Why I believe I have had real alien experiences

While being fascinated by UFOlogy much of my life, and having tried to get involved in it, in an organized way, I was not prepared for a 1980s experience I had, and remembered. Consciously-recalled, and not a dream, not imagination, not a vision, it changed my life. But for over 20 years after it, I would not seek out validation, or attempt to understand it more deeply. It got to the point where that haunting experience, and many, many others, started to interfere with my logical, analytical work-a-day life as a college professor who taught very left-brain topics; things like how to use computer applications and how to organize and write business letters. Then, after talking to a friend, I decided to seek help. It was not an attempt to seek closure, and in fact, that won't happen. So after dismissing 'alien abductees' out of hand for a long time, I finally knew I was one of them.