1998: Signs of Awareness during Sleep Paralysis in Alien Abduction Experiences

In ASP: Characteristics and Responses I discussed some of the core characteristics associated with Awareness during Sleep Paralysis. In this document, I want to draw attention to the signs of ASP in the reports of Alien Abduction Experiencers or abductees, as they are usually known. The Bedroom Abduction Scenario Alien Abduction Experiencers very often report paralysis and fear before the aliens appear. Usually, the experiencer awakens in the night unable to move or cry out, alien beings approach the bed and float the helpless, paralyzed abductee up to a spaceship for a frightening medical examination. Sometimes the victim will explicitly report sensations of separating from his/her body. Othertimes the abductee will report the sensations of Out-of-Body Experience without himself or herself naming the experience […] Read More