Aren't Any Of You Afraid...?

[astasophi]

I am from a different generation than most of you...and so maybe that is why I ask this question.

Back in my college days I had a roomate who was a chemist. I was in journalsim so you can imagine how much we had in common. However, she was fascinated by my ability to "know" what was coming-up around us. I would just mention things in passing that I "just knew" are going to happen

One day she was seriously stressing over an important test result. She begged me to look ahead and see what score she was given. It was out of 400 points.

In sympathy for her freak-out, I stopped what I was doing, and looked into the future for her. For me, it's a white blank, and I almost never did it at will. Three numbers zoomed towards me, sort of frightening me, and I told her the numbers as I saw them.

She complained a bit about the numbers, and I actually have no idea what I said. I forgot about it, except about a week later she came towards me in the library, her face dead white. I thought something horrible had happened, and she held a peice of paper in front of her. (I thought it was an unpaid bill or something.)

She said, "Look...look...how could you know?". It was the number I told her. The paper was her test. I'm not always that accurate but I sort of shrugged, and asked her if it was a good score.

She was never the same with me. For a time she pestered me to do what I call "parlor tricks". She TOLD people. The scientist in her I guess... She wouldn't leave me alone, and she tested me, and asked questions... Then she was afraid. I told her about something bad I saw was going to happen, and the next semester it did. (It wasn't personal but a news event.)

She was very Catholic, I was Quaker, and she began to think things which were not... I don't even know to this day what she thought. I do know I was very uncomfortable and moved-out.

I learned then to be careful how I imparted what I "just knew". Carefull wording really helps.

Just thought I'd share...

[Lady Takara]

*nods*

I'm not afraid. Hmm....but I am careful of who I speak to about what I can do. My closest friends know and some of my aquantinces know, but I am very selective about it all.

But I don't feel like dealing with people's reactions. I don't feel like dealing with skeptics or trying very hard to validate myself. I know what I can do, that's enough. As long as I keep learning, stay healthy and sane, I am pretty much fine. Being able to share to with those closest to me, like the one I love, or my best friends is very important to me. Psi, empathy, precog, it's me, it's my life, I live every second with that. If they couldn't accept me for what I could do, they wouldn't be worth having as a friend who is a confidential, more of an aquantince who you can hang out with from time to time and maybe a shoulder to cry on when things go bad.

Wording does help so much, including being cryptic about it all. I prefer the way I walk. It would be nice to be open about it all and have everyone accept, but that isn't going to happen. So no, I am not afraid, of if so, just barely.

[JediKaren]

Well I foresaw my grandfather's death about 6 or so months before hand and yeah..that was pure well hell. I saw 9-11 and have been forever cursed to always look at a clock when I have no idea what time it is and see 9:11. I never have really looked futher than about 30 mins into the future. I just don't want to. There's too much bad stuff to see. Anyway that's why I wrote this article: www.freewebs.com/jedikaren/totell.htm

[astasophi]

Thank you for your answers...you are all so young, and I think a generation has made this sort of discussion more acceptable. I am glad for you...it is a part of life.

However for me, people that are around me for any length of time get to know I have what I now call "vibes". It's my way of joking away what I feel may happen. Or bringing it down to a digestible level. Seems to work. Might want to try it on older people so they can handle it.

I have no control over what I "know" about the future. It's like getting up in the morning...it just happens.

Karen...you are right...I did stop "trying" to see in the future unless I think I can really help someone or I am really concerned about them. Frankly, if you know too much it takes a lot of freedom out of life. I'm never sure if I know something will happen if I will work towards that end, or if I don't, an outcome may change.

The last "forced" precognition I did was on a past employee of mine who I knew was going down a dark road. He's still in a band at 33, and gigged 3/4 nights a week, and he was obviously drunk most of the time. His band had done some stuff, but never "made it" and I think his dissappointment was killing him.

I looked ahead. I didn't tell him, but I also "knew" he wouldn't be working for me a lot longer. (Frankly, a drunk working with airline pilots wasn't flying...forgive the pun.)

I wish I hadn't. I really, really wish I hadn't, and I hope I'm wrong.

My employee left a couple months ago after working for me for 2 and a half years. He walked-off the job, but he's kept in touch. It's happening more quickly than I thought...his...troubles.

I am trying to help but... I've tried to be supportive but it's out of my hands, and I can't think how to help him.

It's unlikely I will "force" myself to precog any time soon...

***One thing I am grateful for is that I don't usually "see" things entirely. I see when and maybe where, but not always "what" but that it's good or bad. THAT WOULD BE REALLY HARD.

[GEOvanne]

well when i do it (it just happens, sometimes i tell "it" what i want to see and sometimes i see what i wanted) people dont think im wierd, i dont tell them that im psychic, i joke that im psychic when my predictions come through and then they think its just couincidence and leave it at that only my cousin and brother know about my abilities

[zbuksi]

Hello to everyone of you... I need to tel that i dont see a place where it is too. I see things just like I am there but i dont know where that place is until it happens. I wrote some of my precog in My experiences, and i should say that i would rather not have some of them... it can be really hard to know thing but not have choice about it. Just like when you can sence someone is really sad when you talk with him but he is smiling, so you have to smile with him, even if you feel like break down and cry... I think that Astasophi is right about being careful with who i'm talking about that. And i have little question for Astasophi... Could you tell me how you force yourself in precog.? Maybe if i could do it i could force to not see?

[stolide]

I only tell people who know and beleive I am into psionics. I usually don't tell anyone. But one time I did a precog experiment with the stock market and my dad. Using precognition I was right about the generally direction of the market(mutual funds or a specific stock) about 70% of the time. That was pretty much the only time I told anyone who didn't beleive in psionics.

[Invisus]

I can tell anyone but no one believes me because when they want me to prove it by "reading their mind" or "seeing the future" I can't do it. I can on my own time but if I'm asked...might as well forget it.

[konfusedkat]

hm.. I usually search peoples feelings to find out if I can tell them. to find out if they would believe me, and to find out if they would make fun of me. but I defiantly don't hide it. I mainly don't say anything because people don't ask.

now adays people are more accepting of the "abnormal" persay?

[Mr.Experiment]

People really bother you when you save someone by Just knowing and there like how you know.

Fear is the most commen Human Trait.

People Fear the Unknown. What people cant explain scare them.

People should fight there Fears more. Scared of heights? go bungee jumping. Scared of snakes? Hold one or two.

Fear of people who are different? Learn who they really are.

That is why I dont tell anyone what I can do*exept one person found out*

[Invisus]

Umm I've tried things that got me in a high area because of my fear of hights...I woudl just like to say....it doesn't work!!! All it does is want to make you pass out at the time, and you may or may not EVER want to go back up again, depending on how fun it is with/e you're doing.

[Mr.Experiment]

Well that was the opposite for me.

For heights I went on very high places, Rollercoasters, Planes, bungee jumping, sky diving and etc.

It's gone now, but some fears may be hard to get over.

[Lady Takara]

Aye, but knowing of the future, it is something similar, however....sometimes knowing and knowing you can't do anything about it, is really hard to accept.

Think about it, would you be scared to know when you were going to die? Or when one of your loved ones are going to die? Would you be able to live with such knowledge? Sometimes knowing can be a pain. Sure circumstances can stop it from happening and change things, but still, knowing can be a pain.

[Invisus]

Which is why you do personal research on it through precog and try to prevent it yourself.

[konfusedkat]

well, you should actually think about it before you try to prevent it. Think, is it your time to die? or is it their time to die? I try to stay away from seeing death just because its a difficult thing.

I also believe that when I die it will be my time, and I will be ready, even if I don't realize it at the time.

Truthfully, I believe I can live with that kind of knowlege and not be bothered to much by it. It would probably effect my sleep one or two nights, but I actually prepare myself for those kinds of things, like seeing a friend die in a vision.
just because I see it in a vision doesnt mean it will happen, visions aren't always right and thats because the future isnt written in stone.