i would be in a relaxed frame of mind sitting in/on my bed reading or just doing nothing. when i would (FEEL) a presence i would look up and at the foot of my bed there would be a form. not solid, but not see through and i would know some one needed something or mum needed help. The thing i could never understand was that i always knew it was dad and that his visits always concerned the family's needs

Background Information:

Date of experience:          

from death

Length of time between death of deceased and your experience:         

semms to always have been there

Was the date of the experience significant in any way?     family crises illness, etc

General geographic location of experience: 

wherever i am at time place  U,K, resident

Details of location of experience and your activity at the time of experience: 

in bed at early evening when relaxing ,

Degree of bereavement for deceased immediately prior to the experience:    

Severe sadness and/or grief feelings

Degree of alertness immediately prior to experience:         Fully alert

After your experience, did you consider the contents of your experience:      

Mixed

Have you had multiple experiences?   Yes     several

Was this experience difficult to express in words? 

No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?           

No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?         

Uncertain

            Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:  

no physical sounds

            Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated? 

it was inside but not a voice i just knew what it was dad wanted.

            Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?          

no definitely not

            Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?  

no

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?           

No

Did you see the deceased?        

No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?     

Yes

            What smell, scent, fragrance or odor did you smell?          

smell of  cigarettes

            Was the smell, scent, fragrance or odor familiar?    

dad smoked allmy life except for last 2 yrs of his life the comfortable smell of his smoking is one of my greatest associations.

            Was anything communicated by the smell?  

yes awarm certanty that is was dad, a sense of  well bieng

            Is there any possibility that the smell, scent, fragrance or odor was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?       

no

How long did the experience last?       

its hard to tell , moments ,minutes

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?        

gradual

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?          

Yes

they would convey a sense of urgency and a feeling of concern. but always letf me feeling calm

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know? 

no exact detail ie names/places