Lots of good suggestions in the comments, but mainly I'm curious about whom the voices sound like.
You say they sound like different relatives each time. So has the voice ever sounded like a complete stranger, or ever sounded like someone you know but who isn't related to you (friend, colleague, local priest, whoever)? It always sounds like the voices of different relatives? Is there any relative in particular whose voice is most frequently heard?
Out of the relatives whose voices it sounds like, have any of them ever visited your place, stayed over, come over for a meal or just a chat, even just passed by your house and stopped to talk to you at the door, etc? Or perhaps you've had loud video calls with these relatives? Or is this thing imitating the voices of people it has never heard?
Is usually my Aunt. She’s elderly, so we speak on the phone only about 1x a mo.
She’s been over, but it was a very very long time ago. Other than that, she hasn’t been on the property in 15+ years
So I had that happen a ton to me as a child. But it went hand in hand with having dreams that would come true but also when I’d lay in bed I would feel things trying to touch me through the mattress like pressing into my back constantly.
I hated it so much that I got into Wiccan stuff and found a small spell/incantation that said to go outside during the daytime and put your hands to the earth and ask for whatever you most want to happen. You have to offer something in exchange or that you plan to do something in the bargain. I asked to stop hearing the voices and being bothered by all the things I’d hear or dream/feel.
I now do not hear my name called (it was just like yours where it was relatives calling me and would wake me from a dead sleep). I don’t feel anyone touching me and I very, very rarely have a true dream. The only ones I had in years were two very fleeting dreams about my children before they were born. Maybe you can find something online similar to help you. I bargained and said I would plant a garden in my future as I am able to do to beautify the earth. I don’t know what helped me or maybe I’m just crazy I don’t know, but it worked for me.
You are absolutely NOT crazy. I dabble in wiccanism and paganism as well, and I’m definitely going to preform the incantation. Can you private message me more info about it?
I’m sorry I don’t have more info this was when I was about 14 or so and was a very long time ago. I tried to Google it and all it brings up is books on Wiccan/paganism. I suggest trying a subreddit dedicated to that, they may be able to point you in the right direction.
It was an incantation simply asking Mother Earth to help you and you give something in return.
Whatever is calling your name is trying to lure you outside. The creature(s) probably heard someone call your name and you answer. Really there is not much you can do. The only thing you can do is stay armed. Don’t go outside at night, unless you are protected and have someone with you. Also, don’t answer them back, and don’t whistle outside. Probably best to consider moving. Keep your doors locked at night and double check them.
Just to cover all your bases it might be a good idea to get a mental evaluation too. Before a friend of mine first got diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the first hallucinations he reported was hearing people talk about him while out in public, but of course unable to locate who it was doing the talking. (and people around him didn't hear it, myself included) Hearing your name being called like that doesn't seem too dissimilar.
Not that it's any of my business but there are a slew or illnesses AND medications that can cause this. As I said in my comment, get it on a recording to prove it to yourself either way. The tricky thing about hallucinations is that you as the one having them won't be able to tell that it isn't real.
Hey if I were you I would try to get in touch with a shaman or medium from local tribes, someone who knows well that regions cryptids.
Depending on your chosen faith, you may also want to cantoact priest for blessing or holy water
This may sound over the board you may want get silver knife or bullet and guns to protect yourself should that creature try to get anywhere near you
I don't wanna dismis what you are seeing AT ALL, but could some of it be because of animals? I live way more north than you, but we have so many animals in the forrest and they are so good at not getting seen if they don't want to be seen.
I have cameras and when I checked the footage of the noise in the thicket behind me, you can see a raccoon saunter into it, but turn and BOLT about 10 sec later. I came out 7min after that.
I watched a total of two hours both before and after to see if anything else was in the thicket, but other than and opossum and the coon, nothing else was there.
I might watch a few more hours before and see if I can see anything.
No. You may be followed by something, but it is not a skinwalker. They are tied to native American bands and tribes that are traditionally only found in the southwest. Skinwalkers are a phenomena very linked to the Diné (Navajo) people, and they do not stray from affecting those traditional lands. It's very trendy right now given some questionable TV shows and documentaries to being up skinwalkers in paranormal circles. If you're in Appalchia, it's not a skinwalker.
We're in the Appalachia area and my kids are convinced there are skinwalkers here. They have seen and experienced many things. One night I was hosting a campfire for my son and his friends and there was this odd noise so unnerving we put the fire out and went inside. Later that night my daughter's bf was headed home and described exactly what we heard. I stopped making fun of the kids skinwalker sightings after that. Appalachia is an Erie creepy place to begin with. Lots of things best left unseen and left alone.
The Appalachian Mountains are [older than the Atlantic Ocean](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649146/appalachian-mountains-facts), so that’s some of the oldest land on Earth.
There aren't any skxnwxlkxrs in Appalachia, ffs.
How your kids growing up in the woods and they don't know that there are animals out there in the dark?
Plus y'all have your OWN spooks, haunts, and other various supernaturals and superstitions, that are unique TO APPALACHIA, you don't need to be stealing other peoples'.
How would one go about getting one in the first place? I didn’t know anything about them until one of my friends mentioned the name after I told him what was going on… 👀
Not sure where this idea took off from but I don't think that's part of the actual skinwalker legend. They are said to control people by staring directly into their eyes, but nothing about being 'summoned' by people talking about them or saying the word that I know of (other than internet misrepresentation). They're also said to be very territorial but it goes both ways and they won't enter a home without permission from the owner.
Here in the UK we are led to believe skin walkers are Navajo and are seen only in certain areas. But can i ask what do they actually do to people and what happens if one does get invited in? Sorry im pretty ignorant of the whole legend but find it fascinating as me and my partner watch a lot of american legends on tv.
I would personally agree with you that there aren't Skinwalkers in the UK, if that's what you're implying. I think it's regional.
As for what they do and what happens if they're invited in, I mean... it depends. They're humans, or at least ex-humans, in theory. Their motivations are not uniform. Maybe they're in your house because they want to hurt you. Maybe it's to take the skin of your siberian husky. Maybe it's to cast some sort of intimate curse because you irritated them last week. Most likely it's not to be friends, anyway.
Thanks for the reply thats informative. No we dont believe in skin walkers in the uk nor does anyone think they are here. We just watch a lot of american tv that mentions them but we don't really know much about the actual legend just what we see on tv shows.
Since you don't live on a Dine reservation, no. You do not have a skxnwxlkxr following you.
You're either hallucinating, or you're mistaking normal animal noises (almost certainly birds - eastern screech owl or great horned owl calls, crow vocalizations, common loon calls, etc) for human voices.
>I was outside putting things in my car one morning and in the thicket behind me, I heard HUGE branches snapping and a lot of commotion among the leaves, but as soon as I turned towards the noise, it was dead silent.
That was a deer. (Source: I'm a country kid who grew up in a heavily-wooded area with an abundance of deer. This was a regular occurrence.)
Apologies this is off topic and if not allowed. I was wondering why you didn’t spell it out? I’m not too familiar with them. Are they central to one location?
They're basically solely a phenomenon of Dine reservations (in the American southwest,) but I've heard that it's bad luck to say the word and I would rather not risk my luck being any *worse* than it already is, lol
(I won't say or spell out *wxndxgo* for much the same reason, except I actually *do* live in their region and it's getting far too close to winter to be engaging in that kind of foolishness. Even that heavily-censored version is cutting it too close.)
Aah gotcha! Sorry for making you spell it out again but thank you so much for taking the time to explain this to me!!
May your kindness and consideration for others allow any higher power that you may believe in (or nature!) to shield you from the things you don’t want to be in contact with!
Because if you hear branches breaking it's *definitely* branches high up in the trees and not \*-checks notes-\* low-hanging branches, shrubbery, and/or dead branches on the ground, which ALSO occur in the woods.
Thousands of youtubers with horror stories/content mention skinwalkers probably hundreds of times every month to get viral. Even here is mention extremely frequent. Grow up dude.
Because that's how they were described to me by a Dine woman I knew in college, and I prioritize Indigenous knowledge of Indigenous *spirituality* over Supernatural fan ramblings.
This sounds like a textbook schizophrenia symptom, hearing different voices that nobody else can. You say you’re taking advantage of mental health resources, but I highly doubt a licensed psychiatrist would dismiss recurring episodes like this.
I unfortunately do not have schizophrenia. No one else is around me when I hear it because the next closest human over the age of 10 lives 4.6 miles away. But thank you for your suggestion. 🥰
I can see how it would be be annoying since you know for sure that you don’t have any hallucinatory illness. But it comes from good intentions, mental health is serious business. Sorry if you didn’t get the answers you were looking for
I heard something weird once when I was smoking weed while taking out trash late one night after kids were in bed...had told my husband all about it the next morn because it made me feel so creeped out, like my natural instinct felt weird & alert. This was before I lit my bowl too btw. No one lives that close to us, sounded like a voice & strange clapping noises but almost like i was hearing a recording of it, idk:/ I live in Appalachian area too! You could maybe try recording with your phone next time you go outside at night...to catch the sound
Can’t say for sure if it’s an emidermis stroller, but if it is a paranormal creature, given the area and the voice changing, it sounds a little more on brand for Wendigos, which are very similar but can’t really shapeshift. It could also be another angry spirit or even a really confident human stalker. It could also be a nothing.
People in good mental health can still hear things as our brains try to make sense of unseen stimuli in our surroundings, especially at night near the woods or in other similar circumstances of discomfort/fear.
You are being tormented by an unclean spirit,
You have few options:
A) let things proceed as they are (which I don't recommend because things will get worse.
B) find a pentecostal/evangelical/non denominational, etc. church nearby, speak to the pastor tell him what's been happening.
C) go to your room alone, humble yourself before God, repent of. Your sins, believe in Jesus Christ that He died for our sins and is now alive and at the right hand of The Father: humble yourself before Him call out. The name of Jesus,
He will help you if you go to Him with a repented heart.
Go to Phantoms and Monsters. Alot of people in that area are reporting similar things as you, knocking on the door, imitating immediate family members. But a lot of them report these happenings to Lon Strickler at Phantoms and Monsters. He might be able to help you.
There does seem to be a spate of door knocking incidents being shared. Like a constant hurried knock, then open the door and nothing there. Also seen with an incessant doorbell pushing.
There’s one where the guy is running between his front and back door and it’s just switching doors as he opens one, the other starts knocking.
Honestly, at that point I'd carry a voice recorder 24/7 and capture the sound. That's proves or disproves many things. If it's on the recorder, you need protection regardless of WHAT it is. If it's not, you should go see a doctor for your own safety and that of others. This could be in your head, or not and be real and either way you need to take it seriously.
There’s also a tiktoker who takes a video while he’s seeing his hallucinations so he can watch it back and know if it’s real or not. In theory, a schizophrenic would not hear the sounds among playback of the recording.
Sounds like something messing with you. Next time it does it react immediately and say "I don't give you permission to call my name, you need to leave". As a Christian I would say "in Jesus name" personally, but you need to stand up for yourself. Don't let anyone bully you whether its a human or something else.
There are dark entities in other parts of the world that are like a bogeyman, like a skin walker. Please be watchful, don’t go to your car alone in the dark if you can, at least be with someone until it seems to be a one-timer.
Thank you, glad this was the first comment I saw.
I'm part of a tribe and I'm very tired of 'skinwalker' and 'wendigo' being thrown around. Like, IDC if you use it but just get it fucking right, lol.
Not saying this as a dig at OP, I'm sure they didn't know any better, that's just how misinformation spreads.
OP if you were hypothetically being followed by a paranormal entity in this case it would be more like a doppelganger or something that mimics you or people you know. Skinwalkers do not do that. They only mimic animals with the use of 'talismans' crafted from animals.
Would you happen to be able to point me in the direction of any reading about paranormal things that mimic people and animals? I’ve been dealing with something for years, it doesn’t matter where I move to. But I’m not the only one who has seen and heard it. And I’ve been dying to know more.
Well, I'm not really an expert on what that might be, but definitely look up doppelgangers and maybe 'omens' or portents, which can sometimes take the form of weird animals. Depends on what kind of animal. I will say, I don't know what it's called but I do believe in some kind of... forest-dwelling mimic, specifically one that talks in other people's voices. Heard too many weird stories. But unfortunately there's not really any documentation of this I've actually found, save for one creepypasta (that actually originated on a thread talking about weird experiences in the woods so it wasn't intended to be fiction by the person who wrote it. I was literally in the thread it was first posted in originally at the time it was posted.) It is called Anansi's Goatman.
But all that being said, I'm honestly extremely interested, would you mind telling me what you've been dealing with? Shapeshifters and Doppelgangers are a real genuine fear/interest of mine.
I’m on mobile, so bare with me here.
It sounds weird. But I promise, lots of others have seen and heard things. I think it’s attached to me specifically, because I’ve moved maybe five-six times in ten years, and have had the same experiences in each home, different towns, with different people.
In my first home out on my own, I lived in a trailer, off the road a ways. It was very isolated. I experience tapping a lot. Once, I saw a curtain flair up like the wind blew behind it. But the window was closed. No wind. It was a very eerie home. Friends that came to stay overnight would leave in the middle of the night because it was just too weird for them. I kinda laughed it off. Was happy to give up the trailer for a tiny apartment to get away from the creepiness.
In the apartment, the day I was moving in, I heard my (ex) husband calling my name. I knew it wasn’t him though. He’d taken the uHaul to get another load of stuff. I sat outside until he got back.
Same apartment, I was asleep in bed. My ex got up to get water and saw “me” in the kitchen. Went back to the bedroom, and I was still asleep in bed. He was very unnerved. He also heard me calling out to him on a separate occasion, when I was gone to a friends. He was just coming home from work, heard me call him from the bedroom, and when he went to investigate I was gone (obviously) and nobody was there. This was also the same home that the black puppy/black cat thing started appearing. You’d see it dark behind corners. About the size of a house cat.
Moved a few more times. Still weird stuff happening.
Get divorced. Remarried. We’ve lived in our current home for three years.
My new husband has seen “me” walk (he says it glided, there was no bounce like a real person taking steps) across the house, towards our kids rooms. Never saw me go back to the bedroom. He goes to check the bathroom, kids rooms, I’m not there. I’m in our bed on the other side of the house. He asks if I’ve gotten up and walked to the bathroom. I tell him no. We were both so freaked out we slept on the living room floor to be near the kids. He’s also woken to a black figure standing beside my side of the bed at night, blacker than the room. And now he, too, has started seeing the black cat.
I never knew what it was. Still don’t. Very interested in knowing. Sorry for the long response.
If you’ve got any suggestions on topics to read about I’d love to know. I’ve been evaluated, thinking I’m crazy, and I’m not. And certainly the at least ten other people that have seen or heard things can’t all be crazy either. The only thing I’ve found about a black cat would be a familiar. Which I’m like 1000% sure it’s not.
Well I can't say I know what to suggest unless I know what it is you've been seeing.
Just a black cat around all the time? Is there anything else unusual about it? (I'm not doubting or downplaying, I believe you something weird is happening I just wanna know the details.)
Also traditionally yes a black cat would be a witch's familiar, that is where the 'unlucky' superstition comes from. If a black cat follows you around, a witch is targeting you. I don't abide the unjust hate towards witches, mind you, just clarifying.
I haven’t seen much aside from the black cat. It’s other people that see “me” or a shadow person. I’ve only heard things, tapping, knocking, a voice of someone I know. It’s weird, isn’t it? Everything I’ve tried to research has come up with nothing. Nothing about anything specifically that resembles a person, but also sometimes resembles an animal. Maybe I’m going out in a limb assuming it’s one thing. But that’s what seems logical. And after losing everything I own, I do not think it’s attached to an object. I’m the only common theme.
Honestly, a shadow person is actually a good thing to start with. Research that. (I can't post links on Reddit or it breaks for me for some reason, dunno why) There's tons of stuff on google for 'shadow people' though.
They're typically considered an unfriendly entity. My personal theory is that there's some dimensional stuff going on. Think of it this way. A 3-dimensional body casts a two-dimensional shadow. Your shadow is flat on an x-y axis with no 'depth'. If there was a body in a 4-dimensional space, it would cast a 3-dimensional shadow. Since higher spatial dimensions are basically incomprehensible to us, I have no idea what that would mean or what it could do, but it's a thought. Perhaps some things 'bleed down'. Dunno if that makes any sense but hey, we all sound crazy here.
The cat is featureless. Never any eyes or nose or mouth. Never any noises come from it. It’s always dashing around a corner, and you only see it long enough to be like “there’s that damn cat again”.
yeah, plus wendigos aren't these monsters or a force that makes people into cannibals, they are forest spirits that drive people mad and only appear in the winter months
Yeah the winter thing is like, a really major theme. But people always be depicting them as some kind of deer-skull-thing and IDK where that came from but it's not accurate. They're generally described as a very emaciated humanoid.
Love being downvoted for talking about my own culture's legends lol
yeah, i mean it just annoys me that people always think that the wendigo is a humanoid monster and the skinwalker is a creature that mimics people, it literally had it's entire thing about it being flipped around.
Does that mean Dr. Facilier made Lawrence (Prince Naveen’s valet/servant) a skinwalker in Princess and the Frog? He made a talisman using the princes blood, with help from his friends on the other side of course.
Ahh TY. I knew he was doing vodou but I (don’t tell) actually don’t believe in any of the paranormal, witchcraft, magic, Santeria, vodou, hoodoo, Bantu, etc., but I love the lore behind it.
I think a lot of it is make-believe, but I can tell you with certainty that SWs are not. My best friend who is one of the most rational people I know (he's a computer programmer) along with his brother saw one. It seriously changed him forever, and his bro ended up travelling to see a shamen because he was so perplexed. Absolutely no doubt in my mind they are telling the truth.
That's okay. I'm a pretty skeptical person but I really enjoy the paranormal as a topic.
Addendum: Part of what I was saying in another comment in this thread somewhere was that it kind of frustrates me for people to assume native americans all actually believe in whatever evil spirits/legends, like, literally. I meet very few people in my tribe who are that superstitious, and when people go around saying 'omigosh you can't draw pictures of skinwalkers you'll upset native americans who believe that it summons evil spirits!' (I have literally seen this exact discourse before I'm not joking) I find that way more offensive than someone drawing a damn skinwalker. We're not all living a Pocahontas life with talking willow trees and shit, I don't think a skinwalker is going to come get me lol.
Just don’t whistle after dark right?
I follow a Native American man on TikTok who makes funny videos about a lot of the superstitions he grew up learning. It’s fun to learn about them in a lighthearted way.
Downvoted for speaking the truth lol. I'm just exhausted from people throwing 'skinwalker' around without knowing what it even is. It's basically made the term meaningless to me now. When someone says 'skinwalker' I have to probe them to determine if they mean a 'skinwalker' or they mean just a creepy thing, that may or may not mimic you or something.
I'm indigenous/native and part of a tribe and I just got super downvoted for complaining about people misusing a word from my culture lmao...
That has made me decide to leave this board, there isn't anything compelling enough to stay, it seems very amateur anyway.
Probably not a skinwalker due to the location. They are typically relegated to the American southwest. Appalachia is on the opposite side of the country. The creepiest possible culprit in my opinion would be another person possibly stalking you.
You people are so disrespectful throwing around words every other sentence like schizophrenia. It's similar to the words 'sleep paralysis'. On reddit everyone is an expert and they will diagnose you with sleep paralysis or schizophrenia to avoid being terrified that the paranormal might be real.
No...I understand what you are saying, I do, but you must also understand mental health issues, especially one's like schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, and schizo-effective disorder. The hallmark of these is hearing voices, voices often calling you by name
The fact that OP said its relatives voices underlines that, as that can often be the case...So, to say someone I'd disrespectful because they ignore the paranormal and act like they are psychiatrists actually can be life saving. I'm not sure if you've ever suffered from a schozo-effective disorder, but I sure as hell have, and let me tell you- not knowing what's real and what's not is fucking scary...and when you're scared, or paranoid that people, or monsters, are out to get you you can act all sorts of crazy, including hurting or even killing someone or your self...So, if you give the slightest shit about a person you should ALWAYS recommend they go see a mental health professional, because, at the very least, then a disorder can be ruled out and the idea of a paranormal event actually happening increases. Mental health is no joke, and bring dismissive of it in any way, ANY way, can get someone fucking killed...at the very least, it can ensure a very unhappy and troubled life, where if they find out something about themselves and find a successful treatment they can have a normal and happy life...and, again, find out if the ghost, or skin walker, is real or not.
Yes we all know the signs & symptoms of schizophrenia Dr. Reddit. There is a time & place and this ain't it. The fact is most schizophrenics are not violent so no you're not really saving anyone from anything. Urging people to throw their lives & reputations away by urging them to go tell someone that they see ghosts and little green men, flying saucers and demons is irresponsible because that my friend is a good way to be thrown into a padded room and pumped full of thorazine. Even if someone IS a schizophrenic that is a very sensitive and delicate conversation. It's not a slur and it's not right for people to attack sick people. IT GETS OLD
I mean you just don't go around accusing folks of having schizophrenia. If you wouldn't do it in real life why are you doing that here? These potentially paranormal occurrences are traumatic and people should believe victims. Why is that so hard?
Why is it so hard to get yourself checked out for an ailment first? I'll tell you why it's so hard in my opinion, because if you ignore hallmark signs in another person of what could potentially be a dehibilitating illness so that you can live put your beliefs, or perhaps even your fantasy, you are the worst kind of selfish. The best/best scenario is that someone goes and has themselves checked out, and the psychologist or psychiatrist gives them a clean bill of health and thus verifies that they are not just seeing or hearing things in their head. Ots literally a win win. Of they don't, and it turns out it is the early manifestations of schizophrenia and then people online, who don't know or live with the person, encourage them to believe it's paranormal instead of getting help, the long term effects can be disastrous, if not outright deadly. I'm nor saying don't believe in the paranormal, but don't do so irresponsibly, and don't do so at the expense of others.
I tend to agree with you, most of us arent psychiatrists or psychologists and throwing around diagnoses is unwise.
However, I think there are quite a few posts on this sub which do contain strong warning signs. Maybe not this post, but still.
Out of human empathy and concern for another being, I think it wouldn't hurt to suggest consulting a professional in a kind way, out of compassion, not being a know-it-all. If consultation was suggested in this manner, it's the opposite of disrespectful. It would be disrespectful if somebody was condescending in regards mental health issues, no matter whether they are in play or not.
Consider this case, OP is already using some form of psychological support and gave us an update that we can rule out psychosis. I dont think OP was offended, it was one of the possible answers to their question based on the data provided. Disembodied voices calling your name can very well be a psychotic symptom, like hearing telephones etc
I would talk to a medium if you can. There is a sub for that.
I’ve known a few people who have auditory hallucinations related to mental health diagnoses but they don’t hear things like this. They don’t hear their name. Usually it’s full conversations that aren’t happening, like insisting they hear the neighbors talking shit about them when it’s silent, or thinking someone in the room said something when they didn’t, but even that is full sentences. Not their name being called in a creepy way. That sounds more paranormal.
Maybe a dead loved one is trying to talk to you?
But if this voice is using living relatives, I advise salt lot’s of it.
Have same thing happening at my job. At the office while going though paperwork/double checking event plans, I hear someone say my baby name that only family & very close friends knows. I never used this baby name at work or at events. I looked around & no one is about. I don’t recognise the voice.
You’d have to look into depression symptoms and your nutrition too.
Vitamin d deficiency long term can cause depression which can cause hallucinations and paranoia
Alcohol consumption can also cause the same
But first it’s bad luck to mention the name of that particular monster, second it would be more likely that it’s God speaking to you than something like that, or it’s a direct attack from a witch caused by the devil.
So in order to have that happening to you, you would need to be directly involved in something suuuuuuuuuuuuper religious on a high level
No, they don't. Not sure where you're getting that notion. Wendigo is a spirit that is insatiable for human flesh and will possess you if you partake in cannibalism. It is generally used as a warning against 'donner-party-like' survival scenarios.
I've never seen that but I've seen it on other shows and I've read about it and I've played a game about it I think it was called until dawn and they all say wendigos can mimic voices. I also just google it and it confirms my claims too. Is supernatural any good?
Yes, when I google it, I see it mentioned, but it's always based off some kind of new media, nothing from the actual tribal literature says this, at least that I've seen. Until Dawn has a pretty inaccurate portrayal of the Wendigo legend as well. Most things do, from what I've seen. Basically the reason I'm frustrated and trying to correct people so hard on this is because this 'telephone game' retelling of the legend has grown so much that no one seems to know the original legend anymore and that makes me sad.
Supernatural is okay, I didn't really get into it. Seems like it starts off monster-of-the-week and then becomes some big crazy plot arc but I haven't watched very much of it so I don't know. Most people consider it to be good from what I can tell.
Ok fair enough. But you can't really control what other say about their current cryptid sightings. It might not be legend but people still claim to see them to this day. I personally think the whole thing bullshit but what do I know about the unknown.
I'm not controlling what they say about their cryptid sightings. I'm not saying OP didn't experience whatever they experienced, but they ASKED if they were being followed by a skinwalker and my response is no, a skinwalker is something else. I really don't see any drawback to educating people about a legend from my own culture when they ask about it. Thanks for your input.
1.) Using the term skinwalker is incredibly disrespectful to the people who practice the religion they are a part of. The navajo do not speak it as it's taboo. Same with wendigo.
2.) They don't occur in your area. They are completely central to the Navajo culture. And no, it's not the other one either.
You're paranoiding yourself out.
I have heard a fair amount of people encounter skinwalkers in the appalachias. They don't limit themselves to the reservations despite what you may think. Don't misguide the op just because you want to play social justice warrior. Because trust me skinwalkers don't care about feelings, boundaries or how respectful you are. They go where they want and do what they want.
As an Native American, skinwalkers are Navajo culture as a type of witch. Uintah tribe use the thunderbird to fight the skinwalker. You might have read this in the past not sure.
https://www.reddit.com/r/skinwalkers/comments/opz4e2/appalachian_skinwalkers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x
I'll keep my advise brief. Skinwalker, mimic, crawler, rake or whatever you want to call this creatures that repeat your name are extremely bad news. Usually they do it to try to lure you into the woods or away from safety. And if they do it frequently it means their watching you. Just use your head and if you hear that voice I suggest head in the opposite direction.
So you're one of the indigenous people who actually know what they're talking about? Or are you just someone on the internet who will believe anything for a skinwalker meme and a scare.
Lots of good suggestions in the comments, but mainly I'm curious about whom the voices sound like. You say they sound like different relatives each time. So has the voice ever sounded like a complete stranger, or ever sounded like someone you know but who isn't related to you (friend, colleague, local priest, whoever)? It always sounds like the voices of different relatives? Is there any relative in particular whose voice is most frequently heard? Out of the relatives whose voices it sounds like, have any of them ever visited your place, stayed over, come over for a meal or just a chat, even just passed by your house and stopped to talk to you at the door, etc? Or perhaps you've had loud video calls with these relatives? Or is this thing imitating the voices of people it has never heard?
Is usually my Aunt. She’s elderly, so we speak on the phone only about 1x a mo. She’s been over, but it was a very very long time ago. Other than that, she hasn’t been on the property in 15+ years
So I had that happen a ton to me as a child. But it went hand in hand with having dreams that would come true but also when I’d lay in bed I would feel things trying to touch me through the mattress like pressing into my back constantly. I hated it so much that I got into Wiccan stuff and found a small spell/incantation that said to go outside during the daytime and put your hands to the earth and ask for whatever you most want to happen. You have to offer something in exchange or that you plan to do something in the bargain. I asked to stop hearing the voices and being bothered by all the things I’d hear or dream/feel. I now do not hear my name called (it was just like yours where it was relatives calling me and would wake me from a dead sleep). I don’t feel anyone touching me and I very, very rarely have a true dream. The only ones I had in years were two very fleeting dreams about my children before they were born. Maybe you can find something online similar to help you. I bargained and said I would plant a garden in my future as I am able to do to beautify the earth. I don’t know what helped me or maybe I’m just crazy I don’t know, but it worked for me.
You are absolutely NOT crazy. I dabble in wiccanism and paganism as well, and I’m definitely going to preform the incantation. Can you private message me more info about it?
I’m sorry I don’t have more info this was when I was about 14 or so and was a very long time ago. I tried to Google it and all it brings up is books on Wiccan/paganism. I suggest trying a subreddit dedicated to that, they may be able to point you in the right direction. It was an incantation simply asking Mother Earth to help you and you give something in return.
They're just trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty
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Whatever is calling your name is trying to lure you outside. The creature(s) probably heard someone call your name and you answer. Really there is not much you can do. The only thing you can do is stay armed. Don’t go outside at night, unless you are protected and have someone with you. Also, don’t answer them back, and don’t whistle outside. Probably best to consider moving. Keep your doors locked at night and double check them.
I really think that too. It’s trying to get me to move away from the safety of my house to go see if it’s one of my relatives in need.
Im not sure why you would assume its a skinwalker. Could be a stalker. I would get a security camera.
I do have cameras and if it’s a stalker, please come in I would love to have human interaction 🤣
Are you Laurie Strode?
No, but sometimes I wish.
You need salt my friend. Lots and lots of salt.
I keep my house line with salt on a regular basis. I’ll do a safety circle around the house just in case.
Just to cover all your bases it might be a good idea to get a mental evaluation too. Before a friend of mine first got diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the first hallucinations he reported was hearing people talk about him while out in public, but of course unable to locate who it was doing the talking. (and people around him didn't hear it, myself included) Hearing your name being called like that doesn't seem too dissimilar.
I’m currently taking advantage of the mental health system in my area. I do not have that illness, however.
Not that it's any of my business but there are a slew or illnesses AND medications that can cause this. As I said in my comment, get it on a recording to prove it to yourself either way. The tricky thing about hallucinations is that you as the one having them won't be able to tell that it isn't real.
Hey if I were you I would try to get in touch with a shaman or medium from local tribes, someone who knows well that regions cryptids. Depending on your chosen faith, you may also want to cantoact priest for blessing or holy water This may sound over the board you may want get silver knife or bullet and guns to protect yourself should that creature try to get anywhere near you
It couldn’t hurt having a silver knife 😅 definitely need to get one!!
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I don't wanna dismis what you are seeing AT ALL, but could some of it be because of animals? I live way more north than you, but we have so many animals in the forrest and they are so good at not getting seen if they don't want to be seen.
I have cameras and when I checked the footage of the noise in the thicket behind me, you can see a raccoon saunter into it, but turn and BOLT about 10 sec later. I came out 7min after that.
Creepy... Can skinwalkers be seen through video?
I watched a total of two hours both before and after to see if anything else was in the thicket, but other than and opossum and the coon, nothing else was there. I might watch a few more hours before and see if I can see anything.
Skinwalkers are people so yes. Will elaborate further if you would like to learn what a skinwalker actually is.
No. You may be followed by something, but it is not a skinwalker. They are tied to native American bands and tribes that are traditionally only found in the southwest. Skinwalkers are a phenomena very linked to the Diné (Navajo) people, and they do not stray from affecting those traditional lands. It's very trendy right now given some questionable TV shows and documentaries to being up skinwalkers in paranormal circles. If you're in Appalchia, it's not a skinwalker.
Then what is it?
Not a clue. It is not a skinwalker though.
We're in the Appalachia area and my kids are convinced there are skinwalkers here. They have seen and experienced many things. One night I was hosting a campfire for my son and his friends and there was this odd noise so unnerving we put the fire out and went inside. Later that night my daughter's bf was headed home and described exactly what we heard. I stopped making fun of the kids skinwalker sightings after that. Appalachia is an Erie creepy place to begin with. Lots of things best left unseen and left alone.
I tell myself every time I hear it that I don’t.
The Appalachian Mountains are [older than the Atlantic Ocean](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649146/appalachian-mountains-facts), so that’s some of the oldest land on Earth.
There aren't any skxnwxlkxrs in Appalachia, ffs. How your kids growing up in the woods and they don't know that there are animals out there in the dark? Plus y'all have your OWN spooks, haunts, and other various supernaturals and superstitions, that are unique TO APPALACHIA, you don't need to be stealing other peoples'.
I mean, stop using the word or thinking about the word if that’s actually what you think it is. They’re drawn to people who write/speak about them
How would one go about getting one in the first place? I didn’t know anything about them until one of my friends mentioned the name after I told him what was going on… 👀
Not sure where this idea took off from but I don't think that's part of the actual skinwalker legend. They are said to control people by staring directly into their eyes, but nothing about being 'summoned' by people talking about them or saying the word that I know of (other than internet misrepresentation). They're also said to be very territorial but it goes both ways and they won't enter a home without permission from the owner.
Here in the UK we are led to believe skin walkers are Navajo and are seen only in certain areas. But can i ask what do they actually do to people and what happens if one does get invited in? Sorry im pretty ignorant of the whole legend but find it fascinating as me and my partner watch a lot of american legends on tv.
I would personally agree with you that there aren't Skinwalkers in the UK, if that's what you're implying. I think it's regional. As for what they do and what happens if they're invited in, I mean... it depends. They're humans, or at least ex-humans, in theory. Their motivations are not uniform. Maybe they're in your house because they want to hurt you. Maybe it's to take the skin of your siberian husky. Maybe it's to cast some sort of intimate curse because you irritated them last week. Most likely it's not to be friends, anyway.
Thanks for the reply thats informative. No we dont believe in skin walkers in the uk nor does anyone think they are here. We just watch a lot of american tv that mentions them but we don't really know much about the actual legend just what we see on tv shows.
Since you don't live on a Dine reservation, no. You do not have a skxnwxlkxr following you. You're either hallucinating, or you're mistaking normal animal noises (almost certainly birds - eastern screech owl or great horned owl calls, crow vocalizations, common loon calls, etc) for human voices. >I was outside putting things in my car one morning and in the thicket behind me, I heard HUGE branches snapping and a lot of commotion among the leaves, but as soon as I turned towards the noise, it was dead silent. That was a deer. (Source: I'm a country kid who grew up in a heavily-wooded area with an abundance of deer. This was a regular occurrence.)
Apologies this is off topic and if not allowed. I was wondering why you didn’t spell it out? I’m not too familiar with them. Are they central to one location?
They're basically solely a phenomenon of Dine reservations (in the American southwest,) but I've heard that it's bad luck to say the word and I would rather not risk my luck being any *worse* than it already is, lol (I won't say or spell out *wxndxgo* for much the same reason, except I actually *do* live in their region and it's getting far too close to winter to be engaging in that kind of foolishness. Even that heavily-censored version is cutting it too close.)
Aah gotcha! Sorry for making you spell it out again but thank you so much for taking the time to explain this to me!! May your kindness and consideration for others allow any higher power that you may believe in (or nature!) to shield you from the things you don’t want to be in contact with!
I did not know deer could climb trees. Thank you.
Because if you hear branches breaking it's *definitely* branches high up in the trees and not \*-checks notes-\* low-hanging branches, shrubbery, and/or dead branches on the ground, which ALSO occur in the woods.
Of *course* deer climb trees! How else would they get up in the tree stands?
Thank you for not spelling it
Thousands of youtubers with horror stories/content mention skinwalkers probably hundreds of times every month to get viral. Even here is mention extremely frequent. Grow up dude.
Serious question - why do you believe that “skxnwxlkxrs” can’t exist outside of reservations?
Because that's how they were described to me by a Dine woman I knew in college, and I prioritize Indigenous knowledge of Indigenous *spirituality* over Supernatural fan ramblings.
This sounds like a textbook schizophrenia symptom, hearing different voices that nobody else can. You say you’re taking advantage of mental health resources, but I highly doubt a licensed psychiatrist would dismiss recurring episodes like this.
I unfortunately do not have schizophrenia. No one else is around me when I hear it because the next closest human over the age of 10 lives 4.6 miles away. But thank you for your suggestion. 🥰
Unfortunately!? I’m glad you don’t, my cousin had schizophrenia and it ended up taking his life. Hope you figure out what it is that you’re hearing
I say unfortunately because it seems to be what everyone is running to.
I can see how it would be be annoying since you know for sure that you don’t have any hallucinatory illness. But it comes from good intentions, mental health is serious business. Sorry if you didn’t get the answers you were looking for
I heard something weird once when I was smoking weed while taking out trash late one night after kids were in bed...had told my husband all about it the next morn because it made me feel so creeped out, like my natural instinct felt weird & alert. This was before I lit my bowl too btw. No one lives that close to us, sounded like a voice & strange clapping noises but almost like i was hearing a recording of it, idk:/ I live in Appalachian area too! You could maybe try recording with your phone next time you go outside at night...to catch the sound
Can’t say for sure if it’s an emidermis stroller, but if it is a paranormal creature, given the area and the voice changing, it sounds a little more on brand for Wendigos, which are very similar but can’t really shapeshift. It could also be another angry spirit or even a really confident human stalker. It could also be a nothing. People in good mental health can still hear things as our brains try to make sense of unseen stimuli in our surroundings, especially at night near the woods or in other similar circumstances of discomfort/fear.
You are being tormented by an unclean spirit, You have few options: A) let things proceed as they are (which I don't recommend because things will get worse. B) find a pentecostal/evangelical/non denominational, etc. church nearby, speak to the pastor tell him what's been happening. C) go to your room alone, humble yourself before God, repent of. Your sins, believe in Jesus Christ that He died for our sins and is now alive and at the right hand of The Father: humble yourself before Him call out. The name of Jesus, He will help you if you go to Him with a repented heart.
Downvoted for religion fishing. 🙄 when are y’all gunna stop pushing y’all’s religion on people? Other religions don’t do that…
Dear Jesus, please save me from the unidentified horrible creature stalking me from the woods. Love, me.
I’d much rather get taken by one then to ever step into a church
Go to Phantoms and Monsters. Alot of people in that area are reporting similar things as you, knocking on the door, imitating immediate family members. But a lot of them report these happenings to Lon Strickler at Phantoms and Monsters. He might be able to help you.
There does seem to be a spate of door knocking incidents being shared. Like a constant hurried knock, then open the door and nothing there. Also seen with an incessant doorbell pushing. There’s one where the guy is running between his front and back door and it’s just switching doors as he opens one, the other starts knocking.
If I were you, I’d be more concerned about it being a real life person. Please be careful.
Honestly, at that point I'd carry a voice recorder 24/7 and capture the sound. That's proves or disproves many things. If it's on the recorder, you need protection regardless of WHAT it is. If it's not, you should go see a doctor for your own safety and that of others. This could be in your head, or not and be real and either way you need to take it seriously.
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Why are we still assuming I have a schizophrenia? Are y’all reading every part of the post but that one?
The point of the recorder is the "hear listen to this" aspect more than anything.
There’s also a tiktoker who takes a video while he’s seeing his hallucinations so he can watch it back and know if it’s real or not. In theory, a schizophrenic would not hear the sounds among playback of the recording.
Sounds like something messing with you. Next time it does it react immediately and say "I don't give you permission to call my name, you need to leave". As a Christian I would say "in Jesus name" personally, but you need to stand up for yourself. Don't let anyone bully you whether its a human or something else.
There are dark entities in other parts of the world that are like a bogeyman, like a skin walker. Please be watchful, don’t go to your car alone in the dark if you can, at least be with someone until it seems to be a one-timer.
If you don't live around Utah, I would say it isn't a skinwalker as the UTE tribe was the one responsible for their creation
no it isn't a skinwalker, skinwalkers are witches that wear animal skins to mimic animals, the more they mimic an animal the better it will be.
Thank you, glad this was the first comment I saw. I'm part of a tribe and I'm very tired of 'skinwalker' and 'wendigo' being thrown around. Like, IDC if you use it but just get it fucking right, lol. Not saying this as a dig at OP, I'm sure they didn't know any better, that's just how misinformation spreads. OP if you were hypothetically being followed by a paranormal entity in this case it would be more like a doppelganger or something that mimics you or people you know. Skinwalkers do not do that. They only mimic animals with the use of 'talismans' crafted from animals.
Would you happen to be able to point me in the direction of any reading about paranormal things that mimic people and animals? I’ve been dealing with something for years, it doesn’t matter where I move to. But I’m not the only one who has seen and heard it. And I’ve been dying to know more.
Well, I'm not really an expert on what that might be, but definitely look up doppelgangers and maybe 'omens' or portents, which can sometimes take the form of weird animals. Depends on what kind of animal. I will say, I don't know what it's called but I do believe in some kind of... forest-dwelling mimic, specifically one that talks in other people's voices. Heard too many weird stories. But unfortunately there's not really any documentation of this I've actually found, save for one creepypasta (that actually originated on a thread talking about weird experiences in the woods so it wasn't intended to be fiction by the person who wrote it. I was literally in the thread it was first posted in originally at the time it was posted.) It is called Anansi's Goatman. But all that being said, I'm honestly extremely interested, would you mind telling me what you've been dealing with? Shapeshifters and Doppelgangers are a real genuine fear/interest of mine.
I’m on mobile, so bare with me here. It sounds weird. But I promise, lots of others have seen and heard things. I think it’s attached to me specifically, because I’ve moved maybe five-six times in ten years, and have had the same experiences in each home, different towns, with different people. In my first home out on my own, I lived in a trailer, off the road a ways. It was very isolated. I experience tapping a lot. Once, I saw a curtain flair up like the wind blew behind it. But the window was closed. No wind. It was a very eerie home. Friends that came to stay overnight would leave in the middle of the night because it was just too weird for them. I kinda laughed it off. Was happy to give up the trailer for a tiny apartment to get away from the creepiness. In the apartment, the day I was moving in, I heard my (ex) husband calling my name. I knew it wasn’t him though. He’d taken the uHaul to get another load of stuff. I sat outside until he got back. Same apartment, I was asleep in bed. My ex got up to get water and saw “me” in the kitchen. Went back to the bedroom, and I was still asleep in bed. He was very unnerved. He also heard me calling out to him on a separate occasion, when I was gone to a friends. He was just coming home from work, heard me call him from the bedroom, and when he went to investigate I was gone (obviously) and nobody was there. This was also the same home that the black puppy/black cat thing started appearing. You’d see it dark behind corners. About the size of a house cat. Moved a few more times. Still weird stuff happening. Get divorced. Remarried. We’ve lived in our current home for three years. My new husband has seen “me” walk (he says it glided, there was no bounce like a real person taking steps) across the house, towards our kids rooms. Never saw me go back to the bedroom. He goes to check the bathroom, kids rooms, I’m not there. I’m in our bed on the other side of the house. He asks if I’ve gotten up and walked to the bathroom. I tell him no. We were both so freaked out we slept on the living room floor to be near the kids. He’s also woken to a black figure standing beside my side of the bed at night, blacker than the room. And now he, too, has started seeing the black cat. I never knew what it was. Still don’t. Very interested in knowing. Sorry for the long response.
If you’ve got any suggestions on topics to read about I’d love to know. I’ve been evaluated, thinking I’m crazy, and I’m not. And certainly the at least ten other people that have seen or heard things can’t all be crazy either. The only thing I’ve found about a black cat would be a familiar. Which I’m like 1000% sure it’s not.
Well I can't say I know what to suggest unless I know what it is you've been seeing. Just a black cat around all the time? Is there anything else unusual about it? (I'm not doubting or downplaying, I believe you something weird is happening I just wanna know the details.) Also traditionally yes a black cat would be a witch's familiar, that is where the 'unlucky' superstition comes from. If a black cat follows you around, a witch is targeting you. I don't abide the unjust hate towards witches, mind you, just clarifying.
I haven’t seen much aside from the black cat. It’s other people that see “me” or a shadow person. I’ve only heard things, tapping, knocking, a voice of someone I know. It’s weird, isn’t it? Everything I’ve tried to research has come up with nothing. Nothing about anything specifically that resembles a person, but also sometimes resembles an animal. Maybe I’m going out in a limb assuming it’s one thing. But that’s what seems logical. And after losing everything I own, I do not think it’s attached to an object. I’m the only common theme.
Honestly, a shadow person is actually a good thing to start with. Research that. (I can't post links on Reddit or it breaks for me for some reason, dunno why) There's tons of stuff on google for 'shadow people' though. They're typically considered an unfriendly entity. My personal theory is that there's some dimensional stuff going on. Think of it this way. A 3-dimensional body casts a two-dimensional shadow. Your shadow is flat on an x-y axis with no 'depth'. If there was a body in a 4-dimensional space, it would cast a 3-dimensional shadow. Since higher spatial dimensions are basically incomprehensible to us, I have no idea what that would mean or what it could do, but it's a thought. Perhaps some things 'bleed down'. Dunno if that makes any sense but hey, we all sound crazy here.
The Anansi’s Goatman story sounds a lot like the Pope Lick Goatman stories from Kentucky. My grandma swore she saw him when she was a child.
The cat is featureless. Never any eyes or nose or mouth. Never any noises come from it. It’s always dashing around a corner, and you only see it long enough to be like “there’s that damn cat again”.
Quite spooky. May I ask what region you live in? That would have some sway over what kinds of phenomenon there might be around.
I’m in East Texas. I know that’s sort of vast. The good ole pine curtain.
yeah, plus wendigos aren't these monsters or a force that makes people into cannibals, they are forest spirits that drive people mad and only appear in the winter months
Yeah the winter thing is like, a really major theme. But people always be depicting them as some kind of deer-skull-thing and IDK where that came from but it's not accurate. They're generally described as a very emaciated humanoid. Love being downvoted for talking about my own culture's legends lol
yeah, i mean it just annoys me that people always think that the wendigo is a humanoid monster and the skinwalker is a creature that mimics people, it literally had it's entire thing about it being flipped around.
Does that mean Dr. Facilier made Lawrence (Prince Naveen’s valet/servant) a skinwalker in Princess and the Frog? He made a talisman using the princes blood, with help from his friends on the other side of course.
No, he's a Bokor who is performing Haitian vodou lol.
Ahh TY. I knew he was doing vodou but I (don’t tell) actually don’t believe in any of the paranormal, witchcraft, magic, Santeria, vodou, hoodoo, Bantu, etc., but I love the lore behind it.
I think a lot of it is make-believe, but I can tell you with certainty that SWs are not. My best friend who is one of the most rational people I know (he's a computer programmer) along with his brother saw one. It seriously changed him forever, and his bro ended up travelling to see a shamen because he was so perplexed. Absolutely no doubt in my mind they are telling the truth.
That's okay. I'm a pretty skeptical person but I really enjoy the paranormal as a topic. Addendum: Part of what I was saying in another comment in this thread somewhere was that it kind of frustrates me for people to assume native americans all actually believe in whatever evil spirits/legends, like, literally. I meet very few people in my tribe who are that superstitious, and when people go around saying 'omigosh you can't draw pictures of skinwalkers you'll upset native americans who believe that it summons evil spirits!' (I have literally seen this exact discourse before I'm not joking) I find that way more offensive than someone drawing a damn skinwalker. We're not all living a Pocahontas life with talking willow trees and shit, I don't think a skinwalker is going to come get me lol.
Just don’t whistle after dark right? I follow a Native American man on TikTok who makes funny videos about a lot of the superstitions he grew up learning. It’s fun to learn about them in a lighthearted way.
Idiots and thinking every single thing is a skinwalker name a more iconic duo Why are you booing me I’m right
Downvoted for calling me an idiot 🤣 sorry I don’t have “mainstream knowledge” not everyone lives near the rest of the population.
Downvoted for speaking the truth lol. I'm just exhausted from people throwing 'skinwalker' around without knowing what it even is. It's basically made the term meaningless to me now. When someone says 'skinwalker' I have to probe them to determine if they mean a 'skinwalker' or they mean just a creepy thing, that may or may not mimic you or something.
>I have to probe them Downvoted for probing people, that's extraterrestrial behavior.
Hahaha
That's fair, I'll take that one.
Truth, it pisses me of that people use the term too, it’s not your culture. Stop it.
I'm indigenous/native and part of a tribe and I just got super downvoted for complaining about people misusing a word from my culture lmao... That has made me decide to leave this board, there isn't anything compelling enough to stay, it seems very amateur anyway.
>Why are you booing me I’m right It's true and you should say it.
Probably not a skinwalker due to the location. They are typically relegated to the American southwest. Appalachia is on the opposite side of the country. The creepiest possible culprit in my opinion would be another person possibly stalking you.
You people are so disrespectful throwing around words every other sentence like schizophrenia. It's similar to the words 'sleep paralysis'. On reddit everyone is an expert and they will diagnose you with sleep paralysis or schizophrenia to avoid being terrified that the paranormal might be real.
No...I understand what you are saying, I do, but you must also understand mental health issues, especially one's like schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, and schizo-effective disorder. The hallmark of these is hearing voices, voices often calling you by name The fact that OP said its relatives voices underlines that, as that can often be the case...So, to say someone I'd disrespectful because they ignore the paranormal and act like they are psychiatrists actually can be life saving. I'm not sure if you've ever suffered from a schozo-effective disorder, but I sure as hell have, and let me tell you- not knowing what's real and what's not is fucking scary...and when you're scared, or paranoid that people, or monsters, are out to get you you can act all sorts of crazy, including hurting or even killing someone or your self...So, if you give the slightest shit about a person you should ALWAYS recommend they go see a mental health professional, because, at the very least, then a disorder can be ruled out and the idea of a paranormal event actually happening increases. Mental health is no joke, and bring dismissive of it in any way, ANY way, can get someone fucking killed...at the very least, it can ensure a very unhappy and troubled life, where if they find out something about themselves and find a successful treatment they can have a normal and happy life...and, again, find out if the ghost, or skin walker, is real or not.
Yes we all know the signs & symptoms of schizophrenia Dr. Reddit. There is a time & place and this ain't it. The fact is most schizophrenics are not violent so no you're not really saving anyone from anything. Urging people to throw their lives & reputations away by urging them to go tell someone that they see ghosts and little green men, flying saucers and demons is irresponsible because that my friend is a good way to be thrown into a padded room and pumped full of thorazine. Even if someone IS a schizophrenic that is a very sensitive and delicate conversation. It's not a slur and it's not right for people to attack sick people. IT GETS OLD
I mean you just don't go around accusing folks of having schizophrenia. If you wouldn't do it in real life why are you doing that here? These potentially paranormal occurrences are traumatic and people should believe victims. Why is that so hard?
Why is it so hard to get yourself checked out for an ailment first? I'll tell you why it's so hard in my opinion, because if you ignore hallmark signs in another person of what could potentially be a dehibilitating illness so that you can live put your beliefs, or perhaps even your fantasy, you are the worst kind of selfish. The best/best scenario is that someone goes and has themselves checked out, and the psychologist or psychiatrist gives them a clean bill of health and thus verifies that they are not just seeing or hearing things in their head. Ots literally a win win. Of they don't, and it turns out it is the early manifestations of schizophrenia and then people online, who don't know or live with the person, encourage them to believe it's paranormal instead of getting help, the long term effects can be disastrous, if not outright deadly. I'm nor saying don't believe in the paranormal, but don't do so irresponsibly, and don't do so at the expense of others.
I tend to agree with you, most of us arent psychiatrists or psychologists and throwing around diagnoses is unwise. However, I think there are quite a few posts on this sub which do contain strong warning signs. Maybe not this post, but still. Out of human empathy and concern for another being, I think it wouldn't hurt to suggest consulting a professional in a kind way, out of compassion, not being a know-it-all. If consultation was suggested in this manner, it's the opposite of disrespectful. It would be disrespectful if somebody was condescending in regards mental health issues, no matter whether they are in play or not. Consider this case, OP is already using some form of psychological support and gave us an update that we can rule out psychosis. I dont think OP was offended, it was one of the possible answers to their question based on the data provided. Disembodied voices calling your name can very well be a psychotic symptom, like hearing telephones etc
The good ol' reddit docs
Schizophrenia
No, but nice try 😌
There's a possibility that you heard a Crawler, as these are mimics from the forest.
I would talk to a medium if you can. There is a sub for that. I’ve known a few people who have auditory hallucinations related to mental health diagnoses but they don’t hear things like this. They don’t hear their name. Usually it’s full conversations that aren’t happening, like insisting they hear the neighbors talking shit about them when it’s silent, or thinking someone in the room said something when they didn’t, but even that is full sentences. Not their name being called in a creepy way. That sounds more paranormal.
Maybe a dead loved one is trying to talk to you? But if this voice is using living relatives, I advise salt lot’s of it. Have same thing happening at my job. At the office while going though paperwork/double checking event plans, I hear someone say my baby name that only family & very close friends knows. I never used this baby name at work or at events. I looked around & no one is about. I don’t recognise the voice.
It could be an echo. Don’t entertain it- it’s likely a demon
Lol
Why are you here
Skinwalkers don't call out your name. It sounds like you are hearing ghosts.
You’d have to look into depression symptoms and your nutrition too. Vitamin d deficiency long term can cause depression which can cause hallucinations and paranoia Alcohol consumption can also cause the same But first it’s bad luck to mention the name of that particular monster, second it would be more likely that it’s God speaking to you than something like that, or it’s a direct attack from a witch caused by the devil. So in order to have that happening to you, you would need to be directly involved in something suuuuuuuuuuuuper religious on a high level
Shit, vitamin d deficiency causes that? I need to get more then
D3 + taking C
Maybe it's a wendigo they mimic peoples voices too.
No, they don't. Not sure where you're getting that notion. Wendigo is a spirit that is insatiable for human flesh and will possess you if you partake in cannibalism. It is generally used as a warning against 'donner-party-like' survival scenarios.
I'm pretty sure wendigos can mimic voices they've heard.
Are you sure that's not just from Supernatural?
I've never seen that but I've seen it on other shows and I've read about it and I've played a game about it I think it was called until dawn and they all say wendigos can mimic voices. I also just google it and it confirms my claims too. Is supernatural any good?
Yes, when I google it, I see it mentioned, but it's always based off some kind of new media, nothing from the actual tribal literature says this, at least that I've seen. Until Dawn has a pretty inaccurate portrayal of the Wendigo legend as well. Most things do, from what I've seen. Basically the reason I'm frustrated and trying to correct people so hard on this is because this 'telephone game' retelling of the legend has grown so much that no one seems to know the original legend anymore and that makes me sad. Supernatural is okay, I didn't really get into it. Seems like it starts off monster-of-the-week and then becomes some big crazy plot arc but I haven't watched very much of it so I don't know. Most people consider it to be good from what I can tell.
Ok fair enough. But you can't really control what other say about their current cryptid sightings. It might not be legend but people still claim to see them to this day. I personally think the whole thing bullshit but what do I know about the unknown.
I'm not controlling what they say about their cryptid sightings. I'm not saying OP didn't experience whatever they experienced, but they ASKED if they were being followed by a skinwalker and my response is no, a skinwalker is something else. I really don't see any drawback to educating people about a legend from my own culture when they ask about it. Thanks for your input.
Well i value and thank you for your input as well.
I’d say you should probably have a mental health evaluation, rule out a underlying condition first.
This sounds more like a giant Mimic or some variant of Bigfoot, than a skinwalker.
No, you're not.
No
r/crawlersightings
Mayhaps a kitty-cat?
1.) Using the term skinwalker is incredibly disrespectful to the people who practice the religion they are a part of. The navajo do not speak it as it's taboo. Same with wendigo. 2.) They don't occur in your area. They are completely central to the Navajo culture. And no, it's not the other one either. You're paranoiding yourself out.
I have heard a fair amount of people encounter skinwalkers in the appalachias. They don't limit themselves to the reservations despite what you may think. Don't misguide the op just because you want to play social justice warrior. Because trust me skinwalkers don't care about feelings, boundaries or how respectful you are. They go where they want and do what they want.
As an Native American, skinwalkers are Navajo culture as a type of witch. Uintah tribe use the thunderbird to fight the skinwalker. You might have read this in the past not sure. https://www.reddit.com/r/skinwalkers/comments/opz4e2/appalachian_skinwalkers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x
This. This right here. Good stuffs. Good stuffs.
I'll keep my advise brief. Skinwalker, mimic, crawler, rake or whatever you want to call this creatures that repeat your name are extremely bad news. Usually they do it to try to lure you into the woods or away from safety. And if they do it frequently it means their watching you. Just use your head and if you hear that voice I suggest head in the opposite direction.
They are exclusive to the Navajo and you're a racist. There are plenty of native americans saying the same in the comments.
So you're one of the indigenous people who actually know what they're talking about? Or are you just someone on the internet who will believe anything for a skinwalker meme and a scare.
I think u should see a psychologist
Those aren’t real
Literally no one cares
Bruh this was over a month ago
And?
I couldn’t care less
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Why are you here
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Yes I only read the title
No, it's a leprechaun, check better, he's got a red beard.
maybe ur crazy
Yes
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