Does anyone else sometimes sense a presence in their flat/house ?
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I have a very frequent feeling of something watching me/being around in my house
Moved to unusual beliefs.
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Yes, especially at night.
A feeling like someone or something is around.
Last night i had a nightmare someone tried to break open my apartment. I have excessive inserted thoughts and images too 
That is the worst time for it for me.
I am not sure if it still applies, but it used to be a question in the schizotypal personality questionnaire under âunusual perceptual experiencesâ
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.424.465&rep=rep1&type=pdf page 3.
Have you ever had the
sense that some person or
force is around you, even
though you cannot see any-
one?
I have quite a few Schizotypal traits Iâm sure.
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I went over the SPQ a while back before I was on depot.
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Do you sometimes feel that things you see on the TV or read in the newspaper have a special meaning for you ? N
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I sometimes avoid going to places where there will be many people because I will get anxious. Y
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Have you had experiences with the supernatural ? N
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Have you often mistaken objects or shadows for people, or noises for voices ? Y
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Other people see me as slightly eccentric (odd).Y
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I have little interest in getting to know other people. Y
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People sometimes find it hard to understand what I am saying.Y
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People sometimes find me aloof and distant. N
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I am sure I am being talked about behind my back.N
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I am aware that people notice me when I go out for a meal or to see a film.Y
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I get very nervous when I have to make polite conversation. Y
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Do you believe in telepathy (mind-reading) N
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Have you ever had the sense that some person or force is around you, even though you cannot see anyone Y
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People sometimes comment on my unusual mannerisms and habits. Y
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I prefer to keep to myself. Y
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I sometimes jump quickly from one topic to another when speaking. N
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I am poor at expressing my true feelings by the way I talk and look. N
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Do you often feel that other people have got it in for you Y
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Do some people drop hints about you or say things with a double meaning N
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Do you ever get nervous when someone is walking behind you Y
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Are you sometimes sure that other people can tell what you are thinking N
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When you look at a person, or yourself in a mirror, have you ever seen the face change right before your eyes N
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Sometimes other people think that I am a little strange.Y
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I am mostly quiet when with other people.Y
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I sometimes forget what I am trying to say.Y
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I rarely laugh and smile. Y
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Do you sometimes get concerned that friends or co-workers are not really loyal or trustworthy Y
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Have you ever noticed a common event or object that seemed to be a special sign for you N
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I get anxious when meeting people for the first time.Y
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Do you believe in clairvoyancy (psychic forces, fortune telling) N
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I often hear a voice speaking my thoughts aloud. N
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Some people think that I am a very bizarre person. ?
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I find it hard to be emotionally close to other people. Y
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I often ramble on too much when speaking.Y
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My ânon-verbalâ communication (smiling and nodding during a Y N conversation) is poor. Y
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I feel I have to be on my guard even with friends. N
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Do you sometimes see special meanings in advertisements, shop windows, or in the way things are arranged around you Y N
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Do you often feel nervous when you are in a group of unfamiliar people Y
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Can other people feel your feelings when they are not there N
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Have you ever seen things invisible to other people N
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Do you feel that there is no-one you are really close to outside of your immediate family, Y
or people you can confide in or talk to about personal problems ?
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Some people find me a bit vague and elusive during a conversation. N
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I am poor at returning social courtesies and gestures. N
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Do you often pick up hidden threats or put-downs from what people say or do Y
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When shopping do you get the feeling that other people are taking notice of you Y
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I feel very uncomfortable in social situations involving unfamiliar people.Y
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Have you had experiences with astrology, seeing the future, UFOs, ESP or a sixth sense N
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Do everyday things seem unusually large or small N
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Writing letters to friends is more trouble than it is worth. N
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I sometimes use words in unusual ways. N
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I tend to avoid eye contact when conversing with others. ?
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Have you found that it is best not to let other people know too much about you Y
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When you see people talking to each other, do you often wonder if they are talking about you Y
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I would feel very anxious if I had to give a speech in front of a large group of people.Y
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Have you ever felt that you are communicating with another person telepathically (by mind-reading) N
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Does your sense of smell sometimes become unusually strong Y
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I tend to keep in the background on social occasions.Y
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Do you tend to wander off the topic when having a conversation. N
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I often feel that others have it in for me.Y
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Do you sometimes feel that other people are watching you N
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Do you ever suddenly feel distracted by distant sounds that you are not normally aware of Y
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I attach little importance to having close friends. Y
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Do you sometimes feel that people are talking about you Y
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Are your thoughts sometimes so strong that you can almost hear them Y
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Do you often have to keep an eye out to stop people from taking advantage of you N
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Do you feel that you are unable to get âcloseâ to people Y
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I am an odd, unusual person.Y
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I do not have an expressive and lively way of speaking. N
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I find it hard to communicate clearly what I want to say to people. N
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I have some eccentric (odd) habits.Y
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I feel very uneasy talking to people I do not know well.Y
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People occasionally comment that my conversation is confusing.Y
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I tend to keep my feelings to myself.Y
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People sometimes stare at me because of my odd appearance. ?
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Yes thatâs what Iâve been having trouble with the past few nights, feel there is a spirit in my room. So far itâs just been chilling and not causing problems and I can deal with that. I prefer the ones that just want to be left to their own devices. Hopefully this doesnât change.
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After my son died and for a couple of weeks after that, I felt the presence of my son in my house. I even saw him a couple of times. I heard him leave the house too when he opened the front door to leave for the last time. His presence made me feel good. I was sad when he left the house. I knew he was gone for good. My pdoc told me that this is a very common experience after the death of a loved one.
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Thereâs always this presence in my living room. It wants Friskies.
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I felt the presence of my Grandmother after she died.
She was living with us at the time.
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maybe when I was too young, made shadows look like ghosts and such. Do not remember at all at any point, sensing a presence.
No but I dream about dead people a lot in the spirit world.
I thought the presence left and I think I helped some of them but there is still a presence in my bedroom. It must not be harmful but itâs been there for yearsâŚin other houses I lived in too.
After my older grandma died, in 1999, I went to great lengths to get in contact with her spirit. (I was 15 at the time and prone to supernatural thinking). Sadly (or maybe not) my attempts failed. I guess I couldnât tune in to the âhigher frequenciesâ 
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Can be indicitive of Ocd like behavoir especially if itâs happening every night! Brain gets caught in a loop and you endlessly processing the same fears/thoughts. Chat to your shrink!
Yeah Iâm schitzo. I had seemed to forget. 
When Iâm alone at home at night I feel that there is a killer hidden behind every door. 
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