There is a dark place deep in the mind of mankind.
A place darker than a thousand midnights.
A place more terrifying than the pits of hell itself.
A place we keep locked away behind mental walls thicker then the walls of Valhalla.
This dark place is a place we all keep secured behind metaphysical chains and iron bars stronger than the pillars of creation themselves.
This dark place in the human mind contains terrors and monstrosities that can cause even the darkest demon from the pits of hell itself to tremble in fear.
This place is the id, a place beyond sleep, beyond dreams, a place where even the darkest nightmare is a welcome reprieve from the terrors contained within dark corners of the mind of mankind.
From time to time, while we sleep, the bars of this mental prison are weakened, our guard is let down. It is during these long nights when these creatures escape from this mental prison we all have. And when they do we find ourselves paralyzed, unable to wake, unable to call out, even to our spouse lying in the bed beside us. We are besieged with an attack, an attack from within our own id. An attack that in past years gave rise to stories of demons setting on our chest in the middle of the night, trying to steal our very soul.
And today we hear tails of evil aliens taking us away for some inhuman experiment on their spaceship.
But in reality it is all from within our own psyche.
All this evil, all this darkness, all these terrors lurk within your own mind. Hidden deep within your very soul.
I experienced attack like this one night. While sleeping I was besieged from within, unable to scream , unable to move.
I was fully aware, I knew very well I was asleep in my own bed, but I was paralyzed, unable to wake myself, trapped within a nightmare of nightmares, struggling to even breath.
Finally after clawing and dragging myself up out of the heavy darkness I began to drag myself back to consciousness with my heart threatening to bust forth from within my chest.
A battle that seemed to last forever, a battle that left me drained and exhausted.
Today I feel as though I spent the night fighting the devil himself. I am exhausted, it is as though I never slept at all.
What a terrifying night. But remember, sooner or later this happens to everyone.
Some night, maybe tonight, maybe next week, or ever in ten years, you will be attacked. It is inevitable. While sleeping peaceably your walls will fall, the barriers will be let down, and in the middle of that night the creatures will spill forth and attempt to tear you apart, your very soul will be ripped and torn while your spouse sleeps quietly beside you. You will be alone, totally alone with your very own creatures from the id.
Sleep tight.