Medical versus Paranormal

Thanks and I do understand completely what you are saying. There are a lot of things that are hard to diagnose. I just want others to understand that they are not alone and don't be afraid.

I don't think anyone was offended. I was sharing my take on it. I don't expect all people to just come out and tell people they see ghosts or speak with spirits. The flip side is like I posted before, if no one takes the chance than there wont be any change. When people decide to come out and speak about their gifts they will meet acceptance, resistance and neutrality. That's life. Sorry if my post made it seem like I was offended. I was not and I wanted to make sure people did not assume any of the things I mentioned and also can see why doctors may not be able to simply offer them support if paranormal is the issue.

First, I never meant to offend anybody. Especially those in the medical field. I know there are great doctors out there so if I did I sincerely apologize.
Second, @ everex5, I was simply sharing my 1 bad experience based on the topic of this forum. I NEVER implied that all doctors are rich and I in no way shun all doctors because of one bad experience. Please re-read what I said.
Third and lastly , I agree with sixsense, we can't just come out and share with people that we have gifts that most people will not understand and judge us harshly. Personally, because of this site, I will no longer stay quiet about what I'm going through but I will continue to be cautious about who I share with...I think that's what this site is partly about...bringing people together who share the same interests in the paranormal and don't judge one another. We get that enough from people as it is. I am proud to be a weirdo! I am only commenting to defend myself and I don't want anyone to misunderstand me.

you got a point, I think I'm just not use to people actually understanding yet. Old school here, it may take a while to say, hey yea, I do have a gift...

You stay quiet because your afraid of the doctors ignoring you or because you are afraid of the world thinking your different? People staying quiet has been the cause of wars, violence, sadness and other things throughout history. If people stay quiet, then the world can never change for the better. Its hard but people need to step up and stop hiding. How else will people learn tolerance and acceptance unless we all make our voices heard?

And I'll say it again, this is why so many of us stay quite.

I currently work in the medical field and hope I can elaborate on a few things.

1) Doctors of all forms are under constant scrutiny and expected to operate within very specific guidelines in order to see patient and mitigate the risk of lawsuits from patients/families. Doctors are expected to use logic to proof or disprove problems and then develop a plan of care to solve it.

2) Most doctors are burnt out, over worked and actually under paid. Yes... they can cost a ton. Don't assume all doctors are rich and wipe their rear end with sheets of gold with diamonds stuck to it. I know plenty who don't make much more than I do and I am a grunt.

3) Most doctors treat SYMPTOMS and do not spend their time looking for solutions that might take years. This is how doctors learn and are trained now a-days. They treat the symptoms to make the patient happy. 95% of all appointments are cough, colds, bumps and bruises. Anything more than that means being sent to a specialist. The specialist then (under more pressure for being more than a normal doctor) follows even more rigid rules for helping the patient. They tend to pick the path of least resistance and the simplest answer because normally this is the case.


Adding the paranormal realm into the medical field is something no doctor would take on unless they had no other choice. The world is full of people who are skeptical of anything they don't understand, fear and hate things they don't understand, look for easy ways to use/abuse people to make money and given the constantly growing social/technical world we live in... no one wants to risk it. Law suits ruin business and take away medical degrees, bad word of mouth marketing ruins professional stature and drives business away. All things that make a doctor shy from anything that leaves them open to the bad things mentioned above.

To recap, doctors are at risk from all areas. They may believe in the paranormal, even be investigators, however the world we live in prohibits them from making certain choices in the care of their patients. Between Psychologists and other mental health providers there is always the chance to help decipher between an active imagination or the paranormal. It will take time and patience to make the proper determination about the abilities or problems of someone we love.

Very nice! *high five! I get what you're saying undertaker1. I think that's the main reason why we need places like this...Ghosts&Haunts.
My son was having feelings he didn't understand and neither did I. He talked to his doctor and his first response was meds. I did some research on my own and realized that I was also having strange sensations. That's when my son told me he knew what it was and he had to stop the medication.

Doctors in the medical field sometimes use their medical authority to use people as guinea pigs in stead of trying to actually find out what is wrong with a patient. Not to mention take their money in the process.

I think this is why so many of us don't let people know of our abilities. right a way we are looked at differently. I'm sure there are many kids and adults who aren't sure what is going on with them. If someone else besides doctors can look into this, it would be of great service.

Today with all the medical inhancements we fall onto Dr. like they are the only answer.But yet they can damage you just like anybody can. What makes them decide if you see,hear,or feel things that you are autautomatically are mental. We put so much faith into them that people whodon't believe in the paranormal think you re crazy for these things. So who and how do you decide if you experiencethese things is it paranormal or psychotic.? I know for fact mine is paranormal but how do we help these kids and people who don'tknow decide what it is? We need to try and reach out to these people and investigate them and see what we feel it may be but don't be so quick to be diagnosed by a Dr. you may get the wrong nswer. What bis your opinions on this subject?