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Have you ever felt evil or that something was deeply wrong?

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crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:25

Inspired by an experience I had recently that has really rattled me. It's very outing as I've talked to everyone in my real life about it, it bothered me so much so I'll keep it brief.
I met some people I hadn't met before to buy an item from FB marketplace. Its a fairly rare item, and an expensive one so I went off to see if it was the right thing. The house was beautiful, it was a very large manor house that has been turned into huge expensive period flats,the grounds were amazing and the people were nice but a few odd things happened that were boundary testing and also some oddly timed things happened. While I was there I felt OK, it was a beautiful place, very quiet and entrancing but as I drove away I had this overwhelming sense of relief that I was leaving, and I was scanning my brain for any information I'd told them about myself in case they could find me. I am not a scared person or one prone to flights of fancy , this has never happened to me before. I had a physical reaction to the street they live on when I drove past some days later. My brain said "I'm never going up there again" and I keep having that feeling of having been in a bubble, it bursting and me being glad to be away from it. A weird story I know. Anyone had similar? I just know there was something deeply wrong there. I even asked my lovely neighbour to send a prayer up for me to protect me , and I would consider myself a non believer!

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Googlersanonymous · 01/08/2022 09:32

It's important that you follow your instincts and something very distinct happened to you at that location.

RedHelenB · 01/08/2022 09:34

Well, there's no need to return is there so dont. But I think that and have watched too many scary movies about old manor houses.

yardstickbarbedstick · 01/08/2022 09:35

this is jnteresting. it seems we take in more than we realise

I suppose its like chosing the dark forrest path or the open meadow

LittleMG · 01/08/2022 09:35

What happened?!?!!!

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:40

Googlersanonymous · 01/08/2022 09:32

It's important that you follow your instincts and something very distinct happened to you at that location.

Yes that's what it feels like. Something definitely happened to me, it was totally different from being scared after watching a spooky film or nerves for a flight. It was it's own distinct feeling, very very strong

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crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:40

RedHelenB · 01/08/2022 09:34

Well, there's no need to return is there so dont. But I think that and have watched too many scary movies about old manor houses.

I definitely won't be returning!

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Mistlewoeandwhine · 01/08/2022 09:42

What weird things actually happened?

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:42

LittleMG · 01/08/2022 09:35

What happened?!?!!!

No idea but it definitely felt very very real

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AgnestaVipers · 01/08/2022 09:43

I once had that reaction to a man sitting opposite me on the tube. Years ago, now. There was an unpleasant smell and something about his face or clothes that gave me a visceral repulsion. We do sense more than we can fully understand. Thankfully we never need to see these people or go to these places again.

RuthBrenner · 01/08/2022 09:45

I think you're letting your imagination run away with you if nothing actually happened.

TheVolturi · 01/08/2022 09:45

What were the boundary testing things?

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:46

RuthBrenner · 01/08/2022 09:45

I think you're letting your imagination run away with you if nothing actually happened.

No definitely not. This was very very different to anything like that

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Elphame · 01/08/2022 09:50

Yes indeed.

Many years ago I once bought an object at auction. It was lovely. I picked it up before bidding, had a good look at it etc and it was fine. I was the only bidder and got it for virtually nothing (yay!).

However the moment the gavel fell I was seized with complete revulsion. The thing was giving off such unpleasant vibes that I didn't want anything to do with it. When the time came to pay I went up to settle my bill ( I had bought several other things too) and told the auctioneer I would pay for it but please throw it away. I wasn't even going to touch it. Luckily they let me off!

I often wonder what that was all about.

RuthBrenner · 01/08/2022 09:51

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:46

No definitely not. This was very very different to anything like that

Anything like what though? You've described absolutely nothing. What were the boundary testing and oddly timed things that happened?

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:53

TheVolturi · 01/08/2022 09:45

What were the boundary testing things?

The sudden appearance of a friend from the building who also 'wanted to meet me'
Personal compliments that could not be true (I'm a size 18/20) they were saying how slim I was
The one person told me how her and her husband had loud sex and no one minded
All these things were said in a genteel way and were sort of buried in very refined and polite setting (tea on the lawn) amongst other conversation. They had made a tea tray so I could sit while they collected the item. As we were talking, they asked me questions about how I grew up but then made leaps to personal things " was your father absent, it can be hard growing up with an absent father " (I hadn't mentioned my dad, only my mum)
It gave the sense of a cult, trying to hook you.
I know there will be posters who say they would have immediately challenged or left but these things were sort of buried in enough normality that I didn't process it straight away. I was probably there 20 mins in all

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TheVolturi · 01/08/2022 09:55

You probably got it in one with the cult type thing.

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 01/08/2022 09:56

DM said once years ago she had something (think it was carved) which she gave to someone and they got bad feelings about it/something happened. It was eventually donated to V&A I think.

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 09:57

Elphame · 01/08/2022 09:50

Yes indeed.

Many years ago I once bought an object at auction. It was lovely. I picked it up before bidding, had a good look at it etc and it was fine. I was the only bidder and got it for virtually nothing (yay!).

However the moment the gavel fell I was seized with complete revulsion. The thing was giving off such unpleasant vibes that I didn't want anything to do with it. When the time came to pay I went up to settle my bill ( I had bought several other things too) and told the auctioneer I would pay for it but please throw it away. I wasn't even going to touch it. Luckily they let me off!

I often wonder what that was all about.

Interesting isn't it?
I've never understood this before and often thought others who had these knowing feelings were just a bit 'woo' or imaginative.
But honestly, now having it happen to me (only once in 47 years) I understand it.

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berksandbeyond · 01/08/2022 09:59

Years ago on a holiday with a friend I found myself in a situation where what I can only describe as 'fight or flight' kicked in and I somehow got myself back to the hotel. I think I was spiked. It was certainly something that I can consider to be a close call to evil.

HappyBinosaur · 01/08/2022 10:00

Yes once and it was awful. It took me years to process it. It was not a dramatic event but it was subtly dark and unsettling. I have a strong faith but it unsettled me to the core (and actually feel sick even writing about it).

CharlieAndTooManyCharacters · 01/08/2022 10:00

Strangers telling you that they have loud sex is pretty weird really.

crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 10:03

HappyBinosaur · 01/08/2022 10:00

Yes once and it was awful. It took me years to process it. It was not a dramatic event but it was subtly dark and unsettling. I have a strong faith but it unsettled me to the core (and actually feel sick even writing about it).

This sounds intriguing but I understand you don't want to write about it

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crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 10:04

CharlieAndTooManyCharacters · 01/08/2022 10:00

Strangers telling you that they have loud sex is pretty weird really.

Yep!

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DadOnIce · 01/08/2022 10:11

"The one person told me how her and her husband had loud sex and no one minded"

Have you ever felt evil or that something was deeply wrong?
crochetmonkey74 · 01/08/2022 10:14

DadOnIce · 01/08/2022 10:11

"The one person told me how her and her husband had loud sex and no one minded"

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I could cope if they were just weird sex people.
It was all deeply unnerving

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