Wednesday, July 14, 2010

I always feel like somebody's watching me....

I shared this at the pre-show set we did yesterday (for the first 20 people in line), and i'm pretty sure they all think i should be locked up. I'm not going to try to make this into a campfire ghost story or anything, I just want to share what is fresh on my mind. I've always been hyper sensitive to spirits but I've never had any experiences where the energy has been physically aggressive with me. We were staying at this amazing hotel that was built in the 1800's, so you know there's going to be some some history there. I felt uncomfortable upon entering my room, but I was super tired, so i did my best to brush it off. Just as I was drifting off i heard a sound like someone was rifling through my bag. Again, I'm exhausted so i really don't want to deal with anything supernatural at this juncture. Ten minutes later, something falls in the bathroom followed by more rummaging around in my belongings. at this point i have the covers up to my neck and i'm paralyzed by fear until 2 hours later when the sun comes up and i have the wherewithal to open the curtains. Satiated by the daylight, i drift off to sleep again. I don't know if you've ever experienced a night terror, but they are incredibly vivid. Here's the reason people probably think i need a lobotomy. I felt someone lift up the covers and lay in bed next to me. I repeatedly pushed whatever it was away from me, shouting NO over and over. What I recall distinctly is that i felt a spine, like i was pushing on someone's back. this went on for what felt like 2 or 3 minutes, until i felt it had left. i think i could have opened my eyes but i chose not to. the last thing i remember, and the moment that resonates, is feeling someone on top of me pushing my shoulders into the bed. there you have it. call it what you will but it was real enough that i refuse to stay alone for the next few nights! how's that for a tour adventure?

22 comments:

  1. That is crazy Nicole! I've had similar paranormal feelings in old building of some movement and breath but nothing on that level.

    Btw, thanks for the Baltimore show. It ruled! I play bass and was very impressed with how "in-the-pocket" your riffing was...

    Also, it was great to see you, billy and the gang the night before walking thru the Inner Harbor. My fiance was syched to snap a photo with her idol, Billy. Didn't mean to leave you, jeff or mike out, it's just she needed her own photo.

    Hope to catch you some other shows.

    Good luck on the rest of the tour and keep your third eye open for the midnight creepers...lol...

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  2. whoa.. that sounds very real and creepy. What hotel was that? It should be featured on Syfy's Ghost Hunters show, they'd have a field day there! Glad to hear you are better now!

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  3. Was it The Jefferson? That place has been around forever and I would not be surprised if it had a few spirits. I was at the pre show and could tell that you were shaken up by it.

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  4. Oh, I believe you. I've had multiple experiences with spirits. And you're right, an old building like that is filled with them. That spirit probably felt that you were invading their space. How dare you! ;-)

    Scott

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  5. We weren't looking at you like you should be locked up -- it sounded really, really frightening! I lived in a late 1800s Victorian rowhouse for 3yrs. Many of the original owners' belongings were still there. Many odd happenings, but nothing violent. Hope the rest of the tour is better!

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  6. Hey, I'm a sleep researcher, and part of the story also sounds similar to a bout of sleep paralysis, particularly the sensation of being pushed down upon. The word nightmare actually refers to this, as people used to attribute it to mares or demons sitting on their chest preventing them from moving. I've had this experience before during a time when I was particularly stressed, and it absolutely feels like somethings in your room with you, because the parts of your brain that generate rem sleep and dreams are firing away despite your consciousness. It's common to see shadows or just have a sensation that somethings there. You went to bed really late also, and it sounds like you were in and out of sleep, which makes sleep paralysis and similar events more likely to occur. I don't know, having a common sleep event is way less creepy than spirits.

    best,
    Nick

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  7. yep, nick is right. not to rain on the parade of ghost lovers, but it definitely sounds like sleep paralysis to me. weird things can happen when you are between dreaming and wakefulness. i've gotten out of bed and turned on the lights before because i was SURE there was a snake in my bed or bugs crawling around on the wall. often the simplest explanation is the correct one.

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  8. That is completely terrifying regardless of whether or not it really happened.

    ps; thanks for putting yourself out there like this :)

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  9. you're touring with Billy after all.

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