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The original was posted on /r/paranormalencounters by /u/messymoonchild on 2025-08-29 04:58:39+00:00.

Hey everyone! I wanted to ask of any of you have felt something similar to me when being in haunted spaces. For background, I definitely feel like I’ve always been pretty cognizant of an “energy” of a place. Some rooms, homes, etc feel incredibly heavy, and the shift is usually quite abrupt when I walk in.

Recently, I toured the Queen Mary and I was super excited. I was mentally in great spirits and I was surrounded by friends. Some spots on the boat felt heavier than others, but it was to be expected and I didn’t think much of it. Then, near the end of the tour, our guide started leading us towards the bow of the ship. We were in a speakeasy sort of place and I immediately started to feel a crushing sort of sadness. It was weird, like my body was suddenly sad but my brain wasn’t. I live with severe depression and anxiety but I’ve never felt anything like this. It didn’t feel like the sadness even really belonged to me.

The guide then told us we were at the bow, where the Queen Mary struck a boat and killed hundreds of people. We then went to down and to the very front of the ship and the morbid sensation only got worse. My jaw was quivering, it was hard to breathe, and my eyes were watering but mentally I was A-okay! I’ve always been perhaps overly empathetic and sensitive, so maybe it was the heartbreak of all the tragic deaths? It’s just strange that there felt like such a disconnect between my brain and my body… and as soon as I left those spaces it was like weight was lifted off and I felt completely normal.

Has anyone experienced this kind of feeling when in a haunted place? Is it possible to feel the emotions of a spirit? Is there a way to better understand this phenomenon?

I believe I’ve felt rage from a spirit before, and I’ve definitely felt their presence (like being watched), but nothing has ever affected me this intensely.

(TL;DR I toured the Queen Mary, entered a room & felt a crushing sadness in my body that felt very disconnected from my actual emotions at the time, found out hundreds had died in that spot. Can anyone relate to feeling connected to the emotions of spirits and is that even possible?)