Sleep paralysis horror story

Yesterday night I didn't get much sleep, so as soon as I got home from school I went straight to bed. I wanted to relax first, so I turned on some relaxing music and closed my eyes. Soon I felt that I was about to fall asleep. I took out my headphones, turned off my phone and put it and my headphones onto my desk that was next to my bed. I was right, pretty soon I fell asleep. I don't remember having any dreams. I don't know how much time I slept, but after some time I woke up. I was laying on my left side and couldn't see my door (it was on my right), but I could see my window. I realized that it was probably somewhere around 8 or 7 when I looked with my sleepy eyes at the window. Then I heard a voice. It was very soft and I immediately recognized it to be my grandmother's voice. She was talking to me. At first, I didn't understand what she was saying, nor could I see her. I listened carefully and realized that she was telling me to go walk the dog with her. That's when I wanted to turn to her, but couldn't. I freaked out because my whole body was paralyzed. I could only move my eyes. I tried telling my grandma, but I couldn't move my mouth. I was panicking. My grandma walked over to the window and I saw her. She was in a jacket, ready to go outside with me and my dog. I looked at her for a moment and then remembered that my grandma died a few months ago and that she couldn't possibly be here. I looked at her in disbelief and as soon as I thought that she became fully black, like a shadow or demon. She was just a black figure standing there. THAT wasn't my grandma. The figure walked to the other side of the bed where I couldn't see it. Now I was panicking, even more, a thousand thoughts ran through my head: was it an intruder or was there actually something paranormal happening in my room? That's when I felt something grasp my paralyzed legs. The figure started pulling me off the bed and I couldn't do anything. I tried and tried to raise or move my impossibly heavy arms and legs. And finally I got to move my body. I immediately sat up and started looking around my room. I didn't find anything. I was shocked and just tried to gather my thoughts together. I got my phone and looked at the time, 7:46 pm. I turned on some Beethoven music and just sat there still in disbelief of what happened.

A bit later I looked it up on my phone. I'm pretty sure that in was sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a state, during waking up or falling asleep, in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak. During an episode, one may hallucinate (hear, feel, or see things that are not there), which often results in fear. Episodes generally last less than a couple of minutes. If you have any similar stories, please share in the comments.

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