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Grendel  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is the worst nightmare you can remember?

There was a period in my life during which, for some reason, I started experiencing sleep paralysis.

One afternoon I woke up from a long nap and I couldn't move. I felt like I was literally going to die. It's a strange feeling and I'm not sure how I would describe it to someone who's never felt it. Try to imagine that someone is holding a gun to your head and could pull the trigger any moment.

I didn't see or hear anything, but I could sense a presence, located somewhere above my head. Whatever it was, it was the source of my fear. It's like it was emanating this strong killing intent.

I knew it wasn't real because I'd experienced sleep paralysis before, but even knowing that, it was overwhelming. As soon as I could move, I got up and ran out of the room.





user-inactivated  ·  3474 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You were being haunted by a spoopy feminist, isn't it obvious

user-inactivated  ·  3474 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Come for the gender equality, stay for the witchcraft.

user-inactivated  ·  3474 days ago  ·  link  ·  

arguewithatree  ·  3474 days ago  ·  link  ·  

worked for me, it can work for you too!

rollercoaster  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The one and only time I experienced sleep paralysis. It was very strange and frightening because it felt very real. I never want to experience it again.

It felt like an out-of-body experience and I also feel everything done on my body. I was looking down over my body and couldn't move. There was a presence that felt dangerous and unfriendly. This thing was "molesting" me and I was sweating so much from fear. I remember waking up, not daring to move and willing myself to fall asleep again to get this over and done with.

Grendel  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why are these presences never friendly? It's always something dark and ominous. I suppose it's because you're paralysed and the part of your brain that is still asleep takes that input and interprets it as something dangerous... Yeah, it has to be...