Defies Explanation
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What unexplainable phenomena stories are featured today?
Today's podcast will feature two stories about unexplainable phenomena. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered for today's episode. The links to the original YouTube videos are in the description. The first story you'll hear is called Voices, and it's about a woman who suddenly begins hearing voices in her head. And the second and final story you'll hear is called Come Back, and it's about a child with totally unbelievable claims. But before we get into today's stories, if you're a fan of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because that's all we do and we upload twice a week, once on Monday and once on Thursday.
So if that's of interest to you, please replace the Amazon Music Follow Button's roll-on deodorant ball with a single clove of garlic. Okay, let's get into our first story called Voices.
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The following story was pulled from a 1997 article in the British Medical Journal. The article was written by the psychiatrist who treated the patient, who will be the focal point of this story. The only reason I bring this up is because this story truly sounds made up, and it's not.
What is the story behind the voices Brenda hears in her head?
One night in the winter of 1984, a healthy middle-aged woman, who we'll call Brenda for this story, was at her home in London reading a book when she suddenly heard a voice in her head.
It said, Please don't be afraid. I know this must be shocking for you to hear me speaking to you like this, but this was the easiest way I could think of. My friend and I, we used to work at the children's hospital and we would like to help you. Brenda couldn't believe what was happening.
She had never heard voices in her head before. And this voice that was speaking to her, it was so clear and it did not sound like any voice she had heard before. And so at first, Brenda just sat on the couch and didn't do anything and just waited, hoping that maybe she was just imagining this.
But the voice in her head seemed to pick up on her reaction and said, Brenda, this is not a hallucination. We're real and we want to help you. Brenda did not believe it was real.
She believed she had just lost her mind. And so for the rest of the night, she just completely ignored the voice in her head. And first thing the next morning, she went to her doctor's office and said, please help me. The doctor referred her to a psychiatrist. And so she went over to the psychiatrist's office. And after they performed an evaluation of Brenda, they said, look, I don't really know why you're hearing these voices. There's no clear medical explanation for why. And so Brenda was ultimately diagnosed with something called functional hallucinatory psychosis, which basically means Brenda was hallucinating, but there was no clear reason why. The psychiatrist began treating Brenda with an antipsychotic drug, as well as with supportive counseling. Over the next couple of weeks, as Brenda diligently took her medications and went to her appointments, the voices eventually stopped. So Brenda went into her psychiatrist's office and she said, doc, you've saved me. The voices are gone. I'm so happy.
And the psychiatrist would later recall that Brenda was visibly relieved. It was obvious that she was not making this up, that she really believed that she had these voices and now they were gone. And so after Brenda left the office, she actually went on vacation with her family outside of London just to celebrate the fact that she had not, in fact, lost her mind. But while she was away on holiday, she started hearing the voices again. And this time, they told her she had to get back to London as soon as possible because there was something terribly wrong with her. And they gave her a very specific street address that she was supposed to go to to seek treatment. And so Brenda is horrified that the voices are back in the first place.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What unexplainable phenomena stories are featured today?
0:00–2:04
2
What is the story behind the voices Brenda hears in her head?
2:04–5:00
3
How did medical professionals respond to Brenda's hallucinations?
5:00–9:56
4
What shocking discovery did Brenda make after following the voices' instructions?
9:56–13:08
5
How did Brenda's brain tumor surgery change her life?
13:08–17:56
6
Who is Titu and what makes his tantrums unexplainable?
17:56–19:47
7
What strange behaviors did Titu exhibit during his tantrums?
19:47–24:42
8
What unusual knowledge and complaints did toddler Titu have about his family and surroundings?
24:42–35:14