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Help a dummy!
No one believes me and it was so freaky. A few months back I started to trying to relax more often by just laying down and trying not to think. One day while trying to chill out, I swear I heard a whisper in my ear that made me jump up because I thought someone snuck in the room. I don't know much about grammer, pronouning writing etc as I'm sure you can tell. But I swear something said something that sounded like "MAHTRAY MAHTRAY HAHAHA! "
Then I was at a conspiracy site about a week later and someone wrote about a character called maitreya who was going to be the antichrist!
Does this mean some evil spirit tried to possess me?
Then I was at a conspiracy site about a week later and someone wrote about a character called maitreya who was going to be the antichrist!
Does this mean some evil spirit tried to possess me?
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Trying not to think is thinking about trying
As for "evil spirits" - only if you believe there are such things to start with. I personally don't, so it'd be a non-issue to me. What did you hear? Who knows? Maybe it was just your mind talking.
Mtns
As far as believing what you read on conspiracy websites, I would be very careful. In our current internet age any lunatic with a computer and a half-cooked theory can make a webpage about anything, accurate or not. Consider the fact that there's still a fair amount of religious fanatics that think anything that doesn't adhere to their beliefs is "evil." Pretty much anything that doesn't fit their narrow scope of understanding could be a sign of the "anti-christ." I think becoming steeped in paranoia is dangerous, as you move away from rational thinking and closer to unfounded, irrational thought processes based on fear.
I can only restate what Mountains pointed out - perhaps it was just your mind playing tricks on you. Such hallucinations are not uncommon when waking or falling asleep. I have heard strange music, voices, sounds, etc during this stage of sleep at various times in my life. I don't think it's anything to be concerned about, unless it becomes more frequent or disruptive. (In that case you should consult your doctor to rule out any medical reason you may be experiencing it.) Since it's only happened once and it doesn't sound too frightening I wouldn't worry about it.
Interesting how the same thing can be interpreted in such totally different ways, depending on opinion and attitude.
I agree with the rest of mugzy's post, and also with what Mountains has said.
I think this is the most likely explanation. Try googling "hypnogogic hallucinations" and you should see it's completely normal, and certainly nothing to be alarmed about.
I hope you've become less worried about this experience since reading these posts.
I'm not sure this is what it was though. I was laying down in the afernoon just to calm down after being angry, wasn't even slightly tired and had only closed my eyes for a few minutes when it happened. It was so weird because I have chronic pain and right before that creepy whisper in my ear I had talked to my pain and basically said unless there's something seriously wrong don't bother me right now and it just stopped. That's when the voice happened.
Leading up to this I had reached a point where I didn't care about anything and I mean ANYTHING. I just wanted to leave this reality and be done with it. All the distractions man has to offer seemed completely pointless and I had had enough of it. I've always been agnostic and maybe that's why life seemed so meaningless.
Anyways, I didn't want to be here so much I thought maybe I could will myself to die or leave this body and when I started thinking like that things got really spooky really fast. I was at a point where I actually started thinking this world wasn't real. Like a dream or high tech simulation or something.
I almost checked myself into the psychward and thought about just driving into a telephone pole to end it once and for all. It was a very distrubing experience and never heard of such a things before. Probably because as I said I am very uneducated and having always been agnostic never read any kind of religious books.
There was one point where I can't even explain what it felt like. It was like for a few brief moments I had reached a point where I thought I should just be happy and not care what happens to the world. I actually found myself sitting at a park in the sun and feeling all happy while looking at plants and gophers like some kind of hippy tree hugger or something :eek:
I just don't understand how such things can happen. Maybe it was like some form of mega depression or a schitzophrenic episode? I feel all different now too. I had been angry at the world for so long but now I find it hard to get mad and even find myself trying to eat more healthy. I kind of want to get my head checked out, but the thought of taking pills and being drugged up freaks me out.
It was all just so friggin weird! Now I keep trying to run back information with all the other drones and trying to tell myself it was all just some kind of mental problem.
See derealization.
Shifts in mood and consciousness are not at all uncommon. They are commonly attributed to chemical sources in the brain, such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. As far as having some kind of episode, schizophrenia is a very misunderstood condition and is the mental disorder most people associate with "bizarre" experiences. Just because you felt some sort of temporary split with our shared reality doesn't mean you are schizophrenic or "crazy."
There are many things that can't be easily explained.
Going to a therapist or psychiatrist doesn't necessarily equal medication. It is your choice whether or not you think pills are right for you, and a qualified doctor will be able to give you the benefits and risks of medication treatment (should it be recommended as an option). If you feel it could be beneficial it would be very wise to at least have somebody to talk to about what you've been feeling, if for no other reason than having somebody there to just listen.
Palzang