Presence the strange science and true stories of the unseen other

"A psychologist's journey to understand one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the universal, disturbing feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone. These experiences of sensing a Presence when no one else is there have been given many names-the Third Man, guardian...

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Main Author: Alderson-Day, Ben (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"A psychologist's journey to understand one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the universal, disturbing feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone. These experiences of sensing a Presence when no one else is there have been given many names-the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, "social" hallucinations-and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure"--
Physical Description:xv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-275) and index.
ISBN:9781250278258
1250278252
Author Notes:Dr. Ben Alderson-Day is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing at Durham University. A specialist in atypical cognition and mental health, his work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and child development.