Cold with the mysterious stories about the 'ghost of the living'

Doppelganger means "parallel", a term for "ghosts of a person who is still alive". Therefore, they are considered bad omen, warning signs of death are near. Many people believe that it is just an illusion but historically has recorded some scary stories about doppelganger.

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Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Elizabeth I was a wise, calm, prestigious monarch, she reigned the United Kingdom from November 17, 1858 until her death - March 24, 1603.

Despite being a resilient person, in some cases the Queen of England is also a sentimental, weak person like other normal people. In February 1605, the death of a relative and a friend greatly affected Queen Elizabeth I and made her sick.

During this time, the queen saw her doppelganger lying motionless like a corpse in bed. Shortly after seeing his "ghost", the queen died, causing more people to believe that doppelganger was the premonition of death.

Abraham Lincoln

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A story about seeing Lincoln's "ghost" based on the accounts of those close to the president of the United States was published in Harper magazine in July 1865. Accordingly, people next to US President Noah Brooks, John Hay, Ward Hill Lamon saw President Lincoln's doppelganger one evening after his first election. They told this strange story to President Lincoln.

Even President Lincoln himself met his doppelganger one night after being elected for the first time. While lying on his bed, he suddenly glanced over the mirror and saw two different faces in it. Besides the real face looking at him from the mirror there was another pale and spooky face. When President Lincoln left the bed, doppelganger disappeared but when he lay down, his own "ghost" appeared again.

Mary, the wife of President Lincoln, feared that doppelganger would bring unfortunate things to his next election. And the fact is that after that, President Lincoln failed in his second term election.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1811-1833) was a famous writer and politician in Germany. He saw with his own eyes the "ghost" many times.

According to Goethe's account, for the first time he saw "the ghost of the living" when he was 22 years old. At that time, Goethe was riding a horse when he saw a mysterious man riding a horse toward him. Goethe was amazed by the fact that he was but with a completely different outfit he had never seen before.

This image disappeared shortly afterwards and Goethe also forgot that strange story until 8 years later. When Goethe rode on the same road he once saw doppelganger, he was shocked to realize that he was wearing the same outfit as his own "ghost" 8 years ago.

Goethe not only saw his own "ghost" and even saw doppelganger of others. Once, while walking on the street, he saw his friend wearing his robe. He went straight home and then panicked when he saw his friend at his house, wearing his robe exactly like what he had seen on the street. This friend, who had been caught in the rain, was soaked in clothes, so he stopped by his house to borrow his coat.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Percy Bysshe Shelley is a brilliant poet but is better known as husband of Mary Shelley, author of the famous Frankenstein novel. Percy once admitted to his wife that he had met his doppelganger many times. One of those times was when Percy stepped onto the steps to see his own "ghost", he even asked Percy, "How long are you going to be satisfied like this?"

Not long afterwards in 1812, Percy drowned in a maritime accident.

Emilie Sagee

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Emilie Sagee is a good teacher, but for some reason, in 16 years, she had to jump to 19 times.

In 1845, the reason was revealed when she was working at a girls' school, causing many people to be frightened. During the session, 13 students witnessed Emilie's "ghost" standing next to her and reflecting on her steps. Once, many people saw this "ghost" standing behind her while she was eating, sitting calmly in the classroom when Emilie was still gardening.

Although others can see her doppelganger, Emilie herself is unaware of this appearance. But every time the "ghost" appeared, Emilie looked tired and powerless.

Scientific explanation

Many people believe that seeing "the ghost of a living person" is just an illusion.

But some scientists speculate that this bizarre phenomenon occurs in people with trauma or certain parts of the brain that undergo certain stimuli that cause deviations in cognitive ability. time.

Others said that those who saw doppelganger were those with neurological disorders such as multiple personality disorder or schizophrenia .