Question: When I have an episode of sleep paralysis it feels like my head is SLOWLY sinking or being pulled by some “force” into my pillow. I feel (or kind of hear) vibrations around my head. I first noticed this as a teenager. I would lay down to fall asleep. Right before I actually fell asleep I would feel this sensation (the one I just described) but I would always snap out of it in a fright the instant it would happen.
One night, I didn’t snap out of it. I felt the weird sensation but I was really tired and decided to just stay in the feeling. After what seemed a few seconds, I felt an evil presence in the vibrations. It seemed like demons, or spirits or something was in my room trying to keep me in this strange “place”. I suddenly realized I couldn’t move. I wanted to shake myself out of it but I couldn’t. It seemed like the “presence” was trying to accomplish something by keeping me in this state of mind. I felt impending doom growing with every second. “Open your eyes!” I kept thinking. I just knew if I stayed in this place “they” were going to kill me. I felt trapped; like I had finally been lured into this place. They were finally going to succeed. And then, I opened my eyes and jerked my head forward. It was over. I didn’t want to sleep but I was tired. Eventually, I closed my eyes. The force was back. I’d snap out of it before it became to powerful. This continued until I eventually fell asleep. I thought I was going crazy. I didn’t tell anyone and this was before Google existed (LOL) so I was basically stuck with my secret. Years later I realized I was normal. I learned about sleep paralysis and understood what was actually happening. I’ve experimented with it from time to time. I would try to stay in “the place” and see what would happen. However, I always become too afraid and would eventually wakeup. I’m 41 now. My wife can tell when this is happening sometimes. I guess I can grunt or sometimes flinch to alert her. if she touches me, I usually snap right out of it. That’s story for now. I’ll be sure to let you know if I get abducted, astral project or visually hallucinate anything. 😉