ok i have a question. It was in the fall time of 2004 and it was 2am i just woke up because i had got startled by something, i looked by my bed and there was this figure i remember that it had no head that i could see and it had what appeared to be disfigured wings, and it was kneeling by bed in a praying position with hands folded. i was scarred to look for to long so i closed my eyes. i dont know if anybody can help me and this was in my old house.

Cheaptrix, you may have experienced sleep paralysis. Several people on the board have experienced this phenomenon, including myself. In sleep paralysis, you are awakened from a deep sleep, but your mind is still in that "dream state". It can cause you to hallucinate, but it seems very real. For whatever reason, it is more common while people are in their 20's. My husband had several episodes of it when he was in college. It is a scary experience and one you don't forget, but it really isn't paranormal in nature and nothing to be afraid of. Hope this helps!

i was like 14 at the time, i could have been that i wasnt to sure but thanks that may have been it

Hi cheaptrix,

I had it when I was in my teens, as well as in my early 20s. =)

Kell

I tend to agree with Carrie. The type of figure is really not normal for ghostly apparitions. It could well have been something symbollic from your subconscious that would normally come out in dreams that you percieved as visual due to the sleep paralysis.
Not that what you couldn't have been some sort of apparition or vision. That's something only you can answer. But I've found when things like this that happen that are apparitions or visions, you know they are. Part of you tells you they are or you pick up on information that clues you in.
From my own experience.