tim-unkenholz – Effects of Anxiety

This Footage Shows A Tiny, Terrifying Creature Wandering The Streets…What Is It?

Less than a month ago, a security camera in Diyarbakir, Turkey, caught a strange entity haunting an empty street.Some have described it as an alien, others say it’s a shapeshifter…or even a ghost. There are those who think it’s just a plastic bag or a balloon, and many think the video is entirely fake.Whatever it is, the blurriness of the CCTV footage only makes the bizarre shape’s movements even more baffling.

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Either way, it’s really creeping me out.Another idea I’m just throwing out there…Turkey should really spring for security cameras that shoot in HD or just generally upgrade their ’90s equipment.

This Strange Insomnia Disease Forces Its Victims To Stay Awake Until They Die

If you suffer from any level of insomnia, you know how damaging it can be to your health as well as your personal life. So you can just imagine having a disease that NEVER allows you to sleep, keeping you in a constant state of exhaustion…until your body gives up and dies.

That’s what fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is. The disease is extremely rare (less than one out of 10 million people have it), but those who do suffer from it live in extreme agony. Sadly, so far there is no cure.

The cause of FFI is a mutated protein called PrPSc, which has only been found in 40 families worldwide, affecting around 100 people.

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The first signs of the disease are just basic symptoms of insomnia, along with panic attacks, paranoia, and phobias.

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After four months pass, the hallucinations start. Sometimes victims will act out their dreams, despite not really being asleep. One woman, who was a hair stylist before being diagnosed, brushed imaginary people’s hair.

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Five months later, victims are completely unable to sleep and experience rapid weight loss.

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Over the course of the next six months, victims develop dementia and go into a non-responsive, dream-like state. Eventually, they die from exhaustion. The average lifespan of a patient after the onset of symptoms is 18 months.

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There is currently no cure for FFI, but as sufferers of the disease continue donating their brains to science, experts believe they are getting closer to finding one. In the meantime, people with FFI go to often bizarre lengths to help them sleep, such as sensory deprivation tanks and even electroconvulsive therapy.

Trains Screaming Like Humans Are Somehow The Funniest And Most Horrifying Thing Ever

There are some things on the Internet that are best left unexplained. To ask why YouTuber theseheavenlybodies would insert panicked voices over several speeding trains would only lead one down a rabbit hole of more unanswerable questions…spiraling into insanity. All you need to know is that it looks like the trains are screaming, and it’s simultaneously hilarious and frightening.

I can’t deny that I’ve watched this video at least 15 times now, and each time I get more confused. The best thing to do is to embrace the chaos. One YouTube commenter described it as “Thomas and friends on mushrooms.” Seems about right.

While Hunting For A Legendary Creature, This Woman Met A Terrible Fate

In a truly tragic twist of fate, a woman was killed by a train while trying to hunt down a cryptozoological being that’s known to lure people onto the tracks. Roquel Bain and her boyfriend were visiting Louisville, Kentucky, from Ohio when they decided to stalk the legendary Pope Lick Monster, which is a mythological creature that is supposedly a cross between a man and a goat.

The two unwittingly fell into the monster’s trap and were struck by a train on the bridge. Roquel’s boyfriend managed to hang for dear life, but she fell off the bridge and died.

Roquel Bain, 26, of Dayton, Ohio, and her boyfriend were vacationing in Louisville. They bought tickets for a tour of the nearby Waverly Hills Sanatorium, but decided to hunt for Kentucky’s elusive Pope Lick Monster beforehand.

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The Pope Lick Monster is a creature that supposedly lives in Pope Lick Creek. Some legends say that he is an escaped circus freak. Others believe that he is the reincarnation of a farmer who once sacrificed goats.

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He’s said to use hypnosis to lure his victims onto the bridge above the creek. There was no hypnosis happening in this case, however. Roquel and her boyfriend crossed the bridge of their own accord.

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Unfortunately, while they were on the tracks, a train surprised them. With nowhere to escape, Roquel was hit by the train, which caused her to fall 100 feet. Her boyfriend held onto the bridge and survived with no major injuries.

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In 1988, a local film called “The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster”debuted in Louisville theaters. The Norfolk Southern Railway took issue with the film, as they were afraid it might encourage young people to hang out on the trestles. Based on this story, I’d say that their fears were totally justified.

Even The Tallest Building On Earth Trembles At The Hands Of This Lightning Storm

There are few things more beautiful than listening to thunder crack and watching lightning dance outside your window. But when a thunderstorm rolls over the tallest building on the planet, the effect is even more amazing than you could possibly imagine.

The footage below, taken in Dubai, captures an explosive lightning strike over the Burj Khalifa, which stands 2,722 feet tall. Fortunately for us, Instagram user Fazza decided to share his chilling, beautiful video with the rest of the world.

Interestingly enough, the keen-eyed photographer who caught this shocking spectacle also goes by the name of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai! Even royalty can’t deny the allure of nature.

Recently, The Weather Conditions Were Perfect For This Mind-Blowing Phenomenon

Sometimes winter isn’t all that bad.

Case in point: when the sun sets in a cold environment, it reflects against ice crystals that manifest in the air. The collective surface of these ice crystals acts as a mirror to the sun and other light sources (like street lamps), reflecting their light into the image of pillars reaching for the stars.

That’s a lot of sciencey-sounding stuff, but all you really need to know is that light pillars look cool as hell. Check out these pictures taken from people all over the world!

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It’s understandable why some people think these are UFOs.

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Amazing.

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So even though winter is sometimes a mushy mess of discolored snow on the ground, up in the sky it’s a heavenly light show for the gods. If only there was a way that I could see a light pillar without leaving the warmth of my apartment…

Ever Wanted To Know What It’d Be Like To Drown? This Simulator Can Show You

Perhaps the most frightening aspect of drowning to death occurs after desperate attempts to stay alive fail. In the last seconds of someone’s life, a series of automated responses causes the victim’s body to relax, as if easing itself into death.

Ever wonder what it’d be like to drown? This horrifying, first-person simulator will reveal the experience to you in all its terrifying glory.

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One of the follies that doomed this person was that he attempted to swim toward the boat, and in doing so, lost precious energy. If your boat is out of sight, the best thing you can do is either float or tread water. Conserving energy is key if you want to get out of situations like this with your life.

When A Photographer Combines Dogs And Peanut Butter, The Outcome Are Adorable

there is something truly…special about watching a dog try to pull peanut butter through the roofing of his / her mouth. From the one hand, your dog is relishing in flavor, but he or she most likely additionally seems some betrayed that there surely is much work a part of getting all of that goodness.

Fortunately, however, that sloppy dedication always prevails, as well as in the finish, they’re going to lick up all that peanut butter…even if it indicates looking like a dummy while carrying it out. One photographer, in particular, shot some tongue-smacking pictures and put together all of them into an adorable brand-new book.

Greg Murray is a Cleveland-based photographer whom works closely with neighborhood animal shelters and focuses on using pictures of pets.

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His most well-known work thus far might-be “When it comes to Love Of Peanut Butter,” a series which catches puppies thoroughly enjoying a spoonful associated with tasty nut-based paste.

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Murray informed ViralNova that he got the concept when he and his fiancée Kristin rescued a mastiff called Bailey. Murray adored getting Bailey all drooly (while they have a tendency to do) and take pictures.

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He discovered the ultimate way to try this was to give this lady just a little peanut butter!

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“So. Great.”

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encouraged by Bailey, he began photographing his customers’ pooches eating peanut butter too!

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as an element of Murray’s process, the dogs are merely provided a couple of spoonfuls — way too much peanut butter is not beneficial to puppies.

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then he takes 25-75 pictures of this dog’s desperate attempts to lap up all of that deliciousness.

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He claims that some of the dogs have actually trouble sitting still, but the majority of times, “they may be therefore dedicated to the peanut butter, that perhaps the many fidgety puppies remain put until they’re done.”

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Murray stresses that he just allows puppies digest peanut butter that doesn’t include Xylitol, that will be harmful to pups.

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Since Friday, Murray need photographed over 125 dogs for this task. All those pictures among others are available in his upcoming book For the passion for Peanut Butter: a photograph Booth. To see a lot more of Murray’s work, go to their website. Truth be told there, you can also commission him to photograph your pets, weddings, and occasions! It’s also wise to follow him on Instagram.

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