Posted: 03 January 2005 at 2:35pm | IP Logged

Spooky, I was about to say, are you sure you was awake at the time?  I've had dreams so vivid, I thought they we're real at the time. There is a thing called micro-sleep, where you fall asleep for a few brief seconds, and I think you can dream within that short time and not even realise it.

Do you know the history of the house?

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 2:51pm | IP Logged

I don't know what it is, but if it helps you any, I have had a similar experience. 

As best I can tell, there has been no long-term damage.  Takes a while to shake it off, though.

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 3:04pm | IP Logged

Rethinking... do you have any problems with your neck?  Sore, stiff, whatever?  I do, and I think for me it had something to do with the way I was lying restricting the blood flow to my (minimalistic) brain.  As soon as I managed to turn just a bit, things rapidly improved. 

It's natural to feel panic, but I wouldn't worry about the paranormal unless I was hearing voices.  Let me know if that ever happens -- then we'll have a real good chat.

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 3:06pm | IP Logged

If you think thats sppooky read this:-

 About 12 years ago I was staying at a friends house and decided to go to bed. (The bed is right opposite the door with head of the bed looking out down the hallway) I decided to get into bed without closing the bedroom door; which is odd for me as I never leave the bedroom door open. Anyway as I lay in bed my eyes were focused down the hallway and I was fixated on a particular spot under the window. I didn't feel scared just curious, then about 5 mins later I heard footsteps going down the stairs. I went to bed shortly after.

 The next morning I asked my friend did you go down stairs last night and he "No!" which was true as I would have seen him; but you have to ask.

 So a week past and I went to visit my friend again for him to tell me that night I heard those footsteps his LandLord had died that night.....

I will leave you to decided.

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 3:09pm | IP Logged

This actually has a name in Japan - Kanashibari.  First time I experienced it was in Japan and it scared the S**T out of me.  It has happened to me a few times and the dread and terror is still chilling.  I have found a cure though - never sleep flat on your back with your legs out straight.  Just putting more weight on one butt cheek than the other and turning slightly to one side will immunise you from ever experiencing it again.

Japanese people say it's evil spirits and wotnot, but I think it's physiological, so don't sweat the bogiemen.

Good luck.

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 3:22pm | IP Logged

No I don't know the history of the house, but stuff like this has happened in the past, I'll tell you an example of something that happened about 10 years ago, when we first moved into this house.

My young cousin was about 3, and was talking and crawling (I think).

Anyway, my Auntie, Uncle, Grandma and Grandpa were round one afternoon, and we were all in the kitchen. They were sitting in their eating or whatever, and they could hear my cousin, Tom, talking to someone in the hallway.

They went out to the hallway in curiosity to see what he was doing, because I suppose a little kid talking to himself was quite funny, and they asked him who he was talking to.

He said he was talking to "the man" and pointed atthe front door. "What man?" they asked.

Bear in mind this kid is only 3, and he insists there was man standing in our house. That was kinda spooky.

Posted: 03 January 2005 at 3:24pm | IP Logged

Well it's weird but it sounded as if I could hear kids voice in my left ear, like f**ked up ramblings and reversed speech, but I thought that might have been kids playing outside on the street.

In my right ear there was a distinct ringing, the kind of noise you hear when someone punches you.