Sunday, October 6, 2013

Chinese culture: mystery, something cannot be explained

Sleep paralysis is the situation when a person is awake but losing the ability to move during sleep. In China, we call it "Ghost on the bed" (it is kind of hard to translate, I just translate it directly). First of all, I want to claim that in China, people are using the term "ghost" much more than "demonic".

I know there is a scientific explanation for this phenomenon but to me, I would rather treat it as paranormal power because of my personal experiences. I experienced "ghost on the bed" for two times in my entire life and if there is a way to stop it happening again, I would do it whatever it takes. It is just so horrible... To tell the truth, I used to trust science, I believe that everything happens on this planet would have some sort of rational explanations and "ghost on the bed"??? What a BS... until the first time I experienced this phenomenon.

I was in a hotel room and sleeping, it is new hotel but is decorated with ancient stuff like old paintings. When I woke up in the morning, it was such a special feeling because I just couldn't move except my eyeballs. I wish it could be that easier but then I heard of something, and I swear I heard that sound, a female sound saying "Go die!" (Of course it was in Chinese) I tried so hard to move but I just couldn't and I knew it was not in a dream because I could feel things like goosebumps. It lasts for about 10 minutes and it was the most horrible 10 minutes in my life. The second time was better than the first one because I've learnt something after the first one. There is a saying in China that if you are in this phenomenon, just curse.


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