Kathleen W ADC
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Experience description:

I was sleeping soundly when I woke up with the feeling that someone was in my bedroom watching me. I did not open my eyes at first, fearing that a stranger was in my house. But I have four dogs and none of them was making a sound. So, I opened my eyes and saw my husband standing at the side of the bed looking at me. He looked the same age as when we met 35 years before. He just stood there looking at me and me at him. I must have stared at him for well over 5 minutes. When I closed my eyes, I then felt someone climb into the bed laying against me like we used to sleep together. This sensation lasted until I fell back to sleep. This ADC was very comforting to me. It has helped me cope with the loss of my husband but it has also sparked a need to have other communications from him. I hope that I see or hear from him again.

 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?          No

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

 I felt the sensation of someone climbing into bed and laying against me (like in the spooning sleeping position).

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar? Familiar

           Was anything communicated by the touch? not really

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   NO

 Did you see the deceased?       Yes

 He was standing on his side of the bed. He looked the same age as when we met (38 years old). He looked young and healthy

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            At first, he appeared as a silhouette but then his appearance became more pronounced where I can see his face clearly

            How much of the deceased did you see?       All

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?           He looked the same age as when we met (38 yoa). He looked young and healthy

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?            Very healthy

            Is there any possibility what you saw was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   No

 Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased? No

 How long did the experience last?      between 5 and 10 minutes

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

 Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?          Yes

 I could feel his love.

 Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  No

 How do you currently view the reality of your experience?          Experience was definitely real

           Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:   It was not like anything I had ever experienced before. I was definitely awake. It was not a dream.

           Was the experience dream like in any way?  No 

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  After realizing that it was not actually a living person, I felt very calm, comforted, and happy.

 Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience? Yes

 The ADC helped me to handle my grief.

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?          Best: my husband came to me showing me that he still wanted to be with me.

Worst: I need and want to receive more ADCs from him.

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes                Describe:     I was able to make the difficult decisions that affected the course of my life after this event as I am certain that my husband is behind me, helping to guide my decisions.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    I am now convinced of ADC and that the afterlife exists.

 Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         Yes    I now believe that there is an afterlife

 Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?    No

 Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No
 
 What emotions did you feel during the experience?         I felt calm and comforted.

 Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

 Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No

 Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No

 Did you become aware of future events?      No

 Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?      No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   No

 Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?   No

 Did you see a light?        No

 Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?     No

 Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes    They believed me. Some actually shared their own ADC with me.

 Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?         No

 Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?          No

 Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?       No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event? No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?           Yes