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

[crochetmonkey74]

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!

In the space of 20 minutes of going to collect an item you were:

’introduced’ to a friend of theirs who ‘also’ wanted to meet you
told about their sex life
asked about your father
’complimented’ on your appearance

Creeps and weirdos come in all shapes and sizes. Never judge a book by its cover - just because they are wealthy and live in a beautiful place doesn’t mean they are decent people.

(Thinking of the Epstein case for example)

There's a street near where I live that gives me the creeps, no idea why as there's nothing different about it to any of the others nearby. It's just a regular row of terraced houses, but it weirds me out so much, I had to look online to see if anyone was murdered it on it (I know that sounds daft) but there are no incidents online that I can find, so I've put it down to where the light and shadow hits it.

I think given that we're essentially animals, we pick up on things that are beyond normal consciousness, if you see what I mean. Our animal instincts are trying to tell us something isn't safe, but as logical, thinking humans we try and rationalise these feelings whereas if we were, say a dog, we'd just hot foot it out of there.

We do sense more than we can fully understand

I think this is right. Sometimes we don't understand all of our feelings towards our spouse, or a friend, or we very specifically really don't want to go to somewhere known and familiar, for no good or specific reason at all.

I've had a feeling twice in my life that I ought not to go out that day, for no good reason I knew of, and so I didn't. Had to call into work sick for one of them, but it was strong enough that that felt like the right thing to do.

It's just a place you don't like being, for a reason you don't need to know. Maybe if you spent lots of time there more would be revealed, but you won't, so it doesn't matter. Maybe if I'd gone out on one of those two days, I wouldn't have lived to tell the tale. Who knows?

We're just animals. We sense stuff. It happens all day every day.

a few odd things happened that were boundary testing and also some oddly timed things happened.

What things?

I’m not sure it’s the same thing but our Labrador died in 2017. We moved house shortly after into a really old house in the countryside.

The first night we were there I popped into the garden just to admire the sunset/ view across the fields as the house is surrounded by woods & fields. As I stood at the end of the garden I felt something behind me, like someone had walked up behind me. I jumped round and nothing was there. I walked back towards the house and noticed something was watching me from the woods that form part of the garden.

In my mind I thought fondly of our Labrador maybe popping back to say hi (mad I know, but I kinda believe things like this).

However, the phone rang it was my step dad who lives overseas (rarely calls me!) after saying Hi and how you settling etc he said ‘be careful who you let in your house’ I asked what he meant, he said that he didn’t really know but had a feeling there was a bad energy that could be mistaken for our dogs and just be sure before we said hi (we are not mental I assure you all - even if we sound it 🤣)

I haven’t had the feeling again but it did make me wonder a bit more deeply about the old spirit world 🤯

Yes it's strange when you write it all down isn't it
I wasn't swayed by their wealth or privilege, rather mentioning it as how incongruous it was with the feeling it gave me, how they behaved etc I think the quiet and beautiful surroundings made me at ease at first.

Many years ago I was waiting for last train in a small town where it was just a platform. Toilets and waiting room (I think) were locked. It was winter and cold and though the platform was lit, there were a lot of dark places.

Anyway, had been standing there for a while as the train was late when a man came up onto the platform. He was tall as I am 6ft 2 and well dressed, long coat. I don't know how to describe it but the second he came up my alarm bells were ringing that I needed to run. Not first time I had waited for late train on a lonely platform with someone else, but just had the overwhelming feeling something awful was going to happen to me.

Every time I looked over he was staring at me and he had eyes like a shark, just dead. The best way i can describe it is that he just felt menacing, or yes, evil He kept edging a bit closer too every so often when I glanced away, like that tiktok video with the cat. I was debating wtf to do. Was before mobile phones being widespread and down the stairs just led to a car park and then a long path back to the main road (had been dropped off) so not exactly any safer.

Thank goodness a few minutes later I heard a car and someone else came onto the platform, another man. New guy looked like a more stereotypical 'person of concern' being huge and covered in (really cool) tattoos. But he smiled ate and did stand fairly close i wonder if he noticed something off about other guy too. Original man was still staring but didn't come any closer and then the train turned up above five minutes after. Worst part was original man didn't even get on the train.

I still think about it a lot actually. I expect to see him on the news one day for something horrible. Sounds stupid as he didn't actually do anything but I am just convinced he meant me real harm.

Answered upthread

Yes...young man very polite to me BUT the eyes had a look.
Went on to murder 4 people.

Not evil per se but a I got a very strange/negative feeling from a trio of men who came to deliver a wardrobe I'd bought from them on FB marketplace.

I couldn't shake the vibe they'd given me for a few days and wondered whether the wardrobe had some bad energy atattched to it 😂

we are not mental I assure you all - even if we sound it 🤣)

This is the bit I want to keep saying. I am a very sensible totally normal person

Yes, I get this too. When pregnant there was a guy who I sometimes seen in the village I lived in. Never paid much attention to him, but when pregnant if I saw him I felt physically sick, and very panicked, as though i was in danger. I mentioned it to a friend who told me I was right to be wary, he abused his partner

Also, met a girl from school on the bus home from Uni one day. We had been kind of friends, she was a lot tougher than me, and had also stolen things. She was very chummy chummy, but I just had a horrible feeling to get away from her, like I was in danger. I made excuses that I was meeting my boyfriend and got off the bus about 30 minutes away from home.
Still think I made the right choice

It's just a place you don't like being, for a reason you don't need to know.
This resonated. I'm normally a bit nosey to get to the bottom of things but I have no desire to investigate the road or dig around , my gut just keeps saying' leave it all alone'

I wonder how many on the thread who've said 'Your imagination is overactive' (or something similar) would actually confidently claim that humans don't sense things beyond our recognised physiological senses.

So I’m getting weird, I’m not getting evil.

Also, people living in flats in a converted manor aren’t necessarily particularly wealthy - partly depends where in the country it is.

It definitely had an evil feeling. Agree about wealth but am chatting in broad strokes on here and actually, there was wealth there

I think we should always trust our instincts. If something feels off follow your gut. That book The Gift of Fear is good at explaining.

@Elphame Yes I can relate. It only happened to me once, it made me realise how important our intuition/gut feelings are. I already had a few tarot card sets but bought another (expensive brand new set). After opening it and looking at them (they were very beautiful), my daughter and I filled with a dreadful feeling. She asked me the same thing I was already thinking, shall we throw it away? I didn't even want it inside my house and certainly wouldn't gift it, because it felt so bad. I went straight to the bin and threw it away.

So I’m getting weird, I’m not getting evil

But you weren't there and didn't sense it, and you're not OP...

I think you should read the gift of fear by gavin de becker.

After reading your update it isn't exactly for no reason you feel that way about that place, that was very strange and inappropriate behaviour from these people in that house. Anyone would be freaked out by that and want to never go back there, however I think you might be slightly overthinking the evil part and that they might try to find you. You are probably just freaked out by hownthey behaved.

Random thought and I am probably overthinking here, but do you think they were enjoying winding you up? Maybe they advertise and sell items and while they are it it, wind up anyone who goes to the house to collect it?

I believe in listening to your gut and had read the Gift of Fear, it's very good.

But from what you've said, sounds more like they are rather weird swingers scoping people out to join them and their friend in some "fun", that's all.

@crochetmonkey74 if you sensed evil, then you did. Don't listen to people telling you otherwise. Trust your instincts and keep away from that place/people. They could have been Satan worshipers, there are many of them. I once spoke with an ordinary looking guy in his mid thirties, who said he was a member of Satan's church. He said many attended, and they treated it like a real religion e.g. prayers, sermons etc. He showed me pictures/decorations in his porch/hallway, that made me believe him. I was at his door, made polite chit chat then left.

Unless someone has felt it - it’s hard to reason with them - I just reminded DH about this as I was typing it and he was still like - oh that old rubbish 🙄

Now I haven't read it, but I remember watching him talking about it , maybe a TED talk? Definitely an interesting subject!