I agree with this.

I have had several periods of sleep paralysis-- the last one where I actually saw the leg (dark green lizard scales) of the being standing near my bed while it was happening. (I forced my head to turn towards the direction where I felt someone standing on the others side of my pillow)

Mentally fighting it does help because I was able to force my head to move by mental effort. but in my case, the paralysis was so strong that I inevitably prayed for Divine help anyway--which immediately freed me.

I recall thinking to myself when seeing the being's legs, "hmmm, funny, i thought all aliens were grey skinned" I mentally projected the thought to it, "sorry, but I can't let you paralize me" I felt no fear, which also seemed to help against the paralysis.

When you project thoughts of love to these aliens, or whatever they are, it does give you an edge of defense-- of course the love you generate to them must be sincere.

Also- What Five said makes sense-- especially if you read up on Psi skills-- when you think something, you in effect are one step away from creating it physically. The mind has alot of strength. To top that off- God has even more strength than our mind if you call on His help while also using your psi skills.