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It's quite common apparently.

I've been getting it for years now. It occurs (usually) really late at night while I'm in this state of semi-awakeness. I'll just be laying there in bed and all of a sudden, my body will be completely paralysed. I won't be able to move, talk, blink and I'll have trouble breathing properly.

It feels like I'm being held down by some kind of supernatural force. I can actually feel the pressure on my body.

I'll start hearing really loud noises/ringing in my ears, and sometimes I'll halucinate things like freaky green and purple blobs fading in and out around me. And the whole time there's this really disturbing feeling like someone else is there watching me.....

It'll last usually just a few minutes, then I'll wake up and slowly regain control over my muscles. By that time I'll be completely terrified, although not as much now (first time it happened I seriously thought I was being attacked by a ghost. You have no idea)

Has this ever happened to you/do you know someone else who suffers from this?