Night time visitors (didn't seem to be dreaming)

[gwennie357]

Not sure if this counts as lucid dreaming, as I'm really not sure I was actually dreaming in any of these situations. Also, they don't all happen at night. They are all distinct from other dreams though -- in the last ten years, these have stood out.

When I was an intern, and living in my first apartment, I went to bed one night at exactly 11:00. I fell asleep almost immediately (unusual for me), and woke up soon after. I was immediately aware that someone was in my room. Terrified, I laid there, perfectly still. I felt the man (I knew it was a man) sit down on the bed, felt the depression his weight made in the mattress. I tried to think of what to do, and as I thought, he leaned down and touched my neck. I felt a wave of evil, and I knew I had to do something. I sat up, and suddenly, I was awake. There was no one there. I looked at the clock, and it was 11:07. Not even close to enough time to be dreaming, or even really fully asleep. I didn't feel as if I'd been asleep... the whole thing felt as real to me as if it had actually happened.

Months later, I was at my mother's house, in my old bed. I was napping, but hadn't actually fallen asleep. I suddenly felt someone sit down on the edge of the bed. I felt safe though, and knew it was someone who loved me. Thinking it was my mom, come to wake me up, I sat up to talk to her. And then I "woke up." Again, no one there. Again, I'd been asleep maybe five minutes, if that... but I had none of that fuzzy half-asleep feeling you usually have.

Several months after that, I was back at college, in my dorm room. I'd gone back there to take a nap between classes. Minutes after lying down, I again felt someone sit down on the edge of my bed. Again, I knew it was a safe person who wouldn't hurt me. I assumed it was my roommate, and I sat up to talk to her. Same as before -- no one there.

It's happened a couple times in the years since then... maybe once every year or two. One other time it felt evil... I woke up when whatever it was opened my bedroom door. I called out to my roommate, thinking it would be strange for her to enter my room without knocking. I got no response, but I opened my eyes and saw that the door was open, and I knew something had entered. The room was very cold. I couldn't see it, but suddenly it was over my bed, hovering above my face. I knew I was awake. It disappeared after a moment. Again, only minutes had passed since I'd gone to bed. The rest of the times, the presence has been neutral. It will sit on my bed, but as soon as I try to talk to it or see it, it's gone.

I haven't experienced any more of these incidents in a while. They seem to come out of nowhere, at no particular time of great stress or anxiety, and don't seem to coincide with any major life event. Any ideas?

[Unity]

Originally Posted by gwennie357

Not sure if this counts as lucid dreaming, as I'm really not sure I was actually dreaming in any of these situations. Also, they don't all happen at night. They are all distinct from other dreams though -- in the last ten years, these have stood out.

When I was an intern, and living in my first apartment, I went to bed one night at exactly 11:00. I fell asleep almost immediately (unusual for me), and woke up soon after. I was immediately aware that someone was in my room. Terrified, I laid there, perfectly still. I felt the man (I knew it was a man) sit down on the bed, felt the depression his weight made in the mattress. I tried to think of what to do, and as I thought, he leaned down and touched my neck. I felt a wave of evil, and I knew I had to do something. I sat up, and suddenly, I was awake. There was no one there. I looked at the clock, and it was 11:07. Not even close to enough time to be dreaming, or even really fully asleep. I didn't feel as if I'd been asleep... the whole thing felt as real to me as if it had actually happened.

Months later, I was at my mother's house, in my old bed. I was napping, but hadn't actually fallen asleep. I suddenly felt someone sit down on the edge of the bed. I felt safe though, and knew it was someone who loved me. Thinking it was my mom, come to wake me up, I sat up to talk to her. And then I "woke up." Again, no one there. Again, I'd been asleep maybe five minutes, if that... but I had none of that fuzzy half-asleep feeling you usually have.

Several months after that, I was back at college, in my dorm room. I'd gone back there to take a nap between classes. Minutes after lying down, I again felt someone sit down on the edge of my bed. Again, I knew it was a safe person who wouldn't hurt me. I assumed it was my roommate, and I sat up to talk to her. Same as before -- no one there.

It's happened a couple times in the years since then... maybe once every year or two. One other time it felt evil... I woke up when whatever it was opened my bedroom door. I called out to my roommate, thinking it would be strange for her to enter my room without knocking. I got no response, but I opened my eyes and saw that the door was open, and I knew something had entered. The room was very cold. I couldn't see it, but suddenly it was over my bed, hovering above my face. I knew I was awake. It disappeared after a moment. Again, only minutes had passed since I'd gone to bed. The rest of the times, the presence has been neutral. It will sit on my bed, but as soon as I try to talk to it or see it, it's gone.

I haven't experienced any more of these incidents in a while. They seem to come out of nowhere, at no particular time of great stress or anxiety, and don't seem to coincide with any major life event. Any ideas?

I suppose it depends on what you believe. It is my belief that you kind of know what these situations are anyway. The feelings you experience at the time are your intuition and stick to it. I would say you are a sensitive person (not weak, sensitive) and I mean, you have a strong intuition. You can sense things that many don't. The safe times were probably a loved one who has passed on watching over you. The evil times are the opposition. In science there must be balance in all things. So if you believe in good spirits, there has to be bad ones too.

I'm not a pro. It's just a guess. I do know that positive energy attracts positive energy. The same with Negative energy. So try to be positive and if anything evil happens to you again, force it out using the name of Jesus Christ and it'll go.

[shadow77]

some people might believe that the evil one could be a demon of some sort and the loving one would be some sort of "guardian angel". something like this happened once. one of my friends said i had a guardian angel named ashley. i told this to my grandma once and she said i actually had an imaginary friend named ashley when i was younger. coincidense, maybe?

so that could be it. maybe.

[Sable]

Originally Posted by shadow77

some people might believe that the evil one could be a demon of some sort and the loving one would be some sort of "guardian angel". something like this happened once. one of my friends said i had a guardian angel named ashley. i told this to my grandma once and she said i actually had an imaginary friend named ashley when i was younger. coincidense, maybe?

so that could be it. maybe.

as a child i made up imaginary friends for attention. I never really thought they were actually real though. I believe I have seen a ghost of a Native American ancestor before and my grampas property is known to have ghost (ive seen one of them when i was younger)

[shadow77]

i used to think i could hear voices in the first house i lived in. maybe kids just see and hear more than older people. i try to act as much like a kid as i can ever since i first thought of that.

[Portraiture]

I was at my mother's house, in my old bed. I was napping, but hadn't actually fallen asleep. I suddenly felt someone sit down on the edge of the bed. I felt safe though, and knew it was someone who loved me. Thinking it was my mom, come to wake me up, I sat up to talk to her. And then I "woke up." Again, no one there. Again, I'd been asleep maybe five minutes, if that... but I had none of that fuzzy half-asleep feeling you usually have.