Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 14:58:04 +0000
From: "Mr. Lamb" (brlamb@zeus.kern.org)
To: obiwan@ghosts.org
Subject: "old hag" theory
I have been reading the stories at your site for a few weeks now and I will be posting my own very true very scary tale soon. But first I'd like to ad my own theory or explanation of "old hag".
A female neighbor of mine would often complain to her husband that several nights a week she would awake with the sensation of being smothered. She claimed that it felt like someone laying across her body, at once pinning her down and forcing the air from her lungs. She said during these episodes she felt panicked and paralized. She was convinced that their bedroom was "haunted" Her husband finally grew tired of listening to her complaints and forced her to get a complete physical and mental check-up. Long story short...she actually suffered from Sleep Apnea. Her "old hag" was actually caused by her inability to breathe!
Her husband still thinks this is hilarious and anytime she says something that may be false he grumbles "ghost my ass, i bet it's your damn deviated septum again"
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