Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

Ever since I was little I have been experiencing strange occurrences that have no other explanation than the supernatural.

It began small, things like unexplained whispers, electronics going haywire, my pets acting odd and growling at nothing, the sleep paralysis, and the strange little gusts of wind that came from nowhere. It started a while back, when I was in about fifth or sixth grade. (I’m a freshman in college now.)

The first thing I can remember is waking up one night in the middle of the night, my sixth grade year. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t move my head, arms, or legs. The only thing I could move was my eyes. I started panicking and I didn’t know what to do. I laid there for about a full minute when I started hearing a scratching coming from beneath my bed. It started off kind of quiet,and it gradually grew louder until I was surprised that no one had come in my room to see what the sound was. I didn’t know what to do, and at this point I was crying. The only thing I could think of to do was pray, so I prayed as hard as I could until the scratching went away. I was still paralyzed for a few seconds, but I was soon able to move. I didn’t really tell anyone, because I didn’t know how to explain what had happened or if anyone would believe me.
I can also recall a few incidents when I was left home alone and electronics in the next room would turn on, off, or increase in volume until I could hear it all through the house.

I moved a lot when I was young, and it seems like no matter where I go, whatever is with me follows. Eventually I named the entity Max. All throughout high school Max continued to follow me, and my sleep paralysis got ten times worse, even lasting a full thirty minutes during one incident. Again, I didn’t really say anything to anyone for fear of no one believing me.

I finally made it to college this spring. My girlfriend and I decided to room together in a dorm. For awhile, everything went smooth until my sleep paralysis kicked back in. My girlfriend would awaken in the middle of the night to my grunts for help and would wake me up. It went on like this for awhile, until Max got tired of being ignored. My girlfriend knew nothing of Max, because I never mentioned him to her.

Laying in bed one night, she and I were both alarmed to hear a strange bell-like noise out of nowhere. We don’t own any bells or anything that would make a similar sound, yet the origin of the sound was clearly in our room. It sounded like it was literally right in front of us. This happened a few more times, but gradually faded out. We would leave the dorm for a few nights to stay with some friends who lived down the road, and that didn’t make Max happy. I finally told my girlfriend about him after about the third time we returned to the room to find something of mine broken. The cases were chewed off of my DVDs, a goblet that I used to own, which was made from glass that was two inches thick, was found shattered. The odd part was that it was still in the same place. It hadn’t been moved, just shattered. Things in the room would disappear for days, then show back up in an entirely different spot. None of my girlfriend’s things were ever touched. Only mine. That made me believe even more that Max was aiming for me. Even when I stayed at my previously mentioned friend’s house, Max would either follow me there, or destroy my things while I was gone.

I’m not sure what Max is, or what he wants. I’m not sure if he is connected with my sleep paralysis, and I’m really not sure what to do about him. He hasn’t really harmed me yet, but I’m afraid he might. I’m not sure if naming him was a good idea or not, because somehow that makes him more “mine”.

A few of my friends said that a demon may be following me, but I don’t know what to think. I’ve also heard that emotionally unstable individuals are more susceptible to demonic attacks, and I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder when I was in high school.

I’m not really sure what to do or think, but if anyone has any suggestions or information that I may find useful, let me know and they will be greatly appreciated.

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