Funny thing happened at Doctor's office
So I'm at my doctor's office for my check up and begging for a refill on my insomnia medication and she ask me if my sleeping habits have improved since the last time. I have never told my doctor that I have experience with lucid dreaming and OBE's, so just to see what the medical field says about LDing & OBE's I start to pick her brain.
Me: "Well, since I was a young, and I never have told a doctor this before, but I have the tendency to be waken up by the feeling of vibrations...kinda like I'm getting electrocuted but it doesn't hurt. Sometimes I can't move and then before I know it...I'm out."
Her: (staring me blankly in the face with a slight pause)...then she says to my surprise, "Are you floating?"
Me: "Yes, I can even go high into the sky...like to outer space if I try. I have even gone through walls."
Her: (still staring me blankly in the face without even blinking) silence...then, "Do you see visions or spirits?"
Me: "I have in the past. I don't see anything scary and now I'm never afraid. I use to be when I was younger, but now I'm not because I'm use to it"
Her: (still staring...then she takes her glasses off and puts down the iPad she was taking notes on and goes out of 'Doctor' mode) "Do you believe in GOD?"
Me: "Yes, I do. I'm just trying to see what the medical field says about this phenomena. Is this normal?"
Her: "No, it is not normal. Normally people that has these symptoms are near death. I only know what you are talking about because patients have stated things like this when they were near death. According to the research it's called a near death experience. Have you heard of this?"
Me: "Yes, but I'm not near death...I'm just sleep."
Her: "I believe that if you can come out of your body and you ARE NOT near death, and you can see visions then you are spiritually gifted."
Me: "Do you believe me? It's not the medication because when I take the medication, I don't remember a thing the next morning."
Her: "Yes I do. It's a supernatural phenomena that medical science is just beginning to understand."
Then she puts her glasses back on and gets her iPad and goes back to 'Doctor' mode and says she is increasing my dosage on my sleeping medicine and tells me not to drink so much caffeine and try to make a habit out of going to bed at a decent time. She says to me, "Do you have any other concerns or questions?"
Me: "No."
She walks me to the door and tells me she is going to call in my prescription now and then says to me before we walk out the door staring me blankly in the face and talking very low as if she doesn't want anyone to hear her, "If you believe in GOD, go to your pastor and have them pray for you so no evil spirits can harm you when this is happening."
Me: "Okay."
She opens the door all the way and we walk out and she says (loudly), "Have a great day."
I'm in total shock :shock:. I never thought that a doctor would even admit that this is possible let alone talk about evil spirits and the supernatural...however I do live in the south (Bible Belt) ;-).
I don't know if this matters but my Doctor is a young female practitioner...probably mid 30's and background is family practice.
