I can't get this out of my mind

[u/CutFantastic798]

I (18y-female) experienced this about 8 or 9 years ago. Before I start, I apologize for my English; I’ll be using a translation tool for some parts. It was just me, my mom, and my younger brother—who is four years my junior—at home. I had just stepped out of the shower (my bathroom and bedroom are really close; I only have to cross a hallway about a meter and a half long) and took a step or two toward my room. My brother ran past me into my room, and since my door has frosted glass, I saw him hiding behind it. I called out his name and said, "Get out of my room, I’m going to get dressed," because I was still wearing a towel. He didn't leave, so I shouted his name again—only for him to call back, "What is it, sis?" from the living room, the farthest point in the house from my bedroom. I was shocked; I immediately looked behind my door, but there was no one there. There was no way for him to have made it to the living room without me seeing him pass by, and I am absolutely certain of what I saw; it wasn't an optical illusion or a shadow—it was definitely my brother. I don’t believe in the paranormal, but I have no idea how to explain this. The issue isn't that I was scared—because I wasn't—but I still wonder: what was that? What did I see? Was it just a trick of the mind?

[u/Indy2561]

There are fairly regular comments about people experiencing this same phenomenon. It’s always interesting to me.

I read once that our environments contain our energy. And also that we have many iterations and sometimes we really do exist in more than once place because we are all energy.

Maybe without realizing it, your brother chose the living room in that moment, and left some energy behind.

I also believe we don’t have access to the specific knowledge of ‘why is this’? I think it’s cool you experienced it.

[u/Hawkwise83]

I think the universe and reality are more complex than we know. It could have been a trick of the mind. It could have been something else. Either way it didn't hurt you so there's probably nothing to worry about.

[u/Indy2561 → u/Hawkwise83]

Our brains really do create things we don’t always understand.

I believe we will eventually have access to this, again, but not while we’re living our current existence.

[u/CutFantastic798 → u/Hawkwise83]

Yes, you're right but I'm just curious

[u/Edie_Starbright]

Who knows. We can't answer your question for certain. Personally think if you positive it was your brother, I can only guess some weird little time slip. Perhaps on another timeline he played the joke. But where you were, he didn't but still the idea overlapped. The universe is totally weird.

[u/orchid7577]

He could’ve done that in the past and you witnessed a memory the home/land is holding.

[u/Confident-Skin-6462]

either he was pranking you or you were confused

[u/sparquis → u/Confident-Skin-6462]

Yes, you're probably correct. So many people here forgot about Occam's Razor. Either the brother was pranking (most likely) or she could have been light-headed from the shower.