R4wRxL0v3 Posted February 5, 2010 #401 Share Posted February 5, 2010 i just tried staring in the mirror and i was really creepy...my face like melted until i didn't even recognize it i'm going to try it again standing closer > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetmatt Posted February 5, 2010 #402 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sometime in January of last year I was getting ready for bed after an exhausting day. I went to brush my teeth at the bathroom sink and when I was finished I glanced at myself in the mirror. I noticed how tired my face looked and how it was just... icky. I continued to look at myself until it wasn't even my face anymore. It was my father's. I remember thinking "How disgusting.. you're turning into that sorry excuse for a man.." I was so angry at myself. The image looked exactly like my father. I went to bed upset over this.. only to wake up maybe an hour later to my mom walking into my bedroom (I didn't live with my mom at the time so this was very unsettling). She sat down as my sister walked in and they told me my dad had died an hour or so earlier. I started freaking out, crying about how he was looking at me in the mirror, using my reflection and ugh. It was so scary. It could have just been a coincidence.. But I don't know. I don't look like my dad at all. It was very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hound Posted February 10, 2010 #403 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Can't recall anything odd happening. I didn't grow older or younger, my hair color didn't change nor did my eye color. I din't grow horns, sprout wings, or fly about the room. Very depressing after all the stuff I was told was going to happen. BOOOHISSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketzer Posted February 12, 2010 #404 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Can't recall anything odd happening. I didn't grow older or younger, my hair color didn't change nor did my eye color. I din't grow horns, sprout wings, or fly about the room. Very depressing after all the stuff I was told was going to happen. BOOOHISSS Same here. I remember trying this a few years ago and absolutely nothing happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptid_Control Posted February 13, 2010 #405 Share Posted February 13, 2010 well, im creeped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerupe Posted February 14, 2010 #406 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Maybe you are scared that when you look, you will not be alone... God, I'm terrified of that, i keep feeling that some thing's moving just in the corner of my eye, that i can't quite see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanadude Posted December 23, 2010 #407 Share Posted December 23, 2010 This subject has come up in my life several times in the past few months, so let's see if I can help shed some light on things. Just like any sort of meditation, I think the mirror exercise is helpful in focusing your attention and opening your "third eye", but the spooky effects are actually quite easy to explain. When you stare at an object for an extended period of time, your eyes become fatigued creating a negative image which is briefly burnt into your eyes. This is much like the burn-in that can happen on an old TV that has been stuck on one image for too long, except it isn't permanent. The resulting effect is that if you stare at your reflection for too long without looking away, your face will appear to shift and change as your eyes attempt to adjust, and if you look away, you will see something that looks like a ghost on the wall. Don't be alarmed, it's just your own negative reflection staring back at you from within your mind. You can do this with anything. Stare at the black text on the white page of a book or computer screen for a minute then quickly look at a white wall. You will see what looks like a black page with white letters. If you've ever seen spots after seeing the bright flash of a camera, it's the same thing. If you are able to look ahead without moving your eyes at all, your vision can completely go blank. Once you twitch your eyes, your vision will return. In art school, students are given a large stack of multi-colored paper. The student picks one piece of paper, stares at it for a few minutes, then look at a white wall where they see the negative image of that particular color. They then have to quickly flip through the remaining stack to find the color that they are seeing before the image fades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbadger2 Posted December 23, 2010 #408 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) I freak out when i look in a mirror. But then if you looked like me you would too :-D Edited December 23, 2010 by fatbadger2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowldge_Seeker Posted December 23, 2010 #409 Share Posted December 23, 2010 <!--quoteo(post=1194079:date=May 17 2006, 11:19 PM:name=Darklight_1248)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Darklight_1248 @ May 17 2006, 11:19 PM) 1194079[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> There's a legend around where i live and it goes something like this. One night in the 1930's a man took an axe and murdered his wife and two daughters and then hung himself on a tree, now the legend says if you go on the street where the man's family house was (it's torn down now) people have said if you drive past where the house stood; your car will stop and they say that you will have to crank-up you engine four times before your car starts again; they say you have to crank-up the car four times because four people died that night. Some people have claimed that they could hear the screams of the wife and daughters and they said they also heard some chopping noise as well. So that's one legend around my area that i thought i'll share. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Creepy!!! But how is this relevant to the mirror thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluthradanar Posted December 23, 2010 #410 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) Does this work if you stare at an 8 by 10 photo of someone? Just staring into their eyes? Edited December 23, 2010 by iluthradanar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Boss Posted December 24, 2010 #411 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The only thing that results from me looking at myself in the mirror is some "sexy beast" comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozner Posted December 24, 2010 #412 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Be careful, in the animal kingdom sometimes staring is considered a challenge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Like-It-Hot Posted December 24, 2010 #413 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I've done this, never for long enough though. But I did see myself looking older for a bit, I had aged quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hound Posted December 25, 2010 #414 Share Posted December 25, 2010 My gardner, a Chinese monk, as well as my cook from Japan, also a monk, might take a different explanation than what you have attempted to provide.Your efforts, never-the-less, are well noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelJ Posted December 28, 2010 #415 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I've never stared at myself in a mirror for ten minutes straight, but I have been sort of creeped out by my own reflection before. I can't stand mirrors in the dark, either. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Anita Cigarette. Posted December 30, 2010 #416 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Have you ever stared at yourself in the mirror for a long time, fixing your eyes on your own without moving, let's say for about 5 to 10 straight minutes? I did this years ago. After a while I started to look very weird and had to look away, probably had something to do with the after-image created from looking for so long super-imposed on my face. Kinda felt like I was tripping or something, never had the guts to try it again. I don't think it's anything paranormal but it sure is strange. Give it a try sometime if you're in the mood and let me know if you get the effect. Maybe it's just me. <img src="http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dontgetit.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dontgetit.gif" /> Me & my cousin used to do that when we were kids. Once I swear I grew a beard & turned all evil looking & I had to run out of the room. Another time, when I was maybe 18, I did it out of boredom & recalled doing it when I was a kid. my face turned gray & rotten that time. I haven't done it since. & this is coming from someone who wasn't afraid of playing Bloody Mary. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esk Posted December 30, 2010 #417 Share Posted December 30, 2010 (4&1/2 years later) Yea, i tried it once or twice. It's freaky. Start to see someone else. A very old person. Have to try it again soon. Have you ever stared at yourself in the mirror for a long time, fixing your eyes on your own without moving, let's say for about 5 to 10 straight minutes? I did this years ago. After a while I started to look very weird and had to look away, probably had something to do with the after-image created from looking for so long super-imposed on my face. Kinda felt like I was tripping or something, never had the guts to try it again. I don't think it's anything paranormal but it sure is strange. Give it a try sometime if you're in the mood and let me know if you get the effect. Maybe it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esk Posted December 30, 2010 #418 Share Posted December 30, 2010 That sounds interesting! I shall try it...Does it have to be in the dark? No, i think its best under normal bulb lighting (60w) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38aboveq Posted December 31, 2010 #419 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Is this a pish take or what? Flicked from 1st page to last. Stare at anything long enough an you'll trip out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted December 31, 2010 #420 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Is this a pish take or what? Flicked from 1st page to last. Stare at anything long enough an you'll trip out.. If you read, its a mirror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keymaker Posted January 3, 2011 #421 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I did this a few years back. I can't explain why I did it I just felt the urge to see how long I could stare at my own reflection for. I lasted about 5 or six minutes before freaking out. In my experience my face seemed to shift and distort. I haven't got the guts to do it again as mirrors tend to creep me out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky10 Posted January 18, 2011 #422 Share Posted January 18, 2011 All mirrors should be blessed when you get them as bad spirit can come in your house so i would never stand and do that did when i was a kid and i was shocked to see a man in my mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredsilly Posted January 19, 2011 #423 Share Posted January 19, 2011 All mirrors should be blessed when you get them as bad spirit can come in your house so i would never stand and do that did when i was a kid and i was shocked to see a man in my mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet_Rose Posted January 22, 2011 #424 Share Posted January 22, 2011 okay so the last time i stared into a mirror like that was when i was 12 what i say in my eyes was a guy he had a demonic feeling about him i saw him standing leaning against the wall that the mirror faced n he just looked at me smirked and vanished through the wall... of course when i turned away from the mirror he wasn't there and i never saw him again... I never have been scared of mirrors but I will try this n report back as soon as i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted January 23, 2011 #425 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Be careful, isn't that the way narcissists start? Staring at one's self in the mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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