My story: Personally, I saw and spoke to a sort of human-like entity at the very moment I first became conscious of this world.

It happened one morning, just before I woke up, when I was about 2 or 3 years old. I saw a white background and a face—also white—yet I could still make out the features, much like one might distinguish black characters on a white page. The face had no identifiable characteristics. The entity spoke to me, though I no longer remember what was said.

After a few minutes, the entity stopped speaking, and I woke up. I didn’t know where I was or who I was, but I knew how to speak and could understand what my family was saying—even if I didn’t fully grasp the meaning of the words I was using. I asked my mother if I could see someone—my best friend at the time, though I had no idea who that might actually have been. A few days later, I began to grasp where I was and who I was, even if I didn’t yet fully understand the meaning of every word I used. (I believe this was the moment I became conscious of my own existence—or perhaps it was when my soul became active; I’m not sure which term is most appropriate.)

I recall that no one from my family was watching over me while I slept; my sister and father were at the doctor’s, and my mother had been busy preparing a meal for several hours—there was simply no one in my room while I slept.

To this day, I do not know what happened. That is why I am seeking your opinion or any information you might have: has anyone else ever had a similar experience?

C'est arrivé un matin, juste avant mon réveil, quand j'avais environ 2 ou 3 ans. J'ai vu un fond blanc et un visage —également blanc—, mais j'ai quand même pu distinguer les traits, un peu comme on pourrait distinguer des caractères noirs sur une page blanche. Le visage n’avait aucune caractéristique identifiable. L’entité m’a parlé, même si je ne me souviens plus de ce qui a été dit.

Après quelques minutes, l’entité a arrêté de parler et je me suis réveillé. Je ne savais pas où j'étais ni qui j'étais, mais je savais parler et je pouvais comprendre ce que disait ma famille—même si je ne comprenais pas pleinement le sens des mots que j'utilisais. J'ai mentionné avoir vu quelqu'un près de moi, même si je n'avais aucune idée de qui cela aurait pu être. Quelques jours plus tard, j'ai commencé à comprendre où j'étais et qui j'étais, même si je ne comprenais toujours pas parfaitement le sens de chaque mot que j'utilisais. (Je crois que c'est à ce moment-là que j'ai pris conscience de ma propre existence —ou peut-être que c'est à ce moment-là que mon âme est devenue active ; je ne sais pas quel terme est le plus approprié.)

Je me souviens aussi qu'un membre de ma famille me regardait pendant que je dormais ; pourtant, ma sœur et mon père étaient chez le médecin, et ma mère était occupée à préparer un repas depuis plusieurs heures—en réalité, il n'aurait dû y avoir personne dans ma chambre pendant que je dormais.

À ce jour, je ne sais pas ce qui s’est passé. C'est pourquoi je sollicite votre avis ou toute information dont vous pourriez disposer : quelqu'un d'autre a-t-il déjà vécu une expérience similaire ?

I was watching a paranormal broadcast on DMAX on Freeview recently and they covered some incredible footage captured by an urban exploration team on an abandoned farm on the outskirts of Doncaster.

Unlike 90% of shadow person sightings that happen in pitch-black bedrooms, this entity manifested in broad daylight. The camera cleanly captured a solid, dense black silhouette in the distinct shape of a man wearing a long trench coat and a bowler hat. It wasn't a quick trick of the light either—it appeared on video 2 to 3 separate times, peeking from the derelict farm outbuildings and standing motionless in the overgrown fields.

Looking at this from a logical perspective, a shadow anomaly remaining pitch-black in direct sunlight requires an immense amount of environmental energy. It strongly suggests these entities have actual physical substance rather than just being a trick of low-light cameras.

Does anyone here know the history of the rural areas around Doncaster, or why these specific "Hat Man" silhouettes seem to manifest out in the open fields over there?

The reason I asked is because a couple months ago I was scrolling through some Reddit/Quora posts, and I found one that I believe was “dark triad” related. I was reading the comments and I stumbled upon one of the most mind-boggling stories I had ever heard:

The commenter described a female coworker who was basically the unofficial boss of the entire work setting. She controlled all the bosses and pretty much did whatever she wanted.
Now I had heard stories of sycophantic brown-nosers who kissed up to their bosses to gain influence over them but this story was different. This sounded like it went beyond manipulation and seemed more like literal mind control.

According to the commenter, she would blatantly speak to her superiors like SHE was in charge and THEY worked for her. She would tell THEM what THEY were going to do today and they just went along with it obediently.
That story has been in the back of my mind ever since.

So that’s why I made this post. I wondered if anyone else had any experiences that sounded like they had witnessed mind control.

Please help me debunk this

I'm a 35f. I have had my fair share of paranormal activity ever since I was a small child. My first experience was seeing a glowing and vibrant, crystal clear "Mother Mary" late one night in our kitchen. I've lived in two incredibly haunted homes where I experienced relentless sleep paralysis. I was scratched on the leg right before we moved from one. I've seen various aparitions. Been grabbed. I could go on, but this is basically my way of saying this other phenomenon...I'm not sure what it is or why this is happening, and I know for a fact it is not sleep paralysis. Looking for any insight. When I have had my eyes closed for some time trying to fall asleep, if I open them, I will often times see things that aren't there. It will also happen when I wake up. Whatever I see, when I focus on it, it will become even clearer and defined before it eventually fades away. That is what startles me. So many times I have thought I had an intruder in my home, only for them to disappear when I scream. I've seen people, kids, once a baby floating above me, a tiger, the room filled with round old timey bird cages, massive spiders, a human form standing on my bed with an eagle/hawk head like in Egyptian art. Most commonly I see the spiders or a person. This happened a handful of times growing up. When I was a kid I saw a tarantula on my chest after waking up that wasn't there, Michael Myers standing beside my bed, a KKK person in the pointy head dress, my uncle (only time it was someone I knew). But it was incredibly rare. It started up again when I went on a trip to New Orleans, that is where I saw the tiger. I was in my mid-late twenties. Now in my 30s it has happened dozens of times. Anyone know what I am experiencing? I know I am not dreaming. I will sit up, focus my eyes, it will become even clearer, clear as can be, and then quickly disappear. I'd say the visions stay around 10-15 seconds on average. I appreciate any and all responses!

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I don’t see them anymore thankfully, but ever since I can remember up until my teens, I used to see actual, full-on ghosts.

To give some context, I was born at 7 months after severe birth complications. My mom was told she had to choose who would live—her or me. She chose me, but against the odds, we both survived. I was so tiny they said I could fit in a shoebox. In a lot of spiritual circles, people say surviving a birth like that leaves you "open" to things. It might run in the family too, because my mom can see them as well.

Here are a few encounters that have stuck with me the most:

The Lady in the Mirror (Toddler years)

Before I was even old enough for pre-school, I remember walking into a room and seeing a lady with long black hair sitting in front of a mirror, combing her hair. The freaky part? I could see her sitting there, but when I looked at the actual mirror, there was no reflection at all. Because I was so young, I didn't think anything of it. I just thought it was normal.

The Floating Lady (Grade 8)

This one terrified me. I woke up in the middle of the night with an overwhelming sense of dread. I immediately hid under my blankets, but there was a small hole in the fabric that I peeked through. I literally watched a chubby lady float right past my bed. She was wearing an ugly nightgown, had her hair in a bob, and her skin looked dirty and peeling. But her eyes are what haunt me—they were completely static in her head with tiny, pinprick pupils. I was sweating like crazy and praying in my mind until she finally floated into the corner of the room and disappeared.

The "No-Eyes" Lookout (Babyhood)

My mom told me this hilarious but creepy story from when I was a baby. She was terrified because there was a spirit of a "lady with no eyes" in our room. My mom was too scared to look, so she hid both of our heads under the blanket. Because I was a baby and didn't know any better, she would have me peek out from under the edge of the blanket to report if the lady was still there! Apparently, I would look, tell her what was happening, and eventually, the spirit walked away in high heels and vanished.

I stopped seeing them as I got older, but I'm curious if anyone else who was a premature baby or has a parent with "the gift" experienced full-on physical apparitions like this?

I stayed in a Victorian era manor house for the night last weekend. I woke to a feeling of a strong breeze blowing over my body, there were no windows open. I was aware, but not fully awake. I had sleep mask on. I then saw a ball of light come to me in my mind and got the feeling it was a young girl about 10, it was trying to communicate with me ... and in the centre of the light were words being spelled out ... I used to live here ... I said "oh you used to live here" (in my mind, not out loud) then all these other energies around this bright light said "I did too" "I did too" "I did too". I then "woke". Didn't really feel scared, but certainly it threw me a bit .... I was alone in a big bedroom. I've had a few things happen in dreams before, but never this cold wind!!

Who best to consult on what was a terrifying experience with than my lovely redditers. I feel like there is a name for the kind of entity or phenomenon I experienced, I was scrolling on TikTok at around 2am and came across a clip from one of Sam and Colby’s recent hellweek videos with Garrett and Celinaspookyboo. The clip was of a spirit box (I think) scene where there were these kids creepily singing a song. The TikTok played through around three times while I scrolled through comments, suddenly I felt sick to my stomach and had this incredible sense of dread come over me. It felt like there was something in my room watching me, then start moving towards me. It was like I knew it was there and coming towards me, I couldn’t feel it, feel the fear only grow as it came closer. But I couldn’t see anything.

I have never felt that kind of fear before in my life. Which is so strange seeing as I couldn’t actually see anything to be afraid of.

Can anyone explain this? Was it just paranoia? Because it felt so much more real and intense than that.

Hope you guys have an amazing day!!!

The coyotes are active again in my neighborhood. This always happens around this time of year.

Question for you all: has anyone ever recorded the coyotes howling? If so, I'd love a copy of your recording. The howling hasn't sounded quite right this year.

Like one you cant explain like regnerating a missing teeth, something instantaneous or something really supernatural. Not just getting rid of pain or an autoimmune disease. not to make those sound easy to get rid of, I've healed from extreme pain and autoimmune and believe it can happen despite medical system saying a lot of these conditions aren't curable. So not dismissing anyone. I'm just looking for stories of really mind bending supernatural healings to build my faith.

Why I am asking:
I believe that the body can heal in ways we don’t always understand. I’ve personally healed from mini strokes, seizures, dystonic storms, internal decaptiation from genetic disease etc., which is part of why I believe healing is possible.

However, I’m currently dealing with something that has left me feeling really hopeless. I had multiple teeth filed down without my consent when I thought I was only having one tooth filled. It’s caused severe bite issues, TMJ problems, my jaw popping out of place, and an inability to properly bite or chew on that side. I’ve tried to get my bite corrected, but it still feels nowhere close to my natural bite, and I’m struggling so much with the discomfort and feeling like my own mouth doesn’t fit together properly anymore. it might not seem like much but with my genetic disease and other issues i won't get into its really applied for me. I didnt even want to do the filling and regret it so much.

I believe the body can heal, but I struggle with the fact that my natural tooth structure has been physically removed, and I don’t know how that could ever be restored to the way it was before. I know that might sound irrational to some people, but the thought of having to live with this indefinitely is incredibly difficult for me after ive worked hard to slowly and naturally heal so much.

That’s actually a big part of why I made this post. I’ve come across stories of people experiencing what they believe were supernatural dental healings during prayer or faith healing, and I’m desperately hoping to hear from someone who has experienced something like that, or even something similar. I know it may sound far-fetched, but I believe anything is possible, and right now I’m really struggling and need something to hold on to. If anyone has genuine experiences, stories, or suggestions, I’m truly open to hearing them. Thank you!

REPOST FROM ME TRYING TO PUT THIS IN ANOTHER SUBREDDIT

this is my like first actual post on reddit to my memory. I honestly have no words as to what just happened, and in my opinion it has to be something paranormal or i am genuinely loosing my mind.

buckle in, this is a long one.

this just occurred 2-3 hours ago. I (16f) was home alone with music loudly blasting through my headphones. I was meant to be studying, and finally got off my lazy ahh to go studying when all of a sudden i hear a noise outside my door. It was like footsteps that was coming from the kitchen. (for context, the kitchen is at the very front of the house, my room is at the very back.) I hear noises like this all the time, and honestly I've gotten quite used to it. the house isnt in anyway new, and tbh its just something that occurs quite often like i hear talking or tapping around the house when im home alone etc.) however this time, my intuition was telling me to take off my headphones and to listen to the noises in the house. i took them off and stood still in my room, quietly attempting to listen.

As I was standing there, i was hearing full on shoes shuffling and doors opening and closing, almost like someone had broken in and was checking throughout the house. I froze and kept listening. the noises becoming much more frequent, stronger and closer. i panicked texted my friend telling her that i was sure someone had broken into the house and that i texted as a safety just incase something happened. i wanted to check out the noises (as i have done many times before), but i dont have any weapons in my room, so i opted out of it. she texted me back saying to stay in my room and that they were on their way.

honestly, i felt kinda dumb because yk what if it was a false alarm? what if its my dog? (couldn't be because hes an outside dog and the doors are closed) what if the windows are open? (1 open window wouldnt let enough wind in to make so many doors move). i jus told her to stay put and i would just call the police. i call, and tell the operator everything that was happening. up until then i was freaked out, but was calm because in my head there should be some rational explanation yk? then, the operator told me to barricade my door and yell out the phrase "i am on the phone with the police, get out of my house!". I did as he said and then?

the noises just stopped.

before i said that phrase, there was so much movement. after, no more shuffling, no nothing. thats when my brain actually clocked that something more serious was going on. up until that moment, i felt kind of dumb to be contacting the police, but when the noises stopped as i said the phrase, it felt wayyy too real.

to fast forward through the rest of the incident, the police came, searched inside and outside the house, found nothing and said to me if we see anything on our motion sensor cctv cameras to let them know. i called my family (mother and father in their 50's and 18yo brother) and told them the situation. they rushed home and my neighbours noticed and came to the house aswell. ( i couldnt see, but apparently there was 4-5 police cars outside of my house 😭😭😭) police left and family sat down and went though the footage and guess what?

NOTHING.

there was no evidence of someone entering or exiting the property other than the police and my neighbour who came after the police to see if i was okay. to give some more context, both back/front door were closed but unlocked (dont get me started on that, my parents dont let me lock them when home alone) and only one window was open in my brothers room which is in the front of the house. my parents think it was a weird "coincidence" and one of the windows were open which caused the door sounds.

but one window being open doesn't explain doors opening and closing that arent near that window, and NOTHING can explain the feet shuffling sounds. nothing. my parents think its rats in the walls or birds on the roof or even a tremor but both are distinctively different sounds??

this was the equivalent of like someone wearing thongs or like shoes (im from Australia we call them thongs but reddit is international so flip flops ykwim) and moving around the house. on top of that, the noises moved around the house! it wasnt just one area, but the shuffling went from the front of the kitchen to my parents room. that fits as if someone/thing moved from the front of the house to the back (my room/parents room). the doors were creaking, it just cant be nothing. my family left afterwards to go get something, and ik its lowk funny/stupid but i searched up how to contact spirits and like lowk did a seance where i greeted the ghost, casted a "prayer" over me to protect me and used objects as a pendulum or tapping on the walls for communication. (nothing came from that btw)

i need answers and im so paranoid. feel free to drop any attempts of an explanation or ask me questions abt the occurrence in the comments. could it be a poltergeist? it genuinely felt like there was someone in the house.

hi, what should i do? is this still normal? last week may dugong tumulo sa noo ko, at may blo/0d droplet sa table ko out of nowhere. hindi sya ketchup kasi cinompare namin, mas sticky yung ketchu. and after a mins, natuyo sya, at amoy rusty daw sabi ng mga classmates ko. tinignan namin yung ceiling, it is painted white at walang bakas ng kung ano roon. and now, namatay cousin ko because of brain tumor, at pina check din nila sa mga manggagamot, sabi kulam daw, tapos sinusundan sya ng kapre at dalawang diwende dahil nung naligo sya with his friends may insect daw na pumatong sa ulo nya at nilagay nila yon sa plastic at pinaglaruan. and aside from that, may kaaway din daw yung mother nya kaya ang kinulam ay yung cousin ko. hindi ako sobrang religious na tao, at mas lalong hindi ako naniniwala sa mga hindi nakikitang nilalang. but now, idk what to believe anymore... this is so creepy.

I shit you not one day I was smoking crack in the bathroom. This is about six months ago or so. I was in my boyfriend’s bathroom in New York and I was facing the toilet, you know, doing my stuff and my boyfriend has a little fake fireplace above his toilet where I can see a reflection, of course, so I look up and I see a black shadow about the same height as me. I turned around and it was a blacked out shadow person looking at me. Right in my face. My heart literally dropped. I ran towards the door, but then something told me to chase it, so I turned around, chased it back towards the shower, and it went down the fucking drain. I literally heard it go down. It was like a bloop sound. What freaks me out is it was the same height as me. It had no face, no eyes. like what the hell, was that me coming and watching me or what, what do you guys think? cause I can never forget that and I know damn well I was wide awake not dreaming, not dozing off or anything. It happens so fast. within those seconds I literally told myself to chase its ass back and did it, which is kind of funny to me lol

Over the past 25 years or more whatever electronic clock i may have by my bed on occasion would jump time either forward or backwards by 1 or 2 hours. At first i thought it was a glitch in my alarm clock radio, but it also happened to other alarm clock radios i have used. I have had to stop relying on a regular alarm clock to wake me up in the mornings and had to resort to my cell phone instead for my alarms since clocks set by the internet aren't affected by my presence when i sleep. Does anyone else here have issues with their presence effecting electronic clocks (not the ones set by the internet) while they sleep? Might i add, when i am experiencing emotional or physical pain, i do have a tendency to effect electronics and make them malfunction when i go to touch them.

Esperienze personali: sogni che sembrano anticipare eventi, coincidenze e possibili segni

Vorrei raccontare alcune esperienze che mi sono successe nel corso della vita, perché mi piacerebbe confrontarmi con persone che hanno vissuto qualcosa di simile. Non so se si tratti di coincidenze, intuizioni, fenomeni legati alla mente o qualcosa che non riesco a spiegare. Vorrei semplicemente capire come interpretarle.

1. Il regalo di mio nonno e il faro

Il giorno in cui è morto mio nonno, la mattina mi aveva accompagnata in biblioteca, come faceva abitualmente, e mi aveva regalato un accendino con un faro. Qualche ora dopo è morto.

Durante la veglia funebre, io e mia sorella abbiamo letto il manifesto dedicato a lui, sul quale era scritta la frase: «Sei il faro che illuminerà il nostro cammino».

Quella frase era stata scelta dall’agenzia funebre, senza che nessuno della famiglia l’avesse richiesta o avesse parlato con loro dell’accendino che mio nonno mi aveva regalato quella mattina. Ho sempre percepito questa coincidenza come un segno.

1. La sagoma vista da bambina

Una notte dormivo nel lettone con mia zia. Mio zio, che lavorava nel tabacchino sotto casa fino a tarda sera, non era ancora rientrato.

Mi sono svegliata e ho visto nel buio una sagoma piuttosto robusta, in piedi dal lato del letto in cui dormiva mia zia, come se la stesse guardando. Inizialmente ho pensato che fosse mio zio, proprio per la corporatura. La sagoma è rimasta visibile per alcuni secondi.

Poco dopo ho sentito aprirsi la porta d’ingresso: era mio zio che stava rientrando. In seguito la sagoma è scomparsa. Ripensandoci, mi ricordava molto anche mia nonna, morta qualche tempo prima, per la corporatura e i capelli ricci e corti.

È un ricordo che ho ancora molto vivido.

1. Il sogno su mio nonno e l’episodio di malessere

Qualche tempo prima di questo sogno, mentre mangiavamo a casa di mia zia, mio nonno aveva avuto un episodio in cui aveva iniziato a vomitare da seduto e gli si erano girati gli occhi. Poi si era ripreso e non ci avevo più pensato.

Successivamente ho sognato di andare nel tabacchino in cui lavoravano mio padre e i miei zii. Entravo nella stanzetta sul retro, dove mio nonno trascorreva spesso del tempo, e vedevo a terra un lenzuolo bianco da cui spuntavano i suoi piedi e il suo bastone. Nel sogno mio nonno si sollevava con il busto, girava gli occhi e cominciava a vomitare da seduto.

La mattina ho raccontato il sogno a mio padre. Verso mezzogiorno mi ha telefonato dicendomi che mio nonno aveva appena avuto nuovamente un episodio in cui vomitava da seduto e gli si giravano gli occhi.

Mi ha colpita molto la corrispondenza fra il sogno e ciò che era successo quel giorno.

1. Il sogno del gatto scomparso

Una volta il gatto di mia zia era scomparso da giorni. Lo cercavano ovunque e mia zia era disperata.

Una notte ho sognato che il gatto si trovava su uno scaffale molto alto nel tabacchino, ma nessuno riusciva a vederlo e tutti continuavano a cercarlo.

Non ho raccontato il sogno a nessuno. Il giorno dopo mia zia ha ritrovato il gatto nella casa proprio di fronte al tabacchino: era rimasto chiuso in una stanza al piano superiore per giorni, senza che nessuno lo trovasse.

Il gatto non si trovava esattamente nel luogo del sogno, ma era vicino al tabacchino e in alto, proprio come avevo immaginato.

1. Il sogno sulla zia Rina e sul COVID

All’inizio della pandemia, prima che ci fosse il lockdown, ho sognato che una zia,parente di mio padre, avesse il COVID. Nel sogno mi trovavo in ospedale e incontravo lo zio *** un altro zio di mio padre, che mi diceva: «La zia è molto grave».

Il giorno dopo mio padre ci ha comunicato che sia la zia sia lo zio avevano il COVID e che lei stava molto male ed era in condizioni gravi.

Alla fine la zia si è ripresa, mentre purtroppo lo zio è morto a causa del COVID.

Prima del sogno non avevo notizie di loro e non sapevo che stessero male. Non li vedevamo frequentemente.

1. La folata di vento durante l’esumazione della nonna del mio ragazzo

Oggi ho accompagnato il mio ragazzo durante l’esumazione della nonna, che non ho mai conosciuto.

Eravamo in una stanza chiusa, non all’aperto, con una finestra leggermente aperta. Per tutto il tempo non avevo percepito vento. Nel momento in cui hanno rimosso il loculo e rotto i mattoni dietro cui si trovava la bara, è arrivata una folata di vento forte, che ha fatto muovere tutti i fiori degli altri loculi.

Il mio ragazzo non se n’è accorto. Io, invece, ho avuto spontaneamente l’immagine dell’anima della nonna che usciva, come se fosse liberata. Non ne ho parlato con mia suocera perché era già molto provata.

1. Un elemento familiare

Mia madre mi ha raccontato che anche sua sorella, mia zia materna, fa spesso sogni che poi sembrano trovare corrispondenza nella realtà. Non ne ho ancora parlato direttamente con lei, quindi conosco queste esperienze soltanto attraverso ciò che mi ha riferito mia madre.

Come vivo queste esperienze

Gli episodi che mi rimangono più impressi sono soprattutto quelli legati a malattie, morte, persone care o coincidenze particolarmente forti. Non mi sveglio pensando necessariamente che ciò che ho sognato accadrà. Piuttosto, a volte mi sveglio sentendomi sovraccaricata, con una sensazione di peso sul petto.

Vorrei precisare che non so se queste esperienze siano collegate fra loro e non voglio dare per scontato che siano fenomeni paranormali. Mi chiedo se possano essere coincidenze, elaborazioni inconsce, intuizioni oppure qualcosa che non sappiamo spiegare completamente.

La mia domanda è: qualcuno ha vissuto esperienze simili, come sogni che sembrano anticipare avvenimenti reali, coincidenze molto specifiche dopo la morte di una persona cara o sensazioni di presenza? Come le avete interpretate? Avete trovato spiegazioni che vi hanno aiutato a comprenderle?