I have more nightmares than good dreams. I was and still am a horror freak. Of course, this can lead to overactive imaginations and plenty of bad dreams so, at a young age, I learned how to wake myself up when I got too scared. I've read about a lot of people doing this, and even being able to change their dreams. I'm not quite able to do anything like that, but I had been able to wake myself up successfully without fail for probably at least ten years. It only failed me once.

I was in a mansion with my mom and cousin. My cousin tells me that there is a spirit in the house, but not to be scared, because she isn't mean. She only wants attention. Around that time, I could hear whispering in my head that wasn't from my own thoughts. The whispering grew louder and it was like someone was taking over my mind, and shutting down my own thoughts. That freaked me out; it was pretty uncomfortable. So, I tried to wake myself up.

It didn't work. For the first time in years, I could not shake myself from sleep.

It was very hard to even continue thinking and I was 'pushed' into my head. I couldn't feel my body any more, or see what was going on through my eyes. I could hear laughter then; I always guessed it was the woman who 'just wanted attention.' Even though it was hard to think for myself, I kept repeating, 'Get out, get out, get out,' as I kept trying to wake myself up. I eventually did manage to shake the dream off, and I looked like someone straight out of a horror movie. I sat bolt upright, gasping for breath, and I was sweating so bad that my hair was sticking to my face in places.

I've never had anything like that happen to me before or since. I've had many other nightmares, bloody, terrifying nightmares, but I think this was probably the scariest dream I've had. That I can remember, anyway. The feeling of losing control of your body, and even your own mind, is horrible, even if it was only a dream. Uh...sorry for the wall of text, everyone. xD