Voice calling my name

I too have been woken by a phantom doorbell in the past (we nor our neighbour have one)- relived to hear it's not just me.
When we were younger we lived an old house in which we just had re-plumbed - lots of bashing about by the workman. I had tidied as best I could because I was expecting a lovely (but ultra-posh) lady visitor. Half-an-hour before she arrived I heard a strange little clicking noise and walked over to check if there was something amiss with the kettle perhaps. At which point a large section of the (very heavy plaster) kitchen ceiling fell on my head. Really hurt but I was more concerned with quickly clearing up as much of the mess as possible - never let that plumber back in our house.

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Bluebelle i've had exactly the same thing happen to me several times, and I've even got up and looked out of the window and waited to see if anyone walked up the path but they never do. I find it a bit scary if it's still dark outside.

It's good to know I'm not the only one. A few years ago, alone in the house and getting ready for bed, I heard a clear voice behind me say my name. Just once and it hasn't happened again.

BlueBelle, you've made my day, the doorbell ringing thing has happened to me on several occasions, and I've been so convinced that I've got up, gone downstairs, opened the front door to have a look to see if I've missed the posty, but absolutely no sign of anyone. I thought I was going loopy at the time, so it's good to know I'm not the only one.

Not quite the same but back in the 70's I'd just moved house and had a phone installed. About 2am one night I heard the phone ringing and flew downstairs to answer it (my mother was ill at the time). Just as I was picking it up I was telling myself it couldn't be her as she didn't have a phone then. Imagine my anger when a chirpy male operator told me this was my early morning alarm call! I never knew who'd set that up but it spooked me and the next evening I rang the exchange and told the (female) operator I had not booked any alarm calls. She took all the details then assured me I wouldn't be receiving any more. I felt a bit guilty if the man had lost his job but I slept better that night.

On the original topic though I have been frequently woken by imagined phone calls and door bells since moving here 4 years ago. I'm getting quite used to it now

Happens a lot to me. Where I used to work is a good example. Every few days I heard my name being called in the ladies department of the store. Always quite clear but nobody to be seen. Then one day as I was leaving to go home I stopped abruptly as I saw someone was stood in front of me. There was nobody there though. Never heard the voice after that....

Does this happen to anyone else? I am woken up by a loud bang. I feel panicky but gradually realise it was inside my head.

I agree with harrigran your brain is a complex computer. It works hard all day. When we rest (or try to rest) our brains shuffle all of the information and file everyone away into the correct directories and folders. It's only natural that in the process of doing this things can get a bit jumbled up.

I heard my grandma call my name one night, the next day I learned she had died the night before!!!

I too have heard the doorbell! It's reassuring to know that I'm not alone. However, 4 of my GC have seen a man in the hall and asked me who it is! This was on separate occasions when each was a toddler so don't know the explanation for that one

Goldengirl - Some people believe that small children are particularly sensitive to such experiences. Since I've no first hand evidence I keep an open mind.