Sleep Paralysis: Witching Hour

Date: 10/2/2020

My eyes barely flutter opened, and my bedroom is dimly lit by my watch. This tells me that I just moved my arm, but I can’t now. My whole body is paralyzed. I tell myself to relax. But then I feel the pressure on my chest, this time on my neck too, I can’t breathe. Again, I try to relax. Then the noise comes. The static crackle so loud I feel like my ear drums might burst. It causes me to panic and I’m fighting with all my might to break the paralysis. But nothing works. This lasts for what seems like hours. When I finally break free I’m sweating, gasping, and crying. I glance at my watch. It’s 310am. The Witching Hour has just began. I’m so exhausted from fighting this episode, I run to the bathroom to throw up.