person gets used to over time. As soon as demons do not mock people, they show all sorts of horrors. People describe in detail how they see dozens of demons mocking them, chained with horror. For some people, every night is a fight for survival. And only when a person begins to try, despite paralysis, with a huge effort of will, to pronounce the words of the Orthodox prayer, the demons retreat. I know many cases when, during sleep paralysis, people began to say well-known Orthodox prayers, although they had not even heard them before.

I remembered one interesting incident about this topic. I corresponded with one of the followers of neo-Hinduism guru OSHO Rajneesh, telling him that behind Eastern mysticism lies the reality of fallen angels. In response to his ridicule of what had been said, I wrote to him that he would not laugh if these spirits came to him at night. The next day he writes me a long letter, describing sleep paralysis, the appearance of a demon, writes how his soul suffered from the approach of evil, how he felt the cross being removed on himself and was saved by a luminous man, whom he later recognized when he saw the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. God allows us to come into close contact with the world of fallen angels, for the sake of our understanding, but unfortunately, not everyone, even after this, is ready to change their lives.

I was deeply struck by the post about sleep paralysis in the most popular public page among young people on VKontakte “MDK”. This community largely determines the worldview of a modern teenager, full of cynicism, fornication, blasphemy and perversion. The post received more than 30,000 likes and 4,000 comments from teenagers describing their experience of sleep paralysis. You can’t imagine what horrors these unfortunate children, disfigured by the modern world and godless upbringing, described there. Many said that they experience this every day, many said that they have already gotten used to it.

I specifically found this message to give a few comments, which are essentially a snapshot of the spiritual state of our youth:

— “It happens to me a couple of times a month for sure. The feelings were different. One time the bed shook as if there was an earthquake. There were some leftist dialogues with deceased relatives. A bunch of hallucinations like someone touching me. In general, a lot of weird stuff. If something happens at night and I wake up or already feel that it’s going to start tonight, I just turn on the TV, set it to turn off automatically and it seems to help”;

- “Usually it comes from four o’clock in the evening to 7-8, you understand that this is a dream, but you can’t do anything, you feel like you’re being strangled, all sorts of monsters are walking around or the appearance of your family, at that moment you dream that someone will wake you up , I start moving the little finger on my hand, etc. I barely wake up and don’t go to bed again”;

— “The feeling as if huge black spiders are crawling around, devils are sitting on you, the fire is crackling deafeningly, someone is speaking loudly all around, huge monsters larger than consciousness itself and paralyzing animal fear from the depths of the universe. and so on every damn night. I hate it";

“This crap happens all the time, but I can’t even open my eyes. But you can clearly hear the handle in the room turning and someone’s steps approaching, very similar to the clatter of hooves...”;

- “It was, I sleep, everything is so normal, only I slept with my eyes open, I don’t know how it happened. After which I turned on the other side, looked blankly into the distance of the room and that’s all. Then there was a sharp ringing in my ears and it was as if thousands of slow, rough voices were shouting in my ear. Then terrible faces appeared before my eyes, they looked blankly into my eyes and screamed. It’s strange, but I couldn’t move, it was such a strange feeling...”;

- “It happened. You lie like this, and it seems like it’s a dream, there are ghosts and all sorts of demons nearby. You begin to moo in fear, move your fingers and eyes back and forth. Then the state disappears, and you lie there and don’t understand what happened right now O".

Can you imagine what it’s like to live with this? These are ordinary children who go to school, listen to their favorite performers, discuss TV series characters, and mobile phone models. These are children who were raised by Pelevin’s generation, a generation that forgot Christ. Children for whom fornication, occultism, godlessness and blasphemy have become the norm. For these seemingly prosperous children, hell begins already in this life. I think we all need to think seriously about this.

Material prepared by Sergey SHULYAK

Materials from the portal “Orthodox View” were used

Hello!
For several years now I have been suffering from severe tension in my shoulders and neck - this often causes headaches, increased blood pressure, and a deterioration in my overall health. Even in my sleep, I somehow strangely press my neck towards my shoulders or tilt it towards one shoulder, and sometimes the tension is such that it’s as if my arms and shoulders are “extra” on my body - you don’t know where to put them, as if. At the same time, I myself do not feel this tension, i.e. It’s already as if it’s familiar to me and pain arises and is felt only when, for example, you touch these places while doing physical exercises. Yes, I have been slouching and bending my neck forward for many years, almost since childhood (now I’m 35).
What can this mean, what psychosomatics does it express? What to do? Massages and work with a psychologist do not really help, they only give a temporary effect. Please tell me in which direction to at least “dig” to find the reasons and get rid of it? Thank you!

Hello, Gulya! You can be recommended to work with a psychologist who works in the bodily direction (i.e., this is work WITH the body, the relationship between the BODY and the state, feelings, emotions)! the area of ​​the neck and shoulders is responsible for responsibility, control - so it’s worth analyzing whether you are carrying everything that belongs ONLY to YOU ​​or whether you are inclined to take responsibility FOR others! also in control - is there a desire to control situations, how do you cope, can you accept? How are things going in your relationship? in family ? All this can be sorted out with a psychologist!

and you can also do Pilates - these are exercises just for the back, so that a person learns to be aware of his body, listen to it, and feel it liberated!

Shenderova Elena Sergeevna, psychologist Moscow

Hello!

Gulya, in your case, excessive tension is held in the body and the main reason may be unconscious fears. It is fear that blocks the opportunity to return to a comfortable sense of self and reflexively “fearfulness” is transmitted to the muscles. The solution may be both in understanding and deciphering emotional fears and in working with the body. Emotional fears are worked through and psychological immunity is formed. The tension will subside, gradually. An integrated approach to the problem in your case is most effective.

Sincerely.

Kudryashova Alla Albertovna, psychologist Minsk

Hello, Gulya!

I tried to imagine the muscle tension that you describe and it seemed to me that breathing in such a state was quite difficult and somehow superficial - definitely not fully. And for me then it’s about how to be or not be yourself, how to live life to the fullest.

If this is similar to your feelings, then I am ready to explore with you (via Skype) how you live this way, how you can try differently at your own pace. Supporting you with my sincere and respectful presence.

Obozinskaya Olga Viktorovna, psychologist Simferopol

Hello, Gulya. You need to dig in the direction of creating your own clear personality boundaries. Among those who have boundaries, there are no slouches. Slouching and ossification of the shoulder belt and neck means the role of a slave, a servant, a person with a great sense of guilt and responsibility to everyone. since he is always in childhood was guilty and suffered a huge amount of humiliation - he shackled himself out of fear in order to restrain this fear and be ready to escape from the offender (dad or mother). Therefore, you seemed to squeeze in and hide so that there were fewer of you and would not hurt your heart so much .And then you became just as cruel out of habit of seeing the world of people in general, and also hiding and shrinking into yourself, protecting your chest from criticism and reproach. This is how slouching is developed. The way out is to fight the feeling of guilt and excessive responsibility. For creating boundaries. For skill say-No!. The format of psychotherapy will be very helpful. Contact. Bodily therapy and massage are useful. Creating boundaries and gaining confidence is crucial.

Karataev Vladimir Ivanovich, psychologist Volgograd

I don’t even know where to start, but I want to speak out, maybe someone will understand me and tell me something. I can’t connect everything that’s happening to me to any events or time in my life, I just don’t see the logic and connection.

The first thing that happened to me (I don’t remember the time period, but, I think, until three years ago) was that I went to bed with my child in the living room (the TV was on, I can’t fall asleep without it). I woke up to someone sitting on my legs and holding my neck with their hand so that I wouldn’t turn around. There were two of them (as I remember) - men. I couldn’t move, there was some kind of conversation (I don’t remember what). When I woke up, I didn’t understand from horror whether it was in a dream or in reality, it was very creepy and scary and I felt like everything was real.

When I woke up, the TV was turned off, but I can explain this, the child is very responsible, just like his father, he could turn it off. I told all this to my husband, he made me laugh and said that it was a nightmare and I should forget everything. Although I didn’t admit who I saw in these men, I still think and remember that one of those sitting was my husband, and the second one, who was holding me by the neck, was his friend, but at the moment they are just friends , there is no friendship as before, just paths and interests have diverged. Well, on my husband’s advice, I forgot everything, sometimes only when it was scary, I remembered and tried to drive these memories away.

It got worse (from that first incident to the next I don’t remember how much time passed), but I was home alone and sitting at the computer, and it was during the day. By the way, I already had a dog, which means it was less than a year ago. I just had an inner feeling that I was not alone at home, I just felt something inside me, but I couldn’t explain this feeling. And this someone who was nearby decided to prove it to me. Behind me to the left there is a TV stand, it is three-tiered, on the lowest tier there is a Playstation console, on the middle tier there is a TV, and on the top there used to be a music center, but since this is all outdated, now this tier is empty, occasionally I put go there with your soft toys or your son’s toys. This time, I don’t even remember when I put my jeans chain there (I’m casual, so I have a lot of accessories in the form of chains on my clothes). The chain that was lying on the stand was very heavy. And when I realized that I was not alone in the house and began to drive this thought out of my head, then at that moment this chain flew off the counter to such a distance that it looked like someone had simply thrown it, since it was heavy and could only roll off the counter under its own weight, and not fly to the other side of the room to the wardrobe with a huge mirror. My puppy, he was about three months old at the time, started barking. I was very afraid to come up and pick up this chain; Without looking in the mirror, I picked it up and put it in its place. Various thoughts came into my head, I panicked and was afraid, but I tried to hold on. I explained to myself that this could be my husband’s brother, who, under strange circumstances, hanged himself that year and, strangely enough, on the day of my thirtieth birthday, the celebration gave way to a funeral.

Having told all this to my husband, I met with irony and sarcasm, he said that I had delirium tremens. But you have to drink in order to live up to it, and I drink on holidays, and if I even have a bottle of beer, it’s only after a hard shift at work, I work on the railway. at the park. I told my mom, she seemed to believe me, but didn’t advise me.

Now I am 31 years old, all of this, except for the first incident, happened over the past year.

The next incident happened when I was sleeping alone in my room. I sleep separately from everyone else, because I sit at the computer a lot and sometimes stay on social networks until late. That day everything was as usual, after surfing the Internet, I turned on watching episodes of House-2 and went to bed (I already said that I only fall asleep watching TV). And again I woke up to someone sitting on my legs. It seemed to me that I was screaming, but I couldn’t be heard, I tried to crawl off the sofa, but he grabbed my legs (I even felt it); through my eyelashes I even saw my puppy, how he was sleeping opposite me, I shouted to him, but I myself understood that words were difficult for me, and they could not be heard. I tried to get off the sofa, but he grabbed me by different parts of my body, I really felt it all. When I finally shouted to my Bonechka, I don’t know if it was a scream or just a sound, but he woke up and barked, and I was immediately able to get up. The room was dark, the beech was in sleep mode, Bonechka, as I remember it well, was opposite me on the pillow and barking. I turned on the light and ran to the room where my son was sleeping. I was very afraid.

I replayed everything I saw in my head, I even remembered all the sensations of how he grabbed me; It seemed to me that I could still feel the places where he grabbed me and did not let me get up from the sofa. I didn't sleep anymore.

I didn’t want to tell my husband anymore, but I was afraid to remain silent and told my mother. Mom believed me, but didn’t know how to help, she just gave me an icon and told me to put it in the right corner of the room, on the window near my sofa. That's what I did. Peace has arrived! I even stopped feeling that I was not alone at home (I periodically had such sensations, but without evidence, as in the case of the chain, just sensations). I calmed down...

In June of this year, I got a kitten of the Canadian Sphynx breed (not a beautiful breed, not for everyone), due to his age, he dropped everything at home, played with everyone and the icon too, I constantly corrected it on the window, but not about that yet.

An ordinary evening, I, as always, am on social media. pages, at the same time I’m talking with my friend on Skype. There was a sharp feeling that I was again not alone in the room! I sharply turned around in my chair, but didn’t see anyone, I asked my interlocutor if he saw anyone on the webcam except me! He answered “no”, I don’t know whether it was out of fear, or whether everything was just boiling over, I told him about the cases described above, he didn’t laugh, he just listened, but didn’t advise anything. On this day everything went without incident.

Evening, I’m getting ready for work (I work 12-hour shifts), the last minutes before leaving the house I decided to sit at a beech tree, the table is near the window, and I see that the icon that my mother gave me is not standing in the corner, but lying on windowsill. I didn’t even think of anything supernatural; the kitten kept dropping it. I decided to put it on and go to work. I picked up the icon and placed it against the corner, but it fell. I picked it up again and tilted it at an angle again, and slightly removing my hand, I felt the icon itself move back into my hand, something was pushing it, I don’t know why I reacted to it with humor this time, probably I didn’t want to believe myself anymore, I said out loud: “I’ll put it on anyway!” And I installed it, the icon didn’t move, and I left for work.

I returned and saw that she was standing still. The sensations resumed, the icon did not help. I no longer paid attention to them, because they were just sensations, I kept telling them to my friend on Skype, he was the only one who at least listened to me and didn’t laugh, but said that he didn’t believe in such things.

And again, an ordinary evening, my son stayed with his grandmother, my husband was at work, he returned only at one in the morning (they have such shifts at the factory), I was at home alone. It was already after eleven, I was overcome by sudden fear, and the same sensations appeared again. It was dark outside - going to see my mother became even more scary, so I decided to turn on a comedy and go to bed. The first time I left the lamp on (I don’t know why, but it was scary to turn it off). I sleep on my stomach (a habit), and again everything is as per the script... I wake up with the feeling that someone is sitting on my back and shoulders, pressing heavily, I can neither move nor scream, I see my Bonka through my eyelashes, playing with my slate and not seeing anything! I shout to him, but he just plays and doesn’t notice me! And for the first time in all this time, apparently out of despair, I remembered the prayer “Our Father” (I’m ashamed, but I only know four lines of the entire prayer), but in a panic I began to read them. Every time after the word “Amen” I had a feeling that I was throwing up, and in the area of ​​​​my back and shoulders there was a sensation as if vibration from an electric massager. I read the prayer four times, I don’t remember what I shouted and how I got up from the sofa, but Bonka barked sharply, and I, jumping off and sitting on the sofa, didn’t understand what to think about and what it was... Seeing my slate next to the barking Bonka, I consciously I realized that I hadn’t slept! A minute later my husband came home from work, I was afraid to tell him and went to bed and fell asleep in the morning.

To date, after the last incident, nothing has happened to me, but I’m scared to remember all this, and less than a month has passed, I go to bed with the light on, I know that soon something like this will happen again. What to do? Go to church? I am baptized, but I am skeptical about everything church. An acquaintance suggested that I go to see my psychic grandmother (he claims that he himself doesn’t believe in this and psychics too, but I heard that a lot of people go to her and respond positively), I agreed, I think it won’t be worse, the day after tomorrow we decided to go. Recently I started looking for similar sites to find an answer to everything that was happening to me, I didn’t find any similar cases, or I probably haven’t read everything yet. If anyone understands what's happening to me, help me, I'm afraid...

Symptoms of various types of damage

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Damage is a destructive ritual of black magic, the main purpose of which is to harm the purpose of the ritual. Under the influence of such magic, a stream of negative energy falls on a person, sucking up forces, causing failures, misfortunes and a variety of troubles in life.

Every person, especially if he is interested in magic, must constantly monitor his condition and well-being in order to notice a negative spell cast in time.

There are many ways to determine that a person is under the influence of black magic.

The symptoms of damage are very diverse and they will help you recognize black magic in time and take countermeasures to prevent serious consequences.

The most important rule that you need to follow in order not to fall under harmful influence or to recognize it in time is not to do harm to anyone, and also to be vigilant towards yourself and your loved ones, to notice causeless health problems, frequent failures and other important signs.

Diagnosis of damage

There are many types of damage, and negativity can affect a person in different ways. However, there are a number of symptoms that indicate a black spell has been cast:

• the occurrence of problems with sleep, the appearance of unpleasant negative dreams and nightmares that repeat from night to night;
• a sharp and causeless change in the attitude of one of your close people (friend, loved one) towards you;
• the occurrence of diseases that cannot be diagnosed, no tests help, and any treatment either does not bring relief or causes only temporary improvement;
• constant premonition of trouble, mental imbalance;
• strange behavior of pets (aggression, manifestation of fear), in some cases, pets may first show increased attention to a person under the influence of damage, and later will avoid him, or run away with hissing or whining;
• lack of success in all endeavors, any business a person undertakes is doomed to failure;
• the appearance of unreasonable difficulties at work, theft and financial difficulties;
• the appearance of strange people in life who are capable of pursuing the goal of damage and harming him;
• a sharp decrease in self-esteem, a person stops liking his own reflection in the mirror, or he sees a fake self in it;
• frequent feeling of heaviness in the chest and coldness in the abdomen;
• a feeling of heaviness on the shoulders, as if a small child is constantly sitting on them;
• a person often loses his pectoral cross, or experiences an irresistible desire to get rid of it;
• the occurrence of a burning sensation upon contact with consecrated objects and holy water;
• a person can smell various unpleasant odors, the presence of which cannot be explained logically;
• frequent depression, apathy, loss of strength;
• thoughts of suicide or simply a lack of desire to live;
• the appearance in or near the house of objects that could not have been there by chance, for example, needles at the threshold, pins, hair, sand, ropes with knots and other objects that can be used in black fortune telling.

These are the very first symptoms, if you notice at least one of them in yourself or your loved one, this is a reason to think, a reason to pay special attention and look for other signs. An unbiased assessment of the situation is the key to correctly diagnosing any negative magical effect.

The impact of damage on humans

In addition to early symptoms, the presence of a negative impact can also be determined by the troubles in a person’s life, which could well be caused by the effects of damage. The consequences of black magic are often:

• infertility in women, as well as severe irregularities in the menstrual cycle;
• the appearance of large pigment spots on the face and skin;
• the occurrence of sound hallucinations, for example, a person may begin to hear voices urging him to commit suicide;
• a sharp change in weight, a person can gain tens of kilograms in just a few days or weeks, or turn into a withered skeleton;
• the appearance of a variety of phobias, for example, claustrophobia;
• fear of people around you, especially family and friends.

Most often, if a person has been under the influence of damage for several weeks or months, then the negative impact can be recognized literally at one glance.

A person affected by black witchcraft will stand out from other people, he may be withdrawn, frightened, he may commit completely illogical and ugly actions that he has never done before and would not have done in his right mind.

In addition, such a person will have a lifeless, gray face, with fixed or shifting eyes.

Damage to loneliness

Black magicians and sorcerers have an impressive arsenal of means with which they can easily ruin a person’s life. One of these remedies is a strong curse on loneliness. Such magical rituals are often performed out of revenge or envy. To carry out such rituals, various church accessories are used, in particular: body and wall crosses, church candles, as well as needles, pins, etc.

Damage to loneliness must be diagnosed

Damage to loneliness is one of the few negative magical effects that can occur by chance. Even parents can “reward” their children with such a curse if they often repeat that “no other person can stand a son or daughter with such a character.” You must always be extremely careful with your words and desires, because they tend to find a response in the subtle world and come true.

Symptoms of damage to loneliness

The most common signs of damage to loneliness include:

• complete lack of attention to a person from the opposite sex;
• any relationship that arises does not last very long, and is immediately interrupted if talk about the wedding begins;
• under the influence of such damage, a person constantly experiences a loss of strength, apathy, and drowsiness;
• susceptibility to a wide variety of diseases.

Most often, girls suffer from loneliness, since relationships are much more important to them than to men. However, such a negative impact cannot be too strong and can be removed quite simply. Usually, if the mother of a cursed girl visits a temple and there sincerely prays for the well-being of her daughter, then the power of corruption goes away. You can also get rid of such effects on your own, with the help of prayers or visiting a temple.

Damage to the family

Damage to the family is very similar to damage to loneliness, but it not only prevents the creation of strong relationships, but can also destroy even existing marriages. Most often, this type of damage is inflicted by one of the relatives or acquaintances out of envy.

It is very simple to carry out such a ritual; it is enough to gain access to the drink or food of the person whose life needs to be spoiled, therefore, damage is often carried out during noisy family holidays, to which many guests are invited.

Signs of damage to the family

• causeless quarrels and scandals that are almost impossible to resist;
• frequent nervous disorders in one or both spouses;
• irritability, suspiciousness and intolerance of spouses towards each other;
• groundless jealousy of one of the spouses, which leads to quarrels, aggression and assault;
• betrayal;
• problems with the family budget.

There are various types of damage to the family, however, they act the same and sooner or later will lead to divorce. Under the influence of negative energy, even between people who sincerely love each other, an insurmountable wall of misunderstanding, aggression, jealousy and other unpleasant feelings arises. If the spouses do not hear each other, then they will begin to move away and will soon become complete strangers who have nothing in common except the marks in their passport and, possibly, common children.

It is worth noting that such damage can be used not only to divorce spouses or quarrel with an unmarried couple, but also to break ties between friends, close acquaintances or work colleagues. Such negativity works flawlessly; if it is not removed, it will destroy any, even the strongest, relationships.

Damage to death

From this phrase alone, a person paints an extremely sad picture in his imagination. We all know that a curse to death is a big problem that needs to be quickly recognized and gotten rid of either on your own or with the help of professional sorcerers.