Paranormal.

I live on land that soldiers came throungh during the war of 1812.
My friend down the road has found old bullet things in her yard.
Theres also a graveyard about 500 feet down the road.
But I haven't noticed anything unusual though.
:|

I don't know if I believe in the stuff, but when my grandfather died a couple of years ago, I had to stay with my Grandmother to keep her company. She used to do this thing where should would get up in the morning and do everything like she used to: Make his breakfast, say goodbye to him as she was leaving the house, talk to him, etc.

One night, as she was getting ready to go to bed, I was in the living room watching television. She came out, and she looked at Pop's chair (this really big, chunky recliner that he would always sit in) and she said something like, "Please, if you're here and listening to me, give me a sign," and then a few minutes after that, his chair fell backwards and tipped over.

I figured it was a draft of something, but it couldn't have been. We were inside, and it was a really heavy chair.

Anyway, she just smiled and went to bed.

I don't know if it was just a crazy coincidence or what, but it was really freaky.

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I'm black (half my family as well, the other half has never mentioned this) and I have always referred to it as "the witch is riding you" and I didn't know the scientific term for it. We've always believed (and I've always been taught) that it was caused by an excessive amount of sin or guilt in your life. I still believe that though. That article may have been accurate but it didn't make me change my thoughts on why it happened.

It says:

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Clonazepam is highly effective in the treatment of sleep paralysis. The initial dose is 0.5 mg at bedtime, while an increase to 1 mg per night might be necessary to maintain potency.

Do you think I could just take Clonazepam instead of making a confession to a priest?

I'm not Catholic. So I don't confess to priests. :hand:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I'm not Catholic. I don't confess to priest. :hand

So the witch doesn't ride Catholics?

Crap, I was looking forward to it..

:grr:

WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS

Confessing to a priest is the same as taking that pill or whatever to me. I don't believe in it. Like I said, I believe it is brought on by excessive sin and/or guilt. What's a priest or pill gonna do to change that? Nothing. Only I can.

:hand:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I don't believe in it.

You don't believe that Clonazepam helps?

Dujo:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I don't believe in it.

You don't believe that Clonazepam helps?

Nope.

hrvatka; dreamer.:

Nope.

That's OK, no one's perfect.

hrvatka; dreamer.:

Dujo:

You don't believe that Clonazepam helps?

Nope.

Clinical Trials: Panic Disorder: The effectiveness of Klonopin in the treatment of panic disorder was demonstrated in two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of adult outpatients who had a primary diagnosis of panic disorder (DSM-IIIR) with or without agoraphobia. In these studies, Klonopin was shown to be significantly more effective than placebo in treating panic disorder on change from baseline in panic attack frequency, the Clinician’s Global Impression Severity of Illness Score and the Clinician’s Global Impression Improvement Score.

At endpoint, 62% of patients receiving clonazepam were free of full panic attacks, compared to 37% of placebo-treated patients.

http://www.druglib.com/druginfo/klonopin/pharmacology/

Dujo:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

Nope.

That's OK, no one's perfect.

You mean they're perfect until they fuck up :coolio:

Dujo:

That's OK, no one's perfect.

That makes two of us. Actually, a world of us. :hand:

<3

Kurtni Reznor:

Clinical Trials: Panic Disorder: The effectiveness of Klonopin in the treatment of panic disorder was demonstrated in two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of adult outpatients who had a primary diagnosis of panic disorder (DSM-IIIR) with or without agoraphobia. In these studies, Klonopin was shown to be significantly more effective than placebo in treating panic disorder on change from baseline in panic attack frequency, the Clinician’s Global Impression Severity of Illness Score and the Clinician’s Global Impression Improvement Score.

At endpoint, 62% of patients receiving clonazepam were free of full panic attacks, compared to 37% of placebo-treated patients.

http://www.druglib.com/druginfo/klonopin/pharmacology/

That's cool. :mrgreen:

That doesn't change my views because people can twist statistics anyway they want.

Also, at the time when I had my sleep paralysis (or when the "witch was riding my back") I was at my lowest of low. Full of guilt and sin. I honestly and full-heartedly believe that it happened due to my guilt-filled extremely sinful lifestyle. I believe they are wake up calls from God. To me, he's saying, "Get your act together."

hrvatka; dreamer.:

That doesn't change my views

What makes you so qualified to disregard the work of medical professionals?

Kurtni Reznor:

Dujo:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

Nope.

That's OK, no one's perfect.

You mean they're perfect until they fuck up :coolio:

Nope. According to Dujo, the chance that they may sin makes them imperfect. :coffee:

Kurtni Reznor:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

That doesn't change my views

What makes you so qualified to disregard the work of medical professionals?

hrvatka; dreamer.:

because people can twist statistics anyway they want.

Didn't the end of my statement answer your question? :shifty

I'm obv not qualified (I never said or implied that I was), I'm just stating my opinion. I'm in a pyschology class right now and I've learned that statistics can be manipulated to fit what the person testing wanted the outcome to be. Don't believe everything you read and/or everything people tell you.

As the saying goes, Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I'm obv not qualified

Exactly. :mrgreen:

hrvatka; dreamer:

Didn't the end of my statement answer your question?

The fact that statistics can be twisted is not a medical qualification you posses..

Kurtni Reznor:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I'm obv not qualified

Exactly. :mrgreen:

hrvatka; dreamer:

Didn't the end of my statement answer your question?

The fact that statistics can be twisted is not a medical qualification you posses..

My "qualifications" shouldn't effect my ability to form an opinion. :shifty

hrvatka; dreamer.:

Kurtni Reznor:

hrvatka; dreamer.:

I'm obv not qualified

Exactly. :mrgreen:

hrvatka; dreamer:

Didn't the end of my statement answer your question?

The fact that statistics can be twisted is not a medical qualification you posses..

My "qualifications" shouldn't effect my ability to form an opinion. :shifty

So in other words, you have no qualifications that make you informed enough to dismiss the research of those doctors? You have no medical degrees that would allow you to examine their study and find it to be faulty and you're not basing your opinion of of any research or evidence. It wasn't about you forming an opinion, but you disagreeing with scientific research just because your religion says something different.

No. I don't have any *qualifications* that allow me to dismiss this "scientific research". How many times do I have to tell you that? I'm not believing that research, not matter how many times you call me *unqualified*. I've already told you what I think. And there's no changing that.

:mrgreen:

I have a pretty strong belief in the paranormal. My mom has no absolutely no belief in ghosts, but even she gets freaked out when we hear footsteps upstairs or something. I think my dad's adopted father is watching over us in a way, because though I'd never met him, my dad told us a lot of things about him that match up with things that've happened in our house.

On the other hand, sometimes it's pretty creepy. Things fall over all the time. My sister and I were just sitting in the kitchen talking the other day, and there was this big bang from behind us, like something was dropped into the sink. I refuse to go to sleep at night with my door open, because I always get the feeling that someone's walking past it when I'm the only one who sleeps in the basement. My dog was sitting on my bed once while I was on the computer, and out of nowhere started growling, which isn't normal for her. A few seconds later, my door, which had been cracked open, slammed shut. My mom and sisters were in the other room, and when I went to go ask them what the deal was, they had no idea what I was talking about. Maybe things just happen, but you have to admit, a reason behind some of them would be pretty nice.