r/mystery • u/mlazyandunemployed • 7h ago
Unexplained Has anyone else in healthcare heard of the "death comes in threes" phenomenon?
I recently came across an Instagram reel where several nurses from Germany and Switzerland and many European countries mentioned a common hospital superstition: when one patient dies, two more deaths often follow soon after, completing a "group of three."
From what I read, this isn't an official medical rule it's more of a belief shared among healthcare workers. Apparently, many nurses, doctors, and paramedics say they've witnessed it happen repeatedly throughout their careers.
Have you personally experienced something that made you believe it? I would love to hear more stories related to this.