i see them too. too often for my comfort.

there isn’t anything wrong with you. i promise. but if i were you, i’d tell them to go away. never converse to them. ever.

That being said, I’ve had “hallucinations” of deceased people on infrequent occasions over the years. These have always taken the form of their speaking a word or sentence to me out of the blue — never any visual hallucinations. I do not believe these are manifestations from beyond the grave; they are just manifestations of the activity of my subconscious mind, nothing more or less.

I believe hallucinations are just that: hallucinations, mental constructions. The fact that you have never had any hallucinations involving departed loved ones simply means that you are “wired” not to have them. This is not a deficit on your part; it’s just the way it is.

So, bottom line, I don’t think there is a “normal” as regards hallucinations in people without mental illnesses. Some people have them and some don’t for a variety of reasons, all value-neutral. The fact that you don’t have hallucinations is neither normal nor abnormal: It just is. And it is not a cause for concern.