The Apprehensive Aparition

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who suffers from delirium tremens as a result of
alcoholism may see such frightening things as red spiders or pink elephants,
or they may feel that lice are crawling over their skin, because
hallucination although usually visual may be experienced through any of the
senses. The imagery of a vision is experienced as if it came from outside,
although not from ordinary reality as perception does.
Young children often fail to distinguish between imagery and
perception and suppose that what they imagine is external and perceptible
to others; but as they grow older, they become better at making the
distinction. Adults sometimes fail to make the distinction, especially at a
time of high expectation. A widow mourning her husband¹s death may see him
or hear his voice or footsteps repeatedly after his death, resulting in a Œ
sense of presence¹, which fades with the passage of time. In a wood at
night, dark shadows are seen as lurking beasts. Waking from a frightening
dream, a person ...

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