[wellpast]

I experienced sleep paralysis for several years before finding out that it was a phenomenon that happened to other people.

Less than 5% of those occurrences were hallucinogenic with extremely vivid hallucinations. Often the hallucinations involved a frightening but oddly archetypal witch hissing in my face.

Later, when I learned of the phenomenon I was both relieved (to know I wasn't alone) but also terrified that others who experienced this also saw witches.

I still don't understand the connection, and it's frightening still.

Curious if anyone else saw similar visions or otherwise had potent hallucinations accompany their paralysis. I have few other notable images; would be interesting to see if anyone else had similar ones.

[heurist]

I've had a demonic child standing across the room, a calm and unfrightening peasant sitting next to me, a woman watching me, and the girl from the ring standing nearby. The most terrifying one by far was the demonic child. I don't remember seeing any witches.