I think my son may be seeing something or someone that we can't, and it!


Question: I think my son may be seeing something or someone that we can't, and it's beginning to scare me.?
My son is almost three, and two weeks ago, he mentioned someone named Joey, who he said was his friend. I didn't think much of it until the next night. I got him out of the bath tub, and he pointed to the mirror in the bathroom, and said There's Joey
I tried not to over-react, and I got him dressed and asked him who Joey was. He said Joey was a boy and he was his friend. I asked him to tell me about Joey, and he said, sometimes Joey is mad and sometimes he cries.
Well, then I started to get freaked out. I started racking my brain, trying to remember if he had ever met someone named Joey or if there was a Joey in any of the movies or TV shows he watches and I came up with nothing. My husband thought it was just an imaginary friend and told me to stop worrying. Over the next two weeks, he continued to talk about Joey, and mentioned seeing him in the mirror two more times. Then, two nights ago, me, my husband and my son were sitting in the living room watching TV. It was very quiet, and my son says out of nowhere Come in!!! And then all of a sudden he started acting funny. I was sitting on the couch with him, and I got up to go to the bathroom, and he started crying and screaming that he was scared, and jumped off the couch and ran to my husband. My husband asked him what he was scared of, and he said JOEY!! my husband said Where is he, Sam? and my son pointed across the room at a bare wall. Then my husband asked him what he was doing and he said He is looking at me and he's mad!! He was so afraid that he peed all over my husband, and Sam has been potty trained for almost a year.

After that happened, my husband, who is the most practical and level-headed person I know, was thinking that Sam is seeing something that maybe he shouldn't be. We don't know what to do. I thought about taking him to the doctor, but I don't want to seem crazy. I have never been a big believer in ghosts so I don't know what to think. Please help. If you have any idea what we should do, please answer.

Answers:

I agree you should have your house blessed. another thing you can do besides this is get a can of air freshener and use it as kind of a joey repellent. If your son is afraid of joey or doesn't want to encounter him again, use this as a repellent. explain to your son it is a repellent and will keep joey away. Any time he sees joey or just needs it let him spray the air freshener this should help alleviate the unwanted visitor and make him feel more secure if it is an imaginary friend.



Maybe it is a character from a TV show, like in "YU-GI-OH", one of the main characters name is Joey, and that show has a lot to do with friendship.



I think your son is just going through a phase. He has come up with an imaginary friend. It is possible that it could be a ghost but im not too sure because i dont know much about them. If anything he probably just wants more attention. If he continues seeing this person take him to a psychiatrist or therapis. If they cant tell you what it is then maybe you should get a psychic to go into your house and check it out.



Well you say you are not a believer in ghost . it don't matter if you believe in them or not they are still around. children naturally way more sensitive seeing them then us adults. My husband past away about 2 years ago when my son was 3.5 years old . He tell me still now that he talks to daddy and daddy don't want him to be bad and so on. And when he takes a bath and i jump out to grab a towel he sometimes tell me it's ok mommy daddy is here watching me. Trust me its sends chills though my body every time. Nothing is wrong with him its either he really seeing his father's ghost or that is his way of working things out. Its natural . In the case of your son . When he has that strong reaction to something its either a bad psychosis which is unlikely unless you have family history on that condition and also would have other side affects and conditions and you would of known a long time ago. its just do not happen over night. or its really the real stuff. i would call in for a house cleaning ' if you know what i mean." please go to www.cafemom.com its for only mothers and females who raises children there is lot of groups who dealing with the very same problem. I f you can call it a problem or a blessing its depends on what way you are looking at the situation. :) Have faith in your boy and trust him. Listen to him and don't jump into conclusions. Good luck and god bless your whole family.



If your son is an only child and does not have the company of other children very much, it is not unusual for children in this situation to invent imaginary friends. This could be what Joey is. However, these imaginary friends are usually benign. They are not violent and usually are on their side in the child's mind if anything goes wrong.

This is unusual in that the child is seeing his own image and saying that it is Joey. You need to point out that the image that he is seeing in the bathroom mirror or other reflections of himself are his own and not that of a make - believe person his own age. You should also sit down and talk about Joey more to find out what he really thinks about him and where he first "met" him. In other words - what are the origins or Joey?

He may not be a major character in anything you have seen on TV but there are thousands of characters that pass all of us on TV and I wouldn't say that I could recognise or remember of the ones that I have seen. This may have been a remote one that has caught his imagination and that you and your husband have not noticed.

Should you see the doctor? If your son continues to be disturbed about Joey and believes that he is real and can "get" him and harm him, then Yes, I would take him to the family doctor. It is not being silly. I think that it is a passing phase and that he will give Joey away when he realises that he is not real, but things like the reflection in the mirror are his own.

By all means, have you home blessed if you want to, however, you need to address the practical side of the matter as well as the spiritual side of it. I think that most clergy encourage this these days anyway and may urge you to take Sam to see a doctor even if they did agree to carry out a blessing.

I wish you well with what is a worrying situation. I believe that it will pass and all will be well.

Good Luck!!!



When I read this the first thing I thought about was schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia have an altered perception of reality, often a significant loss of contact with reality. They may see or hear things that don’t exist, speak in strange or confusing ways, believe that others are trying to harm them, or feel like they’re being constantly watched. With such a blurred line between the real and the imaginary, schizophrenia makes it difficult—even frightening—to negotiate the activities of daily life. In response, people with schizophrenia may withdraw from the outside world or act out in confusion and fear.

I would recommend you taking your son to the doctor, and get some more information.



I don't wanna be like all those other "believers" who push their beliefs down ppls throats...

But children are known to be sensitive to spiritual things. I don't know too much about this, but I'm sure if you research this online you can find parents who's kids react the same way. Don't discourage him about what he sees, but just ask questions. Ask what Joey looks like, how old he is, ect. Children often lose these abilities b/c they're told that what they see isn't real and need to stop. Tell him that it's impossible for Joey to hurt him, Joey can only hurt him if he backs down and lets him. He needs to stay confident.

I found some links about parents whose children are also scared of a "Tom" & general psychic kids...
http://www.sdparanormal.com/board/board_…
http://www.brighthub.com/parenting/grade…



Well don't be afraid of ghosts or any of that. I can promise you that there are no non physical beings that are able to harm you or your family in any way. Now I do believe in non physical beings, because I have had many experiences, having lived in a certifiably haunted house. But it was during this time that I learned they can't actually hurt you. You need to tell your son this. If you see Joey again, even if he looks mad, he can't hurt you. Tell him he is stronger than Joey and that he can tell him to go away. However... with that said, my sense about this is that this is not a poltergeist type problem at all. It seems more likely to be either a very creative imagination, or a hallucination. That doesn't necessarily mean schizophrenia, but it should be checked out. I would start with a physical examination. Have him do a couple of sessions of play therapy with a children's therapist and see what comes out of it.




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