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Wind-Like Paralysis - What Happened To Me!?

by Kaitlin Taylor
(Australia)

My name is Kaitlin, I am 15 years old and I am from Australia. Last night I woke up at almost 1:00am. I turned on my light, sat up and checked the time on my phone and to see if I had any messages and then decided to lay back down and go back to sleep, but with the light on though. I was thinking about moving house and then suddenly this wind-like thing came from the direction of my feet and took control of me. I couldn't move. I could hear this "wind" it came in waves of about every 1/2 second. I can't remember how long it lasted for but I was terrified! I tried to keep my eyes open but it was so hard, like there was magnets trying to pull them together. I also couldn't breathe. When I could finally open my eyes it all stopped, as suddenly as it had started. But I was so scared, I couldn't get to sleep for hours. I hope this doesn't happen again, it is so terrifying!

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Wind-Like Paralysis - What Happened To Me!?

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Jan 16, 2012
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by: mark johnson

the same happend to me when i was 16 , im 40 now and ive only just started to talk about this to people, i was in bed watching tv i was sitting up with my back on the head board, there was no way i was asleep, a wind came to me face on and i couldnt move my arms i tryed to move but it was to powerfull,i also couldnt shout out for help not that i was scared i just couldnt move, trust me i tryed to shout out, my sister and boyfriend was in the other room after about 3 mins it just slowley left and i was able to move , i got up went into the front room and asked my sister what the hell just happend, they both laughed at me, i never spoke about this before didnt want the same reaction, i cant forget that day, now im finding more storys about the same thing ???? IM ON FACEBOOK . anybody had the same thing happen ?

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