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Mac · 09-16-2008, 06:01 AM

A few months ago I had a very strange and intense experience. I am hoping to gain a deeper understanding of what happened to me. In my research I have ruled out it being a physical or medical problem. To preface my account and give some reasoning behind my thinking that this could have been medical is solely because I am an insominiac and I suffer from high blood pressure and am under near constant stress. So here goes...

I live with my two daughters but this night I happened to be home alone. After having a very upbeat phone conversation with a friend I fell into a very deep sleep - after this happened I deduced that I had been asleep for about an hour. I was awakened by a buzzing in my ears (it sounded like thousands of dragon flies circling around me) and consequently my body began to vibrate at an intense pace. I realized that I could not move or make any noise. I could see my bed but my eyes were closed. I felt as if I were pinned to my bed. As the buzzing and vibrating intensified (I was sleeping on my right side) I felt something very heavy roll down the side of my body. Naturally I was petrified.

I kept trying to move but was unable- eventually I saw myself leave my body and get out of bed. I moved into the hallway in the darkness (with my cell phone in hand...odd) there I encountered a woman. She was short and stalky (robust) wearing a green plaid shirt and green skirt. I could not make out here face but could recognize her black hair and reddish-toned skin as if she were Native American or South American. I asked her without speaking why she was there and she responded, "I am here because I can be here." I remember raising the cell phone above my head as to strike her with it in defense.

Suddenly we were in my dining room and the lights were on (when I went to sleep they were off). Still unable to make out her face, I was overcome by a need to embrace her, as I moved toward her she begin to laugh at me. When I asked her why she was laughing she chuckled at me and said, "I can have fun too." I immediately snapped out of it and awoke in my bed in hysterics.

It is not the first time I have had some kind of experience that I could not explain but this was by far the most intense.

Anyone who can lend a thought on this, what it might mean or what caused it - I am truly grateful.

09-16-2008, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mac Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Milton, WA Posts: 8	Was it sleep paralysis or an intense dream? A few months ago I had a very strange and intense experience. I am hoping to gain a deeper understanding of what happened to me. In my research I have ruled out it being a physical or medical problem. To preface my account and give some reasoning behind my thinking that this could have been medical is solely because I am an insominiac and I suffer from high blood pressure and am under near constant stress. So here goes... I live with my two daughters but this night I happened to be home alone. After having a very upbeat phone conversation with a friend I fell into a very deep sleep - after this happened I deduced that I had been asleep for about an hour. I was awakened by a buzzing in my ears (it sounded like thousands of dragon flies circling around me) and consequently my body began to vibrate at an intense pace. I realized that I could not move or make any noise. I could see my bed but my eyes were closed. I felt as if I were pinned to my bed. As the buzzing and vibrating intensified (I was sleeping on my right side) I felt something very heavy roll down the side of my body. Naturally I was petrified. I kept trying to move but was unable- eventually I saw myself leave my body and get out of bed. I moved into the hallway in the darkness (with my cell phone in hand...odd) there I encountered a woman. She was short and stalky (robust) wearing a green plaid shirt and green skirt. I could not make out here face but could recognize her black hair and reddish-toned skin as if she were Native American or South American. I asked her without speaking why she was there and she responded, "I am here because I can be here." I remember raising the cell phone above my head as to strike her with it in defense. Suddenly we were in my dining room and the lights were on (when I went to sleep they were off). Still unable to make out her face, I was overcome by a need to embrace her, as I moved toward her she begin to laugh at me. When I asked her why she was laughing she chuckled at me and said, "I can have fun too." I immediately snapped out of it and awoke in my bed in hysterics. It is not the first time I have had some kind of experience that I could not explain but this was by far the most intense. Anyone who can lend a thought on this, what it might mean or what caused it - I am truly grateful.