If anything it give me relief. I've experienced some weird stuff in my life and don't talk about it much because I don't want to be labeled crazy. There's some very strange stuff and the biggest hurdle is not having any anything to compare it to.
I can definitely relate. The visions (while awake, but in bed at night with eyes shut) were the most detailed and the people! Their faces, down to the flecks in their irises. I didn't do the rigorous meditation but I've done years of biofeedback and can bring my pulse/heart rate down quite a bit very quickly and that's how this usually begins. Also, some of these people were aware of my presence which was shocking to me.