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I Couldn't Believe This Happened to Me...

"Sleep Paralysis"

By Mariah MeisterPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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I've always been a little different from others when it came to sleeping. For most adults, sleep walking and sleep talking are not common, except for me. I do both every night, especially when my day has been extremely tiresome or stressful. Except for one night... my sleep habits got the best of me. A few nights previously, I wasn't able to sleep at all. I mean I tried my hardest to fall asleep, but I just couldn't. I would just stare at my ceiling until day came rolling around. I was exhausted after two nights of not being able to get a nights rest. Two days later, I was relieved. I was finally sleepy and knew I was able to go to sleep that night. Well I thought.. I felt my body release all the tension and stress, and relax after a long day. I felt good, I was finally home with my parents after two years, and nothing could have beat that. The lights were off and a beautiful full moon shined through the door. I closed my eyes and began to fall asleep. After about five minutes in, all of a sudden I heard a manly laugh come from the corner of the living room. It shocked me, but I just told myself, "I'm probably just hearing things, go back to sleep." I then closed my eyes, and about ten seconds later, I heard it again, it seemed to have grown louder. But this time I couldn't move, I was just able to open my eyes. I closed my eyes and opened them once more. I couldn't believe what I was staring at, a large black figure standing in the corner of the living room. I was in shock, I thought I could be having a nightmare, but it seemed all too real. It began to come closer and closer until it ran towards me. I tried to scream and get up, but I couldn't move an inch. Then I closed my eyes immediately and opened them once more. It disappeared. But the problem was I was not able to move still, I was terrified! I closed my eyes and began to pray. I knew if i started to pray, things would get better. As I was trying to finish my prayers, all of a sudden I felt this weight on my chest. I was frightened and stopped praying. I was scared to open my eyes and the weight began to get heavier and heavier by the second. I opened my eyes quick and the room seemed to be filled with light, an a old women was on top of me. She looked me straight in the eyes with a spiteful smirk. With long wet black hair, and abnormally pale skin. She began to scornfully laugh and her laughter started getting deeper and deeper. It was the same exact laugh I heard with the black figure in the corner. The elderly woman then put her hands around my neck. The air in my lungs was easily sucked out. I couldn't breathe at all and I thought I wasn't going to make it at all. All of a sudden, I heard my mom. She sounded like she was right in front of me, but all I could see was the wicked woman. My body began to shake as if someone was trying to wake me. I closed my eyes one last time, and finally woke up to my mom by my side. My mom told me she heard me gasping for air and decided to get me up fast. I hugged her and thanked her for waking me up. I couldn't believe what I went through. One of the most horrifying experiences any one could go through!

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