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August 2003
Page 30

Psychometric Experience
by Tim L.

I am a graduate engineer of a major university, and that I have never believed in anything related to paranormal activity. I also have never been a abuser of any substances and have no past history of mental illness. Now the tale:

Several years ago, far far away in another state, I was living in an apartment complex where I took on the duties of groundskeeper. At one point I was cleaning out a bunch of junk from under a stairwell. I went to pick up a book bag that appeared to have been dumped there quite some time before. The moment that I laid hands on it - WHAM! It was as if I had been struck by lightning. In a split second, it seemed as if I experienced memories and emotions of a very dark event (I now assume was connected to the bag). I was scared beyond words and confused. I suddenly felt that I had to eliminate and/or hide that bag of evidence myself. I was so scared that no mater how well I tried to destroy it. Someone would find it and I would be caught. I had memories or visions (I don't remember which) of burning something, welding it in a box and then burying it. I remember still thinking some one would find it. I remember thoughts of never being forgiven and always afraid of exposure. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest so hard I thought it would explode.

Although I was very shaken by the event, the feelings left as soon as they came, and before long I dismissed it as nothing.

Now the next part I didn't remember until several months afterwards or, at least, very vaguely. I can now remember looking through the bag after the first shock. As I looked through some school books I can remember identifying with a young girl. I can't actually recall if I saw her, or saw through her eyes of just experienced her thoughts, however, there is a very strong feeling of identification there. I really feel that that bag belonged to that young girl, and I fear that she probably met a very evil fate.

Okay, at the time, the memories were not nearly as strong as they are now, Secondly, I'm not sure if I had a psychotic episode or what and that if I told anyone I would be a nut. Thirdly, If there was actually anything to it and I told the police, I would end up being the number one suspect and envisioned being imprisoned for a crime I did not commit. So I did nothing. This experience has continued to haunt me ever since. I do not have any memories of an actual crime of any kind. However, the circumstantial memories or whatever they were might need to be investigated.

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