When I had an Addison`s attack, I saw a continuous Rolodex of pictures of the faces I had seen in my life time. Every time I closed my eyes, the pictures span. Horrible extreme nausea.
Dammit, guys! Thanks a lot! Now, I had better get some sleep tonight!
When I was in my early 20s I had this exact thing happen to me many times. Half-awakening with paralysis with the eyes half open, a sensation of dying and being attacked by a demon. My demon was a demonic wolf creature with glowing red eyes and supernaturally long and big teeth and an unearthly growl. Pure evil.
Absolutely terrifying. I knew I was half-asleep and half-awake but couldn’t alter the situation. I learned that if I didn’t sleep on my back, it wouldn’t occur. Wearing a cross helped too.
As I recall, this happened only in a certain bedroom in the house. My grandmother was later put into this same bedroom, but soon declared that she would no longer sleep there, even though she refused to say why. I’ve often wondered if something more “real” than simple night terrors was going on.
Do NOT post a Helen Thomas pic....
I used to have this quite regularly, almost everyday. With a little effort I can still make it happen. Usually this involves waking up earlier in the morning, doing a little meditation or prayer, and then laying back down sleep on my back. Very shortly after lying down, within 20-30 seconds, there is this collapsing sensation, followed by a very loud roaring sound and an intense feeling of vibrations. At that point I can open my eyes and look around the room, but I am unable to move (other than my eyes) or talk. Sometimes I’ll see somebody in my room, usually a friend or loved one; other times no one will be around but little things will be subtly out of place. If I persist in trying to move my body I’ll “pop out” of my body, and that’s where things get really cool. Although there are sometimes sensations of physical discomfort — an intense feeling of pressure on my abdomen, for example — I’ve never seen anything particularly frightening.