I couldn't move

I couldn't move
20 February 2026 J.W.H

AND to know that other people have experienced what I have. So I'll share my story. I grew up in this elderly house in Lynwood, California. It was quite scary at times, especially if you were alone. My mother was a good Christian, so she always told me that if I ever felt anything significant like an “evil spirit”, just rebuke it in the name of Jesus.

I must have been about 15 years elderly. I'm 27 now. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. So I just stared into the darkness. But then I just closed my eyes for a moment and started losing feeling from my feet to my upper body. I was “awake” and afraid to open my eyes. I couldn't move. So I just started praying… As soon as I started doing that, the feeling slowly went away. It was very strange, but I had experienced it many times. My sister swears that someone in the same room I was sleeping in took the blankets off her.

I was also alone at home once, it was probably around 11:00 because my mother was at work and I was at home. It happened during the holidays. I woke up and saw two people standing at my door. For the boys, one was maybe a teenager and the other was about ten years elderly. They just looked at me. And when I blinked my eyes to see if they were still there, of course they were gone. So I got up, got dressed and called my mom to pick me up. I looked around the house to see if any doors were open, if any windows were open, but everything was locked.

These are my stories. Nothing fancy, but true!

  • J.W.H

    John Williams is a blogger and independent writer focused on consciousness, perception, and human awareness, exploring topics such as dreams, intuition, and non-ordinary states of experience. Driven by a lifelong curiosity about the nature of reality and subjective experience, his perspective was shaped in part by structured study, including the Gateway Voyage program at the Monroe Institute. His writing avoids dogma and sensationalism, instead emphasizing critical thinking, personal insight, and grounded exploration. Through his work, John examines complex and often misunderstood subjects with clarity, openness, and an emphasis on awareness, choice, and personal responsibility.