OK But Really, Is It Possible To Feel When You’re Being Watched?

If you ever think that somebody is watching you because you can feel the back of your neck tickling? 

You’re not alone. In fact, between 68-94% of people believe that this sensation is caused by their bodies ‘knowing’ that they are being watched. 

However, is this a lie we tell ourselves? Is this a simple way of comforting ourselves that we have an instinct that will protect us against being watched by people we’d rather weren’t looking?

Or do our bodies actually know?

Can we really sense when we’re being watched?