I had a terrifying dream last night. In it, I was standing in the kitchen at my parents' house. Above the sink, there is a window that looks out on to the back porch. When guests or family members come in the house, they usually pass this window to get to the back door. I was just standing there, as I usually do, probably looking through the fridge or washing some dishes. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone pass the window and it looked like my grandma Patsy. Her back was to me so all I could see was that she was and old lady, tall, fairly thin, and had short gray hair.
Still believing that it was Grandma, I walked to the door to greet her. I could hear her fumbling with the door. It was odd that she was struggling with the door because she usually just lets herself in. I was laughing to myself as I opened the door for her, intending to give her a hard time for taking so long to get inside. When the door opened, I saw the old woman's face and I realized that I had never seen this woman before in my life. She looked possessed. Her eyes were huge and looked angry. As I started to ask her if I could help her, she reached for my throat and started strangling me. She was so strong! I tried to push her and pull her hands away from my neck but she just stared at me with her crazy eyes and squeezed tighter. I couldn't scream or breath. I thought, "This is it. I'm going to die like this." Then she screamed suddenly and so loud that I jumped and woke up. I was so desperate for air when I finally woke up that I must have stopped breathing in my sleep.
This was the first time that I actually thought that I was going to die in my sleep. I've had some crazy dreams before but nothing as realistic as last night. Can someone explain this? Where's Freud when you need him?
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