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 had experienced sleep paralysis years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. I would hear ACDC music blaring really loud and the sound of someone coming up the stairs to our apartment. I could hear the floors creaking as the foot steps came into our bedroom and stopped next to the bed. I would be completely paralysed - unable to move or wake up. I remember this scenerio happening several times.
This is the classic sleep paralysis I've experienced, only the sounds I hear tend to be more of a crowd of voices so thick that I can't make out anything they are saying and the music I hear sounds old, like an old jazz bar from the 40's or something. And it all sounds like it's far away and the sound is drifting on the wind to me. Such a weird thing. I've had this happen only when I was sleeping on my side, not my back. So I think it's something to do with my ear pressing against the pillow, muffling sounds from the room fan, and my sleep paralysis brain filling in the rest. I hate the footsteps one though, and the actual feeling of being paralyzed. It's so 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 had experienced sleep paralysis years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. I would hear ACDC music blaring really loud and the sound of someone coming up the stairs to our apartment. I could hear the floors creaking as the foot steps came into our bedroom and stopped next to the bed. I would be completely paralysed - unable to move or wake up. I remember this scenerio happening several times.
This is the classic sleep paralysis I've experienced, only the sounds I hear tend to be more of a crowd of voices so thick that I can't make out anything they are saying and the music I hear sounds old, like an old jazz bar from the 40's or something. And it all sounds like it's far away and the sound is drifting on the wind to me. Such a weird thing. I've had this happen only when I was sleeping on my side, not my back. So I think it's something to do with my ear pressing against the pillow, muffling sounds from the room fan, and my sleep paralysis brain filling in the rest. I hate the footsteps one though, and the actual feeling of being paralyzed. It's so terrifying.