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'I thought I was getting possessed'

People share petrifying stories about times they’ve encountered the ‘paranormal’

Group of people who have been left terrified by ghostly goings on have taken to Reddit to share their stories

HAVE you ever encountered the paranormal?

While feeling slightly spooked is not uncommon, especially if it's late at night, some unfortunate folk have had truly terrifying experiences when it comes to ‘other worldly beings’.

 Have you ever encountered the paranormal?
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Have you ever encountered the paranormal?Credit: Getty Images

A group of people who have been petrified by ghostly goings on have taken to to share their spooky stories.

DJ_Manatee said: “I once woke up in the middle of the night and felt a cold, inhaling breath behind my neck (I was sleeping on my side, facing a wall).

“I somehow had this feeling that my soul was being sucked out of my body. More than a decade later, I still remember the sensation.”

 Creepy. People have recounted their spooky stories
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Creepy. People have recounted their spooky storiesCredit: Getty Images

Woofybluelove added: “I was in the basement watching TV in the dark while my whole family was upstairs. As I'm chilling there, I hear footsteps coming down the basement stairs.

“The footsteps stopped before the bottom of the stairs, so I called out thinking that it was my brother or someone trying to scare me.

“I look back to the TV, and the footsteps start again and I whip my head back to the stairs just in time to see a dark figure go into a side bedroom that has glass doors.

“I ran to the lights and flipped them on, only to find the room empty. My entire family was still upstairs.”

A creeped out Maccas75 also shared his experience, he wrote: “My childhood home kept having weird stuff happening - we would all hear the computer downstairs typing when no one was down there, accompanied by the sound of a computer mouse furiously clicking.

“And lights would flicker and sometimes explode into pieces.”

And BunnyButtWaifu added: “I work in a health care facility that has semi-regular deaths (five to eight a year).

“There is an exit sign that flashes EVERY time someone is about to die (it normally is just a still light) it is currently flashing which usually means someone has a week to live.”

 Some of the stories will make your hair stand on end
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Some of the stories will make your hair stand on endCredit: Getty Images

And GentlePineapple was sure that a paranormal being had tried to possess them one night, they said: “One time when I was sleeping growing up, I sort of half woke up and suddenly froze up.

“My ears started ringing really loudly almost like a high pitched scream. My whole body starting vibrating/shaking and I couldn't move a single muscle.

“I felt an enormous amount of pressure on top of me like there was something really heavy pressing down on my body. In the moment I legitimately thought I was getting possessed.”

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