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Whats going on??

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 21:15

I'm in need of a rational answer because I'm quietly freaking out!

Last night I couldn't find my tv remote, looked everywhere, under cushions, looked under furniture, even lifted the furniture, looked in the fridge...literally looked everywhere at least 3 times, then found it under the sofa that was looked under and lifted previously.

Came home earlier today to find my tv box was dangling off the edge of the tv unit, it hadn't been on the edge and it hadn't been moved before I went out.

Now tonight, I was drying my hair when I knocked my hair serum off my dressing table, thought id get it after i'd dried my hair...no where to be found!

I've looked in every nook and cranny, in drawers, under bed covers, in shoes, under bed...every where you can think off, DBF has had a good look too

Whats going on? Rational explanation please???

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determinedtomakethiswork · 21/05/2023 22:39

One thing that can help is taking a load of photos of the room if you've lost something and send them to a friend and see if they can help. My friend does that to me and I can often see what she's looking for when she can't.

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:39

Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:35

This is the only place I haven't checked, it was and is hanging on the back of the door....

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It's not in there....

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:35

SofieM0 · 21/05/2023 22:34

Check the dressing gown pocket…

This is the only place I haven't checked, it was and is hanging on the back of the door....

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SofieM0 · 21/05/2023 22:34

Check the dressing gown pocket…

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:32

LampHat · 21/05/2023 22:31

I’ve had this before with something I knew was there. My brain just wouldn’t let me see it - it was really weird. Had to leave the room and come back. It was right where I thought it should be, but my brain filter went a bit mad and over-filtered my vision or something.

But I'm not the only one whose looked.

I've even took photos of everywhere it could be and zoomed in.

It's sending me over the edge

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:31

Want2beme · 21/05/2023 22:24

Glad I'm not the only one. Not just losing/missing things, but so many coincidences as wellShock

What sort of coincidences?

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LampHat · 21/05/2023 22:31

I’ve had this before with something I knew was there. My brain just wouldn’t let me see it - it was really weird. Had to leave the room and come back. It was right where I thought it should be, but my brain filter went a bit mad and over-filtered my vision or something.

User19844666884 · 21/05/2023 22:30

TheYearOfSmallThings · 21/05/2023 22:25

Bison.

Or water serpent 😅

ChrisPNoodles · 21/05/2023 22:26

Americano75 · 21/05/2023 22:13

Well, just the other day my keys disappeared and finally reappeared in the fridge. We live in a new build so I can confidently eliminate 'ghost'.

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I could have been built on a plague pit.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 21/05/2023 22:26

Americano75 · 21/05/2023 22:13

Well, just the other day my keys disappeared and finally reappeared in the fridge. We live in a new build so I can confidently eliminate 'ghost'.

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What if it's built on a burial ground Hmm

TheYearOfSmallThings · 21/05/2023 22:25

Bison.

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:24

WordtoYoMumma · 21/05/2023 22:21

Our brains trick us all the time. I recently went to make a cup of tea and couldn't find the teabags anywhere, checked cupboards, behind stuff etc. Left the kitchen, came back three mins later to see box of teabags, and mug with teabag in the middle of the work surface. FREAKED OUT. Literally phoned DH in tears telling him we had a ghost. Turned out he put the teabags and the cup there before he left for work. My brain had somehow completely tuned them out on the worktop while I searched all the cupboards!

Are you sure there was actually a hair serum bottle there? Or is your brain tricking you? Did you definitely check the same place 3 times for the remote or might you have missed it?

Certain...I'd used it on my wet hair before hair drying.

I've looked on the dressing table, in my hair stuff box.

Honestly, I've looked EVERYWHERE.

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Want2beme · 21/05/2023 22:24

Glad I'm not the only one. Not just losing/missing things, but so many coincidences as wellShock

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:21

snoozingbaby1476 · 21/05/2023 22:18

Yes quite often. Sometimes I don't even bother looking as I know I will come across it at some point 🤣

I've given up looking in the hope it turns up 😂

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User19844666884 · 21/05/2023 22:21

You think you notice much more of the world than you do, and you also think you remember much more of your own action than you do.

The remote - you just didn’t see it the first time you looked.

The TV box - you knocked it off and didn’t notice at the time.

The hair serum - you already picked it up absent mindedly.

Have you ever seen the gorilla video? Shows you how much attention we pay.

WordtoYoMumma · 21/05/2023 22:21

Our brains trick us all the time. I recently went to make a cup of tea and couldn't find the teabags anywhere, checked cupboards, behind stuff etc. Left the kitchen, came back three mins later to see box of teabags, and mug with teabag in the middle of the work surface. FREAKED OUT. Literally phoned DH in tears telling him we had a ghost. Turned out he put the teabags and the cup there before he left for work. My brain had somehow completely tuned them out on the worktop while I searched all the cupboards!

Are you sure there was actually a hair serum bottle there? Or is your brain tricking you? Did you definitely check the same place 3 times for the remote or might you have missed it?

SofieM0 · 21/05/2023 22:21

another one who this happens to all the time. I dropped my vape under my makeup table last week and it actually vanished. Today I found it in my dressing gown pocket…and I’ve been wearing that all week without noticing, plus it was one of the first places I checked. Same with remote, keys and clothes. I thought maybe it’s hormones or maybe I was having mini blackouts or just weird memory dejavu shit. Even went for an eye test and specifically asked for my peripheral vision to be checked in case I had a blind spot hahaha. I dunno what it is but we’re not alone so I’m thinking hormonal blackouts!

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:20

DojaPhat · 21/05/2023 22:18

Are your carbon monoxide alarms in good working order?

??

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DojaPhat · 21/05/2023 22:18

Are your carbon monoxide alarms in good working order?

snoozingbaby1476 · 21/05/2023 22:18

Yes quite often. Sometimes I don't even bother looking as I know I will come across it at some point 🤣

AdoraBell · 21/05/2023 22:18

My dog jumped up to the TV set, swiped the remote for a chew toy and snaffled to serum bottle while we went to the pub. Sorry, I didn’t realise she was that bored.

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:16

snoozingbaby1476 · 21/05/2023 22:14

This happens to me all the time. I don't even get annoyed about it anymore I just accept that things will turn up at some point & generally they do. Recently lost my necklace....found it on my bra couple of days later, tv remote is always awol, keys disappear all the time. It's become my normal. I've not lost one of my kids yet so I take that as a win.

Do things turn up in places you know you've looked?

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Freakingfreaky · 21/05/2023 22:15

And I've checked the bathroom, just in case I took it in there, but I remember seeing it fall. I finished drying my hair and straight away, bent down to pick it up. Nothing in between.

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snoozingbaby1476 · 21/05/2023 22:14

This happens to me all the time. I don't even get annoyed about it anymore I just accept that things will turn up at some point & generally they do. Recently lost my necklace....found it on my bra couple of days later, tv remote is always awol, keys disappear all the time. It's become my normal. I've not lost one of my kids yet so I take that as a win.

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