My experience with sleep paralysis

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I had a bad case of sleep paralysis when I was 8. It has traumatized me to the point where I start crying uncontrolaby whenever I think about it.

I woke up in the middle of the night. At first, i tried to fall asleep, but I had this strange feeling of being watched, so I opened my eyes. Before me was the face of a grey alien. It seemed ominous. It had large eyes, but I couldn't see its body. It just stood there, but I was not paralyzed, yet I couldn't get my eyes off it. I tried turning on my bed lamp, and then it vanished, but it returned as soon as I turned off the lights again. I started shaking and sobbing, and then I just fell asleep within 2 minutes.

I then woke up about half an hour later, and I was absolutely terrified. When I opened my eyes, it was still there. I started to break down mentally. I started shaking and sobbing, quietly, while looking at what was standing in front of me. This time I was completely paralyzed, and it took me a while before I could move again. As soon as I could move, I turned on the light, and fell asleep quickly.

About two hours later (I didn't have a clock, this is just an estimate). I woke up one more time, this time I was completely paralyzed, and I could not get my eyes off it. It was just standing there, not moving at all. It was almost as if it was trying to instill horror in me. I stared at it for what felt like an hour before I could move again. This time it took a long time for me to fall asleep, as I was panicking, but alas, I fell asleep, merely to be awoken again by the abhorrent hallucination. This was the last time I was awoken by it. This time I just stared at it until my mom entered the room.

For the next few 5-6 years after this incident, I have had a few other similar experiences. Let me know if you want to hear about them.