Thread: Relation of De ja vu to dreaming

Originally Posted by Reamous

Actually, one time I was sitting in the car while Mom and Dad got out to talk to someone. I was reading a book, and I remember feeling Deja Vu starting. The next thing I knew, I said out loud, "Get out here and be sociable." My Mom opened the door and said the same thing. I panicked a little, and then felt like Nostradamus.

That's fairly awesome, Reamous, but was it deja vu or something else?

Instead of "remembering" that your mom said that, you "knew" it was about to be said. There is a difference. Though it might not have been deja vu, it could I suppose have been a wee bout of clairvoyance or, much less interstingly, just a very good guess by a kid who knows his mom, and had a good feeling -- unconsciously -- about what she was going to say about you staying in the car. I say we go with clairvoyance; it's much more fun!

Originally Posted by Sageous

That's fairly awesome, Reamous, but was it deja vu or something else?

Instead of "remembering" that your mom said that, you "knew" it was about to be said. There is a difference. Though it might not have been deja vu, it could I suppose have been a wee bout of clairvoyance or, much less interstingly, just a very good guess by a kid who knows his mom, and had a good feeling -- unconsciously -- about what she was going to say about you staying in the car. I say we go with clairvoyance; it's much more fun!

That's a good point, but the thing is, it didn't cross my mind that she would have said that until after I felt the deja vu. I dunno, it may have been a good guess, but it's coincidental enough for me to go with the clairvoyance side. ^.^