TABLE 2.

Verbatim emotional reactions to the incubus phenomenon in the patient group (n = 17).

During the experience:	Never	Sometimes	Always	Don’t know
I had the experience that I choked	4 (24%)	5 (29%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)
I heard strange noises	11 (65%)	3 (18%)	2 (12%)	1 (6%)
I felt like I was going to die	7 (41%)	4 (24%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)
My body felt numb	7 (41%)	4 (24%)	5 (29%)	1 (6%)
It was as if I was out of my body	11 (65%)	6 (35%)	2 (12%)	0 (0%)
It was as if I could look at myself	13 (76%)	4 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
I smelt a strange odour	14 (82%)	1 (6%)	2 (12%)	0 (0%)
It felt as if I were moving up and down	14 (82%)	2 (12%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
It felt as if sheets/blankets were moving	13 (77%)	3 (18%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
I had the feeling that I was falling	9 (53%)	7 (41%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
I had the idea to have moved, only to later notice that this was not the case	12 (71%)	2 (12%)	2 (12%)	1 (6%)
I had the feeling that I was being strangled or that I choked	8 (47%)	5 (29%)	4 (24%)	1 (6%)
I had the feeling that I was flying	16 (94%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
I had the feeling that I was turning around	14 (82%)	3 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
It was as if someone/something touched me	4 (24%)	4 (24%)	9 (53%)	0 (0%)
I could open my eyes	4 (24%)	6 (35%)	7 (41%)	0 (0%)
I had feelings of happiness/delight/bliss	15 (88%)	2 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
I experienced pain	5 (29%)	6 (35%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)
I felt cold	8 (47%)	6 (35%)	3 (18%)	0 (0%)
I felt sad	5 (29%)	4 (24%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)
I felt anger	6 (35%)	7 (41%)	4 (24%)	0 (0%)
I had erotic/sexual feelings	13 (77%)	4 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
It was as if I were trembling/shivering	7 (77%)	5 (29%)	4 (24%)	1 (6%)