Why I Play with Moldy, Old Dead Things...

I love Chip Coffey.  I owe Chip Coffey money - he and his psychic kids have helped to save my part of my sanity.  By watching Chip and the kids, I came to the realization that I wasn't a "weird little kid", I was a psychic sensitive.  Not only was I a psychic sensitive.  I still am a psychic sensitive.

I know I'm not alone.  There are probably a lot of people who recognize themselves and their childhood from watching Psychic Kids.  Many of those people have no idea how to deal with the stigma their family or community put on their abilities and experiences.  Some people were stigmatized for religious reasons; some people were stigmatized because they were surrounded by a family who thought the whole thing was nonsense.  Then there the kids like me who had parents who were told that I had too active an imagination, and to ignore me.  Now that flings you right in the middle of the Twilight Zone.  Am I crazy? Am I going crazy? OK, I get it - I'm flat-assed weird.  Weird means you go to the back of the bus in life.  Weird means there are places you can't or don't go because of the panic those places or people bring up inside of you, but you can't control it or you can't explain it.  If you can't consider the psychic, you may be missing a chance for serious self-knowledge.

Now I'm not telling people to use the psychic as a catch-all explanation.  If someone is seriously depressed or if the voices they hear make them do violent things or they have serious periods of disassociation of reality, then these need to be treated as the medical conditions they are.  However, if you were one of those people who remember having psychic experiences, then it's time to revisit your experiences in a whole different light.

This is the main reason I'm out there.  I want other people who watch Psychic Kids as a therapy session to realize that what happened to you means you had/have extraordinary skills.  Maybe your skills still cause you problems.  Maybe it's time to realize that these skills can serve you as an adult; you panic when you're around someone? Perhaps it's time you paid attention.  If you are overwhelmed with sensations, meditation, especially mindfulness, can help you tune things out or turn sensations down (mindfulness worked for me).  Also, there are a lot of communities on the web who focus on the paranormal or the psychic.  Finding someone who has blazed the trail before you can be very helpful.  Again, if simple solutions like meditation don't work, don't be afraid to ask for psychological or medical help.  No one should have to suffer emotional problems - they are about the worst pain you can deal with.

Yes, I have studied my butt off to understand this whole topic.  Yes, I have listened to the experts about guarding and warding yourself before attempting contact.  Yes, I know there are people who think this whole topic is nonsense.  But I do know what I feel and see - and the results I get are usually fascinating.   Next time more ghost adventures........I promise.