The Saving Hand phenomenon

[Tarbaby]

   There was a caller on the Timothy Good Dark Matter program (open lines) of Oct 24th, 2013.
   The guy said he hid in an alcove in a cave when he was young and he was going to jump out and scare this gal. But when it came time to jump out an invisible hand pushed him back against the wall, pushing on his chest. And held him there. He was dazed, it was difficult to breathe. Turns out the gal had a .38 pistol, had it out and said later she might well have shot him.
   Secondly, 5 years later he was at a street light and the hand again touched his chest, made it hard to breathe again, and dazed him for several seconds. When he snapped out of it the light was green, people were honking behind him, he began to go and suddenly a semi sped through his red light. Had the caller not been delayed he would have again possibly been killed.
   The caller asked if anyone else has had this kind fo thing happen. And what was so special about him?
   Well, I'm here to attest a similar true story. When I was 8 years old my Dad and brother and I were out west in a mountainous area on vacation. We had come to a cliff face and decided to climb it to go in the direction we were heading. I went first. I climbed about 50 feet up a series of ledges and got to the top. Just as I straightened up to take the final step to a flat area on top I lost my balance. I was flailing my arms and I absolutely fell backward past the balance point. My Dad and brother were on the cliff face straight down from me. I distinctly felt a hand on my back... push me forward... back to the point of balance. And I took the final step onto the flat area. I have never forgotten this in my entire life and that was 57 years ago.
   And then again, when I was about 35 I was walking in a park in the city next to a golf course. I had spied a spot in a little glen where I was going to sit and eat some snacks.
   As I approached the spot, my eyes right on it, suddenly my body just froze in its tracks and I was unable to move. I was startled, not knowing why I couldn't move. Several seconds past. Then I could move again, but before I took the last step a golf ball whizzed down and thudded into the soft lawn exactly where I was about to sit.
   Like that caller I bet there are others of you out there who have experienced this type of thing. (Art refered to it as "the Iron Hand".
   Please describe your experience but ONLY relate TRUE stories please.

[ziznak]

My dad used to tug on my foot when he had to wake me up... it was a very particular way he did it that made me turn white as shit like a year after he died and woke up swearing to god that somebody had tugged on my foot that way... and I was home alone taking a nap.  I really chalk most of this stuff up to coincidence... but that shit was tactile.... I wasnt dreaming.

[Tarbaby]

Now that's weird. I remember that, too, exactly. It's probably common, instinctive reaction. If someone is tugging on your foot when you're sleeping instincts probably conjure up bear-danger-carnivore etc.

But, yeah, I remember that too, Dad tugging on my foot when I was taking a nap and it resonantes somehow, a deep chilling scare.