Originally Posted by gotekix

My first post here, but I have some info to share. I've done quite a bit of research myself on things of this nature. What may have happened is something called REM paralysis. Basically it occurs when you are in the zone between being awake and asleep. Your body is asleep but your brain is still awake. It could happen either right when you go to sleep or when your waking up at some point. Usually you start to panic because you feel like someone is grabbing you, or you even see someone approaching you and attacking you.

Personally the reason I researched this was because it was happening to me almost every other night at one point in my life. It was a stressful time in my life so I think that had a direct effect on the occurance. There were times when I'd be laying in bed and feel the presence of someone about to enter the room and I'd actually hear noise. I'd start to become very scared when I noticed I couldn't move at all. I'd try to scream but nothing happened. Sometimes this would last up to 5 minutes until I finally gained control. Other times I'd just see weird alien like beings approach me and stare at me and while I was in pain, yet I couldn't do anything. At the time I was really freaked out because I didn't understand what it was and I thought I was actually seeing ghosts or aliens. I'm still a little freaked out by it but atleast I'm pretty sure it wasn't real, just all in my head. Hope this helps out some people. I'd like to hear some similar stories from others too.