Question:
Someone took the key off of my keyring while I was sleeping, paranormal or paranoia?
AJordon
2013-08-09 06:33:31 UTC
Okay so yesterday I got back from a business trip at around 1 or 2 in the morning and as soon as I got home I went into my room, put my keys in my nightstand, took a shower, and headed to my living room. I fell asleep on my couch 10-15 minutes later, I woke up to the sound of one of the pieces of my shuffleboard table being rolled around (Its a mini shuffleboard table) I ignored it, and fell back to sleep. Then my alarm woke me up, and I got ready for work. My bedroom door was wide open and the lights were on, at this point I was a little weirded out, but I just assumed I probably left it on before I went to bed the night before. I took a shower, and headed to my nightstand to grab my keys. They weren't in the nightstand, and I was already late for work. As I shuffled through my house I found my keys sitting on my kitchen table, it was just the keyring and a few things I keep on the key ring, BUT my car keys were gone! I searched my house for maybe 30-45 minutes until I went out to my car and found the key on my gear shift panel...I was too confused, and late to investigate. (Details) The keyring I have is way too tight to just have things fall off it, and even when I try to get things off of it, it usually takes me 10 or more minutes! The fact that someone...or something came into my house, turned on my lights, got into my nightstand and took the time to take my keys off my key ring unsettles me. I asked my son if he maybe had taken it because I knew he was low on gas, but he said he got gas the night before. So could this be paranormal, or is this just my paranoia setting in?
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2013-08-09 14:43:13 UTC
You've already received two rational and plausible answers, and all I'm going to do is reinforce that. We are capable of doing some pretty strange things while asleep. I was visiting my parent's one time, and I woke up in the morning to find a completely full glass of milk balanced on my chest. It's amazing I didn't spill any, my hands were cupped around the bottom of it, and there it was, right on my sternum, just like it belonged there. The bedroom door was closed, the blankets were pulled up around me, nothing in the kitchen was disturbed or out of place; nevertheless, there was that glass of milk filled to the brim.

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That's a pretty complex series of things to do. Get out of bed, open the door, get a glass from the shelf and close the cupboard, open the refrigerator, pour the milk and put it back, return to the bedroom, close the door, get back into bed, pull the covers up, pick up the milk and lay back down with the glass balanced on me. Not believing in the supernatural, the only alternative I can think of is that one of my parents put it there before I woke up, but how implausible is that? Neither one of them have been much in the way of practical jokes, other than the old fly-in-the-plastic-ice-cube trick, and who would try this even if they were jokers? All you're likely to end up with is a bed full of milk and a really pissed off house guest. So, it had to be sleepwalking, as bizare as it seems. It's a pretty baffling thing to wake up to, I can tell you that, and I'm still amazed I didn't spill it. The glass was full right up to the brim, too--there was no room for error.

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I told this story to a kid at work, and he replied with one of his own. He had woken up with dirt on his hands, and was baffled because he knew he went to bed clean. A few nights later his wife caught him sleepwalking, he went out into the front yard and was digging a hole in the flowerbed with his hands, apparently dreamed he had something to plant and so he got right to it.

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I remember someone trying to use a sleepwalking defense in a murder trial maybe a decade or more ago. People at work were really rolling their eyes on that one, and I'll admit I was too, I can't imagine how one could not wake up with someone screaming at him. I'm certainly not as positive about it as others were, though, not after my experience. While it's sure not bloody murder, I would have assigned about the same probability to either story, except that I happen to be positive that mine really happened. The sleeping mind can do some very strange things, and given my experience, I find it well within the realm of the possible that you could have done this yourself. I'd apply a double digit probability to the son being involved, and about a thousandth of one percent of anything supernatural. Anytime there's an even remotely plausible explanation, Occam's Razor demands that we discard the supernatural choice.

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anonymous
2013-08-09 16:41:00 UTC
Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental illness? Have you ever experienced mental distress? Before you jump to say "no!", please keep in mind that nervousness, anxiety, paranoia, and sleep issues all fall under the guise of DSM-V diagnoses. Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia could explain the unusual phenomenon. Have you taken any prescription medicine? Oftentimes, anxiolytics such as the "Totem pole" aka Alprazolam or Xanax, including medicines Valium, Ativan, or Klonopin, produce unusual sleep patterns that manifest in a blurred perception of reality. In a relaxed chemically-induced state, the mind can change... sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Reports of sleepwalking, amnesia, and kleptomania have been reported by patients or thrill-seekers taking this class of drug. If you abuse it, you are at far greater risk of experiencing unexplainable phenomenon. Have you ever been told you're a sleepwalker? If so, it is very plausible you woke in a state of semi-consciousness and fumbled with your key ring.



I agree that it could be someone within your domicile. But maybe not, too. If you live alone, and these explanations don't fit, you very well could be experiencing a poltergeist. Believers in poltergeist will tell you it's no laughing matter. Search the web for poltergeists and other unexplainable possessions or contacts with evil spirits. You may be on the cusp of something far more sinister than taking your key off your ring.



If you answered yes to any health questions above, I'd consult my provider to discuss medication management and new or unaddressed symptoms you are dealing with. If you are depressed or sleeping poorly, by all means consult a professional. Do not ever harm yourself. Help is available and things do get better.



Good luck, and it's probably not something too terribly bad. Try to relax. Make sure your doors are locked and security precautions are taken. You'll rest better at night. Peace.
anonymous
2013-08-09 13:54:51 UTC
Odd, but I think the most likely culprit is your son or some other person that lives in your house with you. An thief that just wanted to steal your car would have taken the whole set.

I suppose it's possible that you could have sleep walked and done it.



Something paranormal is the least likely explanation. Even if ghosts were real how and why would they do something like that?
anonymous
2013-08-10 06:05:30 UTC
first thing was the shuffleboard piece moving...paranormal



second..doors open, lights on..paranormal



third..keys missing...paranormal



fourth..keys on table..paranormal



five..key OFF hard key ring...paranormal



six..key in car..paranormal.



If you don't believe you are being haunted, you will.



Come back if more happens..I bet it does..shuffleboard pieces don't move by themselves.



could you be sleep walking..possible



did your kid play a trick on you..possible



did you make it all up..possible but not probable...
completed_01
2013-08-10 04:50:55 UTC
could be a break in...


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