I'm actually very serious, I really do think I nearly died. I was laying down and took a nap, and had a strange vivid dream about my abusive adoptive mother. I then woke up, fully conscious and decided I wanted to take another nap, so I closed my eyes and I was suddenly paralyzed. Now I've had times where I woke up and couldn't move and I knew the best thing to do was to try and make yourself move and to be very calm. But this time was completely different because I was actually losing consciousness and everything in in me screamed not to go to sleep. I couldn't hear anything over the pounding of my heart. I actually almost gave up and decided that I might just be a fainting and was going to let myself go, but at the last second decided to try and move again and finally did. I also must mention I felt I was struggling to breathe. I have no idea what the hell that was but now I'm afraid to go to sleep. Do you think I was dying? Anyone ever have that experience or a near death experience?