Their minds and bodies in the throes of a real condition called sleep paralysis.

他們的身心都處於一種真實狀態，叫做睡眠癱瘓症。

When triggered, the symptoms are usually mild.

發作時，症狀通常是輕微的。

From tense muscles, to labored breathing.

從肌肉僵硬到呼吸困難。

But for some, the experience conjures hallucinations that make nightmares come alive.

但有些人的經驗是會讓他們產生幻覺，讓噩夢成真。

Here are some of their stories.

接下來，我們來聽聽他們的故事。

Before I learned to cope with it, I've seen quite a few awful things.

在我知道如何應付它之前，我看過不少可怕的東西。

Horror films don't really...they don't really do anything for me anymore because what I've seen is more terrifying.

恐怖片對我來說已經不算什麼了，因為我看過更令人心生畏懼的東西。

The earliest I can remember is seeing a figure that looked like my mother sitting on my bed.

我記得最早之前，我看到一個像我媽媽的人影坐在我床上。

Her face is then morphing into some kind of demon.

她的臉變成了某種惡魔。

Another time, a little girl was in the corner just staring at me.

另一次，是一個小女孩在角落一直盯著我。

Then without notice, she shrieks and runs up and grabs me by the neck.

然後她突然尖叫，並衝過來掐住我的脖子。

You try to call for help but your voice, it doesn't work and your body won't respond.

你試圖呼救，但你叫不出聲音，身體也動彈不得。

You just feel helpless.

你只感到無助。

On one particular night, I felt like someone was looking at me from the foot of my bed.

有一天晚上，我感覺好像有人從我的床腳下看著我。

I knew that nothing was there but I was afraid to open my eyes.

我知道那裡什麼也沒有，但我不敢睜開眼睛。

When I did, I saw a woman's head looking straight back at me.

當我睜開眼睛時，我看到一個女人的頭，她直勾勾地看著我。

She didn't have a body or even a neck.

她沒有身體，甚至連脖子都沒有。

Just her head.

只有頭。

I still remember the smirk she had on her face.

我還記得她臉上得意的笑容。

I closed my eyes immediately and I was unable to move.

我立刻閉上眼睛，而且我無法移動。

When I felt it was safe, I opened my eyes again.

當我感到安全時，我再次睜開我的眼。

She was still there.

她依然在那裡。

And she began to laugh at me.

然後她便開始嘲笑我。

I closed my eyes again, hoping she would disappear.

我再次閉上眼，希望她能消失。

Then, I heard this scoff.

接著，我聽到幾聲譏笑。

And she was gone.

然後她就消失了。

So, I remember waking up and feeling a presence in the room.

我記得我醒來時，感覺到房間有其他人在。

And I see this woman in a black dress looming above the floor.

我看到一個穿著黑色裙子的女人在地面上若隱若現。

And she kept coming closer and closer to me.

她一直越來越靠近我。

I could feel my throat closing and I couldn't breathe.

我能感覺到我的喉嚨被鎖住，我無法呼吸。

As soon as she made it towards me she floated right in front of my face and started screaming.

她一走到我身邊，就在我面前漂浮起來，然後開始尖叫。

I bolted out of my bed and I tried to wake up my parents.

我跳下我的床，並試著叫醒我的父母。

Little did I know, I was still dreaming and I ended up back in my bed in another sleep paralysis experience.

當時的我還不知道我還在夢中，結果又回到了床上再經歷另一次睡眠癱瘓症。

It's something that's so wild and surreal that there's no logic to it.

這是個如此瘋狂和超現實的東西，沒有任何邏輯可言。

So if you wake up one day paralyzed by horrific visions remember to stay calm.

所以，如果有一天你醒來，被恐怖的幻象麻痺了，記得保持冷靜。

And understand that your nightmares are only as real as you make them.

而且你必須知道，你的噩夢都是你自己創造出來的。