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Four Times In The Same Night, All Of Them Different

by Javier
(Virginia)

I'm 14 yrs. old now. I don't know how to exactly say it but... This sleep paralysis has happened to me, only I'm not afraid of it.


The first time: I was sleeping while falling asleep to a movie. It was a scary movie. But as I was trying to wake up I couldn't move, nor could I even open my right eye, my left eye is special though because it will open regardless when I'm sleeping. There was a girl sitting in the corner, i was really freaked, until i woke up and saw nothing.

The second time: I was laying on my couch near my piano, i had just got done doing homework all of a sudden... im sleeping, then i tried to wake up, and i couldnt. when i tried to move i heard a very nice and bright voice say "call the name of the lord". Then this weird voice called out to me and said, "Die..." then thats when i saw it, when i opened my left eye (still unable to move) i saw a demon like creature, it was small Chibi sized but this thing was ugly, and it looked like it wanted to kill me. But i got so scared that i got angry. Trying with all my might to yell, i woke up about to strangle that little thing but it wasn't there.

The third time: The third time i was sleeping my eyes started moving violently back and forth via side to side. And then when i opened my eye there was something else there, a figure unfamiliar. And now since i know i was not going to move i tried talking to it using my mind. voicing my opinions. I told that atrocity that i wanted it to go. it looked and just left. thats when i woke up and there on the tv was a movie of the blob.

The fourth time: This happened actually two days ago via December 17, 2010. I tested this involuntarily. I tried to force myself to sleep and it did, what i had did worked. I was in sleep paralysis, so i tested my theory, since im the only one in my family to be aware of what im doing at a unconscious level i used that to my advantage. My subconscious told my conscious to wake up and I did. But this took lots of practice.

The fifth time: yesterday i tested this sleep paralysis again. i had the sensation that i was being lifted, it was a wonderful feeling, i stopped seeing the hallucinations and i just learned that what do i have to be afraid of its normal.

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Dec 21, 2010
:(
by: Anonymous

I have had sleep paralysis too

Nov 07, 2011
wow
by: Anonymous

you just scared the crap out of me bro

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