welcome, you seem interesting..

i've never had anyone call me an 'old soul' specifically. sometimes people tell me i'm 'wise', which just makes me laugh glad to meet a fellow old-timer in a young person's body, hehe.

hope you can figure out your dreams. it sounds as if your darker ones may be connected to the old hag syndrome, although the fact you experience a dark figure beforehand is unusual (from what i've heard).

is it always moreorless the same dark figure? how long does the experience last before you wake up, in either sleep paralysis, or normally?