I had a visitor this morning My mom ... eh ok you say, so what. Well, my mother passed away over 5 years ago. This is so weird. I'd been having a hard time lately, really missing her and feeling down. This morning I got up at like 4am to go to the bathroom, I got back into bed and was having trouble falling asleep. I was on my side facing the door and my cell phone was on the bed in front of me, all of a sudden I thought I heard it ring. I picked it up, the light wasn't lit and it was ringing very faintly. I flipped it open and heard my mother's voice, she said something like 'it's time to go to sleep now, I'm ok'. I said 'oh my god! mom! I love you so much, and I miss you. She laughed like it was nothing, like she was surprised I was so excited, then said 'I love you too, and I'm ok'. Then the call ended, I can't remember if we said goodbye or what. I immediately wanted to call someone to tell them, I was crying and smiling and I couldn't figure out if I had just dreamt it or if it was real. The phone was in my hand, it felt real. For the first few minutes it never occurred to me that it might have been a dream, it was so real I heard her voice so clearly. I dream about her all the time, but never like this. I even went so far as to look at my last received call, but it didn't show anything. So I've been online half the day rather than working like I should be. This couldn't have been a dream. I can't describe how I feel. I mean I dream about her at least once a week, and I've had experiences before w/what I thought was her presence, but this feels so different. I heard in her own words, in her own little voice that she's still here and she's ok. I feel like I got her back again if only for a minute

that's great! nothing to worry about then. There is the possibility of dreaming but, if it was a dream it could be seen as a good dream right? well, hope everything turns out ok.

Seems to me like it would not matter if it were a dream or not; the point is that you feel better about your mother's passing and have been encouraged (although she would probably scold you for being online all day instead of working ).

as others have said, it doesn't really matter.
my feeling is that, whether it was through a dream or an actual phonecall, your mother was telling you that she's okay.

That is what I would think too. It was a clear message from your mother, whether through a dream or actually over the phone.

Congrats

Sometimes if we need to associate, or talk to someone, our minds will find a way. Maybe it was your mother, or maybe half sleeping you dreamt it. But either way it made you feel much better, and put the question of whether your mother was safe and well to rest! But don’t become pretentious and sit up looking at your phone all night waiting for it to happen again.

Yay!!!! THat's a beautiful story....I experienced something similiar a few years back, and it brought me so much comfort....

Thank you for your replies. I've decided I don't care whether or not it was a dream, it was clearly my mother's doing. My whole attitude has changed because of this. I had been feeling kind of down before. I know it probably won't happen again, but I don't need it to happen again. I don't need anymore reassurance, I now know without a doubt that she's still around and that she's ok and that's all I ever wanted. It's like I got my mom back if only for half a minute.

I had something similar happen to me 5 yrs. ago. I very close friend of mine whom I thought of as another mom to me died suddenly. I was devastated and was having trouble sleeping. One night I saw her standing beside my bed, holding my hand and telling me that she was okay and that she loved me. Then she was gone. I remember sitting up in bed all of a sudden and looking at my hand, b/c it felt as if someone had just let go of it. I don't know if she actually visited me or if it was my way of dealing w/her death. Either way, I felt better afterward and was able to sleep.

Oh what a great experience!! I agree with those who said even if it was a dream, she contacted you and you feel better!

That is so great.

I cant say it ever happend to me but I know it did to my mom. Her mother came to her a few months after she died and was asking for a hairbrush. That seems funny but my grandmother had cancer and had lost her hair. But now she had hair. She also told her "You never told it would be like this. You never told me it would be so beautiful!" She said she told her mother she didnt know it would be like that. She was talking about heaven.

This wasnt a dream. It happened while my mom was wide awake in the middle of the day.

Wow! That's really nice. Whether it was a dream or not, I believe that your Mum made contact with you.

I can't even be sad about her since this happened. It's like there's no reason to be sad.
I had a really hard time w/her passing, I mean it got easier w/time but no more than a few days would pass w/out me missing her and getting teary eyed. And now it's like I'm finally at peace with it, it's such a good feeling. I'm addicted to this board now by the way lol!

I used to wish for stuff like that to happen to me. Never did though. You're so lucky.

It's fantastic that you know she's okay now. Nothing in the world can make you feel different. You've spoken to her and that's great! Now you know that life, in some way, goes on. And so will yours now. I'm really happy for you.