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Real Cases of people haunted by Hat Demon in Sleep Paralysis

Hat Demon is not an entity, but a demonic entity that was experienced by victims of sleep paralysis

By Sabina (Sabs) Published 3 years ago 4 min read
The Hat Man

In this story, I will discuss the real stories of people who experienced sleep paralysis and were not aware of it. I have a keen interest in watching movies about witches, vampires, demons, and ghosts. From my childhood, I have seen movies like Harry Potter, Casper, and Scooby-Doo stories that portray good, and evil.

I never heard about the Hat Man, who attacks people in sleep paralysis episodes. After listening to the story of a movie, I realized there were many people who suffered from this condition.

The Hat Man has been the main subject of documentaries and horror movies as a terrifying ghost on the Netflix channel. But why do so many people from different countries experience the same nightmare?

Let's have a look at the stories of people who experienced it.

1. The Hat Man Project

The first time Tim Brown saw the Hat Man, he was 14 years old and lived in Nashville. He was lying in bed, and as he shifted to sleep, he heard a sound coming from the television. That's when he saw him. The entity was tall and wore a hat and a trench coat. He said nothing. The fear sucked Tim's breath away, leaving him mute and paralyzed. The man attacked him on the bed, and Brown threw himself out of bed, screaming, and ran into the hallway.

After that, the man was gone. Still horrified by this incident, after a decade, Tim searched for the Hat Man and created a blog as the Hat Man Project. To his surprise, many people responded to him by having the same nightmare as Hat Man.

2. Hmong Refugees

Shelly Adler noticed the incidents of sudden deaths among the Hmong refugees who migrated from the US in 1970. In the late years from 1970 to 1980, the Hmong families perished suddenly in their sleep. Adler interviewed Hmong refugees living in California, and they reported the nightmare of seeing evil spirits who pressed at their chests and attacked them to kill them. 50%of them reported the same nightmare.

Folklore

Various religions, legends, and conviction frameworks depict otherworldly substances like shades of the hidden world, and different shadowy animals have for quite some time been a staple of fables and phantom stories, like the Islamic Jinn and the Choctaw Nalusa Chito.

The Across the nation AM late night radio syndicated program promoted present day convictions in shadow people.

The initial time the subject of shadow individuals was examined finally on the show was April 12, 2001, when Workmanship Ringer talked with a man implied to be a Local American senior, Thunder Strikes, who otherwise called Harley "Swift Deer" Reagan.

During the show, audience members were urged to submit drawings of shadow individuals that they had seen, and an enormous number of these drawings were quickly shared openly on the website.

In October of that year, Heidi Hollis distributed her most memorable book on the subject of shadow people and later turned into a customary visitor on Coast to Coast.

Hollis depicts shadow individuals as dim outlines with human shapes and profiles that glint all through fringe vision, and cases in that individuals have detailed the figures endeavoring to "hop on their chest and stifle them. She trusts the figures to be pessimistic outsiders that can be repulsed by different means, including conjuring "the Name of Jesus".

Despite the fact that members in web-based conversation gatherings given to paranormal and heavenly subjects depict them as threatening, different devotees and paranormal creators disagree on whether shadow individuals are either malevolent, supportive, or nonpartisan, and some even hypothesize that shadow individuals might be the extra-layered occupants of another universe.

Movies and Series

The Nightmare

The Nightmare is a 2015 narrative that examines the reasons for rest loss of motion as seen through broad meetings with members, and the encounters are re-established by proficient entertainers. It suggests that such social peculiarities as outsider snatching, the brush with death and shadow individuals can, as a rule, be credited to rest paralysis.

Shadow Men

Shadow individuals, were depicted as "Shadow Men" noticeably in the 2007 novel John Passes on toward the End. At the point when they kill an individual, that individual is retroactively deleted from the presence, and history is changed like they were never born.

Sleep Paralysis

In the 20th century, researchers discovered sleep paralysis. People in sleep paralysis conditions wake up at night and feel paralyzed due to fear of imagining things. This is the stage of the most intense dreams, and patients in this condition wake up before the dream ends.

Sleep paralysis is the most common sleep disorder. About 8% of the general population suffer from this condition, and 40% experience it at least once in a lifetime. These episodes are triggered due to the high intensity of fear and anxiety as the patient imagines someone is trying to harm him. Sometimes they imagine insects, spiders, and also human figures as well.

Symptoms

It is important for people suffering from sleep paralysis to understand its symptoms.

  • Hallucinations.
  • Inability to speak.
  • Paralysis in limbs.
  • Fear
  • Panic
  • Helplessness.
  • Tightening around the neck.
  • Feeling Suffocation.

Prevention

The first important step is to discuss sleep paralysis with the doctor. The second step is to improve the quality of sleep. Sleep hygiene means setting sleep time and daily lifestyle habits for proper sleep.

Suggestions to get a good sleep

  • Follow the same bedtime and wake-up routines.
  • Create a comfortable sleeping environment.
  • Put away digital devices, mobile phones, and laptops.
  • Use the best mattress for your bed.
  • Avoid consuming alcohol or caffeine in the evening.
  • Try meditation or yoga before sleep for relaxation.

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About the Creator

Sabina (Sabs)

4x Top Medium Writer/Digital Writer/

I'm Sabina, a blog writer, and a content writer. I'm a 4x Top Writer on Medium with a demonstrated record of creating engaging and impactful content.

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  • Michele Hardy3 years ago

    Soooky stuff! I’ve never heard of the hat man before. Now I’m wondering how that’s possible.

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