Worst Nightmare!

The worst nightmare, for me, is being unable to move, unable to breathe and unable to awake. I've had dreams where it felt like some dark presence was sitting on top of me, smothering my soul, rendering me helpless and depriving me of any means of escape. It felt like it was taking my soul forcibly from my body. Then for a short moment, I screamed.

The scream is truly what scared me the most of this dream. It wasn't necessarily a scream in any normal sense. The scream began as a low rumble and immediately began rising in both intensity and pitch.

At the brunt of its force, it was like a thousand demons blasting their voices like a thousand man brass ensemble, the demonic shriek echoing back and forth in my ears and mind gaining intensity and loudness with each pulse...

Needless to say, I was overcome with dread.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

To follow up on something...

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At the brunt of its force, it was like a thousand demons blasting their voices like a thousand man brass ensemble, the demonic shriek echoing back and forth in my ears and mind gaining intensity and loudness with each pulse...

I've completed an orchestral mockup of this so that others may get a better idea of the terror that I am trying to poorly explain.

Demon Nightmare

http://www.allacrost.org/staff/user/rain/SoulScream.mp3

This is about the exact same basic sound setup that I experienced, so enjoy and be terrified as I was. I am so kind and generous to be sharing such feel good stuff, aren't I?

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

I get that sometimes, too, then I wake up, flick the lamp on and come face to face with the dog curled up on my chest. LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES. SMALL ONES.

I awake to the sweet sound and sight of sunlight. I am usually soaked to the bone...not from white cheese, if you catch my meaning.
The night use to last forever...now it doesn't last long enough.

I've recently completed an orchestral mockup of the sound of the dream.

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Well...I think that's what you're experiencing....but *shrug* I aint not doctor :P

I think you're correct. I think thats a better explanation than demonic possession...though sometimes I am not so sure.

Every so often, sleep paralysis occurs though I usually respond differently to it as I get older. It makes me feel like Jean-Dominique Bauby. (Diving bell and the buttefly)

There's nowhere I can't reach.