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My son has night terrors and if I were living in the Middle Ages, I would probably have called in a priest for an exorcism by now. I can absolutely imagine that
by micheljansen 2y ago
My son has night terrors and if I were living in the Middle Ages, I would probably have called in a priest for an exorcism by now. I can absolutely imagine that in less enlightened times, where we did not have access to the internet, peer reviewed journals and MRI machines, people with night terrors were believed to be possessed by demons.
- smegsicle 2y agostill might work
- reverius42 2y agoWould be interesting to see a paper published on the efficacy of the placebo effect in exorcisms.
- leoqa 2y agoMany parents use monster spray to combat night visions, seems effective.
- amelius 2y agoIf those were my parents I would have required them to spray every little corner of my room.
- card_zero 2y agoThe idea is that you give the monster spray to the small child, who then ceases to be scared of monsters. This didn't work one notable time when the monster turned out to be 50,000 bees, nesting behind the closet wall.
- ijxjdffnkkpp 2y agoI think this is a John Dies at the End reference! If not, John Dies at the End references this. A salute to you either way! Great book series.
- micheljansen 2y agoThat may help for bad dreams, but not for night terrors (which are medically a different thing, where you are not consciously awake).
- pc86 2y agoThis presumes that some exorcisms are not placebos.
- the_sleaze_ 2y agoProve they aren't. (only semiserious)
- bandie91 2y agopeople still believe they have a self-consistent world view when they dismiss the extra-natural world just because it is not accessible by natural means. it's like "there are no forests because you can't drive in them because there are no motorways in them"
- paulryanrogers 2y agoWhat other 'means' are there besides 'natural' ones?
- wruza 2y agoIf a world can only be accessed through very specific patterns in neuron activity, but not through “natural” physical measurements, this world is imaginary by definition. Millions of dollars are awaiting those who can confidently sync their imagination at a distance, but all these people who claim these objective worlds real are traditionally “above money”, keeping us in the dark.
- xeromal 2y agoI had night terrors for years as a 30 year old and I finally fixed them. * Removed all blinking lights from my room. Cover up smoke detector LED or turn it off. This seems to trigger my night terrors. * Let the brain rest before bed. No phone, screen, book, anything about 20-30 minutes before bed. Hop in the shower, hop in bed. Don't think.
- amelius 2y agoWe need more movies where the bad looking people/creatures are the good guys and the good looking people are the bad guys.
- rustcleaner 2y agoNo, please, I'm tired of what Amazon-Netflix are doing. Don't make it worse!
- ryandrake 2y agoReminds me of Clarke's Childhood's End, where the good guys have to wait decades before revealing their physical appearance, because they happen to look like the bad guys from a certain religion.
- blue_dragon 2y agoIt wasn't happenstance, though. There is a specific reason as to why humanity's depictions of demons look the same as those aliens, and it's a critical plot point. (Can't say more or I'll spoil one of the best sci-fi books of all time for those who haven't read it). Edit: it's also highly debatable whether the Overlords are in fact the good guys.
- type0 2y agoNightmare stems from when a mare comes at night and sits on your chest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nightmare https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nightmare
- obruchez 2y agoTIL: in French, "nightmare" is "cauchemar" and has the same etymology (the second part, at least).
- az09mugen 2y agoAnd this is induced by sleep paralysis : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
- micheljansen 2y agoNightmares differ from night terrors though. To quote Wikipedia: Night terrors are distinct from nightmares.[31] In fact, in nightmares there are almost never vocalization or agitation, and if there are any, they are less strong in comparison to night terrors.[31] In addition, nightmares appear ordinarily during REM sleep in contrast to night terrors, which occur in NREM sleep.[2] Finally, individuals with nightmares can wake up completely and easily and have clear and detailed memories of their dreams.[2][31] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror For a good description of what they are like, read the "Signs and Symptoms" section of that article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror#Signs_and_symptoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terror#Signs_and_symptom...).