Demon oppression dream

I have had the same thing happen to me, I wasnt even asleep yet, I was just lying on my bed. And I felt it pressing down on me, I couldnt move, I couldnt speak, and it caused me pain. And I could feel it putting thoughts into my head, like hearing the voice but not with my ears. And it would threaten me and all that. It was violent, and it very much wanted to hurt me.

I felt some fear, but I didnt want to give into it, and I just closed my eyes and reached out to Him. I kept thinking about Jesus, about how He was with me and how He could protect me, and about how He lets this happen at times to see if you will believe in Him, just like with Job and just like with Paul. I kept reminding myself that He was greater than the being against me, and after a while the being let me go.

This really happens to people, those who are not with Him will laugh, they will accuse you of lying or of having some sort of mental illness in order to put the truth of the world around us into some physical explanation to encourage themselves, but it happens, it happened in the past and it will continue to happen until the last day.

I believe that you are oppressed by the enemy, as are many others.

So last night I was talking God in bed waiting to fall asleep as I normally do and I had a strange dream I was in my bed and I could have sworn I was awake from how real it felt but I know I was dreaming I could not see it but I knew there was a demon on top of me holding me down putting great pressure on me I couldn't move and the dread was heavy I remembered the power in the name Jesus and cried out to him asking him to please save me but no response I was beginning to become terrified but I said to myself No! I have to learn to stand on my own two feet I made a promise to God from the very beginning of my faith that I would be strong for him.

And so I began to say in the name of Jesus Christ I banish you, it was very hard to speak my tongue was hard to move but I continued to chant in the name of Jesus Christ I banish you I could feel the demons grip on me slowly loosening and when it lost it's grip entirely the dream ended. It was very much like what happens with sleep paralysis except it was in a dream and I remember earlier that night before I even went to bed telling God that I will keep my promise to be strong for him.
So perhaps this dream was simply a test to see if I meant what I said or perhaps it's just another attack from the enemy that failed or maybe it's a symbolism of the oppression in my life that will not prevail but I thought that you all might want to hear of my battle last night