The Connecticut Skeptic Vol. As the shape floated closer I could see that it was an old ugly woman. She moved onto my chest, I could feel her weight on me and I could smell her breath. Suddenly, when I thought I could not take any more, she disappeared. The above scenario is not an atypical one in paranormal literature.
Many accounts involve sensing a presence, hearing footsteps, and the inability to move.
Another common element of visitations is their occurrence at night while going to sleep or early in the morning upon waking from sleep. It is an in-between state where one is neither fully awake nor fully asleep. In this state very realistic images and sounds can be experienced. Although visual and auditory hallucinations are most common, experiences can range from hearing your name whispered to ones involving all the senses, including touch. They are in essence dream experiences that are occurring while you are awake.