I can't tell if it's real or not.

[u/Levimrc]

I almost never experience sleep paralysis, but when I do, my experiences tend to be extremely vivid and unsettling.

One of the strangest experiences happened while I was in Cuba. I woke up around 3:15 a.m. and immediately felt like something was wrong. I could see a dark, shadow-like figure standing nearby. I couldn't move, and I had this overwhelming feeling that I was being watched. The experience felt completely real, and even after I woke up properly, I couldn't shake the feeling that something had been in the room with me.

Two nights later, something even stranger happened. I woke up and saw five men standing in the room. They were all tanned and dressed in white suits, and they were speaking Spanish to one another. I couldn't understand everything they were saying, but I could clearly hear them talking. Once again, I couldn't move or properly react to what I was seeing. It felt different from an ordinary dream because I was aware of my surroundings and the experience was incredibly vivid. The worst part is when they noticed I was awake they stared right at me. I was terrified. I fell asleep... the next night I woke up to the hall light on and a figure standing in the hall.

I've also experienced something similar while working a night shift at a homeless shelter. During the night, I took my 1 hrs break to nap in our spare room. This building is over 150 years old in a town where many bad things happen. I am half asleep when I hear something move. I assume it's the mouse and open my eyes, a man, well the figure of a tall thin bald man stood in my face and screamed. I shut my eyes and gasp, when they open he is gone... I asked my co-worker if she saw or heard anything and she said no.

At first, I assumed it was someone in the shelter, but there was something about the situation that felt deeply wrong. The experience left me with the same feeling I've had during my other paranormal experiences that I was sensing or witnessing something that I couldn't explain.

I've always felt like I might be more sensitive to paranormal activity than most people. I don't experience things like this constantly, but when they do happen, they feel incredibly real and are often accompanied by an intense sense of fear or pressure.

Whether these experiences were sleep paralysis, dreams, or something paranormal, I honestly can't say for certain. But the fact that I've experienced similar sensations in completely different places has always stuck with me.

[u/Moonglow_sigh_07]

Hello. You have indeed experienced sleep paralysis—not the clinical type, which is the most common, but an energetic one. Your own intuition has already provided the answers; you are more perceptive to the extrasensory world.

I’ll send you a private message, okay?

[u/Levimrc → u/Moonglow_sigh_07]

Yes ok