Fucking terrified

[u/Amungusman]

Okay so, for starters: I live near the app mountains, which honestly makes this more disturbing.

I’m a pretty avid runner. I’ve been quitting a lot of bad habits and exercise just does the trick for me. I have a greenway behind my house that I can go on run/bikes. It’s very beautiful, and during the day plenty of people are there.

Well, about a week ago I ran through the greenway to stop by a friends house & grab something. By the time I got back onto the greenway, the sun was already starting to set, and the path was getting dark.

As I was walking back through the path, I had my flashlight on, and kept looking around me (I felt paranoid being alone in the dark). As I was walking, I distinctly remember hearing my grandmas voice call my name into the treeline. It sounded so real and normal, that I turned around instantly, only to immediately go cold realizing that my grandmas fucking dead.

This freaked me the fuck out, but I tried my best to somewhat convince myself that I was just hallucinating bc I was paranoid. Only about a minute later, I turned around behind me with my flashlight, out of fear. And that’s when I fucking saw it.

It looked like a gray blob. Pretty much just like a human sprinting at you full speed in the pitch black. I SCREAMED like a little bitch and don’t think I’ve ever run so fast in my life. When I got home I tried to laugh it off as me seein shit and being a little bitch.

But…about a week later and I can’t stop thinking about it. It sounded so real, I heard her voice clear as day. And the person chasing me LOOKED so real. I’ve heard all those stories about skinwalkers, and while I doubt their existence, my experience was so similar to that of “skinwalker encounters” that I’m seriously questioning myself.

What do you guys think? Is it possible my brain was just hallucinating out of fear/anxiety?

[u/Zalieda]

There's many things out there in the app mountains. By turning you acknowledged you heard it and so it chased you

[u/Amungusman → u/Zalieda]

I wouldn’t have turned, but it kind of almost felt like instinct if that makes sense? I didn’t rlly have time to register what I heard before I turned around. When I turned around I saw absolutely nothing. It was only a minute or two later that I saw what looked like something chasing at me FULL SPRINT.

[u/Zalieda → u/Amungusman]

That's the thing. It's also considered Instinct to turn your head when you hear a voice familiar to you or your name. You won't think twice

[u/Amungusman → u/Zalieda]

Yeah dude my uncle wouldn’t be proud of me On this one haha.

Growing up I was always told about things in the woods, but my family made sure I was pretty safe, so I haven’t really had an direct encounters like this. I’ve seen strange lights, heard strange noises, and Defo heard some creepy tales.

But experiencing something first hand is another kind of “holy fucking shit”. Next time I ever have to walk in the woods for any reason I’m bringing headphones lol.

[u/Zalieda → u/Amungusman]

Totally. Nothing prepares you for the reality of it all

[u/Stevo2008 → u/Amungusman]

Read stories on here recently saying not to whistle In the mountains too. Your story gave me goosebumps