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I guess, nomask, that "crazy cool" would be another way to describe it. It's turning out to be somewhat amazing how many people also experience this phenomenon. Thanks for weighing in. 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 8:08 AM
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I have felt this, too, on so many occasions and on many different levels. I often experience feeling(very deeply) that someone is near and then days later I either run into them and they say "I was just thinking of you" or I run into someone who brings their name up. It's crazy cool, in my opinion.
posted by
nomask
on July 8, 2012 at 6:07 PM
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Re: JimmyA
No, not at all, Wiley. I sensed the humor in your response, but at the same time, I knew neither one of us were making light of the therapist genre. Many persons have been greatly helped by these people. But "silly" answers are always welcomed! We don't have to be serious all the time. Humor is still the best medicine . . . !
posted by
JimmyA
on July 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM
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JimmyA
Your response to my comment leaves me with the impression I upset your sensibilites which was not intended of course. Now in my own case I did have a therapist for about 30 years or more so I joked about it by asking a silly question in answer to your question.Have a good weekend JimmA.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 7, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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Re: JimmyA
No, Wiley, I don't have a therapist lined up, nor do I have one on retainer either, just in case. I understand your reluctance to talk about your particular experience in this regard. I was only curious as to whether or not this phenomenon was felt by others, although I already had a strong feeling that it was! And I'm also sure that each person's experience was unique, as was mine. 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM
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JimmyA
Do you have a therapist lined up for when everybody says, " Nah, nothing like that ever happened to me, I'm fine." LOL
Actually its has happened to me but too painful to talk about my friend.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 6, 2012 at 9:02 AM
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I think, Utah, that perhaps your father and grandmother were sending you a message, letting you know that, although they had left this physical plane, they are still with you. Through memories, even though you've never met your grandmother, people can still influence your life, and be a part of it. My dad ( who passed away 7 years ago ) visits me all the time in the guise of a cardinal, letting me know that I'll be with him again, but that's a blog for another day. Thanks for weighing in.
posted by
JimmyA
on July 6, 2012 at 5:23 AM
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It certainly was a surprise, TAPS. It was also simultaneously sad and pleasant, something I had never felt before or since. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 6, 2012 at 5:14 AM
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Eerie, yes, Sam, and a bit sad, but it also had that most unusual affect of bringing someone just a little closer to me. Like I wrote, I had just missed her so much that the trigger was easily manipulated, and her presence was immediately felt. I really haven't experienced anything like it since!
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JimmyA
on July 6, 2012 at 5:11 AM
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Re: Jimmy
That's true, Naut. Nothing can take a person for a stroll down memory lane better than a good, old song, especially when that lane leads to the memory of past loves. Sometimes they're happy, sometimes they're sad, but they're still memories.
posted by
JimmyA
on July 6, 2012 at 5:06 AM
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About a week after my father passed I was sitting in the basement alone and missing him, playing a game of darts with myself and I suddenly got the strangest feeling that he and my grandmother were there, a lady I had never met. Something I had not felt before or after...I still wonder about it when my mind has time to wander in that direction.
posted by
UtahJay
on July 6, 2012 at 12:12 AM
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You are definitely not the only one. Our minds know what we need, and at times give us little surprises.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 5, 2012 at 9:42 PM
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I haven't had an experience like that but I can imagine how eerie it was though! sam 
posted by
sam444
on July 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM
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Jimmy
No exactly in the same way; but for me there are many pieces of music attached to certain memories, and yes, also to memories of former loves, and when I hear them, they bring those memories back to life vividly...
posted by
Nautikos
on July 5, 2012 at 3:59 PM
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In my opinion, FSI, I believe that what makes that feeling of someone's presence both unique and special is whatever triggered the feeling in the first place. In my case it was the adjustment of that taped radio song. I honestly didn't think that I was alone in experiencing this sensation. I was sure others had too.
posted by
JimmyA
on July 5, 2012 at 1:51 PM
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Thanks, luster. I try to be. I am very sentimental, and consider myself an "old-fashioned" gentleman . . . flowers, candy, candlelit dinners . . . and do my absolute best to keep my wife happy. I consider myself very lucky too ( my wife is wonderful, and very special! )
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JimmyA
on July 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
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Re: the memory but not actually their presence unless my dear old pussycat
Well, Kabu, I can relate to that feeling too, but it didn't necessarily have to connect with a "dear departed" one. My ex-girlfriend was very much alive, but very far away. I just missed her so much that, for a moment, I felt she was with me again. However, I had thought that many who have experienced this feeling did so for a long-lost loved one. Yes, I have too, especially for my dad, whose spirit loves to sit with me and watch some his favorite WW II movies together!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM
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Yes, I have felt too the presence of someone else.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM
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you must be a very romantic man
your wife is lucky
posted by
Lanetay
on July 5, 2012 at 9:28 AM
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the memory but not actually their presence unless my dear old pussycat
jumping up onto the back of my chair after she had died. I used to feel that thump and look around but she wasn't there of course.
posted by
Kabu
on July 5, 2012 at 9:27 AM
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