Sensed Presence, Attenuated Psychosis, and Transliminality: At the Threshold of Consciousness.
Psychopathology January 1, 2023 Cherise Rosen, Sohee Park, Tatiana Baxter et al. 13 citations
Sensed presence—the feeling that someone or something is there despite no one being present—is a common experience that can occur in many contexts, from isolation to psychosis. This online survey of adults found three distinct clusters of people based on their levels of sensed presence, attenuated psychosis symptoms, and transliminality (a trait involving absorption, fantasy proneness, and heightened sensitivity). One cluster had few sensed presence experiences, low psychosis symptoms, and low transliminality. A second cluster had moderate sensed presence, low psychosis symptoms, and moderate transliminality, along with increased closeness to God.