Lost something? The best methods for finding lost items (16 photos)

From beliefs to psychologists’ methods: tips on how to find a missing item





Human memory is a strange thing, sometimes it slips out of your head where you could have put the thing. Imagine that you are going to an important meeting and already on the threshold of the house you realize that you forgot something. What should I do?



Things don't disappear, they just lie in the wrong place





Often, lost items are actually just in an unusual location. This happens, for example, due to a person’s desire to free his hands after a hard day at work.



Panic and turning the whole house upside down are not so effective. First you need to remember your actions at the moment when you last held the missing item in your hands



If you cannot remember, or the item is somewhere nearby, you need to postpone the search for the loss, because you are probably tired and your distracted gaze will not be able to find the loss.



In this case, it is better to rest or take a walk, because you will not achieve the desired result, but you will waste your nerves.



If rest doesn’t help, then spring cleaning comes into play. Determine the approximate area within which the item can be located and start cleaning.



Yes, the method is radical, but unlike throwing things in different directions, you will not only find the loss, but also clean it up.



There is also an otherworldly way to find something lost, if you believe in supernatural forces, of course.



But most people are skeptical about such methods, although our ancestors often turned to the guardians of their home. Probably everyone has heard the saying “Brownie, brownie, you took my thing. Play with it and give it back.” In this method, one can only highlight the fact that thanks to such rituals a person calms down and “cools down.” A more focused owner has a better chance of finding it.

There are also tips honestly gleaned from the Internet.

Gift of Kokhanova's item



There is a legend that at the beginning of the 20th century, Nadezhda Pavlovna Kokhanova lived in Moscow, who had the gift of a bloodhound.



People said: “Nadezhda Pavlovna Kokhanova, I give you...” and name the object. This must be done three times, with intonation and from the heart. Reminds me in some way of the above-mentioned Brownie.

Tying the table leg



Literally tie a handkerchief, red thread or a robe belt around the leg of a chair and demandly say, “Church, chur, play and give it back!”

This method is popularly called “tying the devil’s beard.”

Ask Anna Sergeevna



In fact, the story is very similar to Nadezhda Pavlovna, only about Anna Sergeevna. According to legend, she was the wife of one priest. The priest was handsome and one of the parishioners fell in love with him, but was refused.



In revenge, the rejected woman stole a relic from the temple and accused the priest. The priest's wife, Anna Sergeevna, prayed to the Mother of God. As a result, she received a heavenly blessing, and with it the gift of finding lost things.



As you can see, there are many ways to find something missing, including mystical ones. Please take note and share your methods.