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.
