Shadow People: An Explanation Of Ghastly Figures

Have you ever had the scary or disconcerting experience of seeing a human-like shadowy form nearby you that later disappeared? Afterward, your mind may have tried to rationalize away what you saw as just a trick of the light, a case of jittery nerves, or just your imagination. But deep down inside, you feel that you have just seen a shadow person. What are shadow people? They are just as real as you and me, because they have been experienced by people all around the world. Many first-hand accounts of those who have witnessed or had experiences with shadow people can testify without a doubt that they are NOT just your imagination.

Every child in the study reported auditory hallucinations, which seems to be the main hallucination surrounding childhood Schizophrenia. These hallucinations were usually some sort of command, given to them by a wide range of sources, such as animals, people they actually know, fictional characters, malevolent forces, or people they have made up. Visual hallucinations were less prominent than auditory hallucinations, but still apparent in over 50 percent of the children. Tactile hallucinations were reported in only 25 percent of the children. These hallucinations were comparable to those that young adults with Schizophrenia experience, but were much less complex and only lasted between one week and one and a half years.

Hallucination: This is a perception of a sensory experience without external stimuli. It may be visual, auditory,

B. Hallucinations, are perceived through one of the senses and do not correspond to any stimulus in the outside world. Hallucinations are defined as perceptions in a conscious mind.

The cognitive explanation acknowledges the role of biological factors in schizophrenia, suggesting that the basis of the condition is abnormal brain activity producing visual and auditory hallucinations. Further features of the disorder emerge as people try to make sense of the hallucinations.

Hallucinations and the experience of Peyote are seen as not only a cosmic experience, but also a personal reflection life and its many lessons as well.

The problem that’s clear and at hand is insomnia, hallucinations, and depression. In one way or another, these mental illnesses can be linked together. Depression is a normal chemical imbalance in your brain. When feelings get intense; such as helpless, hopeless, and feeling worthless, it adds to depression. Depression may very well be clinical depression, in which medicines would be needed. Signs of depression consist of; feelings of worthlessness, guilt, impaired concentration, fatigue, and in worse cases, thoughts of death or suicides. You may not even know you have it. Depression is almost like the common cold. “A hallucination is a perception of something that’s not really there.”(Staff). A hallucination can be through smell, sight, hearing, taste, and touch. There are also several types of hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, visual, gustatory, and tactile hallucinations. “Some hallucinations may not even be a mental illness” (Staff). Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized by

Firstly, hallucinations occur as a result of the induction of hallucinogens into the blood stream. Some people have always wondered how witches

* Hallucinations – see things that aren’t there or talk to people who aren’t around.

Surprisingly, research shows that even 15 minutes of near-total sensory deprivation can cause hallucinations on par with psychedelics. (University, 2011)”

When the brain is deprived of all sensory input it begins to provide input of its own, sometimes relating to events that have occurred before. Sometimes these hallucinations occur with no reasoning whatsoever, all the researchers

Rosenhan's study was done in two parts. The first part involved the use of healthy associates who briefly simulated auditory hallucinations in an attempt to gain admission to 12 different psychiatric hospitals in five different states in various locations in the United States. All were admitted and diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. After admission, the pseudopatients acted normally and told staff that they felt fine and had not experienced any more hallucinations. All were forced to admit to having a

Multiple regression analysis was run to predict hallucination history from metacognition variables; perception and memory. The model statistically significantly predicted hallucination history, F(2, 177) = 11.88, p < .000, adj. R2 = 10.8%. All variables added statistically significantly to the prediction, p < .05

A hallucination, is an uncontrolled perception and perception is a controlled hallucination(Seth). This is because our brain cannot actually see anything but it uses electronic signals and guesswork to perceive our consciousness(Seth). The presenter, Anil Seth, is an expert in the studies of the mind. He is the Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. He has many different positions along with being the professor at the University of Sussex such as : Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex, Co-Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme: From Sensation & Perception to Awareness, a Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness (Oxford University Press), Conference Chair of the 16th Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and was the 2017 President of the British Science Association(Anil Seth). His work is also supported by several

Night terrors, nightmares, and sleepwalking are all cases that fall into sleep disorders called parasomnias. Parasomnias are disruptive sleep disorders that can occur during arousal from either rapid eye movement or even non-rapid eye movement. Children from the age’s four to twelve of ages experience night terrors.