Visitation from spirit or ghost? Serious replies only please.?

Question

I had a very frightening experience the other night as I was about to drift off to sleep. I believe I encountered some sort of ghost or spirit in my room that attempted to make physical contact (more detail later). While I understand that it may have been a dream, I feel strongly otherwise.

I did a bit of research on spirits and also dreams of this sort but came up with nothing conclusive. I'd really like to be able to find out who/what it actually was and if I have anything to worry about. I've heard that spirits can't harm you, but the whole experience has really disturbed and upset me and I'd like to be able to find out just for my own peace of mind.

Answer 1

am so glad I am not the only one this has happened to. I have searched internet sites for answers and its like you and I have had the same visitation or the same dream...I thought it was due to stress.......but the visitation or dreams were so frequent that I was afraid to sleep even though the ghost was not harming me but cuddleing me in the spoon position .....this is my story

I went to sleep as usual, but as I  drifted to sleep I felt the covers lifting off me slowly as if not to wake me....I felt the mattress sink next to me as though someone who was heavier then me was lying next to me, and then felt an arm around me. In my dreams I would wake up and it was as though I was awake fo real as the room looked so vivid. I could see the shape of someone next to me but when I lifted the covers there was no one there...at that point I would wake up for real and there would be no one there apart from myself. This happened every night for two months...I was terrified to sleep and looked like c**p...One of the nights I would awake in my dreams and saw a tall datk shape standing at the foot of my bed.....

I dont know if I was having an out of body experience, when I was waking in my dreams... because it got to a point where I could control what I was doing.

Answer 2

Well "I" believe you but expect to hear from a lot of other people that you were dreaming or that it was "lucid dreaming" or some other guy told me it was some form of hysteria. I deleted my question because there were a lot of people (skeptics) on here telling me it was in my head, I should have investigated it, I was making it up, I was lying, I was dreaming...anything they could do to rationalize it to themselves. Like those people were THERE! I don't have time in my life to have T.A.P.S. come and tell me something I already know. What I SHOULD do is have these people come spend a week at my house and watch them squirm when they experience it for themselves. Just about everyone on my mothers side of my family have seen, heard, generally experienced paranormal activity our entire lives. I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I had posted a few days ago about something in my hallway rummaging through my linen closet and opening and closing doors and at the same time I watched it go through my clothes in my closet. That's just one of many things that have happened to me over the years. I don't have to prove anything to anyone. The post was more or less to let others know the recent happenings in my house. Not a random, "OH MY GOD, what's going on?" type of post.  I don't know what to tell you hun if you're wanting to get rid of it. None of the "things" I've experienced have ever physically come into contact with me. I can imagine it was very scary! Good luck to you though and don't let anyone fluster you.

Answer 3

While it's possible you saw a spirit-- if somebody had died where you live before you moved in-- it's more likely that you had experienced sleep paralysis where a person is half-awake/half-asleep and has a very vivid dream that a ghost, aliens, angels, devils, whatever is in the room with them. Usually these dreams are so realistic, a person who has experienced sleep paralysis will swear that they were awake and not dreaming, even though they weren't really awake.

On the other hand, don't believe that spirits cannot harm someone; they can. There have been numerous cases of hauntings where a person has been slapped and hurt in various ways by spirits and ghosts as well as by poltergeists. If you *are* being visited by a spirit, politely ask it to go away. sometimes that actually works!

Answer 4

My house was haunted for many years.   I thought I was going out of my mind.  I had a room mate but she moved out....it frightened her & she swore it threw her down the stairs one night when she was coming down stairs....she felt a push.  Some "entity" or spirit appeared to me several times....it came into the bed with me....I could feel something similar to a kitten moving on from the bottom of the bed up to my shoulders....I would try to feel for it within the bed but I could not feel it physically but I knew something was there with me.  I would get up out of bed & sit up with the lights on pertrified to go back to bed.  Another time I heard someone come down my stairs late at night......I heard a real deep breathing like maybe he had a respiratory infection or bad asthma...& he would drag one leg..as he walked....he came to my bedroom & stopped in the door way....I saw him standing there & I turned to look at the wall hoping I could wish him away....I felt a burn on my neck like when you touch "dry ice'...I again got up & sat up all night with the lights on.  I had a woman come to my house to do a clearing but it only worked for awhile....I even had a priest come over & bless the house....did not work......finally through the years of dealing with this wondering spirit or entity.....I learned about "white sage"  it is dry & has a nice smell to it.  I would recommend you burn it every day for about one month....then burn it at least once a week.....the white sage will keep the spirit away from the house or apartment you are in.    Smudge the entire house including yourself & any other people living with you.   Not everyone can see or feel spirits within a dwelling.  I am clairaudient so I got a good dose of the spirit in this house.   When he first came into the house I could smell sulfur.....then strange things began....the radio would come on by itself....small things would disappear then reappear in odd places....I would hear noises as if dishes were being thrown against a wall smashing into little pieces....but everything would be okay in the kitchen....spirits travel in & out of our atmosphere more in the winter than summer months....the air is cooler....I was told that the block my house sits on is a vortex where spirits can come in & go out in.  I think the entire valley I live in is a vortex.  Alot of strange things happen here.  I would purchase some white sage if I were you.     Burn it.......Don't let it stay.

Answer 5

We are all surrounded by spirits all the time.  Sometimes they're a little more 'visible' than others, usually when we're very relaxed or 'off-guard' (like when you were falling asleep).

As for who it was, that would depend more upon what transpired. Do you feel it was someone you know/knew?

Answer 6

First off...have you asked your friend if he had anything funny happen on that same day around the same time. Some people can leave their bodies in ' Free Flight ' and their spirits are free to fly or go anywhere. I once did this and found myself in a hospital talking to a friend of mine who was in a coma. We talked for hours and he said he had to go. I had asked him if he was dead or in a coma and he told me no to both. Two days later I called his son to ask about him...he got all excited and told me his dad had come out of the coma the day before ( when I saw him ). It was 3 months later my wife talked to him to find out how he was doing now days....he told her he was fine and that he really enjyed talking to me when I visited him in the hospital ( I never went to the hospital..except in that spirit state ). He told her all the things we talked about that night. Everything was just as I had told her the next day.

Spirits are all around us...even the Bible talks of Earth bound spirits. We see them when we are young and have an open mind...only later do they go away when our parents tell us they are not real. It's only later in life when we get very old does our mind open up once again to let us see the spirits. Example...have you ever wondered who the little old man at the bus stop is talking to when no one is on the bench next to him...or at least no one we can see.

Let your mind open up...you will see things that others can not. Don't be afraid...if you fly off...look for the golden thread to lead you back home to your body. Its fun....enjoy this new world or experience. Just don't fly into the light until you are ready to leave this earth.

Answer 7

I don't believe that spirits can harm you - they can certainly frighten you and get into your head, but, they don't have a physical body - what can they do?

Check out this paranormal website, it might provide some answers for you:

http://www.moonslipper.com/ghosts.html

Answer 8

I was going to sleep once, and saw someone sitting in the chair in my bedroom, once I was awoken by a noise, and I saw a female hand reaching out from under the pillow.

These things actually happened to me.

What didn't happened to me though, was not some sort or "paranormal" visitation or what have you, I was still in a dream state when I saw these images, and so were you. These were dreams.

There is no reason to employ "paranormal" phenomena to normal events.

Read more question here, and you will see that a great deal of these "visitations" happen directly before sleep, or upon awakening.

Also dreams are just that, dreams.

If you want to believe in this nonsense, by all means do so (it gives me a great laugh) but ask your questions in folklore and mythology section. This is in the Science and Mathematics section.

On that subject. There is NO evidence ANYWHERE to support "paranormal" activity of any kind.

I defy anyone to provide me with indisputable proof of ghosts, goblins, and other things that go bump in the night.

Answer 9

Guys even after death huh?  I have not had the same thing happen to me, but it has happened to a friend and she finally got her courage up and told him to stop.  He still hangs around, but no longer crawls into bed with her.  He's a friendly enough spirit once he knew she was scared half to death.  I hope the best for you dear!  Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.

Blessed be

Answer 10

I heard a female voice call my name once. I think it was a curious ghost just checking you out.

Answer 11

Believing in silly things like spirits causes problems like yours.They are not real,you had a dream that's all.People frightening you with nonsense.A kind person would not do it.If you really want to research do it at the link.

Answer 12

spirits do exist and they can very easily harm you.. its just whether they want to or not. most of the time they don't..my advice to you is stay cool.. if strange things continue occuring then u probably have a problem.. then i suggest you stay with a friend or get proffesional help.

Answer 13

well I have seen ALOT of things I once saw  a lady in a red dress standing over me that was so scarry and then something was in my hallway. THis is what you need to say in the name of jesus I command you to leave. They are not allowed to stay they are demonic spirits and they have to leave.

Answer 14

I agree with most on here. I've had similar things happen to me. It felt like somebody laying on my back. One time a short fat man came into bed with me ,but he didn't seem to notice I was there. Scared me bad. A lot of things happened other times and places. I do know that people can "astral travel" like "extex" said and more people are learning to do this. I believe some of the things that happened to me are from that..maybe all of them. They can get into your body. I'm sure some will say this is not possible...but it is. Whoever it is...they have no right to be in bed with you. Would you let a stranger off the street come into your bed? So if he is in bed..you need to get out of the bed...otherwise he might think he's welcome there. People seem to think spirits are "angel like" or special or holy...when most of them are just people without their physical bodies. I don't think it's fair that they're allowed to go into people's homes.I think they're perverts if they do that . If they still had their bodies..they'd get arrested.

EDIT...Why don't the skeptics just say "Duh..I dunno".?

Answer 15

There are no such things as ghosts - seriously.

Apply Occam's Razor and get on with your life.

Answer 16

I agree with the Doc here. Sleep disorders cause many many frightning experiences. there are many medical web sites to get info from. the most well known of these is the "old hag syndrom".

As for whether or not "ghosts" can harm you, there are many documented cases of people being physically attacked. Slapping, pushing, cutting, scratching, and punching among the many documented ways people have been harmed. The show, "Sightings" documented this on film in Kansas.

If its an Entity, well thats even worse yet. Incubus and Incubi have been known to violently sexually assault those they torment! Demonic activity is the worst and the most physical.

    its important that you figure out if this is the first time occurance. Or has other stuff happened working up to this. Have you had other vivid dreams. What were you involved in at your friends house or with other friends. have you been involved in playing with Ouija boards, seances, or readings like Tarot Cards, or palm reading. Any of these activities can open one up to negative spirit activity.

Answer 17

You have got some great answers to your question on here. Almost everyine who responded had a tale to  tell. While I have had an experience O.T.B. with a  live person, I have never had a spirit try to get in bed with me. You can't blame the guy for trying. And just like with real guys you CAN say out loud "No Monkey Business" and lay down the law. He was just doing it because he could. Sounds like he knew perfectly well what he was doing. You can also explain he can have all the hanky panky he wants on the Other SIde (don't tell him it is different.... ha) and direct him towards the light. Do not be afraid. He means you no harm.

Answer 18

I am 53 and have been dealing with spirits for a long time.  I believe that most will not harm you.  Your experience appears to not have been confrontational, rather one that was unharmful, even though you felt uncomfortable.  Often people do not realize that as they drift off to sleep, they come to a space between awake and sleep, and on this level, our minds are open and one can see or experience contact with others who have already left this earth in a physical form.  However, most people just pass it off as a dream.  Next time this happens, I would suggest that you just go with the flow and try to explore the encounter in more depth and detail.  This spirit may be someone who you knew previously.  It may also be someone who died and had lived in your close area and their spirit can't cross over.  If you are really afraid and this happens again, perform a small cleansing ritual.  During the day, take some tobacco and walk around your house and repeatedly say something like this - "Spirit, I acknowledge your presence and know you are here but I ask you to leave because you do frighten me.  Please go find rest and peace for your wandering soul."  Toss small amounts of tobacco as you walk.  Please concentrate hard while you do this and I think you will find your quest will leave.  This works, even though many may believe it won't.  I had to use this same ritual when I moved this summer to a new home.  Good luck.

Answer 19

I've had this happen to me. Tell him to go into the light. If you're religious at all, tell him to go in the name of Jesus Christ, and then say a little prayer for him. It's your house, your bed, and he's not wanted there. Tell him so. This wasn't exactly a good spirit, but it wasn't bad either. More...mischeveous. Good spirits won't crawl into your bed. Well, unless they're frightened children and you make them feel safe. Nothing to be afraid of. What you read is right, they can't hurt you. They can, however, make you afraid, and the negatives one feed on fear. So don't be afraid. If you feel it again, call in Archangel Michael, he's the protector of the angels, if you've never heard of him. Literally, out loud, say "Archangel Michael, help me help me help me" three times. Or, "Archangel St. Michael, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. And do thou, oh prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into h**l Satan all evil spirits who prowl the world seeking the ruin of souls."

You might not feel or see him, but he'll come.

Love and light

EDIT:

Denie: don't get out of your bed. Make HIM get out.