Dear, dear perfectsilence, No, no, you are not possessed. You are probably having something called sleep terrors, in which you are part awake [can maybe see the room around you, for example] and part asleep [the voice whispering in your ear; something touching you; the bed moving - these parts are the dream portion] and you cannot move - you describe this as freezing. You are right on in describing this as the middle of your subconscious, half asleep and half awake. This tends to happen as we are transitioning from waking state to sleep or from sleep to waking. It often starts with a nightmare. You are right that pushing yourself to move is the best way to wake up, but don't worry, you'll wake up eventually no matter what you do. Again, you are NOT possessed. This is a common experience, but doesn't happen as frequently in most people. If you have a therapist, or someone you can talk to about this - or even write about it repeatedly, the night terrors should decrease. The more you expose these fears to the light of day, the less they seem to need to manifest at night. Also, do you have medical or neurological conditions, such as perhaps seizures, or medications, which might contribute to the frequency of this phenomena? Consider all These things, but do not fear! billieJ