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Are there different extremes of Electric people because i don't have trouble that i have recognized with appliances.In fact the only time i wondered what was going on with me is when i lived with carpets and at my job were there are carpets. I could turn florescent lights on by touching the bulb, lights did blow out an awful lot around me and touching metal would give me a real shock. Now that i live with hardwood floors I haven't noticed much problems with electizity. I also were leather shoes i see they say that helps.Actually now that i think about it in my apartment when i walked around on the rug all day the florescent light would go on if i just got real close to it.I haven't been able to do it lately I miss it it freaked people out when i would turn the lights on. Until i found this web page I thought it was mental and i just lost the ability or because I was showing off so much it was taken away, silly I know. Erica K. Marrero < johnerica_10 a yahoo com> oakland, CA United States - Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 08:08:46 (PDT)

I have noticed all my life that I have these unusual things that happen to me involving electricity and natural instincts. First im going to explain some of my electrical occurances. It all started back in about 2nd or 3rd grade. My brother and I were with one of his friends playing with and electrical fence. We would touch it and get shocked. We were just acting like idiots and having a good time. I distinctly remember the next day waking up and when I turned on my bedroom light. It blew out. Then I went and got my bro to replace it because I was too little. Then I tried it again and guess what, it happened again. Then the third time he put in a new bulb, I let him turn it on and it worked fine. Then I got all dressed and when I turned out the light, it blew out again. I couldnt believe it. I just left and went to eat breakfast. Then I had an expierence back in 5th grade involving electricity. I remember me and some of my friends learning about static electricity in Science. Me and my friends tried out that thing when you scuff your feet on the carpet and touch a door-knob. My friend Jacob did it first on the way to lunch. He took off his shoes and scuffed his feet all the way down the hall. Then he touched a door-knob and it shocked him. Then everybody around the hall started trying it and then when I tried it you could actually see a spark of electricity jump from my finger to the knob. Even when I was about 1/2 or 3/4 inches away from the knob you could see a spark and hear it also. My friends were amazed and my teacher was too. About a month ago I was playing with my dogs in their electric fence area and I had my baseball cleats on. The grass was damp because it was early in the morning and I was about to go to practice. I decided, for some stupid reason to touch the fence to see if it was working properly because one of my dogs had been escaping from it everyday. Well I touched the fence with my stupid metal cleets on in the stupid damp grass and ZZZAAAAAAAPP!!!! It shocked the crap outta me. Ever since that, almost every time I turn on a light switch, POW, it goes out. It has gotten so bad that I now have to ask people to turn on the light switches for me. I've been afraid to touch the microwave and elevator buttons because I think something bad might happen to its circuts and it might hurt me or break down. Today when I was taking a shower I noticed that the lights would dim and then get bright, then dim and then get bright. There was no storm, and it was very sunny out. There are 5 bulbs in the vanity light thing. I dont understand how all of them could get dim at the same time. I think that my body harnesses electricity or something because these things always happen when I get shocked. Okay, now here is where you hear about my natural instincts. When I first got aol IM, I was talking to somebody and they asked me if I could guess what they were wearing. I guessed the shirt, pants, and shoes all right. Everyday since then they ask me these kinda questions that I would not know a thing about and about 90-95% of the time I get it right. I just try to picture the person and when I picture them the clothes are just there and that's what I guess. Sometimes, I'll talk about something, for instance a song that I like, and when I turn on the radio, there it is playing. Today me and my brother were talking about some hot girls and I told him about how Britney Spears, Christina Aguleria, and Jessica Simpson have all had parts on the Simpsons. About an hour later, there was Britney Spears on the Simpsons. He told me and I didn't think much of it. Then later at 11, I was watching another episode and Jessica Simpson was on. Ok, now that kinda freaked me out. Then I thought about how I was singing this song when I was putting my t.v. on channel 3 to play a video game. When I got to 3, there was the song I was singing. Ok, here's the last part. All my life I have had this nack for finding 4 leaf clovers with no problem at all. I can be riding my bike through my yard and i'll spot one in a blur. It just stands out to me really well. As a matter a fact, the other day I was with my dad who was inspecting a house. I was in the back yard just lookin at stuff and after about an hour and 45 minutes, I had found 29 4-leaf clovers and 2 5-leaf clovers. My dad said that that runs in the family because his grandfather and my sister could also do that very well. Those last 2 things didn't have a thing to do with electricity, but I just thought that they were interesting and I wanted to find out if anybody else had these kind of problems. J. McLean < greenguy a tomgreen com> USA - Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 22:25:39 (PDT)

I stumbled upon this site while looking up information on lightning bugs. I've had a lot of these problems for years but i didnt know anyone else did!! In fact, the more stories i read, the more i remember. I guess it got to the point where i must have chalked my experiences up as normal and forgot them. I have wondered for years why the streetlights on the freeways blink on and off so often. I never considered the possibility that it might have something to do with me. I dont shock or get shocked frequently except in wintertime when wearing a certain pair of boots. However, i have owned 5 toasters in the last 10 years. Ive joked to people that either i have some sort of force field that burns out toasters or they just arent making them like they used to. I have gone through two monitors on my brand-new computer - they just die but only when im using them. I cant keep a clock radio to save my life. I was about to throw out one that had been broken for years when my son plugged it in and it works fine. If i get near it, it doesnt work at all. I have had two electical fires in two different houses. One was from a lamp that i turned on in a newer house in texas. The other was a light fixture in the kitchen ceiling in an older house in Ohio. In both cases the wiring was inspected and found to be fine. I have owned 10 cars in 15 years. In two cases, i bought the car from a friend who had had no problems with it whatsoever (i knew this firsthand). Once i bought the car, all hell broke loose. In fact, my current car is in the shop for ignition failure, transmission failure and exhaust system failure. All of this happened within a week. I should mention also that i have had some psychic experiences as well. Once, while in a small men's clothing store with my mother, i felt the need to leave immediately. It started as soon as i walked into the store and became worse and worse until my mother noticed that i was panic stricken and pale. She finally let me leave the shop and once through the doors, i was fine. That was the only time anything like that ever happened. At one particular job i became adept at predicting when the phone would ring and i always knew which of my family or friends it was calling me. The odd part was that i was not concious of it at the time - it was only after i picked up the phone and answered the caller by name that i realized i had stopped what i was doing (blanked out kind of) right before the phone rang. That one was really strange and has not happened since i left that job. I was electrocuted as a child when i stuck a metal paintbrush into an outlet. I remember a warm buzzing feeling but nothing unpleasant. Interestingly, as a kid I always fantasized about having extra sensory powers and powers with electricity. Kelley < Keyo7999 a aol com> oh USA - Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 13:01:44 (PDT)

Help! I think I'm a freakin antenna. There are times that I pick up radio and television signals, especially at when I lay down at night or in a quiet room. I have experienced this since I was young, but as I have grown older the signals are clearer and more frequent. I realize that our body and brain work on an electrical conduction system and that technology & satellite equipment has improved on range and frequency. Could this be the problem?Most of the time I can tell what they are saying, in fact I've listened to ballgames, the Olympics, and music. My childhood was in an area where power lines & towers arelocated. The site has a history of paranormal stories connected with it, such as people seeing ghostly images, lit lantern lights, etc. There is only one other person that seems to tune in on these radio frequencies, and that is my sister. Do you believe there could be a connection? And, are there others out there who pick up these type of signals? Thanks, quazycatt Kathy Horn < quazykat a juno com> Greenup, Ky USA - Sunday, July 15, 2001 at 08:42:55 (PDT)

I, and about 300 associates, have had many instances of electric shocks, street lights going out while walking or driving under them, and a good many more "unexplained" phenomena which behave similarly to psychic events. The reason "unexplained" is in quotes is that we know that our phenomena are deliberately targetted upon us by the "descendants" in crime of the original MKULTRA illegal involuntary human experimenters. Even though MKULTRA was exposed in the U.S. Senate in the late 1970s, only 8 of several hundred experimentees have ever been compensated. The rest have been told they need to "see a psychiatrist". This cover up by official denial and ridicule has kept the fact that this class of human experimentation, using remote- acting advanced electronic weapons, continued unabated by either the Senate hearings or successful law suit. I'm offering this information because our experiences overlap those of "electric people" to some extent, and may help some "electric people" to at least understand that they may be experimentees, rather than just unlucky. Eleanor White, P.Eng., Technical Advisor Citizens Against Human Rights Abuse (International) Eleanor White < eleanor a raven1.net> Hamilton, ON Canada - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 16:34:36 (PDT)

I have always generated large amounts of static electricity, for example I have to open most car doors with my sleeve. One day 9 years ago at a baseball game I was feeling odd (the hair on my arms standing up...)one of the large field lights close by flickered and dimmed and an (for lack of a better discription)arc of electricity like a small bolt of lightning came down from the fixture and struck me in the side of my neck. It has happened three times since and under different conditions, I'm much better at avoiding the situations as you can usually feel it coming or the potential of it happening. I had no idea other people had these types of things happen to them too. Keef < neffen a telus,net> Canada - Friday, July 13, 2001 at 09:32:51 (PDT)

back in the early 80,s my wife took a computer programing class. she kept erasing the hard drives disks just by handling them. the instructors took her out of the class refunded her money and told her to find a feild of work with out electronics. we built a new house in 85. they installed the phone and my wife would blow out the line. after 7-8 months of constant repair the phone company brought in a specialist. he solved the prolbem by adding a special box to our phone line. this worked for our regular phone but does not for the portable phone. the specialist said that he has seen many problems like this and happens frequently with healers my wife is a massage therpyist and holistic healer. alex thibeault < ian007f a aol com> charlton, ma USA - Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 07:47:34 (PDT)

My father stopped any watch he wore after a few days - this included quartz watches. He found if he wore a thick leather watch band that went between the watch and his skin that the watch would not stop. I bought a Boy Scout compass for my nephew and my father picked it up to look at it the compass began to spin around in different directions and then sucked to the bottom of the compass. I couldn't get it to point north for over 3 hours. My sister has the same problem. She swears that she attracts lightening and won't go outside in thunderstorms. I have been near her when she said it was time to go inside - the hair would be standing up on her arms - and sure enough soon later there would be a lightening strike fairly close. This would even happen when the storm is not really evident close up. I have never seen either my sister or father affect anything that is attached to household electricity. mle MMO USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 20:35:59 (PDT)

No one will want to read this boring story of mine, but I am putting it on here anyway - I've never made things (that I'm aware of) malfunction but oh my god, I get zapped more than anyone I know. I've read stories before about people spontaneously combusting and I wonder if I'll be one of them. This winter was horrible - I got zapped so bad every single day on my locker, blue sparks would shoot off, and if I place my hand near the cord to the fan in my living room when the lights are out, the cord moves towards me and buzzes, and eventually a blue spark shoots out and connects to my finger and zaps me. Every time I get out of a car I get sparked too. It drives me crazy! I'm so staticky. jori lindley < > near chicago, il USA - Tuesday, July 03, 2001 at 15:54:06 (PDT)

For some reason I destroy electronics. If I touch a computer it crashes, especially if I'm frustrated. Modems, Zips, Cd players. When visiting my friend in Az he said "Well you've been here five minutes and every light in the house blew". I think it involes my emotional state most of the time. If I'm angry or anxious, things detinate around me. It is strange. chad < elpasedor a aol com> boston, ma USA - Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 22:01:42 (PDT)

I can not begin to tell you how relieved I am at discovering that there are other's who experience "electrical" phenomena's. I never discuss my experiences with others for fear of being deemed either a freak or nutcase. Initially, I tried to convince myself that the black-out of streetlights whenever I passed by was a coincidence...that perhaps they were on a "timer," and I merely walked by when they were "set" to shut down. However, it became increasingly difficult to continue denying this phenomena as the years passed by and the lights kept shutting off---even when driving under them!!! I never connected my computer problems with this phenomena until I read a few of the testimonies here. I've been having major problems with my mouse (it refuses to highlight certain paragraphs or sentences, or will only highlight a small portion), and I planned to replace it. Also, a few months back my computer wouldn't turn on. I pressed the button...nothing. Because it was still under warranty, I took it back to the store I purchased it from and explained that the computer was malfunctioning and wanted a replacement. The tech plugged my computer in, and to my shock, it started right up. The tech looked at me, shrugged his shoulders, and said..."it works fine." Now red-faced, my son and I lifted the box the tech placed my computer in and promptly left the store. When we arrived home and plugged the computer in, sure enough, it turned on without a problem. I am still clueless as to how this happened. But the strangest thing that occurred was when a group of us decided to drive through surrounding neighborhoods to look at the various displays of Christmas lights and decorations. We came upon one house that was bright with thousands of small, colorful lights, as well as mechanical santa's, snowmen and reindeer. It was a beautiful sight. I stopped my car in the middle of the street to get a good look at this house, and as we sat and stared at it, the entire house, as well as the next 2 houses next to it, went completely black at the same time! The streetlight on the opposite side of the street also shut off. Suddenly it seemed dark. I sat there in disbelief and then drove off in a hurry. My roommate who is well-aware of my "electrical" problem, as well as my son, said..."Well, you did it again!" Took me awhile to shake that one off. I also find that I must replace lightbulbs constantly. Gets very expensive! And as many here have mentioned, I tend to pick up static. When I reach for my doornob, I get shocked. That goes for the TV, refridgerator, my iguna's cage (made of metal), and a great many other items. I often shock people when I touch them. Needless to say, I'm hesitant to shake other's hand. I want to thank you all for sharing your stories. It sure has given me some relief! I have never run into anybody who claims (or will admit) that they experience this phenomena. It is so nice to know that I'm NOT so "strange" after all!!! ~~Kim~~ Kim < DazzlerDame a aol com> Redlands, CA USA - Friday, June 22, 2001 at 07:24:14 (PDT)

I'm shocked, no pun intended. My wife found this web page and referred me to it. I thought I was the only person that had these kind of wierd experiences. I worried that people would laugh at me if I talked about my experiences. I'm a big fan of the Amazing Randi so I constantly have looked for logical explanations of this phenomenon over the last 20 years. 1). Streetlights tend to go off as I drive past if I am extremely tired or emotionally "down." Streetlights tend to come on as I drive past when I'm feeling well rested and emotionally "up." My logical reason for this phenomenon was that some well lighted areas tend to get "flooded" with light. When this happens the electric eye on one of the lights gets a "daytime" reading and turns off. This in turn lowers the light level to the point that the electric eye registers "night" again and starts its power-up cycle. This cycle takes about 2-4 minutes to complete at which time the whole process begins again. Weather conditions, such as fog would tend to magnify this phenomenon. My guess is that I tend to notice lights turning off more often when I'm tired or "down" and lights turning on when I feel better. I'd like to study a light that turned off or on over a 12 hour period to test this hypothesis. 2) I've never been able to wear a mechanical watch for more than about a week. Each day the watch begins to run more slowly untill eventually it stops completely. This one is easy. Different people's bodies DO have varying electrical fields. This isn't magic, just biochemistry. The magnetic field of a person's body CAN effect a change on external objects, especially something as delicate and sensitive as the internal working of a mechanical watch. Solution: Buy a quartz watch. 3) My hands are always VERY warm. My guess is that this is due to general good blood circulation in the capillaries in my fingers. Nothing too strange there. 4) As a child, light bulbs sometime imploded when I was in an emotionally exited state. This tended to happen in the mornings before going to school, mostly in winter. I lived in a old house with so-so heating. My guess is that the bulb got hot and then either was hit by a drop of water or even an unexpected shot of extremely cold air. The combination of the hot glass in the typically very inexpensive bulb and the sudden cold broke the glass. 5) My finger has left glowing trails in disturbed sand or swampy ground. I discovered that some types of molds will give off a faint glow when disturbed. My guess is that this is what I experienced. Would I like to believe that I have special powers? Sure. As a matter of fact, I think I have all kinds of special powers. These range from clear deductive reasoning to good mechanical skills to just being an overall nice guy with a 150 IQ. I welcome the chance to be refuted. Grover Torbel < gtorbel a yahoo com> Fort Wayne, IN USA - Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 07:02:36 (PDT)

when i was 9 i was put through electric shock and ever since then radomnly i will go up to a light and it will blow but then i relax and i can turn it back on. ive sent jolts of electricity through playground equepment and makes peoples hair stand up on a hot windy day while the people are huddled together email me with similar happenings tyler < twomindsofme a aol com> gulfport, ms USA - Monday, June 11, 2001 at 22:42:07 (PDT)

I read 95% of the articles that appear at this site. I found this site accidentally while searching for "the effects of massive doses of electricity on humans" in our ever-increasing electric society. My leads were not found here, but I stayed because I can relate....overheating hands, shocks, other people's remarks about my emanating "electric vibes," sensitivity to mood and atmosphere, especially when involves premonitions, reading others' thoughts, psychic experiences unnumbered, bulbs & streetlamps (yadda-yadda), sensitivity to electronics (sometimes agitating), daytime is loud, even if quiet, and more......BUT WHAT'S REALLY WEIRD is that rubberbands and me just don't get along (unless they're fresh, and big or thick)! My witnesses even got frustrated. And plastic forks, knives, and spoons ALWAYS manage to bust on me, which has caused me embarrassment in a number of situations - social/professional situations, as if I'm this eating beast or something! And I'm not! (We all know that as a general rule we tend to be less "aggressive" in front of company, especially associates). Why plastic? Maybe plastic and rubber are related to electric? Maybe they're not??? I always thought they were opposite in their conductive properties. Anyway, as a teacher, I believe that electricity inundation may be having an effect on the neurological functioning of students...in some cases, negatively. m-wax < Phan4music2000 a aol com> L.I., NY USA - Friday, June 08, 2001 at 19:04:52 (PDT)

Unlike most of the reports I've read here where people encounter negative effects I have an unusual ability that is quite positive for me. I am an electric lift truck mechanic and many times when I arrive at a vehicle breakdown I find nothing wrong and the vehicle operates flawlessly, even when three or four other operators verify that the lift won't run all I do is try the controls and it runs.When there is an actual burned up componentI can usually locate it immediately without the manual or running any tests, I just open the access doors and I am just drawn to the trouble spot like a magnet. Also when I get an indescribable caution feeling when driving I know to slow down and look around because there is a radar setup somewhere. I never have any problems operating any kind of electrical devices when nearly everyone I know has certain problems now and then. I feel blessed and never try to use it or figure it out I just let it happen and follow along. mrfixdit < mrfixdit a superpa.net> USA - Sunday, June 03, 2001 at 15:49:44 (PDT)

I didn't think about it, I wrote in something in a search engine, clicked this link and started reading and it's just like what I've had. What I feel a relate to is a post which talks about the over-powering feeling of electric, once or twice in last months I have being lieing in bed, unable to sleep and then there's this massive bolt of lightning in front of me, this thing that over powers my sight and sound, a see this flash and after my heart is beating faster than ever, and it's like a build up of something and a release. After feeling this I would sit up and look around, trying to find a reason for this, I was very scared, especially when this happened inside of me. Andy Simpson < andrewbsimpson a hotmail com> Birmingham, England - Saturday, June 02, 2001 at 18:54:23 (PDT)

i was sent here by an acquiantance, and i didn't really know so many peopl had this problem. um, i'm not really HARDCORE electric, well at least not anymore. when i was a kid, i used to get chocked on everything. and when i was 5, i was trying the Coin-Op Glitch Hack (build up static electricity with feet, touch lock on arcade machine, system board is grounded to lock or coin slot). i did this a few times, but it never really seemed to work, so i slid my feet for about 10 minutes across the carpet at Camelot Golf Arcade...when i touched the lock, i was knocked back. now, it wasn't a big flash, or some great electric show, but it pushed my muscles hard, and it felt like i was being punched in the chest. i fell on the floor about 5 feet back, and was a bit dazed. when i looked at the machine, the screen had gone blank. i revisited the arcade about a week later, and asked why Star Wars was gone, and the guy said that someone fried it somehow, and it's worthless. i figure that the fall could've been just cause i reved up my static for 10 minutes, but someone told me it should never be that high, to where i get knocked back. well in anycase, i'm 22 now, and it seems i have no more ability to channel any kind of electricity. when i was a kid, it felt good to feel it run through me, and i'd be able to hold a charge, and use it for a few days, but now whenever i have anything electric pass through me, my hands sweat real bad (maybe as to prevent me from channelling it out). the sweat does't conduct in ANY way, instead it causes impedance. this started happeneing to me after i started puberty. i'd sweat anytime i had charge in me, and then the charge could not get out. is there any cases of like Battery people? people who can pull the charge, instead of giving it off? when i was about12, i noticed that walkmans would hardly EVER pick up radio stations when i wore them, and i gave the walkman to my sister, and she's tell me it's fine, and she could hear the music. i feel like when i started maturing, i started losing whatever gift i had, and it was going 180 degrees on me. just a few weeks ago, i was playing inside my puter, and looking to see if everything was mounted on correctly (i was getting an error about a card i put in), and the power was on. i have an exposed power supply (it's exposed cause i hadda add a few more power cords to my devi ces) and i accidentally touched one of the posts where a wire was attached coming in from the uotlet. i didn't go flying, and i didn't get all burnt, i pulled my hand away instantaneousely when i felt it, but it did feel good to me. and immediately i started sweating. after that chock, i felt pretty revved up, and was digging it alot. but a few days later, i felt empty, and i kinda had a fix for doing it again, like i have my fix for nicotine. well anyways, i'd like to know more about what i've got, if i've got anything at all. please email me, someone who knows. Ryan < Sam_R_I_ a yahoo com> Huntington Beach, CA USA - Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 11:32:32 (PDT)

When I was young, I would be shocked right out of sleep in the early am hours (usually 3am). I could smell the scent of burnt flesh and metal in my sinuses. I thought a loose electric cord had accidently touched my bed, but I never found anything. This happened a few times. Later, at age 25, I had some spiritual experiences and became a Christian. Street Lights would often turn off and on when I was in an excited "spiritual" state of mind. At first I tought it was those sensors... but they would turn OFF when I was, and turned back on as I passed them. One street light kept turning off or on as I passed it. Some have suggested that these are risdual effects of mind control experiments done on children using electric shock. Who knows. Phil Spades < philspades> Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 12:09:34 (PDT)

All I've read is people breaking things. I fix them. Computers, machinery, whatever. I just have this intuition about how to fix things. I can sense where it is broke automatically (no matter the device). I have the most experiance with computers though. Some times I can even sense packets being sent (though this may be some kind of precognition psychic ability showing through, not sure). I've been given countless peices of hardware and been told "if you can fix it, it's yours". I take it, give it a quick once-over, plug it in, and it works. Most of the time I don't even have to test anything, just check a few jumper settings or wirings or bolts (or something just as basic so that it will work as if it should in the first place), then turn it on and it will work fine. One time at school someone couldn't get the computer past POST. He turned it off, I said "let me try" (I had quite an arguement over letting me try to fix it because I'm so young yet claim to do so much (they don't let me prove anything)), I sat down and turned on the computer. Went past POST with no problem. I just read through a few more posts and found 2 other people that can "fix" things. Too bad the posts are so old the Email address is probably gone. I will keep the same ICQ UIN until ICQ dies or I die, whatever comes first :). Still though, 3 people out of about 30? Something is very messed up. Too much negative energy in this world! ICQ/Email me if you want any more info or have a name for this "ability". Best I've found is a form of Shamanism called Technological Shamanism. Doesn't fit me, but it's all I got to work with. Plus Technological Shamanism seems to be more of a skill than innate ability. I've been able to do this for as long as I can remember... ICQ UIN: 22406125 M. Griffith < valkor a revsys.net> KY USA - Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at 23:54:20 (PDT)

Hello. A lot of things happen to me that i feel has to do with electricity. First of all, when someone is writing on a chalkboard (weird) or i am near an electrical appliance, i seem to(pick up energy) from it. First, i feel like i have goosebumps. The next thing i know, i have my hair sticking up. Even if im 10 ft away. Speaking of ten feet away, i feel like my body has a built in sonar detection. For example, i was riding my bike, but right when i was at the edge of the road acoss the street at my neighbors, i felt radioactive waves, sorta, and i knew the TV was on. weird? When i was 4, the weirdest thing happend, the weirdest you`ve seeen. I ran into a 50,000 volt electric fence, and it was on. i was near the switch. I ran into it, and barely even got shocked. Really, that is enough to kill you. Body heat wise, weird, but i can stay warm without freezing even at -0 temps. I went outside at -6ºF with shorts and a Short sleeve shirt. for like an hour. didn`t even get cold. If i could, id tell you more, but i g2g. Kevin < Basslover11 a aol com> Science Hill, ky USA - Monday, May 28, 2001 at 20:00:47 (PDT)

I have never been able to waer watches since childhood, even windup, except a pocket watch. As a young adult, when angry, I could "throw chi" by visualizing fire or hurt, for instance in someone's stomach, causing them pain but no real harm. Stupid, I agree, I add this as info only. The TV-VCR remote can be directed at me to control these devices, it seems to "bounce off" me. I have a lot of trouble with electronic equipment of all kinds, as well as lights. Oddly enough, other types of machinery and equipment improves with my use. I was a truck driver in my younger days, and always had the lowest incidence of repair no matter where I worked, or what different trucks and equipment I operated. Large appliances also seem to work better over time with me. Back to "chi", when angry (which is seldom, as will become self-evident) all kinds of weird things start to happen. Recently I was angry with my husband. As we were bent down fixing a couch leg, he inadvertantly dropped it on my hand, and without touching him, I "blew" him back against a wall. He weighs 260 lbs. Imagine the look of shock on his face. I prefer life to be as "normal" as possible, so for those of you out there with this problem, relax, and enjoy, it could be worse. That Which Brings Calm is a Good Thing. KBARBER < YomammaPAWA a aol com> Seattle, Wa USA - Saturday, May 26, 2001 at 17:49:10 (PDT)

I am so happy to have found your site I thought I was the only one. I too am accused of "breaking" office equipment. It just stops when I am around. The street light thing happens to me all the time I am actually surprised when it doesn't happen. My husband says he never sees street lights go out unless he is with me. I am so "shocky" that I am afraid to touch things. Grocery shopping is sometimes impossible. I have been shocked up to 20-30 times in a row sometimes. My friends and kids sometimes go with me to pick up items. The strangest thing has happened to me twice. I have been doing daily activities and have suddenly felt "strange." I have had to sit down...then I will se a bright flash of light come from deep within my brain then I will literally give off an incredible spark that hurts badly. I then smell the smell of an electrical fire. Both of these have been witnessed. I told my husband, half jokingly, if I spontanously combust to remember this history. I don't think I was ever electricuted...does anyone have any other explainations? marrah < marrah11 a aol com> WA USA - Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 23:37:15 (PDT)

I can make chills run up and down my spine any time I want, and I can feel other people's energy, like if someone is coming up my road, or if something bad is about to occur. I also have a hightened sense of hearing/smelling to an uncanny point, but only at random times. Ever since I can remember I have had a sort of ESP. I sometimes jokingly say ting and they happen moments later, or I am playing basketball with friends and I can predict every shot missing or going in. It just happens randomly without me attempting. I dunno. I just felt like adding this... Anonymous < N/A> York, PA USA - Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 16:31:53 (PDT)

After reading all these prior entrys, I must say I am amazed. However in hindsite it all seems rather obvious. Its just evolution , after all when Oxygen first appeared in the biosphere; It was a deadly and corrosive poison,but life adapted and now it is a vital source of energy. It is a tribute to flexibility and adaptability of the Human species, that we have already began to harness and use electricity , not only with machines and technology;but our own nervous systems as well. I also have had many unusual experiences with electricity, It all began when I was nine years of age. I was walking home from school and passing through a housing project, when a gang of nine fellow students attacked me with obvious intent to harm. I have never thought of myself as a coward, but against those odds, I naturaly chose to run. As I was running away I passed a guyline leading up to an electric pole, and i got a sudden insane urge to reach out and grab it. Instantly a huge jolt of power latched onto me and jerked my body into the air,twisting me around and over the guide wire and setting me on my feet on the other side,with my hand still clenched tight on the wire. as I landed ,and erie glow surrounded my body and a savage grin sculpted itself on my face. Naturaly the group of bullys scattered like chickens. :) At the time I Thought it was electric current that i was experiencing , but in retrospect and after years of experimenting , It seems more like a huge static charge just suddenly decided that it preferred to be inside my body instead of inside the wire. Shortly after that incident I began to have intense headaches and many of the symptoms that the other people have talked about here. About a year later I Discovered that the OLD "swamp cooler" That was used to air condition our house, Had developed a short. I got into the bad habit of standing in the overflow in my bare feet and grounding out the current. The electricity from the cooler was so strong that it would make my arms and legs contract and cramp. But It never burned me or seemed to produce any other ill effects. And oddly enough , The intense headaches that had started after the first event, would go away for a few weeks every time I held onto the cooler. Since then , I have studied many subjects, Including neurology. One of the interesting things about nerves is that electric current sometimes causes dendrite growth instead of atrophy. Obviously some of us have had the biological equivalant of high voltage circuits "BURNED IN" so to speak. Jeremy Tipton < electronshaman a aol com> USA - Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 20:55:14 (PDT)

Ever since I was little, I've always shocked people when I touched them. When I got older, about eleven years, I was cleaning, and I walked by the radio, and changed the station completely. At first, I thought it was something different, like the radio was screwed up. But then I walked back past the radio, and it changed back. I can't touch the door of a car when I get out or I'll shock myself so bad my fingers will hurt for hours, my computer acts up when I touch the screen, and I can still change the radio station when I walk by it. But I think it's getting worse, because when there's a lightening storm, I get enough of a charge in my body to short-circut my light. Mara J. < messiah3891 a aol com> worcester, MA USA - Sunday, May 13, 2001 at 18:43:01 (PDT)

I have often told people of my ability to destroy street lights (never really having believed it was really me) but having seen so many others say similar things... I often see lights go out just as I go under then (so they are just about to leave my field of view). It only seems to happen when the lights are about 10-20 degrees off from being directly above me and I have seen no pattern of moods/times to 'encourage' it. Often I can go for months without anything happening and other times it happens almost weekly - I've even told people about it and then had them witness it numerous times! Paul < paul-uf a newn.cam.ac.uk> Cambridge, UK - Friday, May 11, 2001 at 04:59:30 (PDT)

I don't believe in paranormal things generally. I am a mechanical engineer and as such am hard bound the rules and laws of physics. However, I cannot discount the sum of event over the past several years. 1) Streetlights turn off whenever I am around walking or in my car, sometimes sevral at once or in succession. Seems independent of mood and stress, I do not believe in psychic phenomenon. 2) I have been stuck by lightning. Aside from numbness for a few hours and being sore days after, no other ill effects. 3) I tend to "disrupt" normal operation of sensitive or poorly designed or shielded electronics. Cheaper CD players, microwaves, computers, etc. 4) This one makes little sense to me. I tend to induce the reception of radio signals, mostly HAM sometimes police, in just about anything with a device capable of vibrating at audible frequencies. This is odd because I know how radio waves are produced, transmitted, and received and it makes no sense. It happens to my computer speakers often, as well as my reference monitors, even to microwaves and a tube bass amplifier. However, this is the least concerning to me because the design of all of the devices mentioned above allows for the reception of radio waves if conditions are right, which is more often that people think. I will attempt to document the events when they occur and look for trends in the data. This should bring out what is required for each to occur. Anonymous TX USA - Thursday, May 10, 2001 at 17:04:16 (PDT)

OK it all started when I was 5 when I was at home and stuck a screw driver into a outlet. The hairs on my arms and legs stood straight up. And ever since then I have been getting this warm vive off of electric items. It feels like static is running through my finger tips as I type. I have gotten use to the feeling. It's only every now and then do I get a greater shock, like when I rub my hand across the TV. One time it blew the Tv u. My hand was cut in so many places. Light bulbs are the worst. Once I forgot to unplug a lamp before I changed the light bulb and when my fingers barely touched the bulb it burst and once again cut up my hand, any one who touches me gets one of those static shocks. Matthew Randolph Scott VA USA - Sunday, May 06, 2001 at 20:26:20 (PDT)

For years now I have "deactivated" streetlights- walking or driving under them. My family would laugh when I told them I believed I had some mystical power. Just decided to do something different tonight and searched the web for unusual phenomena. f I was amazed to discover sites dealing with "sliders". My family does not know how to respond. I cant believe how many people out there have this so-called ability. I will continue to do my research. By the way, my family is no longer laughing. stevie < srs6226> new york, ny USA - Sunday, May 06, 2001 at 19:20:12 (PDT)

I can't remember any shocking events that started my experiences, but at about 16 I started having premonitions of air disasters that would happen within the week. I dreamt about the crash sites in color. I started to affect electronic typwriters at the age of 21 when I was pregnant. The techs said they never had so many trouble reports on a daily basis. I should own stock in light bulbs and just had my whole house rewired to separate the different circuits and install additional service because I kept blowing the circuit breakers on a daily basis. The light bulbs sort of explode inside the globe. If I'm tense or in a hurry I'll blow the circuits and at least 3 bulbs in close proximity. I try to turn lights on slowly rather than quickly. My computer won't turn off quickly but just keeps running long after everyone else has signed off and left. I have trouble signing on, and a tech will come over caress the little keyboard and tell me there is no problem. By the way as I write this my screen keeps winking on an off. This is a new computer. I sense negative energy in others and have learnt to adjust how I interact based on this 'instinct'. My energy affects others usually positively and my children feel my moods from many miles away. I can think them into calling me within 15 minutes of sending out the thought. Someone asked about heart related problems, I was diagnosed with a heart murmur and a leaky valve which causes palpitations, so they say. But this only happens when I am particularly stressed. My body practically vibrates with energy. If I slow my breathing, and try to breath to music that plays to a 3/4 beat I can usually bring this under control. And yes street lights flicker and shut off when I pass, espsecially when I'm upset, watches run fast or not at all and I'm definitely a shocking lady. Glad to know I'm in good company Sue susan < rumacka a aol com> toronto, ont Canada - Wednesday, May 02, 2001 at 22:52:29 (PDT)

My best friend's little brother, man do not get him mad! he has a tendancy to look upward when irritated and (besides already looking odd, like maybe he's "different") lightbulbs that are over his head burst or go out, once, eating dinner with amy and her family, he didn't want to eat his spinach and when amy told him he couldn't leave without finishing his food he looked up and made the light (bulb AND cover thingy) shatter... no < waverly a bolt com> n/a, no USA - Tuesday, May 01, 2001 at 16:09:24 (PDT)

the following is a brief list of weird electrical occurances that happen around me: 1. street lamps blowing bulbs* ^ 2. street lamps that are out, turn back on ^ 3. occasional radio disruptions^ 4. computers crash (more than normal) ^ witnesses have seen this happen * worst case...I was violently mad after an argument, I went driving, As I slammed my fist into my dash board, 2 miles of interstate lights went out! Derrick Hughes < shadowfall1973 a aol com> Warsaw, KY USA - Sunday, April 29, 2001 at 19:40:12 (PDT)

I have been searching for someone or someplace that can offer some advice about my "condition" . If you know of any please let me know . I have looked up "electric people" on the net an learned there are two types . One type is just static , and the other makes things malfunction and are psychic . I fall into both categories which confuses me all the more . On unpredictable occasions I will go through lightbulbs very quickly . I usualy burn out bulbs when turning on lights , rarely also when walking by . I also have a broken flourecsent light that I make flicker . That is the extent of my malfunctions . Cars are a nightmare . Usually it comes or goes like the weather but I build up large shocks . In the article I read it states to change shoes , I did to no avail . It stated that humidity stops it , I shock in complete rain . It stated to change seat material , leather or cloth I zap just the same . Sometimes I even zap multiple times in a row , zap through clothes , or even when up to an inch away from the metal . I can also store a zap and get a person . As a joke I zapped a pals head . They said their muscles contracted and got a headache . If it's dark my zaps go an inch long and are a white / purple color and are VERY loud . I also have lucid dreams , some divination abilities , and so much dumb luck and coincidences that the odds are truly "odd" . Alison < Evil a Singapore com> Tucson, Az USA - Saturday, April 28, 2001 at 21:33:27 (PDT)

Does anyone else have trouble w/ automatic grocery doors? I will walk into a supermarket and the door will not budge. My friends will laugh when I step back and they try and the doors open right up. Also streetlights go out when I'm in different moods not just inmy hometown but any where I seem to go. The streetlight behind my old house would flicker constantly no matter what the city dept tried to do w/ it. And of course the constant changing of the lightbulbs. Traver J < tj_903 a hotmail com> USA - Friday, April 27, 2001 at 23:49:51 (PDT)

As time passes, I am gradually becoming susceptible to receiving shocks from more and more objects. For instance, I never used to get shocks from the phone receiver, but then one day it happened, and I knew that from then on the phone receiver would be a repeated cause of a shock. However, it doesn't happen every time. The newest thing is that when I stand close to a certain wall in my home, I can feel a furriness coming from the wall. I don't know of a better way to describe it. My problem with shocks started about three years ago. I am now 30. I didn't have more occurences than the average person until then. Sophia < sophia1 a netvision.net.il> Israel - Sunday, April 22, 2001 at 11:49:06 (PDT)

I feel like crying right now because after hearing these stories i finally have someone to relate to. i often have the same problem. when i touch anything metal i get sparked. i feel so bad when i go to the grocery store cause the cans on the shelf cause a spark and people stare when i jump back. i wait for people to walk out of buildings so that i can just pass through an open door cause i'm embarassed of being shocked. i cant wear a watch becuase it stops working all of a sudden. i constantly replace the battery to no avail. i learned through this website THANK-GOD!that i can just touch something with my keys before to avoid a spark. until now i thought i was insane. i didnt even know what type of doctor to go see about this. are we weird or what? why does this happen to us only? i also tend to have frequent psychic experiences that occur through dreams. could this all be related? please help. veronica tx USA - Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 18:02:06 (PDT)

After two or three days of receving shocks from my car and patio door it finally ended when giving my husband a kiss. It was electric the static that discharged was amazing, let's hope the static has now discharged as my husband is now nervous about kissing me!!! Julie Hinton < BESTWOOLF.aol com> Newquay, England - Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 08:43:35 (PDT)

I find this interesting and I LOVE IT! I was dreaming about how cool it would be to be a wizard, this is NOT a fantasy! It got me thinking, hang on. At the science centre near where I live (a place where general public come to learn about science), I was part of an experiment where only 2 PEOPLE COULD BE A PART OF IN 1.25 MILLION CITIZENS!!! It was some weird experiment but it involved 25,000 volts with extremely low amperage being run through my body. I am a computer technician and I seem to have a fascination with electricity, it doesn't worry me, I don't care about being electrocuted. I don't go around seeking to be shocked but if it happens it happens. I have been turning off lights and a blue spark will shoot from my finger, I hear a high-pitched noise which no one else hears and it suddenly blows the bulb? My computer keeps locking up when I am in a bad mood, but when I am working on them I know what is wrong in a couple of minutes, it is like they speak to me through my brain, it's as if they tell me what's wrong with them, I reply "I can get the part for you in some many days" telepathically, it works again for a couple of days, I get the part, put it in and it doesn't give me trouble! I also have destroyed CD drives just by touching them, they were pretty awful but refused to even open once I touched them. I never wear a watch because it transfers my electricity to the machine I am working on and also SLOWS DOWN making me miss my bus and decides to SPEED UP depending on my mood, happy or sad! I can hear my computer talking to me in a series of clicks, I seem to be in "tune" with dogs and animals, they treat me like a father to them. I can shock who I want, if I am angry enough, I can build up electricity through anger and touch someone and I don't feel much but they jump. More to come. Russell James Garrard < piecartlover a yahoo com.au> Brisbane, QLD Australia - Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 03:58:03 (PDT)

When I use to get upset, I would get Hives and now I dont itch anylonger.... OH I still brake out but now... The persons who make me mad brakes also...They have no sign of hives except the itch... Ranger < foxxfire123 a earthlink.net> Upper Little River, NC USA - Thursday, April 19, 2001 at 11:49:48 (PDT)

When I Was nine years old Iwas struck by lightning .I left a fan in my window during a storm and lightning struck the pole across the street and hit the fan .I awoke when I saw the light and sat up in bed ,the lightning grazed my shoulder.I was'nt sure what happened but,when I became hysterical my parents rushed in and saw the mark on the fan and yhe burn on my shoulder.I have since become very psychic aswellas having the unpleasent sid effect of blowing out bulbs whenever I turn on a light when I am upset or angry.anyone else with the same problem? Laurie J. Bourgeois < natrlblonde01 a aol com> Quincy, MA United States of America - Friday, April 13, 2001 at 12:10:19 (PDT)

I am so glad I found this site I can not wear a watch I blow light blubs and when I get mad things like the TV the computer will just shut off. Also when I wash dishes when I put my hands in the water blue sparks fly. I did not know other people had thses problems I have been told that I am Psychic which I already knew Jackie Rowland < SMABLO302 a AOL coM> Nashville, In. USA - Friday, April 13, 2001 at 05:47:50 (PDT)

Just want to add my own small bit here. I can't wear watches with batteries, of any kind. Only wind up watches. And I have to wear platinum, or put band-aid or felt on the backs, 'cause I get angry red welts from the nickle backs of the watches, wind up and battery alike. I am allergic to gold, I don't know if this has anything to do with the battery thing or not. I have also noticed entire strings of street lights going out as I drove down the road. No strong emotions, no excitement happening, just an odd feeling as light after light went out as I approached and passed. Odd feeling was same as when watching a good thriller - more a reaction to the weirdness. I don't have many lamps, mostly lights operated by wall switches. I blow out too many bulbs on lamps. The bulbs last about a month, then pop. Cheap bulbs, expensive bulbs, doesn't matter. A few exploded. I let other folks deal with the lamps now. I work with a guy who kills pagers. The LEDs on them go before the batteries do, usually. He went thru 7 or 8 in one year. He might have gone thru more, but he got emarrassed and wouldn't tell me when his pager died right away, only after it was obvious he wasn't getting pages. We got him a better pager clip, one that was thicker, and a heavier pager with thicker plastic. He's only killed 3 of those in the last year. m oh USA - Thursday, April 12, 2001 at 19:32:32 (PDT)

Street lamps go out when I approach them. I have noticed this when walking and driving. Was it just a coincidence when the Nuclear Power Plant tripped as I got out of my car to go to work on the first day of my temp job there? When I walked across the parking lot I knew the reactor had just gone off line. Coworkers confirmed that when I went inside the building. (I'm not an electrical engineer - it was a clerical job!) I was shocked when I was 8 years old while plugging in the xmas lights. Scared the ' out of me. My father enjoyed having me 'test' the electric fence on our farm. He grabbed the fence wire with his calloused hand and touched me to give me a zap of electricity. He thought it was very funny; I hated it. It didn't really hurt - it was jolting. He said he couldn't feel anything. When I wised up to his tricks he had to test the fence himself. He knelt on the ground while gripping the fence wire. He claimed he could only feel a 'tickle.' 1500-pound cows had no problem feeling the shock and I remember hearing the snap sound and sometimes seeing a blue flash when a cow's wet nose got too close. I have lived near high-tension power lines for all but 10 - 15 years of my life and I am 42 years old. cheryl <ernie2cheryl a aol com> longview, wa USA - Wednesday, April 04, 2001 at 02:37:50 (PDT)

ive noticed street lights go out mysteriously as we passed them, it happens to often and at too many places for it to be timed lights. can humans affect things with their own electricity or magnetism? any ideas? mja <mja95 a yahoo com> ky USA - Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 23:17:45 (PST)

I believe I have negative ESP and SLI first of all I have never won a coin toss and only once has a sports team I was cheering for won. It may have helped that I hadn't seen most of the game. I dont know if I am affecting the outcome or if my internal feelings of their going to lose even though I want to win leads me to choose by precognition or something the losing side team/coin. But, I must say I am leaning towards my ability to affect outcome because it appears that the worst outcome imaginable is the one to occur. Such as the year I watched every Redskins game the entire season and what happened; they went to the superbowl and won (I am American Indian so that season really pissed me off). Also, every time I come anywhere near a radio antenna I cause a great deal of static and when I touch it that is all that can be heard but for some reason with some newer walkmans I greatly enhance the signal by touching it. So I believe it may have more to do with the electrical configuration. I don't know if this is relevant but ever sinse I can remember I have had the overwhelming feeling that I am a lot more than I know. When I was younger this led to my atheism and Neo-Sapien feelings. By which I mean I have always felt I am a step beyond the rest of humanity. So much so that I do not even consider my self human. Logic dictates my life and it saddens me to see humans believing they are free while subjegating their selves to a non existant being in which the majority of the followers have no t even read the book which proclaims this deity. Sometimes I feel there is an energy building up inside me that I must release not emotional a physical force that I am withholding; something that is being subcontiously suppressed. At fist I thought it was bottled up emotions because the first time I felt it I was angry but it has occured many times afterwards no matter what mood I am in. The best way I can describe it is as an adrenalin rush for no particular reason, like wanting to burst forth but being restrained. Also, physical signs are present such as all the hair on my body standing on end a tingling sensation on my body and a cold sensation going down my spine all of which can last minutes. At which time I will be obsessed with releasing this energy sometimes feeling a state of enlightenment. Aft er which questions I have pondered seem childish and are easily answered. I am not talking about what's for dinner but rather chicken or egg dilema. Which if you are not familiar with basically asks if the mutation which created the first chicken occured before or after hatching, did the parent mutate (chicken) carrying on the mutation to offspring or did the original mutation occur during the process of conception (egg)? Simply put did it happen inside or outside the egg, did the first chicken start out as another animal but through mutation became seperate or was it born that way through a genetic defect therefore being born a seperate species from it's parents? Robert Harley <reaharley a aol com> Brandywine, MD USA - Thursday, March 29, 2001 at 11:46:25 (PST)

I found your we page. I was very glad because my husband, Janusz has been having some strange experiences with electricity, stereos,CD players,light bulbs, etc.. When we first arrived back in the city of Albuquerque, NM.,3 years ago (we have been married 6 years) I noticed a street light going out and back on intervally, outside the house where we were living. Then we were walking to the circle K and a street light blew out in the parking lot when he was walking by it. I know that I am not causing this, because it doesn't happen when I walk by myself, or walking with someone else. Anyway, this has been happening on a regular basis since 1998. Now it happens everytim we go out, walking OR driving. Janusz says that it has been happening for 8 years. I have been filming this phenomenon for 3 years. We have an hour long videotape, and are still filming. We would like to share this video with anyone who is interested. It's very amazing! We would like to hear from anyone who has any input on this phenomenon. We have heard that others have had similar experiences. Is there anyone out there who has filmed or videotaped it? Sincerely, Diana Kozikowski Diana Kozikowski <Dianaduv9 a aol com> albuquerque, nm USA - Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 15:53:33 (PST)

Static electricity has given me shocks my whole life. I touch anything metal with my shoe before I touch it. My computer will turn off automatically. I shock people when I touch them and shock my children when I kiss them. Street lights go out and my car has become painful to get out of if I do not interrupt the current first. But, the most amazing event occured on an evening not too long ago. I was sitting at my computer very intently reading an email. When I think about it now, I had blocked out everything around me except that email and did not realize it at the time. My hand was on the mouse and I was reading. All of a sudden, an intense white light shoots out of the monitor (if you have the movie "Poltergiest" you will know what I mean)towards me. I inhale quickly. Then the monitor kind of becomes wavy, fading in and out and the computer sounds like it is dying a slow death. I pull my hand off of the mouse and the phenomena stops, leaving me fine, but shaken and scared. Since middle childhood I have had premonitions, seeing a vision in black foretelling of death to someone I know. The most recent vision occured last week. When my father passed away, I saw a little girl. More often than not, I know how 'things will turn out' even before all of the facts are presented. My Mother and I are both psychic and often 'talk' without talking at all. When we really talk with words, we often finish the other's sentences. This drives my sister insane! Maybe, the electricity causes or supports one's ability to be psychic? Interesting. Susan <nslka a aol com> PA USA - Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 20:36:11 (PST)

Ever since I've been old enough to remember, I've had a talent with machinery, computers, or damn near anything with electrical or moving parts. I also seem to have an affinity with figuring out how extremely complicated things work in a very short order, say a manner of minutes or seconds. I'm now a Network Administrator & Computer Repairmen, and I've never found an easier job. Whenever somebody's got a problem with their computer or the network, me telling them over the phone usually doesn't work, but if I come within about 20 feet of the thing or touch it. They can't ever get it to fail again. Things like this have happened to me my entire life. Also, I constantly have dreams about things that haven't happened yet and then they happen sometime afterward. Let me tell you, it's pretty unnerving to walk to the front door, after having a dream that your friend came over and knocked on the door, and then to find your friend just walking up the porch asking you how you knew he was coming over. And then there's the moving objects. One time in particular will stick in my mind for as long as I live. Me and my Dad were sitting down playing a video game in his restaurant when I was younger. There was a black ashtray sitting next to him on the top of the glass of the video game. Within 5 seconds, the ashtray moved smoothly from in front of him over to me and came to a rest directly in front of me. Dad saw the same thing, but he didn't know what the hell it was either. He also has a thing with electricity, but his is exactly the opposite, he's killed every single watch he's ever owned within a matter of days. Denny Ungs <snappy74_99 a yahoo com> New Hampton, IA USA - Thursday, March 22, 2001 at 10:20:27 (PST)

All my life I cant step out of a car in the summer without a good zap from the car to my lower leg or my hand to electric window switches, and have sent my vcr or clock radio into convulsions on occasion Adam <jwp1946 a aol com> Sherry Hill,, NJ USA - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 13:49:54 (PST)

The report by Steve of Orem, UT on Dec. 26, 2000 is the exact same as me. I can make things work. Mine is more related to electrical devices and not so much to mechanical but it just is. When people ask me what I did now a days I just tell them you just have to have the touch . . . . and I have the touch. I also have street lights go out around me - regularly. I don't understand it but it is one of those things in my life. John Watson <powakee a bigfoot com> Roswell, NM USA - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 03:54:06 (PST)

I thought nothing of it I have a 86 fire bird , at times the cruse control goes on by its self, the signal lights don't work at times along with the right head light cover not lifting, street lights off, then on when I pass them by, once the oil pressure gauge read 0. this got me frustrated , then the dash light that lights the gauge went out, I have two cars in 2 years I went through 4 alternators there is nothing extra in the cars to cause this problem I thought it was the cars. How ever I was not at home for a month , when I came home I turned on the kitchen light it blew out , my wife said to me while you were gone no lights blew out in the house, that first week back 3 lights blew out, thought nothing of that either ,other problem my computers crash when I get frustrated , One more thing Atlantic City the casinos certain slot machines seem to pay off , then I started to put two and two together, and I found this web site.Nothing here is made up all is fact Bill <cobrnj429 a netscape.net> brick, nj USA - Monday, March 19, 2001 at 23:01:06 (PST)

I'm so glad I found this page. I'm a moderately electric person. I give and recive shocks pretty often. But this is especially so, in places with dry weather. And yes, car doors give me shocks all the time. People think I'm nuts because I touch the door with the tip of my finger first and check before opening it!!! I always knew this was'nt a common happening, suprisingly no one really knows about it. Ann <ann_l a yahoo com> India - Monday, March 19, 2001 at 21:47:12 (PST)

last year i was struck by lightening while washing dishes in my home ,as i touched the water on the running tap the shock went up my arm and a big white light flashed in the stainless steal sink ,one side of me stiffened then buckled as it went down my leg ,There was one rumble of thunder then the storm was gone (i found out later that there was only one bolt of lightening that day,we think it may have hit the ground nearby or the roof and traveled through the water pipes).I went into shock i think ,switching on my pc to chat to freinds ,it was one of them who persuaded me to phone the hospital ,i had bad pain down one side of my body but i felt exilirated not at all unwell ,the hospital insisted on sending out a ambulance much to my dismay (red lights flashing),on examination i was found to have increased heart rate and blood pressure ,they said i was lucky to be alive i received no burns ,i asked not to be taken to hospital as i felt ok .The pain in my arm and leg then went on to last several weeks ,especially in my joints .okay so that sounds like the end of the story but today i grabbed a bare wire on my vacunm cleaner while it was switched on (i had not noticed the wire had split badly )i received a shock ( same hand as last time ),my husband says that it should have sent me flying its higher voltage than a kitchen appliance and could have killed me,i had no shoes on nothing to earth me but i received no injurys .Am i extremly lucky or has it something to do with having thousands of volts in my body previously ,i have also received electrical shocks from a tv and a microwave in the last year with no ill effects . i have had problems with static also in receint years lifts metal shelves ect nothing too freqent but when i used to push my daughter in her pram it got really bad anything metal i touched would shock me ,sometimes there would be a blue flash ,this happened if i passed change to people also ,i know this has something to do with the motion of the pram but no other mothers i have spoken to have experienced blue flashes of light or as many shocks as i had im wondering if maybe there is a connection . samantha harris <samleeloo a hotmail com> plymouth, england - Monday, March 19, 2001 at 05:18:54 (PST)

3/18/01 I left home earlier this evening to return a video and noticed as I left how dark my house seemed with only the one light on in the living room. On my way to the movie store 6 separate street lights went out as my car passed. On the way back I noticed they still weren't on. When I returned home I was frightened to see that every light in my house was on. The doors were locked, the light switches were in the off position and when I turned them on then off, the lights went out. Marjie McClellan <raven a icstech.net> Great Falls, Mt USA - Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 21:36:38 (PST)

I'm only 17, but as far as I can remember I've always been able to tell when some electrical appliance is on in my house. I've tested it, and I'm best with tv's. A few years ago, I purchased a watch and it would gain and lose as much as half an hour in the course of no more than 5 minutes, but only when i would wear it. ED <Awol16 a hotmail com> BH, NY USA - Monday, March 12, 2001 at 19:18:32 (PST)

Lately, I have had weird electrical experiences. I constantly get shocked, esp. by people wearing polar fleece. My computer constantly freezes up, and I crashed three computers by walking by them. Later that day, two of the three restarted when I walked past them again. When I am within a foot or two of any given person, I can feel their energy, or aura I guess you can say. Since I am always being shocked, I flinch whenever people touch me. Lights always flicker alot around me, and my bedside clock gets off time by hours after a few days. This has happened with other clocks too. At night, after a stressful or frightening dream, I wake up with an electric-like shock. Smidgy Winkins <SmidgyWinkins a aol com> USA - Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 19:33:47 (PST)

I have not had the problems associated with "watches" but I have recently been having some major problems when using computers. I am in a web page design course and am seriously considering changing my course of direction. I seem to have an unnerving effect on computers. I have them freeze up on me on a regular basis and constantly lose my internet connections. I have lost files from floppies, and files that have been uploaded to the web have mysteriously changed their file extension names. Only my instructor was able to find the file after looking deep in the brain of the computer for about 45 minutes. He had to search by dates to find it. I am on my third computer at home now. I first thought that it was just my lack of knowledge that kept causing me to have problems such as mentioned above. I also had a very old pc. I had it rebuilt only to have the motherboard blow up several weeks later. The techie that rebuilt it for me said that he had never seen that before. He took the part back to the store and the salesperson agreed. New motherboard....new problems! Now my computer contantly freezes up on me and I can never even get it to boot up anymore. Last week it ate the metal cap to my floppy and it is now stuck in my "A" drive! I saw my advisor at school and told him all of this, and that I wanted to change directions. We got on the internet on his computer to do some searching.....he lost his connection, the printer would not work and the computer completly froze up! He had to reboot THREE times to get it to work again. I didn't even touch the computer! He asked me to sit across the room for the rest of our meeting. Two computers in the library lab of about 150 p.c.'s would not work for me that day. No one else had a problem. The next day I was sitting next to my friend in a computer class and her computer started acting up! She asked me to move! She is the one who sent me this website.I don't always have this problem, but it seems to usually occur when I am under stress.After reading some entries here I now have associated the "shocking" that has occured on occasion when I have touched some people, with this "problem". I too, have had MANY streetlights go out when I have driven or walked under them. What is up? I am beginning to wonder about the " implant" theory(by aliens).......any ideas? I am feeling a little weird here! Trisha <Alkigabster a yahoo com> Seattle, WA USA - Saturday, March 03, 2001 at 09:51:16 (PST)

I just would like to say in my experience these things are increased if the person is upset and or angry. For me I have more of these instances when the Sun is going through a Sun ruled sign, as I am a Sun sign. It would be interesting if others noticed this same effect. Itoo have had the light thing but usally only if angry, very depressed, or excited. As a child had alot of polgergeist activties. I beleive some of these things are inheriteted.I cause people to get headaches if I am upset around them; I think that got worse when I had a near death exp. at 18.Things electrical have always went :crazy if I'm upset: drink machines, pay phones, scanners at supermarket, cars, especially alternators. I knew there were others. If you got a large amount of us together it would be interesting to see what kind of experiments could be conducted..... N. Allen <Allen14410 a aol com> Louisburg, N.C. USA - Friday, March 02, 2001 at 22:20:13 (PST)

I can honestly say that I have experienced the same phenomenon as as andy. For the last few years (about 5-6 years now I think) I have become aware of street lights going off exactly as I passed underneath them. this happens whether I am driving or cycling or walking and happens far too often to be the result of pure chance. It is really quite scary and empowering at the same time, but it only happens when I am not thinking about it (i.e. If I'm chatting with someone or thinking of other things )If I consciously try to look for the lights to turn off then they don't, but I have seen many suddenly blink off the minute that I pass under them (within 5-10 metres of the light either side)it seems to happen about once every two to three months. has anyone else heard of this before.. I have thought about it just being chance but for that to be true I would have to spend an average of 2000 hours under these street lights every 2 to 3 months (average lifetime of bulb 2000 hours???) Is that true or it more like the 23 people at a dinner party having a 50:50 chance of sharing the same brithday???... by the way every conversation I have just like andy turns into and argument, but I thought that was just me always stating the truth no matter who gets affended?? stephen H <ket26 a student.canterbury.ac.nz> New Zealand - Friday, March 02, 2001 at 03:56:49 (PST)

I constantly have electrical things break or go out when I enter a room. I am a musician, a bassist by trade, and have always had problems with amplifiers blowing up for no reason. Similarly, I have always had grounding loops on equipment which was completely isolated for such problems, and, supposedly, modified to eliminate any grounding problems. Many times I have had to wear an alligator clip that is touching my skin on one side, the mixing console, on the other. The last part of this phenomenom is, many times I would 'sit in' on other bassist's gear in a session or club date. No matter how the controls were set, in terms of equalization, on the amplifier, as soon as I picked up the same bass guitar everyone else had played that day, somehow a 60 hertz standing wave would develop from my playing. Mind you the instrument, controls, amplifier and everything else onstage was the same. Only the player was different. One night I remember there were ten or twelve other bassists that all got up to play, and one by one they continued, until I got up to play, and then, voila, the same sub frequency appeared. Funny thing is, every bassist that I have 'sat in' for, (using their equipment and instruments), has immediately charged the stage, following my playing, in order to see how I changed the equalization controls. When they say that their amplifier settings had not changed, they were always amazed at how I got a different tone out of the same exact setup. Remember that this happens on electric bass guitars. The hands do not come into play, so much, as, with the active electronic pickups used in todays basses, if one plays too hard, the pickups will overload and distort. If one plays too soft, the pickups will amplify the signal, in a, sort of, compression mode. Both result in the cancellation of the 60 hertz waves I am speaking of, which develop! Lastly, I simply cannot eat off of a fork which has touched aluminum, nor eat any food which has touched aluminum, as I feel electric 'shocks' in my teeth and cannot continue to eat. I even taste the aluminum from the foil which a baked potato has been wrapped in, and simply cannot eat anything from aluminum tins. Robert Parr <frobass a aol com> Westport, CT USA - Monday, February 26, 2001 at 19:38:56 (PST)

on reading the posts in here, i see that part of my story has been noted by Art Greenfield, "antigray"....he has included me in his book that is being printed at this time.......i too am electrical....man is it intense....i notice the streetlights too, but that may be co-insidence...mainly I zap people at work....more so when i am stressed....I was handing a salt shaker to one of my coworkers last month and i zapped her with a charge that jumped about 2 inches!!!!!!.....I sit on a chair with rubber wheels and arc with my puter keyboard frequently... shorted one out last year..i have shorted out 2 electric blankets at home as well...i had a rewritable CD on the shelf above my computer (in a locked box) which was erased (my head is near it when i play at the puter)... all this started about 10 years ago, after i moved into my house....it appeard to be haunted, but soon was apparent that it was another life form...yes i had many encounters...but the electrical phenonoma began after i was hit in the face by a ball of electricity from my computer monitor....no i wasn't harmed, only my hand was numb where it exited my body.....just before that event, i noted a small Light inside the floppy drive back in the left rear corner....LOOK IN THERE GUYS, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN..... appears that i have several "alien implants" in my face as well as other points in my body....we have been doing some experiments,....very fascinating....as for Dr. Roger Leir, we are in contact but he hasn't called me to come down for removal yet....and yes, someday i have a book to be written about all this............ thank you for the chance to speak...... barbara <windancer a theriver com> claypool, az USA - Sunday, February 25, 2001 at 10:10:41 (PST)

It never fails... Whenever I drive at night street lights will go out. They go out on the approach, they go out when I'm under them- and sometimes it seems that I only have to look at them and they go out. It wouldn't be a big deal if it was one light, but i've counted as many as 6 lights within 10-15 minutes... It's not always the streetlights-i've had lights on buildings go out. My bedroom light burns out four or five times a year-which seems a little strange... I'm also always getting static shocks-especially when I get out of cars... Computers are also trouble for me (considering I work with them everyday). My home computer locks up all the time. My friends won't let me near theirs, because they will freeze up within 5 minutes of using them-even if the computer has never had any trouble before. This happens to my computer at work as well. Derek <gocobbers a aol com> mn USA - Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 22:35:33 (PST)

My watch never works. I've busted one toaster. I have constant problems with radio reception whenever I stand near it. I also live under power lines. Would this have any effect? Billy-Ray <EsperanzaFuermo a aol com> Crenshaw, PA USA - Friday, February 23, 2001 at 22:53:05 (PST)

This is a phenomena, which I discoverd upon receiving a rather powerful shock from my computer monitor. As I was shocked, an electronic table-top trivia game on my desk sprang to life. I have a theory or two aboutEM pulses generated by the shock, but alas my science could say nothing more than "OOOoooo! It sounds like it's haunted!" This seems fairly unusual, do you have any ideas? Dan Murphy <DCMurphy a slip.net> San Francisco, CA USA - Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 22:27:14 (PST)

Until I experienced the phenomenon myself, I had no idea it (SLI) was so widespread. I began to experience it in 1991 but it has taken the intervening time of observation and research to actually believe that I am causing city lights to disrupt on a regular basis. The one thing I can add to the available information on Street Light Interference is a forty minute video. The video answers as well as asks many questions of just how the phenomenon occurs. This is a chronological documentation which covers fourteen months, taken in dozens of different exterior lighting environments throught the city. The time and date info. clearly shows that there is no fancy editing and I am also able to predict events that will happen later on the videotape. Despite considerable research on the topic, I have been unable to find anyone in the scientific community to even look at the videotape. SLI is often reffered to as an "urban legend," which means to me that there is no hard evidence. Why haven't there been videos before? The evidence gathered thus far appears to be only anecdotal. The only way to bring this phenomenon into serious research is by some sort of tangible evidence. My videotape provides this information. What is recorded here definitely contradicts the notion that these lights are disrupting in normal manner. To those who experience various types of electrical or psychic phenomena, I can only attest to the fact that there can be uncomfortable side effects. Those who have done metaphysical research suggest that these sorts of phenomena are part of an evolutionary process through which mankind is passing in preparation for new age of man. If so, then, we the "electrics" may be the vanguard of this new age. We are the X-men! I can plainly say that my experience with SLI is now throughly predictable. I can go out any night with anyone who wishes to accompany me, and cause the disruption of one or more lights. Once disrupted these lights no longer fucntion normally and cycle on and off indefinitely until replaced. I do not think that SLI is an electrical phenomenon, however. My research into light sensitive technology indicates that the lights sensors are shielded against interference from other light sources and electrical activity. They lights sensors are not being disrupted by electrical activity. They are being disrupted by an invisible light frequency which is somehow related to my aura or electro-magnetic field. Perhaps it is a psychic phenomenon. SLI is only part of the various unusual phenomena which have followed me around most of my life. It is an important phenomenon to be explored because it can be recorded and studied. To those who are having this experience regularly, I suggest putting the phenomenon on videotape in order to answer all the objections raised regarding SLI. If there are any folks interested in pursuing these ideas.. contact Janusz at STREETLIGHTPHEN a AOL com janusz <streetlightphen a aol com> albuquerque, nm USA - Monday, February 19, 2001 at 12:21:57 (PST)

I am a teenage girl, and apparently these problems run in the family...my mom suffers from them too....but when i get very strong emotions,weird stuff happens....clocks spin,lights go out,things fall w/ o any physical help. And this is not electrically related,but doors open and my hand hasn't even touched it yet......I've read about the "poltergeist" effect,and i think I'm generating a kinetic energy by stimultion of emotions or reflexive thoughts....if anyone want sto help me, my addy is XxriotgrrlixX a AOL com...thanx. Megan N <Xxriotgrrlixx a aol com> DesMoines, IA USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 22:40:49 (PST)

I read half of your site last night, amazed. I kill watches. Have since I was a little girl. My parents told me that I must have gotten the watch wet. Time and again I figured I must have banged the watch or gotten them wet, but finally gave up. I have met one other woman in my 43 years that has this problem. I am a nurse and really need a watch but have found ways to cope. Currently I take care of a parapalegic who, when he wants to give me a hard time (he has serious personality disorders) , he will ask me what time it is. I have told him about my watch problem. So I just reach down to his wrist, gently look at his watch, and tell him what time it is. This is all well and good, except now, his electronic wheelchair is malfunctioning. It is only three years old, and has started to just stop completely when we are out. I then have to push this 300 lb. wheelchair with a 220 lb. man in it up the ramp of his van and into his home. He has had it fixed four times in the past 3 months, and just last week had a new "brain" put into it. Could I be doing this? His TV remote control malfunctions a lot. I cannot get the remote control on one of our TV's to work - ever. My husband gets irritated and says "you just push the button!" and it works for him. I have purchased 3 cordless phones in the past 5 years. Expensive ones. My printer is now broken and even my teenage son has no idea why. Today, while waiting at my daughters doctors office, I became irritated due to the extreamly long wait, and the lights in front of me blinked off and on. This has never happened before to me, to my knowledge. I just read about it last night on this site! Why all of a sudden? I have never had the streetlight problem, but am afraid now that I have read about it, it will happen. Often, when I turn on a light, it blows out. We go through a lot of lightbulbs, but it seems to go in cycles. When I was a teenager I had severe static electricily problems, but thought everyone did. Never was shocked. Father in the military and lived on a lot of military bases, maybe the alien implant idea!!LOL None of my sisters have this thing. When dating my ex-hubby many years ago, I could "will" him to call, by thinking "CALL" and picturing him. The phone would ring within a minute or two. Got to where I was nonchalont about it. Had an experience when age 20 - was on a date, driving in the country around noon on a sunday. The guy I was dating all of a sudden sounded exactly like my favorite uncle. I even told the guy "I cant believe it, if I closed my eyes, and heard you talk you would sound EXACTLY like my uncle! He thought I was wierd because I couldnt get over it. Yes, my dear uncle had died around noon that day. After returning home, I saw the guy one more time, and he sounded nothing like my uncle. He chalked me up as a wierdo. I have had other strange experiences like my alarm clock jumping off the nightstand, knocks above my headboard before someone I love dies, or something serious happens to me or someone close to me. I am have a strong faith in God, and pray often. I am often spooked and used to be petrified of the dark. Thus learned to pray to have some peace and feel protected. I have felt the presence of God as a white bright light. Have also witnessed demonic stuff. Have had dreams that came true. One daughter had a dream she was in a car accident the night before it happened. Her head cracked the windshield and she was perfect without a scratch. She claims it was because the accident happened right in front of our church. I could go on and on, but dont want to bore you! I am sure glad to read about other people who have the same thing, and kind of relieved in a way. I am going to visit some of the other sites referenced here to see if there is something that can be done. I will try the alien test (!) and the other one with the battery detector when I can find one. Take care. Lynn Lynn <lynnliefer a aol com> Ill USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 19:05:47 (PST)

Hi, The email address is obviously not real. I just wanted to add my experiences without getting a ton of email. I've been highly sensitive to electric current for years; in fact, once at Emory Clinic I was undergoing a "stress test" and I could actually feel the current from the electrodes. I was told by the technician that there was no way I should feel it, and she immediately started checking the machine. All was normal but I still felt it. I constantly get static shocks, even from houseplants, regardless of the type of shoes I wear. Passing my hand over any radio has an antenna effect, but if the signal is already strong, it may actually mute the signal. My body has a very high acidity level: I have caused the death of several metal-cased watches, and have gone through several sets of metal-frame glasses (even so-called stainless steel turns gray, real gold plating peels off, and other metals get pitted). Some watches died of dead batteries within weeks, but not before their cases were pitted or discolored. I switched to half-frame glasses (no metal touches my skin) and an Armitron aluminum-cased watch. The Armitron is over 3 years old and is still on the original battery. I don't know if this is significant, but the watchband is real rubber with metal inserts. My normal body temperature is 94-96 degrees Fahrenheit. I hardly ever have a fever, even when down with the flu. I do PC repairs for a living, and have been accused of "faith-healing" computers; at times, they begin to work as soon as the person calls me! Luckily, I don't get paid per service call. I can't verify this, but I believe I was struck by lightning when I was about 12. I grew up in Kentucky and had been hill-climbing before a sudden thunderstorm. I was on my way back down when the rain started. I remember waking up, soaking wet and flat on my back, thinking I had slipped going downhill and knocked myself out. The only thing is, I never had any soreness in my head, no bumps and no bruising. I didn't have burns or blue tinge to my skin, either. My lower legs tingled for a while after that and years later I developed problems in my left knee and foot. These include bone spurs, a blood clot and neural damage that bothers me to this day. Larry Coots <nobody a nospam com> Pomfret Center, CT USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 19:01:24 (PST)

I just have to say I'm glad this type of thing doesn't just happen to me. I too stop watches, street lights, microwaves, digital cameras and you name it. I was electrocuted when I was three. I stuck a bobby pin in a wall outlet and when flying across the room. I don't really remember too much about it , but know I have had this problem as long as I can remember. I also have had psychic events. I really don't understand all this but it's nice to know I'm not alone. Shay <aninimity2 a aol com> USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 17:52:46 (PST)

I have not been able to wear analog/pocket watches for many years, but after purchasing a magnetically sheilded seiko digital watch my problems stopped. People thought I was nuts, and it wasen't until I started asking around that I discovered that my experience was not an isolated one. Then other problems started in my late 20's. I would get severe shocks from my car and my co-workers noticed that their computers would malfunction when I was around and forbade me to touch their equipment. I have noticed that if I am in a bad mood the problems seems to crop up. Recently I have been teaching the benefits of focused practiced as opposed to practicing in the car for my choir members. I provide tapes for my choir members who can't practice by themselves. For one stubborn member I jokingly 'charged' their tape to get them to stop practicing in their car. Their tape player died within a week. After reading the website and the pleas for help, I am convinced that the best we can hope for right now is learning to focus our gifts. I would recommend looking into a mode of Massage Therapy called 'polarity' which treats the body as an electrical system, and acupuncture. The complaints at work forced me to look into other alternatives and I am currently studying tai-chi and Chi Gong martial arts which allows your mind to guide the energy where you want it to go. I have had great sucess. I would like to thank everyone who came up with this website. Keep up the good work! Eric Pletcher <sprtwlkr a hotmail com> Destin, FL USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 11:46:34 (PST)

I have been reading everyone's reports, and I must say that I too have always had street lights go out when I pass them. Ususally, and most noticably in my car, and yet also when I'm simply walking beneath them. Or I've also noticed that if a street light was out as I approached it, it would turn on once I passed it. That "coming to life" of the lights is what most freaked me out. My whole family has also noticed this weird thing, and are also amazed and puzzled by it. I've payed more attention lately, and it seems to happen most when I'm in deep thought about something. No matter the mood, I just have to be lost in thought. If anyone is able to offer a theory, please email me. Thanks. :) Rachel <DreamNSing a aol com> Scottsdale, Az USA - Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at 10:03:49 (PST)

at age 12 i got a timex wind up watch for birthday. when i put it on it lasted about 10 or 15 min and the second hand went backwards and then poped off.i have not had another watch like that but i can wear a battery watch rick hardin <mytuffz a aol com> atlanta, ga USA - Sunday, February 11, 2001 at 06:43:01 (PST)

A lady that I knew years ago could not wear a mechanical watch because it would become magnetized over a period of several days. If degaussed with an ac coil, it would become again affected. She also had DEMONSTRATED other paranormal abilities which she had explained had to do with being born with a VAIL? Keith Millard <drallim a icce com> Priest River, Id USA - Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 15:30:23 (PST)

This is so funny. But I thought I was the only one. But when I work in my office, the copier messes up, the computer all of a sudden doesn't work, I blow more bulbs than I care to admit. I even broke my vacuum. That might just be a coincidence. But I am also very warm as a person. I often said, I might be one of those people that combust one day. And I am a little psychic. What that has to do with it I don't know. But it's real........ tina <ttttrus a aol com> USA - Thursday, February 08, 2001 at 11:19:46 (PST)

I've always had problems with electrical devises working (watches, pagers, cell phones, etc...)and year-round, I conduct static electricity. But there are two things beyond these that have made me wonder if I were an "electric person" (even before I knew that's what it was called. Several years ago I took a late night stroll along the beach in St. Augustine, Florida. I knelt down and began to draw in the sand where it was still a little damp from the waves)with my finger. I was amazed, almost to the point of disbelief when I saw what happened. As I would drag my finger across the sand, the trail that my finger made would sparkle and glow (not like a radiation type glow, but it would just kind of light up and then fade out after a couple of seconds.) Pretty wierd huh? I must have sat there for 30 minutes, trying to prove to myself that it was just a fluke, or my imagination, but it never stopped. The next night I tried it again and it wouldn't do it. I've never told anyone this happened to me. I think you can see why. Another electrical encounter I have experienced a few times has happened while I was asleep. Some emotional climax or confrontation would happen in my dreams and I would feel this incredible surge of energy explode in my body - like being struck by lightning from within. This would obviously wake me up, and I would just lie there, with an odd presence of energy surrounding me. Still wierding you out? Well this next story is not as weird, but I do think it's relevent. One time I was changing a 5,000 watt television light (called a 5K) and I had unplugged the wrong fixture. Because of the heat, I was sweating and when I put the new lamp in the fixture - ZAPPP!! But I was unharmed. My hand - more from the scare of electricity, than the shock of it - went numb for a second and I dropped the lamp. But other than that, I was fine. Does all this qualify me as a weirdo, or is there really something to this "electric people" phenomenon? LM Tranthem <Imanideamanchuck a aol com> Atlanta, GA USA - Tuesday, December 19, 2000 at 12:51:45 (PST)

When I was a toddler, I stuck a metal object into the electrical socket and was thrown across the room. Had my diaper been wet, the doctor said I would have not survived the incident. After reading the comments from the other writers, I realized that there seems to be a correlation between being shocked and noticing problems with electrical things. I just replaced 5 lightbulbs in my downstairs this very week. If I turn on a lamp quickly after walking into the room, you can bet it will blow with a mighty flash. I have noticed that if I wait a few minutes before I turn on the light, it seems to help. It doesn't happen all the time and I have not discovered the pattern. I have in the past been able to sorta predict things that I just felt were going to happen. Lots more of this but too personal to mention here. On a smaller and less important scale, if I am driving in my car and I get a feeling to slow down, 100% of the time, a police car will pass within seconds. I too, am sensitive to sounds very few people can hear. I have to reboot my computer several times while I am online. I suppose I just felt everyone had there occurances. Maybe not ... Gina <Snoopi77 a aol com> Evans, Ga USA - Tuesday, February 06, 2001 at 20:32:50 (PST)

I experience lights go out or drastically dim as I approach. I seem to 'taste' electricity whenever I touch something metal. Am prone to static sparks. Wireless devices do not function properly in my vicinity when I am angry. My most brilliant dreams occur when sleeping during a lightning storm. Dusty <d_boy_dusty_d a yahoo com> TX USA - Tuesday, February 06, 2001 at 09:56:16 (PST)

I also have streetlamp episodes, usually when I'm angry and hyper...also heavy static and wierd computer things, usually mouse related, like leaping cursor. (Sure doesn't help to get pissed about it either). But here's a new one I don't find on this list - when I touch ferric materials, they become magnetized. Screwdrivers, chisels, tuning forks, tweezers, single-edged razors, etc. Moreover, these objects remain magnetized for months as indicated by compass reactions and Gauss meter and their field strength isn't weak either. My mother and sister can both do the same thing, and all of us have hyperactive thyroids, which may be a cause or an effect, beats me. I also know one electrical worker who says he magnetizes his tools when working in a high energy field. Any other magnetizers? For those distressed by this condition - you might try using the Strong Bio- electric Discharger - it's supposed to drain off some of the 'fire' in your system and bring your blood pressure down too. Several websites have it for sale. David <voicecoop a aol com> Deland, FL USA - Monday, February 05, 2001 at 17:36:12 (PST)

Hello fellow electrical currents.... I have found that in the last few years, there have more and more incidents with me. Such as lights (streetlights)going on or off as I come near them on my way down the road. I have found myself causing problems with my computer at times, so that I have to get away from it before it would completely shut down. One night while I was very angry with my ex-husband the light above my head blazed so brightly I had thought it would explode!! When I was younger I had problems with screwing up watches, but now I have a Seiko quartz and it seems to be fine. I myself don't remember ever being "zapped", but I have always been able to feel people's energy, walking through malls is quite a challenge at times, as well as the energy from machines. I do know that my Dad was "zapped" a few years ago, to the point where he literally could smell the burnt flesh of the roof of his mouth and his sinuses. He had problems for a few months with lights going on and off and making computers go crazy.Not to mention the problems he had with the machinery he was working with...yikes!! I had told him to close his eyes and relax. To picture himself standing next to a large battery,connected to the battery were to cables (like car jumper cables) he was to see himself picking up the cables and let the electricity go so that it filled the battery. When the battery was full it would set off a light. It took a few weeks, but it seemed to work by helping him ground himself. Hey, it may sound hokey, but it might work for you too.... Just thought I'd share that with you all.. DivasMagik <DivasMagik a aol com> NJ USA - Sunday, February 04, 2001 at 20:45:15 (PST)

I really don't want other people to contact me about this. I am only writing this to add to the other info. on this site.I also have problems with electricity and electrical objec