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Genghiz Cohen

So for the past 2 years or so I've noticed something pretty strange; When the phone rings (land line or mobile) 9 times out of 10, with out looking at the phone or even being in the same room as it and so on, I can tell who is calling.

The name just pops into my head when the phone starts ringing.
For example, this morning my grandmother rang my mobile while I was in bed, and before I even opened my eyes to look at the phone I knew. It could have been either of my parents ringing to get my lazy ass out of bed, could have been my brother or sister, could have been a guy from college telling me about a work placement interview or something, could have been any of my friends to see if I was doing anything besides sleeping.

This goes along the lines of me dreaming stuff then it happening, like Tuesday. I was sitting on the couch in my digs in Carlow watching TV then some of the house mates walk in and then I remembered thinking this exact scene -even what was on TV- months beforehand.

Maybe I'm going mental.

Nevyn

It happens, it's handy for screening calls with out going to the phone.

Dave!

How sure are you of who it is before you answer?

Just a shot in the dark really.. but... what if there's say a stream of possible people going through your head when the phone rings? And then when you answer, you subconsciously pick that person out of the stream and think that you knew all along.

Just a suggestion.

Or maybe you have caller ID

madds

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

This goes along the lines of me dreaming stuff then it happening, like Tuesday. I was sitting on the couch in my digs in Carlow watching TV then some of the house mates walk in and then I remembered thinking this exact scene -even what was on TV- months beforehand.

Yeah, this happens me a lot too, but more so when I was a child. Used to freak me out.

That happened to me as a child too, i would think of a TV show that i saw years ago and then a couple of days later it would be on TV .

Havermeyer

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

I was sitting on the couch in my digs in Carlow watching TV then some of the house mates walk in and then I remembered thinking this exact scene -even what was on TV- months beforehand.

That sounds like dejas vous tbh.

I haven't experienced incidents with the phone calls though. I have, however, sometimes been thinking of something like a TV program and when I flick stations or whatever its on without me knowing it was on. On the other hand, the number of times I have been thinking about a program and it wasn't on when I switched channels far outweighs the times they have been on.

stevenmu

It used to happen me a lot with phone calls, not so much lately though. Usually it was just with someone who there would be a good chance of them calling me anyway, so I'd probably just write that off as a coincidence with a little positive reinforcement. Sometimes though the phone would ring and it would be someone I hadn't even thought of in ages, and as soon as the phone would ring I would think of them.

degrassinoel

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That happened to me as a child too, i would think of a TV show that i saw years ago and then a couple of days later it would be on TV .

that happens me all the time, almost to much to be coincidence from my point of view, maybe there are just like-minded tv executives too

its also occured a few other times, like when i knew i was going to find something - like money or something valuable without searching for it, or meet someone (the exact person i was thinking of) by chance on the street/in the pub/some random place.

wierd sensation, i have tried to replicate it by forcing the same type of thought, but to no avail.
i'm sure anyone that hasnt had it before or regularly will put it down to coincidental thought and action or deja vu or something, but its an odd positive feeling that says i am 100% gonna find something or walk this way or whatever.
unique feeling both before the event and after.