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What syndrome is this?

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Hello paracast forum,

I am trying to remember what the heck this thing is called and can only give an example since I can not remember what they call it. It is like the "mark something syndrome" but it is basically this.

Ex: You are thinking about getting a new flat screen tv and then you start to notice that exact brand of flat screen at every store you go to when you never really paid any attention to how many places have that tv before.

Or you want a new Ford (Not sure who would but it is an example) and you start to see that Ford driving around everywhere all the time.

This experience has a name "mark something syndrome?" It is named after the guy that coined whatever the term is to describe that sort of thing. So anyone know what the heck it is called? I would like to do a little research on this as I think it could apply to a certain spot of the paranormal but can not find any info on it without knowing what it is called.

Thanks,

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No, that is not what I am thinking of. This is more like never noticing it before so you think something strange is happening but it is just that you never focused a lot of attention on it before it had relevance to you.

Law of Attraction I thought was think it into existence type of stuff, but thanks for giving it a shot anyway.

This experience was given a name and categorized as a syndrome but I am not sure how official that is or not.

I heard it discussed a while back on a different paranormal podcast no longer around and the episode in which it is discussed on is no longer available.
 
To me your post points to one thing only, and you may have a different opinion. If you look for something your more likely to see it everywhere, it is how your mind works.

If you wanted a certain car, and you always wanted that type of car, your mind is more and likely going to focus on that car everytime it see's that type of car, and more and likely blocks out other cars. That is of course if there isnt a pretty women driveing lol.

It the same process for other things as well.:)
 
(To Irishseekers) yes this is what I am saying, and yes it points to ONE THING ONLY, BUT what I was asking was the "specific name for it" which "DamnDirtyApe" nailed for me!!! Thanks to Irishseekers,Thanks for the time and attention for all. Special thanks to DamnDirtyApe for getting me back in gear and able to function. I have been racking my brain with this one. Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is exactly right! Ahh the weight has been lifted.

Thanks again everyone.
 
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