It Wasn’t Sleep Paralysis
Over the course of months, I would occasionally dream of a theme that would build on itself each time. At first, I would suffer the terror of seeing several shadowy figures lining my bedroom walls - all watching me. In my dream, I would panic, escape my bed, and run for my mother in her room; all the while, my limbs would strain to carry myself as though swimming through thick, invisible pudding.
The dream would eventually end with no explainable conclusion.
Each dream, there would be fewer shadows. Each dream, my experience would evolve into vivid nightmares of simply waking, but with the inability to move my limbs - sleep paralysis. Each dream, the shadows would be closer to my vulnerable, hyperventalating form. There was a haze surrounding my mind, giving a fuzzy sensation during those states, much like most dreams - much like most sedatives. I was their pet; I was their prisoner of the night; I was their experiment.
Finally, something completely new happened during one of my episodes: I awoke screaming. The shadow had revealed itself, standing at the foot of my bed. It was wrestingly with my legs - the only limbs I could force into action. My thoughts loudly cried out to the grey-skinned, large-eyed creature, "Get off! Get off! Get off!" It seemed determined, yet disturbed that I was able to have so much control. At that moment, I sat up, a scream forced out of me like a yawn, and my eyes remained open.
To my utter horror, despite my now complete consciousness, I could still see the creature - the alien. It had given up trying to pin down my body. Now, it only stared back at me, arms draped at its sides in defeat. I couldn't produce another sound, trying to process the reality before me.
Before I could confirm the legitimacy of what I was seeing, the alien simply faded away, still staring, until there was nothing left. I was only sure of my woken state when my brother poked his head through the ajar bedroom door, having being shocked awake by my earlier scream.
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