Help, my friend is being attacked.

[PurpleDuck]

OK, so here's the thing. My friend has spirits in her home (and not the alcoholic kind). They press down on her, render her immobile and make her feel like she's being crushed under a large weight. The most recent case involved a female in that situation.

The attacks only started when she moved into the room she is in now. She considered moving back to her old room, but they appear by that door, or move through it, seeking her out. Originally she feels they only went for her because of the room, but now they look for her specifically.

She can feel them around her a lot. If she's with her family, they stay back, only drawing close when she's alone, or in her room. There are two females who come often, and sometimes it's random people.

She doesn't have experience with dealing with spirits, and neither do I. She doesn't want to hurt them, she just wants to make them leave her alone.

Can anyone offer any advice? Or even insight into why they're doing this?

[Black Pearl]

Try setting out a bowl of vinegar in the room. Using some holy water in the room may help as well. As far as why they're doing it- research the history of the house or land where it is, 95% chance you find an answer. These methods will only deter spirits and make it hard for them to form, if they're really determined I can recommend more effective measures.

[thought_on_a_wind]

If it's a bunch of terrestrial spirits, kick 'em to the curb if they are malevolent. Don't forget to protect yourself, and your friend with invocations, astral armor, or the such. The biggest protection, though, is to work yourself into a fearless trance before the commencement. A decent proportion of malevolent, or mischievous spirits feed off of fear, thus the trouble to seek her out while she's sleeping (i think). Once in that fearless trance(after doing th research first, I've said what I said assuming you've both done research first to figure out what you're dealing with) go in and tell them to get out, bringing up the reason that it is not their living space any more, the trick is to do it in such a manner, that their is no trace amount of fear in your voice, if need be you might have to emulate anger to a certain degree (not completely necessary nor a good idea) and tell them that they won't mess with your friend anymore. As a side note, envisioning fire covering the both you is very protective depending on what type of entity you are indeed facing. Also, just plain quartz is a good protective tool as well, of course anything you do will partly fulcrum on the fact that you need to believe it will work. You have to be stern though, I'll say it over and over, you have to be stern. Their cannot be any uncertainty in your voice. After doing this it is always a good idea to
do a purification ritual however you might feel one needs to be done. Of course, it would probably be a good idea to have your friend be the leading
person in this venture just because, but also it would be a good idea to both
be there instead of you just telling her to do these things, for reassurance purposes, and to help one another. I hope this helps you, if not, then I apologize, these are just the things that've helped me out.
Blessed Be.

[Lady_Door]

She needs to tell them to leave. Do research, find out who it could be. Make sure you call them by name.
"(insert name), you are dead. You are not welcome here. Go to God."
Don't go in alone, it seems they're drawing on her fear/unease at being alone. Be strong. Don't show them any fear. If she's really worried she can contact a local religious figure and ask them to bless the house.

[love]

that happened to me to in the home I grew up in luckily it only happened once,
holy water sounds like a good way to stop it from happening again, its very scary when I does happen I know.

[DracoJesi]

she needs to learn how to shield herself... shielding is a technique that shields one from either negative energy/influence and or good aswell.... depending on what you wish t block and how good you are at it.

theres a bunch of info on shielding here and on the web, but if you would like for me to explain it and/or help you with it... let me know, and I will be happy to help :)


but. even so, she still needs to figure out why they are there, and who they are, if she can do that, she can help them move on

[gregoirewitch]

I must contest of "Lady Door". Blessings do help, but it is not permanent. Blessings will help to "clear the air" but only for a short time. What is needed is research of the history of the home, including long before the house was built there. Sometimes hauntings are part of the land. Do your research first, find out if any events happened there: deaths, murders, accidents, etc. Then take complete and total control of your home. Tell them it is your home, not theirs. They must leave. It may not work at first because some are very stubborn and nasty. Stand your ground. Take complete control. Show no fear.

[SphinYote]

One question: Does this happen (the attacks) only when she's in bed (or in a semi-conscious state--as in, half asleep, whether it be in a chair or anywhere)?

If so, congratulations, your friend has classic sleep paralysis, just do a search in any search engine.

I have it to, I've learned to ignore the "presences" and just use it as a launch point into lucid dreaming and astral projection.

Mine tends to be worse if I've recently rearranged the room, or if I've had a jolt to my routine. Esp. If I'm drinking a lot of coffee too near the time when I go to bed.

If the answer is no, first rule out psychaiatric possibilities. Then do what other people have suggested (or do it as you check for psychaiatric possibilities).

To put it bluntly, there are a lot of possibiliies, but: There is no point in defending against spirits if your friend has a brain tumor, and those possibilities have to be ruled out, too.

One further thing: Any new air fresheners, perfumes, cleaners, or incense being used? These things can have wild effects on some people (for me: Excruciating pain, for other people mood swings or other severe mental effects). If so, stop using them for a while and see what happens. Always check for mundane causes first (and if you want a psychic explanation, then I don't consider it impossible that these things might well open psychic centers that we are only diml aware of, perhaps they can make s vulnerable to psychic attack).

That said, alwas good to check and address possible physical changes (either in the environment or in the body) either at the same time or before we go looking for otherworldly causes. Please note that I say that as a believer in the supernatural realm, but I believe that its best to look at all possibilities--he mind being the miracle it is, it only tkes for some of us very small triggers to have very big effects that may only be physical.

Good luck.

Yote

[Sequoia]

One question: Does this happen (the attacks) only when she's in bed (or in a semi-conscious state--as in, half asleep, whether it be in a chair or anywhere)?

If so, congratulations, your friend has classic sleep paralysis, just do a search in any search engine.

Without having any other details, I would really tend to agree with this. What was described are classic sleep paralysis symptoms, so if they're happening in bed, that's probably the thing.

If it's NOT happening in bed... well, let us know, and we'll go from there.

[Shaman7]

If your friend has seen the presence it might make a difference. Sleep paralysis usually doesn't involve visual experiences, though everyone's experience is different. Working with lucid dreaming is not a bad idea, because it helps to work in that realm of being somewhere between asleep and awake. Even if it is a mundane cause, ritual banishing or purification may help to set her mind at ease (though you have to approach it as a spiritual phenomenon, not as a peace of mind exercise), thus possibly taking care of the problem. If such things don't work, I always advocate seeking medical/psychological attention, though never prescription drugs if they can be avoided.