bit woo- but have you ever met anyone you have felt scared of for no reason?

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I'm fascinated by stories like this- when you meet someone and they don't necessarily do anything - more that you just feel scared- intuition etc

I'm nearly 50 and it's happened once very strongly (was justified I later came to find out) and once not as strongly - so it's not a regular occurrence, but stories like this really interest me

On honeymoon in Aruba in May 2005 my husband was taken off by a security guard we'd got chatting to to snorkel at a locals beach. I was alone and three security guards came round and spoke to me while I was at the bar. I felt immediately freaked out and went to my room.

I heard a knock and looked through the peep hole, one of them was there and I didn't answer but he said he could see my shadow under the door. I looked again and realised two men were there (could have been a third) and I sat with my back the door as they were jiggling the door knob shouting to be let in. I was petrified. They eventually left.

A week after I came home it was on the news about a girl, Natalie Holloway who had disappeared. She's never been found and a security guard was charged with her murder.

I haven't read that book, but I would agree. I think it's past experience with other awful people that guides our intuition. We don't necessarily consciously remember all the little warning signs, but sub-consciously we definitely do and that's when we get the alarm bells going off in our head.

I personally think we typically dismiss those feelings too readily, and we should listen to them more.

Not for no reason but the killer of the Nottingham students and the caretaker looks what he is I am afraid. Chilling looking at his photo.

Twice. One was a very senior retired army officer who, even in his 80s came over as extremely formidable and not a man to mess with. The other was a chap from Northern Ireland who, while perfectly friendly and a good laugh, was very intimidating. I was told later that he was believed to be the CO of the Belfast wing of a para-military organisation.

@DNo What happened to you sounds terrifying but Natalee wasn't killed by the security guards. They were initial suspects and may have withheld information but Jordan van der Sloot (very much not a security guard) is currently doing time for her murder.

I was driving back home from the airport quite late at night with my 2 children a couple of years ago ; about 20 min from home , in a very rural area , I realised I took a wrong turn so decided to turn the car around at the first opportunity, which was a grassy area at the side of the road . As I pulled into this grassy area all my hair stood up on my body , and I had THE strongest sense of fear I have ever experienced in my life . I knew that all doors were locked ( children were asleep ) , I made a u turn in record time . There was no one on the road at all , no other cars around and I did not see anything . I drove home with adrenaline cursing though my body and even now , thinking about it I am unsettled. I don’t know what it was , but I know we were in danger , that night .

Yes but I don't really think it was for no reason. It years ago when I was on a night out with girls from uni. A guy who was well-dressed, well-spoken began talking to us and I was the only one who wasn't drunk but a bit tipsy and had that feeling of being disturbed like I could sense that this man who for all intents and purposes was friendly and "normal" was dangerous. I really got serial killer r*pist vibes off him and kept whispering to my friends we needed to get away with him and there was "something wrong" with him but they were all too drunk to be listen and kept laughing at me. Luckily he finally buggered off. I really did not like that man, his presence made my body very uncomfortable and disturbed.

One of the most important books ever written , in my opinion.
We are the only being that has forgotten and actively suppresses their natural instincts, no other animal would ever do that .

Someone I know sow him and his then wife or girlfriend in an airport lounge , apparently he WAS vile . They were seriously making out right in front of everyone , including her own small children . 🤮

As a child I was scared of my close friends dad. I could never put my finger on why. Even as a teenager I felt unease around him. I didn't feel this way about any of my other friends dad's.

In our early 20s my friend revealed that he had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. His then wife stood by him had a child with him and discovered he was also abusing this child. She left at this point and got sole custody moving to her home country. He got a prison sentence.

I dont know if I could feel this or why he scared me. To me that man always felt evil and I didn't like being near him.

I'm in my 50s now. I still have contact with this friend. Her 2 brothers 1 have cut all contact with him the other sees him once a year around Christmas. He has somehow got a 3rd wife...

One that always comes to mind is a customer who came into my work. I work at Tesco Mobile and this instance I was on my own. He was a very tall, polite and softly spoken man. Late 50's or early 60's. A very slight speech impediment which meant he didn't use his lips or open his mouth very much when he spoke so it came out very quiet and soft but a slight mumble. He wore lumberjack styled clothing and stood extremely close so that he was looking down at me. Real serial killer vibes, he really creeped me out. I wondered if he would be waiting for me in the car park at night. He also tried to give me a tip and wouldn't take no for an answer.

Why is a pp scared of Rita Ora?

This time is my own airport lounge story ( I have quite a few of this as I travel a lot , and I am able to use the lounges ) . She was in a first class lounge at Heathrow a few years back , she is incredibly different in person , other than to say she is very slim you truly would not look at her twice . Her voice is also very different form what you hear on TV , a bit raspy and much more ‘ common’ . She also had this ‘ I am a star’ attitude , including wearing sunglasses indoors 😂 no one was really looking at her and no one approached her , but Oh boy ! Did she want to let everyone know she was ‘ famous ‘ . Made me feel a bit sorry for her , actually

Love reading these 😂

I looked following the posts on here. She seems to have had a bit of Botox and her face is not very mobile, maybe it’s the lack of expression that unsettles people ?

Who are you talking about?

@Christmascarrots Thanks. That makes sense I suppose

Wow you're right! I've just looked it up and the security guards were arrested but based on van der sloots evidence. I haven't thought about it for a long time so the wiki page is fascinating now!

It's not about 'evidence' or following a process of reason. This isn't about convicting people in a criminal court. If the instinct is wrong and is acted upon there's no real harm done. If it's right and it isn't, the potential consequences could be catastrophic.

This whole cognitive process is so quick as to be almost instantaneous. As a self-preservation mechanism, it has to be, so of course a split-second response will therefore sometimes be wrong. That's how it works.

@JG4 who are you referring to? You need to use the quote function to show which previous post you are referring to. Reply just posts on the thread.

Donald Trump. Never met him but every time I see pictures or him on TV its like an alarm goes off in my brain. I can't even listen to his voice, it just sounds evil to me.

I've clearly got no fear radar. I need to read the book.

I was on Jim'll Fix It in the mid-80s when I was 10 maybe, I got no vibe from him at all. I had a great time in the studio when he was there. I have watched the recording since and again didn't get any weird feelings about it. My gran took me because my parents were both at work. She died before I ever got the chance to ask her about it later. She didn't think there was anything weird either as far as I know. I destroyed the video tape and threw away the medal once I knew the truth. I could never have looked at it again.

In my early 20s I worked with a guy who was jailed for a series of rapes. I had no idea about him either. We used to work split shifts sometimes and we'd go to the cinema or for something to eat, I was honestly shocked. I didn't get any feelings about him at all. Totally normal guy. His offences were happening at the time I knew him and I didn't pick up on anything at all. That still upsets me actually, I don't think or talk about it often.

More recently my colleague stole huge amounts of money from our employer. With hindsight he was living a lifestyle way beyond the salaries he and his wife were bringing home but I never gave it a thought. He always brought in the expensive biscuits when it was his turn and was just a cheery, normal colleague. Never seemed stressed or worried.

Me too. He makes me actually feel sick whenever I see him or hear his voice.
He strikes me as being utterly insincere and untrustworthy and I cannot fathom for the life of me why so many Americans idolise him 🤢
I wouldn’t trust him an inch.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/3SpKF76BH2sFka4q/

For.those with Facebook, this popped up on my feed and made me think about this thread. Very interesting!

Which hotel??