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  2. Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is conscious but in a complete state of full-body paralysis. [1] [2] During an episode, the person may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear.

  3. Succubus - Wikipedia

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    A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, mostly through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs male semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus will result in a bond being formed between the succubus and the person; and a succubus ...

  4. Reflex syncope - Wikipedia

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    Episodes of vasovagal syncope are typically recurrent and usually occur when the predisposed person is exposed to a specific trigger. Before losing consciousness, the individual frequently experiences early signs or symptoms such as lightheadedness, nausea, the feeling of being extremely hot or cold (accompanied by sweating), ringing in the ears, an uncomfortable feeling in the heart, fuzzy ...

  5. Incubus - Wikipedia

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    Incubus, 1879. An incubus (English plural: incubuses, Latin plural: incubi) is a male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus.

  6. Aura (symptom) - Wikipedia

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    Auras can also be confused with sudden onset of panic, panic attacks or anxiety attacks, which creates difficulties in diagnosis. The differential diagnosis of patients who experience symptoms of paresthesias , derealization , dizziness, chest pain, tremors, and palpitations can be quite challenging.

  7. Christian demonology - Wikipedia

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    Ambrogio de Vignati, disagreeing with other authors, asserted that demons, besides not having a material body, could not create one, and all what they seemed to do was a mere hallucination provoked by them in the mind of those who had made a diabolical pact or were "victims" of a succubus or incubus, including the sexual act. [citation needed]

  8. Dissociative fugue - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, individuals may assume a new identity and be unable to recall personal information from before the onset of symptoms. [2] It is classified as a mental and behavioral disorder [ 3 ] and is variously categorized as a dissociative disorder , [ 1 ] a conversion disorder , [ 3 ] or a somatic symptom disorder .

  9. Anticipatory anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of future tripping can overlap with multiple different anxiety disorders. The main symptom is an extensive fear of an imagined event or situation that lays in the future, which the person thinks of as an "unpredictable threat". [1] [5] [8] Other symptoms include: [2] [5] Palpitations; Shortness of breath; Nausea; Dizziness