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I wanted to ask that question on here since dredg's el cielo is based off of a painting about it. I've experienced it a few times and every time it has frightened me to the point where I thought I was having a heart attack.

What happens with me most of the time is I go to fall asleep and am on the verge of slipping out of consciousness. I then open my eyes and am staring at the wall or ceiling and thinking everything's normal. I then hear activity in my room (footsteps, chairs sqeaking), as if I'm not alone. So I go to look but can't because the chemical in my brain that keeps me from moving in my sleep is still activated, so I'm paralyzed. It's at this point I begin to understand (of course, in my dream like state) that this presence in my room wants me to die.

For example last night I opened my eyes, facing my wall and heard someone coming down my stairs. I couldn't move and wanted to scream because my girlfriend was sleeping next to me and I wanted to warn her something was coming to kill us. Of course, I couldn't do either of these things no matter how hard I concentrated. This dark presence or person or whatever it is then hovered over my ear and whispered "You are not able to be fixed." After it told me this I slowly regained the ability to move my limbs and sat up to contemplate what just happened.

So, yeah that's what I experience when sleep paralysis hits me. Anyone care to share any of your experiences?