EVP or me?

Question

9yrs ago I told my partner that he snores extremely loud every night. He felt highly insulted and claimed stubbornly that I also snore. (We were sleeping in separate beds for valid and normal reasons but to explain would lead away from the issue and takes too much time)
I had a small ‘VOR’, which I wanted to use to for recording reminders, letters etc but it ended up lying in a drawer unused. I decided to test and see if I truly do snore at night. It has a ‘VOICE OPERATING FUNCTION’ which means that if one sets it on VOR then it only starts recording once it hears enough sound or voices. I listened to it the next day. To my horror, I did not hear myself snoring at all, but heard a very clear whisper (as though one could not breathe) saying ‘HELP ME!’ over and over again. It was very clear and enough for anyone else to recognise.
I freaked out and wondered what the hell was wrong with ME? I assumed that I was whispering during my sleep. I did not know anything about EVP then. Now I wonder and feel guilty that there was a possibility something was asking for my help and because I freaked out I did not use the VOR again!
Was it really me? Or a EVP of something that was asking for help and I simply ignored them in my fright.

I still have the recording I think!

I still have the recording I think!

And how in heavens name could I have been able to help if it was NOT me

There were only two people (ex-partner and I) sleeping in two separate corners of the room. I placed the recorder on my bedside table. The voice was definitely female. To be honest I simply ASSUMED that it was me and found it too eerie to try investigate further or attempt to ascertain whether it was truly my voice or not. Maybe I did have a nightmare. Who knows? I have had paranormal experiences throughout my life, which were difficult to shake off/get rid of, and I am loath to invite anything in or be found. (One of the reasons why I simply turned the tape off and left it at that) I will make an attempt to find the cassette (it means a lot of listening) and load it up somewhere. Will quality be destroyed if I re-record it?
Peter D: The action I would take? Well I would probably summon up the courage to ask and find out what kind of help is needed. If it were in my power to help I would have tried. The voice sounded very desperate. On the other hand I am so nervous of these things.

Answer 1

there would be no way to verify scientifically that it was an external voice. Since two people were in the room while it was recording. You did not say if anyone else was in the home/apt. at the time either. I have no doubt you may have recorded something. But you have to be able to record something using a controlled environment and be able to duplicate it before anyone outside of the diehard believer will say, yeah, thats something you got there. You have to be able to get a recording thats understandable without enhancing or otherwise changing it to hear it.

Answer 2

Auditory pareidolia can explain this. Otherwise you must consider the following: Was the spirit whispering this 24 hours a day, or only because the recorder was there? Was it constant? If not, why not? Did you hear it during the daytime, or was it only when you were asleep? Chances are it was you breathing heavily and steadily in a way that made it sound like someone was saying "help me". You could also ask your partner if that's how you sound when you snore.

You feel guilty you didn't help the spirit? What sort of action exactly would you be prompted to when hearing an EVP saying "help me"?

Answer 3

Sounds like EVP. Call your local paranormal investigators for a free testing.

Answer 4

Maybe you were having a nightmare, or maybe you wanted help in proving that you didn't snore!

Answer 5

try doing voice identification and see if it is you...its used in the forensic field and im sure u can find a software or sumtin somewhere...