I had the strangest experience last night with a rain storm.
For context, I live in the tropics and we generally experience a dry season, a build up where the weather becomes intolerably humid but not much rain and then a wet season. We have just shifted to the build up and the temp is heating up (33 - 37 celcius during the day) and clouds are starting to gather in the afternoons.
Last night we had some rain which isn't uncommon but the feeling of pressure was immense which was something I have never experienced in the 17 years I've lived here the way I experienced it last night.
Sometimes in the wet season, especially if there are cyclones you can feel the pressure build but what happened last night was brand new.
I lay in bed and was woken by this immense pressure in my head and a ringing noise or feeling that almost felt like I was about to levitate or get pulled out of my body, I can't quite explain it but it woke me up. It wasn't a scary feeling but although it was a full body experience, I also sensed the same thing was happening in the room. I'm not sure how long it happened for but then the rain started coming down and all I could think was that it was pressure from the build up of the storm even though it was completely different to what I've felt before.
Normally if there is a build up before a storm it's more of a heaviness I feel in my body but this time it was almost like I was getting pulled apart (although it wasn't painful, just a sensation of space). And the ringing was in my ears but also in my body and all around me, both close and far away.
I thought for a while I was dreaming and I was definitely in a dream state because I couldn't quite wake up even though I was very aware of my surrounds and I was definitely not asleep because I checked to see where my dog was because she hates storms and she had moved right next to me as she does when the rain comes.
It wasn't a big storm, no thunder or lightening, just rain so the atmosphere wasn't super dense and I lay there wondering if everyone was feeling the same but my husband was away on nightshift in another location so I couldn't ask.
I just wanted to share because it was such an unusual experience that I've never had and although it was so strange there was something enjoyable about it too, the feeling of space.
After a while it just went away even though it was still raining so I settled back to a deep sleep until the sun came up.
For context, I live in the tropics and we generally experience a dry season, a build up where the weather becomes intolerably humid but not much rain and then a wet season. We have just shifted to the build up and the temp is heating up (33 - 37 celcius during the day) and clouds are starting to gather in the afternoons.
Last night we had some rain which isn't uncommon but the feeling of pressure was immense which was something I have never experienced in the 17 years I've lived here the way I experienced it last night.
Sometimes in the wet season, especially if there are cyclones you can feel the pressure build but what happened last night was brand new.
I lay in bed and was woken by this immense pressure in my head and a ringing noise or feeling that almost felt like I was about to levitate or get pulled out of my body, I can't quite explain it but it woke me up. It wasn't a scary feeling but although it was a full body experience, I also sensed the same thing was happening in the room. I'm not sure how long it happened for but then the rain started coming down and all I could think was that it was pressure from the build up of the storm even though it was completely different to what I've felt before.
Normally if there is a build up before a storm it's more of a heaviness I feel in my body but this time it was almost like I was getting pulled apart (although it wasn't painful, just a sensation of space). And the ringing was in my ears but also in my body and all around me, both close and far away.
I thought for a while I was dreaming and I was definitely in a dream state because I couldn't quite wake up even though I was very aware of my surrounds and I was definitely not asleep because I checked to see where my dog was because she hates storms and she had moved right next to me as she does when the rain comes.
It wasn't a big storm, no thunder or lightening, just rain so the atmosphere wasn't super dense and I lay there wondering if everyone was feeling the same but my husband was away on nightshift in another location so I couldn't ask.
I just wanted to share because it was such an unusual experience that I've never had and although it was so strange there was something enjoyable about it too, the feeling of space.
After a while it just went away even though it was still raining so I settled back to a deep sleep until the sun came up.
