Whenever you hear about parallel universes, other dimensions and alternate realities, you immediately think about sci-fi and fantasy, don't you? It's interesting to realize that in the scientific community, these ideas aren't at all farfetched. There's an interesting article you may want to take a look at on Space. com by Vicky Stein (article name is "Do parallel universes exist? We might live in a multiverse").
Just imagine... What if it was you suddenly in another universe occupying a different body... I would definitely freak out!