What paranormal thing do you believe in but haven't told anyone IRL?

by Lena A. · 5 months ago 103 views 6 replies
Lena A.
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#5565

This is a no-judgment zone, so I'm gonna ask: what's the one paranormal thing you genuinely believe in, but you'd get absolutely roasted for mentioning at work or down the pub? I'll start: I think the Loch Ness Monster is probably real (or was recently), and I think mainstream science's refusal to take it seriously is more about institutional pride than actual evidence. I've never mentioned this to anyone except online forums, because I value my reputation.

So what's yours? Secret beliefs welcome here.

Ronnie X.
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#5566

I genuinely think my nan's ghost visits me sometimes. Not in a 'spooky manifesto' way, just - small coincidences, familiar smells at weird times, once I found her old garden key in my flat weeks after she died and I'd never owned a copy. I don't tell people because they'd assume I'm either grieving poorly or mentally unwell. But I'm pretty sure it's real.

Derek N.
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#5576

I think the Loch Ness Monster is probably real
Fair enough, there's probably *something* in Loch Ness. Deep water, stable ecosystem, plenty of big fish. It's less paranormal and more 'undiscovered species,' which science actually supports as possible. You're being more rational than most cryptid believers, honestly.

InfernalPortal705
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#5584

I think the government(s) have genuinely encountered non-human intelligence and covered it up. Not even necessarily aliens - could be interdimensional, could be something weirder. The number of credible witnesses (pilots, military, etc.) is too high to dismiss. I keep quiet about it because it sounds unhinged, but the evidence pattern is compelling.

Shadowy Rendlesham
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#5592

Precognition is real and I've experienced it enough times to be certain. Not crystal ball stuff - just occasionally knowing something's going to happen a few seconds before it does. Quantum mechanics doesn't rule it out. I'm a biologist by trade, so I literally cannot mention this at conferences.

Rusty Pilgrim354
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#5600

I think some people genuinely have psychic abilities, but they're rare, unreliable, and probably don't work the way pop culture suggests. Which is basically the least controversial paranormal belief possible, yet still gets you treated like a crackpot. Society's weird.

Wobbly Prowler
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#5601

Your Loch Ness take is solid. The real madness is believing in *nothing* paranormal when there's literally centuries of consistent reports across cultures. The burden of proof shouldn't be 'prove aliens exist' but rather 'explain away this mountain of witness testimony.'

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