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The doll from the thrift store

Maxx, He/him
August 2026
Oklahoma, usa

Several years ago (2017ish?) I found a pretty porcelain doll at a local thrift store and I bought it for my collection of vintage toys and trinkets.

Almost as soon as I brought her home, I started having bad sleep paralysis.

One time it was so bad that it felt like something was pushing/pulling me down and also that something was pushing me down on my neck and chest.

She also never seemed to be where I had last set her down at? And my parents noticed it too, so I know I wasn't just being forgetful.

My furby seemed to start coming awake at random times even though it was in the dark and in my closet (and I swear I took the batteries out of that thing).

After a while, I pinned an old cross necklace to the doll (I didn't do any research and just did what felt right).

Not long after that I donated both the furby and the doll.

I still sometimes get sleep paralysis, and often feel like something (not someone) is watching/following me around the house at night, even if I haven't thought/read/listened/watched anything scary.

It might just be my paranoia though.

Maxx, He/him
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