“I’ve had sleep paralysis episodes happen to me for years. One time I awoke paralyzed in my bed, but was able to open my eyes. Next to me was a very large cat the size of a mountain lion. I could make out its image in the darkness from the light coming in through the bedroom windows. It did not threaten me in any way—It was just sitting there. It was positioned next to me with its head toward the foot of the bed with the back of the animal towards my head, lying down—not sleeping, awake, kind of like a sphinx-like position.
“During some of these episodes, I have been pulled through walls. I have found myself in different worlds where I could fly through universes with lights around me. I have felt like I have left my body and gone through the wall and have gone through the solar system and back again. These things seem so real and always in color. I have often tried to awaken my husband and could not move a limb. I am always exhausted after it happens. One time I was able to open my eyes and saw an image of a person but it was transparent and consisted of something that looked like sparks. Even opening my eyes is hard to do when this happens.

~Connie

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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