That story was sooo icky!! The BO shaming bf came to mind - read woth Twix and Lauren. Honestly tho hearing different reactions to the story was interesting so not mad
The amount of people who have thought they were haunted but turned out they were slowly being poisoned to death by carbon monoxide is actually astounding. Thanks to reddit when I hear haunted house stories now I think of carbon monoxide poisoning first. 😅
People always jump to that on Reddit haha! Good to check to make sure there’s no leak, but I doubt they’re all from that. I had haunting ghost experiences at a house I lived at for 4 years. The whole time I lived there, there were strange things happening. I would’ve died before we moved if it was carbon dioxide since I was also a child so easier to poison.
I remember the story about the young man finding notes on his desk in a hand writing he didn't recognize, someone messing with his computer among other things who were saved by a random guy on Reddit.
For those confused about the first story’s age differences u/honeytots said: “My mom believes the little girl was Dolly, the younger one. Their school records say they attended the school from kinder all the way up to their death. She believes Dolly showed herself to her at the age she was happiest there, a blissfully unaware kindergartener.”
That’s actually so sweet, like when mediums say that ghost appear as when they were happiest in their lives like when old ladies show up because they were happiest seeing their babies have babies… so her being happiest at school with wonderful teachers and friends and not being stuck remembering something horrific is like really awesome ♥️
Or the mom is just BSing as a spirit would be tied to their place of death and not regress in age. The thing that really gives it away is how they called in every student just to see if it was the kid she saw.
the organ donor story really hit home. i'm 18 now, but at 15 i had a friend die from a brain aneurysm. he was an organ donor, gave 7 organs, saved 5 lives and gave even more tissue to tons of other people. it's weirdly comforting to think that he could be watching over the people he saved.
Wow, your friend was/is a hero! I truly believe he's watching over you, his other friends, the people he saved and his family! He has a busy job, but I bet he really loves it! I'm so sorry for the loss. I'm saddened he was so young, but I'm happy he lives on as a hero in the spirit world! 🙏🏼❤️🍀
About the Dyatlov Pass hikers: the missing eyes and tongue is actually one of the least creepy parts of the story. It can easily be explained by wild animals eating the bodies. Scavenger animals, like vultures, often start with the eyes and tongue (and anus) as they are soft tissues, and eating them first gets them out of the way, making the inside of the carcass more accessible. Fun animal fact!
There actually was a killer who basically confessed to his crimes on reddit. The gist of the story was, this guy and his girlfriend briefly broke up. I think they were going to get back together or something and he was visiting her place while her roommate was out. They were in the kitchen and she ended up asking if he was with anyone else while they were separated and wanted him to leave after his answer. He kept trying to hug her and she grabbed a knife from the dish rack to try to get him away. Instead of leaving, he grabbed one too and ended up killing her? Then he went on the run and posted on reddit. I think people thought he was making stuff up until news came out about a woman found dead in her apartment.
@@dab3stbb It is. I didn't read the original post when it was posted originally, but people would post about it in threads asking about the creepiest reddit post. He posted on the CanadianNews sub, apparently. His name was/is Ager Hasan.
My great-grandmother told me and my brother that she would take care of us and would never allow any spirit to come and scare us or hurt us, she told us that not even she would come to see us so as not to scare us, I have always felt safe because of that. She left her house to my dad and the neighbors say they listen to her but we never do. There's something so comforting about hoping she's out there taking care of us.
Me clicking on this video, living alone, about to go to bed and knowing i will beeee scared for a few nights after this episode but still proceeding to watch. Hearing Morgan telling about the bad consequences she encountered after reading spooking stories is seriously doubting my decision but i am still proceeding to watch 🤔
There was a woman, Brandi Worley, who murdered her children after her husband asked for a divorce. Her husband asked for relationship advice on Reddit because she cheated on him. Later, she murdered their two children. She was sentenced to 120 years in prison for two counts of murder. Rest in paradise Tyler and Charlee Worley 🪽🩵
The one about the heart transplant was so beautiful. I was in goosebumps when you said that the ex broke in. I forgot it was a spooky episode for a few mins 🥲 thank you for always telling these stories 🩷🩷🩷
Seeing how good you are at giving credit, posting links and all of that makes me so happy, thank you for showing people it's not hard at all to give credit and promote the writers
for the russian case, i remember listening to a couple hiking pods about this and the most natural conclusion is that all really died from hypothermia because one of the stages is delusions, taking off your clothes and becoming insane/aggressive. It’s likely the all suffered from hypothermia and ended up fighting each other.
Unlikely that ALL did at the exact time , chances are a few or most did and that was enough to cause mass fighting , removing clothes for better sharing of body heat is a common survival tactic
My father is a diagnosed Sociopath and narcissist. The danger of these words being thrown around is near horrifying to me. As I fully believe, if my father were going to die, he would take me with him. He's killed little animals like birds and chickens (he actually told me this), and I think even kittens. But my points are the same. These stories actually bring me great Solis as I often feel horrible for keeping my guard up around my own Dad. (Might delete this later-i hope you can understand)
I remember when learning about evolution, my biology teacher told us that cells carry their own memories. It's how we adapt and evolve. It's not just our brains.
I have two mirrors in my room facing different parts of my bed and I just raised my eyebrows at myself in the mirror when I heard the second story 😂 luckily I sleep like the dead so I feel a little bad for ghosts if they try to haunt me … between the sleeping and my adhd, I’ll likely have no idea they exist 🤣
😂 For ancient ancestral magic we use mirrors on the altar. You have to keep it clean, constantly cleanse your space and cover it as you sleep. If you have sleeping issues I’d suggest covering your mirrors before bedtime and “sage”.
I want to think i sleep light because sometimes i do but when i sleep i realize i dont hear anything. I was at my friends house and we were sleeping and i was sleep i guess her dog hopped up on me but i like moved i guess and he fell off woke up all the adults in the house. I was knocked tf out. My friend in utter disbelief😂
I relate so much to that second story. I remember waking up and seeing a man in a loin cloth with whip marks across his skin like he was just flogged with a nine tails. He just sat at the foot of my bed smiling. We just made eye contact and had a staring contest until my eyes couldn’t stay open anymore. I did sleep at some point. I was legitimately terrified. After this moment, I was plagued with seeing and hearing various spirits for a full decade. So glad that I finally got rid of them. I still live in fear, they’ll come back.
I saw a woman who was hanged at 11. She followed me for ten years. Friends and boyfriends I had at the time would also see her and would hear weird voices whenever we spoke on the phone.
Sameee I cried too. I was sobbing when we realized the "get out" was meant to protect her and not because she was mad at her or something. It was sooo beautiful 🥺💙
I used to think you were rereading stories, but realized I was just reading them on Reddit before you did on the podcast, and my brain wasn’t recalling correctly where I had heard the story already 😂
My rpst kept a journal of all his “work.” He forced me to read it as proof that he was fully capable of carrying out all his threats if I left him or told anyone what was happening. He had multiple failsafes like that, and was a legitimate psychopath. It’s absolutely terrifying how people easily capable of the most horrific things walk unnoticed among us; our sorority sister’s boyfriend, that guy in the front pew at church, our football player classmate. It was a big guilt point of mine for years that I wasn’t able to get that journal to the police.
@@captivewitness thank you so much. The more the years build up the easier it gets. Getting close to 15 years on now, it mostly only comes up when externally reminded, as opposed to continuously ruminating.
Hi Morgan, I’m happy to finally be early for once congrats on your engagement. I’m a long time fan of the podcast. I wish I could watch the episode right now, but I’m in the hospital and about to go in for surgery, but I’m definitely going to watch when I’m feeling better.
Going off the nosleep story... there's a TikTok I saw a few years back where this girl took a map of the cave systems under the national parks vs where people have gone missing in those parks and the people going missing around the caves. There was also something she mentioned about the staircases in the woods as well! I'll link it if I can find it!
never heard you repeat a story but i get extra excited when y'all read a post i've already read as i've been on reddit for years and listening literally since the beginning - i legit shout "I'VE READ THIS ONE I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR TAKES"
Sooooo excited. I work from home. My son goes to school at 8 and my infant sleeps most of the day. So I was working while listening to the FKS spooky episode and it was SOO relaxing because it’s that time of year but I also scared the crap out of myself.
That's awesome, same here! but like your first reply, without the kids. lol Have you seen any other spooky content that you'd recommend or do you typically keep it to the spooky episodes of Two Hot Takes?
@@katbland9149 have you heard of Sam and Colby? These past few years they’ve been exploring haunted places and they just dropped their latest conjuring series. It’s really good so far!
The transplant story gave me goosebumps. One of my nans hospice nurse told me about one of her transplant patients when she worked icu. The patient's surgery went well and for some reason the family and this patient met. They kept in contact and this patient swore they had to have these people in their life. This patient later told her that this family had invited them to holidays and even got them out of a bad relationship. At the point of me hearing it this patient referred to them as "my family". It was like this organ retained the love for these people and it passed onto this patient.
I'm also a lucid dreamer and I always experience sleep paralyzis right before I enter a lucid dream, but it's happened so much that I've trained myself to not be scared when I feel paralyzed, I just tell myself to relax and get ready for a lucid dream lol.
story 4 - you can cleanse without smoke as well! sound cleansing is a good option. but as for alternatives for white sage: rosemary, cedar, lavender, cinnamon, garden sage, pine, literally any incense, dragon’s blood, angelica, eucalyptus, there’s honestly sooo many you can use. just make sure it’s not toxic to pets if you have them :)
the SAR officer stories are my all time favourite stories on reddit. i always go back to them when i want a good spook! i don’t care if they’re real or not but i will not step foot in the woods because of them lol
The scream I scrumpt when I heard "I am a search and rescue officer". I was like "We're about to get some SARwoods?". The SAR series and Mayhem Mountain are the only stories I'll reread
I remember being very early into my adolescence and me & my dad watching videos about the staircases in the woods. I haven’t heard anything about them ever again until this video. SOOO strange! Loved this & u picked the perfect person to do this video with ❤
In story 4 Alejandra sounds like she’s experiencing Astral Projection, which is an out of body experience where it’s believed your soul or spirit leaves your body for a short period of time and you can actually see yourself sleeping , it’s also supposed to allow you to see things like ghosts that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to see (sorry if this comment pops up twice, my WiFi sucks lol)
Does astral projection happen when you’re sleep though? I’ve always heard of people bringing that on during intense meditation. Theres also likely at least few names for these types of experiences. I imagine they’ve been occurring for centuries.
@@bunnylacy2097 sorry for not seeing your comment 😅 From what I’ve heard and experienced it can be done in a sort of meditative state but when inducing Astral Projection through meditating your brain goes into an almost sleep like state almost like sleep paralysis but not if that makes sense? Sorry I’m not the best at explaining things but it’s basically when you’re either sleeping or in a self induced sleep like trance/ state to allow yourself to exist your body. I hope this helps Edit: wording.
Alejandra's energy about the husband is how I felt with mine before I moved out of my parents house, until he heard/saw some creepy stuff 😂 36:10 Like sir, I am NOT PLAYING when it comes to this house being haunted!
I used to have sleep paralysis nearly daily for a period in my life - being in a stressful living situation brought it on and it eventually left with my stress but the dreams I had during some of them (sometimes it was just paralysis) was terrifying
38:55 I've had sleep paralysis for years, and more recently during those episodes I think I'm actually able to roll off my bed, crawl to my bedroom door and that I AM able to call to my husband for help (I sleep with my toddler and he sleeps in the room next to us) but when it's over, I'm still in bed and I have to immediately sit up and move my arms and legs so I don't fall back asleep and start all over again. It's absolutely terrifying.
This has happened to me. Idk what changed, but I rarely if ever have it anymore. I cleanse my home regularly but before it happened in numerous houses/apartments. It's the worst when you "move" during it but wake up in bed. So creepy!
Story 3: I’m Hindu and believe in reincarnation. I asked my mom about remembering past lives (disclaimer: Hinduism is diverse so I’m not sure if there are different thoughts on this) but she said people tend to remember their past lives if they died young.
16:50 it is part of Feng shui, but I never let mirrors face my bed. Anytime I sleep with a mirror towards my bed directly, I have the worst nightmares. Typically, it's okay if they face like the edge of your bedding or feet, but not directly at you is the recommendation.
Omg that last one gave me FULL BODY CHILLS!!! I didn’t know there was research about heart transplants, but I’ve definitely heard about getting memories from someone’s heart. That’s such a good story thank you Morgan! ❤
I used to live in upstate NY. Right below Montreal. Very very country. I grew up with 191 acres of land. We often incounter stairs and shacks. We were always told that the stairs were left over to people that used to live in the woods. They hold all of the spirits of the woods, and the people that lived in them. One of the most powerful entities in the woods. My dad warned me from a young age to never go up to them. They lead to no where and everywhere at once Hope that helped! (This is all my personal experience)
Past lives!!! That is something I’m so intrigued by! 👀 I’ve found so many stories I’ve found, especially of children, while doing research for an upcoming episode!
It’s more common to NOT have dreams with sleep apnea though. I have sleep apnea and as soon as it started (based on changes of how I slept told to me by others and then my diagnosis) I stopped having vivid dreams like I used to have. Also, many reputable medical sites will explain that a lack of dreams is very common with sleep apnea
@@bunnylacy2097 That makes sense considering the lack of oxygen would awaken someone briefly and prohibit a full rem cycle that's needed to dream. However, not every sleep cycle disruption is like this. Many different signals are being sent to the body during sleep, and they might not be functioning normally.
Love your podcast! Listening to you talk about the mirror in your room made me remember when I use to live at home I had a mirror on the wall in front of my bed. I was always scared to be in there with the lights off because I felt like someone was watching me from my closet. A few times while laying in bed at night I felt something pull my hair and poke me on the forehead. This went on for about a year or 2 until I read about mirrors being potential portals and decided to turn the mirror around facing the wall for the night. When I woke up I threw the mirror away and after that it all stopped. I fully believe something came out of that mirror and was in my room at night.
Story 4: sage and cleansing your home works. Idc what ppl say!! I’ve lived at my home for years and randomly I started to get sleep paralysis and sometimes see this dark black figure sitting at the top of my closet like a gargoyle, with red eyes staring at me. I was sure I was not dreaming. I finally spoke with my partner about it and when I was went to talk about the dark black figure, he cut me off and described exactly what I just described to all of you. We were freaked out obviously because if we were “dreaming” how the hell did we have the same dream multiple times???? Let alone once?! I learned how to sage and cleanse my home. This is what started my spiritual journey, we have not seen it since. I still cleanse my home often, I’m not sure where it came from, something passing through or someone brought it home, but it was insane and terrifying…
Love that you state, learned how to sage! So many ppl play spiritual games and win paranormal prizes. Not sure where you are now on your journey but meditation is a game changer. I think ppl followed by darker energies usually shine a little brighter to attract these things. Being strong and spiritual grounded is so important. ❤
@@AJArciniegas the way I cackled at the “play spiritual games and win paranormal prizes” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 coming from a Hispanic household, we familiar with the spirit realm and my grandpa married a Native woman which even opened more doors. We are NOT going to play around with anything spiritual. Treat it all with respect and have good and pure intentions. I take my cleansing so serious, even how I say things during it. I don’t think people even realize just how delicate you need to be about it all.😭
I would not encourage people to sage their own homes if they themselves are not Native American and practitioners of native rituals. Basically, if you don’t practice/participate in these rituals, it will do nothing but lead to the harmful, overharvesting of white sage. Instead, you can find a practitioner who can invite you into the ritual at your home and not spread cultural appropriation any further. Native American practitioners are more likely to better conserve the white sage population of the us than for profit vendors you find in new age retailers or Etsy sellers. Appreciate, don’t appropriate.
@@it.comes.aroundyou can use other types of sage too, right? I tend to use other types unless I find while white sage while hiking and then I’ll pick just enough to make myself one small roll of it.
The national park staircase things is one of my internet interests so im so glad it came up in this video because i LOVE hearing the stories about them. I will 100% NEVER go near stairs in the woods and neither should anyone reading this. Idc if its real or a legend, the stories are scary enough.
@@bunnylacy2097that sounds very convenient, more than likely the story writer only knew the name and location of the hillside strangler and didn't think to fact check their own BS stories details before hitting post
Girl no matter what the subject of the story, is your voice is soo soothing and puts me to sleep. You could be re-telling the coconut story and I’m catching those z’s! Currently 23:26 uk time. Goodnightttt x
I often feel like I’ve heard a story before and then remember that I read it myself. I’m with you guys it’s hard to remember where you got information from when you are consuming it from multiple sources especially when you are in Reddit and listen to podcasts about Reddit stories.
Morgan get those Ikea like wall curtains for the mirrors in front of your bed, haha. Also, when I sleep alone I feel like there are other people in the room occasionally, it doesn't feel negative. Did you lose a pet that you were really close with? If you are hearing something crawling on the ground it could be a pet coming back to look after you when you are alone. Especially if it doesn't feel like a negative presence.
When I was a kid, I was so freaked out by the mirror in my bedroom that I would take it off the wall, turn it upside down, put it under my bed and put a bunch of heavy encyclopedias on top of it at night lol
The heart story gave me FULL BODY chills. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced them that intensely before. As soon as she hung up the phone my body exploded with chills all over. It really caught me off guard.
OH YEAH BABY MY TIME TO SHINE. Hi! I have DID and this is exactly how it feels. The best cinematic portrayal ive seen thats similar to my experience is Venom, the way venom speaks to eddie and is a booming presence is how one of my alters feel. They all /feel/ different, some are very demure and whispers, others are chaotic and loud. When one of my alters takes over the drivers seat it feels like being launched out of a slingshot and being attached to a bungee cord that yanks me back into my body. Its a fucking wild existence 😅😂🙌 also in regards to dreams, every night i go to my headspace and my alters all have their own lives, we kinda enjoy being asleep more than awake tbh because we get our own bodies and lives. Ive wabted to do a sleep study for years but dont know how to get that ball rolling but anyways Thanks for coming to my ted talk 😂
Wow this is so interesting. Thank you so so much for sharing! You should deff do a sleep study! I feel like a lot of universities are always looking for people
@@TwoHotTakes Huh, that's interesting, when it comes to movies I've only ever heard people with that disorder complain about "Split" (Which is understandable) but I never thought I'd hear one praise "Venom" I wonder what they would think of "Raising Cain" (1992)🤔
As someone professionally diagnosed with the umbrella term parasomnia, specifically for sleep paralysis and night terrors, you don't completely get used to it. I have found ways to make it easier on myself, but it's still scary every time it occurs because you know it's not real, but you have to convince your body that it isn't. Edit for context: I got tested when I was 14 because it was so bad that I was convinced one time that there was a man in the house. I am unfortunately one of the ones who experience visual hallucinations alongside the auditory ones. They've gotten less frequent since I moved houses, and I'm now a college student. My advice for those who suffer it as well is to wiggle your fingers and toes as much as you can. My best guess is that it triggers the body to recognize that you're awake. It works. Mostly.
Sleep paralysis does actually have an explanation. The body is supposed to be paralysed once you get to a certain level of sleep (which is why most of us don’t sleep walk or hit/kick our partners/pets in our sleep). Then once we start to wake up, then the paralysis subsides. However, sometimes, this process doesn’t occur properly in some people so the person will wake up but the body hasn’t gotten the message yet. Another example of this not working properly is when people sleep walk, or do other stuff while completely asleep.
My grandma was the same. She used to play the ouiji board, and then she started to hear the voices of a man and a woman. She tried hypnosis, exorcisms, all sorts. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was adamant that it was the ouiji board till her dying days.
39:05 sweetheart how are you gonna correct her from sleep paralysis to sleep walking and back to sleep paralysis? What you described of being outta your body and seeing yourself or moving around your home invisible, is called astral projection, and you can do that in a deep heavy sleep or in a light sleep. You are wrong just like OP, don’t try and act like you are right and OP is wrong, you described astral projecting while the OP was describing sleep walking.
The way you both get spooked soo easily ita hilarious i can't i am sorry 😹 as my grandmother used to said: spirits can only spook you if you allow them, people its the one you need to be afraid of.
MORGAN!! I HAVE BOTH SLEEP PARALYSIS AND HEAD EXPLODING SYNDROME AND ITS SO BAD 😭 This is wild I’ve never heard anyone talk about this before, this is so validating even if you didn’t talk too long about it! I have sleep paralysis literally regularly, more often than not. I always have to take melatonin to sleep 😢
37:47 my husband gets internally terrified. He says he doesn't believe in the paranormal or supernatural but it's only because he doesn't want it to be real or anything. Idk if this man may be the same or just doesn't believe in it? But my husband talks like that and it's only because he's scared about this stuff, he also doesn't experience a whole lot of unexplained activities.
I feel like y’all would love the podcast called crime Junkie! They do a wonderful job breaking down crimes, giving the family pov, while also being respectful towards the victims and their families!
The story about the heart transplant somehow reminds me of the movie "What lies beneath" with Michelle Pfeiffer. Concerning the "Dyatlov Pereval"... I was born in Russia and that incident still lets many people believe that there was something ELSE at work and the government tried to cover it. Almost 10 years ago I downloaded the investigation documents + autopsy documents to look at the case further BUT I cannot bring myself to do that....
My family's tarot tradition was to go to a store with a lot of them and get the one you feel most drawn to, the idea of a gifted deck is so weird to me because they're so deeply personal and even the people who know you best could get the wrong deck for you.
I am really upset how you said "explains SOME of the injuries" the hikers experienced regarding the Dyatlov Pass incident. The blunt force injuries were caused by the avalanche, the soft tissue that was missing was scavengers, and other injuries were attributed to the manner in which the hikers left their tent in a hurry. Misrepresenting well documented 'mysteries' hurts your credibility. I recommend watching Ask a Morticians video on this.
She read this story on Reddit… she didn’t write these stories or do the necessary research. This whole podcast is about reading Reddit stores so of course they’re not all fact checked. If it’s from Reddit it’s a given there may be incorrect information
I relate a lot to Alejandra when it comes to fascination and connection with dreams. I always KNEW as a kid i was going to die in a car accident when i was 16, i just knew i would and i always pictured it happening and then it never happened and i was kinda confused because i felt like it was just something i knew was going to happen. Never been in an accident before either. Anyway, also had sleep paralysis twice where it felt like my head was going to explode, didn’t know that was a common experience, i wonder what thats about
Mirrors freak me out, i dont have any in my room, i just a small one i use when im doing my makeup or hair but when im not using it i keep it facing the other way lol
It’s crazy that you read the Search and Rescue story, because I’ve heard that so many times on a narration channel and its weird to hear the channels merge😂
One of these stories reminded me of when I was about 6 or 7, and I lived in a haunted house with my family. The ghosts were very active, and we all have stories of that time, but the one that I still remember as a traumatizing event happened one night when I was trying to fall asleep. I kept hearing something whispering my name, and I tried to ignore it. Well, whatever it was, did not like being ignored, and I suddenly felt something grab my shoulder and yank. I was pulled clean off my bed and into the center of the room. I jumped up and ran screaming to my parents' room and slept in their bed that night, lol.
What freaks me out about sleep paralysis is how people claim to see the same things. The hat man was talked about way before Tiktok made him popular with the Benadryl trend. I remember first hearing about him on a ghost documentary in like 2010. People have claimed to see him way before then too. I feel like they can explain the chemicals in the brain and because they can they just leave it at a dead stop for further explanation, but things are so uncanny i wish professionals would take it more seriously
i saw him before i even knew the hat man was a thing !! the first time i had sleep paralysis i saw him and when i spoke about it i just described it as a tall 8-9 foot figure with a top hat. it wasn’t until i was talking to a coworker about it and she said “… YOU SAW THE HAT MAN!?” and her face when pale. my face went pale hearing that someone else has seen him. that’s when i googled the hat man and saw it’s a thing many people experience..
dear morgan ❤ thank you for thorough discussions in all your stories. it is well appreciated specially placing in the links! 👏👏👏 properly done yt videos
I didn't have my first tarot set gifted to me but in my defense it fell off a shelf at a used bookstore and landed on my foot, so who can say the store didnt just gift it to me itself. Well, for 5.99 but still. It's also one of my most accurate decks which feels pretty consistent tbh.
@@gabbycruz8473 Depends on who does the reading, but I definitely treat it that way! Most of my "accident" cards pop out when I'm shuffling the deck and they haven't steered me wrong yet :D
@@alejandragonzalez-un8kc I can totally understand that. Those doors were unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?) wide open for me well before tarot came along 😅
i’m normally not easy spooked by ghost/paranormal stories as i’ve had my fair share of personal experiences but the black angel story literally gave me full body chills and made my stomach turn ahh
I’m not one to hate. I love the podcast but it feels out of touch to be supporting skims and claiming in the last episode that you’re on Palestines side. Skims is donating funds to Israel, and the atrocities they have committed against the Hamas are unspeakable. This war is insane and i know you want to do the right thing, so maybe help by not supporting skims. I understand that you need the monetary revenue, but i think staying on the right side of history is far more important, and that way you won’t come across as performative. Please don’t ignore this comment. The situation is dire and your platform can help
Perhaps they were not aware of that. I wasn’t and i am aware about some other brands that have been donating money to Israel. It’s hard to know every brand or company that does that though. We can always try to let people know nicely instead of assuming they already knew and ignored it.
i have sleep paralysis normally every time i take a nap, and sometimes at night. I experience hallucinations with feeling trapped in my body and also experience what it feels like me getting out of bed and going to do things in my house with an endangered feeling/ again hallucinations of things or people. Ive also realized for me it can be triggered by going to sleep with noises around me, or talking.
“I’ve never repeated a story…” I immediately thought of the coconut story😂
Yep! That one was told 2 too many times😂
That story was sooo icky!! The BO shaming bf came to mind - read woth Twix and Lauren. Honestly tho hearing different reactions to the story was interesting so not mad
Same 🤣
Same!!
She lied as easily as she breathed...
The amount of people who have thought they were haunted but turned out they were slowly being poisoned to death by carbon monoxide is actually astounding. Thanks to reddit when I hear haunted house stories now I think of carbon monoxide poisoning first. 😅
People always jump to that on Reddit haha! Good to check to make sure there’s no leak, but I doubt they’re all from that. I had haunting ghost experiences at a house I lived at for 4 years. The whole time I lived there, there were strange things happening. I would’ve died before we moved if it was carbon dioxide since I was also a child so easier to poison.
My sister and mom had strange experiences too. My friend and I saw the same ghost too. So there’s no way we were all seeing things that weren’t real.
I remember the story about the young man finding notes on his desk in a hand writing he didn't recognize, someone messing with his computer among other things who were saved by a random guy on Reddit.
no story will ever top the crew of guys that took a tour of that huge restaurant/hotel and spoke to people and it didn’t exist
Omg I remember that one! So creepy
that was CRAZY
True! I wish they could have said where exactly it was since I’m in the same city. That story was memorable
which episode was this?? i briefly remember this story
i need to know what episode this was, i've been looking for it and haven't found it
For those confused about the first story’s age differences u/honeytots said: “My mom believes the little girl was Dolly, the younger one. Their school records say they attended the school from kinder all the way up to their death. She believes Dolly showed herself to her at the age she was happiest there, a blissfully unaware kindergartener.”
That’s so sad 🥺 that story made me very emotional, can’t imagine what she went through in her last moments
I was thinking something similar. I was thinking that that was the age she was in the photo they found of her. (The photo found for the brother)
That’s actually so sweet, like when mediums say that ghost appear as when they were happiest in their lives like when old ladies show up because they were happiest seeing their babies have babies… so her being happiest at school with wonderful teachers and friends and not being stuck remembering something horrific is like really awesome ♥️
Or the mom is just BSing as a spirit would be tied to their place of death and not regress in age. The thing that really gives it away is how they called in every student just to see if it was the kid she saw.
the organ donor story really hit home. i'm 18 now, but at 15 i had a friend die from a brain aneurysm. he was an organ donor, gave 7 organs, saved 5 lives and gave even more tissue to tons of other people. it's weirdly comforting to think that he could be watching over the people he saved.
Wow, your friend was/is a hero! I truly believe he's watching over you, his other friends, the people he saved and his family! He has a busy job, but I bet he really loves it! I'm so sorry for the loss. I'm saddened he was so young, but I'm happy he lives on as a hero in the spirit world!
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Alejandra: I have never listened to an episode and thought “that’s already been read before”
Morgan: continues to subject us to the coconut story 💀😂
Literally my first thought as well! 🤣 but Morgan has always been like, “I know I’ve done this to you before.. buuuuuuuut..” 😂
lol yess I was about to say
Alejandra's reaction to the husband and recognizing she's focusing on the wrong thing in the story is me af lol love her!
About the Dyatlov Pass hikers: the missing eyes and tongue is actually one of the least creepy parts of the story. It can easily be explained by wild animals eating the bodies. Scavenger animals, like vultures, often start with the eyes and tongue (and anus) as they are soft tissues, and eating them first gets them out of the way, making the inside of the carcass more accessible. Fun animal fact!
fun fact😂
Horrifying animal fact!
But also for pronunciation: die-at-love
Not the butthole! 😭
There actually was a killer who basically confessed to his crimes on reddit. The gist of the story was, this guy and his girlfriend briefly broke up. I think they were going to get back together or something and he was visiting her place while her roommate was out. They were in the kitchen and she ended up asking if he was with anyone else while they were separated and wanted him to leave after his answer. He kept trying to hug her and she grabbed a knife from the dish rack to try to get him away. Instead of leaving, he grabbed one too and ended up killing her? Then he went on the run and posted on reddit. I think people thought he was making stuff up until news came out about a woman found dead in her apartment.
WTF that's horrible
@@dab3stbb It is. I didn't read the original post when it was posted originally, but people would post about it in threads asking about the creepiest reddit post. He posted on the CanadianNews sub, apparently. His name was/is Ager Hasan.
@@Heather_Duke I think I watched that story on a true crime channel on RUclips but I don’t remember which one.
@@Heather_Duke yeah he is still in jail, but wow he stabbed her 47 times that’s insane! And he’s the one that cheated ugh what a tragedy
There was also that guy who, with his friends, killed a mentally disabled boy way back. They never told and his body was never found.
My great-grandmother told me and my brother that she would take care of us and would never allow any spirit to come and scare us or hurt us, she told us that not even she would come to see us so as not to scare us, I have always felt safe because of that.
She left her house to my dad and the neighbors say they listen to her but we never do. There's something so comforting about hoping she's out there taking care of us.
Its so weird to go from binging 2 year old videos everyday to seeing a brand new post once a week, makes my day when i get to see the new ones :)
Literally what I’m doing haha
Right lol i feel like i watched every episode at least 3 times now
Me clicking on this video, living alone, about to go to bed and knowing i will beeee scared for a few nights after this episode but still proceeding to watch.
Hearing Morgan telling about the bad consequences she encountered after reading spooking stories is seriously doubting my decision but i am still proceeding to watch 🤔
There was a woman, Brandi Worley, who murdered her children after her husband asked for a divorce. Her husband asked for relationship advice on Reddit because she cheated on him. Later, she murdered their two children. She was sentenced to 120 years in prison for two counts of murder. Rest in paradise Tyler and Charlee Worley 🪽🩵
Why cheat if you don’t want anyone to do anything about it smh. She was selfish all the way till the end.
Wait I think we read this story but not the updates... omg
The one about the heart transplant was so beautiful. I was in goosebumps when you said that the ex broke in. I forgot it was a spooky episode for a few mins 🥲 thank you for always telling these stories 🩷🩷🩷
That story had mea in tears! 🥺💙 The ending surprised me so much.
Seeing how good you are at giving credit, posting links and all of that makes me so happy, thank you for showing people it's not hard at all to give credit and promote the writers
for the russian case, i remember listening to a couple hiking pods about this and the most natural conclusion is that all really died from hypothermia because one of the stages is delusions, taking off your clothes and becoming insane/aggressive. It’s likely the all suffered from hypothermia and ended up fighting each other.
Unlikely that ALL did at the exact time , chances are a few or most did and that was enough to cause mass fighting , removing clothes for better sharing of body heat is a common survival tactic
My father is a diagnosed Sociopath and narcissist. The danger of these words being thrown around is near horrifying to me. As I fully believe, if my father were going to die, he would take me with him. He's killed little animals like birds and chickens (he actually told me this), and I think even kittens. But my points are the same. These stories actually bring me great Solis as I often feel horrible for keeping my guard up around my own Dad. (Might delete this later-i hope you can understand)
Hope you’re doing well ❤
Solis=solace
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hope your doing well! some people shouldn’t have kids but you deserve the world ❤
I remember when learning about evolution, my biology teacher told us that cells carry their own memories. It's how we adapt and evolve. It's not just our brains.
I have two mirrors in my room facing different parts of my bed and I just raised my eyebrows at myself in the mirror when I heard the second story 😂 luckily I sleep like the dead so I feel a little bad for ghosts if they try to haunt me … between the sleeping and my adhd, I’ll likely have no idea they exist 🤣
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For ancient ancestral magic we use mirrors on the altar. You have to keep it clean, constantly cleanse your space and cover it as you sleep. If you have sleeping issues I’d suggest covering your mirrors before bedtime and “sage”.
I want to think i sleep light because sometimes i do but when i sleep i realize i dont hear anything. I was at my friends house and we were sleeping and i was sleep i guess her dog hopped up on me but i like moved i guess and he fell off woke up all the adults in the house. I was knocked tf out. My friend in utter disbelief😂
HAHA FR, me walking into a room where there's a ghost but I forgot something in the kitchen so I walk back out fast
omg literally this is me! But I sleep SO soundly that honestly I would be worried for them XD
Same 🤣
Alejandra telling Morgan “Stoppp I don’t claim this energy” is me when my family starts telling scary stories 😂😂😂
I relate so much to that second story. I remember waking up and seeing a man in a loin cloth with whip marks across his skin like he was just flogged with a nine tails. He just sat at the foot of my bed smiling. We just made eye contact and had a staring contest until my eyes couldn’t stay open anymore. I did sleep at some point. I was legitimately terrified. After this moment, I was plagued with seeing and hearing various spirits for a full decade. So glad that I finally got rid of them. I still live in fear, they’ll come back.
do you think it might have been a sleep paralysis?
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Abilify got rid of mine.
I saw a woman who was hanged at 11. She followed me for ten years. Friends and boyfriends I had at the time would also see her and would hear weird voices whenever we spoke on the phone.
That laura story gave me goosebumps and I'm CRYING! That's so meaningful
Sameee I cried too. I was sobbing when we realized the "get out" was meant to protect her and not because she was mad at her or something. It was sooo beautiful 🥺💙
This is my second time watching this video and I cried at that story again😭 idk why it just hits a spot
I used to think you were rereading stories, but realized I was just reading them on Reddit before you did on the podcast, and my brain wasn’t recalling correctly where I had heard the story already 😂
My rpst kept a journal of all his “work.” He forced me to read it as proof that he was fully capable of carrying out all his threats if I left him or told anyone what was happening. He had multiple failsafes like that, and was a legitimate psychopath. It’s absolutely terrifying how people easily capable of the most horrific things walk unnoticed among us; our sorority sister’s boyfriend, that guy in the front pew at church, our football player classmate. It was a big guilt point of mine for years that I wasn’t able to get that journal to the police.
I'm just happy you're alive. I hope you're doing well now.
@@captivewitness thank you so much. The more the years build up the easier it gets. Getting close to 15 years on now, it mostly only comes up when externally reminded, as opposed to continuously ruminating.
Hi Morgan, I’m happy to finally be early for once congrats on your engagement. I’m a long time fan of the podcast.
I wish I could watch the episode right now, but I’m in the hospital and about to go in for surgery, but I’m definitely going to watch when I’m feeling better.
Hope you feel better soon! Your surgery is going to go great!
Duuuude I had surgery this morning too! Good luck to you. I’m watching her new episode right now on the way home from the hospital
Alejandra: "I'm a relatively... not dumb person."
Girl, don't talk shit about yourself, you're a smart, strong woman 😭❤️
HAHA I am glad someone caught this. I worded that so weird trying not to sound full of myself lmaoooo. Thank you so much 🥺
No no she's right, she might be strong but they're both hella dumb don't lie
she always posts in time for my morning routine before class🤭
It's 5pm in South africa right now!
and in time for me to prep dinner lol
@@L.Pisces6pm rn in romania
@@lexiemikaelson1984wow, un alt român THT enjoyer, nice!!!
@@MihaiMarcut omg slayyy
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The “stawp” to the “STawwwwp” to the “what?” pipeline killed me!
Going off the nosleep story... there's a TikTok I saw a few years back where this girl took a map of the cave systems under the national parks vs where people have gone missing in those parks and the people going missing around the caves. There was also something she mentioned about the staircases in the woods as well! I'll link it if I can find it!
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I'm at work right now, but once I get home this evening I'll be able to update with links! Stay tuneddd.
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@@elizabethhicks3642commenting bc I’m nosey and wanna see too lol
never heard you repeat a story but i get extra excited when y'all read a post i've already read as i've been on reddit for years and listening literally since the beginning - i legit shout "I'VE READ THIS ONE I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR TAKES"
Sooooo excited. I work from home. My son goes to school at 8 and my infant sleeps most of the day. So I was working while listening to the FKS spooky episode and it was SOO relaxing because it’s that time of year but I also scared the crap out of myself.
Same! Minus the kids lol
Same here!!! I work from home with my 1 year old daughter and get so excited when a new episode comes out. These spooky episodes are my favorite!
That's awesome, same here! but like your first reply, without the kids. lol Have you seen any other spooky content that you'd recommend or do you typically keep it to the spooky episodes of Two Hot Takes?
@@katbland9149 have you heard of Sam and Colby? These past few years they’ve been exploring haunted places and they just dropped their latest conjuring series. It’s really good so far!
The transplant story gave me goosebumps. One of my nans hospice nurse told me about one of her transplant patients when she worked icu. The patient's surgery went well and for some reason the family and this patient met. They kept in contact and this patient swore they had to have these people in their life. This patient later told her that this family had invited them to holidays and even got them out of a bad relationship. At the point of me hearing it this patient referred to them as "my family". It was like this organ retained the love for these people and it passed onto this patient.
I'm also a lucid dreamer and I always experience sleep paralyzis right before I enter a lucid dream, but it's happened so much that I've trained myself to not be scared when I feel paralyzed, I just tell myself to relax and get ready for a lucid dream lol.
story 4 - you can cleanse without smoke as well! sound cleansing is a good option. but as for alternatives for white sage: rosemary, cedar, lavender, cinnamon, garden sage, pine, literally any incense, dragon’s blood, angelica, eucalyptus, there’s honestly sooo many you can use. just make sure it’s not toxic to pets if you have them :)
the SAR officer stories are my all time favourite stories on reddit. i always go back to them when i want a good spook! i don’t care if they’re real or not but i will not step foot in the woods because of them lol
The scream I scrumpt when I heard "I am a search and rescue officer". I was like "We're about to get some SARwoods?". The SAR series and Mayhem Mountain are the only stories I'll reread
I remember being very early into my adolescence and me & my dad watching videos about the staircases in the woods. I haven’t heard anything about them ever again until this video. SOOO strange! Loved this & u picked the perfect person to do this video with ❤
In story 4 Alejandra sounds like she’s experiencing Astral Projection, which is an out of body experience where it’s believed your soul or spirit leaves your body for a short period of time and you can actually see yourself sleeping , it’s also supposed to allow you to see things like ghosts that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to see (sorry if this comment pops up twice, my WiFi sucks lol)
That’s exactly what I was thinking
i was just ab to comment this
Does astral projection happen when you’re sleep though? I’ve always heard of people bringing that on during intense meditation. Theres also likely at least few names for these types of experiences. I imagine they’ve been occurring for centuries.
@@bunnylacy2097 sorry for not seeing your comment 😅 From what I’ve heard and experienced it can be done in a sort of meditative state but when inducing Astral Projection through meditating your brain goes into an almost sleep like state almost like sleep paralysis but not if that makes sense? Sorry I’m not the best at explaining things but it’s basically when you’re either sleeping or in a self induced sleep like trance/ state to allow yourself to exist your body.
I hope this helps
Edit: wording.
SO EXCITED!! Can you do more like this throughout the year?
Alejandra's energy about the husband is how I felt with mine before I moved out of my parents house, until he heard/saw some creepy stuff 😂 36:10 Like sir, I am NOT PLAYING when it comes to this house being haunted!
“I would be embarrassed that I married him” took me outtttt😂😭😭😭
I used to have sleep paralysis nearly daily for a period in my life - being in a stressful living situation brought it on and it eventually left with my stress but the dreams I had during some of them (sometimes it was just paralysis) was terrifying
38:55 I've had sleep paralysis for years, and more recently during those episodes I think I'm actually able to roll off my bed, crawl to my bedroom door and that I AM able to call to my husband for help (I sleep with my toddler and he sleeps in the room next to us) but when it's over, I'm still in bed and I have to immediately sit up and move my arms and legs so I don't fall back asleep and start all over again. It's absolutely terrifying.
This has happened to me. Idk what changed, but I rarely if ever have it anymore. I cleanse my home regularly but before it happened in numerous houses/apartments. It's the worst when you "move" during it but wake up in bed. So creepy!
I used to have the same experience. Now that I sleep on my side it doesn’t happen
Story 3: I’m Hindu and believe in reincarnation. I asked my mom about remembering past lives (disclaimer: Hinduism is diverse so I’m not sure if there are different thoughts on this) but she said people tend to remember their past lives if they died young.
16:50 it is part of Feng shui, but I never let mirrors face my bed. Anytime I sleep with a mirror towards my bed directly, I have the worst nightmares. Typically, it's okay if they face like the edge of your bedding or feet, but not directly at you is the recommendation.
Omg that last one gave me FULL BODY CHILLS!!! I didn’t know there was research about heart transplants, but I’ve definitely heard about getting memories from someone’s heart. That’s such a good story thank you Morgan! ❤
The way I GASPED, SCRAMBLED, AND POUNCED on the video! Love the ghoully gurl content
I used to live in upstate NY. Right below Montreal. Very very country. I grew up with 191 acres of land.
We often incounter stairs and shacks. We were always told that the stairs were left over to people that used to live in the woods. They hold all of the spirits of the woods, and the people that lived in them. One of the most powerful entities in the woods. My dad warned me from a young age to never go up to them. They lead to no where and everywhere at once
Hope that helped!
(This is all my personal experience)
I LOVE how every time I’m about to start my Thursday chores ya’ll have an upload. Our clothes and the house are gonna be extra ✨clean✨
Ive NEVERRRR gotten goosebumps over a story on the internet… omg. The last story!!! It literally gave me chills twice! Holy crap!!!!
Past lives!!! That is something I’m so intrigued by! 👀 I’ve found so many stories I’ve found, especially of children, while doing research for an upcoming episode!
If you're having vivid dreams and sleep paralysis, please go see sleep doctor you most likely suffer from obstructive sleep disorder.
It’s more common to NOT have dreams with sleep apnea though. I have sleep apnea and as soon as it started (based on changes of how I slept told to me by others and then my diagnosis) I stopped having vivid dreams like I used to have. Also, many reputable medical sites will explain that a lack of dreams is very common with sleep apnea
@@bunnylacy2097 That makes sense considering the lack of oxygen would awaken someone briefly and prohibit a full rem cycle that's needed to dream.
However, not every sleep cycle disruption is like this. Many different signals are being sent to the body during sleep, and they might not be functioning normally.
Yes I'm so excited for the spookiness!! Been waiting for this 👻
Love your podcast! Listening to you talk about the mirror in your room made me remember when I use to live at home I had a mirror on the wall in front of my bed. I was always scared to be in there with the lights off because I felt like someone was watching me from my closet. A few times while laying in bed at night I felt something pull my hair and poke me on the forehead. This went on for about a year or 2 until I read about mirrors being potential portals and decided to turn the mirror around facing the wall for the night. When I woke up I threw the mirror away and after that it all stopped. I fully believe something came out of that mirror and was in my room at night.
Story 4: sage and cleansing your home works. Idc what ppl say!! I’ve lived at my home for years and randomly I started to get sleep paralysis and sometimes see this dark black figure sitting at the top of my closet like a gargoyle, with red eyes staring at me. I was sure I was not dreaming. I finally spoke with my partner about it and when I was went to talk about the dark black figure, he cut me off and described exactly what I just described to all of you. We were freaked out obviously because if we were “dreaming” how the hell did we have the same dream multiple times???? Let alone once?! I learned how to sage and cleanse my home. This is what started my spiritual journey, we have not seen it since. I still cleanse my home often, I’m not sure where it came from, something passing through or someone brought it home, but it was insane and terrifying…
Love that you state, learned how to sage! So many ppl play spiritual games and win paranormal prizes. Not sure where you are now on your journey but meditation is a game changer. I think ppl followed by darker energies usually shine a little brighter to attract these things. Being strong and spiritual grounded is so important. ❤
@@AJArciniegas the way I cackled at the “play spiritual games and win paranormal prizes” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 coming from a Hispanic household, we familiar with the spirit realm and my grandpa married a Native woman which even opened more doors. We are NOT going to play around with anything spiritual. Treat it all with respect and have good and pure intentions. I take my cleansing so serious, even how I say things during it. I don’t think people even realize just how delicate you need to be about it all.😭
@@Hunny98how do you learn how to clean?
I would not encourage people to sage their own homes if they themselves are not Native American and practitioners of native rituals. Basically, if you don’t practice/participate in these rituals, it will do nothing but lead to the harmful, overharvesting of white sage. Instead, you can find a practitioner who can invite you into the ritual at your home and not spread cultural appropriation any further. Native American practitioners are more likely to better conserve the white sage population of the us than for profit vendors you find in new age retailers or Etsy sellers. Appreciate, don’t appropriate.
@@it.comes.aroundyou can use other types of sage too, right? I tend to use other types unless I find while white sage while hiking and then I’ll pick just enough to make myself one small roll of it.
The national park staircase things is one of my internet interests so im so glad it came up in this video because i LOVE hearing the stories about them. I will 100% NEVER go near stairs in the woods and neither should anyone reading this. Idc if its real or a legend, the stories are scary enough.
you always post right before my self care mornings. can’t wait to clean and listen to y’all. love youuuuuuuu
You said the first girl looked 5 or 6, then said no mention of age? and youngest victim was 12.... Not a true story I think....
Possible she showed her self at a different age or the person telling the story recalled the wrong age range since it was her mom’s originally.
@@bunnylacy2097that sounds very convenient, more than likely the story writer only knew the name and location of the hillside strangler and didn't think to fact check their own BS stories details before hitting post
I like when Justin is in these episodes to be the voice of skepticism lol
He's in the FKs spooky ep :))
I agree! When I listen to one of these episodes I worry my eyes are going to roll straight to the back of my head 😂
Girl no matter what the subject of the story, is your voice is soo soothing and puts me to sleep. You could be re-telling the coconut story and I’m catching those z’s! Currently 23:26 uk time. Goodnightttt x
I always love spooky tales, so excited to catch this one early while I work :D
You guys feel just like the Ghosteas pod! So cute, and now that I am caught up with them, I can binge you guys! Love the feel of the channel! ❤
I often feel like I’ve heard a story before and then remember that I read it myself. I’m with you guys it’s hard to remember where you got information from when you are consuming it from multiple sources especially when you are in Reddit and listen to podcasts about Reddit stories.
i think we need a darker edition
Morgan get those Ikea like wall curtains for the mirrors in front of your bed, haha.
Also, when I sleep alone I feel like there are other people in the room occasionally, it doesn't feel negative. Did you lose a pet that you were really close with? If you are hearing something crawling on the ground it could be a pet coming back to look after you when you are alone. Especially if it doesn't feel like a negative presence.
Your spooky podcasts are my favorite, please do more!
Also don’t face mirrors towards each other! I was told this also creates a portal to let things in
When I was a kid, I was so freaked out by the mirror in my bedroom that I would take it off the wall, turn it upside down, put it under my bed and put a bunch of heavy encyclopedias on top of it at night lol
You can tell they get subconsciously anxious throughout the episode because they start getting restless legs LOL girls me too
IT WAS SO BAD FOR ME THIS EPISODE omg I'm embarrassed watching it back
The heart story gave me FULL BODY chills. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced them that intensely before. As soon as she hung up the phone my body exploded with chills all over. It really caught me off guard.
Seeing an new episode always makes my week🥹
I HAVE A FREAKING MIRROR IN FRONT OF MY BED AND IT'S MY VANITY BRO... I SWEAR I CAN'T EVEN LIKE MOVE IT OR ANYTHING I'M CRYING
Just cover it with a cloth
OH YEAH BABY MY TIME TO SHINE. Hi! I have DID and this is exactly how it feels. The best cinematic portrayal ive seen thats similar to my experience is Venom, the way venom speaks to eddie and is a booming presence is how one of my alters feel. They all /feel/ different, some are very demure and whispers, others are chaotic and loud. When one of my alters takes over the drivers seat it feels like being launched out of a slingshot and being attached to a bungee cord that yanks me back into my body. Its a fucking wild existence 😅😂🙌 also in regards to dreams, every night i go to my headspace and my alters all have their own lives, we kinda enjoy being asleep more than awake tbh because we get our own bodies and lives. Ive wabted to do a sleep study for years but dont know how to get that ball rolling but anyways Thanks for coming to my ted talk 😂
Wow this is so interesting. Thank you so so much for sharing! You should deff do a sleep study! I feel like a lot of universities are always looking for people
@@TwoHotTakes Huh, that's interesting, when it comes to movies I've only ever heard people with that disorder complain about "Split" (Which is understandable) but I never thought I'd hear one praise "Venom" I wonder what they would think of "Raising Cain" (1992)🤔
This was my fav episode yet! Been watching you guys for a year now love u both!!
As someone professionally diagnosed with the umbrella term parasomnia, specifically for sleep paralysis and night terrors, you don't completely get used to it. I have found ways to make it easier on myself, but it's still scary every time it occurs because you know it's not real, but you have to convince your body that it isn't.
Edit for context: I got tested when I was 14 because it was so bad that I was convinced one time that there was a man in the house. I am unfortunately one of the ones who experience visual hallucinations alongside the auditory ones. They've gotten less frequent since I moved houses, and I'm now a college student. My advice for those who suffer it as well is to wiggle your fingers and toes as much as you can. My best guess is that it triggers the body to recognize that you're awake. It works. Mostly.
Sleep paralysis does actually have an explanation. The body is supposed to be paralysed once you get to a certain level of sleep (which is why most of us don’t sleep walk or hit/kick our partners/pets in our sleep). Then once we start to wake up, then the paralysis subsides. However, sometimes, this process doesn’t occur properly in some people so the person will wake up but the body hasn’t gotten the message yet. Another example of this not working properly is when people sleep walk, or do other stuff while completely asleep.
My coworker has some great Ouiji board stories. To this day, he says it was the biggest mistake he made, and he is still followed by something.
My grandma was the same. She used to play the ouiji board, and then she started to hear the voices of a man and a woman. She tried hypnosis, exorcisms, all sorts.
She was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was adamant that it was the ouiji board till her dying days.
39:05 sweetheart how are you gonna correct her from sleep paralysis to sleep walking and back to sleep paralysis? What you described of being outta your body and seeing yourself or moving around your home invisible, is called astral projection, and you can do that in a deep heavy sleep or in a light sleep. You are wrong just like OP, don’t try and act like you are right and OP is wrong, you described astral projecting while the OP was describing sleep walking.
Toilets flushing on its own? That’s a very polite ghost!
And Your friend is hilarious when you were talking about the sage 😂 that was the best
And hits it on the nail with the sleep paralysis!
The way you both get spooked soo easily ita hilarious i can't i am sorry 😹 as my grandmother used to said: spirits can only spook you if you allow them, people its the one you need to be afraid of.
MORGAN!! I HAVE BOTH SLEEP PARALYSIS AND HEAD EXPLODING SYNDROME AND ITS SO BAD 😭
This is wild I’ve never heard anyone talk about this before, this is so validating even if you didn’t talk too long about it! I have sleep paralysis literally regularly, more often than not. I always have to take melatonin to sleep 😢
Me screaming bryan khoberger when you guys are talking about the killers with reddit 😩
37:47 my husband gets internally terrified. He says he doesn't believe in the paranormal or supernatural but it's only because he doesn't want it to be real or anything. Idk if this man may be the same or just doesn't believe in it? But my husband talks like that and it's only because he's scared about this stuff, he also doesn't experience a whole lot of unexplained activities.
The last story was a great way to end the spooky episode.
I feel like y’all would love the podcast called crime Junkie! They do a wonderful job breaking down crimes, giving the family pov, while also being respectful towards the victims and their families!
The story about the heart transplant somehow reminds me of the movie "What lies beneath" with Michelle Pfeiffer. Concerning the "Dyatlov Pereval"... I was born in Russia and that incident still lets many people believe that there was something ELSE at work and the government tried to cover it. Almost 10 years ago I downloaded the investigation documents + autopsy documents to look at the case further BUT I cannot bring myself to do that....
i have sleep paralysis almost every night and you do get used to it. ive gotten better at jolting my body to wake it up
Poor Alejandra her leg shaking nervously the whole time!
My family's tarot tradition was to go to a store with a lot of them and get the one you feel most drawn to, the idea of a gifted deck is so weird to me because they're so deeply personal and even the people who know you best could get the wrong deck for you.
I am really upset how you said "explains SOME of the injuries" the hikers experienced regarding the Dyatlov Pass incident. The blunt force injuries were caused by the avalanche, the soft tissue that was missing was scavengers, and other injuries were attributed to the manner in which the hikers left their tent in a hurry. Misrepresenting well documented 'mysteries' hurts your credibility. I recommend watching Ask a Morticians video on this.
She read this story on Reddit… she didn’t write these stories or do the necessary research. This whole podcast is about reading Reddit stores so of course they’re not all fact checked. If it’s from Reddit it’s a given there may be incorrect information
So honestly, you should be upset with the OP on Reddit who wrote this post not her for reading it considering that’s the whole premise of her podcast
1:40:30 that coconut story 🤣 to be fair though - you’ve always stated that you’d read the story before. 😂
I relate a lot to Alejandra when it comes to fascination and connection with dreams. I always KNEW as a kid i was going to die in a car accident when i was 16, i just knew i would and i always pictured it happening and then it never happened and i was kinda confused because i felt like it was just something i knew was going to happen. Never been in an accident before either. Anyway, also had sleep paralysis twice where it felt like my head was going to explode, didn’t know that was a common experience, i wonder what thats about
Mirrors freak me out, i dont have any in my room, i just a small one i use when im doing my makeup or hair but when im not using it i keep it facing the other way lol
It’s crazy that you read the Search and Rescue story, because I’ve heard that so many times on a narration channel and its weird to hear the channels merge😂
One of these stories reminded me of when I was about 6 or 7, and I lived in a haunted house with my family. The ghosts were very active, and we all have stories of that time, but the one that I still remember as a traumatizing event happened one night when I was trying to fall asleep. I kept hearing something whispering my name, and I tried to ignore it. Well, whatever it was, did not like being ignored, and I suddenly felt something grab my shoulder and yank. I was pulled clean off my bed and into the center of the room. I jumped up and ran screaming to my parents' room and slept in their bed that night, lol.
What freaks me out about sleep paralysis is how people claim to see the same things. The hat man was talked about way before Tiktok made him popular with the Benadryl trend. I remember first hearing about him on a ghost documentary in like 2010. People have claimed to see him way before then too. I feel like they can explain the chemicals in the brain and because they can they just leave it at a dead stop for further explanation, but things are so uncanny i wish professionals would take it more seriously
i saw him before i even knew the hat man was a thing !! the first time i had sleep paralysis i saw him and when i spoke about it i just described it as a tall 8-9 foot figure with a top hat. it wasn’t until i was talking to a coworker about it and she said “… YOU SAW THE HAT MAN!?” and her face when pale. my face went pale hearing that someone else has seen him. that’s when i googled the hat man and saw it’s a thing many people experience..
dear morgan ❤ thank you for thorough discussions in all your stories. it is well appreciated specially placing in the links! 👏👏👏 properly done yt videos
I didn't have my first tarot set gifted to me but in my defense it fell off a shelf at a used bookstore and landed on my foot, so who can say the store didnt just gift it to me itself. Well, for 5.99 but still.
It's also one of my most accurate decks which feels pretty consistent tbh.
I think a spirit gifted it to you! That is so wild
I heard when you do a reading and you accidentally flip two cards, it was actually not an accident. So you probably were gifted them!
My grandma was a medium, and we were told not to mess around with tarot or any sort of future telling, as it is considered opening a door...
@@gabbycruz8473 Depends on who does the reading, but I definitely treat it that way! Most of my "accident" cards pop out when I'm shuffling the deck and they haven't steered me wrong yet :D
@@alejandragonzalez-un8kc I can totally understand that. Those doors were unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?) wide open for me well before tarot came along 😅
i’m normally not easy spooked by ghost/paranormal stories as i’ve had my fair share of personal experiences but the black angel story literally gave me full body chills and made my stomach turn ahh
I’m not one to hate. I love the podcast but it feels out of touch to be supporting skims and claiming in the last episode that you’re on Palestines side. Skims is donating funds to Israel, and the atrocities they have committed against the Hamas are unspeakable. This war is insane and i know you want to do the right thing, so maybe help by not supporting skims. I understand that you need the monetary revenue, but i think staying on the right side of history is far more important, and that way you won’t come across as performative. Please don’t ignore this comment. The situation is dire and your platform can help
yes, I thought it was just me thinking that. thank you for commenting this, honestly
That’s because no one really cares they just say what the mass public wants to hear so they don’t get in trouble🤷♂️
Perhaps they were not aware of that. I wasn’t and i am aware about some other brands that have been donating money to Israel. It’s hard to know every brand or company that does that though. We can always try to let people know nicely instead of assuming they already knew and ignored it.
i have sleep paralysis normally every time i take a nap, and sometimes at night. I experience hallucinations with feeling trapped in my body and also experience what it feels like me getting out of bed and going to do things in my house with an endangered feeling/ again hallucinations of things or people. Ive also realized for me it can be triggered by going to sleep with noises around me, or talking.