Before I get into my story, allow me to present some background information for those who do not know me. I grew up in Hyde Park, New York, a small town about 90 miles north of New York City right on the Hudson River. When I was 20, I joined the U.S. Air Force and ended up in Ogden, Utah where I have lived for almost 6 years. I'm now 27 years old, and I don't drink or do drugs. I recently had knee surgery, so I have been taking Percacet for the pain, but I have been keeping my doses relatively low as I have a fairly high tolerance for pain. I have taken Percacet in the past with very minimal side effects and certainly none as severe as hallucinations.
I recently moved into a new apartment and since I have been here, my dog (a long-haired chihuahua named Daisy) has been acting very strange. She sits in the bedroom staring at the corner or tracking unseen objects across the ceiling, often barking or growling at what as far as I can tell is empty space. I asked my friends who lived here previously if they had ever noticed anything strange and they said that had not, and neither had their young son seemed to pick up on anything out of the ordinary.
Anyway, I went to bed around 1 o'clock this morning and was lying there with Daisy and my friend Stephanie when the room suddenly seemed to get brighter. I thought, "Damn, the sun's coming up already." but realized that it was only a little after 1 a.m., much too early for that. I attributed the light to Steph's phone and started to drift back to sleep. That's when things got really strange.
I started to hear a very high-pitched noise, like an old photocopier. Not completely odd given the amount of old computer hardware I have running in my apartment. The strange part is that the sound seemed to be coming from inside my head. I have no idea how long this went on for because I could not move my body and my clock was outside of my peripheral vision. The noise continued to grow more intense and began to be accompanied by bright lights appearing in my field of vision. the only thing that I could think of was that my brain was being scanned by someone or something.
I tried to resist it with moderate success until I heard a disembodied voice say, "Okay, the dog then." I could hear Daisy start whimpering and shaking against my leg and I thought, "Leave her alone, just do what you need to me." I was suddenly overwhelmed with bright lights and this high-pitched scanning noise, then suddenly it was gone. I still could not move anything but my eyes, nor could I speak. The only thing I could do to get Stephanie's attention was to breath hard enough for her to hear me. She asked me if I was okay, and I said yeah, because I couldn't even begin to explain what had just happened.
When we woke up this morning, Steph said that Daisy and I had both had bad dreams last night. I told her that that was no dream and explained to her what had happened. She said that she had seen some lights similar to those that I saw, but who- or whatever was in my head seems to have left her alone.
I'm sure most people who read this will think I'm just a cook or that I had a vivid dream brought on by the pain meds. That's fine, as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. All I can say is that it seemed very real to me, and as they drilled into our heads in the military, perception is reality.
Photo courtesy of Cal-el
I recently moved into a new apartment and since I have been here, my dog (a long-haired chihuahua named Daisy) has been acting very strange. She sits in the bedroom staring at the corner or tracking unseen objects across the ceiling, often barking or growling at what as far as I can tell is empty space. I asked my friends who lived here previously if they had ever noticed anything strange and they said that had not, and neither had their young son seemed to pick up on anything out of the ordinary.
Anyway, I went to bed around 1 o'clock this morning and was lying there with Daisy and my friend Stephanie when the room suddenly seemed to get brighter. I thought, "Damn, the sun's coming up already." but realized that it was only a little after 1 a.m., much too early for that. I attributed the light to Steph's phone and started to drift back to sleep. That's when things got really strange.
I started to hear a very high-pitched noise, like an old photocopier. Not completely odd given the amount of old computer hardware I have running in my apartment. The strange part is that the sound seemed to be coming from inside my head. I have no idea how long this went on for because I could not move my body and my clock was outside of my peripheral vision. The noise continued to grow more intense and began to be accompanied by bright lights appearing in my field of vision. the only thing that I could think of was that my brain was being scanned by someone or something.
I tried to resist it with moderate success until I heard a disembodied voice say, "Okay, the dog then." I could hear Daisy start whimpering and shaking against my leg and I thought, "Leave her alone, just do what you need to me." I was suddenly overwhelmed with bright lights and this high-pitched scanning noise, then suddenly it was gone. I still could not move anything but my eyes, nor could I speak. The only thing I could do to get Stephanie's attention was to breath hard enough for her to hear me. She asked me if I was okay, and I said yeah, because I couldn't even begin to explain what had just happened.
When we woke up this morning, Steph said that Daisy and I had both had bad dreams last night. I told her that that was no dream and explained to her what had happened. She said that she had seen some lights similar to those that I saw, but who- or whatever was in my head seems to have left her alone.
I'm sure most people who read this will think I'm just a cook or that I had a vivid dream brought on by the pain meds. That's fine, as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. All I can say is that it seemed very real to me, and as they drilled into our heads in the military, perception is reality.
Photo courtesy of Cal-el
