Who said that doppelgangers are omens? Actually, there is no proof to the claim that doppelgangers are the causes of the misfortunes and deaths. It can be pure coincidence that bad events took place not long after the doppelganger appears. Or possibly, it's just a person's imagination that played tricks on him. Who knows, there are probably cases in which doppelgangers appear prior to a good event. It is just the nature of man to view spirits and supernatural entities as evils. Little do they know that some entities are here without evil purpose.

Doppelgangers are considered bad signs. Many people can testify to the reality that doppelgangers are nothing but carriers of illness and bad luck. Death follows whenever a doppelganger appears. There are actually a lot of people who proved that the appearance of doppelganger is a bad sign. Many famous personalities had encounters with doppelgangers. These include the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Donne, and Abraham Lincoln. Each of them have unique encounters with their doppelgangers and not long after, found themselves in danger or in bad situation. Some of them even met their own death not long after they saw their doppelgangers.

Many don't believe that a doppelganger has any bad implications to those who see it. According to these people, doppelgangers are just entities that appear to some people without the intention of harming them. Some of the doppelgangers are created by curse, and some are created by magic. Maybe it's just a coincidence that something bad happens to someone a short while after seeing a doppelganger.

If you see a double or a look-a-like, you see a doppelganger. According to urban legends, seeing a doppelganger is an omen. If you see one, you have to expect that something bad would happen to your friends or relatives. The implications of this depend on who sees the doppelganger. If your friends see your doppelganger, this portends bad luck and illness. However, if you see your own doppelganger, this implies an impending death. Although many are skeptical about the notion that doppelgangers are harbinger of bad luck and doom, many still believe that they are harmless. However, there are many cases proving otherwise. The poet and writer Percy Bysshe Shelley, saw his own doppelganger pointing out to the ocean and not long after that, he died because of a sea accident.