Do Cats See Ghosts? The Highly Sensitive Person & Their Cat

Do Cats See Ghosts?

I swear, Bear does!

Often he’ll be staring down the dark hallway with his large eyes and ears on alert! Other times, something will distract him and suddenly, he’s fixated, riveted by something seemingly BEHIND YOU!

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Yikes!

I know this isn’t unique to Bear and I know some of your cats probably do the same thing.

They may stare at “nothing” or start crouching down with airplane ears, or even hiss. Although there aren’t any scientific studies done on whether cats can see ghosts or not, the fact that their senses are so superior to ours make them ideal candidates to befriend that ghost in your house.

When it comes to our cats:

• Their hearing is 6-8 times better than ours.
• They can see better at night.
• They pick up even the most subtle shifts in energy in the environment, including emotions and moods.

I think this is one reason why us HSCP (Highly Sensitive Cat People) are so drawn to cats - we get each other!

We pick up and process all of the vibes!

Growing up as a Highly Sensitive Person, I felt like an oddball, an outsider.

And back then, the “HSP” wasn’t even a thing yet!

In school, I’d cry a lot and now know that the energy of everything was just overwhelming.

This was why I often opted to stay in during recess, alone, by myself in the classroom. At nights, I remember being so tired and I couldn’t wait to sleep - what kid loves to sleep?! From the non-HSP perspective, you might clearly wonder what’s wrong with this kid?

This is why we find solace in subtle energies and other sensitive beings.

For me, it was playing outside alone, in nature with plants, picking up and holding certain rocks and crystals and being with my cats. Instantly, there’s an understanding of being seen, safe and grounded in energy.

Just this past week, Isabel, in our community, commented on the blog post The Pain of Losing Your Soul Cat, and shared how she just lost her beloved cat, Gizma.

Gizma got sick right after her Guardian, Isabel did.

Isabel needed emergency surgery and Gizma passed after she knew Isabel was going to be okay.

I remember how Cumin would lay on my stomach if I had a stomach ache or curl up near my head if I had a headache.

Our cats do this, especially our soul cats.

Our soul cats check in, they’re in tune with us, they make sure we’re okay.

As a HSCP, because of our special gift, we’re usually the ones doing this with other people in our lives.

So then, our cats become a place to let our guards down, our soft place to fall and just Be.

If you’re new to the term Highly Sensitive Person, or what we at Love & Above have rephrased as Highly Sensitive Cat Person, an HSCP is a cat lover who is extra sensitive to their environment whether physical, emotional or social. They are more easily overwhelmed by sensations like loud sounds, bright lights, or smells.

Although being an HSP really is a great gift and it's what makes us so attuned to others, it also comes with burdens such as extra stress on the body, mind, and spirit.

As we've said on our homepage, we may struggle with:

• anxiety
• over-giving
• people-pleasing
• difficulty with boundaries
• an overwhelmed nervous system
• lack of clarity and focus

But getting back to seeing ghosts…

I guess the point of all this is that:

Our Highly Sensitive nature makes it so that for us, the veil between worlds is thin, almost all of the time.

Thinner than it is for the average person, anyway.

We’re similar to cats, naturally sensing what most other people don’t!

It can be startling, or amusing, when our cats “see a ghost.”

When that happens, it reminds me that:

The world really is energy.

I’m not crazy, nor “too sensitive”

I’m just Highly Sensitive.

The world may think it’s a trick.

But people like us know: it can actually be a treat.