WoW - I thought the first story was not true. I felt the sleep paralysis was true but felt sorry for you that it occurred for 5 days. That is a lot. I would have hated the hallucinations - it is so scary. Sleep paralysis is enough. It has happened to me but I am happy it doesn’t anymore.
I think you prayers worked although you are now seemingly less enigmatic - you have power over your own mind. You last paragraph says it all. Great story.