I cant say what happened to you it only happened once to me and that was some 40 years ago. It was like a female presence in the room, I could see my room and knew she was there and it scared the crap out of me. Suddenly this thing I couldnt see started trying to push me off my bed. I fought and fought to come back to normal and finally did. Had to get up in the middle of the night turn all the lights on and have a coffee. It seemed that real. A week later my husbands cousin Cheryl who was staying with us killed herself with a gun I had under my bed while my kids and I were out at the mall. She was in my room when she committed suicide and fell right where that women I couldnt see was trying to push me out of bed. Never happened again.
Your brother's experience sounds a lot like a "night hag":
The night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon during which a person feels a presence of a supernatural malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if sitting on their chest or the foot of their bed.
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak.[1][2] During an episode, one may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.[1] Episodes generally last less than a couple of minutes.[2] It may recur or occur as a single episode.[1]
The condition may occur in those who are otherwise healthy or those with narcolepsy, or it may run in families as a result of specific genetic changes.[2] The condition can be triggered by sleep deprivation, psychological stress, or abnormal sleep cycles.[2] The underlying mechanism is believed to involve a dysfunction in REM sleep.[2] Sleep paralysis is commonly experienced by lucid dreamers; some lucid dreamers use this as a method of having a lucid dream.[3] Diagnosis is based on a person's description.[2] Other conditions that can present similarly include narcolepsy, atonic seizure, and hypokalemic periodic paralysis.[2]
I’ve (luckily) never experienced hallucinations like that in any of my sleep paralysis episodes, but damn if being unable to move or say anything is terrifying.
I cant say what happened to you it only happened once to me and that was some 40 years ago. It was like a female presence in the room, I could see my room and knew she was there and it scared the crap out of me. Suddenly this thing I couldnt see started trying to push me off my bed. I fought and fought to come back to normal and finally did. Had to get up in the middle of the night turn all the lights on and have a coffee. It seemed that real. A week later my husbands cousin Cheryl who was staying with us killed herself with a gun I had under my bed while my kids and I were out at the mall. She was in my room when she committed suicide and fell right where that women I couldnt see was trying to push me out of bed. Never happened again.
My brother had an incident like this I think it was a ghost like lady who attacked him in his half asleep half awake state.
Jesus I am so sorry about the suicide, I hope you all have recovered from that and I pray for Cheryl's spirit and family.
Im not so sure this was the same but I definitely can feel a "presence" in some places. Thank you so much for your input!
Your brother's experience sounds a lot like a "night hag":
The night hag or old hag is the name given to a supernatural creature, commonly associated with the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon during which a person feels a presence of a supernatural malevolent being which immobilizes the person as if sitting on their chest or the foot of their bed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_hag
Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak.[1][2] During an episode, one may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.[1] Episodes generally last less than a couple of minutes.[2] It may recur or occur as a single episode.[1]
The condition may occur in those who are otherwise healthy or those with narcolepsy, or it may run in families as a result of specific genetic changes.[2] The condition can be triggered by sleep deprivation, psychological stress, or abnormal sleep cycles.[2] The underlying mechanism is believed to involve a dysfunction in REM sleep.[2] Sleep paralysis is commonly experienced by lucid dreamers; some lucid dreamers use this as a method of having a lucid dream.[3] Diagnosis is based on a person's description.[2] Other conditions that can present similarly include narcolepsy, atonic seizure, and hypokalemic periodic paralysis.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
I’ve (luckily) never experienced hallucinations like that in any of my sleep paralysis episodes, but damn if being unable to move or say anything is terrifying.