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Originally posted by O'Nieronaut
I disagree; I have experienced them both, and I attest that they are indeed different experiences. While I agree that the scenario you illustrated is perfectly feasible, the Old Hag Syndrome is surely a type of haunting. The spirit approaches and instills feelings of fear, panic, dread, etc... until you can't handle the fear and you're almost mad with it. It then passes through you, robbing you of all that latent energy. The paralysis is fear-based. One can tell the difference easily. Very often, you are not paralyzed durring such a haunting. In one, I was awake, talking on the phone, and walking around my house as the presence stalked me everywhere I went. It wasn't until I was scared to the point of huddling in a corner, shaking violently, that it was close to passing through me. They are not, I am glad to say, dangerous. Just scary and annoying. The cases resembling SP may be just that, but I think that is also the most common setting for a true Old Hag experience, as well. The distinction is the incomplete paralysis, and the subsequent, sudden energy drain.
What the, you were actually awake and walking around and you saw the figure? Are you sure u werent dreaming? How did that feel could u touch it or what.