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Medical Forum / General / Vision / September 2007That feeling you get when you know someone looks at you...
I have always wondered about that strange feeling you get when someone looks at you; I mean not when you're actually looking at them, but when you are just looking casually somewhere else, into space... And then you suddenly get this instinct feeling to turn your head sideways, and it's like by magic your eyes just find and meet another person's, like you just suddenly become aware that someone is looking at you and unconsciously you look back at them, and then a second afterwards you realize they were looking at you, too. And it's even more strange when it happens the other way round; like taking the scenario of driving on the road, when I'm in the car and looking at someone else; another person who is in the car driving alongside the one I am in. And it's freaky, how you look at them and they suddenly turn their head towards you, as though they had felt your presence all along and knew you were looking at them. So the big question I've always thought being: Why does this happen? And does anyone else have this sort of experience? Most people I know have had the same sort of thing happen, lots of times as well. May be it could be something like the eyes send out some kind of light, which the receptor's body is sensitive to, or it might be an electromagnetic ray which hasn't yet been discovered in science, or something amazing like that. Could anyone else please tell me, if they know why it happens, or can guess? I have always wondered about that strange feeling you get when someone looks at you; I mean not when you're actually looking at them, but when you are just looking casually somewhere else, into space... And then you suddenly get this instinct feeling to turn your head sideways, and it's like by magic your eyes just find and meet that person's, where you just suddenly become aware that someone is looking at you and unconsciously you look back at them, and then a second afterwards you realize they were looking at you, too. And it's even more strange when it happens the other way round; like taking the scenario of driving on the road, when I'm in the car and looking at someone else; another person who is in the car driving alongside the one I am in. And it's freaky, how you look at them and they suddenly turn their head towards you, as though they had felt your presence all along and knew you were looking at them. So the big question I've always thought being: Why does this happen? And does anyone else have this sort of experience? Most people I know have had the same sort of thing happen, lots of times as well. May be it could be something like the eyes send out some kind of light, which the receptor's body is sensitive to, or it might be an electromagnetic ray which hasn't yet been discovered in science, or something amazing like that. Could anyone else please tell me, if they know why it happens, or can guess? Sorry. Rishi Giovanni Gatti (Zetsu), Lena102938, and Otis Brown are trolls who haunt s.m.v. Rishi has published, and is trying to sell worthless books. Otis is pathologically dishonest and actually hurts people. Following his advice can induce double vision in those not working closely with an eye doctor. Lena102938 uses anti-eye doctor rhetoric as a substitute for ANY actual information. It seems she now has to wear glasses and has developed a pathological (and ILLOGICAL) resentment toward the industry that "foisted these glasses upon her." You'd do well to ignore them and wait for responses from the caring, compassionate eye doctors who DO also participate in this site. > I have always wondered about that strange feeling you get when someone > looks at you; I mean not when you're actually looking at them, but [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > like that. Could anyone else please tell me, if they know why it > happens, or can guess? Look into the sun or some bright lights for a few hours and you'll have nothing to worry about. Take your own advice. It's not that I am worried, I am just really curious how come this happens. Does it has something to do with light rays? Please does anyone know? Sorry. Rishi Giovanni Gatti (Zetsu), Lena102938, and Otis Brown are trolls who haunt s.m.v. Rishi has published, and is trying to sell worthless books. Otis is pathologically dishonest and actually hurts people. Following his advice can induce double vision in those not working closely with an eye doctor. Lena102938 uses anti-eye doctor rhetoric as a substitute for ANY actual information. It seems she now has to wear glasses and has developed a pathological (and ILLOGICAL) resentment toward the industry that "foisted these glasses upon her." You'd do well to ignore them and wait for responses from the caring, compassionate eye doctors who DO also participate in this site. > I have always wondered about that strange feeling you get when someone > looks at you; I mean not when you're actually looking at them, but [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > like that. Could anyone else please tell me, if they know why it > happens, or can guess? Coincidence. People look around at different things all the time and sometimes two people end up looking at each other. Since most consider it rude to stare at another person, both people feel uncomfortable at having been found out. The magaizine "Skeptical Inquirer" http://www.csicop.org/si/ (Zetsu, you should try reading it instead of Bates) published a study about this a few years ago. They had subjects sit in a cafeteria and had other students randomly stare at the backs of their heads for a minute then stop. The subjects were then asked every so often if they could feel the stare. Turned out that they couldn't: they said they felt a stare when someone wasn't staring and missed feeling actual stares about as often as they were correct, exactly as expected by chance. Judy Wow that's really cool, thank you Dr.Judy, for polite reply. I just didn't think it was coincidence at first because it happens to me and it happens to my friends as well, like ALL the time! But yes, it is coincidence probably! So much for my crazy eyes-which-emit- special-light-ray theory, haha. > The magaizine "Skeptical Inquirer" http://www.csicop.org/si/ (Zetsu, > you should try reading it instead of Bates) published a study about [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > stare when someone wasn't staring and missed feeling actual stares > about as often as they were correct, exactly as expected by chance. Link to the article http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-03/stare.html Judy > I have always wondered about that strange feeling you get when someone > looks at you; I mean not when you're actually looking at them, but [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > like that. Could anyone else please tell me, if they know why it > happens, or can guess? however much the study shows that it was coincidence, i have woken up because of feeling watched. even though someone enters the room quietly and does not create any other reason for you to become aware of their presence, a person still often wakes up. i think the study might be skewed because of the expectation that arises from being in a study group. unfortunately i have no idea why this occurs. Hi, >unfortunately i have no idea why this occurs. That's why I asked! =D I can really relate to your experience, like when someone enters the room really quietly but you already know that they are there. 'Sixth sense', or 'crap coincidence'? Hi, >because of feeling watched. even though someone enters the room >quietly and does not create any other reason for you to become aware >of their presence, a person still often wakes up. I think it might be a defense mechanism the body has developed. Because back when man had to live in caves and stuff, it meant that there might come predators (wolves, bears, etc.) and they have to be ready and wake up quickly from the sleep in case something tries to hunt them. |
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