I feel almost the same as Jo. I don’t actually believe that most psychics are charlatans, but I do feel that that many are self-deluded. This was the view of Michael Bentine, after he and his family spent years studying the paranormal, meeting with many mediums etc.
As a young woman I was one of the biggest sceptics and I am ashamed to say I actually mocked my sister-in-law (behind her back, but nonetheless unkind, and extremely arrogant) for her belief in mediums and her conviction that life is preordained.
However, seeing is believing and I have since met psychics who have astonished me with their accuracy. I ridiculed the first one, a stranger on a train, as did a school friend of mine, but many details of our lives were predicted, from the births of our children (her first two were born eighteen years apart and this was predicted) to my OCD. This stranger also told my friend she was pregnant with a boy, even though she was unaware of this herself.
Aronralstonismyhero, Coincidentally, ‘The Secret’ was recommended to me last week. I think I will order it. I (or my OCD) became convinced that I was possessed by some dark entity, because everywhere I went I would find myself facing the things I feared. Even my family (who have no spiritual beliefs) would comment that I attract bad luck etc. This reinforced my fear. Shop assistants regularly dropped my purchases or credit card on the floor, even while I was willing them not to.
I spoke to friends with OCD and we all agreed that this is more than just a case of us noticing when these things happen (whereas a person without fears would not pay as much attention). Bad luck really does seem to follow us. I spoke to a very genuine spiritualist about these things. She was doubtful about dark entities etc, but she gave another very logical explanation and your message, Aron, made me recall her words - the power of attracting what we focus on. She said OCD is extremely negative (don’t we know it!) and this will cause negative things to occur. My fear that a person will drop something of mine, is likely to make this happen.
Paradoxically, the majority of people with OCD appear to be extremely positive in outlook, despite our condition, but, as yet, I have not been able to focus on the positive when I am so afraid outside my home. It is a constant battle between us and the OCD. Fear is negative, I am not sure how we can turn that around.
Paul, My mother read the tarot cards for me when I was pregnant. I still recall the look on her face. Only recently has she told me what she saw. My mother is a very honest person, and so much of what has happened to me was in those cards. I am rather apprehensive now of ‘dabbling’.
As we have discussed before, our spiritual believes can be uplifting and very comforting, but, when combined with OCD, there is the negative side, too. As yet I have not found a way to deal with this successfully.
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