Due to an overwhelming response on the topic of sleep paralysis, I’ll be posting more of your true-life experiences. Here’s one:

“One morning I awoke with a feeling that I wasn’t alone and then a feeling of sheer terror came over me. I was lying on my stomach and my entire body began to sink into the mattress. It was a crushing pressure and I could barely breathe. My head was turned to the side and I had my eyes open. I was not sleeping. I could see that my head was pushed at least 4 inches into that mattress. I wasn’t ‘paralyzed’. A malevolent force was forcing my entire body into the mattress. I stopped struggling and waited several minutes. The pressure released and the presence left the room. I was scared to death.”

~Shawna

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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