Posted 21 October 2002 - 06:43 PM
Hey! Quite a frightening moment for you! The same thing scared the crap out of me a couple years ago. However, I believe it was a dream. Here's How it goes:
I'm lying in my bed on my back. I am fully consious (or so I think) and trying to fall asleep. While looking at my ceiling a white orb of light (kinda looks like a snowy TV screen) floats whizzes in from an open door behind the head of my bed. I cannot remember whether or not I heard demonic voices, but I probably did. I was terrified. Ny heart was raceing and I realized I couldn't move. I tried desperately to get up and run to my parents room. I was praying, using the strongst command my religion had taught me and I still couldn't move. Finally, I "willed" myself awake. For the longest time I felt I had been visited by some sort of evil spirit or alien. However, about a month later I was lying on my back, trying to fall asleep, again and I began to see little devils and reptiles on my ceiling. Of course, I was scared to death, but the next morning I realized something: each time I had these "nightmares", I saw my ceiling very clearly, so that it felt like I was still awake. I came to the conclusion that I was going through a dream cycle (total paralysis and visions) while my eyes were open. And that when I sleep on my back (which I very seldom do) I have nightmares.
I hope this helps :se