Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Although I am English and a Native English speaker I have forgotten a word that I need to know. When I was working in different countries and my daughter was in England, I would for example have a bad headache when she did, even things like stubbing my toe or hurting my hand etc. This would happen at any time of day or night and at exactly the same time ( allowing for time differences ) and injury to the same part of the body. It occurred often in the 1980's - 2000; between her age of 3 - 20 years, now not so much. I would telephone her to check what happened and if she was ok. Empathy is a general term but I can only find in context with a "feeling" rather than an actual event or fear / happiness for a past / coming event. Does anyone know the correct technical word for what my daughter and I experience ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rak sa_ngop Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Mirror-touch synaesthesia? Maybe not quite the same but there is a BBC News story about Dr Joel Salinas who experiences other peoples pain. I just read it this morning so googling should find the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Gunn Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I believe the word you’re looking for is simpatico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Psychic pain - telesomatic https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/telesomatic Edited April 4, 2018 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Hank Gunn said: I believe the word you’re looking for is simpatico. Muchas gracias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, simple1 said: Psychic pain - telesomatic https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/telesomatic "Relating to or involving a physical sensation (supposedly) experienced by an individual at a distance from and without material connection to the instigating cause." Thanks for the link ( see above text ), however my daughters and my response are real not supposedly. Guess such cases are still seen as not only strange but impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: "Coincidence". Too many for that and each occasion was a 'real' event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said: "Relating to or involving a physical sensation (supposedly) experienced by an individual at a distance from and without material connection to the instigating cause." Thanks for the link ( see above text ), however my daughters and my response are real not supposedly. Guess such cases are still seen as not only strange but impossible. True, however there would be ongoing studies at Uni/s, you may like to dig further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 hours ago, rak sa_ngop said: Mirror-touch synaesthesia? Maybe not quite the same but there is a BBC News story about Dr Joel Salinas who experiences other peoples pain. I just read it this morning so googling should find the story. Thanks for your response. I found various links regarding Dr Joel Salinas, interesting articles. As you say my situation is not quite the same, as with mirror-touch synaesthesia "mirror" is the key word. The people concerned are next to or near to each other. In my cases there are thousands of kilometers between my daughter and myself. In farming all my life I have experienced similar things when distant from a farm but not knowing what was wrong with the farm beforehand, even with individual animals. Perhaps some kind of "mirror-touch" is what I saw happen in South America, where a local healer places themselves near a person that has pain but, does not touch them, they place their hands in close proximity to the pain affected area and can take away that pain to themselves. I saw this happen with 'local' patients and with a Westerner who had never met the healer before, as well as on other occasions. Perhaps 'empathy' is the nearest word I can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 34 minutes ago, simple1 said: True, however there would be ongoing studies at Uni/s, you may like to dig further Thanks I will, just that I was trying to remember the word for a group of alternative medicine doctors I talked too last week. I am not a doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdietz Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 56 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said: Too many for that and each occasion was a 'real' event. Each occasion you remember was a real event. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 'Twilight zone ' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Syncronisity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Speedo1968 said: where a local healer places themselves near a person that has pain but, does not touch them, they place their hands in close proximity to the pain affected area and can take away that pain to themselves. That sounds more like Energy healing apart from the last part and is quite common - I experienced it in the UK some 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 6 hours ago, The manic said: Syncronisity Great album but its spelt synchronicity. The film wasn't too bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 28 minutes ago, tso310 said: Great album but its spelt synchronicity. The film wasn't too bad either. I only know the concept from my LSD adventures and studying Jungian theories. Stick to spelling lessons pal. Because if the the only purchase you can get from my communication is a spelling error/typo then you truly have nothing to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 18 hours ago, Jdietz said: Each occasion you remember was a real event. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias I understand your doubt and have read the wiki link. Each occasion WAS a real event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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