#and the doctors say ‘okay Google user prove it’

[sametrainhome]

If I ever run a business I’m going to be incredibly generous with menstruation-related leave

[andyzreality]

genuinely i find types of videos like this incredibly infuriating because rather than have an interesting discussion about spirituality, they are used to demean and bully other people. regardless of whether or not you believe in shifting, you shouldn't be trying to "diagnosis" strangers on the internet (especially since 9 times out of 10, these people are not doctors or psychiatrists and don't know what they're talking about when it comes to what mental illness is and looks like). these videos are just an excuse for people to point and laugh at others free of most repercussion because shifting is generally viewed as "abnormal."

"look at all these delusional children! don't they realize how stupid they are for believing this? they must be experiencing psychosis! they must be schizophrenic!" and props to them for also simultaneously trivializing the effects of actual mental illness in a person's life. great job, guys! (/s)

now, a lot of reality shifting criticism is also rooted in misogyny, primarily targeting teenage girls, but it does make sense if you think about how and when many people first learned about the practice—2020/2021 shiftok. at the time (and still somewhat true today), the most popular creators were young women in their teens and early twenties. you can probably see where i'm going with this. there is a post by a user named hauntedhouseghost (who is not part of the shifting community btw) that explains this even better than i probably can.

anyway, there is still a lot about the brain and consciousness that we don't fully understand. for instance, out of body experiences, or OBEs—things like astral projection and near death experiences. there are theories, of course, but a lot has not been concretely and scientifically proven. the same can also be said about the existence of other realities (despite what people have been saying recently about Google's supercomputer Willow definitely proving it). however, that isn't to say that there is no proof that reality shifting is real, quite the contrary actually. but like any other spiritual practice, much of it is anecdotal, which is in part why so many people stress how personal of a journey shifting is. our experiences are often incredibly subjective.

to close, since i've already been rambling for too long, i just want to say that doubts are okay! it's okay to be skeptical and question things. it's healthy, and, in fact, it's a sign that you're thinking critically and not taking everything at face value. addressing your doubts constructively will allow you to grow in your shifting and spiritual journeys.

i hate anti shifters so much

a youtube video on shifting popped up in my recommended today and I did the mistake of watching it, the comments were full of people agreeing with the creator, talking about psychosis and maladaptive daydreaming and mental illness and whatnot. I'm genuinely upset now someone please tell me it's not true