K. Lee

After the abduction

September 7, 2011 |  1 comment
Image Credit: Wikipedia Alien abduction is a serious subject. Once you experience it, it changes you and you will never be the same again. For those of us who have been victims of this phenomenon, our lives, our beliefs, our perceptions of the world around us, are changed forever. Our lives will never go back to normal again.

The trauma strikes at a deep psychological level, and leaves a scar that’s like an indelible mark that will never go away. I once read that those who claim to be abductees generally share the same personality traits; that is, they are mostly introverts, people with great imaginations, and who are emotionally heightened. The point of that article was that it somehow “proved” that abductees were all a bunch of fantasy-prone psychopaths that fit into a nice little niche. But my first thought was, wouldn’t those same traits also be the natural result of an abduction experience? Of course most abductees could be classified as being introverts, since the general public’s reaction to our experience would make us laughing stocks. So yes, we do tend to feel a bit withdrawn from society. And let me tell you, seeing an alien can absolutely open one’s imagination! As for being emotional, it’s a fact that people who experience a traumatic event have heightened emotions. I’m thinking these “traits” so many of us possess should actually be seen as proof that we have been subjected to something that has had a huge impact upon us.

As if the abduction itself wasn’t enough to traumatize us, we also find our lives changed in ways we never expected. For instance, we often feel “outside” of our normal social group because we know something they don’t…something of great impact, and yet we don’t dare share it. The warm, welcoming feeling of “being part of the group” is tainted by this new knowledge, and we now feel “outside” of the group, no matter how hard we pretend otherwise.

We also now find ourselves coping daily with a fear that was never there before, of sleeping with the lights on or jumping at little sounds at night. Our sense of safety and well being is shattered beyond repair. Sometimes we re-live the experience, unbidden, in nightmares that creep up on us when we’re at our most vulnerable, when we used to be able to sleep in blissful peace. Some of us expend a great deal of effort trying not to think about the experience, while others of us are drawn to gaze at the stars and wonder- which, either way, is a profound change from our normal routines. I used to look up at the stars and think how pretty they are, now I look up and shudder as I imagine what else is up there.

The abduction experience doesn’t end with the abduction. It changes you profoundly, and its effects continue with the victims for the rest of their lives. The evidence is in the face and souls of the victims. It’s in every aspect of their lives, in the dramatic changes in every aspect of them.

So, are we a bunch of fantasy-prone psychopaths? I think not. Rather, we are the victims of an event so traumatic it has changed us forever and our lives are the proof of that.[!gad]Alien abduction is a serious subject. Once you experience it, it changes you and you will never be the same again. For those of us who have been victims of this phenomenon, our lives, our beliefs, our perceptions of the world around us, are changed forever. Our lives will never go back to normal again.

The trauma strikes at a deep psychological level, and leaves a scar that’s like an indelible mark that will never go away. I once read that those who claim to be abductees generally share the same personality traits; that is, they are mostly introverts, people with great imaginations, and who are emotionally heightened. The point of that article was that it somehow “proved” that abductees were all a bunch of fantasy-prone psychopaths that fit into a nice little niche. But my first thought was, wouldn’t those same traits also be the natural result of an abduction experience? Of course most abductees could be classified as being introverts, since the general public’s reaction to our experience would make us laughing stocks. So yes, we do tend to feel a bit withdrawn from society. And let me tell you, seeing an alien can absolutely open one’s imagination! As for being emotional, it’s a fact that people who experience a traumatic event have heightened emotions. I’m thinking these “traits” so many of us possess should actually be seen as proof that we have been subjected to something that has had a huge impact upon us.

As if the abduction itself wasn’t enough to traumatize us, we also find our lives changed in ways we never expected. For instance, we often feel “outside” of our normal social group because we know something they don’t…something of great impact, and yet we don’t dare share it. The warm, welcoming feeling of “being part of the group” is tainted by this new knowledge, and we now feel “outside” of the group, no matter how hard we pretend otherwise.

We also now find ourselves coping daily with a fear that was never there before, of sleeping with the lights on or jumping at little sounds at night. Our sense of safety and well being is shattered beyond repair. Sometimes we re-live the experience, unbidden, in nightmares that creep up on us when we’re at our most vulnerable, when we used to be able to sleep in blissful peace. Some of us expend a great deal of effort trying not to think about the experience, while others of us are drawn to gaze at the stars and wonder- which, either way, is a profound change from our normal routines. I used to look up at the stars and think how pretty they are, now I look up and shudder as I imagine what else is up there.

The abduction experience doesn’t end with the abduction. It changes you profoundly, and its effects continue with the victims for the rest of their lives. The evidence is in the face and souls of the victims. It’s in every aspect of their lives, in the dramatic changes in every aspect of them.

So, are we a bunch of fantasy-prone psychopaths? I think not. Rather, we are the victims of an event so traumatic it has changed us forever and our lives are the proof of that. Comments (1)

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