This actually happened to me at 6:30 this morning.
I heard footsteps on the stairs. I thought it might be the cat but then I realized that there is no way, because he was already in the room. I opened my eyes and waited for them to adjust to the darkness. As I'm looking, I realize that there is a man at the foot of our bed!!!
I think, there is no way, so I blink a few more times and really look.
He is a white male, blonde and scruffy with straggly facial hair. He is wearing a gray and white striped beanie, a white zip-up hoodie, jeans, and work boots. He's got his hands in his pockets and was swaying back and forth. Almost like he'd had too much to drink.
I reach out for my boyfriend and whisper, "There is someone in the house." The figure lifts his head up and starts to look around a little. I feel fear rising in me and start scrambling to sit up while my boyfriend reaches for the pistol in the nightstand.
I scream out, with terror in my voice, "Get out of our house!!!" I lean over and flip on the light....
There is no one at the foot of our bed. We looked all over the house. All the doors were locked.
That is the scariest thing I've ever seen. I now 100% believe in ghosts.
*EDIT: This was a quick sketch I did after I woke up of the man's face.
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Can't find any info on it online. The school administration tries pretty hard to hush it up, since it would make a Christian school look bad.
i wish i saw just ONE person in the room once..
i saw around 12 walking in the room.. all in differnt bright colours! everytime i blink.. one disapears..
i STILL can't believe it!
Also, lay off the acid. HA! jk
hope you are safe hun
If that was in the UK it would have to be "boyfriend reaches for the water pistol in the nightstand".
Not that I have problems with guns, but accidents can and do happen...buy a security system?
I ain't afraid of no ghost!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream
Could be Hypnagogia, where you are partially between sleep and awakeness. During hypnagogia, you can be conscious and aware of your environment, but also see images from your subconscious. This could explain why it seemed to "disappear" suddenly, as screaming loudly in terror would be enough to jar you truly awake.
There are many reports like yours: people waking up to see humanoid figures standing in their doorway or near their bed staring at them. These figures would sometimes have visible faces and almost always some type of hat(top hat being most common, search Hat Man on google). They also report feeling a sense of dread, did you have a feeling of dread when you saw the man?
Give me something REAL and then I might be inclined to believe in ghosts. Even my personal 'paranormal experiences' have been disproven by logical thinking. I lived across the street from a cemetery. I saw glowing hand prints? Ghosts? No, GitD paint from previous owner. Window opening itself and closing. Ghosts? No, faulty track. Loud crash in room with no mess. Ghosts? No, gravity and my closet's contents.
Not afraid of the dead ones, it's the living ones that you gotta watch.
Your argument is based on the idea of there being other reasons besides the obvious for paranormal events, so perhaps you should take your own advice.
Nice to see you again Fire!
I'll never forget the day I dreamt about bacon and woke up half asleep.