This Legendary Internet Reddit Hole Will Live In Your Head Rent Free (aka The Lamp)

[@javanalecio8940]

7:36 Mr Reds on the police car

[@MrBallen]

Well done! The first one to get it and guess correctly!!

[@oasis3103]

ok gg

[@Joker80831]

Well done I was focused on the Double Rainbow lol

[@davidt3299]

Dang

[@Hawkz00]

@@MrBallen I was so close lol. If I was home when I got the notification I coulda got it😂

[@arcanehornet]

“He decided that he would not tell Kristen, instead, he would kill his mother” _well that escalated quickly_

[@Kuwkay]

Stg 🤣

[@Fool4Lyfe]

Fr

[@ryankasik7911]

I had to do an audible "wtf"

[@joedamico3461]

I was reading this comment as he said that sentence lol

[@carriemercer1987]

@@Fool4Lyfe I oof oof ooooo

[@sarahbethyoga]

I had to pause after #2 to process that. So tragic.

[@vlastimirvukovic]

Story is... holy shit!

[@lukecapelli1971]

heart breaking

[@tristan.9991]

Ill show you some yoga moves Sarah

[@CrazyLocoInsane1]

Wow thats what I just did now.....That story was freaking crazy.

[@charliemike13]

@SarahBethYoga-do you think yoga can be modified or still beneficial to someone with some severe wounds and injuries? Drop foot, nerve damage, etc.?

[@BathingTime]

The second story sounds like a mindfuck of a thriller movie. It sounds so crazy that it can’t even be real! Poor Mitch.... heartbreaking

[@JeSuisDeTexas]

Right?! I came straight to the comments hoping people would be saying oh x movie is based on that! But I’m glad for his sake that it hasn’t been exploited, I guess..

[@azguyazdesert417]

Actually it is quite an old story. Ever heard a certain Rip Van Wrinkle who lived near an Enchanted Forest in the Catskills........

[@machibieber96]

@@JeSuisDeTexas watching these videos have made me realize so many movies are based on these real life experiences. I’ve even heard of people seeing their near death experiences before they happen just like the movie final destination.

[@milleniallgt9715]

They should make a movie about that. Crazy

[@illig4912]

There is a similar movie like it called Jacob's Ladder

[@lumgs2009]

The first story is heartbreaking. I can only imagine the sadness of the son in learning what was done to his mom's body.

[@sweetciinamon]

Right :(

[@lindseysloan8735]

Honestly, if this happened a loved one or friend of mine I would rather not know.... It's possible it has already happened to one of them but I'm good...don't want to know. ignorance is bliss. RIP

[@tiffaniealloway3473]

it was his sister..

[@edacheson8540]

Honestly, the fact that they passed up an opportunity to study a mutated version or variation of alzheimers (which could have given insight that could help treatments) just to sell her body to the army speaks to a level of moral bankruptcy that I can't even comprehend.

[@mutesik]

Dont forget he gots millions of dollars in return

[@jameskirk6030]

I feel really bad for Mitch. Imagine waking up and being told your last decade didn't happen and your wife and kids don't exist. Heartbreaking.

[@spamton1996]

It feels like you have dementia and Alzheimer’s at the same time for a decade that’s like when you dream you live the best life you always wanted then wake up

[@spamton1996]

@@MrVince-ti4hz imagine waking up on a bench after sleeping a decade then you just get picked up after you wake

[@TreebeardXIV]

Apparently it’s from a movie.

[@fishofgold6553]

@@TreebeardXIV "Apparently it’s from a movie." Where did you hear that? Are you sure it's from a movie?

[@Iamtheliquor]

@Drew Tv nah I’m good

[@ObiWill1]

Damn that football player decked Mitch so hard he knocked him into a parallel universe for 10 years! Sounds super depressing though I feel for the guy.

[@ponternal]

Kocked him into a whole nother timeline

[@TehAntiSpammer]

Holy shit i just burst out laughing from that LOL

[@natedogg7488]

Probably Ray Lewis

[@sahibfuller9109]

Word lol

[@rustyAF]

Like the Roy arcade cabinet

[@erock864]

“The Lamp” would make such depressing movie

[@etriganthedemon666]

And a boring one

[@maddyshea916]

@@etriganthedemon666 🤣🤣

[@etriganthedemon666]

@@maddyshea916 what's funny?

[@AnneQuiet]

@@etriganthedemon666 if the movie focuses mostly on what happened after he woke up it could make a great thriller.

[@poleli2748]

He could have been to other dimension.

[@gl00myb0nes-pf7xv]

I’ve heard the lamp story before so I knew the twist, but how you told it as if it was real at first was so much more impactful than the way I’ve heard others do it. Usually they give the context first. Honestly a really tragic story. I’ve had lucid dreams where my brain invented characters that I got genuinely emotionally attached to, to the point where waking up and realizing they weren’t real was upsetting to me. I can’t imagine living an entire life only to wake up from it one day and realize your entire family were, essentially, a delusion.

[@JinxMarie1985]

Yeah in my dreams I have these people that I know and that I miss... and waking up and that I'm not back home, not with any of these people really hurts. The brain never makes up faces. Its always a face you yourself have once seen. Out of millions and millions of people you have seen.

[@SY-ks4fs]

I have woken up in tears (but on the flip side, almost shaking with gratitude) realizing that what I was just invested in so deeply was a fantasy. It could be perfect if you weren’t so helpless to affect anything. Instead it’s very passive with waking up being the ultimate loss of power. Dreams are wild.

[@westwalker1997]

Yes I have people in my dreams that I visit often but I can never remember them when I wake. I only know because I was once able to catch the feeling of saying goodbye to a loved one when I woke up but could not remember who I was saying it to. 😢

[@Dracorlock]

Honestly helps the viewer get the perspective of the guy making the impact much heavier. MrBallen is an amazing storyteller.

[@gl00myb0nes-pf7xv]

@@Dracorlock agreed. I watch him while drawing, normally I can’t focus too well on two things at once ‘cause I have really bad adhd but for some reason the way he tells stories just keeps me engaged and he’s really entertaining. I’m glad I found his content.

[@grasual_]

"mitch ADORED his children" me: so he MURDERED them "his entire life was a hallucination" me: oh

[@rithikkapur2452]

Yeah that’s what I thought

[@micaelaengelbrecht8717]

Yupp...I'm like HoW dArE YoU kIlL YOUR FaMiLy!?

[@mattechrome]

🤣🤣

[@cayennepeppy]

LMFAO “oh”

[@HauntedHarmonics]

lmaoo

[@orc9427]

The one about the man being unconscious and dreaming of a perfect family hurts me so much

[@TheRandompaint]

The mind is a crazy thing innit

[@orc9427]

@@TheRandompaint it's how I feel everyday legitimately It sucks so much and I feel for him, I really hope he was or is ok

[@drhypno6317]

It reminds me of the game roy from Rick and Morty

[@TheRandompaint]

@@drhypno6317 an apropos comparison

[@jordandean650]

Parallel universes exist confirmed.

[@kd8663]

The second story reminds me of an experience I had under anesthesia. I was knocked out for some oral surgery back around 2010. In total I was under for about two hours, but in that time, I had an incredibly vivid "dream." I was a white man named Fred. I lived in Nebraska, in the US. (I'm black, female, from Ghana, and lived in Germany at the time of my surgery.) And while my awareness of the experience started around 'Fred's' late 50s, I had memory of my childhood too. I had a wife named Annette who I can still picture. I had three daughters, two of whom were married with kids, and the youngest daughter (Julia) lived with my wife and I. I can very vividly recall my home and property. I could draw a blueprint of it to this day. Every tree in the yard, every room in the house. The wallpaper. How it smelled. I 'lived' as Fred for around 11 years, I think. I remember having a lot of birthday parties with my grandkids. Then one night I went to sleep as Fred and woke up... in an oral surgeon's office. I was very depressed after, and I'm still very bittersweet when I think of it. None of it ever really happened, but I imagine Fred died in his sleep.

[@nekokittycat4004]

in some deep level we are the one- Creator's counsciousness dreaming that it has all us and we in that dream percieve like each of us is a separeted person albeit we can unite on the collective subconsciousness level and can experience life of "others" like our own. only yogi can wake up to a true creator-level self and rest of us just playing that dream further

[@lindsaydellavecchia9574]

I can’t think of the correct name right now but it’s like soul jumping or something where a soul “walks in” to another’s

[@iamaku09]

What they said or you could have been having a past life regression.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

What they said or you could have just been tripping balls on Ketamine.

[@aleoki]

Omg... im terrified, what if what im living now is just a long dream....

[@embramorgan6720]

The Lamp should be made into a movie. What an impact. I feel so sorry for him.

[@vanquish421]

Shutter Island kind of did that, but with mental illness. Also, people tend to hate the movie/tv trope of "it was all just a dream".

[@embramorgan6720]

@@vanquish421 I really liked Shutter Island. Couple plot holes but every time I watch it I find new easter eggs. It's a fun movie.

[@ZoopyToogark]

@@embramorgan6720such a great movie with a lot of rewatch-ability. Check out memento if you haven’t seen it, also a good movie worthy of watching a few times.

[@ZoopyToogark]

@@embramorgan6720inception and tenet as well, obviously lol.

[@saneman7177]

Bro was punched so hard someone else’s life flashed before his eyes

[@mszyanya7161]

That’s so sad that Mitch had to endure such a event. It’s also telling how much we don’t understand about our minds.

[@ChickenFerLei]

Or what happens to it when you’re “unconscious”

[@jamieshaffer5981]

@@ChickenFerLei , yes, we all know that.

[@shutch3367]

Girl for real!! These videos got me thinking “damn am I gonna just lose it one day?!”

[@waddledee2001]

It's not our minds- it's us. We are interdimentional beings and travel to parallel realities frequently. Mitch just happened to remember his experience.

[@tofu8164]

our reality is just a product of our minds

[@lm-uc8bg]

That last story had me thinking “how many brothers does this dude have” and “why didn’t he think about them before coming up with his plan”

[@CittizinKane]

Right, when Ballen kept going, and then another brother came, and then another.

[@ArticruciA]

yeah after the mom called the brother his plans should have changed he got himself in the biggest mess ever and for no reason

[@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975]

Yeah, he should've stuck with the college courses he was taking and focused on them. Just because one is smart in one area doesn't mean they're smart in all areas

[@ANTHNYYY]

Fr wtfff it kept goin and goin💀😂😂😂

[@samantha4238]

@Gin T That’s the problem isn’t it; you can’t see what someone is doing if you aren’t around.

[@andersonvillalobos7251]

Wife: "He is thinking about other women" He: "WTF is this blurry abomination of hell, I need to see it again"

[@SILOPshuvambanerjee]

That's dark

[@mynameiselvispresleygirlsa5911]

Lmao

[@charliem989]

@@SILOPshuvambanerjee No, he said the lamp was on.

[@hahahayden1]

@@charliem989 ba dum tiss

[@marttram2183]

@@charliem989 got em

[@ms-rachel-anne]

The first story turned my stomach and filled me with rage. I've lost several family members and the idea of their bodies being treated with such repulsive disrespect is beyond horrifying. I cannot imagine the mingled grief and rage and horror of the families who had their loved ones' remains treated in such a way.

[@popescupaul53]

The second one is so depressing, I'm so sorry for that poor man.

[@MrBallen]

Yeah that really sucks. Thanks for watching!!

[@colinmackay92]

I know its insane. I've done some research into that story and it's crazy. There are many types of hallucinations Visual, Olfactory, Auditory, Tactile and Gustatory. All encompassing our different senses like smelling things or touching or tasting things and normally you'll experience hallucinations with maybe one or even two of the senses at once but it's extremely rare to have a "Fully Sensed" hallucination. Doctors belive that when the brain is very close to death it will attempt to stimulate itself to the highest possible level in an attempt to stay alive. That's what that guy experienced. It's happened before but never to that level and never that amount of time. An extraordinary circumstance to say the least.

[@_trionic_4232]

MrBallen Hi MrBallen Love your videos!!!

[@krista3275]

I'm sure I've heard about that guy mitch b4 but can't remember where. I'm going to try find story about him. Stories like this fascinate me!

[@maddiekain7728]

@Luciana Vassago It kinda makes you wonder if, in some other reality, Kayla visits her comatose husband in the hospital every day, hoping he'll wake up. If it was really just a hallucination, it's so freaking sad. But somehow, if he jumped timelines, that's almost more sad. Poor Mitch just can't win.

[@patriciolozano3726]

What I kept thinking when hearing the last story: "Damn, how many BROTHERS DOES THIS GUY HAVE?!"

[@Domo0116]

Me too! It’s so disturbing how he was so willing to kill them all over a lie he didn’t want exposed! That story really gave me the chills.

[@str8kronic]

It's almost like a comedy skit..every time he attacks 1 family member, another family.member walks in lol...its super sad and not funny at all, but damn wtf

[@patriciolozano3726]

@@tariqe-1240 Yeah! Having so many brothers maybe one of them could've helped out!

[@patriciolozano3726]

@@Domo0116 its crazy the lengths some people go for survival. I'd like to think he was a victim of society and judgement

[@patriciolozano3726]

@@str8kronic Yeah 😂 The story IS disturbing but they just kept coming and I couldnt help but point it out

[@keishl119]

It was "the lamp" story that really got to me .... he was taken ten years of his "life" "away" from him ... just because he was actually knocked out the whole time . I can't imagine believing and seeing my kids grow and THEY NOT EVEN EXIST

[@vicsrealm]

But I can’t find anything about it on google except a reddit post/comment but that’s reddit and ya can’t believe anything people say on there

[@jettyd69]

@@vicsrealm Yeah I read that one on Reddit a few years ago. The guy swears it's true, but who knows??

[@vistazopimp4650]

it could be a premonition of his life to come

[@thefinalhashiraangrysag415]

I remember hearing about it a few years ago as well and I often think about, it really fucks with my head sometimes

[@SpartanHoplite360]

Yeah it’s bs

[@howisgamora_]

Imagine being his fiancé Kristen tho like after having so much empathy to accept a convicted robber and have trust in him, only to find out the life she’s lived with him for the past few years was an entire lie. Every day he left for ‘college’ for ‘work’ the fact that he made contraptions to fabricate an alibi for the premeditated murder of his own MOTHER, the murder of several of his brothers. The trauma must be unimaginable

[@LilyZerep]

😕 I feel bad for her. She trusted him, and he blew it completely with lying to her and killing most of his family members. Like yeah, did he really think she'd never find out who killed his mother and most of his brothers? 🤨

[@JodieBirch]

I feel more sorry for the surviving brother

[@ericlizama8552]

I have to admit, I found it hilarious that Brett kept having more and more brothers coming into the story.

[@AshNikkosWife]

Except that 2/3 of them literally died..:

[@romeowandrainbow1040]

If it had been a black comedy slapstick movie it would have been brilliant … but this brother killin shit storm actually happened ! 😔 the things you do for lies….

[@RH-tv9hk]

It started to feel like a joke. When he mentioned Lee waking up I said "Wait, wha?" and put the vid back to see if I missed something

[@justdanie7613]

Lol same

[@victoria.4321]

Yeah my dark sense of humor kicked in and I just started laughing about the plethora of brothers coming out of the woodwork. Hell of a day for a family reunion, wouldn’t you say? 😂

[@electrontube]

My wife: "What are you doing?" Me: "I'm listening to a retired Navy Seal tell weird stories"

[@nivinstanley]

@@Bootes_Void He mentioned he was medically retired.

[@electrontube]

And medically retired usually means something along the lines of "that job was so fucking hard that my body broke" or "someone tried to kill me, but I didn't die"

[@nivinstanley]

@@electrontube Sure. Considering the job, those seem like reasonable grounds for retirement.

[@electrontube]

@@nivinstanley absolutely, considering that just the diving is dangerous. add in the routine: jumping out of airplanes, obstacle courses, and blinding physical training, injuries happen. it's a demanding and dangerous job even when there's no fighting involved.

[@nataliehurd2532]

😂 right

[@SplatterQueen]

I really like how you tell these stories. You don't put on a fake creepy voice. It's more like I sit with a friend by a drink who starts out with "Dude, I have this crazy story you have to hear".

[@vexus6444]

Yeah, or kinda like a campfire story

[@Sunset_LilLuck]

I do agreee!!

[@xMinniex15]

Right!?! And he paints the perfect picture with his descriptions, you can see it all. He is my new best friend lol

[@joysanders59]

The backgrounds are like you are just talking to a neighbor.

[@shelbyletts]

That’s exactly why I love these videos!!! I’m hooked!

[@turtleislandlac1490]

Wow I can totally relate to story #2. I once had a dream where I had this whole other life for months. And when I woke up and realized none of it was real, it took me a few days to get over it. I can't imagine someone actually dreaming years of another life.

[@Dizz2K7]

I expected this to end in a joke... You disappoint me.

[@calvincole7998]

This man as a Hollywood director would change the movie industry forever. His intuition for good stories is absolutely amazing.

[@MrBallen]

Thank you!!!

[@janedoe-hq9vn]

He would be great at doing audio books too..

[@salzard97]

#BallenForHollywood ❤💙

[@yvetteabundis7083]

@@MrBallen .

[@jamesallen5591]

Yes, he would.

[@masterbong_420]

That football player hit him so hard he sent him to an infinite tsukuyomi for 10 years.

[@Cloudsage_yt]

lol you dam right, feel bad for him tho

[@freddy5082]

Tsukuy- what?

[@Cloudsage_yt]

@@freddy5082 its a thing from the anime naruto

[@bloss031ng]

Exactly what I was thinking .

[@moo-kun]

So true lol but at least it wasn't 10 years of torture 😮

[@kait958]

brett’s options: go back to school, get a different job, tell his fiancé the truth, get help from a friend or one of his hundred brothers brett: nah murder tho

[@bettywith2girls]

I know...GEEZ!!!...going back to robbing banks would have been better than trying to kill his whole family. Geez...just fess up and start your own business, for God's sakes.

[@srahhh]

lmao "his hundred brothers" by the end of the story they were just coming out of the woodwork

[@Reg_The_Galah]

You know if he just told the truth none of this would’ve happened. Don’t tell lies kids

[@googleuser9383]

Brett, the bearded burglar murderer who just had TOO MANY DARN brothers. Brett is a killing machine.... and his mother is a birthing machine.

[@dmuolhoi]

His alibi was flawed from the start....truly no a very bright person

[@MsInnersanctum]

I just really hope Lee is doing better after this insane event happened to him and his family.

[@jcurses]

The lamp story is so surreal. I've relayed the story to several friends and we all agree that his story is a sad one. He had a job, wife, and kids that he bonded to. It's not simply a matter of loss but literally having that stripped away. I think of culture shock and I wonder how much harder that would have affected him. It's so melancholic.

[@Krullmatic]

1i love lamp.....

[@zacheray]

It’s exactly why I hate waking up to ‘good’ dreams and disappointment.. give me a nightmare and relieve any day

[@robreesor5011]

That story reminded me of an episode of star trek when the enterprise comes across a probe that had been launched into space by a race that had been wiped out by their sun exploding...the probe put Picard uncontious on the floor and in something like 30 seconds he lived an entire life time learning to play a flute being married having a child and many other things as if he was a member of that race...it was a way for that race to pass on their life experiences to another race so they wouldnt be forgotten...he even knew how to play that flute when he woke up he knew everyones names and basically an entire life time of knowlage. Then to be back on the enterprise with his crew who he had not forgotten through his whole experience with this race.

[@samkingsway6564]

@@robreesor5011 The Inner Light was the name of the episode. I totally agree, it reminded me of that as well!! A stellar episode of TNG.

[@reboundrides8132]

It unfortunately wasn’t a real story, just an urban myth that started as a Reddit thread.

[@chronalcactus9258]

The second one is actually the saddest shit I've heard in years and it is terrifying

[@fraavezskyrim]

its not shit

[@davisenterprises]

It's definitely a crazy story but not nearly as sad as the psychopath in the last story killing his whole family just to keep a lie going.

[@user-fq3lk5se6p]

That's some sad shit right there, there was this time, i dreamt that my family died, and when i woke up, i cried, the feeling was so real, I'm so glas my family is ok. I cant imagine how sad it is for him

[@ericd6781]

@@fraavezskyrim - It's just a figure of speech in the US. May seem to be a bit crude to some, but it's nothing to get upset over.

[@jacodasilva6695]

@J. T. Is it about this story? Or just like it?

[@JJsiN84]

Poor Mitch, that one really hit me in the feels. I've had those long vivid dreams that I wish I could go back to. Sometimes I wonder if I see another me, in another parallel universe, or another timeline.

[@harmony331000]

Same

[@WildVee]

Mitch surely has an incredibly creative mind which led him to post a fake movie-like story on a reddit thread. Don't buy it for a second haha

[@0001captainawesome]

The second story reminds me of a dmt trip I had, though my experience was MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE. When I was 17-18 I started taking cold pills occasionally. They got you super high, and unlike anything else, but another bonus was it literally made it impossible for you to cough even if you tried your hardest to so you could take the biggest bong rips ever, and I already had the nuck-name iron lungs for good reasons, (natural reasons). I would always take the minimal amount of triple c's, (the cold pills with dmt in them), but one day me an my friend decided to take a whole box each which is what it takes to induce "visions" instead of just being really high. After about 2 hours of Call of Duty we were both really tired so we decided to lay down, (he had 2 beds on opposite sides of his room). We both slept for 4 hours I think, or something close to sleep. During this time I literally lived at least a dozen full life-times, full life spans from childhood to death with no gaps in-between or unaccounted time, the equivalent of hundreds of years in real-time. I lived all kinds of different lives in throughout human history ranging from pre-roman times to modern times. In many of these lives I was married and had kids, I fought in multiple wars and battles, and had many occupations. Every life was meaningful, eventful, and relatively happy. (Technically I'm a genious and have expansive knowledge in many many areas and have a near perfect memory so my guess is that helped faciltate so many different kinds of lives in such immaculate detail. My friend is also near my level, he's pretty knowledgeable.) It was so real that if I found out I was actually slipping through dimensions or time traveling I might beleive it. After the visions me and my friend both strangely awoke and sat up at the same time and both said "dude...I gotta tell you something you're not going to beleive". Strangely upon awakening we were both completely lucid and sober, which wouldn't happen if you had taken less like we usually had. We both shared our experiences and oddly they were near identical. Many of the lives we experienced were just overflowing with similarities and basically identical, with just a few lives that were unique to ourselves, so that was pretty odd also. I know how crazy it sounds to experience hundreds of years in only 4 hours, but we did. We both could very vividly, with photographic memory, account very every single year and month we experienced. It was a fantastic experience that I'm grateful for, but neither of us ever did take triple c's again for no particular reason, we just didn't. By the way I've heard that taking dmt is perfectly safe and not unhealthy at all in it's pure form, but I also heard that it's not good to take in the form it comes in in these cold pills and that it burns holes in your brain so don't do it kids. If not for that I would actually recommend everyone do it once. I never confirmed this since I never did it again, but it's not worth the risk. I've never been into hard drugs, but I've tried most things once. I've never experienced anything like this before or since, and I have tried other hallucinogens like shrooms a few times and acid once. It was completely unlike anything else whatsoever.

[@TikeMyson69]

@@0001captainawesome what are these pills called?

[@ebg3624]

@@0001captainawesome I don’t know how to tell you this. But for a genius, you miss spelled genius so…..

[@Hffhbd]

I feel for Mitch. A few years ago, after sleeping off a seizure episode I had, I dreamed of my daughter. The dream was so real, and everything I felt in it was so real as well. In the dream I was there for about a week after I gave birth, and then I woke up. I was genuinely confused that I was in my bedroom at my parents house, and that my daughter is no where near me. When I realized that it was just a dream I cried for several days. I’ve dreamed about my daughter twice after that, and every time I wake up wishing that it was my reality. Whenever I remember her, and the amount of love I’ve felt towards her it brings me to tears. It was a feeling I have never felt before, to the point it felt like someone took a piece of my heart when I woke up from the dream. I miss a daughter that I never had more than I miss a lot of people in my life. I’ve gone to therapy and my sadness subsided a lot, but she still has a special part in my heart, that I keep thinking that it might be God showing me a glimpse of my future at my times of hardship to give me strength through them, and that I will get to see her again in the future.

[@vickimarino]

I was really taken back when you said “instead of telling his fiancé, he’d kill his mother” didn’t expect that one

[@AhranMaoDante]

Saw it coming a mile away. Society is great at creating monsters. Usually through financial destitution. A shame really.

[@CurflanderHolyfield]

He really goes out on a limb in many off his renditions. Like Brett was really just a good guy, ya know salt of the earth but he just couldn’t get out of all the lies he told so ya know, he murdered his whole family. What else could Brett do?? Under the immense pressure of being a psychopath. Ffs. The guy was a monster. That’s the scary part about psychos. They can pretend so well that everyone around them believes they’re something they’re not. But psycho kills his family is not quite as shocking as greatest guy ever kills his family so I get it, gotta create that content regardless of how false it might be. Wtf, ballens channel while horrific also moonlights as a comedy channel as well. Bravo

[@Listrynne]

I saw it coming because Brett is similar to Chandler Halderson. Same web of lies about college, etc.

[@4aridmax]

Same, if I were him, I would have told my fiancé, and the weight of the lies on my soul and moved provinces and try to get work at Tim Hortons or wherever I can.

[@kasperorganics-organiccott6881]

Brett created his own problems. Every last one of them. He was a selfish coward.

[@greenroomsh]

The lamp story was so sad! The loss of an entire family, even imaginary, has to be devastating. Makes me wonder if he had a glimpse of a parallel dimension where he really lived that life.

[@Nothingatall1984]

I believe he was in another universe, the head trauma is an indicator of that

[@retroreceptionist7571]

I tried to look up the story but couldn’t find a legit source

[@avalongrooming]

My thought exactly.

[@JeSuisDeTexas]

Has anyone had a MEMORY that they *know* didn’t happen? Not a dream, not an imagined scenario, a memory. I was pulled down hard by my ponytail while pumping gas in a small town near my family’s ranch. So hard and fast that my back bent backwards before my hips could buckle. I suddenly was seeing the fluorescent lights in the ceiling of the covered pumps area and thinking what the hell, why am I seeing those? Then I know I was taken & attacked, but there’s no memory of that part. I’d gone inside for beer to take to a hangout and was uncomfortable with the creeps leering at me parked in front of the store. Terrifying tweaker stares, right through me. That actually happened. In reality, I managed to pump gas and make it to my friends’ and then home, safe & sound. So why do I legitimately REMEMBER the first part of that “attack”

[@itsjustshanice9933]

That’s an actual excellent theory

[@A.K.A.Selena]

Imagine living 10 years wealthy and happy to wake up back at square one...

[@Fish-please]

I didnt understand, was he in a coma for 10 years or did he live ten years in his fantasy in only a few minutes while knocked out?

[@evilfuzzybunny100]

@@Fish-please the "ten years" happened in the few moments that he was unconscious

[@A.K.A.Selena]

@@Fish-please it’s like your dream supposedly happens within 3 seconds.

[@oscarortizg7292]

@@Fish-please have you ever took a little nap for like 15 min and in your dream you feel a whole day has gone by that’s what happened to this man

[@SynnJynn]

Not just wealthy but happy

[@NerdEmoji1067]

“The Lamp” was so sad, imagine building a life for 10 years, you have a family and you just love your life. Only to wake up one day and have it all vanish.

[@jeffreyarroyo7724]

This Brett guy's an enigma. He was too dumb to realize his wife was going to tell police he was at "work", it didn't occur to him to pre-load the crossbow, and he seemingly forgot he had 13 brothers... but he was smart enough to build a machine out of a fan, some pulleys, and a broomstick to operate his cellphone and computer?

[@AlexRodriguez-cp5eh]

This just actually had me dying lmaoo

[@kavalogue]

Some of the most intricate people are infinitely stupid

[@illhaveanother4365]

*3

[@markbones1921]

😂😂😂😂

[@markbones1921]

😂😂😂😂😂. 13 brothers

[@edsayshey3314]

The lamp story felt so sad. I’ve had dreams where it feels so real and have woken up and been very confused about where I am. The most vivid one was about living and owning a small shop with this guy who was my partner. One day we were stocking the shop with ice cream and when I turned around, my partner had been stabbed. There was blood everywhere and I ran to him and was holding him while he died. I woke up because I was crying so hard in my sleep. I felt such a sense of loss for the next week that it made me feel really conflicted about my real life partner because this dream felt so real that I felt like I’d lost a loved one

[@seranrevere865]

That reminds me of one of my most vivid dreams where it felt real, I had a dream that my mother had died but I didn’t witness it and I was seeking therapy for the loss. I started crying really hard to the point I woke up nearly choking. After I woke up I genuinely thought she was gone so I sat on my bed hugging myself while crying, and then I heard the door open and she asked me for help with something, and I ran to her hugging her tightly because I genuinely thought she was gone.

[@SchneiderGurl]

I also had something like this. I was a man and has lost my wife and son. I woke up feeling so sad and filled with sooo much pain. I would not be surprised if it was like a past life memory bc it felt soo real and I grieved for the family that I felt was taken from me.

[@rosalinaverde2318]

Same!!!! So many dreams like that

[@laurenrichey2803]

One time I had a vivid dream about being pregnant and it was twins and I had them and it felt so real and then I woke up and I was crying😂

[@pacificpainter7232]

Not a significant lover dream but I had once dreamt that I had 6 brothers and in the dream we all lived together with my father and we acted how siblings would, I was happy and was incredibly close with them and remembered watching movies/going shopping just generally hanging out and having a good familial relationship with them but then I remembered hearing my alarm clock go off in the dream at some point and I had turned around to ask one of them where the noise was coming from and didn't get to hear them reply before I woke up in my room looking at my desk clock in shock. I'm an only child in real life so just suddenly feeling and having that connection only for it to be suddenly ripped away hurt a lot.

[@HeidiSue04]

The story about Mitch scares me. I love my family, and I couldn’t imagine how awful it would be to not only lose them, but find out they were never even there! How completely messed up.

[@Feezee223]

That’s one of my worst fears. Waking up and finding out nothing I know is real.

[@willmcmanus9542]

I think, therefore I am.....the only thing that cannot possibly be a figment of one's imagination

[@jakefoster5611]

Yeah, it’s not real. There’s only a Reddit comment. Literally nothing else.

[@kylespade5958]

@@jakefoster5611 yeah, the second story is bullshit. Your average redditor.

[@gooseman3597]

worse part is that he spent a decade supposedly "touching" and "feeling" everything he came on contact with... this is truly something out of a horror movie (immediate edit: Well shit. At least it was a good story)

[@Ppodhomestead]

I LOOOVE the emphasis on the "very low paying job" in Brett's story... and then the picture of the blue vests, cause we ALLLLL know what business that is!!! 😂

[@margiebazan7258]

What does it mean? 😊

[@Ppodhomestead]

​@@margiebazan7258job at Walmart

[@Nemnis]

@@margiebazan7258 Walmart clerk.

[@Bigbanks589]

They made a movie about this with Luke perry

[@Dizz2K7]

That's just you.

[@Carpatouille]

Everyone talking about poor Mitch, how about Brett's brother who had to see his entire family dead or dying and had to fight off his own brother who killed everyone ? It's the saddest story for me between all of those, just imagine life going great and you get in that situation out of nowhere. No wonder he had severe PTSD.

[@SirSnipington]

Facts the 3rd story was the most tragic but everyone seems to be so shocked by the 2nd

[@mitismee]

I mean the second is unusual stuff it's non death but tragic.

[@2turntksoo245]

real shit bro that shit sad fr 💔

[@SirSnipington]

@@2turntksoo245 i love ur pfp lmao

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

@@SirSnipington The 2nd was more like a movie plit so everyone likes it despite saying it is sad. The 3rd was way too real life for people to connect to it.

[@michelleadamchak1330]

Somewhere, on another plane of existence...a wife and mother is desperately searching for her missing husband and father. The son and daughter miss their father very much, and only have a blurry red light to remember him by.

[@ADoseoflife]

Yo this messed me up..I keep thinking about it..what if this is just another reality and his still at home but can't talk to his family or maybe he is in a coma?

[@michelleadamchak1330]

@@ADoseoflife Right?! This one got me all undone. Too many possibilities to consider, and they all lead to heartbreak it seems. 😫😪

[@Kiba69420]

@@michelleadamchak1330 People that trip on DMT say that after they pass through the veil there are entities on the other side that are more familiar than people they know in "this world". This is a common occurrence apparently, to the point that research groups have actually done studies on this. There is a lot of unknown stuff but speculating on different things can be fun... Such as, someone that studied deep water free divers, those people that let themselves fall into blue holes for example, do breathing exercises that when hooked up to an EKG machine, show similar brainwave patterns as someone tripping on DMT. This could end up being the reason that monks and such claim to astroproject or other religious people walk/talk with gods. Its to a point that... maybe the other world actually exist and our brains are fully capable of flipping into "another world". Continuing the speculation... This could possibly explain #2. DMT is something the brain releases (presumably; TBD) during traumatic events that cause death or severe brain injury. So when he was getting assaulted, he might have released enough DMT to slip into the other side and live out an entire life with his upside down world entities.

[@michelleadamchak1330]

@@Kiba69420 Very interesting reading, and I believe everything you're saying. There are stranger things on Heaven and Earth....

[@corinnegivens8547]

OMG that's so sad. That story is so f'd up! I'd loose my mind if that happened to me. Feel so bad for him.

[@stephenson_avery]

Brooo the lamp one gave me chills. That’s like something out of the twilight zone

[@nepttune710]

No doubt. Could you even imagine that!? Bro, 10 freaking years!!! That's insane.

[@adilouie]

My husband just said the same thing. So here I am, waiting for story #2...

[@screm1471]

@@adilouie good news: your real, so your safe.

[@adilouie]

@@screm1471 lol... that's sad and crazy. Makes you wonder????

[@OliviaTx]

@@adilouie you

[@carlsdeezy]

The Lamp is the most astounding story... it should be made into a full length film.

[@bradleyboyer9979]

The beauty of the 2nd story is how MrBaller told the story. Had he started off by explaining that there was a man whose head was bashed in at a college, it wouldn't have had the same impact as telling the story through the eyes of the "victim."

[@wikiwoof9590]

Lazy masquerade covered this story a while back and he tells it through the man’s eyes and it’s pretty good too. Different styles

[@Crackpot_Astronaut]

@@wikiwoof9590 Oh damn do you remember which Lazy video that is? I'd love to hear him tell it.

[@wikiwoof9590]

@@Crackpot_Astronaut kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5rFqXqghpx8ptE it’s got some other good stories as well 🐺

[@crazycarl00]

I cannot imagine the horror of manifesting an entire family life situation for a decade within the span of a hallucination. That is some seriously horrific shit that the brain can pull off. It also really makes me wonder about the ability of the brain to make death less shitty. Definitely calls into question all of the life-after-death sorts of proclamations.

[@theofficialroyalz7790]

@@Lot_2023 lmao honestly i’d be willing to bet the original commenter has an IQ higher than yours

[@JeffreyBoles]

@@Lot_2023 Why don't you stop acting like your age is in the single digits?

[@dalhousieDream]

@@Lot_2023 Wow - such an original comment -- how old are you, racist one? Schoolyard age stuff, dude.

[@floatinggoose9197]

A study was JUST completed this last month. A single Case study. For the first time ever, we've recorded the brain DURING death. You really should look into this but..... The study shows strong correlation in the brain that the same signals and section of the brain that activates when memories are happening, is the same firings and connections that happen at death. Or similar. So the idea that our lives flash before our eyes ? Yea, that's absolutely possible. Not 100%, but likely

[@stephenasmith273]

@@floatinggoose9197 the brain releases a shit load of DMT when u die which is what causes that

[@brandonwaddell2583]

Dude, I think the lamp story is the scariest thing I’ve ever heard….I was lose my mind if I woke up and found out my wife and kids didn’t exist

[@MaxiemumKarnage]

Me having the 13th dream about my wife and kids in a row and waking up wishing I was born 30 years earlier

[@Elyricist746]

Well.. he kinda did… maybe it was his alternate reality.. like the movie Parellel

[@TrueCrimeCasual]

That's a trip, I'd lose it.

[@Webedunn]

Idk, I think I’d immediately go out and buy a boat, truck and beach house…🤣

[@J.J.-xg5jh]

This one is gonna give me nightmares. OHMYGOD.

[@SMacca3103]

Holy shit, #2 blew my mind! We definitely need a full episode in Mitch's story!!🤯

[@CortML]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6LJfWOri798hc0si=E5MyFlWkbjx5k40j The closest I could get for you 👌🏻

[@mschickie]

My dad’s body was donated to that facility and we were lucky - the FBI was able to confirm that he was not one of the people mistreated or misused. We attended a court date when the owner of the facility accepted a plea deal. The pain of not knowing at that point was awful but it was nothing compared to what the families who had confirmation that their loved ones last wishes were violated were feeling. That guy and everyone that worked there can rot in hell for all I care.

[@stinger9680]

Sheeeeeeeesh

[@MAGACUNTREEEEEEE]

But did y'all get paid? You can do whatever to my corpse as long as my family is getting paid lmao

[@WaldropYTC]

@@MAGACUNTREEEEEEE yup 58 million?! My family would be set for generations

[@averagejoe9040]

@@WaldropYTC the organization probably declared bankruptcy and didnt pay out more than a fraction of that.

[@geezerp1982]

what was the sentence ! the state shouldnt of done a plea deal, they had plenty of evidence

[@raebsen]

I went from feeling empathy to horror really fast for that last story. Wow. How horrifically sad.

[@anzelaiv]

Same here. But what's even more frightening is realizing that this person had really serious issues under the surface, not just anyone can murder their own family, regardless of the situation... he was surrounded by all these people who loved him and thought highly of him and not one of them ever got concerned or noticed anything wrong with him.

[@dare_challenge_a_god1536]

Hi Ruthee beer

[@papayaman78]

Good thing his fiancee don't show up. He would have killed her too.

[@elin_]

First story: Such a wasted opportunity of important alzheimers research.. Second story: Wow that's.. so damn heartbreaking. Third story: Wtf.. What a psychopath!

[@mr.unique4940]

Second story is like he worked hard on his life but In his dreams

[@cadenr395]

Not gonna lie that last story sounded like a dumb ass horror comedy😭😭😭😭.

[@chrishansen2409]

@Homer Simpson government doesn’t want to take your gun as long as you are responsible and qualified to use/store it

[@nikoscott145]

@Homer Simpson Not just Biden dude, you do yourself 0 favors by trusting one side over the other.

[@nikoscott145]

@Homer Simpson That was a good one, make sure you write that down

[@typo0746]

The Lamp is the best MrBallen story of all time. Change my mind.

[@idontwatchyoutubebro]

its bottom 3 at best

[@hnkland5317]

Imagine waking up, find out that the last ten years of your life was a dream, and realize that all the hours of mr Ballens videos you have seen was just a figment of your sick imagination

[@entityoflight7626]

I would be perfectly okay with this XD

[@stephennelson4954]

"Well shit." *Goes to the gym*

[@Dyl-famous_dyl]

Story #2 makes you think. Alll of these stories are, just a figment of our sick imagination (collectively)

[@space-time-hobo]

well I would write a book or make a you tube chanell telling the storys in his style.

[@iamhungey12345]

I wonder if that's where Rick and Morty got it from.

[@rjrunlikehell2366]

The Red Lamp is truly heartbreaking. The last story is unbelievable and very tragic. How could you lie to the point you feel your best option is to kill your mother then your siblings further trying to elude the truth. Just disturbing the lengths some people will go to.

[@adolfoaizpun4202]

Not only heartbreaking... But very deep..... WHAT IF it is all like that and we are in a program, when it fails, we are taken out and are told the truth only partial truth that all was not true..... What if bye adolf

[@stevexanny]

You’d be a terrible officer then

[@CTSkydives]

Red Lamp isn't real - it's a story as old as time - it's even on Star Trek

[@AndersTheSphynx]

@@CTSkydives yep, don't get how people fall for it and this channel is a scam.

[@neo4552]

@@AndersTheSphynx where the story originate? Can't seem to find anything from star trek

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Wow. He killed the one person who stood by him through everything. What a psychopath. All he cared about was himself

[@coke378]

REAL FELON FOR YOU

[@cyannepanda]

More like a sociopath :/

[@Bigj089]

Yeah, but he was a victim!... The judge sounds almost as batshit insane as he was. At least the dude was given 3 consecutive life sentences so he's not getting out any time soon.

[@lace-666]

i still feel kinda bad for him tho...

[@PHE4_]

@@lace-666 you need to control who you feel bad for, or you're an easy target for narcissists, and people with anti social behaviour disorder. Empathy is good, sympathy is good but be careful.

[@bridgetonowhere]

The judge calling Brett a "victim too" is so disgusting. Every single one of his problems was self-made. He got himself into debt, he chose to try and resolve his debt with theft, then instead of turning his life around he returned to a life of lies and crime that culminated in him murdering half of his mother and brother.

[@tanyacarbajal3597]

Somewhere in an alternate universe, Mr Ballen is telling the story of a man that started randomly fixating on a lamp and went into an unown coma. Now his son visiting him in the hospital is the only time he responds slightly.

[@coballard5334]

Damn that's brutal, lol.

[@MariaAgnesQuinn]

I love it

[@manulscode]

Tanya, that's exactly what I thought lol. If this story isn't internet creepypasta kind of fake then it's like his mind traveled to another universe where time flows slower and lived for years inside the body of another man who looks like him but had a family. The question is what happens to the person in another universe, would he be ok or his mind would be damaged forever and cause coma? I honestly love all the stories on this channel but this one sounds like fake.

[@AhranMaoDante]

Somewhere in an alternate universe, a man name Mitch was tackled so hard by a football player he was isekai'd out of college and into a happy marriage with a wife + 2 kids, and a well paying job...but he got to stay in that world.

[@paraleeculbert1281]

Hello Tanya I really like the way Mr B.started off telling this story like it was really happening he had me believing all this was going on until the end.Mr B.is the best.

[@ash-lz5bg]

Brett put more energy into making weapons than fixing his life

[@RAC00NFANGIRL]

Pretty much

[@annebodee]

Exactly what I thought.

[@ilicarriedoll2843]

My thought excatly

[@OGRH]

What kind of weapons did he make? Please enlighten me.

[@GlennaVan]

@@OGRH I think what is referred to are not weapons but all the gadgets he made to give him an alibi of being at home during all this.

[@juancampos7591]

I'm not going to lie. I actually teard up on the second story. I can't imagine the physiologic pain he went through.

[@christinemartell7976]

Yes. I can't imagine going thru that. This would be an awesome movie.i think there are a few movies that had this plot

[@googleuser9383]

Imagine people seeing heaving on a near death experience, and then comming back to life.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

On the other hand, I’ve had some detailed nightmares that gave me such enormous relief to wake up from.

[@agentorange81]

Had a real passage of time kind of dream like that ,marriage her telling me she was pregnant the baby , this life I forgot briefly when waking I never want another it was depressing to know I'd never see them again

[@tiredofthebs8290]

@@agentorange81 I sometimes wonder if these dreams could possibly be past life memories. People describe them as being so real and vivid.

[@amberspicks547]

Imagine murdering your entire family instead of being honest or finishing college… he was not remorseful… he was never a good guy… he just pretended to be.

[@olliecrow3547]

#2 needs to be made into a movie. I can't process how that must have felt to him. How strange!

[@pooploop5964]

There is this 1 justice league episode where super man goes through the same stuff

[@nonnayerbiz4550]

As a screenplay writer, I came up with a story idea years ago very similar to this! I guess I should start writing it!

[@ByGraceIGo]

I was thinking the same thing myself.

[@jgodfrey7283]

A show called Awake came out in 2012, pretty close story line.

[@Anton-ob7wm]

Is technically just a dream, we all have crazy dreams, my craziest dream was when I was going to sleep, I looked at my phone it was 2:03 am, I couldn’t sleep so I tried different poses looked at the roof then looked at my phone again it was 2:10 am, what I didn’t realize is that I was already sleeping... then my closet opens, hands were coming out of the closet holding the door, it looked like humans hands, then I freaked out, fell out of my bed and under my bed wind was coming out of it with a bunch other stuff hands were coming out of there too trying to reach my feet’s, so I tried to scream but I couldn’t, I really just couldn’t and I’ve always wonder why ppl can’t scream when they they are scared... so I step up and ran to the other room and saw a black figur holding my little brother, then it run to me, I was so scared then I woke up sweating Like in the same pose I was in my dream, I was so shocked. I looked at my phone it was 2:09 am...

[@lancetruong3075]

Brett could have told his fiance and mother the job offer was rescinded due to his criminal record.

[@jasonhaynes2952]

I don't think his fiance knew about his criminal record.

[@damienodonnell1304]

@@jasonhaynes2952 She did, it was mentioned in the story. He told her about it and she accepted it

[@Sweet_Jelly39]

Brett just stupid, Lying can't get u nowhere

[@soccerfp]

the issue is that he also lied about finishing school which he didn't. That will be a major red flag for his fiance

[@taylorjohnson9321]

That would be to hard for him

[@0r0r0]

I feel so so so bad for Lee, the remaining brother in the third story. What an awful life he has to live now.

[@CC-bu2gv]

@@Kharis- and accumulated debt. I think the system set up to put you in debt has a lot to answer for.

[@farhiya66]

It is very sad to see someone kill their own mother😭😭😭 my mom passed away 11 days ago, I wish I could see to tell her how I love her

[@mshopey32]

Lee and Mitch are officially added to my prayer list😥

[@MrRaymond1021]

Freaking crazy stories. One guy kills his family because he doesn't want to be found out that he's a freaking liar, other guy donates his mother's body, and find's out that the military was using her to blow her to pieces? These are some seriously crazy stories. Thanks for the video John.

[@periderptsmls5079]

I agree, these are absolutely crazy. Though what about the one with the guy who hallucinated his entire family? That one was insane too, honestly

[@MrRaymond1021]

@@periderptsmls5079 yeah, that's crazy too, but I don't think it's as much as the guy killing his whole family just to cover his lies? Then, you got the other story where you have a fake clinic. Or whatever it was? I forgot. They told that man it was for a great purpose, not blow her to pieces? That's really messed up. I mean, hallucinations are as well. But think about those stories, in what order would you put them in? Thanks for the reply.

[@samualhayden8655]

How many brother does the guy have

[@MrRaymond1021]

@@samualhayden8655 3 - 4 + the mother.

[@syli3694]

@@MrRaymond1021 You would have to understand mental illness and such on a pretty severe level to understand what it takes to get to that point. You ever watch a movie and then main character is put in this impossible situation of season finale levels of anxiety and risk? Yea that was this guys actual life. You're not really yourself anymore, only the worst part of you. Just that ticking anger overwhelming everything else.

[@chexmixkitty]

I can't imagine what it would feel like to lose your family, especially since they never existed but felt so real.

[@AlysasVibes]

This is what schizophrenia is like for some people 😢

[@AYVYN]

They still live within his heart, figuratively and literally

[@anamariamarkosrodriguez7616]

""Its so sad & messed up in manys on many levels" is my exact thought when I realized that I was in a decent mood this whole day until I heard this story....now all gloomy gus over here feeling so bad for this poor guy now & sad af smh

[@AndersTheSphynx]

Still fake storie. Google it

[@marwan4358]

@@AlysasVibes Is it tho?

[@cooliodiablo4571]

The second story is one of the most depressing things I’ve ever heard.

[@stuntboy6824]

How can i check whether my life is not a hallucination😂

[@melmazing3993]

@@stuntboy6824 l👀k into the red lamp...

[@iamgreg3834]

you need to spend more time on the internet then

[@zszs100]

Its like the movie inception.

[@sebastiangraham001]

Yeah it’s really fucked when you think about it

[@guilhermehaus7035]

This channel is so great, Mr. Ballen sure knows how to tell a story. I can't stop watching, I love how he gets us invested in the story, it really feels like we are there with the characters. That being said; the "100% real" is what gets me... for example the amazing Lamp story... is there ANY, any evidence of that story being true? I mean, sure, someone posted that on reddit, I believe that, but I've spent hours trying to find news, articles, or any other source that could confirm that story. Nothing to be found. Great story, probably made up - like 80% of reddit. Congratulations on the channel, it is really fun and interesting!

[@night_shade_bounty_hunter]

The second story was so insane, especially that he felt like it was real

[@kaynovo8043]

Agreed

[@NW_Blessed]

So gnarly!

[@laurennotreal]

Sometimes I have dreams that I mistake as memories because they feel so real dreams/hallucinations r crazy

[@Maximer77]

Man... I'm really hoping I wasn't attacked by someone and am now just living some alternate reality in my head...

[@dababycar2899]

@@Maximer77 ur not I promise I am real

[@Alteori]

Ok the Mitch story is like something from out of the mAtrix. Or shutter island.

[@RowanWhite1980]

With a dose of *Jacob’s Ladder* added in.

[@therealveridicalyt497]

I feel sad for him

[@kylepope9795]

Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to experience it

[@mofleh177]

I started staring at the lamp in my living room hoping to see it blurry so I can wake up from this nightmare. But that shit is crystal clear!

[@N1GHTSTRIKER-45]

Here before 1k

[@edwinssometimes]

i almost started to cry when you mentioned how the only surviving brother felt so shattered. Brett is no victim, a victim would've realized how insane the thought of killing someone, let alone his mother, is and never go through with it. just a total scumbag.

[@KhanMann66]

A guy so consumed with his ego he didn’t even want to admit that he dropped out of college. You know something that anyone can sympathize. But yeah keep the lies going for his ‘perfect life’.

[@kellyalves756]

Yeah, I had some thoughts about that judge, too.

[@xelectrix]

Yeah that didn't make sense, the lies did create themselves.

[@dangazobiton9774]

At least he took responsibility for the murders instead of trying to kill himself before getting arrested...

[@MetalsirenIXI]

Brett's life was not perfect but he had a beautiful wife that accepted his faults and he threw all that trust away smh.

[@sinusoid_bananas]

That eloquently worded and hilarious call to action to like this video was enough for me to subscribe.

[@squishyfishy6010]

Holy shit. I cannot imagine being told my mother, who I donated to help others with a tragic disease, got blown up for an experiment. That makes me sick.

[@williebeamish5879]

Military. Smh

[@EmeraldView]

I want to volunteer my body for that. 😄

[@lavona8204]

​@@EmeraldViewditto. Blast me to the moon.

[@justinayers3589]

Donating your mother was the problem all along. Stupid games win stupid prizes.

[@Weird.Dreams]

Technically, she did further science though...

[@Hazzzyyyyyy]

What’s honestly horrifying is that any one of us could be experiencing the “ lamp “ and wouldn’t even know it…

[@bradleyboyer9979]

Correct. "Reality" is a fake term.

[@ameybirulkar7503]

Exactly. How would we know if we are living a real life or a lie?

[@teriboudreaux6743]

Please just don't. 🙏 That's horrifying!

[@annettecarter9393]

What about maybe we have another parallel life in a different universe or different time frame 🤔

[@SunnyandNova]

I scared 🥺🥲😒

[@advpodcasts7864]

I was living in the same neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada when brett killed his family with the crossbow. I saw the police cars and ambulance go to their house and the news covers his case live but it was all quickly forgotten because nobody cared enough to tell the full story until now. Thanks, Mr.Ballen for providing context and lessons from this story.

[@joshuagraham2843]

ezra miller we need to talk about kevin and you’re next theres a twisted ending similar brett story

[@asil7528]

That’s a whole other city than toronto lol. That’s like saying when I lived in sauga it was a neighborhood of Toronto. Lol no. Just. No

[@asil7528]

Scaborough. What a crap hole. Sketchy place to live.

[@albertleon2790]

Yongus Ali stop the CAP

[@Foreign780]

@@asil7528 13 per 10000 crime rate isn't that much but at the end of they day that's Canada so it is for the ppl that live there

[@vars280287]

"Imagine if you suddenly learned that the people, the places, the moments most important to you were not gone, not dead, but worse, had never been. What kind of hell would that be?"

[@smartpoota9223]

I love the lamp story. This actually happens more than you’d think. I’ve heard several stories with similar outcomes. The mind is truly one of the most amazing things ever

[@informitas0117]

You "love" this story? Either empathy is a foreign concept for you or you are divorced from reality yourself.

[@smartpoota9223]

@@informitas0117 maybe both drama queen

[@pazzacca]

@@informitas0117 why can't he love it? Have you never seen a sad movie and still loved it? Tf..

[@cruelworld1902]

@@informitas0117 not the part he is depressed, but the part how mind can bend reality, time, create something so real as reality. Ofcourse its painful what he went through, but he is okay, he was just unconscious, there are far worse stories with actual horrible outcomes and people laugh at it. Atleast he is okay now. I had several of these as well, makes me question reality itself. I also had relationships, very close bonds, it happens. Its unfortunate, but not much we can do.

[@smartpoota9223]

@@cruelworld1902 yessss! Exactly

[@zk1914]

I couldn't imagine passing out, having a whole life with a husband and child, then waking up realising everything was fake.. that sounds like some matrix shit.

[@Gielderst]

Yep. And that dude got off lightly. By not becoming a family murderer like that last guy from the 3rd story.

[@rushslayer8647]

Shit that was literally a book I was going to write

[@Azriel_13868]

I'm starting to wonder what if this is the same what if none of this is real what if I'm in one right now

[@zk1914]

@@Azriel_13868 just be wary of lamps i guess

[@Rashed1255]

@@Azriel_13868 and u wake up in the Stone Age being told that u got smacked in the head, but u don’t understand anything cuz u lived a different life speaking English.

[@vanzamusic5397]

My dad used to always tell me that if I put as much energy into doing the right things as I did into doing the wrong things, I could make great things happen for myself. Brett is one of the clearest examples of that saying that I have ever seen in my life.

[@mrsx7944]

It's true. I tell my son that all the time.

[@azzgunther]

Reminds me of another one: sometimes it's best to find the "laziest "person for a job because they'll be eager to identify the easiest method to get it done. With these two nuggets of wisdom I think a lot of people could thrive.

[@theveryworstluck1894]

Doing the right thing all the time doesn't guarantee anything

[@davidahlers4324]

Brett should have been honest about his Failures from the beginning. He should have believed people would understand and help. Also what a Tangled web we Weave when we practice to Deceive comes to mind!

[@davidahlers4324]

I also feel so bad for the guy who was assaulted. Dreamt of a happy Life and family. Just to awaken and find it was a dream of sorts! I would like to think it was a glimpse of his future by Faith. He could still have that reality some day if he doesn't give up!

[@leannbanfield1597]

I hope and pray that Mitch gets his dream of family and love comes true ❤

[@tangerineman27]

i had a similar experience to mitch, i had gone to bed after hitting my head pretty hard while skating and dreamt that the last five months had actually been a dream (a really really bad dream) and went on to live life normally for like a week before actually waking up and having a complete breakdown for a couple days while trying to understand that it was all fake and the last few months were real. It still trips me out sometimes because it makes me question reality.

[@setnomA]

If you still wake up with morning wood then you’re blessed brother !

[@SILOPshuvambanerjee]

Stay safe and sound

[@harmony331000]

Wow, that’s crazy…I’d love to hear your story too! I can’t imagine waking up to hear my whole life & family were not real …..put me back under lol!

[@allisonjames2923]

A glitch in the Matrix? Would be hard to believe reality after living an alternate one for a while that you didn’t question until it was suddenly gone

[@emp9413]

Fascinating

[@amandahunter3325]

Brett didn’t need to pretend that he was going to that job everyday, even though he dropped out of college all he had to say was that the company made a mistake and found out he was the “fake-bearded bandit.” I think Brett was a sociopath and felt like he was entitled to things. Also once he killed his mother, he was already caught so why kill anyone else? Totally pointless.

[@charlesor1023]

Agree. I don't buy the "víctim of SoCiEtY". When You think your Best solution for a happy life is liying to your wife and killing your family to keep that lie... Well You just don't regard life as a normal individual

[@Juraikken]

I always try to understand the mind of these killers and also, as a father of 3 myself, what I can do in raising my children in a way where something like this won't happen. Of course, not everything is under my control but I always pay close attention to how a family member reacts or handles their scenario prior to the tragic event and see where I can improve upon it.

[@RevonM]

@@Juraikken it's easy to think that, but I feel the mom was trying her best. After their son went to jail they helped him get back on his feet and offered assistance as long as he was pulling his weight and doing his part (or at least they thought he did based on what they were told). And when Brett lied again, his mother tried to hold him responsible and do the right thing. You can parent as well as humanly possible but unfortunately everything a person becomes is a product their friends, acquaintances, circumstances, and how they're treated IN ADDITION to their family and upbringing. And then some are just entitled, obnoxious people anyway. It could happen in ANYONE'S house.

[@Xgoldenxeyex]

Not trying to justify it by any means, but to my mind, he killed his brothers in an attempt to get rid of witnesses. That was the entire reason he killed his mother, so she didn't tell his wife. Brother showed up so he had to kill him too. Then the other brother. Aaaand the other. If he had succeeded, he might have gotten away with it. Probably not, but it's possible.

[@amandahunter3325]

@@Xgoldenxeyex Yes but while Brett and his mother were arguing she already called his brother to come over so Brett knew he was coming over because he lay in wait for him. He was already caught after killing his mother since his brother was coming round so everyone else’s death was completely unnecessary.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I have four young children and a great wife we’re going on almost 10 years now since my first son was born. I really hope I don’t wake up in the middle of a crowd and realize it was all a illusion. I really love my family. I feel bad for Mitch

[@pezequilibradohace5anos538]

I can confirm you are real, because i think I am

[@huh968]

dude pls wake up!!! you've been in a coma for years and we just want you back

[@frankiekubitschek4964]

Ur all g

[@snes09]

Avoid lamps at all costs

[@A.K.A.Selena]

Life is a simulation….welcome….nothing is real here. Lol that would be awful 😂 congratulations on 10 years!

[@Alaskanman]

The 2nd story is so depressing and tragic... reminds me of this insane dream I had when I was still in high-school. I can't really describe it but I lived in a surreal looking city living with my wife and kid for what seemed like years. When I suddenly woke up, I was disorientated and didn't know what was going on at first but it all came back to me within seconds. The life I've lived in that dream was suddenly all hazy and I couldn't remember much details... just a hazy memory of a time I lived with a different family. It messed me up for a long time and I still think about it every now and then.

[@carokann0964]

"This was the worst case scenario for Brett... so he decided to kill his mother." That took a turn. I thought you'd say something like "he stole money and was never seen again."

[@injectionletal66]

fuking same here , with the sond effecte my brain litteraly jump, " you must tell the thrue ! " " time to die momy "

[@carokann0964]

@B N Not saying I wasn't expecting it, but it wasn't the first thing haha

[@dolph0w0]

Exactly I’m cooking dinner and when I heard that I will be dropped my Spoon

[@jordanhooton2650]

I haven’t finished the second story yet, but my guess is that Mitch is part moth.

[@mooglemog_uWu]

LOL

[@kryssyskloud]

🤣🤣🤣

[@chloskyskies4399]

How do you feel now?

[@jordanhooton2650]

@@chloskyskies4399 like an A-hole..

[@samiquartuccio9754]

how’d you know?

[@joseph-fernando-piano]

That last story is probably the most clear example of sociopathic behaviour I've ever heard...

[@Jacob-sv4pn]

THESE STORIES SOUND FAKE BUT ARE 100% REAL

[@bewaredog2]

nL l."😊

[@constancecurry1427]

Why would anyone care so much about what others thought of them and then, at the same time, be able to hurt people who loved them?

[@poka26ev2]

10:54 Totally a real photo 😂 Edit: Also 20:55

[@Riceenjoyer2001]

​@@poka26ev2you know what Courtroom artists are? This is pretty normal. There are jobs for ppl to draw scenes of big courtroom proccedings while the wgole thing is happening live

[@Dr.Gonzo-]

The Mitch story is like one of those sad sequences straight out of a Rick and Morty episode.

[@KoldLv]

The 2nd story is deep AF. Imagine one day you're chilling with your family, watching Netflix. Then the lamp at the corner starts to be in and out of focus....

[@violet1329]

Moral of the story, if you hate your life stare at your lamp.

[@Liquidglitch]

And also avoid traumatic brain injury at all costs! Something similar happened to me years ago when I inexplicably collapsed and hit my head on a doorknob. Except I only spent about 10 minutes on a mountaintop looking all around at the surrounding landscape. Eventually I started staring at the sun that gradually changed form into my friends face. He was shouting at me, asking if I was okay but I couldn't hear anything for awhile. My friends said I was only out for a couple seconds and that I never closed my eyes during that time. I don't remember falling or hitting my head & still have no idea why I lost consciousness. Its freaky stuff and I can only imagine spending 10 years in such a state. Wow

[@wtfwhereami]

Dude for real, these kinds of stories really make you question things. Reality seems to be a fragile thing sometimes.

[@johnnyangel57]

Yo Forealsies!!! That shit ain’t no Joke Holmes!!!! I got sucker punched in the Back of my Dome peice and fell down a flight of steps landed right on my Obdoolah- Obbligadah!!! When I got up my Latter slipped out from under me and Boom Right on my Cranium again I tryed catching my self on the Escalator hand Movin thing and before I could reach out to hit the button for my floor on the elevator the doors opened and There I am falling out the sky watching the plane I was just on flying by I reached back to pull my rip cord n wouldn’t u know !!! No parechute !! I imagined I remembered to put it on !! Then I was like 10 foot from slamming on the ground A meteorite crashed right into my fakin Face!!! ( it might have been a comet) !!! Any way 90 years went by my Great Great Grandkids picked me up in there space ship to pick up couple of my wives and I got distracted cause the phone was ringing on the night stand and I couldn’t stop looking at this Lamp it was blinking n flashing being all blurry!!! Agent smith jumped out the mirror Zero 👖 pants!!! Straight Donald Ducking it !!! But no WEINER unless it was tucked but I feel it was a Mangina!! I know right LOLs!!! Agent Smith has a MANGINA AGENT SMITH HAS A MANGINA I STARTED SINGING OVER N OVER HE AINT LIKE THAT ONE BIT!!! I soon realized Your Dome peice is important!!! It’s where all your Files Are stored u don’t wanna mess it shit can get deleted and all ur downloads get all whacky and u gotta delete em clear the cache n the download them shits and wtf bro what if you accidentally upload files that u weren’t supposed to it’s a mess bro a big F ing mess!!!! So protect your NAGEN at all costs feel me Paul??? I’m sayin Protect your Egg Son Son cause You Crack Ur EGG ……. That shit Fucks up your Mainframe!!!! And gets The Matrix all fuckidoodled up .. Maybe you start thinking your Neo and and start wearing trench coats n being all weird Bonkers!!! Okay so sorry about throwing the Lamp but it was freakin me out Glitching and what have you after it was done shattering and hitting the floor in pieces I woke up right back in my College Sorority House while me and my Bro’s where throwing A RAGE’er!!!!! Beer pong Ice Louge Flip cup Toga Party Naked Babes Tattys everywhere!!!! Mad hot chicks no Tops Tattys Flopping all about So I stand up and every one is Laughing at me pointing as I’m telling them Where the fuck is my wives and my Great Great Grandkids I look in the Mirror Next to the Broken Lamp Someone Drew A Giant Penis Cock on my Face and I’m all like real funny you ASS Taurds!!! Is this the thanks I get I fought In NAM Damnit !!! I’m a 90 year old Man !!!! Have some Respec…….HOLD UP I REALIZE IM LOOKING AT A REFLECTION OF ME FROM MY YOUNGER DAYS IN COLLEGE THAT I NEVER EVEN WENT TOO BRA TAKE IT FROM ME JUST DONT HIT UR HEAD YOULL LOSE EVERYTHING AND GET A COCK N BALLS SHARPED ONTO YOUR FACE!!! Okay Not coo homey Not coo!!!

[@KoldLv]

@@johnnyangel57 please let me know whatever you're on, I'd like to try.

[@jasondeppenbrook8999]

Imagine being the girlfriend at work...... thinking you have a great life and a soon to be husband and then out of no where get a call or come home and find out your entire life has been a lie and the person you loved killed his entire family DAMN near shit is sad

[@nonayobiznez5311]

Better to find out before the wedding and kids that your fiance is a freaking psychopath.

[@fastname6519]

That crazy dude is the definition of simp he killed his brothers then even his mom just so he can have a good life with a girl bruh moment

[@Leon-bd7si]

@@fastname6519 xD facts

[@AnubisDark]

i hope she will send him in prison pictures of her and her new boyfriend , that will hurt him

[@jacksongayton9915]

@@AnubisDark what bro they loved each other, it’s not like she wanted to break up with him 🤣

[@randomnessthe3rd]

What’s terrifying about the lamp story is the fact that the human brain can perceive time any way it wants. Junji Ito has a great manga examining this phenomenon

[@ryanjimmy361]

Whats the title?

[@Tw0Dots]

@@ryanjimmy361 right Like gave the most vague info lmao

[@szczesciar]

I searched for the manga, and only found "The Long Dream", the description I found on a site reads: "The Long Dream tells the story of a man in a hospital bed who lives years - sometimes entire lives - every time he sleeps. When he wakes up, the time he spent in the dream is worn on his skin and his body slowly degrades and morphs into something alien and frightening. There’s nothing threatening in this story - no monster or otherworldly creature - only a man who slowly succumbs to eternal dreams and wakes up to find his body sunken and immobile." I think it may be about this manga, but I'm rnot 100% sure

[@belphigorii]

@@ryanjimmy361 im pretty sure its the long dream

[@joelschmierer3544]

he could have realized it was a dream when he was able to make the lamp do crazy stuff, in real life you would be making tons of money if you had psychic abilities to that extent or people would just kill or kidnap you (in India they call these abilities the siddhis)

[@alireignco]

The upper cut into the ceiling made me laugher harder than it should’ve 😂😂

[@haldousuxley1991]

#2 plot twist- Mitch had a stroke or something while he was staring at the lamp, and now he's actually in a coma while his son is talking to him in the hospital trying to draw him back to real life

[@CowboyBike06]

Triple plot twist, he awakens from his coma only to realize that he’s missed his children’s lives. They are now adults and have lives in other states. His wife? She moved on not thinking that Mitch would ever regain their lives together. Now she is torn, between her boyfriend and their own young children, and Mitch.

[@haldousuxley1991]

@@CowboyBike06 ouch. Poor Mitch.

[@dieeddiedie3409]

Christopher Nolan has entered the chat

[@shatonda1]

Good one

[@magdaghirma]

@@dieeddiedie3409 loool

[@lbridge2010]

I had a great grandfather that got meningitis and fell into a coma and when he woke up he told a story of an entire other life he had while in a coma. In his coma he dreamed of being born, growing up, getting married, having kids and dying.

[@juliasanne6805]

Daamn that sounds crazy. Who knows maybe in another universe it was a real life. When you dream and grab something off a table you think its real. Then you wake up and realize it was a dream but everything was so real. So what prooves you that this life is real? Or that dreams arent? Glad he woke up tho, i hope he could find his way back to his own life

[@jstu8]

That is wild.

[@AYVYN]

As long as the laws of physics are the same and I'm still handsome, I wouldn't care if I woke up to a new life

[@AndersTheSphynx]

It is a fake storie

[@lbridge2010]

@@AndersTheSphynx mine?? It’s definitely not fake, unless my great grandfather just woke up out of a coma and decided to play the longest running joke on everyone

[@pawankasibhatla3632]

Imagine we all experiencing what Mitch was experiencing when he was blacked out! Can't look at life the same way anymore.

[@poptoe11]

After having been dead I don't look at life the same anymore. I'm much more appreciative of it.

[@_Katya_Snow]

I’d like a do-over of the last 10 years, I personally would love to find out it never happened.

[@rikounc]

He got knocked out or something, and for that period for HIM he had a life for 10 years but it was a dream, holy shit.

[@adventurekitty1016]

@@rikounc I like to imagine that his mind was transferred into another reality where time runs faster than it does here. When he woke up his mind returned. But that's just me being my weird self. Lol

[@ThatDrowKid]

This absolutely broke my heart

[@Lifeasa40something]

I'm just in awe that Mr Ballen travelled all the way to the crime scene and told each story. He really puts the effort in 😉😁

[@ptrevino4557]

I remember when I was little my mom told me that the mind could create a fake reality in the fraction of a second. I remember being so fascinated by the idea.

[@BostonsF1nest]

“So I decided to kill my entire family”

[@frankiekohl1593]

What does that even mean? LOL

[@ayay3428]

I think it was an alternate universe

[@Sweetyhide]

Sooo your mom was trying to traumatize you? How old is little?

[@ptrevino4557]

@@Sweetyhide I was about 6-7 years old and I think my mother just liked talking about interesting topics with us. I don't think she meant to traumatize me lol.

[@lizzy6970]

Bro... that second one hit differently. 10 years? That’s poor dude. I hope he’s going strong today. What a man.

[@sylvan9184]

I’m wondering if he was knocked into another dimension. This story hits a certain way...

[@aldcpaigehylandlover]

Lizzy learn how to spell

[@jayg.1734]

@@aldcpaigehylandlover 🙄

[@TheGrossMeta]

Breaks my heart that any man could even consider the possibility of killing his own mother. This world is so fucked.