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AIBU?

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Youngmewouldsaywhat · 28/12/2023 21:41

I am a grown up woman and my mother passed away recently.
I was very very sick last week and feeling a bit sorry for myself as thinking nobody really cares if I am not well apart from DH who’s been fantastic. In laws are not very demonstrative but to be fair don’t expect anyone to look after them either and when sick they tend to disappear. My own siblings tend to contact me when they need something but not very good if I need the support.

Anyways I survived and I am getting better every day. Now the spooky bit.

i went for a nap this afternoon as I felt exhausted and then I woke up with a bolt as I had something planned. I overslept so I sat up right quickly and opened and closed my eyes in the room that was dark but not too dark as it was 4 pm. Oh well I swear I saw my mum sitting up in bed all bathed in purple light. It was her alive and chatting like keeping me company.
I am sure it was not a dream as I was dreaming something totally different (I remember the dream) and she wasn’t in the dream. She was more like casually sitting up in the bed next to me and looking like her usual self I remember before she passed away. This didn’t scare me but made me feel like she was next to me saying look I am still here.

what is my AIBU?

AIBU - I imagined this and deceased relatives don’t come back to see us
AINBU - there’s still some conscience of deceased ones floating around and I just happened to capture some

I am puzzled tbh as it’s never happened to me. Maybe I am experiencing delirium 😜 but I am not that sick anymore just very very fatigued.

and since I am in bed not well… I would love to hear your spooky stories if you have any.

if you don’t believe please be kind…and let’s keep an open mind. It’s really nice to think that my mum was there today!

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decemberwasshit · 28/12/2023 22:19

That sounds lovely OP. If it brings you comfort doesn't matter if it's real or not! I'm a believer anyway, and I'm currently ill and would love to have a visit from a loved one who has passed.

tickle62636262 · 28/12/2023 22:16

I'm not religious, but I work with people at the end of life. I think your Mum was there letting you know she was ok. My job has led me to believe that we don't know everything about the world and spirits. Although like I say, I'm not religious and wouldn't have believed any spiritual stuff before working in my current role. But I have seen too much. How lovely for you to experience this Flowers

Youngmewouldsaywhat · 28/12/2023 22:09

Bumping
I realise I have started the thread because I would love to hear of similar stories. I wouldn’t talk about this in RL… and I wonder how many experience the same but don’t dare talking about it ?

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