Many Paranormal investigators believe that some entities may remain within their physical realm simply because they are not aware that they are dead. As such, they go on about their life much as they did before, completely oblivious to the fact that they are no longer a part of the physical realm and remain that way until some some sudden trauma or realization goads them into either remembering that they have died or demonstrates that they are, in fact, no longer among the living. This idea has been popularized by such excellent movies as The Sixth Sense and The Others and is a part of other peoples beliefs about ghosts (a perception Hollywood has done much to reinforce.)
It is extremely unlikely that ghosts don't know they're dead. Near-Death Experience (NDE) accounts remain remarkably consistent in their insistence that even upon sudden and unexpected death the soul invariably detaches form the body and hovers about nearby, all the while aware of its surroundings and cognizant of the fact that it is no longer attached to its physical body.
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