Accidentally reading peoples thoughts

Yep, that happens. Congrats on the development of your sensitivity. ;D To control it, you can either shield or just "turn down" your sensitivity.

I'd actually like to turn it up. How could i do this?

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Practice mostly There might be some amplification techniques but the most stable way is to just build up your ability.

Oh, i guess that makes since. Thanks :-

Put up a shield...what you're getting are simply surface thoughts that are broadcasted and can easily be blocked...

EDIT: I didn't realize you wanted to become better at it.....Practice receiving such signals for create a shield to amplify them....I don't recommend the shield though....

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]I've been accidentally reading peoples thoughts lately. Like the other day Brainfreeze and I were talking in real life and i he was about to say something then we both said it at the same time, I realize this may be because we've known each other for a while, but a while ago during school, a sub came in. All the sudden i knew her name. And that she was about to close her book :-

This happens to me on a frequent basis, especially with relatives- and also stuff like tonight where i turned to my sister and went "its track number 5" when other people at the party were looking for a song on karaoke cds (no ive never seen karaoke in my life....and dont ask) and it turns out the track they were looking for was the 5th one. Just random stuff like that.

Lol. ;D Karaoke.

Yup I do random things like this all the time. I have lost count of the amount of times I have said (or thought about saying) the exact same thing as someone else at the same time. Quite often jokes I decide to keep to myself my friend (with an entirely different (far less cynical ) sense of humour) will say it instead.

Also, not sure if its me or just coincidence if I want someone to do something small they quite often do just after I think it. For example after the ad break sky has this annoying thing that appears on the TV screen and you have to press the backup button on the remote to get rid of it. Now when it annoys me it seems to either disapear for no reason (it does disapear afte ra time period but im talking going as soon as it appears here) or my dad (who never gets rid of it normally) presses the backup button. Quite often if I am in the kitchen with someone and I think about tea (the drink) then someone puts the kettle on. It feels like a complete coincidence but it happens very often.

I read about being able to give people thoughts and actually having them do stuff I think it's either related to that or is what I'm talking about

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That's telepathic suggestion and usually, people do them at their own will. It's merely disguising the suggestion to sound like a natural thought process.

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I read about being able to give people thoughts and actually having them do stuff I think it's either related to that or is what I'm talking about

That's telepathic suggestion and usually, people do them at their own will. It's merely disguising the suggestion to sound like a natural thought process.

I thought as much but was hesitant to call it such as I have never heard anyone say about doing it accidentally. I have possibly (it was in the middle of a fist fight so not exactly scientific conditions) used telepathic suggestion once before. Most of the accidental stuff seems to be since then but I don't know if its just a case of me noticing it more.

You could have produced an emotional message that have caused them to do something. Also, you may have not done telepathy and did a bit of clairavoyance or even the less probable Micro-PK.

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ohhh ok... I thought maybe it was related somehow... are they at all?

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I don't know what clairvoyance is. I am relating it to telepathy because thats a skill I can relate to. I try to include as much detail as possible when writing about my experiences so that more experienced psions can give ideas as to what exactly is/was happening. I have no idea whats going on half the time

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I read about being able to give people thoughts and actually having them do stuff I think it's either related to that or is what I'm talking about

That's telepathic suggestion and usually, people do them at their own will. It's merely disguising the suggestion to sound like a natural thought process.

I thought as much but was hesitant to call it such as I have never heard anyone say about doing it accidentally. I have possibly (it was in the middle of a fist fight so not exactly scientific conditions) used telepathic suggestion once before. Most of the accidental stuff seems to be since then but I don't know if its just a case of me noticing it more.

Suggestion is part of Adaputivu Mekenpei. It's almost a type of illusion that makes people think you can see the future, (though I can see moves before they're made a lot of the time.)

Foresight and illusion are two good ways to control fights. I use empathic fear as well often.

"Adaputivu Mekenpei" I love this. How do you come up with such great names? Maybe the noobs will believe you. Thats really the only reason I am posting this. Stop. Those of us who actually know things, and have been around the communities for years, know when you are BSing. And we will call you out on it.

In other, simpler words for one such as yourself: Prove what you are saying, or you will be labled a fluff.

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]"Adaputivu Mekenpei" I love this. How do you come up with such great names? Maybe the noobs will believe you. Thats really the only reason I am posting this. Stop. Those of us who actually know things, and have been around the communities for years, know when you are BSing. And we will call you out on it.

In other, simpler words for one such as yourself: Prove what you are saying, or you will be labled a fluff.

fail continuing.

name via wapanese translator

Yeah, I can't prove it, and yeah, it's a work in progress. I also can't prove I've been clairvoyant or done lucid dreaming, nor can the others other than to say that they have had experiences similar to the others.

And yeah, I've experienced this myself, and yeah, it may just be a certain way of adjusting my perception of energy (which is what I believe I'm seeing,) or maybe I'm just giving fancier names to a barely original technique and you're uncomfortable with that.

Really, not only is your argument unprovable, but it doesn't matter. I know what I'm capable of and what I'm dealing with, and you don't know what I'm capable of or what I'm dealing with. Other than what I've told you, (which may be a lie as well,) you know nothing of my ability level or mental strength.

That being said, drama is lulzy.

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I read about being able to give people thoughts and actually having them do stuff I think it's either related to that or is what I'm talking about

That's telepathic suggestion and usually, people do them at their own will. It's merely disguising the suggestion to sound like a natural thought process.

I thought as much but was hesitant to call it such as I have never heard anyone say about doing it accidentally. I have possibly (it was in the middle of a fist fight so not exactly scientific conditions) used telepathic suggestion once before. Most of the accidental stuff seems to be since then but I don't know if its just a case of me noticing it more.

I agree with neveza's point about emotion. Perhaps the heated fight of which you said you were in the middle produced a surge of emotion. So maybe it pushed it to the surface of easily noticed thought (easy, as in most people would feel it whether or not they consciously acknowledged it) and the (I'm assuming) other guy/gal in the fight picked up on it, because s/he was also in an emotionally charged state.

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]I agree with neveza's point about emotion. Perhaps the heated fight of which you said you were in the middle produced a surge of emotion. So maybe it pushed it to the surface of easily noticed thought (easy, as in most people would feel it whether or not they consciously acknowledged it) and the (I'm assuming) other guy/gal in the fight picked up on it, because s/he was also in an emotionally charged state.

I am not sure I understand what you are saying. It would be apriciated if you could expand a little. I am hesitant to go into details of the fight. I will however say at the time I was in a very fearfull state of mind.

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neveza wrote:
nightfire wrote:
I read about being able to give people thoughts and actually having them do stuff I think it's either related to that or is what I'm talking about

That's telepathic suggestion and usually, people do them at their own will. It's merely disguising the suggestion to sound like a natural thought process.

I thought as much but was hesitant to call it such as I have never heard anyone say about doing it accidentally. I have possibly (it was in the middle of a fist fight so not exactly scientific conditions) used telepathic suggestion once before. Most of the accidental stuff seems to be since then but I don't know if its just a case of me noticing it more.

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I agree with neveza's point about emotion. Perhaps the heated fight of which you said you were in the middle produced a surge of emotion. So maybe it pushed it to the surface of easily noticed thought (easy, as in most people would feel it whether or not they consciously acknowledged it) and the (I'm assuming) other guy/gal in the fight picked up on it, because s/he was also in an emotionally charged state.

I am not sure I understand what you are saying. It would be apriciated if you could expand a little. I am hesitant to go into details of the fight. I will however say at the time I was in a very fearfull state of mind.

Exactly. That was what it was. "fearful" state of mind. It was when you realized that you were in a fight that you had to tap in to the animal instinct part of your brain/mind. The flight or fight response. In this case, fight, I'm assuming. When you had to make a split second decision, you were forced to use your instinct - hence the intense emotional reaction. Physiologically speaking, you had adrenaline pumping in to your system. It's what kept all of your ancestors alive, and hopefully helped you avoid a couple of blows to the noggin by using, well, your noggin.

As I said in the last message, it is most obvious to everyone to tap in to that emotional sense (even if they are not the type of person who is conscious of themselves) and thereby, you were able to affect the situation, by your (much more conscious) mind putting out the (telepathic, we're assuming ) signals. Hence, the other person was able to pick up the deterrent, because you were both in a state of mind that allowed the transference of the message. Only difference, the other person was aware, while you had a pretty good idea of what just happened. Otherwise you wouldn't have asked the question in the first place. Is that elaborative enough?

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]"Adaputivu Mekenpei" I love this. How do you come up with such great names? Maybe the noobs will believe you. Thats really the only reason I am posting this. Stop. Those of us who actually know things, and have been around the communities for years, know when you are BSing. And we will call you out on it.

In other, simpler words for one such as yourself: Prove what you are saying, or you will be labled a fluff.
Black thunder ... that Adaptive BS is.. BS... I searched it, and nothing.

slightly off topic, but a good say
Please stop, it is due to people like you and your fluff that makes DBZ fanboys and W.o.W fanatics like ZOMG i can DO KAMEHAMEHA.. ZOMFG .... Please stop. Just re-think what you say. And if it is true. post a link with back-up do not make every member from P.o look like fools, it may have not been you original attention, but it is what happens when some one comes around stating COMPLETELY un-believable things, and fluff terms like " ZomgEnergyBlast ". I realize you said nothing like ZomgEnergyBlasy, I added that s future people know not to EVER post anything like it.

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slightly off topic, but a good say
Please stop, it is due to people like you and your fluff that makes DBZ fanboys and W.o.W fanatics like ZOMG i can DO KAMEHAMEHA.. ZOMFG .... Please stop. Just re-think what you say. And if it is true. post a link with back-up do not make every member from P.o look like fools, it may have not been you original attention, but it is what happens when some one comes around stating COMPLETELY un-believable things, and fluff terms like " ZomgEnergyBlast ". I realize you said nothing like ZomgEnergyBlasy, I added that s future people know not to EVER post anything like it.

hahaha...... wait so are you calling me a liar? you think I can't ZomgEnergyBlast. oh, you'll see, I'll ZomgEnergyBlast your ass so hard, hahahaha just kidding, but I hope noone tries using someone's, or even their own, fake term and say it's real and that they've done it before. Don't people know that people are going to realize it's fake, they're just making themselves look fluffy.

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"Adaputivu Mekenpei" I love this. How do you come up with such great names? Maybe the noobs will believe you. Thats really the only reason I am posting this. Stop. Those of us who actually know things, and have been around the communities for years, know when you are BSing. And we will call you out on it.

In other, simpler words for one such as yourself: Prove what you are saying, or you will be labled a fluff.
Black thunder ... that Adaptive BS is.. BS... I searched it, and nothing.

slightly off topic, but a good say
Please stop, it is due to people like you and your fluff that makes DBZ fanboys and W.o.W fanatics like ZOMG i can DO KAMEHAMEHA.. ZOMFG .... Please stop. Just re-think what you say. And if it is true. post a link with back-up do not make every member from P.o look like fools, it may have not been you original attention, but it is what happens when some one comes around stating COMPLETELY un-believable things, and fluff terms like " ZomgEnergyBlast ". I realize you said nothing like ZomgEnergyBlasy, I added that s future people know not to EVER post anything like it.

Oh come now, I'm a WoW fanatic yet I've never said anything like that

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]Black thunder ... that Adaptive BS is.. BS... I searched it, and nothing.

I know it's been a while since Saintbob said this and Black Thunder said it but I was bored so I searched "Adaputivu Mekenpei" on google and nothing came up except for this forum, there was a suggestion to change the word Adaputivu to Adaptive so I searched that (Adaptive Mekenpei) and then nothing came up, so most likely Black Thunder is BSing and was probably BSing every other time he used a term none of us have heard of before but I can't say for sure that EVERY unique term he used was BS though.

[!--quoteo--][div class='quotetop']QUOTE [/div][div class='quotemain'][!--quotec--]I've been accidentally reading peoples thoughts lately. Like the other day Brainfreeze and I were talking in real life and i he was about to say something then we both said it at the same time, I realize this may be because we've known each other for a while, but a while ago during school, a sub came in. All the sudden i knew her name. And that she was about to close her book :-

I do that a lot too. More of what I do is accidentally broadcast. Sometimes I think of a word for whatever reason, and someone will say it. Like "poophead" (Odd story, but meh.)

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I've been accidentally reading peoples thoughts lately. Like the other day Brainfreeze and I were talking in real life and i he was about to say something then we both said it at the same time, I realize this may be because we've known each other for a while, but a while ago during school, a sub came in. All the sudden i knew her name. And that she was about to close her book :-

I do that a lot too. More of what I do is accidentally broadcast. Sometimes I think of a word for whatever reason, and someone will say it. Like "poophead" (Odd story, but meh.)

That's been happening recently. (Note:On Topic) I've been having other peoples thoughts popping into my head or maybe my thoughts are going into there heads. But it's probably just a coincidence.

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often its more then coincidence. usually its only coincidence like 1 in every 10 times it happens. its usually either a logical train of thought that you and your friend has followed, or it a genuine unconcious ESP experience

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That's been happening recently. (Note:On Topic) I've been having other peoples thoughts popping into my head or maybe my thoughts are going into there heads. But it's probably just a coincidence.
often its more then coincidence. usually its only coincidence like 1 in every 10 times it happens. its usually either a logical train of thought that you and your friend has followed, or it a genuine unconcious ESP experience

It's usually me and my brother who know each others thoughts the most. I hope it's an ESP experience. Maybe it will get stronger as time progresses and as I progress.

It probably is.

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I've been accidentally reading peoples thoughts lately. Like the other day Brainfreeze and I were talking in real life and i he was about to say something then we both said it at the same time, I realize this may be because we've known each other for a while, but a while ago during school, a sub came in. All the sudden i knew her name. And that she was about to close her book :-

I do that a lot too. More of what I do is accidentally broadcast. Sometimes I think of a word for whatever reason, and someone will say it. Like "poophead" (Odd story, but meh.)

Well as you have probably gathered from the fact I havnt been around psionics has been kind of taking a back seat. Though a couple of weeks ago I started reading a book about healing animals, which talks about animal comunication. Since I started reading this I think ive been broadcasting thoughts. Things like as soon as I want a cup of tea a house mate will put the kettle on (sometimes not even to have some tea themselves). I often get people cracking the same jokes as im thinking or finishing my sentances. Also if I think about a game (talking computer games here) someone often gets up and starts playing it without anyone saying anything. The more I notice it the more often it happens. Some days it can happen 6 or 7 times all with different people.

Out of intrest I "shutdown" (well what I would consider shuting down anyway, basically denying the existance of anything extra sensory) for a while and didnt notice it happen.

Well as you have probably gathered from the fact I havnt been around psionics has been kind of taking a back seat. Though a couple of weeks ago I started reading a book about healing animals, which talks about animal comunication. Since I started reading this I think ive been broadcasting thoughts. Things like as soon as I want a cup of tea a house mate will put the kettle on (sometimes not even to have some tea themselves). I often get people cracking the same jokes as im thinking or finishing my sentances. Also if I think about a game (talking computer games here) someone often gets up and starts playing it without anyone saying anything. The more I notice it the more often it happens. Some days it can happen 6 or 7 times all with different people.

Out of intrest I "shutdown" (well what I would consider shuting down anyway, basically denying the existance of anything extra sensory) for a while and didnt notice it happen.

Not that what your saying isn't possible, but there is a psychological term called confirmation bias. You should at least consider it.

That was the whole point in telling you guys and girls

I try to get other peoples opinions when it happens but its difficult without revealing my beliefs to them or leading them. Quite often people say that the event in question was very unlikely and if I point out several similar events they just go quiet and look sheepish. Also it happens very frequently and I didnt notice it happen at all (though thats not to say that it didnt) in the period I shut down in (we are talking a few days here).

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I try to get other peoples opinions when it happens but its difficult without revealing my beliefs to them or leading them. Quite often people say that the event in question was very unlikely and if I point out several similar events they just go quiet and look sheepish. Also it happens very frequently and I didnt notice it happen at all (though thats not to say that it didnt) in the period I shut down in (we are talking a few days here).

Oh, okay, just making sure I covered all the bases. I know this sounds redundint because you are asking people on a site that DOES believe in this stuff, and also because you said you DON'T like to reveal your thoughts to people...BUT, do you know anyone (i.e. friend that lives nearby) that can hang around you for a day when you are in "normal" activity, and another day when you are in "downtime" and ask them to conduct a naturalistic observation...that is to say....watch your activity...I know this sounds kind of dumb because it's something that YOU have noticed from YOUR head, but I guess the point of this message is to ask if someone else can watch your actions...try and remember what happened during the day...then, for instance, ask them if they wanted that cup of tea when they put the kettle on, or if they all of the sudden felt like doing so...then think to yourself if you projected that thought at about the same time that they said they performed the action because the idea just popped in to their head randomly, not because they wanted the "cup" of tea...
Rest assured I'm trying to be serious with you...it's just that the more angles are covered, the better...you know....it greatly eliminates the chance of randomness or psychological effects such as the confirmation bias that I asked about in the last message....please tell me if I'm spewing out of my mouth nonsensically, I'm just engaged with your situation..it's interesting to me....

I can certainly give it a go, though it will have to wait two weeks (holiday). Though there are few problems with it. Firstly as soon as you introduce an observer I am no longer in a normal situation.

Secondly I often leave alot of it unsaid. The reasoning for not revealing my beliefs to my housemates is to try and avoid friction within the house. When I have previously pointed things out they have become uneasy (which makes every aspect of life much more difficult when its the people you live with). I tend to point things out every so often but when I have pointed several things out they seem to take it that I am attempting to influence their beliefs, which leads to friction.

Thirdly, how would a non psion observer know when I was thinking something? If I think about a cup (oh and what are the double quotes for?) of tea and someone gets up ad makes a cup (do you call it something else?) of tea then all the observer sees is somone making a cup (still no idea) of tea. I imagine that if I asked someone if they wanted a cup (a mug prehaps?) of tea when they put the kettle on they would say yes and look at me funnily. Whether or not they actully wanted a cup (prehaps you are used to making a pot of tea?) I expect if you asked afterwards they would think they did because why else would they put the kettle on?

Ahhh, man I've had a crap load of this in the last year. Can't believe I didn't notice this topic until now actually...
Quite often, I'll put my hand up in class to say something quite off topic and someone else will just beat me to it and say it in the exact words. Then of course there's the old, "Oh I was just about to say that", which happens pretty much all the time with people around me when I or they say something. Twice in my school library I was about to jokingly suggest something and it happened at the same time. Me and my friend were doing physics coursework together (we weren't allowed to help each other) and I said that it would be really unlucky if our physics teacher walked past us right now, then my friend started staring over my shoulder with a frieghtened look on his face. Turns out my physics teacher walked right behind my back two seconds after I said that. Another time in the library I was doing homework with my friend CJ and I was half way through telling him how funny it would be if our business studies teacher walked by and saw us doing his work right before his class started. By the time I'd got to the "if our teach-" part he shouted shit and stuffed our books into his bag then pointed ahead to our teacher walking up to us. : I also know if someone's talking to me on msn when I'm downstairs. Like I'll think, "hmmm, this person might be talking to me now" then I'll go check and sure enough they are. Kinda handy actually, happened with an email from a friend about two days ago come to think of it.

And lately, I've been rather pissed off at my sub-c because I'm constantly getting somehow pinged my electronic 24 hour clocks, and every time I look at them it says "23:23" or "15:15". It's happened about 30 times in the last 2 months. Ya know when someone pings you and you look at them for no reason, or if they're staring at the back of your head and you look at them without realizing? I get that with the clocks. Two nights ago I was downstairs getting a drink and I looked at my cooker and the clock said 11:11. I just smacked my forehead in a, "oh not again" sort of fashion, then I realized it wasn't actually 11:11, and that it was closer to 10 o clock, so I checked the phone next to the window and it said 22:22. -_-...it's really getting annoying now. I think I remember Gonzo getting this exact thing a lot a year or two ago too.

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Congratulations. The key to 'turning it up' as you want to do, is to keep doing what you're doing. Telepathy is a natural function, inherent in all people, iin my opinion. Think about your own choice of words. It was an 'accident'. Change that to "I allowed myself to". You, personally, are comfortable with the concept of telepathy, I would bet in an atmosphere that was socially familiar and comfortable, and where communication of some type is expected. Conditions were optimal.

I usually hear when people think an insult, but do not speak them, as if they are louder thoughts.

thats reasonable, since insults usually carry more emotional weight then other thoughts. and people tend to react more to them