WRITING OBSTACLE

Write a story from the point of view of someone who regularly experiences sleep paralysis.

Explore the emotions your character experiences during these episodes of not being able to move whilst falling alseep or waking up, and how their body feels at the time.

Sleep Paralysis

*bzzzz* the fan is buzzing in the background. The t.v is on lighting up the room, the sound barely audible. Eyes dart around the room and in an instant her stomach is in knots and a wave of terror and anxiety creeps up her back and into her arms. Goosebumps form on the girls skin. Her breathing is picking up pace. She tries to move her arms but nothing. Next, she tries to move her head. Again, nothing. She can’t move. A mixture of emotions rushes through her and a thought pops into the young adults mind. “I’m having sleep paralysis again.”

As soon as she realizes she calms a bit but she can’t fight the anxiety she feels not being able to move or speak. The blonde lays there, staring in front of her. Stomach still twisted in knots. At least this time there was no horrifying creature crawling towards her, or any familiar voices speaking of hiding body parts. She’d experienced this before, but more intensely the first time it ever happened.

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