Conference hydra::dejavu

765.0. "Twin Study -- Out of the Ordinary Results?" by MARKER::KALLIS (Don't confuse `want' and `need.') Fri Jun 17 1988 09:08

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    Anything interesting in this? 
    
    
    A set of twins, a male and a female, that have had many experiences
    where one twin 'feels' or 'knows' what is going on with the othertwin,
    even when they are separated by hundreds of miles. Both 
    twins have had a number of'psychic' experiences, but neither twin
    is 'into' the types of things discussed in DEJAVU. The male twin
    regularly remembers his dreams and has seen many of his dreams end
    up predicting events.  He also has done a number of very strange
    things in his sleep (lots of sleepwalking as a child, jumped out
    of a window in his sleep at age 16, and many other strange things
    over the years). The female is very perceptive and sensitive to other
    peoples moods and feelings.
    
    The twins were born in the Midwest to a mother who was adopted 
    and a father who was raised by people other than his 
    genetic parents. The twins, now in their early thirties, know 
    nothing about three of their genetic grandparents. [They
    did meet their father's genetic father].
    
    At the age of four, the twins moved to the Boston area 
    with their family. They were immediately made part of 
    an eight year study at a well known university where 
    numerous Xrays, body measurements, photographs, etc 
    were taken every three months over those eight years. They 
    say the study was a 'twin study', although they have 
    never seen the results or any data from the study.
    
    Do you think any of these things in the twins lives 
    are out of the ordinary?   Do you think there is a 
    relationship between the study, their sensitivity, and the 
    fact that they know so little about their family tree?
    

I'm confused.  I don't see anything that strikes me as odd in this.  

>>>>They say the study was a 'twin study', although they have never
seen the results or any data from the study.<<<<<<<<<<

Have they asked for it?  Maybe the information was available to their
parents at age 12 when the study was completed.  They should ask their
parents or the university that conducted the study.  Twin studies
are abundant and to me it sounds like the university was studying
growth patterns in fraternal twins, perhaps comparing them to
growth patterns in identical twins who are remarkably similar. 

Regarding the  'feeling' or 'knowing' what is going on with the other
twin even when they are separated by the miles - this could be attributed
to just their being part of each others' family.  I do this with my
older sister - as well as my fratneral twin sister!  I definately feel 
closer to my twin - but I have 'feelings' about both of them.  Sure, they
could have some telepathic link, but I think that just by virtue
of the fact that people are raised together - they have the same 
values, background, etc., as well as attitudes and perceptions -
they come to 'know' each other very well and can perceive what is
happening with a sibling.  It's hard to think something could be
odd in this case just by saying there are a 'number of 
psychic experiences' or that the male jumped out of a window!  And
many women are 'very perceptive and sensitive to other peoples moods
and feelings'....

And - I don't see any tie-in that's odd with the family tree at all.

(maybe I don't have a vivid enough imagination either....)


cathy