The only people I have ever talked to about this was my grandmother and my mother. They both at different times confirmed the same thing happens to them from time to time and told me it was a gift. But I find it to be a curse most of the time.
Also noticing as I am growing older it is happening more frequently then it was before as a child. I started really noticing this and questioning it around the age of 10 or so.
When it happens depending on what it is, sometimes it really bothers me. What triggers it from what I have found is two things, visually seeing something or someone talking about their past.
What will happen is I will see a very detailed vision with in my mind. It is hard to explain but it is like a flash and I see the vision. What is scary is sometimes I will ask the person questions about what I saw in the vision and they confirm it but never mentioned what I have asked. I also notice seeing things sometimes triggers them.
What is it and what is causing it. It is like I am seeing visions of peoples past that I should not be seeing. This is really starting to bother me also I can't control it, it just happens for no apparent reason. Also it does not happen every time it just comes and goes when it wants to.
Thank you for any help...