Brush with the unexplained or supernatural

[wufong]

Originally posted by meetthecreeper
This happened to me about 10 to 12 years ago, it happened once and then I took steps to protect myself from whatever entity it was but it was a scary moment.

I was sleeping in my bed, my girlfriend was with me, and I woke up to a very strange sensation. I felt like I was being suffacated (spelling?), I could not move my body at all, and I couldnt open my mouth to scream. I remember having this sensation that this is what it is like to die. I dont know how much time had gone by that I remained in this state, but I remember arching my back and taking a huge deep breathe and coming out of it. I know that I had the feeling of a presence in the room that was doing this to me.

I have read that this happens to over 30% of the population, it is a phenom called hagging. I have also read that it has happened for as long as history has been written and recorded in all different cultures.

After the Vietnam war, several Vietmanese refugees had moved to Minnesota and settled there, not sure why Minnesota, but that is a moot point. Now these folks could not practice their religion the way that they wanted because they lived in apartments. Turns out that nearly 70% of the men from Vietnam died unexplained from this type of syndrome. When these people were able to move out of the cities and into the outlying areas, they became able to practice their religion and protect themselves from the entity that was killing their people. After they moved out to the outlying areas, the death numbers dropped considerably.

Anyone ever have anything like this happen to them, I have seen and expierienced alot more but this just popped into my head at the moment.

i just read this post right through, and i've had one of those episodes where. i was asleep, but like iwas fully aware of where i was, i knew iwas laying in bed etc. anywho i could feel this pressure on my chest and i couldn't breath or even open my eyes, it was like i was paralized.except that i could move the lower part of my legs.i kept having this sensation that this is what it must be like to be stephen hawkins..anyways. i kept on kicking my gf who was laying next to me, hoping she would wake me up....she didn't the fuckin bitch. i woke up on my own accord. my brain must have went into panic mode or something from lack of oxygen..might still have some side effects from it..hehehehehehehe. but ya it was very scarey.