Thanks for your comment, I will certainly have another look at this.

why good sir, what would you want with a girl like me?

No, don't have any theories. Except at the time they started we were living in a house with a 'bad atmosphere' according to my mother. She is not the sort to believe in nonsense so I regard her opinion on this well. I am generally an emotional person prone to stress and anxiety,and you are right, it definitely increases with stress. And any mind altering substance, of course.

Books are always scarier than movies, our imaginations are unlimited whereas the ability of filmmakers to make their imagination into film is.

thanks. any advice on direction?

yours that is (i,ann boleyn) not mine!

Sleep paralysis is like having a lucid dream but being unable to move out of the dream. To explain further, I know I am dreaming and to some extent can control what happens in the dream. However, I usually begin to feel a sense of menace pretty quickly and the dream will turn scary. At this point I cannot get out of the dream and my body is physically paralysed. I know all I have to do is move an arm or open my eyes to get out of it, but it takes a huge amount of will to do so. I usually return to a scary dream after this happens, or like you have sort of awake hallucinations. I have actually been suffering from all these phenomenon much more recently. I agree they are probably all related. I also have to be very careful with scary books/films, although sometimes I am perfectly fine. I generally manage to scare myself far more than anyone else could!

I have just read the poem .. enjoyed very much.

well, not really. i do get sleep paralysis (which is terrifying) and the only strategy is try and move physically. my waking dreams; i try and stay rational - turn the lights on and read a book. like you i avoid any hallucinogens, as i know that i would react badly.

i actually suffer very little these days, but have been left with a very active imagination, particularly when it comes to all things 'horror'. i often have almost waking dreams of very scary content.

yes i did use it intentionally. i used to suffer from them. i once accused my mother of being a witch coming to dig my grave, open eyed, at the age of three.

you seem extremely rude. you make me furious. please don't bother replying.

well guys thanks for the constructive comments on my work. i really appreciate your guidance!

wow, i dont know what an exfoliation of lust is. but i like it .. thanks!

you again? god help me!

why odd about the bazaar?

your bitterness exhausts me. quite like some of your poems though.