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How to Escape the Confines of Time and Space According to the CIA (The Gateway Experience)
2024.05.15 02:40 ShiftYourReality How to Escape the Confines of Time and Space According to the CIA (The Gateway Experience)
In the ’80s, the spy agency investigated the "Gateway Experience" technique to alter consciousness and ultimately escape spacetime.
The intrigue revolves around a classified 1983 CIA report on a technique called the Gateway Experience, which is a training system designed to focus brainwave output to alter consciousness and ultimately escape the restrictions of time and space.
The CIA was interested in all sorts of psychic research at the time, including the theory of applications of remote viewing, which is when someone views real events with only the power of their mind. The documents have since been declassified and are available to view.
This is a comprehensive excavation of The Gateway Process report. The first section provides a timeline of the key historical developments that led to the CIA’s investigation and subsequent experimentations. The second section is a review of The Gateway Process report. It opens with a wall of theoretical context, on the other side of which lies enough understanding to begin to grasp the principles underlying the Gateway Experience training. The last section outlines the Gateway technique itself and the steps that go into achieving spacetime transcendence.
Let’s go.
THE TIMELINE
• 1950s - Robert Monroe, a radio broadcasting executive, begins producing evidence that specific sound patterns have identifiable effects on human capabilities. These include alertness, sleepiness, and expanded states of consciousness.
• 1956 - Monroe forms an R&D division inside his radio program production corporation RAM Enterprises. The goal is to study sound’s effect on human consciousness. He was obsessed with “Sleep-Learning," or hypnopedia, which exposes sleepers to sound recordings to boost memory of previously learned information.
• 1958 - While experimenting with Sleep-Learning, Monroe discovers an unusual phenomenon. He describes it as sensations of paralysis and vibration accompanied by bright light. It allegedly happens nine times over the proceeding six weeks, and culminates in an out-of-body experience (OBE).
• 1962 - RAM Enterprises moves to Virginia, and renames itself Monroe Industries. It becomes active in radio station ownership, cable television, and later in the production and sale of audio cassettes. These cassettes contain applied learnings from the corporate research program, which is renamed The Monroe Institute.
• 1971 - Monroe publishes Journeys Out of the Body, a book that is credited with popularizing the term “out-of-body experience.”
• 1972 - A classified report circulates in the U.S. military and intelligence communities. It claims that the Soviet Union is pouring money into research involving ESP and psychokinesis for espionage purposes.
• 1975 - Monroe registers the first of several patents concerning audio techniques designed to stimulate brain functions until the left and right hemispheres become synchronized. Monroe dubs the state "Hemi-Sync" (hemispheric synchronization), and claims it could be used to promote mental well-being or to trigger an altered state of consciousness.
• 1978 to 1984 - Army veteran Joseph McMoneagle contributes to 450 remote viewing missions under Project Stargate. He is known as “Remote View No. 1”.
• June 9th, 1983 - The CIA report "Analysis and Assessment of The Gateway Process" is produced. It provides a scientific framework for understanding and expanding human consciousness, out-of-body experiments, and other altered states of mind.
• 1989 - Remote viewer Angela Dellafiora Ford helps track down a former customs agent who has gone on the run. She pinpoints his location as “Lowell, Wyoming”. U.S. Customs apprehend him 100 miles west of a Wyoming town called Lovell.
• 2003 - The CIA approves declassification of the Gateway Process report.
• 2017 - The CIA declassifies 12 million pages of records revealing previously unknown details about the program, which would eventually become known as Project Stargate.
THE REPORT
Personnel
The author of The Gateway Process report is Lieutenant Colonel Wayne M. McDonnell, hereon referred to simply as Wayne. There isn’t a tremendous amount of information available on the man, nor any photographs. In 1983, Wayne was tasked by the Commander of the U.S. Army Operational Group with figuring out how The Gateway Experience, astral projection and out-of-body experiences work. Wayne partnered with a bunch of different folks to produce the report, most notably Itzhak Bentov, a very Googleable American-Israeli scientist who helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry.
A scientific approach
From the outset of the report, Wayne states his intent to employ an objective scientific method in order to understand the Gateway process. The various scientific avenues he takes include:
• A biomedical inquiry to understand the physical aspects of the process.
• Information on quantum mechanics to describe the nature and functioning of human consciousness.
• Theoretical physics to explain the time-space dimension and means by which expanded human consciousness transcends it.
• Classical physics to bring the whole phenomenon of out-of-body states into the language of physical science (and remove the stigma of an occult connotation).
Methodological frames of reference
Before diving into the Gateway Experience, Wayne develops a frame of reference by dissecting three discrete consciousness-altering methodologies. He’s basically saying, there’s no way you’re going to get through The Gateway without a solid grounding in the brain-altering techniques that came before it.
1) He begins with hypnosis. The language is extremely dense, but the basic gist is as follows: the left side of the brain screens incoming stimuli, categorizing, assessing and assigning meaning to everything through self-cognitive, verbal, and linear reasoning. The left hemisphere then dishes the carefully prepared data to the non-critical, holistic, pattern-oriented right hemisphere, which accepts everything without question. Hypnosis works by putting the left side to sleep, or at least distracting it long enough to allow incoming data direct, unchallenged entry to the right hemisphere. There, stimuli can reach the sensor and motor cortices of the right brain, which corresponds to points in the body. Suggestions then can send electrical signals from the brain to certain parts of the body. Directing these signals appropriately, according to the report, can elicit reactions ranging from left leg numbness to feelings of happiness. Same goes for increased powers of concentration.
2) Wayne continues with a snapshot of transcendental meditation. He distinguishes it from hypnotism. Through concentration the subject draws energy up the spinal cord, resulting in acoustical waves that run through the cerebral ventricles, to the right hemisphere, where they stimulate the cerebral cortex, run along the homunculus and then to the body. The waves are the altered rhythm of heart sounds, which create sympathetic vibrations in the walls of the fluid-filled cavities of the brain’s ventricles. He observed that the symptoms begin in the left side of the body, confirming the right brain’s complicity. Bentov also states that the same effect might be achieved by prolonged exposure to 4 - 7 Hertz/second acoustical vibrations. He suggests standing by an air conditioning duct might also do the trick. (David’s Lynch and other celebrities are committed adherents to transcendental meditation today.)
3) Biofeedback, on the other hand, uses the left hemisphere to gain access to the right brain’s lower cerebral, motor, and sensory cortices. Whereas hypnosis suppresses one side of the brain, and TM bypasses that side altogether, biofeedback teaches the left hemisphere to visualize the desired result, recognize the feelings associated with right hemisphere access, and ultimately achieve the result again. With repetition, the left brain can reliably key into the right brain, and strengthen the pathways so that it can be accessed during a conscious demand mode. A digital thermometer is subsequently placed on a target part of the body. When its temperature increases, objective affirmation is recognized and the state is reinforced. Achieving biofeedback can block pain, enhance feeling, and even suppress tumors, according to the report.
The Gateway mechanics
With that, Wayne takes a first stab at the Gateway process. He classifies it as a “training system designed to bring enhanced strength, focus and coherence to the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output between the left and right hemispheres so as to alter consciousness.”
What distinguishes the Gateway process from hypnosis, TM, and biofeedback, is that it requires achieving a state of consciousness in which the electrical brain patterns of both hemispheres are equal in amplitude and frequency. This is called Hemi-Sync. Lamentably, and perhaps conveniently, we cannot as humans achieve this state on our own. The audio techniques developed by Bob Monroe and his Institute (which are comprised as a series of tapes). claim to induce and sustain Hemi-Sync.
Wayne employs the analogy of a lamp versus a laser. Left to its own devices the human mind expends energy like a lamp, in a chaotic and incoherent way, achieving lots of diffusion but relatively little depth. Under Hemi-Sync though, the mind produces a “disciplined stream of light.” So, once the frequency and amplitude of the brain are rendered coherent it can then synchronize with the rarified energy levels of the universe. With this connection intact, the brain begins to receive symbols and display astonishing flashes of holistic intuition.
The Hemi-Sync technique takes advantage of a Frequency Following Response (FFR). It works like this: an external frequency emulating a recognized one will cause the brain to mimic it. So if a subject hears a frequency at the Theta level, it will shift from its resting Beta level. To achieve these unnatural levels, Hemi-Sync puts a single frequency in the left ear and a contrasting frequency in the right. The brain then experiences the Delta frequency, also known as the beat frequency. It’s more familiarly referred to these days as binaural beats. With the FFR and beat frequency phenomena firmly in place, The Gateway Process introduces a series of frequencies at marginally audible, subliminal levels. With the left brain relaxed and the body in a virtual sleep state, the conditions are ideal to promote brainwave outputs of higher and higher amplitude and frequency. Alongside subliminal suggestions from Bob Monroe (naturally), the subject can then alter their consciousness.
The Gateway system only works when the audio, which is introduced through headphones, is accompanied by a physical quietude comparable to other forms of meditation. This increases the subject’s internal resonance to the body’s sound frequencies, for example the heart. This eliminates the “bifurcation echo”, in which the heartbeat moves up and down the body seven times a second. By placing the body in a sleep-like state, The Gateway CD’s, like meditation, lessen the force and frequency of the heartbeat pushing blood into the aorta. The result is a rhythmic sine wave that in turn amplifies the sound volume of the heart three times. This then amplifies the frequency of brainwave output. The film surrounding the brain—the dura—and fluid between that film and the skull, eventually begin to move up and down, by .0005 and .010 millimeters.
The body, based on its own micro-motions, then functions as a tuned vibrational system. The report claims that the entire body eventually transfers energy at between 6.8 and 7.5 Hertz, which matches Earth’s own energy (7 - 7.5 Hertz). The resulting wavelengths are long, about 40,000 kilometers, which also happens to be the perimeter of the planet. According to Bentov, the signal can move around the world’s electrostatic field in 1/7th of a second.
To recap, the Gateway Process goes like this:
• Induced state of calm
• Blood pressure lowers
• Circulatory system, skeleton and other organ systems begin to vibrate at 7 - 7.5 cycles per second
• Increased resonance is achieved
• The resulting sound waves matches the electrostatic field of the earth
• The body and earth and other similarly tuned minds become a single energy continuum.
We’ve gotten slightly ahead of ourselves here though. Back to the drawing board.
A psycho-quantum level deeper
Wayne then turns to the very nature of matter and energy. More materially (or less if you will), solid matter in the strict construction of the term, he explains, doesn’t exist. The atomic structure is composed of oscillating energy grids surrounded by other oscillating energy grids at tremendous speeds. These oscillation rates vary—the nucleus of an atom vibrates at 10 to the power of 22, a molecule vibrates at 10 to the power of 9, a human cell vibrates at 10 to the power of 3. The point is that the entire universe is one complex system of energy fields. States of matter in this conception then are merely variations in the state of energy.
The result of all these moving energies, bouncing off of energy at rest, projects a 3D mode, a pattern, called a hologram, A.K.A our reality as we experience it. It's best to think of it as a 3D photograph. There’s a whole rabbit hole to go down here. Suffice it to say, the hologram that is our experience is incredibly good at depicting and recording all the various energies bouncing around creating matter. So good, in fact, that we buy into it hook, line, and sinker, going so far as to call it our "life."
Consciousness then can be envisaged as a 3D grid system superimposed over all energy patterns, Wayne writes. Using mathematics, each plane of the grid system can then reduce the data to a 2D form. Our binary (go/no go) minds can then process the data and compare it to other historical data saved in our memory. Our reality is then formed by comparisons. The right hemisphere of the brain acts as the primary matrix or receptor for this holographic input. The left hemisphere then compares it to other data, reducing it to its 2D form.
In keeping with our species' commitment to exceptionalism, as far as we know humans are uniquely capable of achieving this level of consciousness. Simply, humans not only know, but we know that we know. This bestows upon us the ability to duplicate aspects of our own hologram, project them out, perceive that projection, run it through a comparison with our own memory of the hologram, measure the differences using 3D geometry, then run it through our binary system to yield verbal cognition of the self.
The click-out phase
Wayne then shows his cards as a true punisher, issuing, "Up to this point our discussion of the Gateway process has been relatively simple and easy to follow. Now the fun begins." Shots fired, Wayne. What he's preparing the commander reading this heady report for is the reveal—how we can use the Gateway to transcend the dimension of spacetime.
Time is a measurement of energy or force in motion; it is a measurement of change. This is really important. For energy to be classified as in motion, it must be confined within a vibratory pattern that can contain its motion, keeping it still. Energy not contained like this is boundary-less, and moves without limit or dimension, to infinity. This disqualifies boundary-less energy from the dimension of time because it has no rate of change. Energy in infinity, also called "the absolute state," is completely at rest because nothing is accelerating or decelerating it—again, no change. It therefore does not contribute to our hologram, our physical experience. We cannot perceive it.
Now back to frequencies. Wave oscillation occurs because a wave is bouncing between two rigid points of rest. It's like a game of electromagnetic hot potato (the potato being the wave and the participants' hands being the boundaries of the wave). Without these limits, there would be no oscillation. When a wave hits one of those points of rest, just for a very brief instant, it "clicks out" of spacetime and joins infinity. For this to occur, the speed of the oscillation has to drop below 10 the power of -33 centimeters per second. For a moment, the wave enters into a new world. The potato simply disappears into a dimension we cannot perceive.
Theoretically speaking, if the human consciousness wave pattern reaches a high enough frequency, the “click-outs” can reach continuity. Put another way, if the frequency of human consciousness can dip below 10 to the power of 33 centimeters per second but above a state of total rest, it can transcend spacetime. The Gateway experience and associated Hemi-Sync technique is designed for humans to achieve this state and establish a coherent pattern of perception in the newly realized dimensions.
Passport to the hologram
In theory, we can achieve the above at any time. The entire process though is helped along if we can separate the consciousness from our body. It’s like an existential running head start where the click-out of a consciousness already separated from its body starts much closer to, and has more time to dialogue with, other dimensions.
This is where things get a little slippery; hold on as best you can. The universe is in on the whole hologram thing, too, Wayne writes. This super hologram is called a "torus" because it takes the shape of a fuck-off massive self-contained spiral. Like this:
Give yourself a moment to let the above motion sink in...
This pattern of the universe conspicuously mirrors the patterns of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. Galaxies north of our own are moving away from us faster than the galaxies to the south; galaxies to the east and west of us are more distant. The energy that produced the matter that makes up the universe we presently enjoy, will turn back in on itself eventually. Its trajectory is ovoid, also known as the cosmic egg. As it curls back on itself it enters a black hole, goes through a densely packed energy nucleus then gets spat out the other side of a white hole and begins the process again. Springtime in the cosmos, baby!
And that is the context in which the Gateway Experience sits.
[Deep breaths.]
THE TECHNIQUE
The following is an outline of the key steps to reach focus levels necessary to defy the spacetime dimension. This is an involved and lengthy process best attempted in controlled settings. If you’re in a rush, you can apparently listen to enough Monroe Institute Gateway Tapes in 7 days to get there.
The Energy Conversion Box: The Gateway Process begins by teaching the subject to isolate any extraneous concerns using a visualization process called “the energy conversion box.”
Resonant Humming: The individual is introduced to resonant humming. Through the utterance of a protracted single tone, alongside a chorus on the tapes, the mind and body achieve a state of resonance.
The Gateway Affirmation: The participant is exposed to something close to a mantra called The Gateway Affirmation. They must repeat to themselves variations of, “I am merely a physical body and deeply desire to expand my consciousness.”
Hemi-Sync: The individual is finally exposed to the Hemi-Sync sound frequencies, and encouraged to develop a relationship with the feelings that emerge.
Additional Noise: Physical relaxation techniques are practiced while the Hemi-Sync frequencies are expanded to include “pink and white” noise. This puts the body in a state of virtual sleep, while calming the left hemisphere and raising the attentiveness of the right hemisphere.
The Energy Balloon: The individual is then encouraged to visualize the creation of an “energy balloon” beginning at the top of the head, extending down in all directions to the feet then back up again. There are a few reasons for this, the main one being that this balloon will provide protection against conscious entities possessing lower energy levels that he or she may encounter when in the out-of-body state.
Focus 12: The practitioner can consistently achieve sufficient expanded awareness to begin interacting with dimensions beyond their physical reality. To achieve this state requires conscious efforts and more “pink and white noise” from the sound stream.
Tools: Once Focus 12 is achieved, the subject can then employ a series of tools to obtain feedback from alternate dimensions.
Problem Solving: The individual identifies fundamental problems, fills their expanded awareness with them, and then projects them out into the universe. These can include personal difficulties, as well as technical or practical problems.
Patterning: Consciousness is used to achieve desired objectives in the physical, emotional, or intellectual sphere.
Color Breathing: A healing technique that revitalizes the body’s energy flows by imagining colors in a particularly vivid manner.
Energy Bar Tool: This technique involves imagining a small intensely pulsating dot of light that the participant charges up. He or she then uses the sparkling, vibrating cylinder of energy (formerly known as the dot) to channel forces from the universe to heal and revitalize the body.
Remote Viewing: A follow-on technique of the Energy Bar Tool where the dot is turned into a whirling vortex through which the individual sends their imagination in search of illuminating insights.
Living Body Map: A more organized use of the energy bar in which streams of different colors flow from the dot on to correspondingly-colored bodily systems.
Seven days of training have now occurred. Approximately 5 percent of participants get to this next level, according to the report.
Focus 15 - Travel Into the Past: Additional sound on the Hemi-Sync tapes includes more of the same, plus some subliminal suggestions to further expand the consciousness. The instructions are highly symbolic: time is a huge wheel, in which different spokes give access to the participant’s past.
Focus 21 - The Future: This is the last and most advanced state. Like Focus 15, this is a movement out of spacetime into the future.
Out-of-Body Movement: Only one tape of the many is devoted to out-of-body movement. This tape is devoted to facilitating an out-of-body state when the participant’s brain wave patterns and energy levels reach harmony with the surrounding electromagnetic environment. According to Bob Monroe, the participant has to be exposed to Beta signals of around 2877.3 cycles per second.
CONCLUSIONS
Wayne expresses concern about the fidelity of information brought back from out-of-body states using the Gateway technique. Practical applications are of particular concern because of the potential for “information distortion.”
The Monroe Institute also ran into a bunch of issues in which they had individuals travel from the West to the East Coast of the U.S. to read a series of numbers off of a computer screen. They never got them exactly right. Wayne chalks this up to the trouble of differentiating between physical entities and extra-time-space dimensions when in the out-of-body state.
Wayne swings back to support mode though, lending credence to the physics foundation of the report. He cites multiple belief systems that have established identical findings. These include the Tibetan Shoug, the Hindu heaven of Indra, the Hebrew mystical philosophy, and the Christian concept of the Trinity. Here he seems more interested in hammering home the theoretical underpinnings that make The Gateway Experience possible, rather than the practical possibilities promised by The Gateway Tapes.
Possibly with his CIA top brass audience in mind, Wayne then gives an A-type nod to The Gateway Experience for providing a faster, more efficient, less subservient, energy-saving route to expanded consciousness. This finishes with a series of recommendations to the CIA for how to exploit Gateway’s potential for national defense purposes.
The missing page
One curious feature of The Gateway Report is that it seems to be missing page 25. It’s a real cliffhanger too. The bottom of page 24 reads “And, the eternal thought or concept of self which results from this self-consciousness serves the,” The report picks back up on page 26 and 3 sections later as if Wayne hadn’t just revealed the very secret of existence.
The gap has not gone unnoticed. There's a Change.org petition requesting its release. Multiple Freedom of Information Act requests have demanded the same. In all cases, the CIA has said they never had the page to begin with. Here’s a 2019 response from Mark Lilly, the CIA’s Information and Privacy Coordinator, to one Bailey Stoner regarding these records:
One theory goes that that rascal Wayne M.-fricking-McDonnell left the page out on purpose. The theory contends that it was a litmus test—if anyone truly defies time-space dimensions, they’ll certainly be able to locate page 25.
[Cosmic shrug.]
Writing Credit Vice
CIA Declassified Report– The Gateway Experience
Here is a copy of the Missing Page 25
There will be a Gateway Help Post following within the next couple days. Thought you might be interested in a little history in the meantime. Cheers!
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The intrigue revolves around a classified 1983 CIA report on a technique called the Gateway Experience, which is a training system designed to focus brainwave output to alter consciousness and ultimately escape the restrictions of time and space.
The CIA was interested in all sorts of psychic research at the time, including the theory of applications of remote viewing, which is when someone views real events with only the power of their mind. The documents have since been declassified and are available to view.
This is a comprehensive excavation of The Gateway Process report. The first section provides a timeline of the key historical developments that led to the CIA’s investigation and subsequent experimentations. The second section is a review of The Gateway Process report. It opens with a wall of theoretical context, on the other side of which lies enough understanding to begin to grasp the principles underlying the Gateway Experience training. The last section outlines the Gateway technique itself and the steps that go into achieving spacetime transcendence.
Let’s go.
THE TIMELINE
• 1950s - Robert Monroe, a radio broadcasting executive, begins producing evidence that specific sound patterns have identifiable effects on human capabilities. These include alertness, sleepiness, and expanded states of consciousness.
• 1956 - Monroe forms an R&D division inside his radio program production corporation RAM Enterprises. The goal is to study sound’s effect on human consciousness. He was obsessed with “Sleep-Learning," or hypnopedia, which exposes sleepers to sound recordings to boost memory of previously learned information.
• 1958 - While experimenting with Sleep-Learning, Monroe discovers an unusual phenomenon. He describes it as sensations of paralysis and vibration accompanied by bright light. It allegedly happens nine times over the proceeding six weeks, and culminates in an out-of-body experience (OBE).
• 1962 - RAM Enterprises moves to Virginia, and renames itself Monroe Industries. It becomes active in radio station ownership, cable television, and later in the production and sale of audio cassettes. These cassettes contain applied learnings from the corporate research program, which is renamed The Monroe Institute.
• 1971 - Monroe publishes Journeys Out of the Body, a book that is credited with popularizing the term “out-of-body experience.”
• 1972 - A classified report circulates in the U.S. military and intelligence communities. It claims that the Soviet Union is pouring money into research involving ESP and psychokinesis for espionage purposes.
• 1975 - Monroe registers the first of several patents concerning audio techniques designed to stimulate brain functions until the left and right hemispheres become synchronized. Monroe dubs the state "Hemi-Sync" (hemispheric synchronization), and claims it could be used to promote mental well-being or to trigger an altered state of consciousness.
• 1978 to 1984 - Army veteran Joseph McMoneagle contributes to 450 remote viewing missions under Project Stargate. He is known as “Remote View No. 1”.
• June 9th, 1983 - The CIA report "Analysis and Assessment of The Gateway Process" is produced. It provides a scientific framework for understanding and expanding human consciousness, out-of-body experiments, and other altered states of mind.
• 1989 - Remote viewer Angela Dellafiora Ford helps track down a former customs agent who has gone on the run. She pinpoints his location as “Lowell, Wyoming”. U.S. Customs apprehend him 100 miles west of a Wyoming town called Lovell.
• 2003 - The CIA approves declassification of the Gateway Process report.
• 2017 - The CIA declassifies 12 million pages of records revealing previously unknown details about the program, which would eventually become known as Project Stargate.
THE REPORT
Personnel
The author of The Gateway Process report is Lieutenant Colonel Wayne M. McDonnell, hereon referred to simply as Wayne. There isn’t a tremendous amount of information available on the man, nor any photographs. In 1983, Wayne was tasked by the Commander of the U.S. Army Operational Group with figuring out how The Gateway Experience, astral projection and out-of-body experiences work. Wayne partnered with a bunch of different folks to produce the report, most notably Itzhak Bentov, a very Googleable American-Israeli scientist who helped pioneer the biomedical engineering industry.
A scientific approach
From the outset of the report, Wayne states his intent to employ an objective scientific method in order to understand the Gateway process. The various scientific avenues he takes include:
• A biomedical inquiry to understand the physical aspects of the process.
• Information on quantum mechanics to describe the nature and functioning of human consciousness.
• Theoretical physics to explain the time-space dimension and means by which expanded human consciousness transcends it.
• Classical physics to bring the whole phenomenon of out-of-body states into the language of physical science (and remove the stigma of an occult connotation).
Methodological frames of reference
Before diving into the Gateway Experience, Wayne develops a frame of reference by dissecting three discrete consciousness-altering methodologies. He’s basically saying, there’s no way you’re going to get through The Gateway without a solid grounding in the brain-altering techniques that came before it.
1) He begins with hypnosis. The language is extremely dense, but the basic gist is as follows: the left side of the brain screens incoming stimuli, categorizing, assessing and assigning meaning to everything through self-cognitive, verbal, and linear reasoning. The left hemisphere then dishes the carefully prepared data to the non-critical, holistic, pattern-oriented right hemisphere, which accepts everything without question. Hypnosis works by putting the left side to sleep, or at least distracting it long enough to allow incoming data direct, unchallenged entry to the right hemisphere. There, stimuli can reach the sensor and motor cortices of the right brain, which corresponds to points in the body. Suggestions then can send electrical signals from the brain to certain parts of the body. Directing these signals appropriately, according to the report, can elicit reactions ranging from left leg numbness to feelings of happiness. Same goes for increased powers of concentration.
2) Wayne continues with a snapshot of transcendental meditation. He distinguishes it from hypnotism. Through concentration the subject draws energy up the spinal cord, resulting in acoustical waves that run through the cerebral ventricles, to the right hemisphere, where they stimulate the cerebral cortex, run along the homunculus and then to the body. The waves are the altered rhythm of heart sounds, which create sympathetic vibrations in the walls of the fluid-filled cavities of the brain’s ventricles. He observed that the symptoms begin in the left side of the body, confirming the right brain’s complicity. Bentov also states that the same effect might be achieved by prolonged exposure to 4 - 7 Hertz/second acoustical vibrations. He suggests standing by an air conditioning duct might also do the trick. (David’s Lynch and other celebrities are committed adherents to transcendental meditation today.)
3) Biofeedback, on the other hand, uses the left hemisphere to gain access to the right brain’s lower cerebral, motor, and sensory cortices. Whereas hypnosis suppresses one side of the brain, and TM bypasses that side altogether, biofeedback teaches the left hemisphere to visualize the desired result, recognize the feelings associated with right hemisphere access, and ultimately achieve the result again. With repetition, the left brain can reliably key into the right brain, and strengthen the pathways so that it can be accessed during a conscious demand mode. A digital thermometer is subsequently placed on a target part of the body. When its temperature increases, objective affirmation is recognized and the state is reinforced. Achieving biofeedback can block pain, enhance feeling, and even suppress tumors, according to the report.
The Gateway mechanics
With that, Wayne takes a first stab at the Gateway process. He classifies it as a “training system designed to bring enhanced strength, focus and coherence to the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output between the left and right hemispheres so as to alter consciousness.”
What distinguishes the Gateway process from hypnosis, TM, and biofeedback, is that it requires achieving a state of consciousness in which the electrical brain patterns of both hemispheres are equal in amplitude and frequency. This is called Hemi-Sync. Lamentably, and perhaps conveniently, we cannot as humans achieve this state on our own. The audio techniques developed by Bob Monroe and his Institute (which are comprised as a series of tapes). claim to induce and sustain Hemi-Sync.
Wayne employs the analogy of a lamp versus a laser. Left to its own devices the human mind expends energy like a lamp, in a chaotic and incoherent way, achieving lots of diffusion but relatively little depth. Under Hemi-Sync though, the mind produces a “disciplined stream of light.” So, once the frequency and amplitude of the brain are rendered coherent it can then synchronize with the rarified energy levels of the universe. With this connection intact, the brain begins to receive symbols and display astonishing flashes of holistic intuition.
The Hemi-Sync technique takes advantage of a Frequency Following Response (FFR). It works like this: an external frequency emulating a recognized one will cause the brain to mimic it. So if a subject hears a frequency at the Theta level, it will shift from its resting Beta level. To achieve these unnatural levels, Hemi-Sync puts a single frequency in the left ear and a contrasting frequency in the right. The brain then experiences the Delta frequency, also known as the beat frequency. It’s more familiarly referred to these days as binaural beats. With the FFR and beat frequency phenomena firmly in place, The Gateway Process introduces a series of frequencies at marginally audible, subliminal levels. With the left brain relaxed and the body in a virtual sleep state, the conditions are ideal to promote brainwave outputs of higher and higher amplitude and frequency. Alongside subliminal suggestions from Bob Monroe (naturally), the subject can then alter their consciousness.
The Gateway system only works when the audio, which is introduced through headphones, is accompanied by a physical quietude comparable to other forms of meditation. This increases the subject’s internal resonance to the body’s sound frequencies, for example the heart. This eliminates the “bifurcation echo”, in which the heartbeat moves up and down the body seven times a second. By placing the body in a sleep-like state, The Gateway CD’s, like meditation, lessen the force and frequency of the heartbeat pushing blood into the aorta. The result is a rhythmic sine wave that in turn amplifies the sound volume of the heart three times. This then amplifies the frequency of brainwave output. The film surrounding the brain—the dura—and fluid between that film and the skull, eventually begin to move up and down, by .0005 and .010 millimeters.
The body, based on its own micro-motions, then functions as a tuned vibrational system. The report claims that the entire body eventually transfers energy at between 6.8 and 7.5 Hertz, which matches Earth’s own energy (7 - 7.5 Hertz). The resulting wavelengths are long, about 40,000 kilometers, which also happens to be the perimeter of the planet. According to Bentov, the signal can move around the world’s electrostatic field in 1/7th of a second.
To recap, the Gateway Process goes like this:
• Induced state of calm
• Blood pressure lowers
• Circulatory system, skeleton and other organ systems begin to vibrate at 7 - 7.5 cycles per second
• Increased resonance is achieved
• The resulting sound waves matches the electrostatic field of the earth
• The body and earth and other similarly tuned minds become a single energy continuum.
We’ve gotten slightly ahead of ourselves here though. Back to the drawing board.
A psycho-quantum level deeper
Wayne then turns to the very nature of matter and energy. More materially (or less if you will), solid matter in the strict construction of the term, he explains, doesn’t exist. The atomic structure is composed of oscillating energy grids surrounded by other oscillating energy grids at tremendous speeds. These oscillation rates vary—the nucleus of an atom vibrates at 10 to the power of 22, a molecule vibrates at 10 to the power of 9, a human cell vibrates at 10 to the power of 3. The point is that the entire universe is one complex system of energy fields. States of matter in this conception then are merely variations in the state of energy.
The result of all these moving energies, bouncing off of energy at rest, projects a 3D mode, a pattern, called a hologram, A.K.A our reality as we experience it. It's best to think of it as a 3D photograph. There’s a whole rabbit hole to go down here. Suffice it to say, the hologram that is our experience is incredibly good at depicting and recording all the various energies bouncing around creating matter. So good, in fact, that we buy into it hook, line, and sinker, going so far as to call it our "life."
Consciousness then can be envisaged as a 3D grid system superimposed over all energy patterns, Wayne writes. Using mathematics, each plane of the grid system can then reduce the data to a 2D form. Our binary (go/no go) minds can then process the data and compare it to other historical data saved in our memory. Our reality is then formed by comparisons. The right hemisphere of the brain acts as the primary matrix or receptor for this holographic input. The left hemisphere then compares it to other data, reducing it to its 2D form.
In keeping with our species' commitment to exceptionalism, as far as we know humans are uniquely capable of achieving this level of consciousness. Simply, humans not only know, but we know that we know. This bestows upon us the ability to duplicate aspects of our own hologram, project them out, perceive that projection, run it through a comparison with our own memory of the hologram, measure the differences using 3D geometry, then run it through our binary system to yield verbal cognition of the self.
The click-out phase
Wayne then shows his cards as a true punisher, issuing, "Up to this point our discussion of the Gateway process has been relatively simple and easy to follow. Now the fun begins." Shots fired, Wayne. What he's preparing the commander reading this heady report for is the reveal—how we can use the Gateway to transcend the dimension of spacetime.
Time is a measurement of energy or force in motion; it is a measurement of change. This is really important. For energy to be classified as in motion, it must be confined within a vibratory pattern that can contain its motion, keeping it still. Energy not contained like this is boundary-less, and moves without limit or dimension, to infinity. This disqualifies boundary-less energy from the dimension of time because it has no rate of change. Energy in infinity, also called "the absolute state," is completely at rest because nothing is accelerating or decelerating it—again, no change. It therefore does not contribute to our hologram, our physical experience. We cannot perceive it.
Now back to frequencies. Wave oscillation occurs because a wave is bouncing between two rigid points of rest. It's like a game of electromagnetic hot potato (the potato being the wave and the participants' hands being the boundaries of the wave). Without these limits, there would be no oscillation. When a wave hits one of those points of rest, just for a very brief instant, it "clicks out" of spacetime and joins infinity. For this to occur, the speed of the oscillation has to drop below 10 the power of -33 centimeters per second. For a moment, the wave enters into a new world. The potato simply disappears into a dimension we cannot perceive.
Theoretically speaking, if the human consciousness wave pattern reaches a high enough frequency, the “click-outs” can reach continuity. Put another way, if the frequency of human consciousness can dip below 10 to the power of 33 centimeters per second but above a state of total rest, it can transcend spacetime. The Gateway experience and associated Hemi-Sync technique is designed for humans to achieve this state and establish a coherent pattern of perception in the newly realized dimensions.
Passport to the hologram
In theory, we can achieve the above at any time. The entire process though is helped along if we can separate the consciousness from our body. It’s like an existential running head start where the click-out of a consciousness already separated from its body starts much closer to, and has more time to dialogue with, other dimensions.
This is where things get a little slippery; hold on as best you can. The universe is in on the whole hologram thing, too, Wayne writes. This super hologram is called a "torus" because it takes the shape of a fuck-off massive self-contained spiral. Like this:
Give yourself a moment to let the above motion sink in...
This pattern of the universe conspicuously mirrors the patterns of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. Galaxies north of our own are moving away from us faster than the galaxies to the south; galaxies to the east and west of us are more distant. The energy that produced the matter that makes up the universe we presently enjoy, will turn back in on itself eventually. Its trajectory is ovoid, also known as the cosmic egg. As it curls back on itself it enters a black hole, goes through a densely packed energy nucleus then gets spat out the other side of a white hole and begins the process again. Springtime in the cosmos, baby!
And that is the context in which the Gateway Experience sits.
[Deep breaths.]
THE TECHNIQUE
The following is an outline of the key steps to reach focus levels necessary to defy the spacetime dimension. This is an involved and lengthy process best attempted in controlled settings. If you’re in a rush, you can apparently listen to enough Monroe Institute Gateway Tapes in 7 days to get there.
The Energy Conversion Box: The Gateway Process begins by teaching the subject to isolate any extraneous concerns using a visualization process called “the energy conversion box.”
Resonant Humming: The individual is introduced to resonant humming. Through the utterance of a protracted single tone, alongside a chorus on the tapes, the mind and body achieve a state of resonance.
The Gateway Affirmation: The participant is exposed to something close to a mantra called The Gateway Affirmation. They must repeat to themselves variations of, “I am merely a physical body and deeply desire to expand my consciousness.”
Hemi-Sync: The individual is finally exposed to the Hemi-Sync sound frequencies, and encouraged to develop a relationship with the feelings that emerge.
Additional Noise: Physical relaxation techniques are practiced while the Hemi-Sync frequencies are expanded to include “pink and white” noise. This puts the body in a state of virtual sleep, while calming the left hemisphere and raising the attentiveness of the right hemisphere.
The Energy Balloon: The individual is then encouraged to visualize the creation of an “energy balloon” beginning at the top of the head, extending down in all directions to the feet then back up again. There are a few reasons for this, the main one being that this balloon will provide protection against conscious entities possessing lower energy levels that he or she may encounter when in the out-of-body state.
Focus 12: The practitioner can consistently achieve sufficient expanded awareness to begin interacting with dimensions beyond their physical reality. To achieve this state requires conscious efforts and more “pink and white noise” from the sound stream.
Tools: Once Focus 12 is achieved, the subject can then employ a series of tools to obtain feedback from alternate dimensions.
Problem Solving: The individual identifies fundamental problems, fills their expanded awareness with them, and then projects them out into the universe. These can include personal difficulties, as well as technical or practical problems.
Patterning: Consciousness is used to achieve desired objectives in the physical, emotional, or intellectual sphere.
Color Breathing: A healing technique that revitalizes the body’s energy flows by imagining colors in a particularly vivid manner.
Energy Bar Tool: This technique involves imagining a small intensely pulsating dot of light that the participant charges up. He or she then uses the sparkling, vibrating cylinder of energy (formerly known as the dot) to channel forces from the universe to heal and revitalize the body.
Remote Viewing: A follow-on technique of the Energy Bar Tool where the dot is turned into a whirling vortex through which the individual sends their imagination in search of illuminating insights.
Living Body Map: A more organized use of the energy bar in which streams of different colors flow from the dot on to correspondingly-colored bodily systems.
Seven days of training have now occurred. Approximately 5 percent of participants get to this next level, according to the report.
Focus 15 - Travel Into the Past: Additional sound on the Hemi-Sync tapes includes more of the same, plus some subliminal suggestions to further expand the consciousness. The instructions are highly symbolic: time is a huge wheel, in which different spokes give access to the participant’s past.
Focus 21 - The Future: This is the last and most advanced state. Like Focus 15, this is a movement out of spacetime into the future.
Out-of-Body Movement: Only one tape of the many is devoted to out-of-body movement. This tape is devoted to facilitating an out-of-body state when the participant’s brain wave patterns and energy levels reach harmony with the surrounding electromagnetic environment. According to Bob Monroe, the participant has to be exposed to Beta signals of around 2877.3 cycles per second.
CONCLUSIONS
Wayne expresses concern about the fidelity of information brought back from out-of-body states using the Gateway technique. Practical applications are of particular concern because of the potential for “information distortion.”
The Monroe Institute also ran into a bunch of issues in which they had individuals travel from the West to the East Coast of the U.S. to read a series of numbers off of a computer screen. They never got them exactly right. Wayne chalks this up to the trouble of differentiating between physical entities and extra-time-space dimensions when in the out-of-body state.
Wayne swings back to support mode though, lending credence to the physics foundation of the report. He cites multiple belief systems that have established identical findings. These include the Tibetan Shoug, the Hindu heaven of Indra, the Hebrew mystical philosophy, and the Christian concept of the Trinity. Here he seems more interested in hammering home the theoretical underpinnings that make The Gateway Experience possible, rather than the practical possibilities promised by The Gateway Tapes.
Possibly with his CIA top brass audience in mind, Wayne then gives an A-type nod to The Gateway Experience for providing a faster, more efficient, less subservient, energy-saving route to expanded consciousness. This finishes with a series of recommendations to the CIA for how to exploit Gateway’s potential for national defense purposes.
The missing page
One curious feature of The Gateway Report is that it seems to be missing page 25. It’s a real cliffhanger too. The bottom of page 24 reads “And, the eternal thought or concept of self which results from this self-consciousness serves the,” The report picks back up on page 26 and 3 sections later as if Wayne hadn’t just revealed the very secret of existence.
The gap has not gone unnoticed. There's a Change.org petition requesting its release. Multiple Freedom of Information Act requests have demanded the same. In all cases, the CIA has said they never had the page to begin with. Here’s a 2019 response from Mark Lilly, the CIA’s Information and Privacy Coordinator, to one Bailey Stoner regarding these records:
One theory goes that that rascal Wayne M.-fricking-McDonnell left the page out on purpose. The theory contends that it was a litmus test—if anyone truly defies time-space dimensions, they’ll certainly be able to locate page 25.
[Cosmic shrug.]
Writing Credit Vice
CIA Declassified Report– The Gateway Experience
Here is a copy of the Missing Page 25
There will be a Gateway Help Post following within the next couple days. Thought you might be interested in a little history in the meantime. Cheers!
2024.05.13 15:46 roboeyes Toxic Perfectionism
Just a little vent to follow up my cry on the drive home. 🫠
I'm a charge nurse in a small but very busy CSICU. We stay full with CABGs and valves, regularly have Impellas and IABPs, plus take ECMO and implant LVADs occasionally. Since it's a smaller unit, drama can spiral quickly. The night crew is largely very chill, good team workers, and reasonable. There are, however, a handful of nurses on the day shift who are... less so. When I first started on this unit a few years ago, I actually wasn't sure it was going to be a good fit, because I immediately detected a toxic undercurrent. Some of the nurses are stringent with their charting to the point of mania, and many of them do not chart by exception, but with fill a whole assessment flow sheet with normal findings. Not only that, but they make comments about other nurses' work and charting, and not in a constructive way.
I work the weekend program, nights, and was relentlessly bullied for months by a day shift weekender before she thankfully left. That being said, I'm confident with the care I provide, and I feel I made huge strides during my first year on the unit and managed to meet the extreme expectations of my peers more often than not. I'm really proud of the work we do on the weekends, we hold it down with minimal resources and a skeleton crew.
However, I dread Monday mornings. Monday morning comes around and our arrogant lead surgeon and toxic NPs do formal rounds (the toxic providers are a whole other issue). The NPs can be very difficult to deal with, and I'm glad I only have to do it once a week. Our surgical care coordinator and clinical lead are also present for these rounds, and they both love to nitpick the care that was given overnight/over the weekend, and seemingly love to point out any little "error" they can.
This sort of came to a head this morning when my clinical lead pointed out during rounds that I had failed to put SCDs on my patient, who was up in the chair. He had been up less than 30 minutes and I had gotten him up, stripped and made his bed, then grabbed updates from everyone before going to give charge report to kick off the day shift. I was complaining a bit at the desk, sarcastically asking a coworker if SCDs in the chair weren't more of a tripping hazard than any kind of help. My clinical lead heard me and countered that they are as effective as SubQ hearin. Normally, I'm very non-confrontational, but after what feels like months of of being shit on every Monday morning, I decided to say something. I told her I understood the utility of the SCDs, but felt a little frustrated the she felt the need to tell me during rounds, as the patient hadn't been up long, and it feels a bit reductive that they seemingly search for things to critique every morning. She got a little defensive, and told me that we've had "lots of DVTs lately," and that she was just reminding me. I tried to diffuse her defensiveness, basically telling her that night shift has just been feeling a lot of negative feedback lately despite the fact that we are doing good work. Overall, I left the interaction wishing I hadn't said anything, as I think she feels I was overreacting, and I don't want her opinion of me to be tarnished, because she is in a position of authority on the unit.
I think it all just felt worse as well because of the existing toxicity on the unit. It feels like night shift is happy to roll with the punches, pick up slack, tie up loose ends, etc, but day shift has very little grace to give. This is a sentiment I've heard from almost every night shift staff member. When I was initially being bullied on weekend program (for little nitpicks as well), I tried to discuss some of the negativity with my manager, and she brushed it off, saying that our nurses "hold each other accountable," and we "have high standards" for our care. I feel there's a difference between accountability/high standards and just straight up criticism for the sake of criticism. Not to mention that night shift is expected to do a lot of things that are not reciprocated by day shift. For example, day shift will 100% talk shit if a room isn't fully restocked, but night shift routinely comes in to depleted supplies and messy rooms. We just deal with it, as we all recognize that it's not a huge deal to go grab some supplies at the start of shift. Night shift also completes all baths, weights, linen and line changes, and get patients up to the chair before shift change. The last three hours of the shift are usually crazy because of this.
I love working in critical care and know that I'm a great nurse, but I sometimes feel suffocated by this unit. I've been a nurse for nine years and have worked on hospitals for twelve, and I have never felt this way in a job before. I make great money in this role and love my night crew, I just wish the day shift would lay off sometimes. 😮💨
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I'm a charge nurse in a small but very busy CSICU. We stay full with CABGs and valves, regularly have Impellas and IABPs, plus take ECMO and implant LVADs occasionally. Since it's a smaller unit, drama can spiral quickly. The night crew is largely very chill, good team workers, and reasonable. There are, however, a handful of nurses on the day shift who are... less so. When I first started on this unit a few years ago, I actually wasn't sure it was going to be a good fit, because I immediately detected a toxic undercurrent. Some of the nurses are stringent with their charting to the point of mania, and many of them do not chart by exception, but with fill a whole assessment flow sheet with normal findings. Not only that, but they make comments about other nurses' work and charting, and not in a constructive way.
I work the weekend program, nights, and was relentlessly bullied for months by a day shift weekender before she thankfully left. That being said, I'm confident with the care I provide, and I feel I made huge strides during my first year on the unit and managed to meet the extreme expectations of my peers more often than not. I'm really proud of the work we do on the weekends, we hold it down with minimal resources and a skeleton crew.
However, I dread Monday mornings. Monday morning comes around and our arrogant lead surgeon and toxic NPs do formal rounds (the toxic providers are a whole other issue). The NPs can be very difficult to deal with, and I'm glad I only have to do it once a week. Our surgical care coordinator and clinical lead are also present for these rounds, and they both love to nitpick the care that was given overnight/over the weekend, and seemingly love to point out any little "error" they can.
This sort of came to a head this morning when my clinical lead pointed out during rounds that I had failed to put SCDs on my patient, who was up in the chair. He had been up less than 30 minutes and I had gotten him up, stripped and made his bed, then grabbed updates from everyone before going to give charge report to kick off the day shift. I was complaining a bit at the desk, sarcastically asking a coworker if SCDs in the chair weren't more of a tripping hazard than any kind of help. My clinical lead heard me and countered that they are as effective as SubQ hearin. Normally, I'm very non-confrontational, but after what feels like months of of being shit on every Monday morning, I decided to say something. I told her I understood the utility of the SCDs, but felt a little frustrated the she felt the need to tell me during rounds, as the patient hadn't been up long, and it feels a bit reductive that they seemingly search for things to critique every morning. She got a little defensive, and told me that we've had "lots of DVTs lately," and that she was just reminding me. I tried to diffuse her defensiveness, basically telling her that night shift has just been feeling a lot of negative feedback lately despite the fact that we are doing good work. Overall, I left the interaction wishing I hadn't said anything, as I think she feels I was overreacting, and I don't want her opinion of me to be tarnished, because she is in a position of authority on the unit.
I think it all just felt worse as well because of the existing toxicity on the unit. It feels like night shift is happy to roll with the punches, pick up slack, tie up loose ends, etc, but day shift has very little grace to give. This is a sentiment I've heard from almost every night shift staff member. When I was initially being bullied on weekend program (for little nitpicks as well), I tried to discuss some of the negativity with my manager, and she brushed it off, saying that our nurses "hold each other accountable," and we "have high standards" for our care. I feel there's a difference between accountability/high standards and just straight up criticism for the sake of criticism. Not to mention that night shift is expected to do a lot of things that are not reciprocated by day shift. For example, day shift will 100% talk shit if a room isn't fully restocked, but night shift routinely comes in to depleted supplies and messy rooms. We just deal with it, as we all recognize that it's not a huge deal to go grab some supplies at the start of shift. Night shift also completes all baths, weights, linen and line changes, and get patients up to the chair before shift change. The last three hours of the shift are usually crazy because of this.
I love working in critical care and know that I'm a great nurse, but I sometimes feel suffocated by this unit. I've been a nurse for nine years and have worked on hospitals for twelve, and I have never felt this way in a job before. I make great money in this role and love my night crew, I just wish the day shift would lay off sometimes. 😮💨
2024.05.13 01:44 TheBlaringBlue The Paradox of Returnal
Wall of text and massive spoilers follow. Read at own risk.
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Have you ever scrolled Returnal in an attempt to understand Returnal’s lore?
Have you ever watched a YouTuber break down their interpretation of the nuances, or maybe you’ve crawled the scout logs, audio files, xenoglyphs and Helios logs yourself looking for answers to understand Selene’s experience?
In your search, did you ever find concrete story fragments — or read them in the comments — that directly contradicted what you thought was an otherwise sound, logical interpretation of the game?
You’re not alone, my friend!
Returnal is a game full of paradoxes. How are you ever going to make sense of a single one of them when the paradoxical nature of Returnal is the whole point?
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Within Returnal lies a series of paradoxes, contradictions and oxymorons within a larger paradox.
Spend a few minutes digging into the narrative breadcrumbs and you’re bound to find something that doesn’t add up, or is just proper-unsatisfying.
I’ll start with smaller examples; these feel more poetic than outright contradictory in any way that would harm the story’s cohesion, yet they set the stage for something larger to be built on top of them -
We also see that…
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It makes it impossible to do.
If you’ve delved into the lore, I bet you came out with a great interpretation of Returnal… that almost worked. It almost clicked, almost tied up all loose ends, and was almost good enough to warrant a Reddit post, if not for that one indisputable thing.
Maybe it was…
If Atropos is real, then you’re going to have a hard time explaining how Selene is at the center of the Sentient’s culture or why Selene shot down her own spaceship. If Atropos is in Selene’s head, those things can now make sense, but instead you have to contend with her escape from the planet after defeating Nemesis or the suggestions the game gives that Selene was found mentally unstable and not permitted to join Astra.
If Theia is driving the car and Selene is in the backseat, then why is Selene wearing the same wristwatch that Helios wears in House segment 5? If Selene is driving the car and Helios is in the backseat, then why does the news broadcast in House segment 3 name Theia as the driver and mention her spinal injuries (which are corroborated by the hospital visions)?
And so on, and so forth.
Returnal’s story is a puzzle that no matter how hard you work to assemble it, there’s always going to be one piece that doesn’t fit. Explain Returnal one way, and you’re bound to hit a roadblock that sends you derailing into a lake.
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Don’t misunderstand me, though! The building blocks that make up Returnal’s narrative are beautifully layered and intricately weaved throughout our experience with the game; they ebb and flow with Selene’s own confusion, they crescendo as Selene’s madness does — it’s all so expertly done.
But they’re also just a series of impossible paradoxes that should serve to snap the story’s cohesiveness in half.
And yet they don’t. But why is that?
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If you aren’t aware, Returnal’s developers have outright stated that there never was an agreed upon narrative.
Here’s Game Director Harry Krueger on the topic in this video:
And yet, from the mouths of the game’s very creators, they are all true at the same time.
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I think one reaction to the above that would be reasonably valid would be frustration in the direction of the developers for just mindlessly throwing some paint splatters at the wall and calling it art.
One could read those statements and apply them to Returnal and see it as a careless, unfinished and pointless mess with no ability to teach, show or tell us anything due to its creators offhanded attitude towards crafting a connected narrative.
While I believe one can react in that manner, I worry it would be fairly reductive.
You see, Returnal leaves its narrative disconnected and bewilders its player with paradox on purpose. The game makes use of its vague and ambiguous storytelling and world to create an effect on the player and it is this very effect that ratchets up the experience of playing Returnal at all.
I’d argue that you can reconcile Returnal’s incoherent story fragments and paradoxes by squaring your own experience as a player with that of Selene’s.
This game’s narrative and its paradoxes are a mindfuck. Players must face all of the above discussed paradoxes as well as plenty more confounding, impossible situations, drip-fed to them slowly over time incoherently, erratically and seemingly randomly. Returnal’s story is in part difficult to consume and understand because of the nature of its diffusion to the player; flashbacks are short and lacking context, clues are presented outside of chronological order (consider the audio logs) and discoveries that would link everything together are not made until deep into the game. When the player does receive story bits, they come in the form of paradoxes or as the musings of a madwoman.
As our Selene speaks more and more worried nonsense in the game’s second act, so too does our confusion compound based on what we are finding around us. Returnal’s worldbuilding and setting enhance the experience of confusion and uncertainty by creating paradoxical and impossible situations — What is this music and why is Selene obsessed with it? The Crimson Wastes have somehow become frozen? Atropos’ moon is repaired? How can the Sentients know about The Astronaut?
From the get-go, our experience playing Returnal is much like Selene’s living in it — a constant state of disarray, of confusion, of uncertainty. What’s happening to us? What is real and what is not?
Returnal layers paradox on top of ambiguity in its worldbuilding and narrative diffusion to simulate a mirrored experience between the player and Selene in which both are stuck in a cycle of constantly questioning reality.
This, in a sense, syncs the player and Selene. Both are confused. Both want answers. Both feel a need to plunge themselves deeper into the endless, unknown abyss.
The player, now more connected and able to easily identify with their avatar in this manner, must at the game’s conclusion take part in a form of moral gymnastics upon discovering that their avatar — someone they grew to understand, trust and relate to — was likely an abusive, selfish killer.
When the player understands this, the experience of engaging with Returnal shifts powerfully. Players now have additional context with which to grapple with Atropos, its inhabitants, Selene’s past and her mental or physical fate.
We can see now how the paradoxical nature of Returnal brought us here and how it was the point all along.
With a new lens to peer through, Returnal takes on new shapes and forms. It almost begs for a second playthrough to view the game’s previous experiences through this newly earned understanding.
Good thing Act III exists.
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So, Returnal’s narrative isn’t concrete on purpose.
It’s completely against my usual nature to say this, but I love that about this game. The muddiness of the narrative and setting dovetails brilliantly with the ambiguity of Selene’s mental health and the confusion of the player.
The story does not need a concreteness to it because the narrative and worldbuilding themselves have used paradox and impossibility to establish a confusion & uncertainty, even hinting that it is a confusion and uncertainty that is unsolvable.
Somehow, understanding that — for me — ended up solving it.
Huh. What a paradox.
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You can’t answer Returnal’s narrative non-continuities because the game’s story creates a paradox. It’s disparate cues, incidents and plot points are all true at the same time, even though they cannot be.
In the swirling, disorienting whirlpool of Returnal’s lore, the fates of The Severed, The CreatoDestroyer and The Astronaut disconnect, unravel and spiral into one tapestry…” (AST-AX-017)
And it’s beautiful.
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Have you ever scrolled Returnal in an attempt to understand Returnal’s lore?
Have you ever watched a YouTuber break down their interpretation of the nuances, or maybe you’ve crawled the scout logs, audio files, xenoglyphs and Helios logs yourself looking for answers to understand Selene’s experience?
In your search, did you ever find concrete story fragments — or read them in the comments — that directly contradicted what you thought was an otherwise sound, logical interpretation of the game?
You’re not alone, my friend!
Returnal is a game full of paradoxes. How are you ever going to make sense of a single one of them when the paradoxical nature of Returnal is the whole point?
--
Within Returnal lies a series of paradoxes, contradictions and oxymorons within a larger paradox.
Spend a few minutes digging into the narrative breadcrumbs and you’re bound to find something that doesn’t add up, or is just proper-unsatisfying.
I’ll start with smaller examples; these feel more poetic than outright contradictory in any way that would harm the story’s cohesion, yet they set the stage for something larger to be built on top of them -
- “My end is waiting at the beginning…” (AST-AL-002)
- “…on the edge of my sight I see a black sunrise beneath the ocean, when will it break through the surface?” (AST-AL-046)
- “Myriad eyes beholding in the longing dark sunlight as it rains like pitch… (AST-AX-002)
- “I’ve had… visions? And headaches that fracture into future events I’ve already experienced…” (AST-AL-044)
- The CreatoDestroyer — whose simple presence in the Sentient lore creates a contradiction due to the opposing natures of both descriptors. Is this person a protagonist or an antagonist? How can they be both at the same time?
We also see that…
- Selene is alive, yet finds her own dead corpses throughout the game
- Selene must first ascend the mountain in the desert in order to descend into the depths. Her descent into the depths is what’s required for her to mentally ascend beyond her trauma.
- Theia is the Astronaut. Selene is the Astronaut.
- The more Selene descends into madness & insanity during her time on Atropos, the more she truly unravels the truth of what’s happening to her and gains an understanding of why she is there
- Selene is at the heart of Sentient culture despite her arriving on Atropos long, long after Sentient civilization collapsed
- She is the CreatoDestroyer and is depicted in their Xeno-Archives
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It makes it impossible to do.
If you’ve delved into the lore, I bet you came out with a great interpretation of Returnal… that almost worked. It almost clicked, almost tied up all loose ends, and was almost good enough to warrant a Reddit post, if not for that one indisputable thing.
Maybe it was…
- Are there two car crashes in Selene’s life, or one?
- Is Helios Selene’s brother, or son? Or both?
- In the cutscene at the end of Act I, do we seen Selene driving Helios, or Theia driving Selene?
- Is Atropos real? Or does it only exist in Selene’s head?
- Is the Astronaut Theia or Selene?
- Was Theia pregnant? Did Selene have a brother? Was Helios abused? Did Selene have an abortion? Did Selene kill her mother?
If Atropos is real, then you’re going to have a hard time explaining how Selene is at the center of the Sentient’s culture or why Selene shot down her own spaceship. If Atropos is in Selene’s head, those things can now make sense, but instead you have to contend with her escape from the planet after defeating Nemesis or the suggestions the game gives that Selene was found mentally unstable and not permitted to join Astra.
If Theia is driving the car and Selene is in the backseat, then why is Selene wearing the same wristwatch that Helios wears in House segment 5? If Selene is driving the car and Helios is in the backseat, then why does the news broadcast in House segment 3 name Theia as the driver and mention her spinal injuries (which are corroborated by the hospital visions)?
And so on, and so forth.
Returnal’s story is a puzzle that no matter how hard you work to assemble it, there’s always going to be one piece that doesn’t fit. Explain Returnal one way, and you’re bound to hit a roadblock that sends you derailing into a lake.
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Don’t misunderstand me, though! The building blocks that make up Returnal’s narrative are beautifully layered and intricately weaved throughout our experience with the game; they ebb and flow with Selene’s own confusion, they crescendo as Selene’s madness does — it’s all so expertly done.
But they’re also just a series of impossible paradoxes that should serve to snap the story’s cohesiveness in half.
And yet they don’t. But why is that?
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If you aren’t aware, Returnal’s developers have outright stated that there never was an agreed upon narrative.
Here’s Game Director Harry Krueger on the topic in this video:
Harry Krueger: I would often get asked, so you know what’s really the mystery of Atropos? Is this all in Selene’s head? Is she really there? Did this happen? And I’m like, those are exactly the kind of questions we want players to be asking. Mikael Haveri: So the answer would be yes. Harry Krueger: So the answer would be all of the above, yes.And here’s Senior Narrative Designer, Eevi Korhonen admitting there was no agreed upon version of the story — even internally.
One thing Harry was adamant about was there would be no agreed upon story even internally… When I talk with my team sometimes internally we still find [that we all have different understandings of Selene’s actions and the story as a whole]. We are still internally at-odds sometimes about what the story means.Remember the bullet points from earlier? All the paradoxes, contradictions and contrasts we outlined above? They’re all impossible to be true at the same time.
And yet, from the mouths of the game’s very creators, they are all true at the same time.
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I think one reaction to the above that would be reasonably valid would be frustration in the direction of the developers for just mindlessly throwing some paint splatters at the wall and calling it art.
One could read those statements and apply them to Returnal and see it as a careless, unfinished and pointless mess with no ability to teach, show or tell us anything due to its creators offhanded attitude towards crafting a connected narrative.
While I believe one can react in that manner, I worry it would be fairly reductive.
You see, Returnal leaves its narrative disconnected and bewilders its player with paradox on purpose. The game makes use of its vague and ambiguous storytelling and world to create an effect on the player and it is this very effect that ratchets up the experience of playing Returnal at all.
I’d argue that you can reconcile Returnal’s incoherent story fragments and paradoxes by squaring your own experience as a player with that of Selene’s.
This game’s narrative and its paradoxes are a mindfuck. Players must face all of the above discussed paradoxes as well as plenty more confounding, impossible situations, drip-fed to them slowly over time incoherently, erratically and seemingly randomly. Returnal’s story is in part difficult to consume and understand because of the nature of its diffusion to the player; flashbacks are short and lacking context, clues are presented outside of chronological order (consider the audio logs) and discoveries that would link everything together are not made until deep into the game. When the player does receive story bits, they come in the form of paradoxes or as the musings of a madwoman.
As our Selene speaks more and more worried nonsense in the game’s second act, so too does our confusion compound based on what we are finding around us. Returnal’s worldbuilding and setting enhance the experience of confusion and uncertainty by creating paradoxical and impossible situations — What is this music and why is Selene obsessed with it? The Crimson Wastes have somehow become frozen? Atropos’ moon is repaired? How can the Sentients know about The Astronaut?
From the get-go, our experience playing Returnal is much like Selene’s living in it — a constant state of disarray, of confusion, of uncertainty. What’s happening to us? What is real and what is not?
Returnal layers paradox on top of ambiguity in its worldbuilding and narrative diffusion to simulate a mirrored experience between the player and Selene in which both are stuck in a cycle of constantly questioning reality.
This, in a sense, syncs the player and Selene. Both are confused. Both want answers. Both feel a need to plunge themselves deeper into the endless, unknown abyss.
The player, now more connected and able to easily identify with their avatar in this manner, must at the game’s conclusion take part in a form of moral gymnastics upon discovering that their avatar — someone they grew to understand, trust and relate to — was likely an abusive, selfish killer.
When the player understands this, the experience of engaging with Returnal shifts powerfully. Players now have additional context with which to grapple with Atropos, its inhabitants, Selene’s past and her mental or physical fate.
We can see now how the paradoxical nature of Returnal brought us here and how it was the point all along.
With a new lens to peer through, Returnal takes on new shapes and forms. It almost begs for a second playthrough to view the game’s previous experiences through this newly earned understanding.
Good thing Act III exists.
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So, Returnal’s narrative isn’t concrete on purpose.
It’s completely against my usual nature to say this, but I love that about this game. The muddiness of the narrative and setting dovetails brilliantly with the ambiguity of Selene’s mental health and the confusion of the player.
The story does not need a concreteness to it because the narrative and worldbuilding themselves have used paradox and impossibility to establish a confusion & uncertainty, even hinting that it is a confusion and uncertainty that is unsolvable.
Somehow, understanding that — for me — ended up solving it.
Huh. What a paradox.
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You can’t answer Returnal’s narrative non-continuities because the game’s story creates a paradox. It’s disparate cues, incidents and plot points are all true at the same time, even though they cannot be.
In the swirling, disorienting whirlpool of Returnal’s lore, the fates of The Severed, The CreatoDestroyer and The Astronaut disconnect, unravel and spiral into one tapestry…” (AST-AX-017)
And it’s beautiful.
2024.05.12 23:59 SabineRitter [ROUNDUP] UFOs, "Anomaly Network" app. Countries:🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇻🇳🇦🇷🇮🇹🇰🇷🇩🇰🇳🇴🇳🇱🇩🇪🇸🇬 Colors seen this week: ⚪️🔴⚪️, 🟢🟠,🟠,🔵,🔴,🟢,🔴🟢
Last week's post https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl1pkm/roundup_ufos_and_bob_universal_object_tracke
Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20240505212215/https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl1pkm/roundup_ufos_and_bob_universal_object_tracke
Moon phase waning crescent, three days before new
Mars Right Ascension 0h 17m 54s
.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl2c9f/1st_postlondon_sighting_today/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, daytime, from airplane, over London England the UK 🇬🇧, single dark object, dark grey, metallic/glass material looking and probably a stereotypical “spinning top” shape., moving fast, interaction with airplane, flew under it,
.2 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl52m9/the_dr_gary_nolan_post_earlier_has_me_thinking/ childhood experience description, no craft, at home, nighttime, light shining in bedroom, repeat visitor, flashing light coming from under my bed., physical effects paralysis, emotion of fear, has anyone seen?
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl5zaa/strange_metallic_color_object/ video, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, elongated, horizontal orientation, possible disk shape, Hanford California, near Lemoore navy base., horizontal trajectory, low over treeline, contemporaneous report
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clidos/uap_off_the_coast_of_virginia_beach_sept_14_2021/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, over water Atlantic Ocean, off Virginia Beach Virginia, single dark object, angular, not seen by eye, greenish glow, possible military response jet, OP comments downvoted, [GOODPOST], heptagon
.5 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clogf2/observation_during_flight_unidentified_object/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, single dark object moving, elongated, diffuse trail, horizontal orientation, Palma Mallorca Balearic Islands Spain 🇪🇸 , observed exiting cloud, horizontal trajectory, contrails type, downvoted to zero in 1 hour, OP comments downvoted
.6 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cleqly/triangle_or_tr3b_sighting_in_colorado_about_20/ sighting description and drawing, nighttime sky, at home, urban area, Boulder Colorado, triangle 🔺️ observed, threelights with central red 🔴 light, lighting configuration change, butterfly 🦋, ⚪️🔴⚪️, physical effects paralysis, transfixed, trajectory change observed, the craft was ascending into the sky, but it would also dip back down and hold steady for a bit before heading up again., contemporaneous report,
.7 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl77ee/personal_possible_sighting_2018/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving erratically, zigzag movements, brightness change, flareup and dimming, over water, Belgrade Lakes Maine, duration 30 minutes, vanishing, possible cubensphere,
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clsdmw/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_29_may_5/ information, state of disclosure USA https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl29t3/mexico_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure_roundup/ state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1claaol/ufos_appearing_in_different_photos_on_different/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, two events, single object blackwhite, metallic sphere observed, twolights, Pima Air Museum and at my house, at home, backyard, observed vanishing,
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clg5nq/100_genuine_ufo_need_help/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, near Newark New Jersey, fleet, multiple objects, flashing erratically, not seen by eye
.11 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clrp5a/ai_recreation_of_2010_las_vegas_summer_sighting/ sighting description and drawing, downvoted to zero in 1 hour, OP comments downvoted, two witnesses, twolights, nighttime, urban area, Las Vegas Nevada, single light object moving fast, possible reaction to being observed, trajectory change, approach, jumpy movement, wavy trajectory, haze, While it was descending it appeared to be teleporting or waving in an up and down motion while emitting a purple and green mist until it came to a stop. 🟣🟢, moving and stationary and moving, sudden departure upward, the white lights extended to the edges and the perimeter of the craft appeared to have “metal” plates evenly spaced around. The whole craft was a dark metallic purple., texture visible
.12 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cl9ryu/yall_ever_seen_a_tr3b/ discussion of sightings, threelights, triangle 🔺️
.13 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cl9xt0/i_just_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, outside window, single light object, approach, The light seemed to be strobing instead of flashing, and would never fully go dark., trajectory change, wavy trajectory, almost swerving through the air., U-turn, moving fast, rural Wisconsin, has anyone seen?
.14 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cluf14/did_i_actually_see_a_ufo/ sighting description, Yosemite California, nighttime cloudy sky, near water, hottub, single light object, speed change, suddenly start to accelerate in one direction(close to the direction it was moving slowly), then it made a big U-turn in the sky, like it drew a check mark ✔️ in the sky., trajectory change, two witnesses, similar sightings in comments
.15 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clwlpe/uap_july_22_2023_south_dakota/ photos, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, angular, heptagon, south Dakota , two witnesses, at home, backyard, flew over the witness home, horizontal trajectory,
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clxdne/lights_in_the_sky/ video, nighttime sky, from car, single object multiple lights, threelights, close formation, low over treeline, observed moving slowly
.17 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1clx2z3/i_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description and drawing, Crescent 🌙 shaped with a pointed tip , geometric scaly rigid body , cloud like cloak, manta shape, texture observed, flew overhead, two witnesses, irregular shape, angular, gave a feeling of being old or out of time., felt compelled to follow it, refused cause I didn’t want to know what was inside the big thing.,silent, west Texas , similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.18 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1clv208/seen_some_trance_lights_i_cant_explain/ video, nighttime sky, twolights, angled from the horizon, stationary, powerlines, low over rooftop, western Kentucky, some moved kinda erratically and some moved straight https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmeavl/better_view_of_the_lights_i_cant_explain/ more video
.19 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1clbq63/ufo_sonoma_county/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Sonoma County California, single light object, low over treeline, reaction to being observed, descending below treeline, As I was thinking to myself why is that light so bright, it got dimmer and seemed to drop down below the tree., repeat visitor or second object, flareup, ascending, trajectory change, U-turn, descending,
.20 https://old.reddit.com/UF0/comments/1clauxl/bright_color_changing_expanding_uap_above_my_yard/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, multicolored, flareup or size change, at home, possible smaller object accompanying it or emitting orb, blue 🔵, repeat visitor, similar sighting in comments
.21 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1clalrd/strange_lights_in_sky_is_this_normal/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, descending below rooftop, at home, urban area
.22 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1cl9obd/volcano_above_the_clouds/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, cloud anomaly, tower, from airplane, southern USA, near water gulf of Mexico,
.23 https://old.reddit.com/atoptics/comments/1cl9kg0/what_is_this_over_vietnam/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, rainbow 🌈 anomaly, urban area, powerlines, Vietnam 🇻🇳
.24 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cl99el/just_saw_an_orb/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, West Yorkshire the UK 🇬🇧, single light object, descending, ball of white plasma with a central core that was comprised of green and rust orange filaments. 🟢🟠, disappeared behind treeline, similar sightings in comments , silent
.25 https://old.reddit.com/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1cl5goq/strange_feeling_in_appalachia/ experience description, possible bigfoot, camping, Appalachia, footsteps, knocking, humming, Like as if a person was just humming a tune., felt observed, witness went to sleep
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cm9jr3/ideas_on_what_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, Jeollabukdo south Korea 🇰🇷 , single light object, observed stationary and moving, possible reaction to being observed, oval-shaped, possibly illuminating clouds, overhead, silent, urban area, starlink?
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmhl2uaps_in_edmonton_ab_may_4_2024/ photo and video, daytime cloudy sky, photo shows twolights, angled from the horizon, Edmonton Alberta Canada 🇨🇦, 53° 32' 45.1788'' N,
.28 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cm2wio/anyone_in_dayton_ohio_see_a_ufo_on_friday_night/ sighting description, Dayton Ohio, has anyone seen?, single light object moving fast, illuminating sky, vanishing, All the sudden the sky lit up. I looked up and it appeared the moon was very full and very bright. Then it immediately shot across the sky and burned out., near USAF, Wright Patterson air force base, meteor?
.29 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1clx1gd/an_experience_i_had/ experience description, at home, nighttime, single light object, size change or approach, flew overhead, moving and stationary, orange 🟠, vanished, emotion of happiness, repeat visitor
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmkfms/does_anyone_have_any_idea_what_this_could_be_my/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, diffuse trail, jellyfish 🪼 , from airplane, shape change, contrails type, submission statement issues, removed, lost data
.31 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cm44sl/peoples_reaction_to_when_i_tell_them_what_iv_seen/ sightings, ongoing, discussion of stigma
.32 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmpv22/can_anybody_tell_me_what_the_quick_flash_is_that/ timelapse video, nighttime sky, single light object, appearing and vanishing, low below treeline, directly in front
.33 https://www.reddit.com/useRollinnZaZa95/comments/1cmmhuq/2018_phoenix_lights_ups_hub/ video, nighttime sky, at work, threelights, flying in formation, low over rooftop, multiple witnesses, urban area, Phoenix Arizona
.34 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cmqyj1/what_is_this_found_it_at_indialantic_veach/ photos, possible metamaterial
.35 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn2tqe/my_bil_just_experienced_contact_of_the_third_kind/ experience description, family story, brother in law, from car, nighttime, single light object, directly in front, cylindrical shape, metallic cigar shaped object. , followed the witness, approach, zigzag movements, emotion of fear, physical effects goosebumps, everything in his car suddenly felt charged with a huge amount of static electricity out of left field. All of his hair was sticking up - head, arms, entire body and when he would touch his dashboard or other parts of the car he would get shocked., felt observed, vibration, felt pulled, witness left the area, subsequent electronic effects car began locking and unlocking itself throughout the night in his garage- making the lock honk and unlock honk for hours., near Joshua Tree National Park California, camera can't detect it, dashcam goes from normal to seeing a bright white flash to being blurred out, to going back to normal again as he was driving away. , sleep disruption, having really bad nightmares about an abduction since, [GOODPOST] https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173925/https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn2tqe/my_bil_just_experienced_contact_of_the_third_kind/ Archive
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmtbbw/possible_ufo_sighting_arizona/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single object blackwhite, elongated, horizontal orientation, possible rectangle, not seen by eye, Arizona
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn5ntb/i_took_this_while_driving_through_nebraska/ photo, from car, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, not seen by eye, Nebraska
.38 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmvnov/did_anybody_see_the_bright_flashing_lighting_up/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, from car, nighttime, driving east from wentville Missouri, single light object, flashing, very bright, illuminating sky, multiple witnesses, the whole highway slowed down., vanishing, has anyone seen?, similar sightings same area in comments
.39 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn62ry/some_strange_experiences_ive_had_do_any_of_these/ experience descriptions, entity, inside bedroom, witness woke up, shadow figure, felt observed, witness went to sleep, subsequent dream description, entity, felt observed, subsequent information transfer, lying down in a room and having some information being put into my head and freaking out from whatever I had just learnt., emotion of fear,
.40 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmy6y2/what_is_this_light_moving_through_sky/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon
.41 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnads9/wtf_is_that/ photo, daytime sky, powerlines, plane for comparison, single light object, not seen by eye, urban area, Miami Florida, near water Atlantic Ocean, downvoted to zero in 30 minutes, OP comments downvoted
.42 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cncumx/my_sons_drawing/ art 🎨, drawing , flying saucer
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnd105/phenomenon_related_dreams/ dream description, entity, The being/craft/king telepathically told us he was going to reveal himself to us and he ripped off his mask to reveal another plastic like clown mask., physical effects paralysis, vibration, I awoke in my bed (had to be 3am-4am) and I could not move but there were intense "electric" like pusles starting in my head and moving down my body through my feet.. They were extremely intense and slowly faded. It was not really painful but it was a little frightening, very intense and like nothing I have ever experienced.
.44 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnbxpu/my_mom_saw_a_ufo/ video, nighttime sky, from car, single light object, central Texas., very bright, moving fast , pulsating
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnd42o/large_stationary_disk_ufo_over_north_atlantic/ sighting description, three witnesses, over water Atlantic Ocean, Myrtle Beach south Carolina, disk shape, very large, electronic effects camera can't detect it, stationary, nighttime https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cncxy4/large_stationary_disk_shaped_ufo_over_north/ reposted
.46 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cmxs3c/flying_object/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly, low over rooftop, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
.47 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cngbc7/spotted_this_evening_north_london/ sighting description and reference image, evening sky, threelights, orange 🟠, from car, urban area, London England the UK 🇬🇧, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, Went under a bridge and then they were gone.
.48 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cninhn/lantana_fl_ufo_or_something_over_ocean/ video, daytime cloudy sky, over water Atlantic Ocean, single object blackwhite, possibly rotating, moving slowly, vanishing and reappearing https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnip7a/lantana_fl_ufo_pics_to_go_with_video/ photo, Lantana Florida, beetle 🪲 or doughnut 🍩 shaped , submission statement issues, removed https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnv797/lantana_fl_ufo_or_something_in_sky_over_ocean/ photos reposted
.49 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnja67/vulture_to_the_left_ufo_to_the_right/ photo, daytime sky, single light object, possible disk shape, bird for comparison, not seen by eye, overhead, reddish glow, near Medford Oregon, downvoted to zero
.50 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnzjh1/introducing_anomaly_network_document_and_share/ original project, iPhone app, Anomaly Network, available at anomalynetwork.net, is a community-driven app where users can share their UFO sightings in real-time or document past encounters.
.51 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnl49k/what_is_it/ video, nighttime sky, single dark object, reaction to being filmed, It saw I was filming and try to hide., low over treeline, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.52 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnlcz8/video_i_took_not_sure_if_it_is_a_ufo_please_tell/ video, daytime sky, plane for comparison, single light object moving fast, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory , Jefferson City Missouri
.53 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnp5z4/sighting_report_south_of_niagara_triangle_craft/ sighting description, south of niagara Canada 🇨🇦, contemporaneous report, nighttime, triangle 🔺️, threelights, lights on each point, moving towards niagara from the south , trailed by a slow moving jet matching speed , interaction with airplane, followed by plane, both objects silent, The jet appeared to be a military design, one or two passenger and had lights on it as well it was silent as well and had no plume trail.,
.54 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cnnjg5/my_wife_sawsomething_strange/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, two people at home, Camp Pendleton California, military, animal reaction dogs growling and hair standing up on their backs., twolights, vertical orientation, two bright white circle lights, kind of stacked up atop on one another. One smaller, one a little bigger. , moving, approach, similar sightings in comments and discussion of apathy, [GOODPOST]
.55 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cnpi63/i_just_had_my_first_experiance/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, wtf_is_that, reaction to being observed, sudden departure, It swiftly shot away the moment I looked at it, hovering about 20 feet above ground, leaving behind a trail of orange flame-like glow as it moved. 🟠, silent, emotional reaction shock, similar sighting in comments, over the witness home, backyard
.56 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnwr98/ufo_corrientes_argentina_090524/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, haze, corrientes Argentina 🇦🇷, contemporaneous report, low over treeline, two witnesses, blue glow 🔵
.57 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cos8he/what_is_this_off_the_coast_of_walton_county_fl/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, Walton County Florida, over water, gulf of Mexico, single dark object, low over horizon, elongated, vertical orientation, possible haze or diffuse trail, rectangular shape, duration a couple minutes, vanished, contemporaneous report, [GOODPOST] https://old.reddit.com/MobileAL/comments/1cpskoc/military_helicopters/ possible military response helicopters
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1codh6n/uap_close_encounte sighting description, at home, Brookline Missouri, nighttime, backyard, felt observed, single light object, metallic sphere, low over ground, silver colored spherical object about beach ball size. It was moving very slowly from my left to right., crossed directly in front, reaction to being observed, flareup, lighting configuration change, began flashing, moving and stationary and moving, jumpy movements, vanishing, silent, military aviation OP, telepathy, seemed to me like it could read my thoughts, [GOODPOST]
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cohyet/uap_over_burbank_ca/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, Burbank California, near airport, single light object, orange 🟠, approach, possible reaction to being filmed, trajectory change, vanishing and reappearing, contemporaneous report, downvoted to zero
.60 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1co544x/saw_a_weird_light_in_the_sky/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, evening sky, from car, single light object, splitting, lighting configuration change to twolights, dimming, vanishing, scardovari Italy 🇮🇹 , near water river Po, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.61 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1com61m/liberty_nc/ video, nighttime sky, from car, liberty north Carolina, fleet, low over treeline, orange 🟠, moving slowly, silent
.62 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cotyqj/3_flying_objects_found_in_night_sky_with/ video, nighttime sky, multiple objects, moving erratically, low over treeline
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cowsz0/what_was_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, single object blackwhite, possible disk shape or possible island, approaching Seoul Incheon Airport., south Korea 🇰🇷
.64 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cos39a/people_always_ask_why_do_ufos_only_come_to_the/ sighting description and discussion of the Bahamas 🇧🇸 as a Hotspot, especially as of lately in the last few years it’s spiked. contemporaneous report, nighttime, three witnesses, threelights, smaller objects accompany it, previous news report entities observed, tall tridactyl owl like beings that were zooming around in pods.,
.65 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1coxv5o/i_experienced_an_orb_51024_621_utc_i_saw_it_drop/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, possibly emitting orbs, possible telepathy,
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOscience/comments/1coz2gold_pictures_from_2009_showing_strange_objects/ description of photos, single light object moving, twolights, plane for comparison, near airport, Mantova Italy 🇮🇹, facing the mountain called Monte Baldo.
.67 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1coycsz/juno_spacecraft_took_this_picture_am_i_imagining/ photo, Jupiter anomaly, possible structure
.68 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1conlyh/what_is_this_machine_preview_in_belgium_yesterday/ photos, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single dark object, angular shape, blue glow, contemporaneous report, Gemmenich Belgium 🇧🇪, audio description funny noise, RC Wing/Plane
.69 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cohwgd/encounter_beyond_earth_unraveling_alien_tech/ detailed experience description, near Whitmore Lake, Michigan, possible abduction, location anomaly, ended up way off route, 40 miles north past my stop, right over the Zilwaukee Bridge. , subsequent telepathy, Since that night, my mind has been different. I’ve developed abilities I can't fully explain, like intense intuition and predictive dreams that actually come true https://old.reddit.com/AlienAbduction/comments/1codwhq/beyond_time_and_understanding/ same OP, more details
.70 https://old.reddit.com/space/comments/1cohf2x/iss_and_vsfb_rocket_flew_over_me_at_the_same_time/ reference ISS, reference rocket launch, video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, Vandenberg Space Force Base
.71 https://old.reddit.com/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1co3xap/im_from_a_remote_village_in_northern_alaska_and/ sighting descriptions and local folklore, northern Alaska, entities, Innuligarraq (in-new-thli-gar-uck) (irrecenrat on my Yup’ik side), or the Little People. , In my personal experiences, I’ve seen the little ones and the big ones. They both can resemble humans, or just a blur on the land. I believe they’re part of another world or dimension and that’s why they cannot always be seen, similar sightings same area in comments , [GOODPOST]
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cozlks/a_friend_of_mine_filmed_a_uap_with_greer_gree experience description friend of OP, human initiated contact, celebrity event, Greer confiscated video of single light object, it hovered a few feet over their head. They recorded the whole encounter, including it hovering over Greer and then flying off into the distance.
.83 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1coznlg/uap_spotted_after_spacex_launch/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, Central Valley California, at home, near rocket launch, observed moving and stationary and moving, sudden departure, vanishing, object moving left after the rocket, it seemed to stop, then started going off quickly to the right before completely disappearing
.84 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp1sx7/i_witnessed_something_that_i_cant_explain/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, single light object stationary, very bright, two witnesses, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, near water, west coast of Denmark 🇩🇰
.85 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cp1kyk/night_flights_around_reserve_nm_weird_cluster_of/ video, nighttime sky, cosmic campground in Glenwood New Mexico, camping, duration 20-25 minutes, fleet, appeared out of nowhere
.86 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1cozhx1/uap_caught_on_camera_oc/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, vanishing, low over rooftop, central California, just after a space X falcon launch
.87 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8lsd/weird_uap_captured_tonight_in_south_dakota/ photo, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, crooks south Dakota, threelights, elongated, yellowish 🟡, trail, at home, backyard, similar sighting same area in comments , horizontal trajectory , northern lights
.88 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8yv9/filmed_this_tonight/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, powerlines, Wayland Michigan, contemporaneous report, single object moving fast , northern lights
.89 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpggt2/could_this_movement_be_attributable_to_parallax/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Walla Walla Washington state, single light object moving and stationary, possible trajectory change, it appeared to veer from its arc and turn to the left a bit and then… it stopped.
.90 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp7b16/airplane_satellite/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object moving, plane for comparison observed, video shows moving erratically, multicolored, white observed, low over rooftop, downvoted to zero , northern lights
.91 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpiwtg/northern_lights_ce5_contact_a2_michigan/ photos, nighttime sky, hard to see, contemporaneous report, human initiated contact, Michigan , northern lights
.92 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpiosv/am_i_crazy_or_is_this_weird/ video, nighttime sky, at home, single light object moving, multicolored, contemporaneous report, near Pawling new York state , northern lights
.93 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpjrp0/what_does_everyone_make_of_this_saw_this_last/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, low over treeline, Tennessee, moving slowly, descending below treeline, trampoline, appeared out of nowhere, similar sighting in comments, ISS? ,
.94 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp82oq/did_i_see_the_triangle/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, from airplane, downvoted to zero, from Chicago to Austin , central USA, possible interaction with airplane, plane banked hard away causing me to drop the phone., dark shadow of the triangle with glowing light around it. https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpkybt/triangle_stills/ still images , removed, The rest of the flight was normal, we felt lower than before and landed ~30 mins later than we should have. When I landed in Austin, the Airport’s alarm system was going off and people were evacuating briefly.
.95 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp90nh/saw_this_while_looking_at_the_aurora_satellite/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly and straight, flew over the witness home, Tennessee, disappeared behind treeline, similar sightings in comments , northern lights
.96 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpblvq/flashing_greenblue_light_moving_erratically/ video, nighttime sky, single light object flashing, contemporaneous report, northern lights, urban area, Calgary Alberta Canada 🇨🇦, observed green-blue 🟢🔵, moving erratically, trajectory change, right angle turn, started off very bright with a bit of a tail moving vertically. Started to change direction and move horizontally, at different speeds. , speed change, sudden departure downward, downvoted to zero
.97 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpbr3j/iron_city_tennessee/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, Iron City Tennessee, three witnesses, multiple objects, fleets, they would appear and travel in perfect formation. In two’s, 3’s, and the biggest I saw was 6 in a sideways U-shape formation., flying in formation, appeared out of nowhere, similar sighting in comments, contemporaneous report, northern lights,
.98 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpc3d7/orb_shaped_object_in_redding_ca/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, multicolored, plane for comparison, speed change observed, silent, low over rooftop,
.99 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpe5o5/orbs_in_the_sky/ video, hard to see, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, Iowa, northern lights, human initiated contact, repeat visitors, sometimes i get blinks back or a small ball of light slowly or sometimes swiftly moving across the sky, in all different directions., physical effects goosebumps, the second i saw them tonight, i had tingles all up the entirety of my body and i felt electric, downvoted to zero
.100 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpjdd2/a_friend_got_some_cool_photos_of_the_sky_last/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, Tennessee, downvoted to zero, multiple objects, fleet, worm 🪱, blue 🔵, not seen by eye
.101 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpo1zg/ufo_spotted_in_holly_springs_nc_7282021/ video, daytime sky, single dark object, elongated, irregular shape, vertical orientation, at home, two witnesses, low over treeline, stationary, felt observed, texture visible, scaled with a texture like rust and was maroon in color. The bottom was like a corkscrew spiraling and resembled snakes moving around a pole. It was confusing and made no sense to observe., reddish glow, possibly rotating, shape change, reaction to being filmed, departing, Holly Springs north Carolina,
.102 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpr67m/weird_orange_lights/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, two pairs of twolights, low over treeline, orange 🟠, submission statement issues
.103 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpqay7/ufo_sighting_near_canada_usa_borde photos and videos, nighttime sky, camping, near the border of Montana and British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving erratically, over water, river, loops, trajectory change, flying around in strange circular motions and could fly back and forth at unreasonably fast speeds and stop and turn around on a dime., red 🔴, color change observed, duration 20-30 minutes, vanishing, repeat visitor or second object, made three passes, low over ridgeline, zigzag movements, emotion of fear , [GOODPOST], decided to sleep in the locked car instead of my tent for the night.
.104 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8wig/green_blinking_lights/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, northern lights, nighttime, at home, backyard, southwest Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, twolights, flashing, green 🟢, possible diamond 💠 formation, low over rooftop, stationary and moving, almost diamond shaped on its side with two lights horizontal on the ends. Eventually the lights stopped blinking and it move East and I lost sight of it. , felt observed, downvoted to zero
.105 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cprste/no_idea_what_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, low over rooftop
.106 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpnzeg/51124_1208_am_cdt/ photo, nighttime sky, twolights, elongated, worm 🪱, blue 🔵, northern lights, prior single light object moving erratically, flashing, intermittently flashed like a disco ball and darted around in a very small area for approximately 10 seconds. , reaction to being filmed, vanishing, two witnesses
.107 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cp9v6a/low_hum_in_the_hudson_valley/ audio description, no craft, humming sound, at home, duration 30-40 minutes, The sound was undulating up and down in pitch, like a very slow vibrato, and it sounded like it was coming from the sky or just the air around us. It didn’t sound mechanical, or like wind or a plane, it had a very clear, almost musical tone. It felt like the air was vibrating, like we were inside a giant violin., Hudson Valley new York state, contemporaneous report, northern lights, sky trumpets, similar sightings in comments
.108 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cp7byz/saw_this_tonight_in_the_south_of_norway_at_first/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, cloud anomaly, fleet, flashing erratically, northern lights, southern Norway 🇳🇴
.109 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cpfggg/woke_up_to_hear_about_the_crazy_g5_storm_tried_to/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon, not seen by eye, moving fast , near Philadelphia Pennsylvania
.110 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cpmh65/any_maine_ufo_nerds_here_see_anything_a_few/ sighting description, nighttime, fleet, moving and stationary, all different directions, over water, Grand Manan Channel near Lubec Maine., duration 1 hour, sometimes in pairs, and they would move, stop, change direction and make sharp curves as if scanning or observing the enviroment, and although they all made different movements they would all eventually fly up into the same spot in the clouds and out of sight., has anyone seen?
.111 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cp82pz/what_did_i_just_witness_here_in_kentucky_watching/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, color change, red and green 🔴🟢, silent, observed moving erratically, contemporaneous report, northern lights, northern Kentucky
.112 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpsi34/ufos_over_uk_south_coast_right_now/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, Northern lights, Duration 30 minutes, two witnesses, at home, curved trajectory, all different directions, All of them are flying in different directions, different speeds, some fly straight and some fly curved, some travel in pairs as if they're racing, with their speeds fluctuating! , Worthing the UK 🇬🇧, near water, similar sighting same day in Belgium 🇧🇪 in comments
.113 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cpnebi/spotted_last_night_brilliant_bright_light/ photo, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving fast, haze, possible beetle 🪲 or rectangular shape, flew overhead, ISS?, Denver Colorado, similar sightings same day in comments, emitting brilliant sparkly light.
.114 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnts0q/fastmoving_orange_light_over_tuscolagenesee/ sighting description, single light object moving fast, zigzag movements, orange 🟠, over Genesee or Tuscola counties, near Millington Missouri, has anyone seen?, nighttime, two witnesses, trail
.115 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnszys/maybe_just_maybe/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon, disappeared into cloud, fleet observed, individual objects one behind other. Disappeared behind the cloud like it never existed. , low over rooftop, at home, urban area, Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
.116 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpt88u/white_light_moving_across_the_sky_satellite_o video, nighttime sky, at home, backyard, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object, silent, moving straight, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , plane for comparison
.117 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cpqq54/very_bright_solid_white_round_light/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object, Iowa City Iowa, silent, moving straight,
.118 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpvvgp/anyone_in_phoenix_see_pure_white_orbs_fading_in/ sighting description, has anyone seen?, urban area, Phoenix Arizona, from car, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, northern lights, nighttime, single light object, appeared out of nowhere, stationary, vanishing, repeat visitor or second object, made four passes, circle shaped, had a clearly defined end to the circular light source, a big circle of light that would fade in, hang around, then disappear., similar sightings in comments
.119 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq6i6u/my_first_ufo_encounter_with_a_twist_a_whole_fleet/ sighting description, Eningen unter Achalm Germany 🇩🇪 , daytime cloudy sky, two witnesses, single dark object, lighting configuration change to metallic sphere, duration 5-10 minutes, hiking, black ⚫️, directly in front, moving slowly, eye 👁, physical effects paralysis, transfixed, flashes of light, ascending at an angle, haze, disappeared into clouds, photos show fleet and possible repeat visitor, [GOODPOST], emotional reaction feeling shook
.120 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpxi33/triangle_craft/ photo, OP is not the witness, witness is law enforcement friend who works near a major airport., nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, repeat visitor, he calls it in to the air traffic control tower every time. They tell him “they know about it and could he please quit calling.”, [GOODPOST], observed stationary, over powerlines, duration 10 minutes, similar sightings in comments
.120 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpycff/satellite_tough_to_tell_in_first_video_with_plane/ video, nighttime sky, single light object , contemporaneous report, Michigan
.121 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpyxou/anyone_else_seen_this_before/ sighting description and discussion of sightings, repeat visitor, has anyone seen?, single flash, it just flashes white once then… nothing., many similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.122 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq1myc/just_spotted_this_in_auckland_nz/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving slowly, orange 🟠 horizontal trajectory, low over treeline, urban area, Auckland new zealand 🇳🇿, similar sighting same area in comments, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.123 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq3h3c/ufo_swarm_spotted_near_elk_creek_ca_during_sola photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, elk creek California, multiple objects observed, zigzag movements , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.124 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq832t/ufo_spotted_on_singapore_bay/ video, daytime sky, over water, Singapore 🇸🇬 bay, contemporaneous report, single dark object, irregular shape, tendrils, jellyfish 🪼, stationary, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.125 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpxjlf/possible_uap_sighting_dover_nh_51224_2200_edt/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly, powerlines, urban area, dover new Hampshire, contemporaneous report, northern lights
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.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl2c9f/1st_postlondon_sighting_today/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, daytime, from airplane, over London England the UK 🇬🇧, single dark object, dark grey, metallic/glass material looking and probably a stereotypical “spinning top” shape., moving fast, interaction with airplane, flew under it,
.2 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl52m9/the_dr_gary_nolan_post_earlier_has_me_thinking/ childhood experience description, no craft, at home, nighttime, light shining in bedroom, repeat visitor, flashing light coming from under my bed., physical effects paralysis, emotion of fear, has anyone seen?
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl5zaa/strange_metallic_color_object/ video, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, elongated, horizontal orientation, possible disk shape, Hanford California, near Lemoore navy base., horizontal trajectory, low over treeline, contemporaneous report
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clidos/uap_off_the_coast_of_virginia_beach_sept_14_2021/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, over water Atlantic Ocean, off Virginia Beach Virginia, single dark object, angular, not seen by eye, greenish glow, possible military response jet, OP comments downvoted, [GOODPOST], heptagon
.5 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clogf2/observation_during_flight_unidentified_object/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, single dark object moving, elongated, diffuse trail, horizontal orientation, Palma Mallorca Balearic Islands Spain 🇪🇸 , observed exiting cloud, horizontal trajectory, contrails type, downvoted to zero in 1 hour, OP comments downvoted
.6 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cleqly/triangle_or_tr3b_sighting_in_colorado_about_20/ sighting description and drawing, nighttime sky, at home, urban area, Boulder Colorado, triangle 🔺️ observed, threelights with central red 🔴 light, lighting configuration change, butterfly 🦋, ⚪️🔴⚪️, physical effects paralysis, transfixed, trajectory change observed, the craft was ascending into the sky, but it would also dip back down and hold steady for a bit before heading up again., contemporaneous report,
.7 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl77ee/personal_possible_sighting_2018/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving erratically, zigzag movements, brightness change, flareup and dimming, over water, Belgrade Lakes Maine, duration 30 minutes, vanishing, possible cubensphere,
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clsdmw/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_29_may_5/ information, state of disclosure USA https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cl29t3/mexico_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure_roundup/ state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1claaol/ufos_appearing_in_different_photos_on_different/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, two events, single object blackwhite, metallic sphere observed, twolights, Pima Air Museum and at my house, at home, backyard, observed vanishing,
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clg5nq/100_genuine_ufo_need_help/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, near Newark New Jersey, fleet, multiple objects, flashing erratically, not seen by eye
.11 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clrp5a/ai_recreation_of_2010_las_vegas_summer_sighting/ sighting description and drawing, downvoted to zero in 1 hour, OP comments downvoted, two witnesses, twolights, nighttime, urban area, Las Vegas Nevada, single light object moving fast, possible reaction to being observed, trajectory change, approach, jumpy movement, wavy trajectory, haze, While it was descending it appeared to be teleporting or waving in an up and down motion while emitting a purple and green mist until it came to a stop. 🟣🟢, moving and stationary and moving, sudden departure upward, the white lights extended to the edges and the perimeter of the craft appeared to have “metal” plates evenly spaced around. The whole craft was a dark metallic purple., texture visible
.12 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cl9ryu/yall_ever_seen_a_tr3b/ discussion of sightings, threelights, triangle 🔺️
.13 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cl9xt0/i_just_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, outside window, single light object, approach, The light seemed to be strobing instead of flashing, and would never fully go dark., trajectory change, wavy trajectory, almost swerving through the air., U-turn, moving fast, rural Wisconsin, has anyone seen?
.14 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cluf14/did_i_actually_see_a_ufo/ sighting description, Yosemite California, nighttime cloudy sky, near water, hottub, single light object, speed change, suddenly start to accelerate in one direction(close to the direction it was moving slowly), then it made a big U-turn in the sky, like it drew a check mark ✔️ in the sky., trajectory change, two witnesses, similar sightings in comments
.15 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clwlpe/uap_july_22_2023_south_dakota/ photos, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, angular, heptagon, south Dakota , two witnesses, at home, backyard, flew over the witness home, horizontal trajectory,
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1clxdne/lights_in_the_sky/ video, nighttime sky, from car, single object multiple lights, threelights, close formation, low over treeline, observed moving slowly
.17 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1clx2z3/i_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description and drawing, Crescent 🌙 shaped with a pointed tip , geometric scaly rigid body , cloud like cloak, manta shape, texture observed, flew overhead, two witnesses, irregular shape, angular, gave a feeling of being old or out of time., felt compelled to follow it, refused cause I didn’t want to know what was inside the big thing.,silent, west Texas , similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.18 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1clv208/seen_some_trance_lights_i_cant_explain/ video, nighttime sky, twolights, angled from the horizon, stationary, powerlines, low over rooftop, western Kentucky, some moved kinda erratically and some moved straight https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmeavl/better_view_of_the_lights_i_cant_explain/ more video
.19 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1clbq63/ufo_sonoma_county/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Sonoma County California, single light object, low over treeline, reaction to being observed, descending below treeline, As I was thinking to myself why is that light so bright, it got dimmer and seemed to drop down below the tree., repeat visitor or second object, flareup, ascending, trajectory change, U-turn, descending,
.20 https://old.reddit.com/UF0/comments/1clauxl/bright_color_changing_expanding_uap_above_my_yard/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, multicolored, flareup or size change, at home, possible smaller object accompanying it or emitting orb, blue 🔵, repeat visitor, similar sighting in comments
.21 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1clalrd/strange_lights_in_sky_is_this_normal/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, descending below rooftop, at home, urban area
.22 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1cl9obd/volcano_above_the_clouds/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, cloud anomaly, tower, from airplane, southern USA, near water gulf of Mexico,
.23 https://old.reddit.com/atoptics/comments/1cl9kg0/what_is_this_over_vietnam/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, rainbow 🌈 anomaly, urban area, powerlines, Vietnam 🇻🇳
.24 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cl99el/just_saw_an_orb/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, West Yorkshire the UK 🇬🇧, single light object, descending, ball of white plasma with a central core that was comprised of green and rust orange filaments. 🟢🟠, disappeared behind treeline, similar sightings in comments , silent
.25 https://old.reddit.com/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1cl5goq/strange_feeling_in_appalachia/ experience description, possible bigfoot, camping, Appalachia, footsteps, knocking, humming, Like as if a person was just humming a tune., felt observed, witness went to sleep
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cm9jr3/ideas_on_what_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, Jeollabukdo south Korea 🇰🇷 , single light object, observed stationary and moving, possible reaction to being observed, oval-shaped, possibly illuminating clouds, overhead, silent, urban area, starlink?
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmhl2uaps_in_edmonton_ab_may_4_2024/ photo and video, daytime cloudy sky, photo shows twolights, angled from the horizon, Edmonton Alberta Canada 🇨🇦, 53° 32' 45.1788'' N,
.28 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cm2wio/anyone_in_dayton_ohio_see_a_ufo_on_friday_night/ sighting description, Dayton Ohio, has anyone seen?, single light object moving fast, illuminating sky, vanishing, All the sudden the sky lit up. I looked up and it appeared the moon was very full and very bright. Then it immediately shot across the sky and burned out., near USAF, Wright Patterson air force base, meteor?
.29 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1clx1gd/an_experience_i_had/ experience description, at home, nighttime, single light object, size change or approach, flew overhead, moving and stationary, orange 🟠, vanished, emotion of happiness, repeat visitor
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmkfms/does_anyone_have_any_idea_what_this_could_be_my/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, diffuse trail, jellyfish 🪼 , from airplane, shape change, contrails type, submission statement issues, removed, lost data
.31 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cm44sl/peoples_reaction_to_when_i_tell_them_what_iv_seen/ sightings, ongoing, discussion of stigma
.32 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmpv22/can_anybody_tell_me_what_the_quick_flash_is_that/ timelapse video, nighttime sky, single light object, appearing and vanishing, low below treeline, directly in front
.33 https://www.reddit.com/useRollinnZaZa95/comments/1cmmhuq/2018_phoenix_lights_ups_hub/ video, nighttime sky, at work, threelights, flying in formation, low over rooftop, multiple witnesses, urban area, Phoenix Arizona
.34 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cmqyj1/what_is_this_found_it_at_indialantic_veach/ photos, possible metamaterial
.35 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn2tqe/my_bil_just_experienced_contact_of_the_third_kind/ experience description, family story, brother in law, from car, nighttime, single light object, directly in front, cylindrical shape, metallic cigar shaped object. , followed the witness, approach, zigzag movements, emotion of fear, physical effects goosebumps, everything in his car suddenly felt charged with a huge amount of static electricity out of left field. All of his hair was sticking up - head, arms, entire body and when he would touch his dashboard or other parts of the car he would get shocked., felt observed, vibration, felt pulled, witness left the area, subsequent electronic effects car began locking and unlocking itself throughout the night in his garage- making the lock honk and unlock honk for hours., near Joshua Tree National Park California, camera can't detect it, dashcam goes from normal to seeing a bright white flash to being blurred out, to going back to normal again as he was driving away. , sleep disruption, having really bad nightmares about an abduction since, [GOODPOST] https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173925/https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn2tqe/my_bil_just_experienced_contact_of_the_third_kind/ Archive
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmtbbw/possible_ufo_sighting_arizona/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single object blackwhite, elongated, horizontal orientation, possible rectangle, not seen by eye, Arizona
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn5ntb/i_took_this_while_driving_through_nebraska/ photo, from car, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, not seen by eye, Nebraska
.38 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cmvnov/did_anybody_see_the_bright_flashing_lighting_up/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, from car, nighttime, driving east from wentville Missouri, single light object, flashing, very bright, illuminating sky, multiple witnesses, the whole highway slowed down., vanishing, has anyone seen?, similar sightings same area in comments
.39 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cn62ry/some_strange_experiences_ive_had_do_any_of_these/ experience descriptions, entity, inside bedroom, witness woke up, shadow figure, felt observed, witness went to sleep, subsequent dream description, entity, felt observed, subsequent information transfer, lying down in a room and having some information being put into my head and freaking out from whatever I had just learnt., emotion of fear,
.40 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1cmy6y2/what_is_this_light_moving_through_sky/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon
.41 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnads9/wtf_is_that/ photo, daytime sky, powerlines, plane for comparison, single light object, not seen by eye, urban area, Miami Florida, near water Atlantic Ocean, downvoted to zero in 30 minutes, OP comments downvoted
.42 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cncumx/my_sons_drawing/ art 🎨, drawing , flying saucer
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnd105/phenomenon_related_dreams/ dream description, entity, The being/craft/king telepathically told us he was going to reveal himself to us and he ripped off his mask to reveal another plastic like clown mask., physical effects paralysis, vibration, I awoke in my bed (had to be 3am-4am) and I could not move but there were intense "electric" like pusles starting in my head and moving down my body through my feet.. They were extremely intense and slowly faded. It was not really painful but it was a little frightening, very intense and like nothing I have ever experienced.
.44 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnbxpu/my_mom_saw_a_ufo/ video, nighttime sky, from car, single light object, central Texas., very bright, moving fast , pulsating
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnd42o/large_stationary_disk_ufo_over_north_atlantic/ sighting description, three witnesses, over water Atlantic Ocean, Myrtle Beach south Carolina, disk shape, very large, electronic effects camera can't detect it, stationary, nighttime https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cncxy4/large_stationary_disk_shaped_ufo_over_north/ reposted
.46 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cmxs3c/flying_object/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly, low over rooftop, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
.47 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cngbc7/spotted_this_evening_north_london/ sighting description and reference image, evening sky, threelights, orange 🟠, from car, urban area, London England the UK 🇬🇧, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, Went under a bridge and then they were gone.
.48 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cninhn/lantana_fl_ufo_or_something_over_ocean/ video, daytime cloudy sky, over water Atlantic Ocean, single object blackwhite, possibly rotating, moving slowly, vanishing and reappearing https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnip7a/lantana_fl_ufo_pics_to_go_with_video/ photo, Lantana Florida, beetle 🪲 or doughnut 🍩 shaped , submission statement issues, removed https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnv797/lantana_fl_ufo_or_something_in_sky_over_ocean/ photos reposted
.49 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnja67/vulture_to_the_left_ufo_to_the_right/ photo, daytime sky, single light object, possible disk shape, bird for comparison, not seen by eye, overhead, reddish glow, near Medford Oregon, downvoted to zero
.50 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnzjh1/introducing_anomaly_network_document_and_share/ original project, iPhone app, Anomaly Network, available at anomalynetwork.net, is a community-driven app where users can share their UFO sightings in real-time or document past encounters.
.51 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnl49k/what_is_it/ video, nighttime sky, single dark object, reaction to being filmed, It saw I was filming and try to hide., low over treeline, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.52 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnlcz8/video_i_took_not_sure_if_it_is_a_ufo_please_tell/ video, daytime sky, plane for comparison, single light object moving fast, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory , Jefferson City Missouri
.53 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cnp5z4/sighting_report_south_of_niagara_triangle_craft/ sighting description, south of niagara Canada 🇨🇦, contemporaneous report, nighttime, triangle 🔺️, threelights, lights on each point, moving towards niagara from the south , trailed by a slow moving jet matching speed , interaction with airplane, followed by plane, both objects silent, The jet appeared to be a military design, one or two passenger and had lights on it as well it was silent as well and had no plume trail.,
.54 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cnnjg5/my_wife_sawsomething_strange/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, two people at home, Camp Pendleton California, military, animal reaction dogs growling and hair standing up on their backs., twolights, vertical orientation, two bright white circle lights, kind of stacked up atop on one another. One smaller, one a little bigger. , moving, approach, similar sightings in comments and discussion of apathy, [GOODPOST]
.55 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cnpi63/i_just_had_my_first_experiance/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, wtf_is_that, reaction to being observed, sudden departure, It swiftly shot away the moment I looked at it, hovering about 20 feet above ground, leaving behind a trail of orange flame-like glow as it moved. 🟠, silent, emotional reaction shock, similar sighting in comments, over the witness home, backyard
.56 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnwr98/ufo_corrientes_argentina_090524/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, haze, corrientes Argentina 🇦🇷, contemporaneous report, low over treeline, two witnesses, blue glow 🔵
.57 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cos8he/what_is_this_off_the_coast_of_walton_county_fl/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, Walton County Florida, over water, gulf of Mexico, single dark object, low over horizon, elongated, vertical orientation, possible haze or diffuse trail, rectangular shape, duration a couple minutes, vanished, contemporaneous report, [GOODPOST] https://old.reddit.com/MobileAL/comments/1cpskoc/military_helicopters/ possible military response helicopters
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1codh6n/uap_close_encounte sighting description, at home, Brookline Missouri, nighttime, backyard, felt observed, single light object, metallic sphere, low over ground, silver colored spherical object about beach ball size. It was moving very slowly from my left to right., crossed directly in front, reaction to being observed, flareup, lighting configuration change, began flashing, moving and stationary and moving, jumpy movements, vanishing, silent, military aviation OP, telepathy, seemed to me like it could read my thoughts, [GOODPOST]
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cohyet/uap_over_burbank_ca/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, Burbank California, near airport, single light object, orange 🟠, approach, possible reaction to being filmed, trajectory change, vanishing and reappearing, contemporaneous report, downvoted to zero
.60 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1co544x/saw_a_weird_light_in_the_sky/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, evening sky, from car, single light object, splitting, lighting configuration change to twolights, dimming, vanishing, scardovari Italy 🇮🇹 , near water river Po, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.61 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1com61m/liberty_nc/ video, nighttime sky, from car, liberty north Carolina, fleet, low over treeline, orange 🟠, moving slowly, silent
.62 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cotyqj/3_flying_objects_found_in_night_sky_with/ video, nighttime sky, multiple objects, moving erratically, low over treeline
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cowsz0/what_was_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, single object blackwhite, possible disk shape or possible island, approaching Seoul Incheon Airport., south Korea 🇰🇷
.64 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cos39a/people_always_ask_why_do_ufos_only_come_to_the/ sighting description and discussion of the Bahamas 🇧🇸 as a Hotspot, especially as of lately in the last few years it’s spiked. contemporaneous report, nighttime, three witnesses, threelights, smaller objects accompany it, previous news report entities observed, tall tridactyl owl like beings that were zooming around in pods.,
.65 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1coxv5o/i_experienced_an_orb_51024_621_utc_i_saw_it_drop/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, possibly emitting orbs, possible telepathy,
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOscience/comments/1coz2gold_pictures_from_2009_showing_strange_objects/ description of photos, single light object moving, twolights, plane for comparison, near airport, Mantova Italy 🇮🇹, facing the mountain called Monte Baldo.
.67 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1coycsz/juno_spacecraft_took_this_picture_am_i_imagining/ photo, Jupiter anomaly, possible structure
.68 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1conlyh/what_is_this_machine_preview_in_belgium_yesterday/ photos, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single dark object, angular shape, blue glow, contemporaneous report, Gemmenich Belgium 🇧🇪, audio description funny noise, RC Wing/Plane
.69 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cohwgd/encounter_beyond_earth_unraveling_alien_tech/ detailed experience description, near Whitmore Lake, Michigan, possible abduction, location anomaly, ended up way off route, 40 miles north past my stop, right over the Zilwaukee Bridge. , subsequent telepathy, Since that night, my mind has been different. I’ve developed abilities I can't fully explain, like intense intuition and predictive dreams that actually come true https://old.reddit.com/AlienAbduction/comments/1codwhq/beyond_time_and_understanding/ same OP, more details
.70 https://old.reddit.com/space/comments/1cohf2x/iss_and_vsfb_rocket_flew_over_me_at_the_same_time/ reference ISS, reference rocket launch, video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, Vandenberg Space Force Base
.71 https://old.reddit.com/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/1co3xap/im_from_a_remote_village_in_northern_alaska_and/ sighting descriptions and local folklore, northern Alaska, entities, Innuligarraq (in-new-thli-gar-uck) (irrecenrat on my Yup’ik side), or the Little People. , In my personal experiences, I’ve seen the little ones and the big ones. They both can resemble humans, or just a blur on the land. I believe they’re part of another world or dimension and that’s why they cannot always be seen, similar sightings same area in comments , [GOODPOST]
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cozlks/a_friend_of_mine_filmed_a_uap_with_greer_gree experience description friend of OP, human initiated contact, celebrity event, Greer confiscated video of single light object, it hovered a few feet over their head. They recorded the whole encounter, including it hovering over Greer and then flying off into the distance.
.83 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1coznlg/uap_spotted_after_spacex_launch/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, Central Valley California, at home, near rocket launch, observed moving and stationary and moving, sudden departure, vanishing, object moving left after the rocket, it seemed to stop, then started going off quickly to the right before completely disappearing
.84 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp1sx7/i_witnessed_something_that_i_cant_explain/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, at home, single light object stationary, very bright, two witnesses, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, near water, west coast of Denmark 🇩🇰
.85 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cp1kyk/night_flights_around_reserve_nm_weird_cluster_of/ video, nighttime sky, cosmic campground in Glenwood New Mexico, camping, duration 20-25 minutes, fleet, appeared out of nowhere
.86 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1cozhx1/uap_caught_on_camera_oc/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, vanishing, low over rooftop, central California, just after a space X falcon launch
.87 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8lsd/weird_uap_captured_tonight_in_south_dakota/ photo, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, crooks south Dakota, threelights, elongated, yellowish 🟡, trail, at home, backyard, similar sighting same area in comments , horizontal trajectory , northern lights
.88 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8yv9/filmed_this_tonight/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, powerlines, Wayland Michigan, contemporaneous report, single object moving fast , northern lights
.89 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpggt2/could_this_movement_be_attributable_to_parallax/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Walla Walla Washington state, single light object moving and stationary, possible trajectory change, it appeared to veer from its arc and turn to the left a bit and then… it stopped.
.90 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp7b16/airplane_satellite/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object moving, plane for comparison observed, video shows moving erratically, multicolored, white observed, low over rooftop, downvoted to zero , northern lights
.91 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpiwtg/northern_lights_ce5_contact_a2_michigan/ photos, nighttime sky, hard to see, contemporaneous report, human initiated contact, Michigan , northern lights
.92 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpiosv/am_i_crazy_or_is_this_weird/ video, nighttime sky, at home, single light object moving, multicolored, contemporaneous report, near Pawling new York state , northern lights
.93 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpjrp0/what_does_everyone_make_of_this_saw_this_last/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, low over treeline, Tennessee, moving slowly, descending below treeline, trampoline, appeared out of nowhere, similar sighting in comments, ISS? ,
.94 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp82oq/did_i_see_the_triangle/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, from airplane, downvoted to zero, from Chicago to Austin , central USA, possible interaction with airplane, plane banked hard away causing me to drop the phone., dark shadow of the triangle with glowing light around it. https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpkybt/triangle_stills/ still images , removed, The rest of the flight was normal, we felt lower than before and landed ~30 mins later than we should have. When I landed in Austin, the Airport’s alarm system was going off and people were evacuating briefly.
.95 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp90nh/saw_this_while_looking_at_the_aurora_satellite/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly and straight, flew over the witness home, Tennessee, disappeared behind treeline, similar sightings in comments , northern lights
.96 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpblvq/flashing_greenblue_light_moving_erratically/ video, nighttime sky, single light object flashing, contemporaneous report, northern lights, urban area, Calgary Alberta Canada 🇨🇦, observed green-blue 🟢🔵, moving erratically, trajectory change, right angle turn, started off very bright with a bit of a tail moving vertically. Started to change direction and move horizontally, at different speeds. , speed change, sudden departure downward, downvoted to zero
.97 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpbr3j/iron_city_tennessee/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, Iron City Tennessee, three witnesses, multiple objects, fleets, they would appear and travel in perfect formation. In two’s, 3’s, and the biggest I saw was 6 in a sideways U-shape formation., flying in formation, appeared out of nowhere, similar sighting in comments, contemporaneous report, northern lights,
.98 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpc3d7/orb_shaped_object_in_redding_ca/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, multicolored, plane for comparison, speed change observed, silent, low over rooftop,
.99 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpe5o5/orbs_in_the_sky/ video, hard to see, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, Iowa, northern lights, human initiated contact, repeat visitors, sometimes i get blinks back or a small ball of light slowly or sometimes swiftly moving across the sky, in all different directions., physical effects goosebumps, the second i saw them tonight, i had tingles all up the entirety of my body and i felt electric, downvoted to zero
.100 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpjdd2/a_friend_got_some_cool_photos_of_the_sky_last/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, Tennessee, downvoted to zero, multiple objects, fleet, worm 🪱, blue 🔵, not seen by eye
.101 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpo1zg/ufo_spotted_in_holly_springs_nc_7282021/ video, daytime sky, single dark object, elongated, irregular shape, vertical orientation, at home, two witnesses, low over treeline, stationary, felt observed, texture visible, scaled with a texture like rust and was maroon in color. The bottom was like a corkscrew spiraling and resembled snakes moving around a pole. It was confusing and made no sense to observe., reddish glow, possibly rotating, shape change, reaction to being filmed, departing, Holly Springs north Carolina,
.102 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpr67m/weird_orange_lights/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, two pairs of twolights, low over treeline, orange 🟠, submission statement issues
.103 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpqay7/ufo_sighting_near_canada_usa_borde photos and videos, nighttime sky, camping, near the border of Montana and British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving erratically, over water, river, loops, trajectory change, flying around in strange circular motions and could fly back and forth at unreasonably fast speeds and stop and turn around on a dime., red 🔴, color change observed, duration 20-30 minutes, vanishing, repeat visitor or second object, made three passes, low over ridgeline, zigzag movements, emotion of fear , [GOODPOST], decided to sleep in the locked car instead of my tent for the night.
.104 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cp8wig/green_blinking_lights/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, northern lights, nighttime, at home, backyard, southwest Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, twolights, flashing, green 🟢, possible diamond 💠 formation, low over rooftop, stationary and moving, almost diamond shaped on its side with two lights horizontal on the ends. Eventually the lights stopped blinking and it move East and I lost sight of it. , felt observed, downvoted to zero
.105 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cprste/no_idea_what_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, low over rooftop
.106 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpnzeg/51124_1208_am_cdt/ photo, nighttime sky, twolights, elongated, worm 🪱, blue 🔵, northern lights, prior single light object moving erratically, flashing, intermittently flashed like a disco ball and darted around in a very small area for approximately 10 seconds. , reaction to being filmed, vanishing, two witnesses
.107 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cp9v6a/low_hum_in_the_hudson_valley/ audio description, no craft, humming sound, at home, duration 30-40 minutes, The sound was undulating up and down in pitch, like a very slow vibrato, and it sounded like it was coming from the sky or just the air around us. It didn’t sound mechanical, or like wind or a plane, it had a very clear, almost musical tone. It felt like the air was vibrating, like we were inside a giant violin., Hudson Valley new York state, contemporaneous report, northern lights, sky trumpets, similar sightings in comments
.108 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cp7byz/saw_this_tonight_in_the_south_of_norway_at_first/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, cloud anomaly, fleet, flashing erratically, northern lights, southern Norway 🇳🇴
.109 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cpfggg/woke_up_to_hear_about_the_crazy_g5_storm_tried_to/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon, not seen by eye, moving fast , near Philadelphia Pennsylvania
.110 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cpmh65/any_maine_ufo_nerds_here_see_anything_a_few/ sighting description, nighttime, fleet, moving and stationary, all different directions, over water, Grand Manan Channel near Lubec Maine., duration 1 hour, sometimes in pairs, and they would move, stop, change direction and make sharp curves as if scanning or observing the enviroment, and although they all made different movements they would all eventually fly up into the same spot in the clouds and out of sight., has anyone seen?
.111 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cp82pz/what_did_i_just_witness_here_in_kentucky_watching/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, color change, red and green 🔴🟢, silent, observed moving erratically, contemporaneous report, northern lights, northern Kentucky
.112 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpsi34/ufos_over_uk_south_coast_right_now/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, Northern lights, Duration 30 minutes, two witnesses, at home, curved trajectory, all different directions, All of them are flying in different directions, different speeds, some fly straight and some fly curved, some travel in pairs as if they're racing, with their speeds fluctuating! , Worthing the UK 🇬🇧, near water, similar sighting same day in Belgium 🇧🇪 in comments
.113 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cpnebi/spotted_last_night_brilliant_bright_light/ photo, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving fast, haze, possible beetle 🪲 or rectangular shape, flew overhead, ISS?, Denver Colorado, similar sightings same day in comments, emitting brilliant sparkly light.
.114 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnts0q/fastmoving_orange_light_over_tuscolagenesee/ sighting description, single light object moving fast, zigzag movements, orange 🟠, over Genesee or Tuscola counties, near Millington Missouri, has anyone seen?, nighttime, two witnesses, trail
.115 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cnszys/maybe_just_maybe/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, elongated, angled from the horizon, disappeared into cloud, fleet observed, individual objects one behind other. Disappeared behind the cloud like it never existed. , low over rooftop, at home, urban area, Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
.116 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpt88u/white_light_moving_across_the_sky_satellite_o video, nighttime sky, at home, backyard, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object, silent, moving straight, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , plane for comparison
.117 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cpqq54/very_bright_solid_white_round_light/ photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object, Iowa City Iowa, silent, moving straight,
.118 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpvvgp/anyone_in_phoenix_see_pure_white_orbs_fading_in/ sighting description, has anyone seen?, urban area, Phoenix Arizona, from car, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, northern lights, nighttime, single light object, appeared out of nowhere, stationary, vanishing, repeat visitor or second object, made four passes, circle shaped, had a clearly defined end to the circular light source, a big circle of light that would fade in, hang around, then disappear., similar sightings in comments
.119 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq6i6u/my_first_ufo_encounter_with_a_twist_a_whole_fleet/ sighting description, Eningen unter Achalm Germany 🇩🇪 , daytime cloudy sky, two witnesses, single dark object, lighting configuration change to metallic sphere, duration 5-10 minutes, hiking, black ⚫️, directly in front, moving slowly, eye 👁, physical effects paralysis, transfixed, flashes of light, ascending at an angle, haze, disappeared into clouds, photos show fleet and possible repeat visitor, [GOODPOST], emotional reaction feeling shook
.120 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpxi33/triangle_craft/ photo, OP is not the witness, witness is law enforcement friend who works near a major airport., nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, repeat visitor, he calls it in to the air traffic control tower every time. They tell him “they know about it and could he please quit calling.”, [GOODPOST], observed stationary, over powerlines, duration 10 minutes, similar sightings in comments
.120 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpycff/satellite_tough_to_tell_in_first_video_with_plane/ video, nighttime sky, single light object , contemporaneous report, Michigan
.121 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpyxou/anyone_else_seen_this_before/ sighting description and discussion of sightings, repeat visitor, has anyone seen?, single flash, it just flashes white once then… nothing., many similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.122 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq1myc/just_spotted_this_in_auckland_nz/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, single light object moving slowly, orange 🟠 horizontal trajectory, low over treeline, urban area, Auckland new zealand 🇳🇿, similar sighting same area in comments, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.123 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq3h3c/ufo_swarm_spotted_near_elk_creek_ca_during_sola photos, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, northern lights, elk creek California, multiple objects observed, zigzag movements , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.124 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cq832t/ufo_spotted_on_singapore_bay/ video, daytime sky, over water, Singapore 🇸🇬 bay, contemporaneous report, single dark object, irregular shape, tendrils, jellyfish 🪼, stationary, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.125 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cpxjlf/possible_uap_sighting_dover_nh_51224_2200_edt/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving slowly, powerlines, urban area, dover new Hampshire, contemporaneous report, northern lights
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2024.05.12 13:25 tigerstef A type 4 civilization could let the rest of the universe know of its location/existence
The more advanced a civilization gets on the Kardashev scale, the more energy they have available and the more they are capable of doing stuff, including moving very big things.
First, you could move planets around, then stars, blackholes and eventually entire galaxies. Just extrapolating here.
If you wanted the rest of the universe to notice you, you could arrange a bunch of big galaxies in such a way that they would seem unnatural in their position. Like, lining up galaxies in a kind of cork screw spiral, that way they would look like they formed a circle from different angles. And some astronomers in different galaxies would start scratching their heads over how these galaxies came to be arranged in such a way, since the universe is supposed to look pretty much the same in every direction.
Giant Structure Lurking in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe
Ok, that's enough out of me, shame that this galaxy structure is just a little far away. About 6.9 billion light years. But I'm convinced it's aliens until somebody has a better explanation.
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First, you could move planets around, then stars, blackholes and eventually entire galaxies. Just extrapolating here.
If you wanted the rest of the universe to notice you, you could arrange a bunch of big galaxies in such a way that they would seem unnatural in their position. Like, lining up galaxies in a kind of cork screw spiral, that way they would look like they formed a circle from different angles. And some astronomers in different galaxies would start scratching their heads over how these galaxies came to be arranged in such a way, since the universe is supposed to look pretty much the same in every direction.
Giant Structure Lurking in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe
A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved.Hah!
In light that has traveled for 6.9 billion years to reach us, astronomers have found a giant, almost perfect ring of galaxies, some 1.3 billion light-years in diameter. It doesn't match any known structure or formation mechanism.Super-advanced aliens, obviously!
The most immediate link seems to be with something called a Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO). These are giant, circular arrangements of galaxies found all throughout space. They're actually spheres, the fossils of acoustic waves that propagated through the early Universe, and then froze when space became so diffuse acoustic waves could no longer travel.Ok, so maybe there is a natural explanation?
The Big Ring is not a BAO. BAOs are all a fixed size of around 1 billion light-years in diameter. And thorough inspection of the Big Ring shows that it is more like a corkscrew shape that is aligned in such a way that it looks like a ring.Nope, it's aliens! :D
Which leaves the very unanswered question: What the heck is it? And what does it mean for the Cosmological Principle, which states that, in all directions, any given patch of space should look pretty much the same as all other patches of space?ALIENS! Since the aliens know that space is supposed to look the same in all directions they built this giant ring/spiral structure out of galaxies, so that when other civilizations in other galaxies see it, they can figure out that they're there.
At the moment, nobody knows for sure what the Big Ring and the Giant Arc signify. They could just be chance arrangements of galaxies twirling across the sky, although the likelihood of that seems pretty small.Yeah, because they were built by aliens!
"From current cosmological theories we didn't think structures on this scale were possible," Lopez said. "We could expect maybe one exceedingly large structure in all our observable Universe. Yet, the Big Ring and the Giant Arc are two huge structures and are even cosmological neighbors, which is extraordinarily fascinating."Yep, must be super-advanced aliens.
Ok, that's enough out of me, shame that this galaxy structure is just a little far away. About 6.9 billion light years. But I'm convinced it's aliens until somebody has a better explanation.
2024.05.12 02:27 MirkWorks Excerpt from The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch (The Narcissistic Personality of Our Time)
II. The Narcissistic Personality of Our Time
Narcissism as a Metaphor of the Human Condition
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Theoretical precision about narcissism is important not only because the idea is so readily susceptible to moralistic inflation but because the practice of equating narcissism with everything selfish and disagreeable militates against historical specificity. Men have always been selfish, groups have always been ethnocentric; nothing is gained by giving these qualities a psychiatric label. The emergence of character disorders as the most prominent form of psychiatric pathology, however, together with the change in personality structure this development reflects, derives from quite specific changes in our society and culture - from bureaucracy, the proliferation of images, therapeutic ideologies, the rationalization of the inner life, the cult of consumption, and in the last analysis from changes in family life and from changing patterns of socialization. All this disappears from sight if narcissism becomes simply “the metaphor of the human condition,” as in another existential, humanistic interpretation, Shirley Sugerman’s Sin and Madness: Studies in Narcissism.
The refusal of recent critics of narcissism to discuss the etiology of narcissism or to pay much attention to the growing body of clinical writing on the subject probably represents a deliberate decision, stemming from the fear that emphasis on the clinical aspects of the narcissistic syndrome would detract from the concept’s usefulness in social analysis. This decision, however, has proved to be a mistake. In ignoring the psychological dimension, these authors also miss the social. They fail to explore any of the character traits associated with pathological narcissism, which in less extreme form appear in such profusion in the everyday life of our age: dependence on the vicarious warmth provided by others combined with a fear of dependence, a sense of inner emptiness, boundless repressed rage, and unsatisfied oral cravings. Nor do they discuss what might be called the secondary characteristics of narcissism: pseudo-self-insight, calculating seductiveness, nervous, self-deprecatory humor. Thus they deprive themselves of any basis on which to make connections between the narcissistic personality type and certain characteristic patterns of contemporary culture, such as the intense fear of old age and death, altered sense of time, fascination with celebrity, fear of competition, decline of the play spirit, deteriorating relations between men and women. For these critics, narcissism remains at its loosest a synonym for selfishness and at its most precise a metaphor, and nothing more, that describes the state of mind in which the world appears as a mirror of the self.
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Scribe Note:
I think the moment Pathological Narcissism is taken as an opening through which contemporary culture and subjectivity can discussed, in concrete relation to socioeconomic or historical particularities, is the moment the Pathological Narcissus is transformed into a metaphor. Here I understand the metaphor as intrinsically concrete. Serving as a connective tissue, medium, and threshold. Alternatively a meeting place. The shape of the Pathological Narcissus orients and organizes. Find Lasch’s approach implicitly architectural. He approaches his work as a craftsmen. Reading Lasch I envision a series of papers detailing seemingly disparate cultural phenomena unfolding and filling in a human-outline, this outline is the Pathological Narcissus. Flipped right-side up, the Pathological Narcissus reveals the real framing device. Contemporary technologies and the move away from the Industrial without properly buffering the agrarian or the small and mid-sized manufacturing that contained/shaped the animating brilliance, innovativeness, and sociality of the American peoples. The Pathological Narcissus cannot be concrete without the abstract as its genesis. Abstract in so far as it is an atomized or segregated sequence of symptoms (an individual reduced to his symptoms) that emerges into view within the transferal space(eros-field) of the analyst’s office. Detailed and expounded upon in the literature. The grounding is perhaps necessarily abstract (to clarify, my usage of the term is distinct from spectral).
Lasch appears at the verge of anticipating and integrating the easy criticism one might levy against him, that this all rests on the presupposition that psychoanalysis has any genuine scientific validity, that Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg’s contributions to psychoanalysis serve as the standard bearer of psychoanalytic theory and practice (concretely if I’m not mistaken this is absolutely the case in the United States) and more to the point that the psychoanalyst is a trustworthy authority - into his own Criticism. In my reading of The Culture of Narcissism and The Minimal Self, Lasch spirals around this particular critique and the implications. As if it’s a thread we mustn't risk pulling on lest the whole thing unravels. Serves almost like a therapeutic fiction or ‘noble lie’. Still I think it’s implicit in Lasch’s broader critique. In the essay From Mirror to Window: Curing Psychoanalysis of its Narcissism, James Hillman (who I believe had a superior approach to the question of the Image or Icon compared to Lasch who expresses a stunningly consistent Anglo-Germanic and Reformationist contempt for imagery, indeed Lasch’s Iconophobia is nigh Islamic) notes as much,
“Eminent culture critics - Karl Krauss, Thomas Szasz, Philip Rieff, Christopher Lasch, Paul Zweig, and the notorious Dr. Jeffrey Masson - have each seen that psychoanalysis breeds a narcissistic subjectivism inflicting on the culture an iatrogenic disorder, that is, a disease brought by the methods of the doctors who would cure it.”
The “personality disorder” viewed in this light is a diagnostic category that could only come about thanks to the faddish popularity of psychoanalysis. The mother-tongue and womb-religion of the narcissist is psychoanalysis.
The metaphor serves as the site of agonism. Что делать? What is to be done?
What Lasch does here, in my opinion, is update the Narcissus. Can see why this continues to prove a difficult task. One of the issues with the Metaphor is that it becomes very very difficult to differentiate it from the Phantasmatic Type. Especially once it enters into popular usage. Danger of using psychoanalytic terminology in this manner outside of the institution of psychoanalysis. The Pathological Narcissus is that thing the other person is. The tinge of recognition is painful. Or perhaps the greatest danger comes from over identification with the Spectral Narcissus which is easily syncretized with seductive literary or cinematic types i.e., the Superfluous Man or whatever Woody Allen is- and/or falling into a masochistic hypochondria loop of psychic despair. Important to have the example of what an actual Pathological Narcissist is.
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Psychology and Sociology
Psychoanalysis deals with individuals, not with groups. Efforts to generalize clinical findings to collective behavior always encounter the difficulty that groups have a life of their own. The collective mind, if there is such a thing, reflects the needs of the group as a whole, not the psychic needs of the individual which in fact have to be subordinated to the demands of collective living. Indeed it is precisely the subject of the individuals to the group that psychoanalytic theory, through a study of its psychic repercussions, promises to clarify. By conducting an intensive analysis of individual cases that rests on clinical evidence rather than common-sense impressions, psychoanalysis tells us something about the inner workings of society itself, in the very act of turning its back on society and immersing itself in the individual unconscious.
Every society reproduces its culture - its norms, its underlying assumptions, its modes of organizing experience - in the individual, in the form of personality. As Durkheim said, personality is the individual socialized. The process of socialization, carried out by the family and secondarily by the school and other agencies of character formation modifies human nature to conform to the prevailing social norms. Each society tries to solve the universal crises of childhood - the trauma of separation from the mother, the fear of abandonment, the pain of competing with others for the mother’s love - in its own way, and the manner in which it deals with these psychic events produces a characteristic form of personality, a characteristic form of psychological deformation, by means of which the individual reconciles himself to instinctual deprivation and submits to the requirements of social existence. Freud’s insistence on the continuity between psychic health and psychic sickness makes it possible to see neuroses and psychoses as in some sense the characteristic expression of a given culture. “Psychosis,” Jules Henry has written, “is the final outcome of all that is wrong with a culture.”
Psychoanalysis best clarifies the connection between society and the individual, culture and personality, precisely when it confines itself to careful examination of individuals. It tells us most about society when it is least determined to do so. Freud’s extrapolation of psychoanalytic principles into anthropology, history, and biography can be safely ignored by the student of society, but his clinical investigations constitute a storehouse of indispensable ideas, once it is understood that the unconscious mind represents the modification of nature by culture, the imposition of civilization on instinct.
Secondary narcissism, on the other hand, “attempts to annul the pain of disappointed [object] love” and to nullify the child’s rage against those who do not respond immediately to his needs; against those who are now seen to respond to others besides the child and who therefore appear to have abandoned him. Pathological narcissism, “which cannot be considered simply a fixation at the level of normal primitive narcissism,” arises only when the ego has developed to the point of distinguishing itself from surrounding objects. If the child for some reason experiences this separation trauma with special intensity, he may attempt to reestablish earlier relationships by creating in his fantasies an omnipotent mother or father who merges with images of his own self. “Through internalization the patient seeks to recreate a wished-for love relationship which may once have existed and simultaneously to annul the anxiety and guilt aroused by aggressive drives directed against the frustrating and disappointing object.”
Narcissism in Recent Clinical Literature
The shifting emphasis in clinical studies from primary to secondary narcissism reflects both the shift in psychoanalytic theory from study of the id to study of the ego and a change in the type of patients seeking psychiatric treatment. Indeed the shift from a psychology of instincts to ego psychology itself grew partly out of a recognition that the patients who began to present themselves for treatment in the 1940s and 1950s “very seldom resembled the classical neuroses Freud described so thoroughly.” In the last twenty-five years, the borderline patient, who confronts the psychiatrist not with well-defined symptoms but with diffuse dissatisfactions, has become increasingly common. He does not suffer from debilitating fixations or phobias or from the conversion of repressed sexual energy into nervous ailments; instead he complains “of vague, diffuse dissatisfactions with life” and feels his “amorphous existence to be futile and purposeless.” He describes “subtly experienced yet pervasive feelings of emptiness and depression,” “violent oscillations of self-esteem,” and “a general inability to get along.” He gains “a sense of heightened self-esteem only by attaching himself to strong, admired figures whose acceptance he craves and by whom he needs to feel supported.” Although he carries out his daily responsibilities and even achieves distinction, happiness eludes him, and life frequently strikes him as not worth living.
Psychoanalysis, a therapy that grew out of experience with severely repressed and morally rigid individuals who needed to come to terms with a rigorous inner “censor,” today finds itself confronted more and more often with a “chaotic and impulse-ridden character.” It must deal with patients who “act out” their conflicts instead of repressing or sublimating them. These patients, though often ingratiating, tend to cultivate a protective shallowness in emotional relations. They lack the capacity to mourn, because the intensity of their rage against lost love objects, in particular against their parents, prevents their reliving happy experiences or treasuring them in memory. Sexually promiscuous rather than repressed, they nevertheless find it difficult to “elaborate the sexual impulse” or to approach sex in the spirit of play. They avoid close involvements, which might release intense feelings of rage. Their personalities consist largely of defenses against this rage and against feelings of oral deprivation that originate in the pre-Oedipal stage of psychic development.
Often these patients suffer from hypochondria and complain of a sense of inner emptiness. At the same time they entertain fantasies of omnipotence and a strong belief in their right to exploit others and be gratified. Archaic, punitive, and sadistic elements predominate in the superegos of these patients, and they conform to social rules more out of fear of punishment than from a sense of guilt. They experience their own needs and appetites, suffused with rage, as deeply dangerous, and they throw up defenses that are as primitive as the desires they seek to stifle.
On the principle that pathology represents a heightened version of normality, the “pathological narcissism” found in character disorders of this type should tell us something about narcissism as a social phenomenon. Studies of personality disorders that occupy the border line between neurosis and psychosis, though written for clinicians and making no claims to shed light on social or cultural issues, depict a type of personality that ought to be immediately recognizable, in a more subdued form, to observers of the contemporary cultural scene: facile at managing the impressions he gives to others, ravenous for admiration but contemptuous of those he manipulates into providing it; unappeasably hungry for emotional experiences with which to fill an inner void; terrified of again and death.
The most convincing explanations of the psychic origins of this borderline syndrome draw on the theoretical tradition established by Melanie Klein. In her psychoanalytic investigations of children, Klein discovered that early feelings of overpowering rage, directed especially against the mother and secondarily against the internalized image of the mother as a ravenous monster, make it impossible for the child to synthesize “good” and “bad” parental images. In his fear of aggression from the bad parents - projections of his own rage - he idealizes the good parents who will come to the rescue.
Internalized images of others, buried in the unconscious mind at an early age, become self-images as well. If later experience fails to qualify or to introduce elements of reality into the child’s archaic fantasies about his parents, he finds it difficult to distinguish between images of the self and of the objects outside the self. These images fuse to form a defense against the bad representation of the self and of objects, similarly fused in the form of a harsh, punishing superego. Melanie Klein analyzed a ten-year-old boy who unconsciously thought of his mother as a “vampire” or “horrid bird” and internalized this fear as hypochondria. He was afraid that the bad presences inside him would devour the good ones. The rigid separation of good and bad images of the self and of objects, on the one hand, and the fusion of self- and object images on the other, arose from the boy’s inability to tolerate ambivalence or anxiety. Because his anger was so intense, he could not admit that he harbored aggressive feelings toward those he loved. “Fear and guilt relating to his destructive phantasies moulded his whole emotional life.”
A child who feels so gravely threatened by his own aggressive feelings (projected onto others and then internalized again as inner “monsters”) attempts to compensate himself for his experience of rage and envy with fantasies of wealth, beauty, and omnipotence. These fantasies, together with the internalized images of the good parents with which he attempt to defend himself, become the core of a “grandiose conception of the self.” A kind of “blind optimism,” according to Otto Kernberg, protects the narcissistic child from the dangers around and within him - particularly from dependence on others, who are perceived as without exception undependable. “Constant projection of ‘all bad’ self and object images perpetuates a world of dangerous, threatening objects, against which the ‘all good’ self images are used defensively, and megalomanic ideal self images are built up.” The splitting of images determined by aggressive feelings from images that derive from libidinal impulses makes it impossible for the child to acknowledge his own aggression, to experience guilt or concern for objects invested simultaneously with aggression and libido, or to mourn for lost objects. Depression in narcissistic patients takes the form not of mourning with its admixture of guilt, described by Freud in “Mourning and Melancholia,” but of impotent rage and “feelings of defeat by external forces.”
Because the intrapsychic world of these patients is so thinly populated - consisting only of the “grandiose self,” in Kernberg’s words, “the devalued, shadowy images of self and others, and potential persecutors” - they experience intense feelings of emptiness and inauthenticity. Although the narcissist can function in the everyday world and often charms other people (not least with his “pseudo-insight into his personality”), his devaluation of others, together with his lack of curiosity about them, impoverishes his personal life and reinforces the “subjective experience of emptiness.” Lacking any real intellectual engagement with the world - notwithstanding a frequency inflated estimate of his own intellectual abilities - he has little capacity for sublimation. He therefore depends on others for constant infusions of approval and admiration. He “must attach [himself] to someone, living an almost parasitic” existence. At the same time, his fear of emotional dependence, together with his manipulative, exploitive approach to personal relations, makes these relations bland, superficial, and deeply unsatisfying. “The ideal relationship to me would be a two month relationship,” said a borderline patient. “That way there’d be no commitment. At the end of the two months I’d just break it off.”
Chronically bored, restlessly in search of instantaneous intimacy - of emotional titillation without involvement and dependence - the narcissist is promiscuous and often pansexual as well, since the fusion of pregenital and Oedipal impulses in the service of aggression encourages polymorphous perversity. The bad images he has internalized also make him chronically uneasy about his health, and hypochondria in turn gives him a special affinity for therapy and for therapeutic groups and movements.
As a psychiatric patient, the narcissist is a prime candidate for interminable analysis. He seeks in analysis a religion or way of life and hopes to find in the therapeutic relationship external support for his fantasies of omnipotence and eternal youth. The strength of his defenses, however, makes him resistant to successful analysis. The shallowness of his emotional life often prevents him from developing a close connection to the analyst, even though he “often uses his intellectual insight to agree verbally with the analyst and recapitulates in his own words what has been analysed in previous sessions.” He uses intellect in the service of evation rather than self-discovery, resorting to some of the same strategies of obfuscation that appear in the confessional writing of recent decades. “The patient uses the analytic interpretations but deprives them quickly of life and meaning, so that only meaningless words are left. The words are then felt to be the patient’s own pression, which he idealizes and which give him a sense of superiority.” Although psychiatrists no longer consider narcissistic disorders inherently unanalyzable, few of them take an optimistic view of the prospects for success.
According to Kernberg, the great argument for making the attempt at all, in the face of the many difficulties presented by narcissistic patients, is the devastating effect of narcissism on the second half of their lives - the certainty of the terrible suffering that lies in store. In a society that dreads old age and death, aging holds a special terror for those who fear dependence and whose self-esteem requires the admiration usually reserves for youth, beauty, celebrity, or charm. The usual defenses against the ravages of age - identification with ethical or artistic values beyond one’s immediate interests, intellectual curiosity, the consoling emotional warmth derived from happy relationships in the past - can do nothing for the narcissist. Unable to derive whatever comfort comes from identification with historical continuity, he finds it impossible, on the contrary, “to accept the fact that a younger generation now possesses many of the previously cherished gratifications of beauty, wealth, power and, particularly, creativity. To be able to enjoy life in a process involving a growing identification with other people’s happiness and achievements is tragically beyond the capacity of narcissistic personalities.”
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Narcissism as a Metaphor of the Human Condition
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Theoretical precision about narcissism is important not only because the idea is so readily susceptible to moralistic inflation but because the practice of equating narcissism with everything selfish and disagreeable militates against historical specificity. Men have always been selfish, groups have always been ethnocentric; nothing is gained by giving these qualities a psychiatric label. The emergence of character disorders as the most prominent form of psychiatric pathology, however, together with the change in personality structure this development reflects, derives from quite specific changes in our society and culture - from bureaucracy, the proliferation of images, therapeutic ideologies, the rationalization of the inner life, the cult of consumption, and in the last analysis from changes in family life and from changing patterns of socialization. All this disappears from sight if narcissism becomes simply “the metaphor of the human condition,” as in another existential, humanistic interpretation, Shirley Sugerman’s Sin and Madness: Studies in Narcissism.
The refusal of recent critics of narcissism to discuss the etiology of narcissism or to pay much attention to the growing body of clinical writing on the subject probably represents a deliberate decision, stemming from the fear that emphasis on the clinical aspects of the narcissistic syndrome would detract from the concept’s usefulness in social analysis. This decision, however, has proved to be a mistake. In ignoring the psychological dimension, these authors also miss the social. They fail to explore any of the character traits associated with pathological narcissism, which in less extreme form appear in such profusion in the everyday life of our age: dependence on the vicarious warmth provided by others combined with a fear of dependence, a sense of inner emptiness, boundless repressed rage, and unsatisfied oral cravings. Nor do they discuss what might be called the secondary characteristics of narcissism: pseudo-self-insight, calculating seductiveness, nervous, self-deprecatory humor. Thus they deprive themselves of any basis on which to make connections between the narcissistic personality type and certain characteristic patterns of contemporary culture, such as the intense fear of old age and death, altered sense of time, fascination with celebrity, fear of competition, decline of the play spirit, deteriorating relations between men and women. For these critics, narcissism remains at its loosest a synonym for selfishness and at its most precise a metaphor, and nothing more, that describes the state of mind in which the world appears as a mirror of the self.
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Scribe Note:
I think the moment Pathological Narcissism is taken as an opening through which contemporary culture and subjectivity can discussed, in concrete relation to socioeconomic or historical particularities, is the moment the Pathological Narcissus is transformed into a metaphor. Here I understand the metaphor as intrinsically concrete. Serving as a connective tissue, medium, and threshold. Alternatively a meeting place. The shape of the Pathological Narcissus orients and organizes. Find Lasch’s approach implicitly architectural. He approaches his work as a craftsmen. Reading Lasch I envision a series of papers detailing seemingly disparate cultural phenomena unfolding and filling in a human-outline, this outline is the Pathological Narcissus. Flipped right-side up, the Pathological Narcissus reveals the real framing device. Contemporary technologies and the move away from the Industrial without properly buffering the agrarian or the small and mid-sized manufacturing that contained/shaped the animating brilliance, innovativeness, and sociality of the American peoples. The Pathological Narcissus cannot be concrete without the abstract as its genesis. Abstract in so far as it is an atomized or segregated sequence of symptoms (an individual reduced to his symptoms) that emerges into view within the transferal space(eros-field) of the analyst’s office. Detailed and expounded upon in the literature. The grounding is perhaps necessarily abstract (to clarify, my usage of the term is distinct from spectral).
Lasch appears at the verge of anticipating and integrating the easy criticism one might levy against him, that this all rests on the presupposition that psychoanalysis has any genuine scientific validity, that Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg’s contributions to psychoanalysis serve as the standard bearer of psychoanalytic theory and practice (concretely if I’m not mistaken this is absolutely the case in the United States) and more to the point that the psychoanalyst is a trustworthy authority - into his own Criticism. In my reading of The Culture of Narcissism and The Minimal Self, Lasch spirals around this particular critique and the implications. As if it’s a thread we mustn't risk pulling on lest the whole thing unravels. Serves almost like a therapeutic fiction or ‘noble lie’. Still I think it’s implicit in Lasch’s broader critique. In the essay From Mirror to Window: Curing Psychoanalysis of its Narcissism, James Hillman (who I believe had a superior approach to the question of the Image or Icon compared to Lasch who expresses a stunningly consistent Anglo-Germanic and Reformationist contempt for imagery, indeed Lasch’s Iconophobia is nigh Islamic) notes as much,
“Eminent culture critics - Karl Krauss, Thomas Szasz, Philip Rieff, Christopher Lasch, Paul Zweig, and the notorious Dr. Jeffrey Masson - have each seen that psychoanalysis breeds a narcissistic subjectivism inflicting on the culture an iatrogenic disorder, that is, a disease brought by the methods of the doctors who would cure it.”
The “personality disorder” viewed in this light is a diagnostic category that could only come about thanks to the faddish popularity of psychoanalysis. The mother-tongue and womb-religion of the narcissist is psychoanalysis.
The metaphor serves as the site of agonism. Что делать? What is to be done?
What Lasch does here, in my opinion, is update the Narcissus. Can see why this continues to prove a difficult task. One of the issues with the Metaphor is that it becomes very very difficult to differentiate it from the Phantasmatic Type. Especially once it enters into popular usage. Danger of using psychoanalytic terminology in this manner outside of the institution of psychoanalysis. The Pathological Narcissus is that thing the other person is. The tinge of recognition is painful. Or perhaps the greatest danger comes from over identification with the Spectral Narcissus which is easily syncretized with seductive literary or cinematic types i.e., the Superfluous Man or whatever Woody Allen is- and/or falling into a masochistic hypochondria loop of psychic despair. Important to have the example of what an actual Pathological Narcissist is.
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Psychology and Sociology
Psychoanalysis deals with individuals, not with groups. Efforts to generalize clinical findings to collective behavior always encounter the difficulty that groups have a life of their own. The collective mind, if there is such a thing, reflects the needs of the group as a whole, not the psychic needs of the individual which in fact have to be subordinated to the demands of collective living. Indeed it is precisely the subject of the individuals to the group that psychoanalytic theory, through a study of its psychic repercussions, promises to clarify. By conducting an intensive analysis of individual cases that rests on clinical evidence rather than common-sense impressions, psychoanalysis tells us something about the inner workings of society itself, in the very act of turning its back on society and immersing itself in the individual unconscious.
Every society reproduces its culture - its norms, its underlying assumptions, its modes of organizing experience - in the individual, in the form of personality. As Durkheim said, personality is the individual socialized. The process of socialization, carried out by the family and secondarily by the school and other agencies of character formation modifies human nature to conform to the prevailing social norms. Each society tries to solve the universal crises of childhood - the trauma of separation from the mother, the fear of abandonment, the pain of competing with others for the mother’s love - in its own way, and the manner in which it deals with these psychic events produces a characteristic form of personality, a characteristic form of psychological deformation, by means of which the individual reconciles himself to instinctual deprivation and submits to the requirements of social existence. Freud’s insistence on the continuity between psychic health and psychic sickness makes it possible to see neuroses and psychoses as in some sense the characteristic expression of a given culture. “Psychosis,” Jules Henry has written, “is the final outcome of all that is wrong with a culture.”
Psychoanalysis best clarifies the connection between society and the individual, culture and personality, precisely when it confines itself to careful examination of individuals. It tells us most about society when it is least determined to do so. Freud’s extrapolation of psychoanalytic principles into anthropology, history, and biography can be safely ignored by the student of society, but his clinical investigations constitute a storehouse of indispensable ideas, once it is understood that the unconscious mind represents the modification of nature by culture, the imposition of civilization on instinct.
- Freud should not be reproached [wrote T. W. Adorno] for having neglected the concrete social dimension, but for being all too untroubled by the social origin of… the rigidity of the unconscious, which he registers with the undeviating objectivity of the natural scientist… In making the leap from psychological images to historical reality, he forgets what he himself discovered - that all reality undergoes modification upon entering the unconscious - and is thus misled into positing such factual events as the murder of the father by the primal horde.
Secondary narcissism, on the other hand, “attempts to annul the pain of disappointed [object] love” and to nullify the child’s rage against those who do not respond immediately to his needs; against those who are now seen to respond to others besides the child and who therefore appear to have abandoned him. Pathological narcissism, “which cannot be considered simply a fixation at the level of normal primitive narcissism,” arises only when the ego has developed to the point of distinguishing itself from surrounding objects. If the child for some reason experiences this separation trauma with special intensity, he may attempt to reestablish earlier relationships by creating in his fantasies an omnipotent mother or father who merges with images of his own self. “Through internalization the patient seeks to recreate a wished-for love relationship which may once have existed and simultaneously to annul the anxiety and guilt aroused by aggressive drives directed against the frustrating and disappointing object.”
Narcissism in Recent Clinical Literature
The shifting emphasis in clinical studies from primary to secondary narcissism reflects both the shift in psychoanalytic theory from study of the id to study of the ego and a change in the type of patients seeking psychiatric treatment. Indeed the shift from a psychology of instincts to ego psychology itself grew partly out of a recognition that the patients who began to present themselves for treatment in the 1940s and 1950s “very seldom resembled the classical neuroses Freud described so thoroughly.” In the last twenty-five years, the borderline patient, who confronts the psychiatrist not with well-defined symptoms but with diffuse dissatisfactions, has become increasingly common. He does not suffer from debilitating fixations or phobias or from the conversion of repressed sexual energy into nervous ailments; instead he complains “of vague, diffuse dissatisfactions with life” and feels his “amorphous existence to be futile and purposeless.” He describes “subtly experienced yet pervasive feelings of emptiness and depression,” “violent oscillations of self-esteem,” and “a general inability to get along.” He gains “a sense of heightened self-esteem only by attaching himself to strong, admired figures whose acceptance he craves and by whom he needs to feel supported.” Although he carries out his daily responsibilities and even achieves distinction, happiness eludes him, and life frequently strikes him as not worth living.
Psychoanalysis, a therapy that grew out of experience with severely repressed and morally rigid individuals who needed to come to terms with a rigorous inner “censor,” today finds itself confronted more and more often with a “chaotic and impulse-ridden character.” It must deal with patients who “act out” their conflicts instead of repressing or sublimating them. These patients, though often ingratiating, tend to cultivate a protective shallowness in emotional relations. They lack the capacity to mourn, because the intensity of their rage against lost love objects, in particular against their parents, prevents their reliving happy experiences or treasuring them in memory. Sexually promiscuous rather than repressed, they nevertheless find it difficult to “elaborate the sexual impulse” or to approach sex in the spirit of play. They avoid close involvements, which might release intense feelings of rage. Their personalities consist largely of defenses against this rage and against feelings of oral deprivation that originate in the pre-Oedipal stage of psychic development.
Often these patients suffer from hypochondria and complain of a sense of inner emptiness. At the same time they entertain fantasies of omnipotence and a strong belief in their right to exploit others and be gratified. Archaic, punitive, and sadistic elements predominate in the superegos of these patients, and they conform to social rules more out of fear of punishment than from a sense of guilt. They experience their own needs and appetites, suffused with rage, as deeply dangerous, and they throw up defenses that are as primitive as the desires they seek to stifle.
On the principle that pathology represents a heightened version of normality, the “pathological narcissism” found in character disorders of this type should tell us something about narcissism as a social phenomenon. Studies of personality disorders that occupy the border line between neurosis and psychosis, though written for clinicians and making no claims to shed light on social or cultural issues, depict a type of personality that ought to be immediately recognizable, in a more subdued form, to observers of the contemporary cultural scene: facile at managing the impressions he gives to others, ravenous for admiration but contemptuous of those he manipulates into providing it; unappeasably hungry for emotional experiences with which to fill an inner void; terrified of again and death.
The most convincing explanations of the psychic origins of this borderline syndrome draw on the theoretical tradition established by Melanie Klein. In her psychoanalytic investigations of children, Klein discovered that early feelings of overpowering rage, directed especially against the mother and secondarily against the internalized image of the mother as a ravenous monster, make it impossible for the child to synthesize “good” and “bad” parental images. In his fear of aggression from the bad parents - projections of his own rage - he idealizes the good parents who will come to the rescue.
Internalized images of others, buried in the unconscious mind at an early age, become self-images as well. If later experience fails to qualify or to introduce elements of reality into the child’s archaic fantasies about his parents, he finds it difficult to distinguish between images of the self and of the objects outside the self. These images fuse to form a defense against the bad representation of the self and of objects, similarly fused in the form of a harsh, punishing superego. Melanie Klein analyzed a ten-year-old boy who unconsciously thought of his mother as a “vampire” or “horrid bird” and internalized this fear as hypochondria. He was afraid that the bad presences inside him would devour the good ones. The rigid separation of good and bad images of the self and of objects, on the one hand, and the fusion of self- and object images on the other, arose from the boy’s inability to tolerate ambivalence or anxiety. Because his anger was so intense, he could not admit that he harbored aggressive feelings toward those he loved. “Fear and guilt relating to his destructive phantasies moulded his whole emotional life.”
A child who feels so gravely threatened by his own aggressive feelings (projected onto others and then internalized again as inner “monsters”) attempts to compensate himself for his experience of rage and envy with fantasies of wealth, beauty, and omnipotence. These fantasies, together with the internalized images of the good parents with which he attempt to defend himself, become the core of a “grandiose conception of the self.” A kind of “blind optimism,” according to Otto Kernberg, protects the narcissistic child from the dangers around and within him - particularly from dependence on others, who are perceived as without exception undependable. “Constant projection of ‘all bad’ self and object images perpetuates a world of dangerous, threatening objects, against which the ‘all good’ self images are used defensively, and megalomanic ideal self images are built up.” The splitting of images determined by aggressive feelings from images that derive from libidinal impulses makes it impossible for the child to acknowledge his own aggression, to experience guilt or concern for objects invested simultaneously with aggression and libido, or to mourn for lost objects. Depression in narcissistic patients takes the form not of mourning with its admixture of guilt, described by Freud in “Mourning and Melancholia,” but of impotent rage and “feelings of defeat by external forces.”
Because the intrapsychic world of these patients is so thinly populated - consisting only of the “grandiose self,” in Kernberg’s words, “the devalued, shadowy images of self and others, and potential persecutors” - they experience intense feelings of emptiness and inauthenticity. Although the narcissist can function in the everyday world and often charms other people (not least with his “pseudo-insight into his personality”), his devaluation of others, together with his lack of curiosity about them, impoverishes his personal life and reinforces the “subjective experience of emptiness.” Lacking any real intellectual engagement with the world - notwithstanding a frequency inflated estimate of his own intellectual abilities - he has little capacity for sublimation. He therefore depends on others for constant infusions of approval and admiration. He “must attach [himself] to someone, living an almost parasitic” existence. At the same time, his fear of emotional dependence, together with his manipulative, exploitive approach to personal relations, makes these relations bland, superficial, and deeply unsatisfying. “The ideal relationship to me would be a two month relationship,” said a borderline patient. “That way there’d be no commitment. At the end of the two months I’d just break it off.”
Chronically bored, restlessly in search of instantaneous intimacy - of emotional titillation without involvement and dependence - the narcissist is promiscuous and often pansexual as well, since the fusion of pregenital and Oedipal impulses in the service of aggression encourages polymorphous perversity. The bad images he has internalized also make him chronically uneasy about his health, and hypochondria in turn gives him a special affinity for therapy and for therapeutic groups and movements.
As a psychiatric patient, the narcissist is a prime candidate for interminable analysis. He seeks in analysis a religion or way of life and hopes to find in the therapeutic relationship external support for his fantasies of omnipotence and eternal youth. The strength of his defenses, however, makes him resistant to successful analysis. The shallowness of his emotional life often prevents him from developing a close connection to the analyst, even though he “often uses his intellectual insight to agree verbally with the analyst and recapitulates in his own words what has been analysed in previous sessions.” He uses intellect in the service of evation rather than self-discovery, resorting to some of the same strategies of obfuscation that appear in the confessional writing of recent decades. “The patient uses the analytic interpretations but deprives them quickly of life and meaning, so that only meaningless words are left. The words are then felt to be the patient’s own pression, which he idealizes and which give him a sense of superiority.” Although psychiatrists no longer consider narcissistic disorders inherently unanalyzable, few of them take an optimistic view of the prospects for success.
According to Kernberg, the great argument for making the attempt at all, in the face of the many difficulties presented by narcissistic patients, is the devastating effect of narcissism on the second half of their lives - the certainty of the terrible suffering that lies in store. In a society that dreads old age and death, aging holds a special terror for those who fear dependence and whose self-esteem requires the admiration usually reserves for youth, beauty, celebrity, or charm. The usual defenses against the ravages of age - identification with ethical or artistic values beyond one’s immediate interests, intellectual curiosity, the consoling emotional warmth derived from happy relationships in the past - can do nothing for the narcissist. Unable to derive whatever comfort comes from identification with historical continuity, he finds it impossible, on the contrary, “to accept the fact that a younger generation now possesses many of the previously cherished gratifications of beauty, wealth, power and, particularly, creativity. To be able to enjoy life in a process involving a growing identification with other people’s happiness and achievements is tragically beyond the capacity of narcissistic personalities.”
2024.05.09 15:09 Urimulini NGC 1385 (Hubble + Webb)
 | Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 1385, is split diagonally in this image: The James Webb Space Telescope’s observations appear at top left, and the Hubble Space Telescope’s on bottom right. submitted by Urimulini to spaceporn [link] [comments] Webb’s observations combine near- and mid-infrared light and Hubble’s showcase visible and ultraviolet light. Dust absorbs ultraviolet and visible light, and then re-emits it in the infrared. In Webb's images, we see dust glowing in infrared light. In Hubble’s images, dark regions are where starlight is absorbed by dust. In Webb’s high-resolution infrared images, the gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red, and show finer spiral shapes with the appearance of jagged edges, though these areas are still diffuse. In Hubble’s images, the gas and dust show up as hazy dark brown lanes, following the same spiral shapes. Its images are about the same resolution as Webb’s, but the gas and dust obscure a lot of the smaller-scale star formation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team Image description: Two observations of the galaxy NGC 1385 are split diagonally, with Webb’s observations at top left and Hubble’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core is roughly centered. The galaxy’s arms appear muddled together and it is somewhat difficult to pick out individual spiral arms. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms are muddled in shades of orange, with prominent dark gray or black “bubbles.” In Hubble’s image, the muddled spiral arms are a mix of bright blue star clusters and dark brown dust lanes, and the core is a pale yellow. |
2024.05.09 00:53 Urimulini NGC 3627 captured with both Hubble and James Webb.
 | Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 3627, is split diagonally in this image: The James Webb Space Telescope’s observations appear on bottom right, and the Hubble Space Telescope’s at top left. Webb and Hubble’s images show a striking contrast, an inverse of darkness and light. Why? Webb’s observations combine near- and mid-infrared light and Hubble’s showcase visible and ultraviolet light. Dust absorbs ultraviolet and visible light, and then re-emits it in the infrared. In Webb's images, we see dust glowing in infrared light. In Hubble’s images, dark regions are where starlight is absorbed by dust. submitted by Urimulini to spaceporn [link] [comments] In Webb’s high-resolution infrared images, the gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red, and show finer spiral shapes with the appearance of jagged edges, though these areas are still diffuse. In Hubble’s images, the gas and dust show up as hazy dark brown lanes, following the same spiral shapes. Its images are about the same resolution as Webb’s, but the gas and dust obscure a lot of the smaller-scale star formation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), PHANGS Team Image description: Two observations of the galaxy NGC 3627 are split diagonally, with Hubble’s observations at top left and Webb’s at bottom right. The galaxy’s core appears just above center and largely contains Hubble’s observations. In Hubble’s image, the galaxy’s core and diagonal bar structure is a prominent oval that is pale yellow. The spiral arm that wraps to the top of the image is a mix of dark brown filamentary dust lanes and some bright blue star clusters. In Webb’s image, the spiral arm at right wraps to the bottom of the image and is in shades of orange. |
2024.05.09 00:15 Urimulini Galactic high five
 | In the James Webb Space Telescope’s image of Stephan’s Quintet, we see 5 galaxies, 4 of which interact. (The left galaxy is actually in the foreground!) These colliding galaxies are pulling and stretching each other in a gravitational dance. Webb will revolutionize our knowledge of star formation and gas interactions within: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages/ submitted by Urimulini to spaceporn [link] [comments] Here’s Stephan’s Quintet as taken by Webb’s MIRI instrument. In the mid-infrared, Webb pierces through dust, giving new insight into how interactions like these may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe. This image contains one more MIRI filter than was used in the NIRCam-MIRI composite picture. The image processing specialists at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore opted to use all three MIRI filters and the colors red, green and blue to most clearly differentiate the galaxy features from each other and the shock waves between the galaxies. In this image, red denotes dusty, star-forming regions, as well as extremely distant, early galaxies and galaxies enshrouded in thick dust. Blue point sources show stars or star clusters without dust. Diffuse areas of blue indicate dust that has a significant amount of large hydrocarbon molecules. For small background galaxies scattered throughout the image, the green and yellow colors represent more distant, earlier galaxies that are rich in these hydro carbons as well. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Image description Stephan’s Quintet, a collection of five galaxies, as seen by MIRI on the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxies all glow in different colors, surrounded by lacy, glowing clouds of gas and dust. Four of the five are centered in the image. Three are visibly spiral galaxies, with tendrils extending out from their glowing centers. The galaxy farthest to the left appears slightly more clearly, with vibrant blue lacing surrounding the oval-shaped light of the galaxy. This is because the farthest left galaxy is not interacting with the other four; it’s actually far in the foreground from the others. The galaxies all appear against a field of sparkling stars and other, farther galaxies. |
2024.05.08 08:42 Seethegoofball How can I (28F) diffuse tension steming from opposed sleep schedules with my roommate (27F)? Or should I just encourage her to move out?
I would like some outside perspectives as tensions are running high and I want to be fair. I will try to keep this as objective as I can. I know I have contributed to the strife as well. There is a lot and I want to provide relevant details so a general TL;DR is at the top and shorter TL;DRs provided at beginning of long sections in the details.
General TL;DR My (28F) friend (27F) I have known for 8 years moved in with me and my BF (28M) at the end of February because she was going through a rough time and we have had nothing but animosity in the last month or two mostly due to my friend/roommate being unable to sleep at night because my BF and I are night shifters and are active at night. She was well aware of this before moving in with us. There has been multiple issues outside of the sleep issue, generally surrounding her being aggressive, or conflict avoidant and a lack of communication. Should I try to diffuse tension and let her stay, if so how? Or should I encourage her to move out asap?
Details:
Background: TL;DR: my friend moved in with my BF and I because her mental health was declining.
I 28F and my boyfriend 28M broke our lease to move into a larger apartment in order to allow my friend, now roommate, to move in to help support her as she was going through a difficult time. My roommate and her husband were living with her father in law. She also has a daughter from a previous relationship that she has during the summers. She and FIL always butted heads over things like their items in common areas, food sharing etc. When she lost her job things worsened and after multiple "cool down" trips where she would come stay with us for a few days to a week we offered to have her move in with us, we live in a different state, in an attempt to step stone her and her husband into a place of their own in a lower cost of living area. Her husband stayed behind with is father to continue working his job until they saved up enough to move together. It was done urgently as her mental health was clearly deteriorating over the years with a steep decline in recent months. I paid all moving expenses, security deposit, all of rent and utilities as this is meant to help her save money to become independent.
Now an overview of events: In the two months of her moving in we have had multiple issues that have lead to tensions being near breaking in roughly chronological order. The last, number 9, is the most significant issue.
8.She is giving me the cold shoulder. I have not gotten more than a two word reply in two weeks. I say hi when she comes home from work and I get no response. I ask "what are you making?" when she is cooking and she responds with "food" etc. I'm not sure what started this one or if it's a cumulative of sleep deprivation and her not feeling welcome.
He has gone to bed in the middle of the night numerous times in order to give her silence she desires, messing up his own sleep schedule. Two nights ago I was off work. She had not said a word to us or given any indication that she wss going to bed. We were talking at a normal volume and she threw something at the wall. We were very quiet for about half an hour to an hour to try to let her fall asleep. We started talking again. I made some popcorn, the microwave is almost the furthest point from her room so I thought it would be fine. We talked for a while then she screamed "shut up". We turned on our box fan to give some white noise and were talking in a quieter tone. She texts me to turn the fan off because it's too loud. So my BF and I just pack up and leave the apartment for a couple hours only to get a text from her husband Quote: Roommate's husband: Are you ok? (Roommate) said she couldn't sleep so I called her then next I know she's yelling shut up and you and (BF) are heading out the door
OP: We left to give her the silence she so aggressively requested.
We came back, tiptoed around and said nothing in above a whisper and haven't heard her since beyond some slamming stuff around in the kitchen when she was getting ready for work the next afternoon. We both worked the following night so she was left alone and we did errands and such to stay away from the apartment until it was time for us to go to bed.
Discussion: Clearly we are not compatible living together under the current circumstances. Is it better to try to stick it out and attempt mend the relationship so she can stay until she is more stable? Or should I encourage her to move out as soon as possible knowing it will be to her financial detriment and hope to mend the friendship after a few months of separation? I came into this wanting to help a friend I've known for years and our friendship dissolved in a matter of two months, is it worth rebuilding? How? Is it too early to call this experiment of her moving in a failure?
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General TL;DR My (28F) friend (27F) I have known for 8 years moved in with me and my BF (28M) at the end of February because she was going through a rough time and we have had nothing but animosity in the last month or two mostly due to my friend/roommate being unable to sleep at night because my BF and I are night shifters and are active at night. She was well aware of this before moving in with us. There has been multiple issues outside of the sleep issue, generally surrounding her being aggressive, or conflict avoidant and a lack of communication. Should I try to diffuse tension and let her stay, if so how? Or should I encourage her to move out asap?
Details:
Background: TL;DR: my friend moved in with my BF and I because her mental health was declining.
I 28F and my boyfriend 28M broke our lease to move into a larger apartment in order to allow my friend, now roommate, to move in to help support her as she was going through a difficult time. My roommate and her husband were living with her father in law. She also has a daughter from a previous relationship that she has during the summers. She and FIL always butted heads over things like their items in common areas, food sharing etc. When she lost her job things worsened and after multiple "cool down" trips where she would come stay with us for a few days to a week we offered to have her move in with us, we live in a different state, in an attempt to step stone her and her husband into a place of their own in a lower cost of living area. Her husband stayed behind with is father to continue working his job until they saved up enough to move together. It was done urgently as her mental health was clearly deteriorating over the years with a steep decline in recent months. I paid all moving expenses, security deposit, all of rent and utilities as this is meant to help her save money to become independent.
Now an overview of events: In the two months of her moving in we have had multiple issues that have lead to tensions being near breaking in roughly chronological order. The last, number 9, is the most significant issue.
- TL;DR BF and I 2v1 overruled her on which apartment to get. I believe this has started a trend of her not feeling like she has control on the decisions of the apartment.
- There have been numerous occasions that she had made disparaging, snarky, sarcastic, judgemental comments towards my BF. They are small enough that an individual one could be dismissed but the pattern is upsetting. It has made us hesitant to initiate conversation as half the time it ended up insulting BFs intelligence, or insinuating he is lazy. If confronted on them she gets upset and storms off to her room. This has harmed communication and thus conflict resolution.
- TL;DR: She is much more aggressive with disciplining our cats than I like.
- TL;DR: We had a mild, sort of political, argument and she left the apartment for 7 hours, returning at 1am.
- TL;DR I have tried to initiate conversation and socialization around things not related to the functioning of the apartment and it has not been productive. I encouraged her to read a book series that I love before she moved in with the intention of fostering less stressful conversation. She read it, discussed it in depth with her husband but when I asked her about it I was given short sentences with very little to build a conversation on. After she moved in I bought her the first two books of another series by the same author to try to encourage another conversation topic. I do not know if she has even read them as she has not discussed them at all and it has coincided with her retreating more and more into her room. I encouraged her to watch a TV mini series that I enjoy as well, she watched it while I was asleep and we talked about it for maybe two minutes when I woke up. She hasn't talked about tv, movies, books etc that she enjoys recently for me to be able to get into something she likes to try for that connection either. I invited her to a board game night with my friends in an effort to hang out, hopefully gain her some friends, mend tensions. We end the night early with her in a depression spiral of "I'm stupid and I ruin everything" when she lost a couple games in a row and was not connecting with the people at the event.
- She removed all of her items from the common area including kitchen appliances, decor, stuff pinned to the fridge etc. This also includes her disassembling three lego potted plants we let her build out of one of our sets and leaving the pieces in a ziploc bag on the bookcase. I genuinely don't know what we did this time to offend her and she has not provided explanation beyond "I don't feel wanted in the common areas"
- TL;DR: I upset her by moving her laundry and dismissing her ideas during a conversation.
8.She is giving me the cold shoulder. I have not gotten more than a two word reply in two weeks. I say hi when she comes home from work and I get no response. I ask "what are you making?" when she is cooking and she responds with "food" etc. I'm not sure what started this one or if it's a cumulative of sleep deprivation and her not feeling welcome.
- TL;DR: This is the biggest stressor. She is a very light sleeper and we are night shifters, she can't sleep because we make too much noise. We have tried to accommodate to an extent but we will not be silent all night like she wants as we feel this will unfairly restrict our activities during the large majority of our active hours.
He has gone to bed in the middle of the night numerous times in order to give her silence she desires, messing up his own sleep schedule. Two nights ago I was off work. She had not said a word to us or given any indication that she wss going to bed. We were talking at a normal volume and she threw something at the wall. We were very quiet for about half an hour to an hour to try to let her fall asleep. We started talking again. I made some popcorn, the microwave is almost the furthest point from her room so I thought it would be fine. We talked for a while then she screamed "shut up". We turned on our box fan to give some white noise and were talking in a quieter tone. She texts me to turn the fan off because it's too loud. So my BF and I just pack up and leave the apartment for a couple hours only to get a text from her husband Quote: Roommate's husband: Are you ok? (Roommate) said she couldn't sleep so I called her then next I know she's yelling shut up and you and (BF) are heading out the door
OP: We left to give her the silence she so aggressively requested.
We came back, tiptoed around and said nothing in above a whisper and haven't heard her since beyond some slamming stuff around in the kitchen when she was getting ready for work the next afternoon. We both worked the following night so she was left alone and we did errands and such to stay away from the apartment until it was time for us to go to bed.
Discussion: Clearly we are not compatible living together under the current circumstances. Is it better to try to stick it out and attempt mend the relationship so she can stay until she is more stable? Or should I encourage her to move out as soon as possible knowing it will be to her financial detriment and hope to mend the friendship after a few months of separation? I came into this wanting to help a friend I've known for years and our friendship dissolved in a matter of two months, is it worth rebuilding? How? Is it too early to call this experiment of her moving in a failure?
2024.05.08 04:19 chiuchiutrain [REVIEW] Chanel Medium Classic Flap in Burgundy Caviar/LGHW (187 Factory) - Heidi
![[REVIEW] Chanel Medium Classic Flap in Burgundy CaviaLGHW (187 Factory) - Heidi](https://external-preview.redd.it/b-AdRWBUC7t66eR0lW4-ekrrry4CsCaSGtyoszHxP5o.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bcb1e2cb70602bde611590ea3b3980375f97cb6e "[REVIEW] Chanel Medium Classic Flap in Burgundy CaviaLGHW (187 Factory) - Heidi") | Another day, another Chanel Classic Flap. This time, slip on some silk jammies and compression socks because we’re chartering a PJ to Burgundy. Not to be confused with Bordeaux or (God forbid) Beaujolais, this sumptuous blend of red and purple has graced the interior of classic Chanel bags since the 2.55. She’s used to being peeked at, but now she’s taking up the whole-ass stage as the primary hue of this hot little (medium) number. submitted by chiuchiutrain to WagoonLadies [link] [comments] This is my second 187 Factory Chanel CF, first from Heidi. I wasn’t actually planning on purchasing another one so soon, but Heidi contacted me after my last review and presented me with an opportunity to bring out all of my video and audio gear again. The tower of black bags that I’ve accumulated gave me a little nudge to venture out of dirge territory, so here we are. Disclosure:Heidi explicitly offered me exclusive pricing and VIP status in exchange for reviews. She waived my shipping fee and included seizure insurance at no additional cost. I told her that I would not be compromising the integrity of my reviews and she agreed on that being a fair approach. TO BE CLEAR - my experience buying from her may not be reflective of her usual timelines since she is likely going to prioritize PR. That’s business, baby.Seller Contact:Heidi: album linkWhatsApp: +44 735 577 8792 Price Paid for Item:Please be mindful that the price I paid is NOT standard pricing (even for VIPs). You can anticipate the "regular" pricing indicated in the parenthesis.
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Quality of your rep from your factory:Without further delay, here’s the new kid on the block:New bag, new angles. Upon unboxing, I immediately held this bag up to my face and huffed with the gusto of an adolescent on inhalants. The leather scent is so good. It’s a woody, almost fruity musk that has a respectful sillage (if I may borrow the term from the fragrance cognoscenti). You won’t be assaulted with odor when it enters the room; rather, you’ll catch a trace as it breezes past you. If I were blessed with a more enterprising spirit, I’d attempt to distill this into a 100ml elixir-shaped bottle, call it something sexy like Caput Mortuum, and demand $275 for it. Is luxury bag huffing a problem? Just look at that GRAIN. The caviar on this bag has a finer grain (it was advertised as “small caviar leather”) but a more prominent profile than the variety used on my jumbo CF. I like the look of this pebbling more since it lends some additional dimension to each panel. The leather is dyed evenly and finished with a protective coating that has kept it from getting scratched up by my rings, keys, and even a brush against a brick wall. It doesn’t show smudges from my endlessly-lotioned digits, and is very easy to wipe down with a microfiber cloth to restore its original luster after a jaunty carry. I am mostly happy with the materials of this bag, but I’ve found that it creases a lot more than its flattelarger-grained counterpart. Whether that’s due to materials or construction, I’m not entirely sure. While not my favorite, these creases seem standard on authentic bags too; the extra material required to close the flap will inevitably bunch up when it's open. This butt crack in the center of the interior flap, however, materialized after trying to affix the snap closure once. Despite smoothing and fervent prayer, it's only gotten worse. On the topic of construction, I am continually impressed by the products that 187 puts out. The stitching is beautifully even, there are no signs of shortcuts or sloppiness, and the thread is color-matched flawlessly with the leather. Regardless of the strap configuration (doubled up/single strand) or placement (behind/in front), she doesn’t lean or wobble on a flat, solid surface. The leather woven into the chain strap looks to be a wider strip of caviar folded in half and fused together (with glue?) and sewn only at the ends where it doubles over on itself neatly. As expected, seams are straight and well-reinforced with deftly finished threads. The profile of the bag is sleek and symmetrical - no wonk detected in flaps or pockets. The quilting of these bags is one of the most obvious tells of quality - it demands an attention to detail that junk hawkers don’t bother with. Do the panels look overinflated like a back-alley injector got real stabby with some counterfeit Juvéderm? Or are they giving “6 Hour Drive Through Government-Subsidized Corn and Soy Country” levels of flat? Perhaps Dr. Frankenstein himself attached the pockets and flaps with a rusty knitting needle? Not here! This bag costs a pretty penny (discount or not) and reflects that with its scrupulous uniformity and alignment. I do find that the panels of the front flap have a tiny additional overhang when the bag is empty, but it lines right back up when my felt organizer is inside. The smile pocket on the back is centered and integrates harmoniously into the surrounding quilting - it’s kind of a shame that it’s not regularly seen while I’m carrying it. The lines, the symmetry, the COLOR. After lugging around a jumbo, the medium size is a challenge in paring down my “just in case” items. I don’t typically plan to introduce shrapnel particulates into my eyeballs, but I never know when I may need my contact lens case and solution for a quick nip down to the grocery store! By that logic, I’d want a compact mirror and hand sanitizer too, right? And before I know it, I’m ham-fisting the entirety of my medicine cabinet into a bag that’s meant for a phone, small wallet, and maybe a lip gloss. Despite the variety of pockets, the storage space really comes down to the main compartment and whether or not you decide to add a protective insert/organizer. The medium version shares the same configuration of pockets as the jumbo, and I find that most of them are just as rarely used. I tucked a couple of movie tickets into the front pocket when I went to the theater with my fiancé - that was the first and only time I’ve utilized anything besides the main compartment in 10+ carries. My fiancé is loving enough to support my bag habit AND my product photography. The light gold hardware is a subtle champagne tone that can pull silver in certain lighting conditions. It’s very high-polish and (by definition, unfortunately) very easy to scratch. I left the factory sticker on the backplate of the turnlock mechanism after learning the hard way with my jumbo; I know it may look tacky if someone were to notice, but it seldom faces outwards and I’ll take the jeers if that’s the cost of keeping it scratch-free for a little longer. The color of the hardware matches throughout - the chain strap is identical to the turnlock mechanism, grommets, and snap closure. My preference leans towards the light gold hardware, since it’s more muted and doesn’t carry as much risk of looking brassy as the gold (although the gold of my jumbo doesn’t go brassy unless viewed through unfavorable camera settings). Turnlock set into the leather perfectly - it doesn't look like it's embedded painfully like a DIY eyebrow piercing circa 2007. Delightfully, the chain strap on this bag is not as cacophonous as the one attached to my jumbo. The turnlock is just as smooth and satisfyingly quiet - it feels very secure when swiveled in either direction. Thanks to Reddit's undisclosed and sudden limitation to ONE embedded video in a text post, I had to upload my hardware ASMR to Imgur and link it below. Sound on! CLICK HERE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO HARDWARE ASMR HEAVENI 100% acknowledge that I got a steal for this burgundy babe, but $450 is still a good chunk of change to put forth in an unregulated market. If I’m judging purely by the quality of materials and craftsmanship, I’d say 187 still offers good value. I certainly have some gripes about the creasing (some of which seems normal for authentic anyways), but I’d much rather see it on this bag than one that cost me $10,800. I have not been exceedingly delicate with it, and it has withstood my overstuffing and brutish handling with style.Accuracy:
I opted to make this comparison between the bag I received and Heidi's PSPs. The factory photos from her website were for the small version (I inquired about the 25cm size despite it not being an official offering) and had the bag angled quite severely with lighting coming from a window. Those photos are still included for your viewing pleasure (listed above with the other photo album links), but didn’t seem to be a fair direct comparison in my opinion. With that out of the way, onward! The front overlay looks a little wild since Heidi’s photo was a tad skewed, but the overall appearance is very consistent. Thanks to a neutral backdrop, the color looks very true to life. Flaps are the same shape, tongue/turnlock is centered, and the panels line up (until the angle skew kicks in). Could be interpreted as a handbag's soul leaving its body. Rep received at 50% opacity over factory photo. The side-to-side reveals the difference between a straight-on photo and one that isn’t as posed. The angle of Heidi’s lighting gives the quilting a bit more volume, whereas my diffused lighting makes it look pretty flat. I’d say Heidi’s is a bit closer to reality here - the quilts are decently plump, though not threatening to burst through the caviar. The hardware in her photo doesn’t have as much glimmer as mine since the protective film was still affixed. Factory (L) and rep received (R) The back overlay fared a bit better - you can really tell here that the panels are aligned, especially where the pocket transitions into the surrounding quilting. Rep received at 50% opacity over factory photo. Another side-to-side success story! The colors in Heidi’s photo are a touch warmer than mine, but still represents a good color match. The creasing at the top of the flap is much more apparent in mine since I had been using it for around a week when these photos were taken. Factory (L) and rep received (R) I am confident that I received the bag represented in Heidi’s PSPs. The photos from her website (while off by size) do well in illustrating the quality of materials and construction you can expect from a high-tier factory like 187. While it would have been nice to have some photos directly from 187 (in the aptly-described “Fancy Waiting Room for Botox” per the sub’s Factory Guide), I don’t imagine Heidi would risk her reputation at this point to mislead anyone about where she’s sourcing her product. Factory/Received Rep vs Authentic The dimensions of my rep and the authentic (again, via Fashionphile) are SO CLOSE DAMN IT. I am starting to doubt my eyesight when staring down the measurement side of my sizable cutting mat - is that ¼” off? Am I lining up the edge of my bag absolutely flush with the grid? Does it make a difference if there’s something in the bag? How taut should I pull the straps to get an accurate drop measurement? Am I being gaslit by Coco and Karl from beyond the grave? After measuring and re-measuring, I finally landed on the figures listed above. All values were identical save for a ¼” difference in the height, which makes my rep ever-so-slightly taller than the authentic. Fine by me, I need all of the real estate I can get for my bits and bobs. Some things to note about this comparison: the photos retrieved from Fashionphile were criminally oversaturated. Officer, arrest this bitch! I took the liberty of running them through Photoshop to get a more accurate representation of Chanel’s burgundy colorway, but the unedited photos are still available to you via the Imgur album listed above. The listing is from 2019, while this rep is (from some guesswork supported by this YouTube unboxing video) likely modeled after the CF released during Chanel’s 22K season with the specific “NK344” burgundy color code. I’m not certain how much variation there would be between the 2019 and the 2022/2023 versions, but I added a supplemental comparison image between my rep and the one unboxed on YouTube. Also, given that the Fashionphile authentic bag predates 2021, the serial number is not presented on a chip in their listing. I had to nix a few overlays thanks to Fashionphile’s patented Alignment Obfuscation Technology® (seriously, can you PLEASE just take a photo straight on?) - nevertheless we soldier forward! In our hard-won front overlay, we can see that the chain strap is the same thickness in both the rep and authentic versions. Even the gauge of the metal used in each chain link looks to be very similar. The quilting lines up well, with notable features starting and stopping at the same coordinates created by the diamond panel grid. The turnlock is the same size and shape, as well as the tongue it resides in. Rep received at 50% opacity over authentic. In the side-to-side, you’ll notice the authentic has a little more slouch to it, though that is likely due to its used condition. It also looks puffier, but WAY more than is portrayed in the YouTube unboxing - I’d say the harsh lighting from the left side over-exaggerates the batting inside the authentic. Authentic (L) and rep received (R) The stitch count is close - my rep had 10 stitches in that particular panel, while the authentic had 9 in theirs. I’ve seen that anywhere between 9-11 is accurate, so I’d still call that a win. Note that the original (oversaturated) color was maintained in the authentic for this reference image. Authentic (L) and rep received (R) The back side-to-side image reiterates the exacting craftsmanship of the leatherworkers at 187. The panels are identical in count and share nearly the exact same location on the bags. The bottom of the authentic bag’s side panel bows out more than the rep, but again could be explained by usage. Authentic (L) and rep received (R) The bases of the bags look dead-on as well, and you can see the profile of the panels look a bit more similar from this angle. Authentic (L) and rep received (R) The interiors are on target, though again you’ll notice that my rep has a chip since it reflects the build of a post-2021 model. Another hand modeling moment from the husband-to-be. Authentic (L) and rep received (R) We were blessed with two overlays this session - the veracity of my rep’s stamp is commendable, with typeface and kerning blending nicely with the authentic. Rep received at 50% opacity over authentic. For the side-to-side, the authentic stamping looks a little deeper into the leather than my rep. The placement of my rep’s stamp is a little closer to the pockets, and my Chanel logo looks to be a bit thicker (and more creased, grumble grumble). Authentic (L) and rep received (R) Bonus round - as promised, here is the comparison between a screenshot of the authentic YouTube unboxing and my rep. The shade of burgundy here looks very close, though her bag is in slightly warmer lighting (as is particularly apparent in her LGHW teetering towards yellow). But look at the texture of the caviar! That’s damn near the same thing in my (deeply unprofessional, but slightly better trained) eyes! Authentic (L) and rep received (R) Rep Satisfaction(Not so) hot take - 187 is as close to the real thing as you’ll get without refinancing your mortgage. Of course I only speak for my fellow middle class girls/gays/theys who like luxe shit but don’t want to send their financial planning on a death spiral. If you have the ducats to burn, have at it! I like this bag; nay, I dare say I LOVE this bag. Yeah, it’s annoying that the interior flap has an unsightly crease right down the middle from trying to close the snap (jury’s still out on whether that’s a materials or construction booboo), and there’s no way for me to really tell if it boasts the EXACT “NK344” shade of burgundy, but we’ve spent some time together and I accept her for who she is. She is also my first foray into a non-neutral bag, and I’m happy that I picked such a sultry, Aries Sun color to shepherd me out of my funerary era.Seller SatisfactionThis was an interesting introduction to trying out a new (to me) seller. I had such great experiences with Reykay, but I was tickled pink that the effort I put into my previous review had a (seemingly reputable, OG RepLadies seller, low-key Chanel rep celebrity) reaching out to me to start a rep-lationship. If she was a relatively unknown seller (I got plenty of those messages too) I probably wouldn’t have responded, but I was already on the cusp of buying my previous CF from her due to her ubiquity in Chanel rep reviews.She seemed earnest in our interactions, and I appreciated her trust in offering me VIP status before I wrote a single review of a product purchased from her. She also provided some valuable insight about how some other factories that produce Chanel don’t update their designs as much to keep up with Chanel’s seasonal variances to save money on R&D, or use lesser materials for a larger profit margin. While I can’t verify her claims, I do believe that 187 has spoken for itself in the largely positive reputation it has within this community. Heidi was very timely in her responses and was kind enough to offer PSPs before I sent her a single penny. She shipped quickly and made sure I was getting the information I needed to feel comfortable. She is undoubtedly a busy lady (as evidenced by countless comments about ordering from her), but made the time to chat with me when I asked her questions that weren’t necessarily essential to our transaction. My package arrived safe and sound with all of the Chanel branded accoutrements (box, shopping bag, literature, camellia flower, ribbon, dust bag, etc.), which I didn’t request but was pleased to experience. Again, I understand that I am probably receiving preferential treatment for the labor and service I’m able to provide for her, but I respect her hustle nonetheless. After all, she made a sale and I got a shiny new bag. The Wrap UpI’ll have you know that I walked PAST a Chanel boutique inside a Saks with this bag on. I had my fiancé on OgleWatch 2024 (this is a game we’ve devised in which he tails me from an unaffiliated distance and tells me who is ogling my bag later on) and he reported that I got quite a few up-downs from middle aged women and ALL of the SAs at the Dior standalone. No comments, no sneers, mostly curiosity and/or gearing up for a potential sale. I did notice getting more prompt and attentive service at high-end retailers, but it wasn’t much different from when I carry an LV or Goyard.I felt confident sauntering around the luxury shopping center where I ran into a Chanel Hobo and a black caviar CF (among other beautiful designer pieces) and I found myself having time only for a quick glance of admiration. Sure, it may be anecdotal, but I really believe that most people are too involved in their own heads to assume right out the gate that your bag is fake and you’re fake by proxy. This bag has seen date nights, quick errands, bougie shopping trips, TJX shopping trips, and so many restaurant tabletops. A bag is meant to be carried, rep or not, and I feel empowered to utilize them regularly instead of admiring them from the safety of my home like museum pieces. WIMBReddit likes to limit embedded media in posts (BASTARDS!), so I’m choosing to prioritize comparison photos over exposing my clutter. However, you can imagine that these items are very tidily tucked into my bag (as they most certainly were during my latest carry):
Courtesy Edit: Heidi was concerned that I posted my promotional (and again, exclusive) pricing, so I'm adding what she usually charges to avoid any confusion if you choose to purchase from her. She took a monetary loss in this transaction as a trade for my labor and probably isn't keen on making it a regular thing for everyone. |
2024.05.07 11:51 mfrlabs Living situation
First time posting (M, 42).
Have had an up down relationship with current GF (F,42) the last few years. We are on our 3rd dating attempt, and she has a wonderful daughter (F,10) from previous marriage.
I have never been married/no kids, but have had many LT relationships, just never found “my person”. Didn’t start focusing on dating until my 30s due to my career.
GF and I reconnected in November, and it just felt “right”. I thought about her daily when we were apart for almost 14 months prior. Our last breakup was a “mindf**k” as I described to my therapist. Felt confident and happy, we decided to move in together- I sold my house and bought something larger that she liked. She also sold her place. We had plans to try for more children (she has one, been a dream of mine to be a father) and I had been ring shopping with her with intentions to propose.
Her daughter and I had a special bond - we are both empaths whereas my GF is not very emote. That being said, she has a way to make me feel loved with her touch, cuddling, physical intimacy and “taking care of me” with healthy lifestyle and cooking (wonderful cook). She’s very driven, intelligent and attractive (especially for her age, wonderful shape, healthy lifestyle). She can be very engaging most of the time and it’s the first woman I enjoy just talking with for hours/being with all the time.
Back to last time we dating/moving in…it’s a bit blurry on timeline given the shock factor, but we had 3 “incidents” leading up to the move in date (month of official move) where I felt completely surprised/hurt/confused by conversations that became arguments. It was complete 180s in personality and issues she had with me that came, at least to me, out of left field. Without going into too much detail, they involved her issues with my relationship with my mother, her not feeling comfortable and accusatory about my relationship with the junior associate that works for me in a different city, and a video FaceTime out of nowhere before a charity event to which she said “ I don’t know if I can marry someone with your lifestyle”. I’ll preface that last quote from her with. I’m not a big drinker partier and had been on a work trip going to a charity event that my friend was a Director for the organization. Since it doesn’t matter in the anonymous post, I don’t have “girlfriends “and I’m not a flirtatious guy nor have ever cheated on her or anyone else.
After the string of these three incidents, I became a bit concerned that we might need to work on some issues before moving in together, thinking about her daughter. I suggested we hold off a month or two on the move and go to Therapy to work through some of the issues and make sure we were on the same page.that ended up leading to a downhill spiral where there was no compromise for her. It was moving or we’re done that ended up leading to a downhill spiral where there was no compromise for her. It was moving or we’re done and you’re abandoning us.
I was seeing a therapist at the time (ironically, due to the request of my GF, who said I needed to see somebody to get help with “my issues”). My therapist essentially told me that my GF may have BPD based upon everything I told her, including above + other experiences.
Suffice to say with things going downhill so much and her angearguments only ramping up, things fell apart, and I had to basically pay for her to get a new place for six months and close on the house by myself.
Through all this, she played the victim card, and basically made me feel like I was going crazy. She would accuse me of saying things that I am certain I never said, she would deny conversations that happened or things that she said, and there was no middle ground for her or compromise. I took Therapy very seriously and worked hard on my communication, reassurances, validation and patience with her, even when she would become hysterical and attacking.
So, shockingly to my family, we reconnected in November and have been dating since. Given our past and ages, her lease coming up at the end of this month and her desire for commitment from me given “me leaving them” in the past - we started the process of moving in together a month ago, planning our Summer vacations and becoming a family. I replaced all the furniture in my house because she didn’t like it, at a significant loss to me. It was a tough pill to swallow it first, but I was willing to make sacrifices to make her happy.
Things had been going well in my mind, or so I thought. I told my therapist two weeks ago that I was my best self, the last few months, leaning into this relationship as a partner, and also fully embracing the role of father for her daughter. Her father is an addict and not in her life. The daughter is very attached to me and view me as her father. I go out of my way with work to relieve Mom from parenting duties and often am the one picking the daughter up from school and taking her in the mornings.
Saturday and Sunday this past weekend were probably the worst emotional days of my life. I am traveling for work back to my hometown (where my company is based) and here seven days due to meetings last Thursday and this coming Tuesday. I stay with family members while I’m here. Saturday morning, I had a call from her and she was in a bit of a jam, I threw out a few ideas of how I could try to help while being gone - she became immediately irritated with me, called my ideas stupid, told me I wasn’t helping and hung up the phone on me. Sunday morning when she asked if something was bothering me, I said “since you are asking, yes, I feel hurt. I was just trying to be helpful and I don’t think it’s fair to call me stupid or hang up on me”. I’m not sure why I decided to bring this up instead of letting it roll off, it’s probably because I genuinely did feel hurt and didn’t appreciate it! I still go to therapy and a lot of what we work on is just healthy communication and seeking validation with feelings.
This set off an emotional roller coaster for me on the receiving end of three separate phone calls, and mountains of text over the course of the day. In the evening yesterday before the last phone call, I felt pretty lost on how to try to diffuse the situation but also was proud of myself for not losing my cool despite having a hysterical individual on the other end of the phone calls and texts just laying into me and not being rational. The phone call in the evening started off very pleasant, I led with assurances of my love for her and her daughter and how much I appreciated her and apologizing. Almost immediately, she ramped back up to her heightened level of anger regarding the situation.
About 10 minutes in I just broke inside. I fell to the floor and began sobbing uncontrollably and screaming. Not screaming at her but just shrieking out of complete frustration , bewilderment and frankly felt like I was losing my mind. I just wanted her to stop verbally attacking me.
I could not stop crying, and just saying over and over to the phone on the ground “why are you doing this to me? Why are you doing this to me?” In retrospect now, Instead of this disarming her, nothing in her tone changed, and she continued to reinforce the fact that this is all my problem and we are in this situation because of me. I remember sobbing that “I was completely losing it” and her response was a cold “This is your fault not mine”.
I’m 42 years old, and a very even-keeled person with no past trauma in my life. I cannot remember a time in my life where I have felt like this or cried. I am embarrassed, especially since my brother (38, M) and his wife found me in basement crying uncontrollably and began holding me until I calmed down.
So, here I am, supposed to go back to where she is and I live in two days and I feel completely scarred. I don’t think I can come back from this, and of course she hasn’t said anything even remotely close to apologizing or checking in on me other than a text that says “ I’ve never seen you like that. I love you. Maybe when you calm down, we can talk about things”. I know she truly believes she did nothing wrong, I have texts from Sunday with lists of all the horrible things I did to put us in this situation and words I said that were hurtful (which I know I never said!!!).
I’m trying to get in to see my therapist ASAP or do a video conference call but I don’t know if I can go back into that house with them. They are literally still unpacking boxes from the move and I am internally struggling with the idea of her daughter, who I love, having the rug pulled out from under her again because of her mother. I will end up being the bad guy here and they will end up being the victims. Unfortunately my brother found me sobbing uncontrollably in the basement so now my family is involved and don’t want me going anywhere near her. He told me today his biggest regret in life is not speaking up (against her) when I told him I was dating her again.
What am I supposed to do now? Kick them out of the house again? I feel like an idiot for going back to her this past time and being in this situation again, but I feel like she has a way of making me feel like this wonderful human being and our connection being “meant to be” when things are good. I truly felt like she was the person I was supposed to be with for the rest of my life.
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Have had an up down relationship with current GF (F,42) the last few years. We are on our 3rd dating attempt, and she has a wonderful daughter (F,10) from previous marriage.
I have never been married/no kids, but have had many LT relationships, just never found “my person”. Didn’t start focusing on dating until my 30s due to my career.
GF and I reconnected in November, and it just felt “right”. I thought about her daily when we were apart for almost 14 months prior. Our last breakup was a “mindf**k” as I described to my therapist. Felt confident and happy, we decided to move in together- I sold my house and bought something larger that she liked. She also sold her place. We had plans to try for more children (she has one, been a dream of mine to be a father) and I had been ring shopping with her with intentions to propose.
Her daughter and I had a special bond - we are both empaths whereas my GF is not very emote. That being said, she has a way to make me feel loved with her touch, cuddling, physical intimacy and “taking care of me” with healthy lifestyle and cooking (wonderful cook). She’s very driven, intelligent and attractive (especially for her age, wonderful shape, healthy lifestyle). She can be very engaging most of the time and it’s the first woman I enjoy just talking with for hours/being with all the time.
Back to last time we dating/moving in…it’s a bit blurry on timeline given the shock factor, but we had 3 “incidents” leading up to the move in date (month of official move) where I felt completely surprised/hurt/confused by conversations that became arguments. It was complete 180s in personality and issues she had with me that came, at least to me, out of left field. Without going into too much detail, they involved her issues with my relationship with my mother, her not feeling comfortable and accusatory about my relationship with the junior associate that works for me in a different city, and a video FaceTime out of nowhere before a charity event to which she said “ I don’t know if I can marry someone with your lifestyle”. I’ll preface that last quote from her with. I’m not a big drinker partier and had been on a work trip going to a charity event that my friend was a Director for the organization. Since it doesn’t matter in the anonymous post, I don’t have “girlfriends “and I’m not a flirtatious guy nor have ever cheated on her or anyone else.
After the string of these three incidents, I became a bit concerned that we might need to work on some issues before moving in together, thinking about her daughter. I suggested we hold off a month or two on the move and go to Therapy to work through some of the issues and make sure we were on the same page.that ended up leading to a downhill spiral where there was no compromise for her. It was moving or we’re done that ended up leading to a downhill spiral where there was no compromise for her. It was moving or we’re done and you’re abandoning us.
I was seeing a therapist at the time (ironically, due to the request of my GF, who said I needed to see somebody to get help with “my issues”). My therapist essentially told me that my GF may have BPD based upon everything I told her, including above + other experiences.
Suffice to say with things going downhill so much and her angearguments only ramping up, things fell apart, and I had to basically pay for her to get a new place for six months and close on the house by myself.
Through all this, she played the victim card, and basically made me feel like I was going crazy. She would accuse me of saying things that I am certain I never said, she would deny conversations that happened or things that she said, and there was no middle ground for her or compromise. I took Therapy very seriously and worked hard on my communication, reassurances, validation and patience with her, even when she would become hysterical and attacking.
So, shockingly to my family, we reconnected in November and have been dating since. Given our past and ages, her lease coming up at the end of this month and her desire for commitment from me given “me leaving them” in the past - we started the process of moving in together a month ago, planning our Summer vacations and becoming a family. I replaced all the furniture in my house because she didn’t like it, at a significant loss to me. It was a tough pill to swallow it first, but I was willing to make sacrifices to make her happy.
Things had been going well in my mind, or so I thought. I told my therapist two weeks ago that I was my best self, the last few months, leaning into this relationship as a partner, and also fully embracing the role of father for her daughter. Her father is an addict and not in her life. The daughter is very attached to me and view me as her father. I go out of my way with work to relieve Mom from parenting duties and often am the one picking the daughter up from school and taking her in the mornings.
Saturday and Sunday this past weekend were probably the worst emotional days of my life. I am traveling for work back to my hometown (where my company is based) and here seven days due to meetings last Thursday and this coming Tuesday. I stay with family members while I’m here. Saturday morning, I had a call from her and she was in a bit of a jam, I threw out a few ideas of how I could try to help while being gone - she became immediately irritated with me, called my ideas stupid, told me I wasn’t helping and hung up the phone on me. Sunday morning when she asked if something was bothering me, I said “since you are asking, yes, I feel hurt. I was just trying to be helpful and I don’t think it’s fair to call me stupid or hang up on me”. I’m not sure why I decided to bring this up instead of letting it roll off, it’s probably because I genuinely did feel hurt and didn’t appreciate it! I still go to therapy and a lot of what we work on is just healthy communication and seeking validation with feelings.
This set off an emotional roller coaster for me on the receiving end of three separate phone calls, and mountains of text over the course of the day. In the evening yesterday before the last phone call, I felt pretty lost on how to try to diffuse the situation but also was proud of myself for not losing my cool despite having a hysterical individual on the other end of the phone calls and texts just laying into me and not being rational. The phone call in the evening started off very pleasant, I led with assurances of my love for her and her daughter and how much I appreciated her and apologizing. Almost immediately, she ramped back up to her heightened level of anger regarding the situation.
About 10 minutes in I just broke inside. I fell to the floor and began sobbing uncontrollably and screaming. Not screaming at her but just shrieking out of complete frustration , bewilderment and frankly felt like I was losing my mind. I just wanted her to stop verbally attacking me.
I could not stop crying, and just saying over and over to the phone on the ground “why are you doing this to me? Why are you doing this to me?” In retrospect now, Instead of this disarming her, nothing in her tone changed, and she continued to reinforce the fact that this is all my problem and we are in this situation because of me. I remember sobbing that “I was completely losing it” and her response was a cold “This is your fault not mine”.
I’m 42 years old, and a very even-keeled person with no past trauma in my life. I cannot remember a time in my life where I have felt like this or cried. I am embarrassed, especially since my brother (38, M) and his wife found me in basement crying uncontrollably and began holding me until I calmed down.
So, here I am, supposed to go back to where she is and I live in two days and I feel completely scarred. I don’t think I can come back from this, and of course she hasn’t said anything even remotely close to apologizing or checking in on me other than a text that says “ I’ve never seen you like that. I love you. Maybe when you calm down, we can talk about things”. I know she truly believes she did nothing wrong, I have texts from Sunday with lists of all the horrible things I did to put us in this situation and words I said that were hurtful (which I know I never said!!!).
I’m trying to get in to see my therapist ASAP or do a video conference call but I don’t know if I can go back into that house with them. They are literally still unpacking boxes from the move and I am internally struggling with the idea of her daughter, who I love, having the rug pulled out from under her again because of her mother. I will end up being the bad guy here and they will end up being the victims. Unfortunately my brother found me sobbing uncontrollably in the basement so now my family is involved and don’t want me going anywhere near her. He told me today his biggest regret in life is not speaking up (against her) when I told him I was dating her again.
What am I supposed to do now? Kick them out of the house again? I feel like an idiot for going back to her this past time and being in this situation again, but I feel like she has a way of making me feel like this wonderful human being and our connection being “meant to be” when things are good. I truly felt like she was the person I was supposed to be with for the rest of my life.
2024.05.06 20:02 Substantial-Cap-8900 How to get the Shadow?
I'm trying to render the shadow only but it is not showing up in the rendered file, it's completely empty. I made sure of it by taking the image that was rendered & put it over the video frame in Photoshop.
I don't want to create different layers because I don't want more issues for me that make me pull my hair out, so I want to keep the reflections, shadows & the main animation in a single layer, I'll composite in after effects.
How do I get the reflections?
https://preview.redd.it/7edwlupqiuyc1.png?width=1311&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba0d8808cc8266da62d2a3c2f7c15db3ea4584b8
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I don't want to create different layers because I don't want more issues for me that make me pull my hair out, so I want to keep the reflections, shadows & the main animation in a single layer, I'll composite in after effects.
How do I get the reflections?
https://preview.redd.it/7edwlupqiuyc1.png?width=1311&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba0d8808cc8266da62d2a3c2f7c15db3ea4584b8
2024.05.06 19:07 Arbrand Fragments of Myself
I stepped out into the overwhelming bustle of New York City, the buildings looming like sentinels over the avenues. The horizon of my Swedish hometown, where the sky stretched out in an unbroken canvas, was replaced by towering steel and concrete. With just five hundred dollars in my pocket and a suitcase, I carried my dreams of a modeling career through the throng of indifferent faces.
At the station, amid a sea of rushing people, a man holding a sign caught my eye. It read, "Apartments 4 Rent." He smiled as he approached, his timing uncanny.
"Looking for a place?" he asked, his voice smooth and reassuring.
"Yes," I replied, trying to mask the tremble in my voice. "I just got here and I need somewhere affordable."
"I'm Jack," he introduced himself with a practiced ease. "I help newcomers find good deals on apartments. How about I show you a place I think you’ll like?"
Desperation nudged my caution aside. I followed Jack onto the subway, and we traveled to a quieter part of the city. The apartment building we entered was quaintly dilapidated, whispering stories of a hundred faded lives through its cracked facade.
The apartment itself was modest, a fourth-floor unit with peeling wallpaper and a quaint air of neglect. But it was the enormous, ornate mirror in the living room that captured my attention. Amidst the modesty of the apartment, it stood grandly, its frame intricately carved, seemingly holding secrets in its reflective depths.
"The last tenant left that behind," Jack remarked, noticing my fixation. "Adds a bit of character, doesn’t it?"
“It’s beautiful,” I commented, still transfixed by the mirror. After some negotiation, Jack agreed to four fifty a month with the first three months free. The deal was too good, and Jack seemed almost too eager to close it.
Once alone, I approached the mirror, my reflection staring back at me. As I reached out to touch the cool glass, my reflection hesitated before mimicking my movement. "I must be more tired than I thought," I murmured to myself.
The next day I scoured the city for modeling gigs. I found a promising lead in a quaint café that doubled as a networking spot for creative types. An open casting call for an environmentally friendly fashion brand was my best shot—they were looking for a "fresh face with an earthy charm." The audition was the following day.
Back in my apartment, I stood in front of the mirror, pondering my outfit choices for the casting. "Which one would work?" I asked aloud to no one.
"The green one," came a whisper, so faint I thought I'd imagined it.
I hesitated, my breath catching as I stepped closer to the mirror. The room felt suddenly colder, the air thick with tension. "Who's there?" I repeated. There was a palpable silence, the sort that filled the space with an expectant pause before the mirror responded again.
"It's just us here," the voice murmured, softer this time, as if it were right beside me.
The hairs on my arm stood on end as I reached out tentatively to touch the reflective surface. My fingers brushed against the cold, smooth glass, and for a moment, I half-expected to feel another hand meeting mine from the other side.
"Us?" I echoed with a growing sense of dread. The room seemed to close in around me, the walls inching nearer with each passing second.
"Yes," the voice continued, now with a hint of coaxing warmth. "I'm here to help you, Sarah. To guide you."
"But how?" I pressed, my eyes locked on my own reflection.
"You're new here. Alone." it said. "I can help you."
I stared into the mirror, searching for any sign of trickery, any hidden speakers or technology. But there was nothing—only my own wide-eyed stare looking back at me, framed by the ornate carvings of the mirror's ancient silver.
"Why me?" I asked.
"Because you listened," it answered simply. "And because you need what I can offer."
Had I finally lost it? Has the pressure of trying to make it on my own cracked me like my mother?
I swallowed hard, my resolve hardening. "Alright," I said, "If I'm going crazy, then so be it, but I’m going to look damn fine doing it. If you can help, I'm listening."
"Good," the mirror responded, its tone almost pleasing. "Tomorrow, let them see you as you are meant to be seen. The green dress, hair pulled back to highlight your elegance, minimal jewelry to accentuate your natural grace. Confidence, Sarah, wear it like a second skin."
As I prepared for bed that night, the mirror's directives replayed in my mind. Sleep was a fleeting visitor, my dreams a jumble of reflective surfaces and whispered secrets.
The morning sun cast a new sense of determination over me. Adhering strictly to the guidance reflected in the mirror, I moved with a strange precision. The green dress embraced my contours, and my hair settled into an exact arrangement, every detail contributing to a deliberately crafted exterior.
As I ventured into the bustling city, the mirror's silent demands felt like a tangible presence around me. The audition passed in a whirlwind of glaring stage lights, snapping cameras, and soft whispers of approval. Guided by the mirror’s unseen hand, my decisions garnered subtle nods and restrained smiles from the onlookers. I had become the flawless representation of the brand's vision—an exquisite blend of natural grace and refined elegance.
When the call arrived that afternoon, confirming my new role, I faced the mirror, a mix of thankfulness and disquiet churning within me.
"Thank you," I whispered, the words bouncing softly around the barren room.
The mirror responded with a hint of arrogance, "You see? Trust in me, and you'll achieve great things."
The subsequent days were filled with a flurry of fittings, photo shoots, and a rising tide of acclaim. Each morning, I sought guidance from the mirror, and its counsel was invariably accurate. Yet, as the nocturnal sounds of the city dwindled to a whisper each night, I lay in restless contemplation, pondering the true price of my ascent.
The mirror's influence shadowed me relentlessly, a constant intimation that my rise was not solely of my own making. As my face began to grace billboards and magazine spreads, my reflection in the ornate mirror started to feel less like it was entirely mine. It seemed to belong to another entity, one that had exacted a piece of my soul in return for the realization of my ambitions.
One morning, as the early light of dawn trickled through the drapes, I groggily rose from bed. As I extended my arms in a sleepy stretch, my eyes inadvertently caught the mirror's surface. I halted abruptly. My reflection was not mirroring my drowsy movements; instead, it stood motionless, its gaze fixed intensely on me. Then, as though realizing its lapse, it abruptly synchronized with me, stretching its arms high.
"What was that?" I called out, my voice thick with both drowsiness and a surge of alarm.
"Nothing you need to worry about, Sarah," the mirror responded, its tone smooth and undisturbed. "No, explain yourself," I insisted, my heart pounding as the realms of reality and the unthinkable began to merge.
"It's complicated. Just know that I'm here to help," the mirror attempted to reassure me, but its words did little to alleviate the twisting anxiety in my stomach. I dressed in a hurry and left the apartment.
The day's events were shadowed by the morning's unsettling incident. When I returned home that evening, tension and suspicion had tightened around me like a coil. I ignored the mirror and headed straight to bed. But as I passed it, a jolt of panic seized me—I was uncertain of what reflection the mirror might now cast back at me. Fighting the impulse to look, I slammed my bedroom door shut.
A few evenings later, I encountered Michael at a gallery opening—his height complemented by a relaxed smile that seemed to illuminate the surroundings. We conversed about the arts, life in New York, and myriad topics in between. His charm was undeniable, and momentarily, I allowed myself to escape the eerie undercurrents from the mirror. I suggested we go back to my apartment, forgetting about the specter that awaited us.
As we stepped into the living room, Michael's gaze was instantly drawn to the mirror. "That's quite a piece," he commented, sparking a sudden rush of anxiety within me. I managed a nervous laugh, but the air between us grew thick with an uneasy tension that Michael could not overlook.
"I should probably get going," he stated after a stretch of uncomfortable silence, making his way toward the door.
"Wait," the words escaped me before I could stop them, echoing the silent promptings from the mirror that only I seemed to perceive. "Stay a bit longer."
I adhered to the mirror's guidance, serving drinks, laughing at his jokes, and brushing his arm with a feigned casualness. The evening transformed swiftly, the mirror's counsel turning every potential misstep into an opportunity for deeper engagement. Gradually, we found ourselves drifting towards the bedroom, the distant hum of the city fading behind the intimate rhythm of our interaction.
Later, as Michael lay sleeping deeply beside me, the room was suffused with the soft, diffused light of streetlamps filtering through the curtains. It was then that the mirror resumed its insidious whispers. "Look at him, so vulnerable, so trusting," it murmured with a vile tenderness. "You could do anything, couldn’t you? Imagine plucking a strand of his hair, feeling its texture between your fingers, and then... consuming it."
I shuddered, the mirror's grotesque suggestions branding themselves into my consciousness like a searing iron. "Stop," I gasped, my voice hoarse with horror. "Why would you suggest such a thing?"
The mirror's laughter echoed back, a cold, cruel cascade of sound. "You could end him if you wanted to. Do you realize that, Sarah? Think of the thrill, the absolute rush of power. The ultimate control over life and death—it's intoxicating, isn’t it?"
"No!" My cry was a desperate clamor, a plea for some shred of sanity amid the encroaching darkness. The room seemed to contract, the walls themselves echoing the mirror's malevolent proposals. I wrapped my arms tightly around myself, trying to hold onto the fraying edges of my reality.
As the mirror kept pouring its dark suggestions into the quiet of the night, it painted a chilling picture of calm that could be achieved through unthinkable acts. "Imagine the silence that would follow, the peace," it coaxed. "Just one quick, decisive act, and all this fear, this uncertainty—it could all be over."
Tears streamed down my face as I fought an internal struggle against the mirror's seductive darkness. Every word it uttered tempted a hidden part of me, a side I refused to acknowledge. I felt increasingly cornered, my sanity teetering on the brink of a menacing abyss, with the mirror acting as both tormentor and guide, nudging me toward a precipice I feared to approach.
Yet, the dawn brought a fragment of reprieve. I awoke to find Michael no longer beside me, his presence replaced by a simple note left on the pillow. "Thank you for a wonderful evening," it read, his handwriting steady and oblivious to the turmoil that had consumed me. The sheer normalcy of his words clashed vividly with the night's dark episodes, anchoring me back to a semblance of reality.
"I'm done," I declared, my voice resolute, a stark contrast to the trembling uncertainty that had plagued me moments before. Standing before the mirror, I felt a surge of defiance. "I don't know exactly what you are, but this ends now," I announced, hoping to sever the eerie bond that tethered me to this reflective tormentor.
The mirror, however, remained maddeningly silent, as if it had never spoken, never whispered those vile suggestions. Its stillness was unnerving, and I turned away, eager to escape its suffocating presence. My heart pounded as I reached for the apartment door, my hand unsteady but driven by the need to feel something real, something tangible. The cool metal of the doorknob under my fingers was reassuring, grounding me as I turned it with a decisive motion.
As the door swung open, a cold wave of dread washed over me. The expected hallway of my apartment building was absent, replaced instead by a surreal extension of my own living space—an impossible, endless loop of the room I had tried to escape. My heart plummeted as confusion spiraled into stark, petrifying horror; I wasn’t looking into another part of my apartment, but rather, a mirror image of it. A ghastly realization set in: I was trapped within the confines of the mirror itself.
In a frenzy, I dashed back to the mirror, my breath ragged. There, my reflection smirked back with the satisfaction of victory. It had ensnared me in this reflective prison and usurped my place in the tangible world. I pounded on the glass, desperation clawing at my throat, but my efforts met only silence—the soundless void of this mirrored dimension.
Through tear-blurred eyes, I watched helplessly as my doppelgänger sauntered over to the phone. It engaged in a brief, animated conversation, its laughter a twisted echo of my own. Then, settling on the couch with a sinister grace, it fixed its gaze directly on me, an unspoken challenge in its eyes. “Why are you so upset?” it spat. “This is my life I’ve built.”
I cried. After a few moments, the door opened, and Jack walked in. Their exchange was disturbingly cordial, and as he embraced her, the truth crashed over me like a cold wave—This was his plan all along.
I watched as Jack and my reflection waved a nonchalant goodbye and headed towards the door. In a moment of frantic desperation, I buried my face in my hands, my nails clawing into my skin. When I looked up, the sight of blood streaming down my reflection’s face gave me a lifeline. A way to lash out at the monster.
With wild abandon, I began to tear at my face, each scratch mirrored by my doppelgänger who contorted in pain. The sting of my wounds was overshadowed by a perverse joy at seeing my captor suffer. As I mutilated my features, my reflection’s agonized screams filled the room, echoing my own internal turmoil.
Without warning, the sounds of the real world—Jack’s voice, the distant hum of the city—flooded back to me. I was back in my apartment, standing before the mirror that now only showed my scarred, bleeding face and the reflection of Jack standing behind me, his expression one of horror and betrayal. “What are you doing?” he cried, looking at me in my bloodied face.
"Taking my life back," I declared. Seizing a heavy bookend, I hurled it at the mirror. The glass shattered with a satisfying crash, fragments scattering like the pieces of the life I once knew.
Picking up a sharp shard, I turned to Jack, my grip tightening as I pointed the jagged glass at him. "Get out," I snarled, the edge of the shard glinting ominously under the apartment's dim lighting. His face drained of color, Jack backed away slowly, finally turned and ran out the door without another word.
Alone, I surveyed the chaos around me. It was over—the mirror, the deceit, all of it shattered on the ground. I knew then what I had to do. Packing my few belongings, I prepared to leave behind the city that had been the stage for this dark play. With one last look at the wreckage of my apartment, I stepped into the early morning air, the first steps of my journey back to Sweden underfoot.
Of course, when I returned to my small town, the whispers and jokes about me "coming crawling back" were inevitable. But as soon as word spread about "the accident" that left my face disfigured, those whispers turned to hushed tones of sympathy rather than jest. Over time, as I've grown older, I've found happiness here. I'm content with the quiet life I've rebuilt, far from the glaring lights and sharp reflections of a past that nearly consumed me.
But just know, the next time you see a model gracing a billboard or smiling from a magazine cover, take a moment to contemplate how much of herself she had to give up. The gloss and glamor might hide more than you think—a story of sacrifice, a piece of her soul, perhaps a battle fought in silence against reflections that sought to steal more than just her image.
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At the station, amid a sea of rushing people, a man holding a sign caught my eye. It read, "Apartments 4 Rent." He smiled as he approached, his timing uncanny.
"Looking for a place?" he asked, his voice smooth and reassuring.
"Yes," I replied, trying to mask the tremble in my voice. "I just got here and I need somewhere affordable."
"I'm Jack," he introduced himself with a practiced ease. "I help newcomers find good deals on apartments. How about I show you a place I think you’ll like?"
Desperation nudged my caution aside. I followed Jack onto the subway, and we traveled to a quieter part of the city. The apartment building we entered was quaintly dilapidated, whispering stories of a hundred faded lives through its cracked facade.
The apartment itself was modest, a fourth-floor unit with peeling wallpaper and a quaint air of neglect. But it was the enormous, ornate mirror in the living room that captured my attention. Amidst the modesty of the apartment, it stood grandly, its frame intricately carved, seemingly holding secrets in its reflective depths.
"The last tenant left that behind," Jack remarked, noticing my fixation. "Adds a bit of character, doesn’t it?"
“It’s beautiful,” I commented, still transfixed by the mirror. After some negotiation, Jack agreed to four fifty a month with the first three months free. The deal was too good, and Jack seemed almost too eager to close it.
Once alone, I approached the mirror, my reflection staring back at me. As I reached out to touch the cool glass, my reflection hesitated before mimicking my movement. "I must be more tired than I thought," I murmured to myself.
The next day I scoured the city for modeling gigs. I found a promising lead in a quaint café that doubled as a networking spot for creative types. An open casting call for an environmentally friendly fashion brand was my best shot—they were looking for a "fresh face with an earthy charm." The audition was the following day.
Back in my apartment, I stood in front of the mirror, pondering my outfit choices for the casting. "Which one would work?" I asked aloud to no one.
"The green one," came a whisper, so faint I thought I'd imagined it.
I hesitated, my breath catching as I stepped closer to the mirror. The room felt suddenly colder, the air thick with tension. "Who's there?" I repeated. There was a palpable silence, the sort that filled the space with an expectant pause before the mirror responded again.
"It's just us here," the voice murmured, softer this time, as if it were right beside me.
The hairs on my arm stood on end as I reached out tentatively to touch the reflective surface. My fingers brushed against the cold, smooth glass, and for a moment, I half-expected to feel another hand meeting mine from the other side.
"Us?" I echoed with a growing sense of dread. The room seemed to close in around me, the walls inching nearer with each passing second.
"Yes," the voice continued, now with a hint of coaxing warmth. "I'm here to help you, Sarah. To guide you."
"But how?" I pressed, my eyes locked on my own reflection.
"You're new here. Alone." it said. "I can help you."
I stared into the mirror, searching for any sign of trickery, any hidden speakers or technology. But there was nothing—only my own wide-eyed stare looking back at me, framed by the ornate carvings of the mirror's ancient silver.
"Why me?" I asked.
"Because you listened," it answered simply. "And because you need what I can offer."
Had I finally lost it? Has the pressure of trying to make it on my own cracked me like my mother?
I swallowed hard, my resolve hardening. "Alright," I said, "If I'm going crazy, then so be it, but I’m going to look damn fine doing it. If you can help, I'm listening."
"Good," the mirror responded, its tone almost pleasing. "Tomorrow, let them see you as you are meant to be seen. The green dress, hair pulled back to highlight your elegance, minimal jewelry to accentuate your natural grace. Confidence, Sarah, wear it like a second skin."
As I prepared for bed that night, the mirror's directives replayed in my mind. Sleep was a fleeting visitor, my dreams a jumble of reflective surfaces and whispered secrets.
The morning sun cast a new sense of determination over me. Adhering strictly to the guidance reflected in the mirror, I moved with a strange precision. The green dress embraced my contours, and my hair settled into an exact arrangement, every detail contributing to a deliberately crafted exterior.
As I ventured into the bustling city, the mirror's silent demands felt like a tangible presence around me. The audition passed in a whirlwind of glaring stage lights, snapping cameras, and soft whispers of approval. Guided by the mirror’s unseen hand, my decisions garnered subtle nods and restrained smiles from the onlookers. I had become the flawless representation of the brand's vision—an exquisite blend of natural grace and refined elegance.
When the call arrived that afternoon, confirming my new role, I faced the mirror, a mix of thankfulness and disquiet churning within me.
"Thank you," I whispered, the words bouncing softly around the barren room.
The mirror responded with a hint of arrogance, "You see? Trust in me, and you'll achieve great things."
The subsequent days were filled with a flurry of fittings, photo shoots, and a rising tide of acclaim. Each morning, I sought guidance from the mirror, and its counsel was invariably accurate. Yet, as the nocturnal sounds of the city dwindled to a whisper each night, I lay in restless contemplation, pondering the true price of my ascent.
The mirror's influence shadowed me relentlessly, a constant intimation that my rise was not solely of my own making. As my face began to grace billboards and magazine spreads, my reflection in the ornate mirror started to feel less like it was entirely mine. It seemed to belong to another entity, one that had exacted a piece of my soul in return for the realization of my ambitions.
One morning, as the early light of dawn trickled through the drapes, I groggily rose from bed. As I extended my arms in a sleepy stretch, my eyes inadvertently caught the mirror's surface. I halted abruptly. My reflection was not mirroring my drowsy movements; instead, it stood motionless, its gaze fixed intensely on me. Then, as though realizing its lapse, it abruptly synchronized with me, stretching its arms high.
"What was that?" I called out, my voice thick with both drowsiness and a surge of alarm.
"Nothing you need to worry about, Sarah," the mirror responded, its tone smooth and undisturbed. "No, explain yourself," I insisted, my heart pounding as the realms of reality and the unthinkable began to merge.
"It's complicated. Just know that I'm here to help," the mirror attempted to reassure me, but its words did little to alleviate the twisting anxiety in my stomach. I dressed in a hurry and left the apartment.
The day's events were shadowed by the morning's unsettling incident. When I returned home that evening, tension and suspicion had tightened around me like a coil. I ignored the mirror and headed straight to bed. But as I passed it, a jolt of panic seized me—I was uncertain of what reflection the mirror might now cast back at me. Fighting the impulse to look, I slammed my bedroom door shut.
A few evenings later, I encountered Michael at a gallery opening—his height complemented by a relaxed smile that seemed to illuminate the surroundings. We conversed about the arts, life in New York, and myriad topics in between. His charm was undeniable, and momentarily, I allowed myself to escape the eerie undercurrents from the mirror. I suggested we go back to my apartment, forgetting about the specter that awaited us.
As we stepped into the living room, Michael's gaze was instantly drawn to the mirror. "That's quite a piece," he commented, sparking a sudden rush of anxiety within me. I managed a nervous laugh, but the air between us grew thick with an uneasy tension that Michael could not overlook.
"I should probably get going," he stated after a stretch of uncomfortable silence, making his way toward the door.
"Wait," the words escaped me before I could stop them, echoing the silent promptings from the mirror that only I seemed to perceive. "Stay a bit longer."
I adhered to the mirror's guidance, serving drinks, laughing at his jokes, and brushing his arm with a feigned casualness. The evening transformed swiftly, the mirror's counsel turning every potential misstep into an opportunity for deeper engagement. Gradually, we found ourselves drifting towards the bedroom, the distant hum of the city fading behind the intimate rhythm of our interaction.
Later, as Michael lay sleeping deeply beside me, the room was suffused with the soft, diffused light of streetlamps filtering through the curtains. It was then that the mirror resumed its insidious whispers. "Look at him, so vulnerable, so trusting," it murmured with a vile tenderness. "You could do anything, couldn’t you? Imagine plucking a strand of his hair, feeling its texture between your fingers, and then... consuming it."
I shuddered, the mirror's grotesque suggestions branding themselves into my consciousness like a searing iron. "Stop," I gasped, my voice hoarse with horror. "Why would you suggest such a thing?"
The mirror's laughter echoed back, a cold, cruel cascade of sound. "You could end him if you wanted to. Do you realize that, Sarah? Think of the thrill, the absolute rush of power. The ultimate control over life and death—it's intoxicating, isn’t it?"
"No!" My cry was a desperate clamor, a plea for some shred of sanity amid the encroaching darkness. The room seemed to contract, the walls themselves echoing the mirror's malevolent proposals. I wrapped my arms tightly around myself, trying to hold onto the fraying edges of my reality.
As the mirror kept pouring its dark suggestions into the quiet of the night, it painted a chilling picture of calm that could be achieved through unthinkable acts. "Imagine the silence that would follow, the peace," it coaxed. "Just one quick, decisive act, and all this fear, this uncertainty—it could all be over."
Tears streamed down my face as I fought an internal struggle against the mirror's seductive darkness. Every word it uttered tempted a hidden part of me, a side I refused to acknowledge. I felt increasingly cornered, my sanity teetering on the brink of a menacing abyss, with the mirror acting as both tormentor and guide, nudging me toward a precipice I feared to approach.
Yet, the dawn brought a fragment of reprieve. I awoke to find Michael no longer beside me, his presence replaced by a simple note left on the pillow. "Thank you for a wonderful evening," it read, his handwriting steady and oblivious to the turmoil that had consumed me. The sheer normalcy of his words clashed vividly with the night's dark episodes, anchoring me back to a semblance of reality.
"I'm done," I declared, my voice resolute, a stark contrast to the trembling uncertainty that had plagued me moments before. Standing before the mirror, I felt a surge of defiance. "I don't know exactly what you are, but this ends now," I announced, hoping to sever the eerie bond that tethered me to this reflective tormentor.
The mirror, however, remained maddeningly silent, as if it had never spoken, never whispered those vile suggestions. Its stillness was unnerving, and I turned away, eager to escape its suffocating presence. My heart pounded as I reached for the apartment door, my hand unsteady but driven by the need to feel something real, something tangible. The cool metal of the doorknob under my fingers was reassuring, grounding me as I turned it with a decisive motion.
As the door swung open, a cold wave of dread washed over me. The expected hallway of my apartment building was absent, replaced instead by a surreal extension of my own living space—an impossible, endless loop of the room I had tried to escape. My heart plummeted as confusion spiraled into stark, petrifying horror; I wasn’t looking into another part of my apartment, but rather, a mirror image of it. A ghastly realization set in: I was trapped within the confines of the mirror itself.
In a frenzy, I dashed back to the mirror, my breath ragged. There, my reflection smirked back with the satisfaction of victory. It had ensnared me in this reflective prison and usurped my place in the tangible world. I pounded on the glass, desperation clawing at my throat, but my efforts met only silence—the soundless void of this mirrored dimension.
Through tear-blurred eyes, I watched helplessly as my doppelgänger sauntered over to the phone. It engaged in a brief, animated conversation, its laughter a twisted echo of my own. Then, settling on the couch with a sinister grace, it fixed its gaze directly on me, an unspoken challenge in its eyes. “Why are you so upset?” it spat. “This is my life I’ve built.”
I cried. After a few moments, the door opened, and Jack walked in. Their exchange was disturbingly cordial, and as he embraced her, the truth crashed over me like a cold wave—This was his plan all along.
I watched as Jack and my reflection waved a nonchalant goodbye and headed towards the door. In a moment of frantic desperation, I buried my face in my hands, my nails clawing into my skin. When I looked up, the sight of blood streaming down my reflection’s face gave me a lifeline. A way to lash out at the monster.
With wild abandon, I began to tear at my face, each scratch mirrored by my doppelgänger who contorted in pain. The sting of my wounds was overshadowed by a perverse joy at seeing my captor suffer. As I mutilated my features, my reflection’s agonized screams filled the room, echoing my own internal turmoil.
Without warning, the sounds of the real world—Jack’s voice, the distant hum of the city—flooded back to me. I was back in my apartment, standing before the mirror that now only showed my scarred, bleeding face and the reflection of Jack standing behind me, his expression one of horror and betrayal. “What are you doing?” he cried, looking at me in my bloodied face.
"Taking my life back," I declared. Seizing a heavy bookend, I hurled it at the mirror. The glass shattered with a satisfying crash, fragments scattering like the pieces of the life I once knew.
Picking up a sharp shard, I turned to Jack, my grip tightening as I pointed the jagged glass at him. "Get out," I snarled, the edge of the shard glinting ominously under the apartment's dim lighting. His face drained of color, Jack backed away slowly, finally turned and ran out the door without another word.
Alone, I surveyed the chaos around me. It was over—the mirror, the deceit, all of it shattered on the ground. I knew then what I had to do. Packing my few belongings, I prepared to leave behind the city that had been the stage for this dark play. With one last look at the wreckage of my apartment, I stepped into the early morning air, the first steps of my journey back to Sweden underfoot.
Of course, when I returned to my small town, the whispers and jokes about me "coming crawling back" were inevitable. But as soon as word spread about "the accident" that left my face disfigured, those whispers turned to hushed tones of sympathy rather than jest. Over time, as I've grown older, I've found happiness here. I'm content with the quiet life I've rebuilt, far from the glaring lights and sharp reflections of a past that nearly consumed me.
But just know, the next time you see a model gracing a billboard or smiling from a magazine cover, take a moment to contemplate how much of herself she had to give up. The gloss and glamor might hide more than you think—a story of sacrifice, a piece of her soul, perhaps a battle fought in silence against reflections that sought to steal more than just her image.
2024.05.06 00:42 luciferlicksme Partner can't think of anything to say during conflict, is this typical?
I just found this sub and am making an active effort to really educate myself on ADHD. My (27f) DX husband (27f) and I have been revisiting the same issue over and over for the past 10 years. The older I've gotten, the less I'm willing to put up with negative behavior. Usually our arguments revolve around him using very negative tones about things that are miniscule, the way I perceive his tone is like it's laced with disdain for me. I feel very hurt and unloved from him snapping, being impatient, using a really negative tone(never yells, just.. sounds like he genuinely dislikes me). But says he's fine.
I am extremely patient with him and try to diffuse things as best as possible, while standing up for myself and expressing my hurt. He never admits he was in a mood until later. The cause of his moods are not always obvious and often seemingly unrelated to me. I feel like I'm navigating a minefield sometimes.
Sometimes my feelings come to a boil and I have to address things outside of simply calling him out. He completely shuts down right off the bat. Just to note, he does this any conflict topic no matter how gently I approach it. Sometimes it's as simple as me saying "I've been feeling kind of lonely and unloved lately.." I try to do it when we are both starting in good moods. I am gentle, use a lot of "I feel" language, and give him opportunities to pause and think. I did not used to be this way and would spiral in these conversations, trying to reword my thoughts over and over, hoping he might come up with something to say.
He literally doesn't come up with any responses. I get to the point of almost begging him to say ANYTHING. He is completely shut down. Like all he will say is "I can't think or anything to say." I can tell his mood is bad from these conversations, but I have no idea in which way they are bad. Is he annoyed, angry, depressed? He can't even tell me that.
By the end of the conversation there is no resolution, I just feel like shit. I try to do repair attempts: ask for a hug, express love and how much he means to me, tell him I'm sorry that this keeps coming up. I don't apologize for my feelings though, they are valid. He can't even offer his own repair attempts. I've told him for years (outside of heated moments) that even if he can't think of anything, to please comfort me. Express love and that you still want me. I am always left with a feeling of uncertainty and fear, I have no idea how he feels about anything. I feel very alone.
Sometimes we are able to have conversation outside these moments that feels healthy and productive, but regardless we just keep having this happen. We are very happy otherwise and I'm willing to put in whatever work I can.
TLDR: I see a lot of people mentioning their partners switching the blame, yelling, name calling, etc. during conflict. My husband simply cannot think of a single thing to say, he says it's just blank. I can tell his mood is negative though. Sometimes I wonder if there is something else other than ADHD going on with him. I don't think he's being malicious intentionally.
Anyway, thanks if you read all this. Really hoping someone has advice or a similar experience.
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I am extremely patient with him and try to diffuse things as best as possible, while standing up for myself and expressing my hurt. He never admits he was in a mood until later. The cause of his moods are not always obvious and often seemingly unrelated to me. I feel like I'm navigating a minefield sometimes.
Sometimes my feelings come to a boil and I have to address things outside of simply calling him out. He completely shuts down right off the bat. Just to note, he does this any conflict topic no matter how gently I approach it. Sometimes it's as simple as me saying "I've been feeling kind of lonely and unloved lately.." I try to do it when we are both starting in good moods. I am gentle, use a lot of "I feel" language, and give him opportunities to pause and think. I did not used to be this way and would spiral in these conversations, trying to reword my thoughts over and over, hoping he might come up with something to say.
He literally doesn't come up with any responses. I get to the point of almost begging him to say ANYTHING. He is completely shut down. Like all he will say is "I can't think or anything to say." I can tell his mood is bad from these conversations, but I have no idea in which way they are bad. Is he annoyed, angry, depressed? He can't even tell me that.
By the end of the conversation there is no resolution, I just feel like shit. I try to do repair attempts: ask for a hug, express love and how much he means to me, tell him I'm sorry that this keeps coming up. I don't apologize for my feelings though, they are valid. He can't even offer his own repair attempts. I've told him for years (outside of heated moments) that even if he can't think of anything, to please comfort me. Express love and that you still want me. I am always left with a feeling of uncertainty and fear, I have no idea how he feels about anything. I feel very alone.
Sometimes we are able to have conversation outside these moments that feels healthy and productive, but regardless we just keep having this happen. We are very happy otherwise and I'm willing to put in whatever work I can.
TLDR: I see a lot of people mentioning their partners switching the blame, yelling, name calling, etc. during conflict. My husband simply cannot think of a single thing to say, he says it's just blank. I can tell his mood is negative though. Sometimes I wonder if there is something else other than ADHD going on with him. I don't think he's being malicious intentionally.
Anyway, thanks if you read all this. Really hoping someone has advice or a similar experience.
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Moon phase waning gibbous, three days before half
Mars Right Ascension 23h 58m 10s
.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfhlti/i_saw_something_unusual_today/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, flareup observed, was bright white and blinked twice with an additional red 🔴 light, then it just disappeared., vanished, brief duration 5-6 seconds, silent, over water, river, Regio Nijmegen the Netherlands 🇳🇱 elongated,possible oval-shaped, repeat visitor, I already saw near by a similar object this afternoon. Same short appearance. But it was further away and shone twice in a white metallic colour before it just ‘dissolved’.
.2 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfejk6/possible_ufo_following_a_rocket_launch_videos/ sighting description and video, near rocket launch, single light object, red 🔴, moving fast, contemporaneous report, backyard, two witnesses, low over treeline, savannah Georgia, trajectory change ,similar sighting in comments
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cff7ik/what_do_you_think_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, single object multiple lights, one flashing, possible triangle 🔺️ , from car, observed stationary, possibly pacing car, Bristol England the UK 🇬🇧, red and yellow 🔴🟡, downvoted to zero
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfybk7/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_2228/ information, state of disclosure USA https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfjzdo/mexican_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure_weekly/ information, state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru
.5 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfp27v/s%C3%A3o_paulo_2024_28_april/ video, daytime sky, from car, contemporaneous report, over airport, urban area, Sao Paulo Brazil 🇧🇷, single light object, angular, reddish glow, two witnesses, elongated, vertical orientation, square ⬛️ or rectangular shape https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfoldd/is_this_a_uap_over_s%C3%A3o_paulo_airport_this_morning/ original video, link to Google drive in comments , downvoted to zero
.6 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfqcqc/help_needed_identifying_a_bright_flashing_light_i/ sighting description and video, contemporaneous report, nighttime, from car, west coast of Canada 🇨🇦, near water pacific ocean, single light object, flashing erratically or jumpy movement, diffuse, downvoted to zero
.7 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfrx1d/saw_a_large_amount_of_interesting_lights_in_the/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fleet, contemporaneous report, urban area, Albuquerque new Mexico, low over treeline , moving slowly, horizontal trajectory, [GOODPOST]
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfnvx2/last_night_in_orange_county_ca_this_is_our_second/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, repeat visitor, orange county California, contemporaneous report, two witnesses, observed moving and stationary and moving, trajectory change, brightness change, flareup and dimming, witness followed it, vanished, possible military response helicopter, Within a few minutes, a helicopter showed up and was circling the area for about 5-10 mins before leaving.
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cff5in/nosy_chase video, twolights, one bright one dim, diffuse, near Monterey California, one following another, possible chase, silent
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfg1p7/in_my_adventures_today_i_realized_i_was_close_to/ photo of monument, historical event, Kecksburg Pennsylvania, local residents in comments, there was an event and the military came. The large transport vehicles were in town, and it went into total lockdown relative to the period.
.11 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cfujcw/what_the_hell_is_this_noise_in_my_shed_at_2_in/ audio, at home, nighttime, whistling
.12 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cfo904/have_you_ever_had_an_experience_that_youve_been/ discussion of experiences
.13 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cfwei1/ufo_sightings_and_related_experiences/ sighting description, military, US army, southeastern Georgia, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, triangle 🔺️, appeared out of nowhere, moving fast, similar sightings in comments
.14 https://old.reddit.com/USOS/comments/1cg5jum/green_light_near_t%C5%8Dmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_lighthouse_in_japan/ photo and video, single light object, underwater, green 🟢, near Tomyo-do lighthouse in Japan 🇯🇵, stationary or moving slowly, USO
.15 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1cftvb4/what_was_happening_to_this_water_or_under_it/ video, possible USO, from Coronado Island, underwater, San Diego Bay California, hottub, duration two minutes, single dark object, strange waves, two witnesses
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgbu7k/my_highschool_math_teache information, high school teacher was ex airforce, USAF, I remember the smile, and he said, I can say this for sure it's a lot unknown out there .
.17 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgvzd6/any_thoughts_on_this/ photo, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, not seen by eye, Sedona Arizona, hiking, cubensphere, subsequent single light object moving erratically, link to Google drive in comments, downvoted to zero https://old.reddit.com/useSabineRittecomments/1cgyl7j/fast_mover_over_sedona_arizona/ drawing I did
.18 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgyqkd/the_bob_universal_object_tracker_software_beta/ live stream, BoB Universal Object Tracker Beta Version 1.0
.19 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgi6d0/just_saw_this_over_rockwall_texas_any_ideas/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, happening at time of posting, single light object stationary, angular, urban area, Rockwall Texas, multicolored, low over rooftop, Sirius?, similar sightings in comments , duration 30 minutes
.20 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgmduv/photos_and_video_taken_on_sunday_in_manila/ sighting description, single dark object moving erratically, two witnesses, Manila harbour the Philippines 🇵🇭
.21 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgr2oz/spherical_object_steadily_cruising_over_north/ video, daytime sky, north Zealand Denmark 🇩🇰, single light object moving fast and straight, reddish glow, possible metallic sphere, horizontal trajectory, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.22 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgsgw7/what_is_this_thing/ photo and video, nighttime sky, two witnesses, single light object moving, silent, curved trajectory, floated from north to south west., at home, south of colombo Sri lanka 🇱🇰 , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.23 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cgd28b/what_happened_to_the_sky_that_day/ sighting description, daytime cloudy sky, Knoxville Tennessee, I saw the sky open up almost like a tear in the sky but it was completely dark on the inside., brief duration, As quick as it happened, it closed back up., has anyone seen?, similar sightings in comments
.24 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cgelf6/i_met_god_apparently/ experience description, entity, humanoid, possible healing, communication, repeated this 3 time....As long as you have peace in your eyes and love in your heart you will be ok.
.25 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch0z05/potentially_multiple_ufos_edgewood_nm_42924/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, repeat visitors, contemporaneous report, edgewood new Mexico, past few weeks I started to see just one random bright light in the sky. A few nights later there were two lights circling around each other. A few nights later three lights so on and so forth.
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch1x7weird_object_in_sky_castle_rock_colorado/ photos, daytime sky, single dark object, stationary observed, possibly pacing car, elongated, V-shaped or worm 🪱, plane for comparison observed, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, as the plane went to pass the object, a semi blocked my view. When we got past the semi, the object was gone, and the plane was continuing to fly. , castle rock Colorado, powerlines, low over ridgeline,
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch6ogj/plane_drone_or_ufo/ video, nighttime sky, st augustine Florida, single light object moving, multicolored, silent, repeat visitor,
.28 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch80cf/orb_ufo_megapost_connecting_the_dots/ original compilation, single light object, characteristics, [GOODPOST], discussion of orbs
.29 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chcsul/possibly_ufos/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, line formation, angled from the horizon, from car, contemporaneous report, possibly pacing car
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chd7uj/super_bright_flashing_light_and_orb_over_dc/ video and video from home security camera, nighttime sky, at home, outside bedroom window, single light object, toward the Capitol building Washington DC, smaller objects accompany it, flashing in pattern, powerlines, very bright, possibly illuminating clouds, [GOODPOST], similar sighting in comments
.31 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cho7s7/ufo_i_saw_in_my_backyard/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, close triangle formation, horizontal orientation, horizontal trajectory, low over rooftop, silent, at home, backyard, emotional reaction shock and happiness https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chocey/moving_white_orb/ same OP, different event, video, nighttime sky, single light object moving, low over treeline, tuskegee alabama, satellite?
.32 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chpq8v/freinds_video_of_ufo/ video, possible metapod type, daytime
.33 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chf798/disappearing_lights_over_oconee_county_ga/ sighting description, fleet, appearing and vanishing, plane for comparison observed, possible interaction with airplane, they were waiting for the airspace to clear before doing anymore shenanigans. All of a sudden no activity for a couple minutes, then a plane would fly overhead and once he cleared the airspace it would start right back up., contemporaneous report, Oconee County Georgia, nighttime, duration 10 minutes , trajectory change, one light travel from left to right come to stop for a second and then proceed to travel back in the opposite direction right to left, moving and stationary and moving, brightness change, flareup and dimming, additional single light object low below treeline, possible animal reaction coyotes going crazy and neighbors dogs barking insane right at the time of peak activity.
.34 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgw198/april_27_2am_star_split/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, just off I5 Los Banos California, single light object, lighting configuration change, splitting, twolights, one stationary and one moving, repeat visitor, downvoted to zero https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chirrg/april_28th_los_banos_ca/ same OP, the next day, video, nighttime, [GOODPOST], threelights, triangle formation, flying in formation, similar sighting same area in comments
.35 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chj6ot/strange_lights_over_worcester_ma_usa/ sighting description, nighttime, duration 20 minutes, witness followed it, from car, fleet, threelights, from car, Worcester Massachusetts, possible formation change, flying pretty high up when the lights appeared more clustered, and when flying low the lights appeared more linear, silent, circling, it was making large circles above the city. , moving slowly, jumpy movement, when I looked away for a bit it looked like it was off in the distance further than I would expect for how slow it was. There was a red 🔴 light, but no discernible green light. I think there was a blinking white light., downvoted to zero
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chjolg/was_it_a_ufo/ sighting description, southwest Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦, single light object, orange 🟠, trail formed, stationary and moving, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, when I looked back it was gone. I kept looking at the sky to see it and I could faintly see it moving in and out of view, there were no clouds I don’t think but it was faint as it moved out of view around the house., disappeared behind rooftops
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chkcc2/ufo_sighting_in_vienna/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, urban area, Floridsdorfer Markt Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 , single light object moving, possible trajectory change, satellite?
.38 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ch2mqq/i_had_several_strange_and_terrifying_experiences/ childhood experience description, possible abduction, near Naples Italy 🇮🇹, entities, inside bedroom, repeat visitors, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, fleet, inside bedroom, stationary, These lights were green-ish in color, had the most bizarre shapes, and were slightly fluorescent. , emotion of fear, physical effects goosebumps and paralysis, hyperventilated and started sweating profusely., possible men in black response to telling the story on Reddit, [GOODPOST]
.39 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chrgft/what_is_it_ufo/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, trail, haze, curved trajectory, Samara Russia 🇷🇺, rocket launch?
.40 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chir0j/fast_uap_passing_sta video, nighttime sky, single dim object moving fast
.41 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ch44dd/for_people_who_experience_way_too_many_tech_issues/ discussion of humans causing electronic effects
.42 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chuvn5/this_is_a_recreation_has_anyone_seen_something/ video recreation of sighting description, nighttime, brief duration, jumpy movement, plane-shaped, had no dimension to it. It looked more like an image than a physical object. , has anyone seen?, white-blueish, over water, Manahawkin bay new jersey, https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chw8e6/repost_this_is_a_recreation_has_anyone_seen/ reposted
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chvyjw/completely_stationary_hovering_silver_sphere_nea sighting description, has anyone seen?,single light object, metallic sphere, stationary, reaction to being observed, vanishing, repeat visitor, made two passes, electronic effects camera can't detect it, I tried to get a better view with my eyes and poof it seriously just vanished. , near USAF, DMAFB, tuscon Arizona
.44 https://old.reddit.com/Experiencers/comments/1ch845u/my_experience_with_a_blue_jellyfish_object_as_a/ childhood sighting description or dream, at home, nighttime, near water, reservoir, witness woke up, light shining in bedroom window, golden, single object irregular shape, blue 🔵, gigantic flying jellyfish 🪼 with rings of rotating smoky tentacles. The inner ring dropped down and rotated around the surface of the water. the jellyfish was taking on water., dull, sort of golden titanium looking, mirror-type panels that would distort everything in the field of view as they passed., emotional reaction shock, communication, "This is nothing. You should go back to bed.", saw something I wasn't supposed to., compelled to go to sleep, [GOODPOST]
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ci995p/high_altitude_ufo_sightings/ sighting descriptions, repeat visitors, Washington state, single light object moving, pulsating, trajectory change, subsequent single light object moving fast, wavy trajectory, subsequent single light object, trajectory change, contemporaneous report, has anyone seen?
.46 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cij45u/what_is_this_thing_floating_over_bali_indonesia/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, single dark object, irregular shape, vertical orientation, stationary, duration 30 minutes, contemporaneous report, happening at time of posting, urban area, Bali Indonesia 🇮🇩, kite?
.47 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cigpvb/what_could_this_be/ video, nighttime sky, from home security camera, electronic effects motion detection, northern Wisconsin,single light object moving, descending below treeline, illuminating trees
.48 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ci471l/what_are_these_flashing_red_lights/ sighting description and video, nighttime sky, single light object, green 🟢, flashing erratically, repeat visitor, I keep seeing a green light in my neighbors backyard, always around 5:30am, when there are typically no lights back there. , Kalamazoo Michigan
.49 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ci1v99/took_a_flight_42924_saw_uap/ sighting description and reference image, from airplane, east coast USA, daytime, single light object, metallic sphere, moving fast, I saw a metal sphere fly fast, really fast, past and slightly above the airplane going to opposite direction we were flying., possible porthole, similar sightings in comments
.50 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cijlvt/my_wife_took_this_pic_last_yea photo, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, low over treeline, near airport
.51 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chvltt/ive_seen_a_ufo_sighting_today/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, from airplane, from Birmingham the UK 🇬🇧 to Seville Spain 🇪🇸, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, possible interaction with airplane, witness felt observed, large black object in the clouds. It was tall and rectangular and then kind of went on its side and became thin and wide and flew off away from us., two witnesses
.52 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cin2lh/my_terrifying_true_childhood_story_a_ufo_turns/ childhood sighting description, Goole in East Yorkshire the UK 🇬🇧, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, flying saucer, outside bedroom window, also had several small bright lights spinning around as it moved in the sky., single object multiple lights, rotating, audio description faint humming sound., event amnesia, For whatever reason however, I quickly forgot about what I saw that night ., repeat visitor or second object, daytime, multiple witnesses, single object, disk shape, approach, flew overhead, emotion of fear in other witnesses, left the area, When I look back to what I think is a "UFO", all of a sudden what I'm seeing isn't a flying saucer, but an RAF fighter jet flying dangerously low before it quickly turns and flies away. , mimicking airplane, similar sighting in comments, [GOODPOST] https://old.reddit.com/ufouk/comments/1cin9sh/my_terrifying_true_childhood_story_a_ufo_turns/ reference images
.53 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cinow3/heres_a_compilation_of_cases_where_ufos_used/ original compilation, historical events, light beams, bending or pulling
.54 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cipk67/what_could_it_be/ video, hard to see , spotlights type
.55 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cipw6p/what_is_this/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, diffuse, spiral trail, rocket launch?, Finland 🇫🇮, similar sighting in comments from Sweden 🇸🇪 and Poland 🇵🇱 , https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ciq28y/now_from_ukraine/ Ukraine 🇺🇦
.56 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cistzk/ufos_filmed_in_natick_massachusetts/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, Pagan Hill in Natick Massachusetts, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, red, submission statement issues, removed
.57 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjbmdn/top_left/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, splitting, submission statement issues
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cj2il1/ufo_info_from_sighting_10_years_ago/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, blue 🔵, approach, moving fast and stationary overhead, possibly rotating, doing sort of a twirl motion., physical effects paralysis, transfixed, emotion of fear and awe, sudden departure upward, zoomed out of view slightly angled and up into the sky going from its original shape to a dot that disappeared into darkness as it went further and faster away., witnesses left the area, we immediately ran back down the driveway to his house. The sense of fear and dread was very real.Near the Devil's Tramping ground in North Carolina, silent
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cisc8c/unshared_footage_of_2021_canadian_sighting/ sighting description, Richmond British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, nighttime, observed moving and stationary and moving, flareup or size change,
.60 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cj3icg/ufo_caught_in_waterloo_ny_may_1st_2024/ video, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory, moving slowly, plane for comparison, waterloo new York state
.61 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cj7x9u/if_this_alien_abduction/ experience description, possible abduction, physical effects pain
.62 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1ciymal/strange_light/ experience description and video, no craft, from home security camera, single flash, illuminating trees, from the sky in front of me I got hit with a white/bluish laser for a split second, brief duration
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cisg7c/taken_in_upstate_ny_today/ photo, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single dark object, elongated, plane for comparison, angled from the horizon, upstate new York state,
.64 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1cicotduring_flight_what_is_this_discshaped_cloud/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, cloud anomaly, disk shape
.65 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1ciawdu/may_1_silent_lighting_storm_south_us/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, diffuse light flashing erratically, silent, lightning anomaly , southern USA
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjfj7k/i_know_this_isnt_a_ufo_but_i_would_really_like_to/ photos, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, airplane anomaly, Richmond Virginia, 2 very, very large rings, with an airplane/jet going straight up. It was going faster than any plane I've seen go across the sky., powerlines, duration 5 minutes
.67 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cje9ei_saw_a_ufo_when_i_was_13_now_21_and_i_used_ai_to/ sighting description and drawing, single dark object, jellyfish 🪼, dark black "ballish" drone flying towards me., approach, flew overhead, audio description humming sound, It had tentacles coming out of it. , I saw them expand and contract individually., downvoted to zero
.68 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjla34/kinross_plane_sighting/ sighting description and reference image, airplane anomaly, from car, contemporaneous report, daytime, highway 61 about an hour north of Duluth Minnesota, low over water, lake superior, I saw this plane hovering about 300ft above ground, just offshore over the water, single object, stationary, mimicking airplane, The props were not even moving., two witnesses, emotional reaction freaked out, overwhelmed, shock, Pupils really dilated, couldn't control my body temp, lots of frantic pacing., historical event, Kinross incident, dark green RCAF C47 Dakota., [GOODPOST], silent
.69 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjn0qo/any_idea_what_this_light_could_have_been/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fourlights, diffuse, spotlights type, splitting, circling, merging, long Island New York state, observed duration 2 minutes, felt compelled to look up, something told me to look up and it was very gloomy., felt like something huge was above the clouds projecting these lights.,
.70 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjqfc7/oc_i_wasnt_going_to_post_this_but_it_just_looks/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, low over rooftop, elongated, vertical orientation, observed descending, jellyfish 🪼 or squid 🐙 , bountiful Utah, at home , [GOODPOST] , three witnesses
.71 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjv2da/day_of_the_eclipse_njny/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, eclipse day, multiple objects, dark, moving fast, new jersey , downvoted to zero, video analysis requested
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck2whw/is_this_a_balloon/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, irregular shape, possible star 🌟 shaped, wobbling, descending below rooftop, balloon 🎈?, urban area, Upper East Side NYC New York state, contemporaneous report, duration 30 seconds https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck3rf8/is_this_a_ballon/ reposted
.73 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cjnqfk/my_experience_with_the_marfa_lights_the_entities/ sighting description, three witnesses, Marfa Lights, Marfa Texas, single red 🔴 light blinking., lighting configuration change to threelights, line formation, vertical orientation, appeared out of nowhere , Then directly below it another red light starts pulsating. Then a third until there's 3 lights in a vertical row pulsating, Then they go solid red. And slowly start to hover in all directions. Then fade in and out. , appearing and vanishing, formation change, color change, multicolored, splitting, duration 2 hours, emotional reaction shock, paralysis, transfixed, I was jaw dropped in shock. I had a camera. I'm a professional cinematographer. And I never lifted my camera., felt compelled to look, something told me to "listen" and not document., sudden departure, all 5 lights quickly shot into a horizontal line and turned blue. Then they faded away., apathy in other witness, witness followed it, fleet observed, witness went to sleep, subsequent entities, inside bedroom, At the edge of the bed, was standing 3 tall silhouettes of skinny long, big headed entities. , emotion of fear, sudden departure, repeat visitors, human initiated contact, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.74 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cjw9ks/im_gonna_just_leave_this_right_hererandomly_found/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single object blackwhite, not seen by eye, possible disk shape with dome, urban area, powerlines, near water Atlantic Ocean, Freeport Grand bahama The Bahamas 🇧🇸
.75 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck4214/october_26th_2022/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, Kennewick Washington state, single light object flashing in pattern, low below treeline, possible single object multiple lights, stationary
.76 https://old.reddit.com/Thetruthishere/comments/1cjzedo/clown_doll_in_my_ceiling_talking_to_me/ childhood sighting description, entity, repeat visitor, at home, inside bedroom, communication
.77 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck60dj/is_that_a_weather_baloon/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, splitting, twolights, rotating around each other, plane for comparison, contemporaneous report, urban area, Vienna Austria 🇦🇹
.78 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck6di0/strange_lights_at_the_hollywood_bowl_last_night/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, two witnesses, Hollywood California, single light object, loops, doing something similar to a figure 8 movement, has anyone seen?
.79 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck9b1y/what_is_that/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, multicolored, contemporaneous report, urban area, st Petersburg Florida, low over rooftop , near water, gulf of Mexico, possible smaller objects accompany it, as I zoomed in that video I noticed three black dots that seemed to be hovering over the flashing circle in which would become distorted., Sirius?
.80 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckaznc/whats_this/ photo, daytime sky, single light object, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory, northwestern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, duration 10 minutes, downvoted to zero in 27 minutes,
.81 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckb8xo/something_spotted_in_north_london_today/ video, daytime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, urban area, North London England the UK 🇬🇧, single light object, flickering, vanishing, plane for comparison observed
.82 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ckbept/are_those_stars/ video recreation of sighting description, nighttime, from car, unusual route, anomalous silence, two witnesses, Utah, fleet, formation change, sudden departure downward, the formation of stars began to move, they would condense and expand in the space between them. Then, in an instant, they flew down to the earth below.
.83 https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ck93y3/meteor_captured_last_night_3rd_may_2024_by/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving fast, angled from the horizon, meteor?, plane for comparison
.84 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckcb2y/object_id_help/ video, nighttime sky, Panamint Valley California, three witnesses, single light object, appeared out of nowhere, yellow 🟡, crescent 🌙 shape, approach, flew overhead, color change to white, flareup, diffuse, haze, The light appeared as semicircular “wings” on either side, with gaps in front of and behind of the object., moving fast, silent, vanishing and reappearing, lighting configuration change, the bright lights were in a ring shape,,SpaceX?
.85 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckpybw/2013_middle_of_nowhere_texas/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, powerlines, fleet or single object multiple lights, horizontal orientation, powerlines, at home, backyard, south of San Antonio Texas, appeared out of nowhere, brief duration, vanishing, line of light appears and lasts only a brief moment. It looked like they “glistened?” in and out.,
.86 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ckl5iv/this_appears_regularly_hoping_its_a_drone_nz_btw/ photo, nighttime sky, repeat visitor, new zealand 🇳🇿, single light object, low over treeline,
.87 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cklvx8/planehelicopter_2nd_light/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving, descending at an angle, plane for comparison, urban area
.88 https://old.reddit.com/atoptics/comments/1ckr8rx/black_vertical_line_in_sky/ video, daytime cloudy sky, cloud anomaly, vertical contrail, dark, contemporaneous report, Bath England the UK 🇬🇧
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.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfhlti/i_saw_something_unusual_today/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, flareup observed, was bright white and blinked twice with an additional red 🔴 light, then it just disappeared., vanished, brief duration 5-6 seconds, silent, over water, river, Regio Nijmegen the Netherlands 🇳🇱 elongated,possible oval-shaped, repeat visitor, I already saw near by a similar object this afternoon. Same short appearance. But it was further away and shone twice in a white metallic colour before it just ‘dissolved’.
.2 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfejk6/possible_ufo_following_a_rocket_launch_videos/ sighting description and video, near rocket launch, single light object, red 🔴, moving fast, contemporaneous report, backyard, two witnesses, low over treeline, savannah Georgia, trajectory change ,similar sighting in comments
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cff7ik/what_do_you_think_this_is/ video, nighttime sky, single object multiple lights, one flashing, possible triangle 🔺️ , from car, observed stationary, possibly pacing car, Bristol England the UK 🇬🇧, red and yellow 🔴🟡, downvoted to zero
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfybk7/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_2228/ information, state of disclosure USA https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfjzdo/mexican_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure_weekly/ information, state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru
.5 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfp27v/s%C3%A3o_paulo_2024_28_april/ video, daytime sky, from car, contemporaneous report, over airport, urban area, Sao Paulo Brazil 🇧🇷, single light object, angular, reddish glow, two witnesses, elongated, vertical orientation, square ⬛️ or rectangular shape https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfoldd/is_this_a_uap_over_s%C3%A3o_paulo_airport_this_morning/ original video, link to Google drive in comments , downvoted to zero
.6 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfqcqc/help_needed_identifying_a_bright_flashing_light_i/ sighting description and video, contemporaneous report, nighttime, from car, west coast of Canada 🇨🇦, near water pacific ocean, single light object, flashing erratically or jumpy movement, diffuse, downvoted to zero
.7 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfrx1d/saw_a_large_amount_of_interesting_lights_in_the/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fleet, contemporaneous report, urban area, Albuquerque new Mexico, low over treeline , moving slowly, horizontal trajectory, [GOODPOST]
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfnvx2/last_night_in_orange_county_ca_this_is_our_second/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, repeat visitor, orange county California, contemporaneous report, two witnesses, observed moving and stationary and moving, trajectory change, brightness change, flareup and dimming, witness followed it, vanished, possible military response helicopter, Within a few minutes, a helicopter showed up and was circling the area for about 5-10 mins before leaving.
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cff5in/nosy_chase video, twolights, one bright one dim, diffuse, near Monterey California, one following another, possible chase, silent
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfg1p7/in_my_adventures_today_i_realized_i_was_close_to/ photo of monument, historical event, Kecksburg Pennsylvania, local residents in comments, there was an event and the military came. The large transport vehicles were in town, and it went into total lockdown relative to the period.
.11 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cfujcw/what_the_hell_is_this_noise_in_my_shed_at_2_in/ audio, at home, nighttime, whistling
.12 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cfo904/have_you_ever_had_an_experience_that_youve_been/ discussion of experiences
.13 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cfwei1/ufo_sightings_and_related_experiences/ sighting description, military, US army, southeastern Georgia, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, triangle 🔺️, appeared out of nowhere, moving fast, similar sightings in comments
.14 https://old.reddit.com/USOS/comments/1cg5jum/green_light_near_t%C5%8Dmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_lighthouse_in_japan/ photo and video, single light object, underwater, green 🟢, near Tomyo-do lighthouse in Japan 🇯🇵, stationary or moving slowly, USO
.15 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1cftvb4/what_was_happening_to_this_water_or_under_it/ video, possible USO, from Coronado Island, underwater, San Diego Bay California, hottub, duration two minutes, single dark object, strange waves, two witnesses
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgbu7k/my_highschool_math_teache information, high school teacher was ex airforce, USAF, I remember the smile, and he said, I can say this for sure it's a lot unknown out there .
.17 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgvzd6/any_thoughts_on_this/ photo, daytime sky, single object blackwhite, not seen by eye, Sedona Arizona, hiking, cubensphere, subsequent single light object moving erratically, link to Google drive in comments, downvoted to zero https://old.reddit.com/useSabineRittecomments/1cgyl7j/fast_mover_over_sedona_arizona/ drawing I did
.18 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgyqkd/the_bob_universal_object_tracker_software_beta/ live stream, BoB Universal Object Tracker Beta Version 1.0
.19 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgi6d0/just_saw_this_over_rockwall_texas_any_ideas/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, happening at time of posting, single light object stationary, angular, urban area, Rockwall Texas, multicolored, low over rooftop, Sirius?, similar sightings in comments , duration 30 minutes
.20 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgmduv/photos_and_video_taken_on_sunday_in_manila/ sighting description, single dark object moving erratically, two witnesses, Manila harbour the Philippines 🇵🇭
.21 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgr2oz/spherical_object_steadily_cruising_over_north/ video, daytime sky, north Zealand Denmark 🇩🇰, single light object moving fast and straight, reddish glow, possible metallic sphere, horizontal trajectory, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.22 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgsgw7/what_is_this_thing/ photo and video, nighttime sky, two witnesses, single light object moving, silent, curved trajectory, floated from north to south west., at home, south of colombo Sri lanka 🇱🇰 , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.23 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cgd28b/what_happened_to_the_sky_that_day/ sighting description, daytime cloudy sky, Knoxville Tennessee, I saw the sky open up almost like a tear in the sky but it was completely dark on the inside., brief duration, As quick as it happened, it closed back up., has anyone seen?, similar sightings in comments
.24 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cgelf6/i_met_god_apparently/ experience description, entity, humanoid, possible healing, communication, repeated this 3 time....As long as you have peace in your eyes and love in your heart you will be ok.
.25 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch0z05/potentially_multiple_ufos_edgewood_nm_42924/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, repeat visitors, contemporaneous report, edgewood new Mexico, past few weeks I started to see just one random bright light in the sky. A few nights later there were two lights circling around each other. A few nights later three lights so on and so forth.
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch1x7weird_object_in_sky_castle_rock_colorado/ photos, daytime sky, single dark object, stationary observed, possibly pacing car, elongated, V-shaped or worm 🪱, plane for comparison observed, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, as the plane went to pass the object, a semi blocked my view. When we got past the semi, the object was gone, and the plane was continuing to fly. , castle rock Colorado, powerlines, low over ridgeline,
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch6ogj/plane_drone_or_ufo/ video, nighttime sky, st augustine Florida, single light object moving, multicolored, silent, repeat visitor,
.28 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ch80cf/orb_ufo_megapost_connecting_the_dots/ original compilation, single light object, characteristics, [GOODPOST], discussion of orbs
.29 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chcsul/possibly_ufos/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, line formation, angled from the horizon, from car, contemporaneous report, possibly pacing car
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chd7uj/super_bright_flashing_light_and_orb_over_dc/ video and video from home security camera, nighttime sky, at home, outside bedroom window, single light object, toward the Capitol building Washington DC, smaller objects accompany it, flashing in pattern, powerlines, very bright, possibly illuminating clouds, [GOODPOST], similar sighting in comments
.31 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cho7s7/ufo_i_saw_in_my_backyard/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, close triangle formation, horizontal orientation, horizontal trajectory, low over rooftop, silent, at home, backyard, emotional reaction shock and happiness https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chocey/moving_white_orb/ same OP, different event, video, nighttime sky, single light object moving, low over treeline, tuskegee alabama, satellite?
.32 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chpq8v/freinds_video_of_ufo/ video, possible metapod type, daytime
.33 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chf798/disappearing_lights_over_oconee_county_ga/ sighting description, fleet, appearing and vanishing, plane for comparison observed, possible interaction with airplane, they were waiting for the airspace to clear before doing anymore shenanigans. All of a sudden no activity for a couple minutes, then a plane would fly overhead and once he cleared the airspace it would start right back up., contemporaneous report, Oconee County Georgia, nighttime, duration 10 minutes , trajectory change, one light travel from left to right come to stop for a second and then proceed to travel back in the opposite direction right to left, moving and stationary and moving, brightness change, flareup and dimming, additional single light object low below treeline, possible animal reaction coyotes going crazy and neighbors dogs barking insane right at the time of peak activity.
.34 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cgw198/april_27_2am_star_split/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, just off I5 Los Banos California, single light object, lighting configuration change, splitting, twolights, one stationary and one moving, repeat visitor, downvoted to zero https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chirrg/april_28th_los_banos_ca/ same OP, the next day, video, nighttime, [GOODPOST], threelights, triangle formation, flying in formation, similar sighting same area in comments
.35 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chj6ot/strange_lights_over_worcester_ma_usa/ sighting description, nighttime, duration 20 minutes, witness followed it, from car, fleet, threelights, from car, Worcester Massachusetts, possible formation change, flying pretty high up when the lights appeared more clustered, and when flying low the lights appeared more linear, silent, circling, it was making large circles above the city. , moving slowly, jumpy movement, when I looked away for a bit it looked like it was off in the distance further than I would expect for how slow it was. There was a red 🔴 light, but no discernible green light. I think there was a blinking white light., downvoted to zero
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chjolg/was_it_a_ufo/ sighting description, southwest Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦, single light object, orange 🟠, trail formed, stationary and moving, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, when I looked back it was gone. I kept looking at the sky to see it and I could faintly see it moving in and out of view, there were no clouds I don’t think but it was faint as it moved out of view around the house., disappeared behind rooftops
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chkcc2/ufo_sighting_in_vienna/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, urban area, Floridsdorfer Markt Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 , single light object moving, possible trajectory change, satellite?
.38 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ch2mqq/i_had_several_strange_and_terrifying_experiences/ childhood experience description, possible abduction, near Naples Italy 🇮🇹, entities, inside bedroom, repeat visitors, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, fleet, inside bedroom, stationary, These lights were green-ish in color, had the most bizarre shapes, and were slightly fluorescent. , emotion of fear, physical effects goosebumps and paralysis, hyperventilated and started sweating profusely., possible men in black response to telling the story on Reddit, [GOODPOST]
.39 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chrgft/what_is_it_ufo/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object, trail, haze, curved trajectory, Samara Russia 🇷🇺, rocket launch?
.40 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chir0j/fast_uap_passing_sta video, nighttime sky, single dim object moving fast
.41 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ch44dd/for_people_who_experience_way_too_many_tech_issues/ discussion of humans causing electronic effects
.42 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chuvn5/this_is_a_recreation_has_anyone_seen_something/ video recreation of sighting description, nighttime, brief duration, jumpy movement, plane-shaped, had no dimension to it. It looked more like an image than a physical object. , has anyone seen?, white-blueish, over water, Manahawkin bay new jersey, https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chw8e6/repost_this_is_a_recreation_has_anyone_seen/ reposted
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1chvyjw/completely_stationary_hovering_silver_sphere_nea sighting description, has anyone seen?,single light object, metallic sphere, stationary, reaction to being observed, vanishing, repeat visitor, made two passes, electronic effects camera can't detect it, I tried to get a better view with my eyes and poof it seriously just vanished. , near USAF, DMAFB, tuscon Arizona
.44 https://old.reddit.com/Experiencers/comments/1ch845u/my_experience_with_a_blue_jellyfish_object_as_a/ childhood sighting description or dream, at home, nighttime, near water, reservoir, witness woke up, light shining in bedroom window, golden, single object irregular shape, blue 🔵, gigantic flying jellyfish 🪼 with rings of rotating smoky tentacles. The inner ring dropped down and rotated around the surface of the water. the jellyfish was taking on water., dull, sort of golden titanium looking, mirror-type panels that would distort everything in the field of view as they passed., emotional reaction shock, communication, "This is nothing. You should go back to bed.", saw something I wasn't supposed to., compelled to go to sleep, [GOODPOST]
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ci995p/high_altitude_ufo_sightings/ sighting descriptions, repeat visitors, Washington state, single light object moving, pulsating, trajectory change, subsequent single light object moving fast, wavy trajectory, subsequent single light object, trajectory change, contemporaneous report, has anyone seen?
.46 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cij45u/what_is_this_thing_floating_over_bali_indonesia/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, single dark object, irregular shape, vertical orientation, stationary, duration 30 minutes, contemporaneous report, happening at time of posting, urban area, Bali Indonesia 🇮🇩, kite?
.47 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cigpvb/what_could_this_be/ video, nighttime sky, from home security camera, electronic effects motion detection, northern Wisconsin,single light object moving, descending below treeline, illuminating trees
.48 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ci471l/what_are_these_flashing_red_lights/ sighting description and video, nighttime sky, single light object, green 🟢, flashing erratically, repeat visitor, I keep seeing a green light in my neighbors backyard, always around 5:30am, when there are typically no lights back there. , Kalamazoo Michigan
.49 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ci1v99/took_a_flight_42924_saw_uap/ sighting description and reference image, from airplane, east coast USA, daytime, single light object, metallic sphere, moving fast, I saw a metal sphere fly fast, really fast, past and slightly above the airplane going to opposite direction we were flying., possible porthole, similar sightings in comments
.50 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cijlvt/my_wife_took_this_pic_last_yea photo, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, low over treeline, near airport
.51 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1chvltt/ive_seen_a_ufo_sighting_today/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, from airplane, from Birmingham the UK 🇬🇧 to Seville Spain 🇪🇸, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, possible interaction with airplane, witness felt observed, large black object in the clouds. It was tall and rectangular and then kind of went on its side and became thin and wide and flew off away from us., two witnesses
.52 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cin2lh/my_terrifying_true_childhood_story_a_ufo_turns/ childhood sighting description, Goole in East Yorkshire the UK 🇬🇧, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, flying saucer, outside bedroom window, also had several small bright lights spinning around as it moved in the sky., single object multiple lights, rotating, audio description faint humming sound., event amnesia, For whatever reason however, I quickly forgot about what I saw that night ., repeat visitor or second object, daytime, multiple witnesses, single object, disk shape, approach, flew overhead, emotion of fear in other witnesses, left the area, When I look back to what I think is a "UFO", all of a sudden what I'm seeing isn't a flying saucer, but an RAF fighter jet flying dangerously low before it quickly turns and flies away. , mimicking airplane, similar sighting in comments, [GOODPOST] https://old.reddit.com/ufouk/comments/1cin9sh/my_terrifying_true_childhood_story_a_ufo_turns/ reference images
.53 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cinow3/heres_a_compilation_of_cases_where_ufos_used/ original compilation, historical events, light beams, bending or pulling
.54 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cipk67/what_could_it_be/ video, hard to see , spotlights type
.55 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cipw6p/what_is_this/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, diffuse, spiral trail, rocket launch?, Finland 🇫🇮, similar sighting in comments from Sweden 🇸🇪 and Poland 🇵🇱 , https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ciq28y/now_from_ukraine/ Ukraine 🇺🇦
.56 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cistzk/ufos_filmed_in_natick_massachusetts/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, Pagan Hill in Natick Massachusetts, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, red, submission statement issues, removed
.57 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjbmdn/top_left/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, splitting, submission statement issues
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cj2il1/ufo_info_from_sighting_10_years_ago/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, nighttime, two witnesses, single light object, blue 🔵, approach, moving fast and stationary overhead, possibly rotating, doing sort of a twirl motion., physical effects paralysis, transfixed, emotion of fear and awe, sudden departure upward, zoomed out of view slightly angled and up into the sky going from its original shape to a dot that disappeared into darkness as it went further and faster away., witnesses left the area, we immediately ran back down the driveway to his house. The sense of fear and dread was very real.Near the Devil's Tramping ground in North Carolina, silent
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cisc8c/unshared_footage_of_2021_canadian_sighting/ sighting description, Richmond British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, nighttime, observed moving and stationary and moving, flareup or size change,
.60 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cj3icg/ufo_caught_in_waterloo_ny_may_1st_2024/ video, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single light object, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory, moving slowly, plane for comparison, waterloo new York state
.61 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cj7x9u/if_this_alien_abduction/ experience description, possible abduction, physical effects pain
.62 https://old.reddit.com/StrangeEarth/comments/1ciymal/strange_light/ experience description and video, no craft, from home security camera, single flash, illuminating trees, from the sky in front of me I got hit with a white/bluish laser for a split second, brief duration
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOB/comments/1cisg7c/taken_in_upstate_ny_today/ photo, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, single dark object, elongated, plane for comparison, angled from the horizon, upstate new York state,
.64 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1cicotduring_flight_what_is_this_discshaped_cloud/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, from airplane, cloud anomaly, disk shape
.65 https://old.reddit.com/CLOUDS/comments/1ciawdu/may_1_silent_lighting_storm_south_us/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, diffuse light flashing erratically, silent, lightning anomaly , southern USA
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjfj7k/i_know_this_isnt_a_ufo_but_i_would_really_like_to/ photos, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, airplane anomaly, Richmond Virginia, 2 very, very large rings, with an airplane/jet going straight up. It was going faster than any plane I've seen go across the sky., powerlines, duration 5 minutes
.67 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cje9ei_saw_a_ufo_when_i_was_13_now_21_and_i_used_ai_to/ sighting description and drawing, single dark object, jellyfish 🪼, dark black "ballish" drone flying towards me., approach, flew overhead, audio description humming sound, It had tentacles coming out of it. , I saw them expand and contract individually., downvoted to zero
.68 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjla34/kinross_plane_sighting/ sighting description and reference image, airplane anomaly, from car, contemporaneous report, daytime, highway 61 about an hour north of Duluth Minnesota, low over water, lake superior, I saw this plane hovering about 300ft above ground, just offshore over the water, single object, stationary, mimicking airplane, The props were not even moving., two witnesses, emotional reaction freaked out, overwhelmed, shock, Pupils really dilated, couldn't control my body temp, lots of frantic pacing., historical event, Kinross incident, dark green RCAF C47 Dakota., [GOODPOST], silent
.69 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjn0qo/any_idea_what_this_light_could_have_been/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fourlights, diffuse, spotlights type, splitting, circling, merging, long Island New York state, observed duration 2 minutes, felt compelled to look up, something told me to look up and it was very gloomy., felt like something huge was above the clouds projecting these lights.,
.70 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjqfc7/oc_i_wasnt_going_to_post_this_but_it_just_looks/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, low over rooftop, elongated, vertical orientation, observed descending, jellyfish 🪼 or squid 🐙 , bountiful Utah, at home , [GOODPOST] , three witnesses
.71 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cjv2da/day_of_the_eclipse_njny/ photos, daytime cloudy sky, eclipse day, multiple objects, dark, moving fast, new jersey , downvoted to zero, video analysis requested
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck2whw/is_this_a_balloon/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, irregular shape, possible star 🌟 shaped, wobbling, descending below rooftop, balloon 🎈?, urban area, Upper East Side NYC New York state, contemporaneous report, duration 30 seconds https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck3rf8/is_this_a_ballon/ reposted
.73 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cjnqfk/my_experience_with_the_marfa_lights_the_entities/ sighting description, three witnesses, Marfa Lights, Marfa Texas, single red 🔴 light blinking., lighting configuration change to threelights, line formation, vertical orientation, appeared out of nowhere , Then directly below it another red light starts pulsating. Then a third until there's 3 lights in a vertical row pulsating, Then they go solid red. And slowly start to hover in all directions. Then fade in and out. , appearing and vanishing, formation change, color change, multicolored, splitting, duration 2 hours, emotional reaction shock, paralysis, transfixed, I was jaw dropped in shock. I had a camera. I'm a professional cinematographer. And I never lifted my camera., felt compelled to look, something told me to "listen" and not document., sudden departure, all 5 lights quickly shot into a horizontal line and turned blue. Then they faded away., apathy in other witness, witness followed it, fleet observed, witness went to sleep, subsequent entities, inside bedroom, At the edge of the bed, was standing 3 tall silhouettes of skinny long, big headed entities. , emotion of fear, sudden departure, repeat visitors, human initiated contact, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.74 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cjw9ks/im_gonna_just_leave_this_right_hererandomly_found/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single object blackwhite, not seen by eye, possible disk shape with dome, urban area, powerlines, near water Atlantic Ocean, Freeport Grand bahama The Bahamas 🇧🇸
.75 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck4214/october_26th_2022/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, Kennewick Washington state, single light object flashing in pattern, low below treeline, possible single object multiple lights, stationary
.76 https://old.reddit.com/Thetruthishere/comments/1cjzedo/clown_doll_in_my_ceiling_talking_to_me/ childhood sighting description, entity, repeat visitor, at home, inside bedroom, communication
.77 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck60dj/is_that_a_weather_baloon/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, splitting, twolights, rotating around each other, plane for comparison, contemporaneous report, urban area, Vienna Austria 🇦🇹
.78 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck6di0/strange_lights_at_the_hollywood_bowl_last_night/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, two witnesses, Hollywood California, single light object, loops, doing something similar to a figure 8 movement, has anyone seen?
.79 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ck9b1y/what_is_that/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, multicolored, contemporaneous report, urban area, st Petersburg Florida, low over rooftop , near water, gulf of Mexico, possible smaller objects accompany it, as I zoomed in that video I noticed three black dots that seemed to be hovering over the flashing circle in which would become distorted., Sirius?
.80 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckaznc/whats_this/ photo, daytime sky, single light object, elongated, horizontal orientation, tictac, horizontal trajectory, northwestern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, duration 10 minutes, downvoted to zero in 27 minutes,
.81 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckb8xo/something_spotted_in_north_london_today/ video, daytime cloudy sky, contemporaneous report, urban area, North London England the UK 🇬🇧, single light object, flickering, vanishing, plane for comparison observed
.82 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ckbept/are_those_stars/ video recreation of sighting description, nighttime, from car, unusual route, anomalous silence, two witnesses, Utah, fleet, formation change, sudden departure downward, the formation of stars began to move, they would condense and expand in the space between them. Then, in an instant, they flew down to the earth below.
.83 https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ck93y3/meteor_captured_last_night_3rd_may_2024_by/ photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving fast, angled from the horizon, meteor?, plane for comparison
.84 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckcb2y/object_id_help/ video, nighttime sky, Panamint Valley California, three witnesses, single light object, appeared out of nowhere, yellow 🟡, crescent 🌙 shape, approach, flew overhead, color change to white, flareup, diffuse, haze, The light appeared as semicircular “wings” on either side, with gaps in front of and behind of the object., moving fast, silent, vanishing and reappearing, lighting configuration change, the bright lights were in a ring shape,,SpaceX?
.85 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ckpybw/2013_middle_of_nowhere_texas/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, powerlines, fleet or single object multiple lights, horizontal orientation, powerlines, at home, backyard, south of San Antonio Texas, appeared out of nowhere, brief duration, vanishing, line of light appears and lasts only a brief moment. It looked like they “glistened?” in and out.,
.86 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ckl5iv/this_appears_regularly_hoping_its_a_drone_nz_btw/ photo, nighttime sky, repeat visitor, new zealand 🇳🇿, single light object, low over treeline,
.87 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cklvx8/planehelicopter_2nd_light/ video, nighttime sky, single light object moving, descending at an angle, plane for comparison, urban area
.88 https://old.reddit.com/atoptics/comments/1ckr8rx/black_vertical_line_in_sky/ video, daytime cloudy sky, cloud anomaly, vertical contrail, dark, contemporaneous report, Bath England the UK 🇬🇧
2024.05.03 06:01 Choice_Evidence1983 [New Updates]: My husband’s ex wife was * furious * my stepdaughter called me “mom”
I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/megsiash
Originally posted to TrueOffMyChest
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[New Updates]: My husband’s ex wife was * furious * my stepdaughter called me “mom”
Trigger Warnings: manipulation, verbal abuse, child neglect, ableism
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My step daughter asked if she could call me “mom”: March 5, 2024
Okay so I (34f) married the man of my dreams last month (44m) and he has a 16 year old daughter from his prior marriage. I’ve been in her life and she’s been in mine for 4 years and I’ve done my best to be there for her as a friend and trustworthy adult and she’s a really, really great kid. I’ve felt closer to her than I did any of my sisters and I could see she looked up to me and trusted me. One more important thing: she’s on the autism spectrum. I swear that’s relevant.
My husband and I went on our honeymoon for two weeks and then we came back on Friday, and my step daughter came up to me and asked if we could talk, and she told me no one had ever been as considerate as I was learning how to make foods in the exact way she liked them or as patient with her “poor” emotional regulation (her words, I think she’s doing great) and she told me I overall was her favorite person in her life, so she asked if it was ok to call me “mom.” This really, really caught me off guard and I stopped for a moment to process it, and she got embarrassed and told me she was sorry and it was stupid, but I told her it wasn’t stupid because I would love that. She got super excited and hugged me, and it was lovely.
I was telling my husband about it later and it suddenly sunk in that I had become somebody’s mom. I just stopped and I told him “I’m someone’s mom” and he asked me if I felt like I was in the delivery room, haha. I laughed at that but I got so emotionally overwhelmed I started crying. This morning she came downstairs and said “hey mom” to me and it’s gonna take some getting used to but holy shit, that was a great feeling. I still don’t believe I’ve earned the titles but I’ll be damned if I’m not going to try my damn best.
So it seems last month I got a husband and a daughter too. Pretty good deal if you ask me :)
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BookishBitchery: OP was learning how to make her daughter's food the way she likes. That line jumped out at me. That she thinks the daughter is the bees knees, even though the daughter feels insecure about her behavior. Imagine the confidence she will feel and how validated the daughter feels. This brings me joy!
My husband’s ex wife was furious my stepdaughter called me “mom”: March 18, 2024
So I recently made a post talking about how my stepdaughter asked to call me “mom” and it made me really happy. My husband has two children from his previous marriage, a 16 year old autistic daughter and a 26 year old daughter. When they divorced, his ex wife advocated for custody of the older daughter (sounds like it was because she was more independent and less work) and he got the youngest one. As a result, his younger daughter always felt kind of unloved by her mom and doesn’t go too far out of her way to talk to her.
So the older daughter finally got a job in her field that she’s been fighting for for a few years and she wanted to have a dinner with the family. She seems like a nice girl from the times I’ve interacted with her, but her mom seems passive-aggressive and unkind.
We all got to the restaurant and sat down and it was pretty nice and civil. I was sitting next to my (step) daughter and she was a little overwhelmed because she hadnt been to the restaurant before and didn’t know what to order, so we were looking at the menu and I pointed out a type of pasta that looked similar to something we make at home that she likes. She said “thanks mom” I guess she said it loud enough that her biological mom heard because she literally stopped everything and asked “what did you just say?”
My husband and I tried to diffuse the situation, but she was very agitated by it, and actually asked why she did it. Their older daughter stepped in and asked if she could tell her mom about her new job, and that got her to move on finally. My (step) daughter didn’t say much for the rest of the evening, but on the way home she tried to apologize for “ruining the evening” to which we told her she didn’t.
Then, if this wasn’t bad enough, both she and my husband received a four paragraph long message talking about how disrespectful and egregious it was that she called another woman “mom” and how she was very “disturbed” by it. My husband is just in disbelief and feels horrible for our daughter. He went to talk to her and she didn’t say much, but she clearly thinks this is all her fault.
If anything, it’s my fault for not discussing how she should refer to me at the dinner with my husband and then discussing it with her beforehand. I just fucking hate that this woman is upsetting her so much and I see why my husband divorced her.
Thank you for reading.
tl;dr: my (step) daughter started calling me “mom” and when her biological mom found out, she was furious and sent her and her dad a four paragraph long text message talking about how disrespectful that was and now our daughter feels awful.
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Remarkable_Buyer4625: INFO: Does the ex spent time with her autistic daughter at all? If not, I’m not sure why she’d be surprised…
The ex wife is a real piece of work. It’s nice that you took on taking care a special needs child, it is no small feat and you are deserving of the title of mom.
I’m Not sure if she has a therapist but it might help explain things in a way she gets and from a “professional“.
The biggest thing I would be worried about now if her mom keeps sending things to her or making her feel guilty about more things.
She would have some nerve to be angry that a child she is not parenting as much as you calls you 'mom'. You seem to be a very sweet parent to her. Keep it up
(kind of) update: my husband’s ex wife got furious my stepdaughter called me “mom” March 23, 2024
Last week I made a post about how my husband and my autistic 16 year old stepdaughter went to dinner with his ex wife and their oldest daughter (26) to celebrate her getting a job she’s been chasing her whole adult life. Then my stepdaughter called me “mom” at one point at ex wife got PISSED and stopped the whole table to make a point, and the rest of the evening wasn’t great and then when we got home, both my husband and stepdaughter got a big text message from her talking about how “disrespectful” that was.
So the day after the incident, my stepdaughter came over to me and told me her older sister texted her and asked if she could read the text out loud. I just nodded and said “definitely” but on the inside my eyes rolled to the back of my head like “Jesus Christ, here we go.” However, her sister sent her a very, very lovely and thoughtful message saying she felt bad about what happened the night before and was sorry the two of them haven’t been talking much lately and asked if she wanted to try to be sisters again. Then she said she asked her what movies she’s seen lately (and movies is her special interest so that meant a lot she asked). Not gonna lie, I was caught off guard by her sincerity and kindness. It was very very sweet.
Then later that day, I got a text message from her older sister (whom I assume got my number from younger stepdaughter) and said she wanted to get to know me better since I am legally her stepmom now and I’m “the woman her baby sister is calling “mom”” so she definitely wanted to try to get to know eachother. She also mentioned that she didn’t get to celebrate her sister’s 16th birthday with her and felt that was a really big deal and asked if the three of us could get dinner and see a movie.
Tonight the three of us went out and saw a movie and got dinner by ourselves. My younger stepdaughter picked the movie and she loved it but my older stepdaughter and I didn’t get it but all that matters is that she liked it. Then we sat down and had dinner together and had a very very nice time.
Then on the way out, my younger stepdaughter asked if she could run into the store next to the restaurant to buy something really quick (in and out) so we said alright. While she was in the store, my older stepdaughter told me she wanted me to know she misjudged me and watching the two of us interact both at the dinner the other night and tonight (me going through the menu with her to find something she’d likes, me advocating for her when their mother got upset, and how she clearly feels comfortable talking around her) and that she completely understands why I’m now “mom” to her.
All in all a pretty great night. After I got home I saw she sent me a text related something we talked about, so looks like we’re gonna be talking now. Still got some stuff to work out with her biological mom but we’ll take this as a victory
Anyway yeah. I just figured I’d share something positive since there’s a lot of negativity on Reddit and with my current situation so I figured I’d share a positive update :)
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Lyntho: AW i read the last post when it happened, I’m so so happy about this development! Im so happy your daughter is being supported by her older sister, and your family feels like it grew a bit more. Congrats and thanks for the wholesome update!
Alright so I’ve been posting a lot on this sub and this will be the last post I make on this sub specifically. I’ll be posting updates on my profile from now on, but I could use the support because I’m a little shaken up about this. So I’ve been making posts about how my 16 year old stepdaughter has been calling me “mom” and her bio mom found that out and got pissed and has been sending messages to my husband and stepdaughter. I’ve also been getting to know my older stepdaughter and it’s clearly making my husband’s ex wife more and more unhappy.
Tonight my husband was sleeping and I was scrolling through Netflix for something to watch as I fell asleep to, but then my phone started buzzing from an unknown number. I picked up and lo and behold…it was my husband’s ex wife. She was very clearly drunk so the first thing I did was put her on speaker and grab my husband’s phone to record it.
She said a bunch of rambly nonsense but among it she said I don’t deserve to be called “mom”, I don’t know my stepdaughter or love her like she does, and that I was a whore who was able to lure my husband in with my body since I’m 10 years younger than she is. I didn’t really engage and was just like “oh yeah?” and “interesting” the whole time, but then she said she deserves full custody of her and was “going to get it.” This was a little worrying but my husband has a really good lawyer who’s been taking care of it and I assume that phone call did her no favors. Eventually I told her I had to go to bed, and then before I hung up she told me my husband was gonna drop me when I got too old just like he did with her.
My husband is still asleep and I haven’t told anyone but I’m not gonna lie, some of the things she said kinda hurt…I love my husband and trust he’s not only dating me for my age and I love my stepdaughter very much but hearing someone say those things can be really upsetting.
Anyway, I blocked her number and plan to tell my husband about it in the morning. For now, I’m just thankful for my family and we’ll figure it out later.
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OOP on the possibility if she was the cause of her husband’s divorce and if she has spoke with him about his ex-wife’s behaviors. Ex-wife is likely trying to find a way to offend OOP
Little update on the situation with my husband’s ex wife: April 19, 2024
Alright, so this is the first time I’m posting on my profile. A therapist once told me I should try journaling so I guess we’ll do it here.
I’m assuming everyone has already read the posts on my profile about my husband’s ex wife and how things are with my stepdaughter so I will write as such.
To make a long story short, she found out we recorded the conversation and that’s seemed to scare her off a bit. Things have been quiet so that’s good. However, my stepdaughter found out she’s still really upset that she called me “mom” and she disclosed something to me.
She said she intentionally called me “mom” within earshot of her biological mom because she has some hurt feelings about her mom more or less dropping her and wanted to essentially rub it in her face that someone else picked up the role she left. She obviously feels really bad about this and didn’t realize it was spiraling into something so big and told me she was so very sorry for doing that. If I’m being honest, I had a feeling that was the case because that doesn’t really just “happen.” But it was good to hear it directly from her.
Little update. Let’s see what happens with this post.
My husband’s ex wife called me again…really bizarre interaction: April 26, 2024
Ok so a few weeks ago I posted about how my husband’s ex wife called me and called me all sorts of classy names (Y’know, whore and bitch and such) and was saying she was gonna get custody of my 16 year old stepdaughter because she wasn’t my kid. Little follow up on that: once she found out we recorded the conversation she backed off and I didn’t hear from her for a while.
So…something happened.
Tonight I got a call from her, and I immediately grabbed my husband’s phone again to record. However, she seemed a bit more modest and asked if we could talk and said she hoped it was ok she was calling me. Again, I tried to say as little as possible, but she told me she was sorry she reacted like that and called me names, and she also said she wanted to be on good terms. I had no idea what to say so I just kinda brought the conversation to a halt and then told her I had to go.
I…don’t know what to think of that. Obviously my guard is up because it was such a random and bizarre turn of events and if the timing was different I might be less cynical. That being said, part of me is wondering if maybe she’s actually trying to make nice. I told my husband and he’s equally as surprised, but we’re gonna sleep on it and figure out what to do tomorrow.
Not gonna lie, I’m not interested in having a relationship with her. Maybe later on down the road if she shows a significant improvement in behavior and self control, we could talk then. However, right now I just really don’t care because the things she’s said, done, and caused have cost so much emotional bandwidth, stress, and tears.
So yeah…that kinda just fell into our laps
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[New Updates]: My husband’s ex wife was * furious * my stepdaughter called me “mom”
Trigger Warnings: manipulation, verbal abuse, child neglect, ableism
My step daughter asked if she could call me “mom”: March 5, 2024
Okay so I (34f) married the man of my dreams last month (44m) and he has a 16 year old daughter from his prior marriage. I’ve been in her life and she’s been in mine for 4 years and I’ve done my best to be there for her as a friend and trustworthy adult and she’s a really, really great kid. I’ve felt closer to her than I did any of my sisters and I could see she looked up to me and trusted me. One more important thing: she’s on the autism spectrum. I swear that’s relevant.
My husband and I went on our honeymoon for two weeks and then we came back on Friday, and my step daughter came up to me and asked if we could talk, and she told me no one had ever been as considerate as I was learning how to make foods in the exact way she liked them or as patient with her “poor” emotional regulation (her words, I think she’s doing great) and she told me I overall was her favorite person in her life, so she asked if it was ok to call me “mom.” This really, really caught me off guard and I stopped for a moment to process it, and she got embarrassed and told me she was sorry and it was stupid, but I told her it wasn’t stupid because I would love that. She got super excited and hugged me, and it was lovely.
I was telling my husband about it later and it suddenly sunk in that I had become somebody’s mom. I just stopped and I told him “I’m someone’s mom” and he asked me if I felt like I was in the delivery room, haha. I laughed at that but I got so emotionally overwhelmed I started crying. This morning she came downstairs and said “hey mom” to me and it’s gonna take some getting used to but holy shit, that was a great feeling. I still don’t believe I’ve earned the titles but I’ll be damned if I’m not going to try my damn best.
So it seems last month I got a husband and a daughter too. Pretty good deal if you ask me :)
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BookishBitchery: OP was learning how to make her daughter's food the way she likes. That line jumped out at me. That she thinks the daughter is the bees knees, even though the daughter feels insecure about her behavior. Imagine the confidence she will feel and how validated the daughter feels. This brings me joy!
OOP: The first time I made food for all of us (within the first month or two I knew her) I made spaghetti and broke the spaghetti in half, and she said she couldn’t eat with it broken in half. Then told me she was very sorry and would make herself a sandwich but I told her it was ok and I could make another batch, which I did.
I found out later on down the road she cried after I left because she thought she insulted me and ruined her dad’s relationship with her specific food preferences. Sure, it was a little strange at first but hey, I’m sure we’ve all asked a waiter or waitress for something very specific at least once in our lives :)
My husband’s ex wife was furious my stepdaughter called me “mom”: March 18, 2024
So I recently made a post talking about how my stepdaughter asked to call me “mom” and it made me really happy. My husband has two children from his previous marriage, a 16 year old autistic daughter and a 26 year old daughter. When they divorced, his ex wife advocated for custody of the older daughter (sounds like it was because she was more independent and less work) and he got the youngest one. As a result, his younger daughter always felt kind of unloved by her mom and doesn’t go too far out of her way to talk to her.
So the older daughter finally got a job in her field that she’s been fighting for for a few years and she wanted to have a dinner with the family. She seems like a nice girl from the times I’ve interacted with her, but her mom seems passive-aggressive and unkind.
We all got to the restaurant and sat down and it was pretty nice and civil. I was sitting next to my (step) daughter and she was a little overwhelmed because she hadnt been to the restaurant before and didn’t know what to order, so we were looking at the menu and I pointed out a type of pasta that looked similar to something we make at home that she likes. She said “thanks mom” I guess she said it loud enough that her biological mom heard because she literally stopped everything and asked “what did you just say?”
My husband and I tried to diffuse the situation, but she was very agitated by it, and actually asked why she did it. Their older daughter stepped in and asked if she could tell her mom about her new job, and that got her to move on finally. My (step) daughter didn’t say much for the rest of the evening, but on the way home she tried to apologize for “ruining the evening” to which we told her she didn’t.
Then, if this wasn’t bad enough, both she and my husband received a four paragraph long message talking about how disrespectful and egregious it was that she called another woman “mom” and how she was very “disturbed” by it. My husband is just in disbelief and feels horrible for our daughter. He went to talk to her and she didn’t say much, but she clearly thinks this is all her fault.
If anything, it’s my fault for not discussing how she should refer to me at the dinner with my husband and then discussing it with her beforehand. I just fucking hate that this woman is upsetting her so much and I see why my husband divorced her.
Thank you for reading.
tl;dr: my (step) daughter started calling me “mom” and when her biological mom found out, she was furious and sent her and her dad a four paragraph long text message talking about how disrespectful that was and now our daughter feels awful.
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Remarkable_Buyer4625: INFO: Does the ex spent time with her autistic daughter at all? If not, I’m not sure why she’d be surprised…
OOP: She sees her on holidays and family gatherings, that’s really it.101010-trees: I know it’s not the same but I was called mom at work. Lol. I don’t have children but apparently I exude mothership. Hopefully not in a bad way.
Apparently her mother is entitled to that respect just for existing
The ex wife is a real piece of work. It’s nice that you took on taking care a special needs child, it is no small feat and you are deserving of the title of mom.
OOP: Definitely. I have no sympathy for a woman who demands to be called “mom” while putting in no effort to be mom (or a man who demands to be called “dad”)Adventurous-travel1: That poor girl. If her mom acted like a mom then it wouldn’t have happened. Her actions or lack have consequences.
Also I just want to say, yeah she technically is a “special needs child” but she’s very capable. She has been looking to apply for an after school job and has started thinking about college, and while she does struggle with emotional regulation and has very specific preferences for things, she’s no different from the rest of us :)
I’m Not sure if she has a therapist but it might help explain things in a way she gets and from a “professional“.
The biggest thing I would be worried about now if her mom keeps sending things to her or making her feel guilty about more things.
OOP: She does have a therapist who she meets with weekly. I’m sure my husband’s ex wife is going to come up tomorrow.emarasmoak: Info: how long since the bio mother gave away her 16 yrs old daughter's custody? How much time does she spend parenting her? How have they bonded?
She would have some nerve to be angry that a child she is not parenting as much as you calls you 'mom'. You seem to be a very sweet parent to her. Keep it up
OOP: Since elementary school, on holidays and family gatherings, by awkwardly asking how they’ve been doing since last Thanksgiving
My husband got custody of the young autistic child and learned how to make foods exactly the way she needed them to be, learned how to “speak her language” (as he calls it), and sit and single handedly raise a still developing child, then his ex wife got custody of the high schooler who could be left alone at home and make her own food so she could work and do her own thing without having to worry about anyone or anything.
(kind of) update: my husband’s ex wife got furious my stepdaughter called me “mom” March 23, 2024
Last week I made a post about how my husband and my autistic 16 year old stepdaughter went to dinner with his ex wife and their oldest daughter (26) to celebrate her getting a job she’s been chasing her whole adult life. Then my stepdaughter called me “mom” at one point at ex wife got PISSED and stopped the whole table to make a point, and the rest of the evening wasn’t great and then when we got home, both my husband and stepdaughter got a big text message from her talking about how “disrespectful” that was.
So the day after the incident, my stepdaughter came over to me and told me her older sister texted her and asked if she could read the text out loud. I just nodded and said “definitely” but on the inside my eyes rolled to the back of my head like “Jesus Christ, here we go.” However, her sister sent her a very, very lovely and thoughtful message saying she felt bad about what happened the night before and was sorry the two of them haven’t been talking much lately and asked if she wanted to try to be sisters again. Then she said she asked her what movies she’s seen lately (and movies is her special interest so that meant a lot she asked). Not gonna lie, I was caught off guard by her sincerity and kindness. It was very very sweet.
Then later that day, I got a text message from her older sister (whom I assume got my number from younger stepdaughter) and said she wanted to get to know me better since I am legally her stepmom now and I’m “the woman her baby sister is calling “mom”” so she definitely wanted to try to get to know eachother. She also mentioned that she didn’t get to celebrate her sister’s 16th birthday with her and felt that was a really big deal and asked if the three of us could get dinner and see a movie.
Tonight the three of us went out and saw a movie and got dinner by ourselves. My younger stepdaughter picked the movie and she loved it but my older stepdaughter and I didn’t get it but all that matters is that she liked it. Then we sat down and had dinner together and had a very very nice time.
Then on the way out, my younger stepdaughter asked if she could run into the store next to the restaurant to buy something really quick (in and out) so we said alright. While she was in the store, my older stepdaughter told me she wanted me to know she misjudged me and watching the two of us interact both at the dinner the other night and tonight (me going through the menu with her to find something she’d likes, me advocating for her when their mother got upset, and how she clearly feels comfortable talking around her) and that she completely understands why I’m now “mom” to her.
All in all a pretty great night. After I got home I saw she sent me a text related something we talked about, so looks like we’re gonna be talking now. Still got some stuff to work out with her biological mom but we’ll take this as a victory
Anyway yeah. I just figured I’d share something positive since there’s a lot of negativity on Reddit and with my current situation so I figured I’d share a positive update :)
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Lyntho: AW i read the last post when it happened, I’m so so happy about this development! Im so happy your daughter is being supported by her older sister, and your family feels like it grew a bit more. Congrats and thanks for the wholesome update!
OOP: Yeah, it made me really happy to hear they were talking again. I left this out in the post but I remember a few months ago my younger stepdaughter was trying to tell her sister about a movie she saw that meant a lot to her and her older sister was being very sarcastic and snarky about it to get her goat, and she actually started crying. So I think it’s great they’re getting along.
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Husband’s ex wife drunk called me tonight: April 7, 2024Alright so I’ve been posting a lot on this sub and this will be the last post I make on this sub specifically. I’ll be posting updates on my profile from now on, but I could use the support because I’m a little shaken up about this. So I’ve been making posts about how my 16 year old stepdaughter has been calling me “mom” and her bio mom found that out and got pissed and has been sending messages to my husband and stepdaughter. I’ve also been getting to know my older stepdaughter and it’s clearly making my husband’s ex wife more and more unhappy.
Tonight my husband was sleeping and I was scrolling through Netflix for something to watch as I fell asleep to, but then my phone started buzzing from an unknown number. I picked up and lo and behold…it was my husband’s ex wife. She was very clearly drunk so the first thing I did was put her on speaker and grab my husband’s phone to record it.
She said a bunch of rambly nonsense but among it she said I don’t deserve to be called “mom”, I don’t know my stepdaughter or love her like she does, and that I was a whore who was able to lure my husband in with my body since I’m 10 years younger than she is. I didn’t really engage and was just like “oh yeah?” and “interesting” the whole time, but then she said she deserves full custody of her and was “going to get it.” This was a little worrying but my husband has a really good lawyer who’s been taking care of it and I assume that phone call did her no favors. Eventually I told her I had to go to bed, and then before I hung up she told me my husband was gonna drop me when I got too old just like he did with her.
My husband is still asleep and I haven’t told anyone but I’m not gonna lie, some of the things she said kinda hurt…I love my husband and trust he’s not only dating me for my age and I love my stepdaughter very much but hearing someone say those things can be really upsetting.
Anyway, I blocked her number and plan to tell my husband about it in the morning. For now, I’m just thankful for my family and we’ll figure it out later.
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OOP on the possibility if she was the cause of her husband’s divorce and if she has spoke with him about his ex-wife’s behaviors. Ex-wife is likely trying to find a way to offend OOP
OOP: I think it’s just as deep as they got divorced and then he fell in love with someone who happened to be younger than she was, which took a bite out of her self-esteem
They had issues long before he met me. If I’m being honest, sounds like the younger daughter was a “let’s have another baby to save our marriage” baby
Yeah, it seems like she’s not doing well in life right now and the fact that her daughters are getting closer to her ex-husband‘s wife is really fucking with her.
One more thing: I think the fact that I don’t have a body that has housed a child like she does also messes with her. I have a close friend who had a baby a few years ago and she was fucking terrified her husband was going to cheat on her because she didn’t think she was sexy anymore (which was a boldface lie because her husband still gets thirsty around her to this day lol)
Little update on the situation with my husband’s ex wife: April 19, 2024
Alright, so this is the first time I’m posting on my profile. A therapist once told me I should try journaling so I guess we’ll do it here.
I’m assuming everyone has already read the posts on my profile about my husband’s ex wife and how things are with my stepdaughter so I will write as such.
To make a long story short, she found out we recorded the conversation and that’s seemed to scare her off a bit. Things have been quiet so that’s good. However, my stepdaughter found out she’s still really upset that she called me “mom” and she disclosed something to me.
She said she intentionally called me “mom” within earshot of her biological mom because she has some hurt feelings about her mom more or less dropping her and wanted to essentially rub it in her face that someone else picked up the role she left. She obviously feels really bad about this and didn’t realize it was spiraling into something so big and told me she was so very sorry for doing that. If I’m being honest, I had a feeling that was the case because that doesn’t really just “happen.” But it was good to hear it directly from her.
Little update. Let’s see what happens with this post.
My husband’s ex wife called me again…really bizarre interaction: April 26, 2024
Ok so a few weeks ago I posted about how my husband’s ex wife called me and called me all sorts of classy names (Y’know, whore and bitch and such) and was saying she was gonna get custody of my 16 year old stepdaughter because she wasn’t my kid. Little follow up on that: once she found out we recorded the conversation she backed off and I didn’t hear from her for a while.
So…something happened.
Tonight I got a call from her, and I immediately grabbed my husband’s phone again to record. However, she seemed a bit more modest and asked if we could talk and said she hoped it was ok she was calling me. Again, I tried to say as little as possible, but she told me she was sorry she reacted like that and called me names, and she also said she wanted to be on good terms. I had no idea what to say so I just kinda brought the conversation to a halt and then told her I had to go.
I…don’t know what to think of that. Obviously my guard is up because it was such a random and bizarre turn of events and if the timing was different I might be less cynical. That being said, part of me is wondering if maybe she’s actually trying to make nice. I told my husband and he’s equally as surprised, but we’re gonna sleep on it and figure out what to do tomorrow.
Not gonna lie, I’m not interested in having a relationship with her. Maybe later on down the road if she shows a significant improvement in behavior and self control, we could talk then. However, right now I just really don’t care because the things she’s said, done, and caused have cost so much emotional bandwidth, stress, and tears.
So yeah…that kinda just fell into our laps
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2024.05.03 01:15 SacrosanctProphete Old Friend Exotic Trace Rifle
The Guardian received the Drifters urgent message to meet him as soon as possible. They made their way to the tower and curiously strode into the Drifters sanctum. At first glanced, the room appeared to be normal. The Drifters mote bank of Taken easma spiralled as usual, gambit coins scattered across the floor. However, around the corner to the right was a flurry of boxes, crates and totes in complete disarray. And there hunched over was the Drifter frantically searching for something. All the while, Drifter did not notice that the Guardian and Ghost were watching him search in a panic.
“Uh Drifter?” Ghost said politely, “We’re here.” Drifter: “Ahh!—Drifter jumped and turned to face his visitors—Hero! You made it!” Ghost: Yes, we came as quickly as we could. Guardian: What are you looking for? Drifter: Oh just a little something that’ll bring me into a new age. The Drifter grabbed his crowbar and stuck it into a crate; and with a satisfying crack, he popped the lid off and slid it off to the side. He reached down and pulled out a small black stainless steel case, the length of his forearm. On the centre of the lid, a silver Black Armoury insignia flickered in the light. Ghost: Is this why you brought us here? Drifter: No, but don’t you worry, I got something else special for you…Follow me Hero, a new age awaits! The Drifter scampered over and around the mess he had made. The Guardian nimbly followed. Drifter: Don’t worry about the mess, I’ll get one of Shaxxs’ ‘Dinklebots’ to clean it up.
Together, the Drifter and the Guardian strode out of the Drifters sanctum, Ghost floated on behind running the possibilities of what surprise Drifter had for them. They took a right and quickly turned left and straight towards Ada-1’s Black Armoury chamber. Usually, Ada-1 had an open door policy for guardians to come and go at anytime. However, this time, the way was sealed shut. Ghost: Is Ada away? Drifter: Nope, she’s in there. She just doesn’t want any visitors. But Ada and I have an agreement. I’m always welcome, Drifter assured. The Drifter began tinkering with the sealed door. Ghost: Drifter..if the door is sealed, I don’t think we should be bothering her.. Suddenly, the sound of spinning gears spun rapidly and slowed to a clang. The heavy door seemed to sigh and release from its locked position. Drifter: See I’m always welcome. The Drifter gave a cheeky smile, as he grabbed the door. The door squeaked and slowly swung open as Drifter applied force to it. As they stepped in, beams of radiant red light lit the chamber. Drifter shielded his eyes as the red light overtook the room.
Ada-1 stood behind a control panel watching as a her machines slowly closed a Black Armoury crate which held the source of the bright light…a red engram. The crate hissed shut and sealed; and the colourful light vanished. “What was that!?” Ghost exclaimed, his jaw would have dropped if he had one. Surprised, Ada-1 spun around and said: “Guardian!?” Even more surprised by the true culprit, “Drifter!!” Ada-1: What is the meaning of this? Drifter how many times have I told you, your unexpected visits will no longer be tolerated. If my door is sealed.. “But Ada, your door isn’t sealed.” Drifter retorted, trying to diffuse the situation. “Yes, because you cannot respect my boundaries. Wait until the Vanguard hears word of this.” Ghost swung around to the Guardian not sure if he should interject into the conversation. Drifter: That would be shame if those Lightbears did, but I brought you something… Drifter pulled out the Black Armoury box from his robes. He opened it and pulled out a thin metal card. The front face was black with 3 distinctive Black Armour symbols. Ada-1 stood unresponsive and taken back by the sight. “This..This cannot be!” Ada exclaimed. “This Drifter, will grant you access.” Drifter handed the card to Ada. She held it in her hands awhile. She lifted it up in the light and the 3 distinct symbols flashed. She turned it over and the backside of the card revealed that it was red. Ada-1 approvingly walked back to her control panel and addressed the Drifter sternly. “I will get started. However, I will by no means overlook your ambundant trespassing.” Ada-1 continued to give Drifter a look that would single handedly make the Hive shiver. Drifter simply responded, “Heard you loud and clear…” He turned to the Guardian and Ghost and softly said, “You had my back right Hero?” The Guardian stood unresponsive and glanced at Ghost. Drifter swung a pat on their back, leaned in and said, “Of course you did.” To keep things moving, Drifter spun around and proclaimed, “Now, that that’s cleared up, how about..
“Hold on a second,” Ghost interjected. “What was that engram?” Ada-1 still examining Drifters Black Armoury card slotted it into one of her machines. “I’m afraid that is of little concern to you. Even the Guardian isn’t ready for such an item.” Ghost: Okay but what was inside? Ada-1: Something of EPIC portions…she continued, “More importantly, let’s move onto why you all really came.” Drifter: “Right, let’s get started.” Drifter put on his entertainer façade. He turned to face the Guardian and Ghost, “You two remember when you stormed into the Prison of Elders after Cayde had passed? Ghost: “Of course, we’ve run that strike hundreds of times..I mean, yes.” “Well, before Spider sold the prison back to the Awoken, I went in with one of his salvage crews. We gathered the remains of Variks precious Servitor. With the help of Spiders crew we rearranged the necessary pieces and then I brought them to back to ol’ Ada here.” Without raising her gaze from her monitor, Ada-1 firmly said, “Do not call me ‘old’..” Drifter: “Noted. Anyway..Drifter rubbed the back of his neck and continued his speech, Ada did her thing and she fashioned you a trusty weapon out of Variks pet Servitor. Ada-1 turned to a control panel, hit a couple commands and in the corner of the room a secondary control panel erected itself from the floor. A round contraption with a dome also lifted out of the floor. A fog, what looked like dry ice poured off the sides as it rose. The round contraption came to a halt. The dome spun and cracked open revealing a purplish blue trace rifle that floated in place. The outer shell was that of the Servitors casing. But underneath, lay exposed sections of the frame and other highly intricate and advanced steel of Black Armoury fabrication. On one side of the long barrel of the rifle etched into the outer casing were fallen symbols that could translate to Guardian or Lightbear. The other side, a bold and dominant Black Armoury symbol showed. Layers of the Servitor shell overlapped themselves along the barrel. At the end of the barrel a small lens of the Servitor eye laid. The contrast between the weathered but refurbished Servitor shell casing overtop the sleek Black Armoury steel frame was quite alluring.
Guardian: This is for us? Drifter: Sure is. You’ve earned it Hero. Drifter stepped closer to the Guardian. Both stood admiring Ada’s craftsmanship. “You and Ghost have saved the day more times than any of us can count.” Drifter added.
Ada-1: I have taken the liberty of sending the schematics and specifications to you Ghost. Ghost bobbed and thrilled with the rush of new information. Ghost: This is most generous of you Drifter and Ada. You have our thanks.
The Guardian turned to the Drifter and then Ada and said a grateful, “Thank you.” The Drifter grabbed the Guardian by the shoulders and said, “You, my friend are the Vanguards greatest ally. See, it even says so right there.” The Drifter rotated the weapon 90 degrees towards the ceiling to showcase the underside of the buttstock. He pointed to the words that were etched in the weapon: To The Guardian, The Vanguards Greatest Ally.
Name: Old Friend Tagline: A Loyal and Unwavering Friend Weapon Type: Heavy Void/Solar Servitor Trace Rifle
Intrinsic Trait: Sustained fire on a target shoots a homing weakening concussive blast.
Judgement at Hand: When Supercharged hold reload to switch damage type from Void —> Solar to overpower the weapon and eradicate enemies with a supercharged Solar laser. Drains super. Final blows cause Solar explosions.(Simliar to Agers Scepter)
Unity Resonator: Sustained damage on a target increases damage for you and allies. Continuous damage slowly charges an overshield for you and allies.
Catalyst - Unity Resonator Repeater: Unity Resonator stack and charge increasingly faster with allies who also have Old Friend equipped. (Damage stacks and Overshield charges faster when damaging the same target with allies.)
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“Uh Drifter?” Ghost said politely, “We’re here.” Drifter: “Ahh!—Drifter jumped and turned to face his visitors—Hero! You made it!” Ghost: Yes, we came as quickly as we could. Guardian: What are you looking for? Drifter: Oh just a little something that’ll bring me into a new age. The Drifter grabbed his crowbar and stuck it into a crate; and with a satisfying crack, he popped the lid off and slid it off to the side. He reached down and pulled out a small black stainless steel case, the length of his forearm. On the centre of the lid, a silver Black Armoury insignia flickered in the light. Ghost: Is this why you brought us here? Drifter: No, but don’t you worry, I got something else special for you…Follow me Hero, a new age awaits! The Drifter scampered over and around the mess he had made. The Guardian nimbly followed. Drifter: Don’t worry about the mess, I’ll get one of Shaxxs’ ‘Dinklebots’ to clean it up.
Together, the Drifter and the Guardian strode out of the Drifters sanctum, Ghost floated on behind running the possibilities of what surprise Drifter had for them. They took a right and quickly turned left and straight towards Ada-1’s Black Armoury chamber. Usually, Ada-1 had an open door policy for guardians to come and go at anytime. However, this time, the way was sealed shut. Ghost: Is Ada away? Drifter: Nope, she’s in there. She just doesn’t want any visitors. But Ada and I have an agreement. I’m always welcome, Drifter assured. The Drifter began tinkering with the sealed door. Ghost: Drifter..if the door is sealed, I don’t think we should be bothering her.. Suddenly, the sound of spinning gears spun rapidly and slowed to a clang. The heavy door seemed to sigh and release from its locked position. Drifter: See I’m always welcome. The Drifter gave a cheeky smile, as he grabbed the door. The door squeaked and slowly swung open as Drifter applied force to it. As they stepped in, beams of radiant red light lit the chamber. Drifter shielded his eyes as the red light overtook the room.
Ada-1 stood behind a control panel watching as a her machines slowly closed a Black Armoury crate which held the source of the bright light…a red engram. The crate hissed shut and sealed; and the colourful light vanished. “What was that!?” Ghost exclaimed, his jaw would have dropped if he had one. Surprised, Ada-1 spun around and said: “Guardian!?” Even more surprised by the true culprit, “Drifter!!” Ada-1: What is the meaning of this? Drifter how many times have I told you, your unexpected visits will no longer be tolerated. If my door is sealed.. “But Ada, your door isn’t sealed.” Drifter retorted, trying to diffuse the situation. “Yes, because you cannot respect my boundaries. Wait until the Vanguard hears word of this.” Ghost swung around to the Guardian not sure if he should interject into the conversation. Drifter: That would be shame if those Lightbears did, but I brought you something… Drifter pulled out the Black Armoury box from his robes. He opened it and pulled out a thin metal card. The front face was black with 3 distinctive Black Armour symbols. Ada-1 stood unresponsive and taken back by the sight. “This..This cannot be!” Ada exclaimed. “This Drifter, will grant you access.” Drifter handed the card to Ada. She held it in her hands awhile. She lifted it up in the light and the 3 distinct symbols flashed. She turned it over and the backside of the card revealed that it was red. Ada-1 approvingly walked back to her control panel and addressed the Drifter sternly. “I will get started. However, I will by no means overlook your ambundant trespassing.” Ada-1 continued to give Drifter a look that would single handedly make the Hive shiver. Drifter simply responded, “Heard you loud and clear…” He turned to the Guardian and Ghost and softly said, “You had my back right Hero?” The Guardian stood unresponsive and glanced at Ghost. Drifter swung a pat on their back, leaned in and said, “Of course you did.” To keep things moving, Drifter spun around and proclaimed, “Now, that that’s cleared up, how about..
“Hold on a second,” Ghost interjected. “What was that engram?” Ada-1 still examining Drifters Black Armoury card slotted it into one of her machines. “I’m afraid that is of little concern to you. Even the Guardian isn’t ready for such an item.” Ghost: Okay but what was inside? Ada-1: Something of EPIC portions…she continued, “More importantly, let’s move onto why you all really came.” Drifter: “Right, let’s get started.” Drifter put on his entertainer façade. He turned to face the Guardian and Ghost, “You two remember when you stormed into the Prison of Elders after Cayde had passed? Ghost: “Of course, we’ve run that strike hundreds of times..I mean, yes.” “Well, before Spider sold the prison back to the Awoken, I went in with one of his salvage crews. We gathered the remains of Variks precious Servitor. With the help of Spiders crew we rearranged the necessary pieces and then I brought them to back to ol’ Ada here.” Without raising her gaze from her monitor, Ada-1 firmly said, “Do not call me ‘old’..” Drifter: “Noted. Anyway..Drifter rubbed the back of his neck and continued his speech, Ada did her thing and she fashioned you a trusty weapon out of Variks pet Servitor. Ada-1 turned to a control panel, hit a couple commands and in the corner of the room a secondary control panel erected itself from the floor. A round contraption with a dome also lifted out of the floor. A fog, what looked like dry ice poured off the sides as it rose. The round contraption came to a halt. The dome spun and cracked open revealing a purplish blue trace rifle that floated in place. The outer shell was that of the Servitors casing. But underneath, lay exposed sections of the frame and other highly intricate and advanced steel of Black Armoury fabrication. On one side of the long barrel of the rifle etched into the outer casing were fallen symbols that could translate to Guardian or Lightbear. The other side, a bold and dominant Black Armoury symbol showed. Layers of the Servitor shell overlapped themselves along the barrel. At the end of the barrel a small lens of the Servitor eye laid. The contrast between the weathered but refurbished Servitor shell casing overtop the sleek Black Armoury steel frame was quite alluring.
Guardian: This is for us? Drifter: Sure is. You’ve earned it Hero. Drifter stepped closer to the Guardian. Both stood admiring Ada’s craftsmanship. “You and Ghost have saved the day more times than any of us can count.” Drifter added.
Ada-1: I have taken the liberty of sending the schematics and specifications to you Ghost. Ghost bobbed and thrilled with the rush of new information. Ghost: This is most generous of you Drifter and Ada. You have our thanks.
The Guardian turned to the Drifter and then Ada and said a grateful, “Thank you.” The Drifter grabbed the Guardian by the shoulders and said, “You, my friend are the Vanguards greatest ally. See, it even says so right there.” The Drifter rotated the weapon 90 degrees towards the ceiling to showcase the underside of the buttstock. He pointed to the words that were etched in the weapon: To The Guardian, The Vanguards Greatest Ally.
Name: Old Friend Tagline: A Loyal and Unwavering Friend Weapon Type: Heavy Void/Solar Servitor Trace Rifle
Intrinsic Trait: Sustained fire on a target shoots a homing weakening concussive blast.
Judgement at Hand: When Supercharged hold reload to switch damage type from Void —> Solar to overpower the weapon and eradicate enemies with a supercharged Solar laser. Drains super. Final blows cause Solar explosions.(Simliar to Agers Scepter)
Unity Resonator: Sustained damage on a target increases damage for you and allies. Continuous damage slowly charges an overshield for you and allies.
Catalyst - Unity Resonator Repeater: Unity Resonator stack and charge increasingly faster with allies who also have Old Friend equipped. (Damage stacks and Overshield charges faster when damaging the same target with allies.)
2024.05.02 15:22 Rough-Average1909 Looking for advice
I’m 34 about 5’6”, 175 female. Last week I saw my doctor after a significant pain attack in my upper right abdomen. She ordered bloodwork and an ultrasound to rule out gallstones.
My ALT came back high at 56. The ultrasound showed I have gallbladder “sludge” but no signs of infection currently.
The star of the show, however, was my liver. Doctor didn’t seem concerned. She said my ultrasound was “reassuring” and showed mild fatty liver that can be helped with diet changes. Honestly at first I was relieved to see her message/the results after a good 10 days spiraling about what could be going on, but since then, and since reading some of the posts from this community, I’m nervous about how bad this could really be…these were the findings:
AST: 23 ALT: 56
FINDINGS: The liver measures 18.4 cm in the right midclavicular line. There is a congenital variant of Riedel's lobe. There is diffusely increased coarsened hepatic echotexture suggesting fatty infiltration. No focal hepatic lesions are demonstrated.
I have been vaping for the last 12+ months. Prior to that I spent the better part of 15 years smoking cigarettes, but had quit around five years ago before having my two children. I’ve been drinking since I was a teenager, and have gone through phases of heavy drinking. Most recently I was probably drinking an average of 3-4 IPAS (beers) 2 days a week. Diet hasn’t been terrible, but not great either. Occasional fast food, late night cereal, ice cream, etc.
Since my ultrasound I’ve stopped vaping, drinking and have drastically changed my diet. I’ve also been going to yoga 3-4 times a week for the last 3 weeks or so and I’m losing weight.
Looking for advice about what questions I should be asking my doctor, next steps I should be pushing for, etc. or is just continue with the diet changes and getting checked again in six months the right move?
Thanks in advance for any advice. New to Reddit and this community has already been so helpful to me!
TLDR: My doctor said we could do another ultrasound and bloodwork in 6 months. Seems like she’s not concerned, but I can’t help but wonder if she didn’t read the full ultrasound report (about liver size, texture, etc.) Any advice about questions I should be asking her, or next steps?? The size of my liver is concerning to me, as is the “coarsened hepatic echotexture.”
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My ALT came back high at 56. The ultrasound showed I have gallbladder “sludge” but no signs of infection currently.
The star of the show, however, was my liver. Doctor didn’t seem concerned. She said my ultrasound was “reassuring” and showed mild fatty liver that can be helped with diet changes. Honestly at first I was relieved to see her message/the results after a good 10 days spiraling about what could be going on, but since then, and since reading some of the posts from this community, I’m nervous about how bad this could really be…these were the findings:
AST: 23 ALT: 56
FINDINGS: The liver measures 18.4 cm in the right midclavicular line. There is a congenital variant of Riedel's lobe. There is diffusely increased coarsened hepatic echotexture suggesting fatty infiltration. No focal hepatic lesions are demonstrated.
I have been vaping for the last 12+ months. Prior to that I spent the better part of 15 years smoking cigarettes, but had quit around five years ago before having my two children. I’ve been drinking since I was a teenager, and have gone through phases of heavy drinking. Most recently I was probably drinking an average of 3-4 IPAS (beers) 2 days a week. Diet hasn’t been terrible, but not great either. Occasional fast food, late night cereal, ice cream, etc.
Since my ultrasound I’ve stopped vaping, drinking and have drastically changed my diet. I’ve also been going to yoga 3-4 times a week for the last 3 weeks or so and I’m losing weight.
Looking for advice about what questions I should be asking my doctor, next steps I should be pushing for, etc. or is just continue with the diet changes and getting checked again in six months the right move?
Thanks in advance for any advice. New to Reddit and this community has already been so helpful to me!
TLDR: My doctor said we could do another ultrasound and bloodwork in 6 months. Seems like she’s not concerned, but I can’t help but wonder if she didn’t read the full ultrasound report (about liver size, texture, etc.) Any advice about questions I should be asking her, or next steps?? The size of my liver is concerning to me, as is the “coarsened hepatic echotexture.”
2024.05.01 03:49 RevolutionaryTop3545 is my hair curly or straight..
curly-haired people & hair dressers of reddit i need help 😭
for context, i had wavy/curly hair as a kid all the way until puberty (?) where my hair got super frizzy and eventually leveled out to be straight. that really upset me because i loved having curly hair, but i got over it
now, i WOULD assume that my hair just became straight after puberty (since i have a friend who’s hair did the opposite — she had pin straight hair, hit puberty, & now has curly hair) but the kicker is that my baby hairs all grow curly?? but the rest of my hair is straight. i genuinely don’t know what this means. will i have to just wait for all my old hair to grow out? do i just have straight hair? will i have to buzz my head?
i’ve tried a ton of curly-hair routines (plopping, microfiber towels, diffusing, hair products) and nothing works for my long hair but my baby hairs all spiral
please let me know 😭😭 i seriously am so tired of the confusion on my hair type
EDIT a lot of ppl have told me that my hair is dense & weighs itself down bc of it’s length, so that could be why the rest doesn’t curl? but i don‘t want to cut my hair short bc i have a round face and like my long hair :(
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for context, i had wavy/curly hair as a kid all the way until puberty (?) where my hair got super frizzy and eventually leveled out to be straight. that really upset me because i loved having curly hair, but i got over it
now, i WOULD assume that my hair just became straight after puberty (since i have a friend who’s hair did the opposite — she had pin straight hair, hit puberty, & now has curly hair) but the kicker is that my baby hairs all grow curly?? but the rest of my hair is straight. i genuinely don’t know what this means. will i have to just wait for all my old hair to grow out? do i just have straight hair? will i have to buzz my head?
i’ve tried a ton of curly-hair routines (plopping, microfiber towels, diffusing, hair products) and nothing works for my long hair but my baby hairs all spiral
please let me know 😭😭 i seriously am so tired of the confusion on my hair type
EDIT a lot of ppl have told me that my hair is dense & weighs itself down bc of it’s length, so that could be why the rest doesn’t curl? but i don‘t want to cut my hair short bc i have a round face and like my long hair :(
2024.04.28 23:26 SabineRitter [ROUNDUP] UFOs reported on here last week. Countries:🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇮🇪🇳🇱🇵🇪🇮🇹🇪🇪🇸🇩🇷🇺🇮🇳 Colors seen this week: 🟠
Last week's post https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9t9iy/roundup_ufos_kona_blue_unhidden_osmium_bob/
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Moon phase waxing gibbous, two days before full
Mars Right Ascension 23h 38m 14s
.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9tcxy/what_is_this/ photos, nighttime sky, at home, outside window, contemporaneous report, single light object, low over rooftop, stationary, duration 20 minutes, orange 🟠, photos show brightness change, it was as if the centre of it darkened for a moment and then returned to Orange., eye 👁, urban area, South Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 , near an army aerodrome ., [GOODPOST], OP deleted, lost data
.2 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1c9kuxq/have_you_ever_seen_a_ufo/ discussion of sightings
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9nfjh/ufo_sighting_sedona_412_810pm/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, Sedona Arizona, single light object, diffuse, friend said they saw two little lights behind the main large light too, smaller objects accompany it, two witnesses
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9ys5c/weekly_mexican_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure/ information, state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cadymb/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_1521/ different OP, state of disclosure USA
.5 https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ca9rxb/caught_something_drone_bird_crossing_the_luna video, nighttime sky, single dark object moving fast, traversing the face of the moon,
.6 reference ISS https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ca7cxl/my_first_decent_picture_of_the_iss/ photo, international space station, ISS, nighttime, single light object, irregular shape, white ⚪️ light
.7 https://old.reddit.com/AnomalousEvidence/comments/1ca1bfh/an_experience/ dream description, entities, communication, They told me that they could see us but we couldn’t see them.
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ca28gj/ufo_sighting_upstate_ny_19931995/ childhood sighting description, from car, nighttime, single light object, zigzag movements, I saw a light in the sky, moving in a perfect zig zag pattern. Like a "VVVVV" pattern. It was white, spherical. , Moira new York state, apathy in other witnesses,
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ca4ln7/ufos_at_daytime/ video, daytime sky, repeat visitors, ongoing, threelights
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cakyps/need_help_identifying_object/ video, nighttime sky, possible timelapse, moon?, from home security camera, OP is not the witness, single light object moving, descending
.11 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1camz3s/what_are_these_lights_in_the_chicago_night_sky/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fourlights, diffuse, spotlights type, splitting and merging, from car, urban area, Chicago Illinois , repeat visitor, emotional reaction unease, What’s really weird is that a week ago I was telling someone about how might have seen a UFO when I was younger and I described them just like this video. This is the 3rd time I’ve seen these lights with this pattern in Chicago. And when I saw them again Saturday night, my heart sank a bit on how weird it was that they appeared not even a week into talking about it.
.12 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cakt3z/possible_sighting/ video and photo, nighttime sky, OP is a pilot, over central Kentucky , fleet, all different directions, moving erratically, formation change observed, forming shapes and maneuvering in reference to each other., duration 1 hour, [GOODPOST], photo shows triangle formation
.13 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cavgzg/any_idea_what_this_is_i_filmed_this_object_on/ video, nighttime sky, southwest Oklahoma, single light object moving straight, satellite?
.14 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cat6ss/first_sighting_meta_observations/ sighting description and discussion of apathy, contemporaneous report, daytime, two witnesses, fleet, overhead, duration 4 minutes, six silver things in the sky that were unlike anything I've seen before.,
.15 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cb8kez/seeking_other_constructive_opinions_as_to_what/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, stationary, from airplane, contemporaneous report, approach to Seatac International Airport, Seattle Washington, near water pacific ocean, video shows flareup, one object moving horizontally, possible light beams, landing lights?, two witnesses
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cb240p/ufo_or_satellite/ long exposure photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving, trajectory change, Hampshire the UK 🇬🇧 , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.17 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cazsm7/im_going_to_go_ahead_and_write_about_my_experience/ sighting description, at home, single object, V-shaped, approach, It was a open V with one side longer than the other. It had a red 🔴 shiny spot at the top of the long side. The short side had varied blues 🔵 and shiny white like diamonds . The frame was a metallic shiny green 🟢, moving and stationary, directly in front, splitting, sudden departure, All the sudden it turned into uniformed balls of white light in a spiraling motion. It was just gone after that., emotional reaction unease, I didn’t feel well afterwards for some time.
.18 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ca3whk/i_could_have_seen_a_ufo_once/ sighting description, single light object, possible reaction to being observed, vanishing, California
.19 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c9cg28/do_aliens_visit_me/ experience description, at home, audio description beeping sound outside the house. , repeat visitor, two witnesses, heard a beep coming from my room, and I whispered "they're going to leave," and then I fell asleep., She says when I said that, the beeping went away. , Sometimes when I was falling asleep when I was about 12 or 13, I heard some kind of celestial or galactic music outside my window.
.20 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c9dxrw/green_ball_falling_down_fast/ sighting description, at home, outside window, single light object moving fast, descending, green 🟢, two witnesses, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , has anyone seen?
.21 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c963b2/fully_robed_aliens/ dream description, landed craft, entities, aliens that were tall and they were all completely covered in black robes like a niqab but even their eyes were covered.
.22 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cap7gl/invertedv_no_lights_ufo_later_cloaked/ sighting description and reference image, V-shaped, has anyone seen?, at home, backyard, It was an inverted-V shaped UFO flying apex first. It had a weird clear bubble around the point or nose of the craft and it had water vapor pouring over the wings. I tried to draw that part in myself. It was banking when I saw it before it turned parallel to the ground and cloaked itself. The cloak looked similar to the cloaking style in the movie “The Predator.”, two objects observed, haze, orientation change, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.23 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbmj59/indepth_jason_sands_is_legitimate/ discussion of Jason Sands, OP is a member of the Intelligence Community, I am here to vouch for Jason Sands in attempt to support his credibility and encourage you all to also show support for him., OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.24 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbpw5q/help_identifying_object_seen_today/ video, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, at work, Mojave California, powerlines, single object blackwhite, moving slowly, tumbling, approach, moving and stationary and moving, trajectory change to vertical, It was traveling against the wind. It came down into the field across the road and came close to ground level and hovered for a bit. After hovering for a bit it began to rise directly vertically until it rose out of sight., downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.25 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbuu8n/fleet_of_lights_over_australian_beach/ sighting description, fleet, Far North Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 , starlink?, 20 to 30 anomalous lights all following the same flight path, all at the same height, stopped at 19:27., three witnesses, similar sighting in comments , downvoted to zero
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc658p/was_this_a_sighting_happened_a_few_weeks_ago/ sighting description, urban area, single light object moving and stationary and moving, jumpy movement, trajectory change, kind of stood there for a second, then reversed, and continued to drop a bit. Finally, it did a loopy ∞ shape, just before shooting "up" and disappearing., sudden departure upward, thought its behavior was sentient, dancing, downvoted to zero , information about UFOs in Peru 🇵🇪
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc98a6/ufo_sighting_in_cardiff_uk/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Cardiff the UK 🇬🇧, nighttime, urban area, single light object, metallic sphere, solid silver orb with what I can only explain as white/orange 🟠 electricity or plasma shifting around the object., haze , reaction to being observed, vanishing, duration 15 seconds, emotion of fear, shock, evening cloudy sky
.28 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccde77/orb_like_object_over_galway_bay_ireland/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, over water, Galway Bay Ireland 🇮🇪, stationary, pulsating, three witnesses, moving, looked to me like a grid pattern.
.29 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cce86y/thoughts/ photo, nighttime sky, Helensbay Northern Ireland the UK 🇬🇧, two objects, possible pyramid shape, multiple lights, splitting, She described the two objects as moving stars two and then both became three each.
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccf2p2/richmond_virginia_sightings_in_past_month/ photos, multiple events, repeat visitors, near water, James River, Richmond Virginia, similar sightings in comments, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, felt compelled to go outside, made three passes, directly in front, zigzag movements, The third time was just last week and the craft seem to move left to right three times in front of me.
.31 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccfhon/nycwhat_is_this/ photos, nighttime sky, at home, outside window, contemporaneous report, fleet or single object multiple lights splitting, contemporaneous report, low over rooftop, urban area, NYC New York state, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, duration 1 hour
.32 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccftbw/i_finally_saw_something/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, contemporaneous report, Arkansas, nighttime, single light object moving, silent, two witnesses, perception discrepancy, other witness observed plane,
.33 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cctozw/high_speed_object_caught_near_airport/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single object moving fast, from airport, RHO Diagoras Greece 🇬🇷, near water, Mediterranean sea , OP is not the witness
.34 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cchu9a/saint_augustine_fl/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, st augustine Florida, single light object, pulsating, video shows stationary and moving, observed splitting, twolights observed , One bright orange light comes out, splits into 4,
.35 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccop7z/unknown_flying_object/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, flareup, I was filming what I thought was a satellite but then this very bright flash happened, contemporaneous report, urban area, Quebec Canada 🇨🇦, very bright, golden to the naked eyes
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccoybi/weird_point_of_light_in_the_sky/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, single light object, moon for comparison observed, duration 5-10 seconds, witness looked away and looked back, vanished
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cczt88/sighting_in_minneapolis_42424_story_in_comments/ video, urban area, Minneapolis Minnesota, two witnesses, duration 10 minutes, threelights, flying in formation, reaction to being filmed, formation change, lighting configuration change, As I started filming on my phone, the 'lead' light moved out in front of the others and off to the side. Shortly after, the second light disappeared, leaving just one which hovered in place until we lost sight of it behind some trees., from car, nighttime, contemporaneous report, has anyone seen? , near airport, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.,
.38 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccqc4l/strange_moving_lights/ video, nighttime sky, from car, woodland hills California, single object multiple lights, moving erratically, trajectory change, crossed directly in front, possible law enforcement response, a few cops with lights and sirens passed by quickly after.,
.39 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc7mbl/ufos_what_is_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, urban area, Groningen the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , contemporaneous report, fleet, flashing erratically, video shows appearing out of nowhere, horizontal trajectory,
.40 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc6vqz/potential_sighting_in_london/ video, daytime cloudy sky, fleet observed, video shows single light object, orange 🟠, urban area, London England the UK 🇬🇧, made two passes, twolights, two witnesses, reaction to being filmed, vanishing, When I told my wife to record, four of them disappeared and only one remained. I then drove towards Highbury and Islington roundabout, and then two appeared after.,
.41 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cd1cih/went_back_through_some_old_videos_i_took_last/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, diffuse light, low over treeline, anomalous to witness, at home, that night the land was glowing in a way we’ve never seen before, maybe I’m a crazy old lady but it looked like something landed there., electronic effects camera interference, Canada 🇨🇦 ,repeat visitor ,two witnesses https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cdfpty/tonights_blue_cloud_et_show/ more video, contemporaneous report
.42 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cbn6cl/can_someone_identify_this_green_beem/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, powerlines, single light object, elongated, vertical orientation, green 🟢, Atlantic island of st. Vincent part of the cape verde archipelago, near water Atlantic Ocean, stationary, duration 10 minutes,
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdmlce/maybe_caught_something_on_camera_nj/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single object, observed moving erratically, abruptly zipped back and forth as though under control., somerset new jersey
.44 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdbxj2/what_am_i_seeing/ timelapse video, nighttime sky, multiple objects, trajectory change horizontal to vertical, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, downvoted to zero
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdf2wc/what_is_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from car, powerlines, Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺, contemporaneous report, single object blackwhite
.46 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cd59kz/ufo_i_personally_shot_footage_of_at_the_end_of/ video, at home, urban area, Miami Florida, possibly rotating, moving erratically, up down left right, duration 40 minutes, witness went to sleep, I got tired at some point and took a small nap, woke up it was still there, went to sleep, woke up again and it was gone. , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, horizontal orientation, stationary
.47 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdm7hi/tracking_the_plasmoid_is_quite_difficult_as_the/ video, nighttime sky, through infrared camera, repeat visitors , downvoted to zero
.48 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdpxba/just_saw_this_from_lambertville_nj_headed_west/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Lambertville new jersey, daytime sky, single light object moving straight, plane for comparison observed, downvoted to zero
.49 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cbk7rv/random_stories_from_the_life_of_a_boring_person/ experience descriptions, multiple events, ongoing, at home, two witnesses, single light object, approach, jumpy movement, blue 🔵, Almost like it zeroed in on us as soon as it knew that we noticed it., emotion of fear, witnesses left the area, similar sightings in comments
.50 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ccbgls/strange_happenings/ sighting descriptions, multiple events, entity, Ohio, ongoing, multiple people saw a large creature standing in the woods between trees watching all these players, through night vision scope, humanoid, antlers, vanished, anomalous silence, footsteps, missing time , mimicking
.51 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cddvg5/does_anybody_remember_being_an_energy_orb/ memory description, has anyone seen?, I remember I was part of a litter of lights with siblings all around me. A tribe of little stars with the background of the universe except all these galaxies and such were brighter.... I chose my parents....I was raising my legs, resting on the floor on my back while my diapers were getting changed. And I clearly thought, "Aww shit, here we go again."
.52 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ccr8tq/7_tall_shadow_silhouette_in_my_bedroom_what_do_i/ sighting description, at home, nighttime, inside bedroom, entity, humanoid, shadow figure, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, it looked slightly hunched over and was staring directly at me, contemporaneous report, similar sightings in comments
.53 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cd3tot/my_sighting_that_made_me_believe/ sighting description, Bibione Italy 🇮🇹 , daytime, over water, Mediterranean sea, single light object, metallic sphere, overhead, stationary, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, similar sightings in comments
.54 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cddyzb/interesting_object_near_langley_afb/ photos and videos, nighttime, from car, fleet or single object multiple lights, there was a string of lights and some blinking green lights., duration 45 minutes, stationary or moving slowly, video shows flashing in sequence, multicolored, near USAF, Langley Virginia, [GOODPOST]
.55 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cdal29/unidentified_object_flying_over_san_jose_ca_today/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, vertical orientation, contemporaneous report, urban area, san Jose California, two witnesses duration 1 minute, disappeared into clouds
.56 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdv28y/what_looks_like_a_moving_star_that_moves_in_a/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, single light object, moving and stationary and moving, overhead, jerky movement as it was constantly speeding up and slowing down in two second increments., at home, two witnesses, duration 3 minutes, Tartu Estonia 🇪🇪, similar sightings in comments
.57 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdwhk9/ufo_sighting_westchester_ny_october_2023_at_2am/ photos, nighttime cloudy sky, at home, outside window, twolights, reaction to being filmed, sudden departure, Westchester new York state, over water, Hudson River, downvoted to zero
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdynoc/3_white_orb_ufos_over_carson_city_nv_april_24/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, urban area, Carson city Nevada, single light object stationary and moving, reaction to being observed, additional twolights, overhead,
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdynswhat_was_it/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, flashing erratically or jumpy movement, possibly rotating, repeat visitor, possible reaction to being filmed, Used to see them often and I haven’t seen them again since then. , similar sighting in comments , urban area, Las Vegas Nevada
.60 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cdxz9j/i_guess_ill_just_throw_this_experience_out_there/ childhood experience description, entity, I just have this memory of running through what seemed to be a building. I was running away from someone, but I don't remember why, I ran until I came across this door that opened by itself and hid inside. Then this tan or brown colored "mantis" being appeared in the doorway. I don't remember anything after that., event amnesia
.61 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cdw5ka/uniform_cloudgas_ball_with_bright_light_inside/ long exposure photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving, also seen by eye, Northern Arizona., two witnesses, powerlines,
.62 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce1lmi/a_light_from_above_lit_my_friends_entire_house_up/ experience description, no craft, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, outside window, backyard, darkness bright as day, After he looked out the front, he said the light was everywhere, as if it were coming from above. , upstate New York, anomalous silence, he noticed everything fell completely silent. , apathy, witness went to sleep, he felt compelled to no longer search for the source of the light, despite spending a few minutes looking already., similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce3snh/earliest_memory_is_of_an_owl_when_i_was_3_years/ childhood experience description, my earliest memory is of an owl, and me riding on its back to the back of my parents property, and then me walking back in my pajamas and climbing back in the window. , repeat visitors, downvoted to zero, Michigan
.64 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdw4vl/by_the_facilitators_of_the_x_space_full_jason/ the Jason Sands interview, OP is the interview host
.65 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceh0c2/strange_orange_light_silently_moving_in_unison/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, orange 🟠 observed, urban area, Sydney Australia 🇦🇺, recorded on 2 different cameras, flew overhead, emotion of fear, I felt a bit of fear and my legs started shaking as the lights silently moved above my head., fleet observed, two pairs of twolights, [GOODPOST]
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce8i3v/i_saw_my_first_ufo_i_think/ video, nighttime sky, near home, i noticed something very odd on top of a tree in my neighbor's front yard., single dim object, irregular shape, shape change observed, looked like some sort of net just floating there, it looked translucent., reaction to being observed, stationary and moving, vanishing and reappearing or second object, over the witness home, video shows diffuse object, elongated, horizontal orientation, felt as it was absorbing the light in the back yard and emitting a sparkly light., downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted , near USAF, Lockheed Air Force Base, fort worth Texas, physical effects goosebumps, wtf_is_this
.67 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceilz4/my_ufo_encounter_in_khartoum_2016_similar_to/ sighting description and drawing, Khartoum- Bahri Sudan 🇸🇩 , nighttime, single object, crescent 🌙 shape or manta, moving straight, possibly cloaked, silent, duration 30 seconds,
.68 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cedcsw/i_think_i_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, two witnesses, single dim object moving straight, This thing was barely visible with a few brighter white dots here and there, it was also absolutely silent.,orientation change, boomerang 🪃, approach, trajectory change, disappeared behind treeline, Australia 🇦🇺
.69 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ce2bam/flying_over_detroit_at_the_draft/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, oval-shaped, tumbling, trajectory change, descending, low over rooftop, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, urban area, Detroit Michigan
.70 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceptdd/mysterious_orange_lights_in_the_sky/ photo, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, orange 🟠, at home, backyard, low over treeline, the UK 🇬🇧, They moved in really weird speeds and directions while one of the lights was stationary for a couple of seconds., similar sightings in comments
.71 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ces9bl/ufo_didnt_show_up_on_camera/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object observed, electronic effects camera can't detect it, two witnesses, moving straight, possibly rotating or tumbling, The other odd thing is it looked like it had distortion around it., submission statement issues, removed, urban area, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceo8w3/truth_too_strange_for_public_consumption_old_man/ information, family story, father, worked at Wright Patterson air force base for over 20 years, aliens were not pacifists. As they had several battles one destroyed a planet beyond mars, then the battle moved to mars where they stripped the atmosphere with weapons and the survivors from the multiple races then came to earth as a last resort. Only ape men were here when they came.
.73 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cesul0/ufo_yesterday_upstate_new_york_jet_followed_5/ photo and reference images, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, elongated, trail or disk shape, angled from the horizon, plane for comparison observed
.74 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ce5m5l/has_anyone_else_had_an_encounter_with_a/ sighting description and drawing, entity, cloaked, has anyone seen?, inside home, suddenly out of no where, A large being appears in front of me. It was tall and slim. It was like the silhouette of a man. It was, what I always described as, “see through.” , wavy edges, directly in front, physical effects paralysis, It then raised its right arm, witness felt observed, emotion of, witness left the area, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.75 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cevkh8/today_around_230am_i_was_able_to_capture_some/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, multiple objects, Camargo Chihuahua Mexico 🇲🇽 , moving slowly, low over rooftop, urban area, very bright, satellites?
.76 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cf0nhn/uaps_spotted_in_central_alabama_april_5_2024/ video, daytime cloudy sky, Prattville Alabama, downvoted to zero, three witnesses, cylinder shaped observed https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfd99y/uaps_spotted_in_central_alabama_april_5_2024/ slowed version, single light object moving fast, possible disk shape with dome or triangle 🔺️, horizontal orientation, smaller objects accompany it
.77 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cex9x8/possibly_true_ufo_story/ sighting description, family story, grandmother's father, Russia 🇷🇺, nighttime, from car, out of nowhere, there’s a massive floating disk in the sky, which flies right over them. My granny’s dad pulls the car over, and looks at this flying disc, which was still right above them, and a bright light beams out for a good amount of time (do not know the exact time) and just flies away at a unnatural speed, overhead, sudden departure, two witnesses, possible physical effects illness, colleague died of a sudden cancer a year later.
.78 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ceid79/i_stumbled_into_what_i_can_only_describe_as_a/ experience description, hiking, At one point during my walk, I had an intense sensation of crossing some kind of boundary. , emotional reaction shock, The first thing I noticed was the branches, covered in fuzzy black things that moved like “electrical” or energy wisps. , audio description distant, deep, vibrating noise that undulated back and forth., physical effects paralysis, I saw what looked like a geometric pattern in the woods., temperature change, it had become much colder. However, I felt a warmth coming from behind me, light illuminating surroundings, emotion of fear, witness left the area, Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia, the cathedral - a complex vaulted structure that seems to underlay what we experience as reality. , similar experiences in comments
.79 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ceo42v/central_florida_east_side_near_colonial_town_and/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, fleet, one following another, low below treeline, horizontal trajectory, urban area, central Florida, similar sighting in comments
.80 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cex54b/dreams_where_greys_teach_me_how_their_engines_work/ dream description, entity, inside craft, a Grey alien took me onto his ship. While on the ship he taught me how their engines worked. The only things I remember specifically is that they have a "photon engine" and that it works like the large hadron collider., has anyone seen?
.81 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cdrecc/hypnopompic_hallucinations_showing_me_the_words/ experience description, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, the words "syntax error" were written multiple times around a central anchor spot like a wheel of fortune spin thing., similar experiences in comments
.82 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cf1he6/my_ufo_story/ sighting description, nighttime, near water, Prince Rupert British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, two witnesses, underwater light, single dark object, exiting water, green red and blue 🟢🔴🔵, flashing in sequence, silent, approach, flew overhead, military response helicopter, the coast guard had dispatched a helicopter to follow it and it was really loud. It followed the UFO as it passed over the city sky, out of view. the USO began to sink into the harbour, and eventually disappeared., entering water,
.83 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1ce7a9c/i_observed_an_unusual_shining_object_in_the_sky/ sighting description, Chandapur Karnataka India 🇮🇳 , at home, nighttime, single light object moving fast, possibly elongated, similar sighting in comments
.84 https://old.reddit.com/Thetruthishere/comments/1cey4ce/i_think_i_saw_a_witch/ sighting description, la bruja, three witnesses, daytime
.85 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cevddw/blue_plasma_ball/ sighting description, two witnesses, single light object, blue 🔵, nighttime, horizontal trajectory, low over ground, from car, similar sightings in comments
.86 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cf6osq/new_to_reddit_saw_tons_of_ufos_at_sessanta/ sighting description, moving stars, multiple objects observed, single light object moving and stationary, flareup, possible electronic effects monitors showing the stage glitched for a few minutes after that. , north Carolina
.87 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cbozwe/a_tear_in_space_a_glitch_in_the_matrix/ experience description, near USAF, Travis AFB northern California, daytime sky, plane for comparison, part of the sky started to glitch and warp like it was shorting out., a cloud-like structure started to form from nothing. It began to swirl horizontally., two witnesses, When he left that day. I saw the look on his face. He looked shattered., wtf_is_this, physical effects paralysis, As we kept watching, another part of the sky began to glitch., A long vertical line materialized., A huge battleship slowly appeared in the void on the other side of the tear., structure observed, stationary, duration 10 minutes, vanishing , got the feeling we weren't supposed to see this., [GOODPOST]
.88 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cekl9g/the_light_disappeared_for_a_second/ experience description, flash of darkness,
.89 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cf8n14/here_is_my_story_and_i_am_interested_in_hearing/ experience description, no craft, at home, witness woke up, audio description computer sounds, brief duration, physical effects paralysis, for a split second all the cats and myself froze in place.
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Moon phase waxing gibbous, two days before full
Mars Right Ascension 23h 38m 14s
.1 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9tcxy/what_is_this/ photos, nighttime sky, at home, outside window, contemporaneous report, single light object, low over rooftop, stationary, duration 20 minutes, orange 🟠, photos show brightness change, it was as if the centre of it darkened for a moment and then returned to Orange., eye 👁, urban area, South Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 , near an army aerodrome ., [GOODPOST], OP deleted, lost data
.2 https://old.reddit.com/Skydentify/comments/1c9kuxq/have_you_ever_seen_a_ufo/ discussion of sightings
.3 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9nfjh/ufo_sighting_sedona_412_810pm/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, Sedona Arizona, single light object, diffuse, friend said they saw two little lights behind the main large light too, smaller objects accompany it, two witnesses
.4 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1c9ys5c/weekly_mexican_and_peruvian_ufo_disclosure/ information, state of disclosure, Mexico and Peru https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cadymb/all_the_relevant_uap_updates_from_april_1521/ different OP, state of disclosure USA
.5 https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ca9rxb/caught_something_drone_bird_crossing_the_luna video, nighttime sky, single dark object moving fast, traversing the face of the moon,
.6 reference ISS https://old.reddit.com/astrophotography/comments/1ca7cxl/my_first_decent_picture_of_the_iss/ photo, international space station, ISS, nighttime, single light object, irregular shape, white ⚪️ light
.7 https://old.reddit.com/AnomalousEvidence/comments/1ca1bfh/an_experience/ dream description, entities, communication, They told me that they could see us but we couldn’t see them.
.8 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ca28gj/ufo_sighting_upstate_ny_19931995/ childhood sighting description, from car, nighttime, single light object, zigzag movements, I saw a light in the sky, moving in a perfect zig zag pattern. Like a "VVVVV" pattern. It was white, spherical. , Moira new York state, apathy in other witnesses,
.9 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ca4ln7/ufos_at_daytime/ video, daytime sky, repeat visitors, ongoing, threelights
.10 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cakyps/need_help_identifying_object/ video, nighttime sky, possible timelapse, moon?, from home security camera, OP is not the witness, single light object moving, descending
.11 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1camz3s/what_are_these_lights_in_the_chicago_night_sky/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, fourlights, diffuse, spotlights type, splitting and merging, from car, urban area, Chicago Illinois , repeat visitor, emotional reaction unease, What’s really weird is that a week ago I was telling someone about how might have seen a UFO when I was younger and I described them just like this video. This is the 3rd time I’ve seen these lights with this pattern in Chicago. And when I saw them again Saturday night, my heart sank a bit on how weird it was that they appeared not even a week into talking about it.
.12 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cakt3z/possible_sighting/ video and photo, nighttime sky, OP is a pilot, over central Kentucky , fleet, all different directions, moving erratically, formation change observed, forming shapes and maneuvering in reference to each other., duration 1 hour, [GOODPOST], photo shows triangle formation
.13 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cavgzg/any_idea_what_this_is_i_filmed_this_object_on/ video, nighttime sky, southwest Oklahoma, single light object moving straight, satellite?
.14 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cat6ss/first_sighting_meta_observations/ sighting description and discussion of apathy, contemporaneous report, daytime, two witnesses, fleet, overhead, duration 4 minutes, six silver things in the sky that were unlike anything I've seen before.,
.15 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cb8kez/seeking_other_constructive_opinions_as_to_what/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, stationary, from airplane, contemporaneous report, approach to Seatac International Airport, Seattle Washington, near water pacific ocean, video shows flareup, one object moving horizontally, possible light beams, landing lights?, two witnesses
.16 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cb240p/ufo_or_satellite/ long exposure photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving, trajectory change, Hampshire the UK 🇬🇧 , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted
.17 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cazsm7/im_going_to_go_ahead_and_write_about_my_experience/ sighting description, at home, single object, V-shaped, approach, It was a open V with one side longer than the other. It had a red 🔴 shiny spot at the top of the long side. The short side had varied blues 🔵 and shiny white like diamonds . The frame was a metallic shiny green 🟢, moving and stationary, directly in front, splitting, sudden departure, All the sudden it turned into uniformed balls of white light in a spiraling motion. It was just gone after that., emotional reaction unease, I didn’t feel well afterwards for some time.
.18 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ca3whk/i_could_have_seen_a_ufo_once/ sighting description, single light object, possible reaction to being observed, vanishing, California
.19 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c9cg28/do_aliens_visit_me/ experience description, at home, audio description beeping sound outside the house. , repeat visitor, two witnesses, heard a beep coming from my room, and I whispered "they're going to leave," and then I fell asleep., She says when I said that, the beeping went away. , Sometimes when I was falling asleep when I was about 12 or 13, I heard some kind of celestial or galactic music outside my window.
.20 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c9dxrw/green_ball_falling_down_fast/ sighting description, at home, outside window, single light object moving fast, descending, green 🟢, two witnesses, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , has anyone seen?
.21 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1c963b2/fully_robed_aliens/ dream description, landed craft, entities, aliens that were tall and they were all completely covered in black robes like a niqab but even their eyes were covered.
.22 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cap7gl/invertedv_no_lights_ufo_later_cloaked/ sighting description and reference image, V-shaped, has anyone seen?, at home, backyard, It was an inverted-V shaped UFO flying apex first. It had a weird clear bubble around the point or nose of the craft and it had water vapor pouring over the wings. I tried to draw that part in myself. It was banking when I saw it before it turned parallel to the ground and cloaked itself. The cloak looked similar to the cloaking style in the movie “The Predator.”, two objects observed, haze, orientation change, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.23 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbmj59/indepth_jason_sands_is_legitimate/ discussion of Jason Sands, OP is a member of the Intelligence Community, I am here to vouch for Jason Sands in attempt to support his credibility and encourage you all to also show support for him., OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.24 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbpw5q/help_identifying_object_seen_today/ video, daytime sky, contemporaneous report, at work, Mojave California, powerlines, single object blackwhite, moving slowly, tumbling, approach, moving and stationary and moving, trajectory change to vertical, It was traveling against the wind. It came down into the field across the road and came close to ground level and hovered for a bit. After hovering for a bit it began to rise directly vertically until it rose out of sight., downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, big debunker energy
.25 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cbuu8n/fleet_of_lights_over_australian_beach/ sighting description, fleet, Far North Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 , starlink?, 20 to 30 anomalous lights all following the same flight path, all at the same height, stopped at 19:27., three witnesses, similar sighting in comments , downvoted to zero
.26 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc658p/was_this_a_sighting_happened_a_few_weeks_ago/ sighting description, urban area, single light object moving and stationary and moving, jumpy movement, trajectory change, kind of stood there for a second, then reversed, and continued to drop a bit. Finally, it did a loopy ∞ shape, just before shooting "up" and disappearing., sudden departure upward, thought its behavior was sentient, dancing, downvoted to zero , information about UFOs in Peru 🇵🇪
.27 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc98a6/ufo_sighting_in_cardiff_uk/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Cardiff the UK 🇬🇧, nighttime, urban area, single light object, metallic sphere, solid silver orb with what I can only explain as white/orange 🟠 electricity or plasma shifting around the object., haze , reaction to being observed, vanishing, duration 15 seconds, emotion of fear, shock, evening cloudy sky
.28 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccde77/orb_like_object_over_galway_bay_ireland/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, over water, Galway Bay Ireland 🇮🇪, stationary, pulsating, three witnesses, moving, looked to me like a grid pattern.
.29 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cce86y/thoughts/ photo, nighttime sky, Helensbay Northern Ireland the UK 🇬🇧, two objects, possible pyramid shape, multiple lights, splitting, She described the two objects as moving stars two and then both became three each.
.30 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccf2p2/richmond_virginia_sightings_in_past_month/ photos, multiple events, repeat visitors, near water, James River, Richmond Virginia, similar sightings in comments, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, felt compelled to go outside, made three passes, directly in front, zigzag movements, The third time was just last week and the craft seem to move left to right three times in front of me.
.31 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccfhon/nycwhat_is_this/ photos, nighttime sky, at home, outside window, contemporaneous report, fleet or single object multiple lights splitting, contemporaneous report, low over rooftop, urban area, NYC New York state, downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, duration 1 hour
.32 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccftbw/i_finally_saw_something/ sighting description, downvoted to zero, contemporaneous report, Arkansas, nighttime, single light object moving, silent, two witnesses, perception discrepancy, other witness observed plane,
.33 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cctozw/high_speed_object_caught_near_airport/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single object moving fast, from airport, RHO Diagoras Greece 🇬🇷, near water, Mediterranean sea , OP is not the witness
.34 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cchu9a/saint_augustine_fl/ video, nighttime sky, urban area, st augustine Florida, single light object, pulsating, video shows stationary and moving, observed splitting, twolights observed , One bright orange light comes out, splits into 4,
.35 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccop7z/unknown_flying_object/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, flareup, I was filming what I thought was a satellite but then this very bright flash happened, contemporaneous report, urban area, Quebec Canada 🇨🇦, very bright, golden to the naked eyes
.36 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccoybi/weird_point_of_light_in_the_sky/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, single light object, moon for comparison observed, duration 5-10 seconds, witness looked away and looked back, vanished
.37 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cczt88/sighting_in_minneapolis_42424_story_in_comments/ video, urban area, Minneapolis Minnesota, two witnesses, duration 10 minutes, threelights, flying in formation, reaction to being filmed, formation change, lighting configuration change, As I started filming on my phone, the 'lead' light moved out in front of the others and off to the side. Shortly after, the second light disappeared, leaving just one which hovered in place until we lost sight of it behind some trees., from car, nighttime, contemporaneous report, has anyone seen? , near airport, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.,
.38 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ccqc4l/strange_moving_lights/ video, nighttime sky, from car, woodland hills California, single object multiple lights, moving erratically, trajectory change, crossed directly in front, possible law enforcement response, a few cops with lights and sirens passed by quickly after.,
.39 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc7mbl/ufos_what_is_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, urban area, Groningen the Netherlands 🇳🇱 , contemporaneous report, fleet, flashing erratically, video shows appearing out of nowhere, horizontal trajectory,
.40 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cc6vqz/potential_sighting_in_london/ video, daytime cloudy sky, fleet observed, video shows single light object, orange 🟠, urban area, London England the UK 🇬🇧, made two passes, twolights, two witnesses, reaction to being filmed, vanishing, When I told my wife to record, four of them disappeared and only one remained. I then drove towards Highbury and Islington roundabout, and then two appeared after.,
.41 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cd1cih/went_back_through_some_old_videos_i_took_last/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, diffuse light, low over treeline, anomalous to witness, at home, that night the land was glowing in a way we’ve never seen before, maybe I’m a crazy old lady but it looked like something landed there., electronic effects camera interference, Canada 🇨🇦 ,repeat visitor ,two witnesses https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cdfpty/tonights_blue_cloud_et_show/ more video, contemporaneous report
.42 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cbn6cl/can_someone_identify_this_green_beem/ photo, nighttime cloudy sky, powerlines, single light object, elongated, vertical orientation, green 🟢, Atlantic island of st. Vincent part of the cape verde archipelago, near water Atlantic Ocean, stationary, duration 10 minutes,
.43 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdmlce/maybe_caught_something_on_camera_nj/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single object, observed moving erratically, abruptly zipped back and forth as though under control., somerset new jersey
.44 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdbxj2/what_am_i_seeing/ timelapse video, nighttime sky, multiple objects, trajectory change horizontal to vertical, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦, downvoted to zero
.45 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdf2wc/what_is_this/ video, daytime cloudy sky, from car, powerlines, Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺, contemporaneous report, single object blackwhite
.46 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cd59kz/ufo_i_personally_shot_footage_of_at_the_end_of/ video, at home, urban area, Miami Florida, possibly rotating, moving erratically, up down left right, duration 40 minutes, witness went to sleep, I got tired at some point and took a small nap, woke up it was still there, went to sleep, woke up again and it was gone. , downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, horizontal orientation, stationary
.47 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdm7hi/tracking_the_plasmoid_is_quite_difficult_as_the/ video, nighttime sky, through infrared camera, repeat visitors , downvoted to zero
.48 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdpxba/just_saw_this_from_lambertville_nj_headed_west/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, Lambertville new jersey, daytime sky, single light object moving straight, plane for comparison observed, downvoted to zero
.49 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cbk7rv/random_stories_from_the_life_of_a_boring_person/ experience descriptions, multiple events, ongoing, at home, two witnesses, single light object, approach, jumpy movement, blue 🔵, Almost like it zeroed in on us as soon as it knew that we noticed it., emotion of fear, witnesses left the area, similar sightings in comments
.50 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ccbgls/strange_happenings/ sighting descriptions, multiple events, entity, Ohio, ongoing, multiple people saw a large creature standing in the woods between trees watching all these players, through night vision scope, humanoid, antlers, vanished, anomalous silence, footsteps, missing time , mimicking
.51 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cddvg5/does_anybody_remember_being_an_energy_orb/ memory description, has anyone seen?, I remember I was part of a litter of lights with siblings all around me. A tribe of little stars with the background of the universe except all these galaxies and such were brighter.... I chose my parents....I was raising my legs, resting on the floor on my back while my diapers were getting changed. And I clearly thought, "Aww shit, here we go again."
.52 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ccr8tq/7_tall_shadow_silhouette_in_my_bedroom_what_do_i/ sighting description, at home, nighttime, inside bedroom, entity, humanoid, shadow figure, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, it looked slightly hunched over and was staring directly at me, contemporaneous report, similar sightings in comments
.53 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cd3tot/my_sighting_that_made_me_believe/ sighting description, Bibione Italy 🇮🇹 , daytime, over water, Mediterranean sea, single light object, metallic sphere, overhead, stationary, witness looked away and looked back, vanished, similar sightings in comments
.54 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cddyzb/interesting_object_near_langley_afb/ photos and videos, nighttime, from car, fleet or single object multiple lights, there was a string of lights and some blinking green lights., duration 45 minutes, stationary or moving slowly, video shows flashing in sequence, multicolored, near USAF, Langley Virginia, [GOODPOST]
.55 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cdal29/unidentified_object_flying_over_san_jose_ca_today/ photo, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, elongated, vertical orientation, contemporaneous report, urban area, san Jose California, two witnesses duration 1 minute, disappeared into clouds
.56 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdv28y/what_looks_like_a_moving_star_that_moves_in_a/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, single light object, moving and stationary and moving, overhead, jerky movement as it was constantly speeding up and slowing down in two second increments., at home, two witnesses, duration 3 minutes, Tartu Estonia 🇪🇪, similar sightings in comments
.57 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdwhk9/ufo_sighting_westchester_ny_october_2023_at_2am/ photos, nighttime cloudy sky, at home, outside window, twolights, reaction to being filmed, sudden departure, Westchester new York state, over water, Hudson River, downvoted to zero
.58 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdynoc/3_white_orb_ufos_over_carson_city_nv_april_24/ video, nighttime sky, threelights, urban area, Carson city Nevada, single light object stationary and moving, reaction to being observed, additional twolights, overhead,
.59 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdynswhat_was_it/ video, nighttime sky, single light object, flashing erratically or jumpy movement, possibly rotating, repeat visitor, possible reaction to being filmed, Used to see them often and I haven’t seen them again since then. , similar sighting in comments , urban area, Las Vegas Nevada
.60 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1cdxz9j/i_guess_ill_just_throw_this_experience_out_there/ childhood experience description, entity, I just have this memory of running through what seemed to be a building. I was running away from someone, but I don't remember why, I ran until I came across this door that opened by itself and hid inside. Then this tan or brown colored "mantis" being appeared in the doorway. I don't remember anything after that., event amnesia
.61 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cdw5ka/uniform_cloudgas_ball_with_bright_light_inside/ long exposure photo, nighttime sky, single light object moving, also seen by eye, Northern Arizona., two witnesses, powerlines,
.62 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce1lmi/a_light_from_above_lit_my_friends_entire_house_up/ experience description, no craft, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, outside window, backyard, darkness bright as day, After he looked out the front, he said the light was everywhere, as if it were coming from above. , upstate New York, anomalous silence, he noticed everything fell completely silent. , apathy, witness went to sleep, he felt compelled to no longer search for the source of the light, despite spending a few minutes looking already., similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.63 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce3snh/earliest_memory_is_of_an_owl_when_i_was_3_years/ childhood experience description, my earliest memory is of an owl, and me riding on its back to the back of my parents property, and then me walking back in my pajamas and climbing back in the window. , repeat visitors, downvoted to zero, Michigan
.64 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cdw4vl/by_the_facilitators_of_the_x_space_full_jason/ the Jason Sands interview, OP is the interview host
.65 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceh0c2/strange_orange_light_silently_moving_in_unison/ video, nighttime cloudy sky, single light object, orange 🟠 observed, urban area, Sydney Australia 🇦🇺, recorded on 2 different cameras, flew overhead, emotion of fear, I felt a bit of fear and my legs started shaking as the lights silently moved above my head., fleet observed, two pairs of twolights, [GOODPOST]
.66 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ce8i3v/i_saw_my_first_ufo_i_think/ video, nighttime sky, near home, i noticed something very odd on top of a tree in my neighbor's front yard., single dim object, irregular shape, shape change observed, looked like some sort of net just floating there, it looked translucent., reaction to being observed, stationary and moving, vanishing and reappearing or second object, over the witness home, video shows diffuse object, elongated, horizontal orientation, felt as it was absorbing the light in the back yard and emitting a sparkly light., downvoted to zero, OP comments downvoted , near USAF, Lockheed Air Force Base, fort worth Texas, physical effects goosebumps, wtf_is_this
.67 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceilz4/my_ufo_encounter_in_khartoum_2016_similar_to/ sighting description and drawing, Khartoum- Bahri Sudan 🇸🇩 , nighttime, single object, crescent 🌙 shape or manta, moving straight, possibly cloaked, silent, duration 30 seconds,
.68 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cedcsw/i_think_i_saw_a_ufo/ sighting description, contemporaneous report, nighttime, two witnesses, single dim object moving straight, This thing was barely visible with a few brighter white dots here and there, it was also absolutely silent.,orientation change, boomerang 🪃, approach, trajectory change, disappeared behind treeline, Australia 🇦🇺
.69 https://old.reddit.com/aliens/comments/1ce2bam/flying_over_detroit_at_the_draft/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object, oval-shaped, tumbling, trajectory change, descending, low over rooftop, two witnesses, contemporaneous report, urban area, Detroit Michigan
.70 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceptdd/mysterious_orange_lights_in_the_sky/ photo, nighttime sky, threelights, triangle formation, orange 🟠, at home, backyard, low over treeline, the UK 🇬🇧, They moved in really weird speeds and directions while one of the lights was stationary for a couple of seconds., similar sightings in comments
.71 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ces9bl/ufo_didnt_show_up_on_camera/ video, daytime cloudy sky, single dark object observed, electronic effects camera can't detect it, two witnesses, moving straight, possibly rotating or tumbling, The other odd thing is it looked like it had distortion around it., submission statement issues, removed, urban area, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
.72 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1ceo8w3/truth_too_strange_for_public_consumption_old_man/ information, family story, father, worked at Wright Patterson air force base for over 20 years, aliens were not pacifists. As they had several battles one destroyed a planet beyond mars, then the battle moved to mars where they stripped the atmosphere with weapons and the survivors from the multiple races then came to earth as a last resort. Only ape men were here when they came.
.73 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cesul0/ufo_yesterday_upstate_new_york_jet_followed_5/ photo and reference images, daytime cloudy sky, single light object, elongated, trail or disk shape, angled from the horizon, plane for comparison observed
.74 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ce5m5l/has_anyone_else_had_an_encounter_with_a/ sighting description and drawing, entity, cloaked, has anyone seen?, inside home, suddenly out of no where, A large being appears in front of me. It was tall and slim. It was like the silhouette of a man. It was, what I always described as, “see through.” , wavy edges, directly in front, physical effects paralysis, It then raised its right arm, witness felt observed, emotion of, witness left the area, similar sightings in comments, [GOODPOST]
.75 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cevkh8/today_around_230am_i_was_able_to_capture_some/ video, nighttime sky, fleet, multiple objects, Camargo Chihuahua Mexico 🇲🇽 , moving slowly, low over rooftop, urban area, very bright, satellites?
.76 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cf0nhn/uaps_spotted_in_central_alabama_april_5_2024/ video, daytime cloudy sky, Prattville Alabama, downvoted to zero, three witnesses, cylinder shaped observed https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cfd99y/uaps_spotted_in_central_alabama_april_5_2024/ slowed version, single light object moving fast, possible disk shape with dome or triangle 🔺️, horizontal orientation, smaller objects accompany it
.77 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cex9x8/possibly_true_ufo_story/ sighting description, family story, grandmother's father, Russia 🇷🇺, nighttime, from car, out of nowhere, there’s a massive floating disk in the sky, which flies right over them. My granny’s dad pulls the car over, and looks at this flying disc, which was still right above them, and a bright light beams out for a good amount of time (do not know the exact time) and just flies away at a unnatural speed, overhead, sudden departure, two witnesses, possible physical effects illness, colleague died of a sudden cancer a year later.
.78 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ceid79/i_stumbled_into_what_i_can_only_describe_as_a/ experience description, hiking, At one point during my walk, I had an intense sensation of crossing some kind of boundary. , emotional reaction shock, The first thing I noticed was the branches, covered in fuzzy black things that moved like “electrical” or energy wisps. , audio description distant, deep, vibrating noise that undulated back and forth., physical effects paralysis, I saw what looked like a geometric pattern in the woods., temperature change, it had become much colder. However, I felt a warmth coming from behind me, light illuminating surroundings, emotion of fear, witness left the area, Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia, the cathedral - a complex vaulted structure that seems to underlay what we experience as reality. , similar experiences in comments
.79 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1ceo42v/central_florida_east_side_near_colonial_town_and/ video, nighttime sky, contemporaneous report, fleet, one following another, low below treeline, horizontal trajectory, urban area, central Florida, similar sighting in comments
.80 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cex54b/dreams_where_greys_teach_me_how_their_engines_work/ dream description, entity, inside craft, a Grey alien took me onto his ship. While on the ship he taught me how their engines worked. The only things I remember specifically is that they have a "photon engine" and that it works like the large hadron collider., has anyone seen?
.81 https://old.reddit.com/HighStrangeness/comments/1cdrecc/hypnopompic_hallucinations_showing_me_the_words/ experience description, at home, nighttime, witness woke up, the words "syntax error" were written multiple times around a central anchor spot like a wheel of fortune spin thing., similar experiences in comments
.82 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1cf1he6/my_ufo_story/ sighting description, nighttime, near water, Prince Rupert British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦, two witnesses, underwater light, single dark object, exiting water, green red and blue 🟢🔴🔵, flashing in sequence, silent, approach, flew overhead, military response helicopter, the coast guard had dispatched a helicopter to follow it and it was really loud. It followed the UFO as it passed over the city sky, out of view. the USO began to sink into the harbour, and eventually disappeared., entering water,
.83 https://old.reddit.com/ufo/comments/1ce7a9c/i_observed_an_unusual_shining_object_in_the_sky/ sighting description, Chandapur Karnataka India 🇮🇳 , at home, nighttime, single light object moving fast, possibly elongated, similar sighting in comments
.84 https://old.reddit.com/Thetruthishere/comments/1cey4ce/i_think_i_saw_a_witch/ sighting description, la bruja, three witnesses, daytime
.85 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cevddw/blue_plasma_ball/ sighting description, two witnesses, single light object, blue 🔵, nighttime, horizontal trajectory, low over ground, from car, similar sightings in comments
.86 https://old.reddit.com/UFOs/comments/1cf6osq/new_to_reddit_saw_tons_of_ufos_at_sessanta/ sighting description, moving stars, multiple objects observed, single light object moving and stationary, flareup, possible electronic effects monitors showing the stage glitched for a few minutes after that. , north Carolina
.87 ➡️ https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cbozwe/a_tear_in_space_a_glitch_in_the_matrix/ experience description, near USAF, Travis AFB northern California, daytime sky, plane for comparison, part of the sky started to glitch and warp like it was shorting out., a cloud-like structure started to form from nothing. It began to swirl horizontally., two witnesses, When he left that day. I saw the look on his face. He looked shattered., wtf_is_this, physical effects paralysis, As we kept watching, another part of the sky began to glitch., A long vertical line materialized., A huge battleship slowly appeared in the void on the other side of the tear., structure observed, stationary, duration 10 minutes, vanishing , got the feeling we weren't supposed to see this., [GOODPOST]
.88 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cekl9g/the_light_disappeared_for_a_second/ experience description, flash of darkness,
.89 https://old.reddit.com/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1cf8n14/here_is_my_story_and_i_am_interested_in_hearing/ experience description, no craft, at home, witness woke up, audio description computer sounds, brief duration, physical effects paralysis, for a split second all the cats and myself froze in place.
2024.04.27 14:44 Caliber76 Co2 set-up
So for a month or two I've had this spiral diffuser. I noticed today it just randomly cracked by itself? Anyone else had experience like this? My assumption is that enough algae grew on top of the ceramic layer to clog it and then the diffuser got over pressurized and fractured. Is there any way to stop this from happening to the next one I buy?
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