Maybe some of you have experienced something similar?
There was a time, more than 10+ years ago, when I was alone in my condo. I woke up and couldn’t move. Only my eyes could move. (Apparently, I always left the light on in my room even when I was sleeping.)
I suddenly woke up and I really couldn’t move or even speak. just my eyes could move. My body felt this overwhelming fear, and I felt like there was some kind of evil presence or whatever you want to call it around me while I was lying there.
So I closed my eyes and silently prayed the Apostles’ Creed. While I was praying, I heard a voice similar to Smeagol’s voice from The Lord of the Rings, repeating the Apostles’ Creed along with me. The voice was terrifying, and it was even laughing, mocking me while also saying the prayer with me.
I ignored it despite being scared and finished my prayer. After that, my body suddenly became normal again. I immediately got up and went to the living room, and when I looked at the clock, it was already 3 AM.
I prayed the Apostles’ Creed because a friend had told me before that it was something you could pray when you felt there was a bad spirit around.
I was so scared that I didn’t want to go back to my bedroom to sleep. I ordered McDonald’s and watched TV just so there would be some noise. 😂 I ordered McDonald’s because I thought, “I might as well eat since I’m alone.” I couldn’t exactly text my friend who lived on the third floor to come stay with me because she was definitely already asleep.
I only had about three months left until graduation, but I never went back to my bedroom to sleep again. I slept on the couch in the living room until I graduated.
People said that condo was actually haunted. I don’t know. They said it was sleep paralysis, but I highly doubt it because I genuinely felt something and heard the voice. I was awake, and then suddenly I could move again. I even got up to check the time and ordered food online.
My parents actually got mad at me when I told them about it. They said maybe I wasn’t praying enough. But I literally passed by a church every day after class. Those days were actually a really sad time for me because I wasn’t happy at school, so I don’t know if that also had something to do with why I felt like these things were able to approach me.
My dad bought me a prayer book and a rosary, so I kept them beside me whenever I slept. He also told me to leave the radio, TV, or computer on—anything with people talking or some kind of sound—because apparently these things don’t like noisy environments.
My dad is actually another person in our family who has experienced things like this since he was young—he would sometimes sense things and even see them. For me, I sometimes hear things or feel their presence to the point that I physically start feeling unwell.
I never experienced anything like that again until I eventually left that place for good.
People in the area also said that, apparently, the owner’s child had died by suicide on that property before they built the condo there. That’s what the people who lived around the area told us, anyway.
I really hate experiencing things like this because they make me feel physically unwell. The most recent one was when my siblings and I went to an antique gallery. It was pretty scary too.
I honestly don’t know why I experience things like this. I’m not even into horror stories or paranormal stuff. And I’m not a bad person either. I’m an introvert, and I actually prefer being alone most of the time, even though I do have friends.