I'll start off with recounting the story as it happened and will give additional context after.
I went to bed at 9PM last night (about 2-3 hours early for me) since I had missed a bunch of sleep the night before and wanted to recover some of the lost sleep. I woke up at 1:30AM and went to the bathroom, at this point nothing was out of the ordinary. I returned to my bed and fell asleep. This is where the story becomes paranormal.
I didn't quite feel like I was fully awake, but was conscious again. It felt similar to sleep paralysis that I've experienced before, but not the exact same since I felt much more aware of being awake and conscious this time.
I felt a presence right outside of my home in my driveway, (for reference I live in a two-story home and my bedroom is on the second-floor street side right above the main door) and it began approaching. The more it approached, the more I began slightly shivering. I clearly heard the top lock of my front door slide and click open, although the door itself made no sound of being opened - it was as if the entity I sensed was making sure I knew it was not a human intruder. I felt it continue to approach and climb the stairs, until it was outside my closed door and I could hear the floorboards creaking - perhaps a creak every few seconds, far more than normal. It went into the bathroom right next to my room and I heard the bathroom fan turn on. At this point, I could feel the presence was immensely strong and I was shivering more and more.
I felt the presence enter my room through the door and begin approaching my bed until it was right beside my bed with my back facing towards it. I sleep with four pillows and I felt and heard it take the pillow behind me and gently toss it against the wall I was facing. The pillow slid slowly and gently down the wall, almost as if the entity possessed the pillow. I could feel the presence around my head as this happened, so strong that I couldn't move anything and my jaw went slack. My shivering became an intense vibrating/shaking I could feel reverberating so strongly within my skull, like the crescendo of the experience.
Next, I felt the presence exit my room and I could tell I was no longer under any sort of sleep paralysis and could move freely. The bathroom fan was also no longer on, though I couldn't tell at which point it had been turned off. I still felt the presence waiting in the hall outside my door and I had a very strong impression that it wanted me to follow it, to show me something - I was torn between burning curiosity and fear.
I didn't move for a few moments but somehow felt as if this presence wasn't malicious, so my nerves settled a bit. I continued to hear the floorboards creaking a lot in the hall and grabbed my phone - it was 3:45 AM when I checked. After a few minutes, the presence continued to wait, so I said aloud, "I know you want me to follow you, but I'm too scared."
Holy fuck. I got an immediate notification on my iPhone telling me to close my move ring for the day. I started shaking more intensely again, but not near the level of the crescendo. I stayed put and began writing all this down in the notes app, while the presence continued to wait. It gradually started to fade and by 4:05 AM I was no longer certain whether or not it was there. I texted my family group chat at 4:11 AM saying that I had just had intense sleep paralysis. My mom instantly texted back asking me if I was ok - she told me later she had just woken up a few minutes prior. She came to my room, we spoke and I explained my experience to her, but that was all the paranormal activity for the night.
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
I had a lot of sleep paralysis as a kid, mostly around the ages of 8-12. This was a recurring malicious entity that would come into my home uninvited and instill fear in me. I eventually became braver and even furious at the entity and would immediately try to run at it full force, attack it, and cast it out whenever it visited. This decreased the frequency of the dream until it only happened maybe once or twice ever again.
I've felt a loving entity once before, in church as a child - a similar feeling of a presence, except this was so immensely full of love, hope, and positive emotion, nothing like I've ever felt before or since. I believe it was the Holy Spirit, maybe an angel but I know angels were often described as frightening in the Bible.
My brother saw a ghost in our friend's house located in the countryside as a kid - he believed in the paranormal ever since this.
On my mom's side, she and all her siblings had lots of sleep paralysis as children. She also woke up screaming after feeling a cold hand touch her while sleeping when her siblings were playing with a Ouija and the Ouija said "touch anon's mom" She has felt a few presences (during sleep paralysis) come in our house in the past several years but she commanded them to leave in Jesus' name and has not had such a dream in a while.
Some people on my mother's side of the family were tortured spiritually - I won't get into details, but some of it is pretty dark and abusive. I've heard that these sorts of things can be generational.
My father has never experienced sleep paralysis, but had one spiritual encounter in his life.
EDIT: I haven't even posted yet but have an edit. lol. As soon as I finished typing this up I tried to save it in a word document and my computer made the most ungodly sound I've ever heard. Like crazy loud demonic sound - I know these are caused by weird computer glitches but it's hard to believe in coincidence right now. When I tell you I flipped out so hard, the neighbours must've heard. Random lady in a car outside started eyeballing me when I went by a window which freaked me out, but she probably heard me to be honest and was freaked out herself. I had to call my brother to calm myself down.
Looking into getting a crucifix for my room, am removing all mirrors, and getting a cover for my TV. Also practicing my all father prayer and doing a lot of research.
Questions I have for you all:
Any similar experiences? Has anyone followed such an entity? What did it show you?
What is the best way to protect myself? I know prayer and love and Jesus' name help
I'm so burningly curious about what this being wants to show me but do not want to follow i
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[link] [comments]I'll start off with recounting the story as it happened and will give additional context after. I went to bed at 9PM last night (about 2-3 hours early for me) since I had missed a bunch of sleep the night before and wanted to recover some of the lost sleep. I woke up at 1:30AM and went to the bathroom, at this point nothing was out of the ordinary. I returned to my bed and fell asleep. This is where the story becomes paranormal. I didn't quite feel like I was fully awake, but was conscious again. It felt similar to sleep paralysis that I've experienced before, but not the exact same since I felt much more aware of being awake and conscious this time. I felt a presence right outside of my home in my driveway, (for reference I live in a two-story home and my bedroom is on the second-floor street side right above the main door) and it began approaching. The more it approached, the more I began slightly shivering. I clearly heard the top lock of my front door slide and click open, although the door itself made no sound of being opened - it was as if the entity I sensed was making sure I knew it was not a human intruder. I felt it continue to approach and climb the stairs, until it was outside my closed door and I could hear the floorboards creaking - perhaps a creak every few seconds, far more than normal. It went into the bathroom right next to my room and I heard the bathroom fan turn on. At this point, I could feel the presence was immensely strong and I was shivering more and more. I felt the presence enter my room through the door and begin approaching my bed until it was right beside my bed with my back facing towards it. I sleep with four pillows and I felt and heard it take the pillow behind me and gently toss it against the wall I was facing. The pillow slid slowly and gently down the wall, almost as if the entity possessed the pillow. I could feel the presence around my head as this happened, so strong that I couldn't move anything and my jaw went slack. My shivering became an intense vibrating/shaking I could feel reverberating so strongly within my skull, like the crescendo of the experience. Next, I felt the presence exit my room and I could tell I was no longer under any sort of sleep paralysis and could move freely. The bathroom fan was also no longer on, though I couldn't tell at which point it had been turned off. I still felt the presence waiting in the hall outside my door and I had a very strong impression that it wanted me to follow it, to show me something - I was torn between burning curiosity and fear. I didn't move for a few moments but somehow felt as if this presence wasn't malicious, so my nerves settled a bit. I continued to hear the floorboards creaking a lot in the hall and grabbed my phone - it was 3:45 AM when I checked. After a few minutes, the presence continued to wait, so I said aloud, "I know you want me to follow you, but I'm too scared." Holy fuck. I got an immediate notification on my iPhone telling me to close my move ring for the day. I started shaking more intensely again, but not near the level of the crescendo. I stayed put and began writing all this down in the notes app, while the presence continued to wait. It gradually started to fade and by 4:05 AM I was no longer certain whether or not it was there. I texted my family group chat at 4:11 AM saying that I had just had intense sleep paralysis. My mom instantly texted back asking me if I was ok - she told me later she had just woken up a few minutes prior. She came to my room, we spoke and I explained my experience to her, but that was all the paranormal activity for the night. ADDITIONAL CONTEXT I had a lot of sleep paralysis as a kid, mostly around the ages of 8-12. This was a recurring malicious entity that would come into my home uninvited and instill fear in me. I eventually became braver and even furious at the entity and would immediately try to run at it full force, attack it, and cast it out whenever it visited. This decreased the frequency of the dream until it only happened maybe once or twice ever again. I've felt a loving entity once before, in church as a child - a similar feeling of a presence, except this was so immensely full of love, hope, and positive emotion, nothing like I've ever felt before or since. I believe it was the Holy Spirit, maybe an angel but I know angels were often described as frightening in the Bible. My brother saw a ghost in our friend's house located in the countryside as a kid - he believed in the paranormal ever since this. On my mom's side, she and all her siblings had lots of sleep paralysis as children. She also woke up screaming after feeling a cold hand touch her while sleeping when her siblings were playing with a Ouija and the Ouija said "touch anon's mom" She has felt a few presences (during sleep paralysis) come in our house in the past several years but she commanded them to leave in Jesus' name and has not had such a dream in a while. Some people on my mother's side of the family were tortured spiritually - I won't get into details, but some of it is pretty dark and abusive. I've heard that these sorts of things can be generational. My father has never experienced sleep paralysis, but had one spiritual encounter in his life. EDIT: I haven't even posted yet but have an edit. lol. As soon as I finished typing this up I tried to save it in a word document and my computer made the most ungodly sound I've ever heard. Like crazy loud demonic sound - I know these are caused by weird computer glitches but it's hard to believe in coincidence right now. When I tell you I flipped out so hard, the neighbours must've heard. Random lady in a car outside started eyeballing me when I went by a window which freaked me out, but she probably heard me to be honest and was freaked out herself. I had to call my brother to calm myself down. Looking into getting a crucifix for my room, am removing all mirrors, and getting a cover for my TV. Also practicing my all father prayer and doing a lot of research. Questions I have for you all: Any similar experiences? Has anyone followed such an entity? What did it show you? What is the best way to protect myself? I know prayer and love and Jesus' name help I'm so burningly curious about what this being wants to show me but do not want to follow i submitted by /u/LeYellowFellow [link] [comments]
