His friend’s wife came to him in a dream pleading for help. When he reached out, he understood why

There are some occurrences in life that no scientific research or statistics can validate. From a mother sensing her child may be in trouble from miles away to your heart telling you are about to meet someone special in the upcoming days, signs and intuitions can help us learn about things which no one has educated us about. Something just as bizarre occurred with Joshua Redd — who goes by the username @drJoshuaredd on Instagram. He shared a video narrating his experience, which cannot be explained away by science — an experience that makes one question the very essence of what's 'real'.

In graduate school, Redd was extremely close to his friend Mike and his then-girlfriend Mitzi; however, their closeness seemed to fade due to geographical distance and an increasingly hectic schedule. He recalled how the couple used to take care of him, cook him meals, and nurture him — but the unfortunate curse of growing up made them lose contact altogether. Things got a little nostalgic and mysterious when something unexpected took place — Mitzi came to meet him again!

A couple of weeks ago, Joshua was sound asleep when Mitzi appeared in his dreams and informed him, “Josh, Mike needs your help. Reach out to him.” He woke up panicking, told his wife, and tried to call his buddy — but he had changed his number and was not on social media, hence, Joshua gave up. Something similar happened a few days later when he again saw Mitzi in his dreams again, and this time she repeated the words more urgently, as if begging for help. "Josh, you have to reach out to Mike. He's in trouble." That immediately became a sign for him to seek out his friend. It wasn't easy, but after dialing hundreds of people, one was finally able to connect him to Mike. He called up his friend and said, "Mike, this is going to sound crazy, but your wife has appeared to me in a dream two different times, saying that you need my help." Mike’s voice broke as he revealed that a month ago, Mitzi had passed on after losing a battle to pancreatic cancer, and that he was going through the toughest time in his life. Without much thought, Joshua flew to his friend, spent a couple of days there, and hasn’t lost contact since.

It's stories like this one that make us believe that our dreams are often the carriers of messages — sometimes from our brain’s subconscious, and sometimes from our loved ones on the other side. According to a study conducted by researchers at REMspace, a California-based startup, lucid dreaming can open portals to different dimensions of “communication and humanity’s potential.” Another study, conducted by Carey K. Morewedge and others, found that participants in the experiments reported that their dreams often reveal hidden realities. As scary as it may sound, explaining how Joshua dreamt about Mitzi is beyond science!

The video attracted a lot of people who could relate — @stephnelson0125 shared, “My sweet Dad passed away 10 days before my birthday. And a day before my birthday, I dreamed that he came to my work meeting where only professionals were supposed to be, and I told him 'Dad, you are supposed to be in heaven and not at my work meeting,' and he just gave me the biggest smirk like 'I don’t follow rules!' I love that he showed up to show that he still loves me!” @lbluemel expressed, “The fact I opened Instagram and this is the first story in my feed tells me something… Because I lost my mom this past Tuesday, and it’s experiences like these that remind me she isn’t far. Perhaps she wanted me to hear your sacred story to help lift me up. Thank you.” Finally, @sassajacobs wrote, “Thank you for sharing. Yes, I’ve had many experiences as well that have shown me angels are with us and watching over us.”

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