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Suffered All My Life, But "Death" and a Female Demon Spirit Don't Bother Me Anymore!

by Pritesh Bhadalia
(United Kingdom, London)

I have suffered episodes of sleep paralysis throughout my life. I am 23 years old and I have been suffering from sleep paralysis from a very young age. My episodes usually occur when my body is totally relaxed and I am ready to sleep, my eyes cannot stay open and then I get a tingly sensation all over my body followed by the loud ringing in my ear or laughing, at times a baby crying.


The worst episode I ever faced was a few years ago where I entered a state of sleep paralysis and my eyes were open, I could not move and I saw four tall figures of death/ grim reaper in my room with black robes and heads down, and with them was a a white disfigured girl who was all wrinkled and totally white from top to bottom, she kind of looked like a cross between Samara from the ring and also the possessed girl from the film The Exorcist.

Anyways, she came close to me and I felt her grab my arm, I could not move and in a sinister voice she re-assured me that "she could do it better!" and then I woke up and I myself was grabbing my arm!

People think that I am crazy, have issues or am being haunted by an evil entity, it feels so real and it is the scariest experience ever!

Other scary episodes include: being dragged across my own room, baby's crying, people laughing at me etc. However, at times I may have episodes which I actually enjoy or rather feel some sort of pleasure or a sense of elation, my body feels like it is rising and I somehow reach for the ceiling (sky) and I feel calm and happy as I have a smile on my face.

I do not understand any of this but this is what I have been through. Hope people can relate to this...

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