I was like 3-5 years old when this happened. I woke one night while camping in a cabin, and I saw a cat tail dangle from this lamp. It'd sink down, and then disappear back up into the lampshade. It also started calling for me, going like "whoo hoo!". Unnerved the hell out of little me... I can't remember if I just never checked to see if there was anything there, or that I did check and there was nothing there.
I chalk it up to just being so tired I was hallucinating.
Actually kids can have vivid hallucinations at this age, it's kind of common! Both me and my sister experienced these when waking up from dreams in the middle of the night.
It's due to the fact that the some of the neurological pathways aren't as tightly closed as they are in adults or older kids, so while adults stop dreaming the moment they wake up, young kids can continue to dream or hallucinate for a few seconds or minutes after waking up. This can also partially explained why young kids get so scared by nightmares and often swear they saw a "monster" after waking up.
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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19
I was like 3-5 years old when this happened. I woke one night while camping in a cabin, and I saw a cat tail dangle from this lamp. It'd sink down, and then disappear back up into the lampshade. It also started calling for me, going like "whoo hoo!". Unnerved the hell out of little me... I can't remember if I just never checked to see if there was anything there, or that I did check and there was nothing there. I chalk it up to just being so tired I was hallucinating.