Does anyone else have a "sixth sense"?

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All people have at least seven senses. Eight if you count the psychic / intuitive one.

#6 - Vestibular
#7 - Proprioceptive
#8 - Knowing, Sensing, Intuition, Premonition, etc

Yes I have a strong intuitive sense. I can't control it but I experience a lot of premonitions involuntarily.

I recommend Donna Williams' book "Autism and Sensing: The Unlost Instinct", for people interested in learning more about its possible connections with ASD development.

In my case I'd argue that I have a 9th Sense, which is Synaesthesia. My sensory system overlaps colours, sounds, letters, numbers, words, concepts, memories, spatial form, and temporal position.

I merely stated that the “Sixth Sense,” which seems equivalent to “intuition,” is not reliable.

I often have “intuitions”. Often, alas, my “intuition” is not reliable.”

It would be great if I had synesthesia.

First I feel it is only intuition. I am amazed at how little we know about the mind; we receive so many non-verbal signals during the course of the day and somehow our brain puts all of these signals together.

I have an intuitive sense for addicts, bullies, con-artists, liars, and other troublemakers.

My co-workers have grudgingly accepted this after several of my warnings turned out to be true.

Yes I often have intuitions and gut reactions. I suspect that we'd not be able to have any thoughts at all without some kind of intuitive mechanism to kick-start a chain of thoughts. Certainly a lot of decisions would take far longer without it.

I don't think intuition always turns out to be right. Neither does conscious reasoning. I wish I knew how to tell which to put my money on when the one is in conflict with the other. But sometimes with intuition, it's so strong that it's nothing to do with whether or not it's right, wrong, wise or foolish, it's just that it's the only thing you can do.

As it's an unconscious process, I don't expect I'll ever know all about what it is or how it works. Best guess, we evolved from animals that worked exclusively on intuitive impulse. Somewhere along the line we developed an additional processor - the conscious, rational, critical faculty that allows us to make models in our minds of the stuff that goes on outside the mind. And with that came the illusion - stronger in some than in others - that this rational faculty is all we are.

I have had quite a few uncanny experiences, but nothing to make plans around. When I first looked at a map of this area, I remembered the name of the town I eventually settled in, out of hundreds. I almost never approach strangers, but have chosen the "right" one from many several times.

Everyone has a sixth sense, which is usually proprioception.
Humans in general actually have more than 20 senses and most of it is just in the background.


As for intuition...
Mine fluctuates. I may have a strong intuitive sense if it's still working, but it's not well regulated and I can't always rely on it either...

It's kinda waking randomly sighted or waking randomly blinded, except no real indication of it until it happens or realizing it no longer happens.

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Intuition may not be a "sense" so much as an unconscious process that handles subliminal sensory data; thus making the label "Sixth Sense" a misnomer.

First thing that comes to mind; M. Night Shyamalan. Second Thing; Whatever happened to that kid? Third Thing; Who was the ghost now? Fourth thing: This is mysterious concept bordering on the paranormal, unexplained mysteries, extra-sensory perception etc. Fifth Thought: Any body ever listen to Art Bell?