I'm usually hovering around the UFO forum but owing to an incident the other night (part of an ongoing series) I felt compelled to see if anybody else has had similar experiences.

To cut to the chase - I wake up either from a sleep or a semi-sleep - with the feeling of being watched and see vague ghostly figures looking at me from various parts of my bedroom. The entity's / phantoms always disappear after a few seconds of being seen! Its happened maybe 6 times in my present property - never anywhere else. It is nothing like a lucid dream which I also occasionally have, or a normal dream - very different.

I've lived here for 5 years and these incidents are spread out over that time. I'm 98% sure I'm not dreaming at the time - it feels very real. Not scared by this, just fascinated.

Anybody else with similar experiences?

zej

This sounds like an interesting subject >~<.Can you describe the entities in more detail?Something specific, like eye color,general shape,appeal, etc.My more rational side is telling me that it is likely caused by a state of hallucination brought about by your mind becoming awake while your brain is still sleeping.This condition is usually attributed to people who are chronically sleep-deprived but can occur in people who wake up before their brain does.Though usually it is preceded by sleep-paralysis.On the other side of the coin I have heard it mentioned that as far as perception is concerned.It's considered to be the suspension of the filtered view of reality with a more true sight brought about by the dreaming.In any event, if you could get a picture of these entities it would be very helpful ^~^.


[edit on 3-6-2008 by ~Waffles~]

[edit on 3-6-2008 by ~Waffles~]

Thanks for your replies.
On 2 occasions these entites were seen in an almost pitch black room - one had a classic ghost look - shimmering light and translucent - looked similar to how you'd imagine a 19th century english chimney sweep boy, with cap and ragged clothes! Another there were two dark figures that quickly rambled off when I looked at them. Very little light in the room so can't imagine it was my eyes adjusting to light. Good point though.

Hallucination - obviously a contender but feels so real at the time - for instance the first occasion I remember waking from a sleep and seeing very clearly a very dark sillouhette of a person leaning over and fleeing as soon as I looked at it - I remember sitting up with the initial fright. Just very real and nothing like a regular dream or lucid dream.

The house is only 20 years old by the way so not much history - may have been something there before though who knows (not that I believe these things are actual ghosts as yet).

zej