We do not really have a lot in common when it comes to anything that could be supernatural. I avoid pain, so she cannot feel it because it is not there, and neither one of us is particularly empathetic so we do not feel each other's emotions.
A couple of years ago though, something happened that was really strange. Most of the time, Jacki and I never remember our dreams. During one particular morning conversation between my sister, my friends, and I, the topic of dreams came up in our typical Monday talks about our weekends. We got talking and Jacki and I had dreamed the exact same dream-- exactly the same, down to the clothes people wore and the conversations they had. This was strange on two accounts: one, we never remember our dreams and two, when we do they are completely different, and had never even resembled one another. The dream itself was something so different from what I had dreamed before. A woman and a man, who neither of us had ever seen before in our entire lives, in white shirts and blue jeans were sitting in a room with no windows and no door. They were sitting at a desk, with a chair on each side and talking about colors; what their favorites were, how people named colors, and whether new colors could be made. It is slightly jarring how completely bizarre the dream was, and considering my twin sister had the same dream on the same night as I did it could only be considered paranormal.
Oddly enough this phenomenon is so common that it has been named 'synchronicity' and expanded on by psychiatrist Carl Jung. It is "a casual connection of two or more psycho-physic phenomena." According to this logic, my sister and I can be regarded as 'psycho-physic phenomena.' The world does regard twins in a certain mindset when it comes to supernatural things, and my sister and I can understand why.
This is a very good story to read, it's not dry or boring at all. It helps that you put in about Carl Jung, it helps the credibility of the story. Also the fact that it happened to you and your sister.
ReplyDeleteThe way you explain how you felt in this story and the relationship between you and your sister made your experience all the more bizarre. Your credibility was built from the fact that it was you and your sister with witnesses around and the evidence that those experiences happen-Carl Jung.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is a great paranormal story. It has good credibility since you give reasoning behind the synced dreaming, using the name of an actual psychiatrist and telling us that this concept is all over media.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this story not only because it was a very interesting read, but also because it was written in a clear and understandable way. I really liked how you added the fact that you and your twin never experience anything paranormal except for this one exception. I really thought this added to your credibility. I think that maybe you could have explained about the twin phenomena a little bit more so we could understand what it entails. Great job!
ReplyDeletePretty good story, really interesting! The fact that happened to you and to your sister could help your credibility and at the same time hurt it, but in this case I think it helps it rather hurt it. Also, you could gone more in depth with your topic, and stablished more fatcs about it to make it even more believable.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that this happened to you and your sister gives it a lot of credibility. I liked your introduction and the facts you pointed out also make your story real. Naming your psychiatrist makes the reader feel like you are being honest. Well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat story. You have a lot of credibility because of the topic and it is 100% believable. It is a topic that many people are interested in which really helps. Your facts at the end were very helpful too. Once again, great job!
ReplyDeleteI think this is the most credible story I have read so far. The fact that the instance happened to you and there were no other instances of it happening increases the credibility. The facts at the end helped quite a lot. Good job.
ReplyDeleteSince this event was so personal to you, that is what helps the credibility a bit. The other thing that helps your credibility are the studies out on twins. I have friends who experienced something similar to this, but it was involving a car accident or something. Push for the case studies with twins for the analysis.
ReplyDeleteIts definitely nice to read a story that isnt about a ghost even though i wrote a ghost story too. This is a little creepy though. But thats not the point, its just odd. I like the way you elude to the point in the beginning then eventually get to the way it finally happened to you too. This background info makes it more believable.
ReplyDeleteIt is said that dreams do reveal a lot about someones current state of mind. I find this easily believable because this can happen to anyone who has a particularly close bond. The fact from Carl helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteGreat story! It's simple and to the point, you didn't drag it on. I like how you went from not believing in it at all, to mentioning how the paranormal happened to you and your sister. That makes me feel like its so much more credible, since you didn't believe in it until it happened to you. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI liked the topic of twins a lot, it added a unique and personal twist to the story. It was very clearly written overall and well structured. The amount of personal skepticism you put in at the beginning helped establish a sense of rationality, yet the fact that you yourself were questioning the event at the end made me start to question the possibilities of twins and lucid dreaming together! Not only did you have good sources (carl young) but you establish yourself as a reasonable educated person that experienced something unexplained.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good story. It was interesting throughout. All the facts and details definitely helped the credibility. Also it being you and your sister helped too. Its not unusual to hear stories somewhat like this about twins.
ReplyDeleteGreat story. It was simple and sweet. It gave me new insight on what twins could possible go through. You had good details and I liked the ending paragraph where you talked about what happened between you and your twin. Good story overall.
ReplyDeletethe connection between two sister is something some people may not understand, so the way you explain it is pretty clear and the usage of what twins go through is an good example of emotional connection. good story
ReplyDeleteGood story! I’m definitely guilty of having the perceptions you discussed about twins. I like how you note that you and Jackie don’t have much in common and how you are both not particularly empathetic. The way you set up your story makes it seem weird how you would have the same dream. The conclusion sums it up very well. The research helps the credibility of the story.
ReplyDeleteThis was very good because it gave a lot of background on how twins can be telepathically connected and how there have been many instances of this. It makes the story much more credible and believable. It is also very entertaining because it is crazy that you are having the same dream as someone else.Maybe add more detail but I can not think of anything else that really needs work.
ReplyDeleteGreat story! I like the way you had plainly of facts about twins. I really like the way you present the story and the fact that you did research for the story adds to the creditability. The part about the twins having the same dream adds a certain eeriest to it. The ending kind of just makes the story come all together.
ReplyDeleteI love stories about relatives. Some of my closest freinds are twins so right away i was interested to see what you had to share. The background info that you did on the topic made it believable.Its a great story, add a few details and it will be really good!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good story to read, it's not dry or boring at all. Great story!! I really like the way you present the story and I really like the way you tell the details.
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