The Disturbing Reddit Lamp Story - MrBallen

Chris and MrBallen discuss the craziest story MrBallen has ever read about.
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[@ChrisWillx]

Hello you savages. Watch the full episode with MrBallen here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHash5qJjrWMmbc Get $500 discount on Fountain Life at fountainlife.com/modernwisdom

[@virtual-v808]

One of the best podcasts, sir!

[@ElGrancuco12345]

You will own nothing, have nothing, but you will be happy.

[@FireStick-nu4pn]

Sad that he didn’t make it real. Was probably his destiny but he gave up. That’s the real tragedy!

[@tamarahutzel6605]

Mr Ballen has the perfect voice and tones, to tell the very best stories. Love your channel, thank you for having him on. Love from Maryland USA

[@kellysavage7073]

hey that is truly my last name cool savage

[@mommakimmins5554]

I spent a month in a coma. I watched a family from a third person perspective for GENERATIONS. Unconsciousness is absolutely insane

[@Eterna7Forms]

Did you know you were you or?

[@Bballer12ification]

I need to hear more about this

[@23ADJ93]

Yesss

[@LUKA_911]

Tell us more!

[@Nick-Salv]

How could you confirm that it was a real family and real occurrences and not just a long dream? Genuinely curious, not trolling! I find it all fascinating but also don’t believe everything people tell me or what my own mind tells me sometimes 😉

[@richardcard82]

Kayla: He's probably thinking about other girls Mitch: LAMP

[@JohnLoogleman]

I'm here for you. Underrated comment that needs it's due praise. 😂

[@themc3311]

I love lamp.

[@s1147r]

😂😂😂

[@ayd5108]

I’m 56 now and when I was around 10 years old, I woke up in my bed and experienced an entire family and life as a mother. First thing I saw were my hands as I stretched. I had a wedding band on and my nails were manicured (didn’t know what this was called at the time). I immediately turned to my right and saw a man sleeping with his back to me. I got up and met my 2 children and made them breakfast. I was living this experience, not dreamlike at all. I remember going back to bed and falling asleep. I woke up and fully expected to see my husband and children, but I was 10 years old again….I was so heartbroken.

[@teeblackwell6301]

Maybe it's from your past life

[@liazone]

It sounds like dual-dreaming or levels of dreams. A dream within a dream, perhaps?

[@snakey319]

usually this happens as toddlers, or younger.

[@Sam-fn8qi]

That's cute

[@jimmydee935]

So u were a 10yr old boy that awoke as a woman with a husband and after REawakening and finding the hubby and kids not real, but back to ur 10yr old, male, self…you felt upset? That’s a crazy story. 😂😂

[@mmkoogler]

Consciousness is a freaky thing. I had been totally out from having seizures for too long. When I came to in the ICU, they asked me how long I thought I had been there. I thought 2 or 3 days, maybe. They told me I had been in the ICU for 10 days already. I also kept ripping my IVs out while they were working on me because from my perspective, I saw myself in a morgue with a mortician trying to embalm me while I was still alive. But the reality was that it was a doctor or nurse that was putting my IVs back in and I was laying in a hospital bed. I was in the hospital for almost a month and I had terrible hallucinations that the nurses were out to get me.

[@lynnewright31]

I'm so sorry that happened to you.😢

[@mmkoogler]

@lynnewright31 thank you 💞

[@bellzTolled3]

​@@mmkoogler❤

[@paulapalais]

I'm so sorry you went through that. I hope you have been able to heal from the trauma. 😢

[@TamelaJC]

Some of them actually are evil

[@dare2win215]

I've heard or read this story several times over the years, but NO ONE tells it better than Mr. Ballen.

[@scaringthecheese]

Heard it for the first time on Mr. Ballen's channel. I work with brain injuries and could totally feel what this guy experienced.

[@nicholnixon7310]

Same here

[@absinthealice]

Mr Ballen really is one of the best storytellers online! ❤

[@stevenedwards8353]

MrBallen is one of the few storytellers that I will not skip stories I've heard other places for. He's THAT good!

[@anjpunk]

Commendable - MrBallen's fluent explanation without a cut and explaining just as he does in his regular videos ♥️

[@smartman123]

amazing story teller

[@adriennekramberg6397]

Host interrupting Mr Ballen, though??? He surely doesn't need help telling a story. 😮

[@absinthealice]

Anyone who's heard Mr Ballen speak knows they're going to get a great story, fictional or fact. The man is a natural!

[@Dluiogbre]

I’m actually a bit shocked. He seems a bit nervous talking about it in the beginning. Voice is shaky… and he still crushes it lol

[@dextersuarez9948]

Had a similar experience with a dream I had, woke up and cried for a few days when I realized the life I lived was just a dream.

[@shinigami891]

Just wait until you die and wake up in the presence of God as you realize your life here was a dream all along...

[@SMALLAXE.]

@@shinigami891 just wait till you have to face God and account.

[@shinigami891]

@@SMALLAXE. I never understood why Christianity paints God as some angry, judgmental father figure whom you must fear his judgement. According to people who have experienced NDEs God is a grand white light with no judgement but unconditional love and understanding. We are spirits who chose to come experience the knowledge gained through difficulty for spiritual growth. Sorry, but I'm far more inclined to believe people who have actually flat-lined and saw the other side, rather than some manipulative man who wants to touch your wallet and kids...

[@SpecRec]

gotta bring religion into literally anything

[@dextersuarez9948]

@@SpecRec seriously dude, I grew up around alot of religious fanaticism, they some of my least favorite kind of people.

[@JoshPecksDad-nm6nd]

Wait a minute. no "umms", "aahs", "like", "literallys", "obviouslys" In today's world of "filler" talk, Mr Ballen speaks as seamlessly and effortlessly as he does on his own KZbin channel. Im highly impressed.

[@CMO1061]

Very true.

[@crystalmorton9500]

You can fix the filler talk by taking public speaking classes. It worked for me!

[@dva1254]

@@crystalmorton9500 toastmasters?

[@JoshPecksDad-nm6nd]

@@crystalmorton9500 ohhhh, Im so happy you took those classes. And it worked for you. Great, great job 👏

[@lbar9720]

As crazy as this may sound, I don't think this life never existed for him; I think this life was a past-life, and he went back to that time because it was so great for him. We just don't know what's happened before us or after us, but I firmly believe that our existence in our present time is a very small moment, and somewhere deep inside we hold the memories of our Soul's experiences.

[@nicholnixon7310]

Me too. Because right now I'm dealing with something like the r word when I was looking at a picture of my fiance friend. . I feel the hair's in the back of my head stand up and ears perk up. I told him I don't want to be anywhere near him until I figure out why I'm feeling like that

[@cgcg0303]

I concur

[@keymaster430]

@@nicholnixon7310 Like, you were SA'd by him at one time?

[@mj-rg9kp]

Past life doesn’t exist. It’s actually an illusion that a demon places in our head to mess with us. No joke,, but you can choose not to believe it

[@mattdragoo7057]

There is 100% life after death. And you will find this life by believing and following our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There is no past lives, that’s something put inside your head by the devil to draw you further from God.

[@jarosawjaskuowski3179]

I had a dream. I had a life, wife, kids, I was happy. It was the most real thing I ever had. When I woke up from that "life" to this (people here call it the real life, but I call it a nightmare dream), I begged to fall asleep again and come back to that. I was the happiest person there. I had all memories, the whole story. Everything.

[@carmenross7063]

I have that same feeling all the time. In this life Im in the wrong place. Sometimes I can't wait to go to sleep and see them again.

[@jarosawjaskuowski3179]

@@carmenross7063 what you dream about? Did you identify something about the wrong thing?

[@carolkingsafer9728]

Watch Family Man 😉

[@lynnewright31]

​@@carolkingsafer9728 I love that movie.

[@jarosawjaskuowski3179]

@@carolkingsafer9728 I like your suggestion but this is yet another trauma box that opens. I always wanted to live all possible lifes.

[@FaithAndRepentance]

In 1999 the same thing happened to me without the head injury. Lost the love of my life when i awoke and felt the ache in my heart for years. I was a teen then as well

[@robinwagoner7217]

That was a really sad story. I've read several stories just like this one. There's a series of books by a guy named Tom Slemen, he's from Liverpool England and he has written 100+ books maybe, but he has a series called Haunted Liverpool, I've read all of them, I think there's 36 in this series. They are all well researched stories of people's encounters with the Paranormal, time slips, strange creatures, witches, vampires and all forms of high strangeness. He's written about 7 or 8 people that the exact same thing has happened to them as this story MrBallen just told. Most of these books are on Amazon, a lot are out of print. Great video!

[@mj2672]

The red lamp story is not paranormal

[@lbar9720]

Thank you. I just ordered them.

[@ajc7865]

I’m from Liverpool nvr heard of this thx for telling will have a look

[@laurieclarkson9180]

Neat! Thanks for mentioning those books! They sound awesome!

[@TheScouseB]

Was just talking about tom slemen and the time slip on bold street

[@voodoo2130]

When John said "and he's perpetually 5 years old" at 9:33, it sounded like his voice was trembling. Perhaps he was so invested in the story that he put himself in Mitch's shoes and experienced that pain. I would be a wreck too if I thought I had a perfect life only for it to be a dream.

[@tammywebb7521]

I definitely caught that also. I thought he might start tearing up. Something in that story brought him back somewhere.

[@lbar9720]

I heard that too, since John is a Dad, I'm sure he could empathize with the thought that losing a child, even if in the dream, would be devastating.

[@greyfriars6540]

@@lbar9720 Agree, and he's a Veteran too. He must have had some terrible experiences and admitted he found it difficult to adjust after the Military. His family is the most important thing to him, and to think of them not being there is a devastating thought.

[@arosefortes6507]

Exactly, imagine always seeing your son to realize that you never had a son but then explain the void you now feel 😢😢.

[@hollyperrin7353]

I felt Mr. Ballen nervous throughout the recounting of this story. He spoke more quickly and less intensely than he usually does. His voice was a bit shaky, he kept his left hand on his leg, instead of speaking with both hands, and he short of breath throughout. I think he was nervous story-telling in someone else’s studio. I’m glad that he did it, though.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Not as harrowing for an experience, but just today, I stumbled upon a clip on KZbin of a Japanese movie from around 2009-ish. It was about four men from different backgrounds who became acquainted because of a stray cat they took care of, starring Abe Hiroshi, Takeru Satoh, and two more actors I'm familiar with but couldn't recall their names. The clip shows a portion of the bittersweet ending where the cat crosses the rainbow bridge and the men go back to their personal lives, apparently having their relationships with their spouses and families rekindled, as the movie ends with a monologue of the four reminiscing their late cat. And then I woke up from my short nap. Turns out I was dreaming of myself randomly browsing KZbin, and watching a video of a movie that never existed. What's crazy was the quality of the clip was exactly something like a DVD rip you would find around that era, the actors looked exactly like how they used to 15 years ago, and there was a song that sounded like something sung by Greeen playing during the reunion scenes. It feels like our brains are capable of making false memories complete with enough details that make you think you were already living on a non-existent event.

[@DarkSleuths]

I had a dream where I was in the normal timeline where Berenstain Bears were Berenstein Bears again and everything was perfect and awesome like it used to be.... Then I woke back up into this shit hole.

[@joedistin]

I was working at a med supply company, and dozed off at my desk one day after lunch-it was only for a minute or two. But when I did, I was suddenly standing in an apartment in the city, and I was a realtor, showing the apartment off to a young couple. Apparently I clicked in at the wrong moment, and they were asking me questions about the place-how do I know, lady? I just got here… I told them the kitchen was *probably* through the next door, ran to the window to try to find out how I got to that 3rd-floor walk-up from my desk at the med supply company…and then woke up back at work. I wonder if I disappeared after that, or if my alternate self took back control of the showing?

[@jmsblk1]

We might be a type of holographic projector where the possible endless paths our lives can take are all existing at the same time over endless dimensions where every now and then we get a glimpse of the possibilities not taken.

[@Treeofwysdm]

Joe, wow. Sometimes it's hard to know if people are bullshitting on the internet (especially in KZbin comments) but something about your experience sounds believable to me. That had to be SO freaky for you.

[@joedistin]

@@Treeofwysdm haha no bullshitting here! It was so bizarre-especially jumping into a dream so quickly. And it didn’t feel like a dream-it felt real? Like I’d been at that apartment showing the whole time, and I was daydreaming about being at my real job until the couple started asking questions-and then I just clicked back into that reality? I was still myself (I think, never saw a mirror), but I’ve never been a realtor or had any interest in it. Or Maybe I wasn’t me-I didn’t even think about that until now! Maybe I was a totally different person-actually I have no idea? It was only for a minute or two, until I woke up back at my desk at work-I’ve had weird dreams before, but this didn’t feel like a dream

[@Gigadander]

I've had dreams like that. I just assume that you'd disappear. For me it was a recent dream I had where my girlfriend and I were looking for a show to watch on KZbin and couldn't find anything good so she went to get a DVD from somewhere and as she was coming back through the door behind me I kind of zoned out waiting then woke up. I kind of feel like I left her hanging. In my waking life I live alone. Sometimes my ex wife drops our daughter off at my house, but I'm single.

[@Treeofwysdm]

@@joedistin Holy shit, so weird. Have you seen "Dark Matter" yet? It's the AppleTV series based on the Crouch novel. What you're describing kind of reminds me of the premise of the show. Kind of reminds of "Constellation" too (another awesome Apple series - it seems like Apple has all the badass sci-fi shows lately lol!). Again, not that you're making anything up (because I think something definitely happened to you), but just that these concepts around quantum physics, parallel realities, and time-space continuums are probably more real than any of us actually realize.

[@MRHG126]

My personal opinion is that these experiences are our brain tapping into parallel dimensions when it can't fully connect with our current one. Like a brain injury can tune to a different radio station briefly until the healing brings it back to ours. Quantum Physics is already showing the parallel dimension theory and thought created reality are tangible. Now if only we could get the amazing MrBallen to narrate thise studies for us!😁

[@wallywest2360]

I'm sure this story has been blown out of proportion, but I can believe it. Even without a head injury I've had dreams that were so real the transition back to reality was strange. I still have memories from dreams that feel as real as any other memory. I also have lucid dreams frequently. I imagine a lot of people can't believe a story like this because they've never experienced anything like it, but it is a real thing. Of course it could be made up, or at least greatly embellished, but I've experienced similar things.

[@carmenross7063]

I believe the story is true. Who's to say that life is real and this life is the dream.

[@danf7411]

When I used to stay up for days on ❄ and finally go to bed the dreams were unbelievable. Not only did I feel like I was seeing another reality I would dream I was other people. Never had anything close to that since

[@josharzt4364]

@wallywest2360 I haven't listened to the story yet.This is my roommate's phone mine's Dead right now but my name is Kasey And since I was a little girl, I've also had very lucid dreams and almost every night. I mean, I remember more of my dreams than I do of my reality half the time and it's still going on today. I'm 40 now. Well alright, I'm 45, but whatever. But what does that mean when you have dream states like this?Like what does all this shit mean? Ever since I can remember, I always had dreams a re occurring dreams about a little tiny witch on a broomsdick that couldn't have been bigger than my hand but she would zoom around and she would like come up from the left side of my bed And then come over across my field of vision and yell nasty things at me Before flying and zooming down the other side of my bed where I couldn't see her anymore and then she would zoom up from somewhere else and it would scare the s*** out of me. And they were re occurring dreams that young. I remember being a teenager and oh yeah, and my family was always trying to kill me. Trying to poison me or trick me into doing something that was gonna kill me. But I remember being a teenager and laying in bed with my boyfriend. And it would feel so real and he be holding me and I would be spooning or something and then I would turn my head to look at him and he would turn his head to me, but he would He would be like this clown the scariest clown!!! A lot of the dreams that I have are like not dreams.They're nightmares. Like they feel like horror movies. And I don't even watch horror movies. Because I don't want to put that s*** in my head. It's already in there. You know what I mean? I don't know. I just don't know what the hell it all means....any thoughts?? I'm asking because the way you describe your dreaming. Kind of sounds like the way that I dream.

[@mj2672]

I went through something similar and to this day have to ask husband is something really happened or was from that time in my life. I spent almost a year in a nursing home even

[@arosefortes6507]

​@@josharzt4364 Often times real life is a nightmare and our dreams are a way of dealing with what your brain can't cope with in real time. Why some people can't recall vast amounts of childhood . Our brain has a safety feature so to say, of blurring/ filtering out in order to function and survive! I have vivid lucid dreams and often in color, but no clue what that means

[@geraldallsman2803]

This feels like a rehash of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge...a short story I read in high school in the 80s. Great read for anyone who's interested.

[@videotampa]

Yes I just wrote that as well! But it's also been a popular retelling in TV shows such as Star Trek The Next Generation in their episode called 'The Inner Light'.

[@scaringthecheese]

OMG.. An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge BLEW my mind. I was a freshman in high school and our English Lit teacher had us watch the video. I think it's on KZbin here somewhere.. Still profound, but that first time gutted me...

[@mentallydisturbedscience8900]

Hey! I think I remember reading that story!

[@janiced3090]

It was also retold in one of the original series of the Twilight Zone.

[@scaringthecheese]

@@janiced3090 Which one, please? I can't recall the episode.

[@beck-tn9gl]

This story reminded me of the film, "Jacob's Ladder". It's amazing what the mind is capable of.

[@Mcfunface]

This story was made up by a redditor who did 2 AMAs and then ghosted everyone on a burner account.

[@NotAnonymousNo80014]

It's also a Start Trek episode.

[@LUKA_911]

Lmaooo

[@anthonycollari2134]

I was going to say, this sounds very much like classic Reddit clickbait fiction lol

[@wolfginia129]

@@blondeenotsomuch Ask Me Anything

[@LUKA_911]

@@blondeenotsomuch Ask Me Anything

[@AlexandraZe]

Our brains are just so weird. I was watching this series and there was an actor in a secondary role that I paid no attention to, in particular. One night I had a dream about me and him being in a relationship and it lasted for quite some time and I totally, completely fell in love with him in my dream. Waking up, my life felt totally strange. The feelings were still there. I continued watching the series being completely smitten with the actor and (even though I am a grown adult), I spent the next few months crying over a relationship I never had. I started following him on Instagram, googled pics of him non stop. Finally the series ended and I cried some more, but in time, it faded away. I still see his posts sometimes online. He's not an extremely famous actor, but I still remember the strong feelings I had for him, and this has never happened to me, this is why it was so strange. I am not the type to fall in love easily and I never get any crushes, not at this age, at least..

[@SSS-pn9ex]

Sounds like that Star Trek The Next Generation episode called "The Inner Light", where Picard lives an entire life of a member of a dead civilization (a husband, father, then grandfather) in a few moments. It's the only episode that ever made me cry the first time I saw it. I can't imagine having to carry the weight of an entire life of experience. I'd never wish to be immortal for this reason.

[@DoctorHemi]

That was the first thing I thought of, too...and yes, that was a very profound episode of TNG.

[@jeffreysmith694]

that's the 1st thing I thought of after hearing this.

[@SSS-pn9ex]

@@DoctorHemi Yeah, from what I've read it was one of the highest rated episodes for the series with critics and an overall fan favorite as well.

[@DoctorHemi]

@@SSS-pn9ex Definitely one of my favorites...and THE most moving episode. Now, I need to go watch it again. 🙂

[@Pedr4m]

I thought the exact same thing. My favourite episode. Could be where this Redditor got the story from and just modified it.

[@cazsmith2358]

This is brutal. I love MrBallen, have followed him from day 1, he got me hooked on this kind of content. He’s an expert story teller and has a fantastic team producing his content. His mother is a superb writer, she created some fantastic podcast stories. Very talented family all round. And to think he was the underachiever of the family at one point 🤷🏼‍♀️ That’s the level they’re working at 😎

[@Sb129]

I've had dreams like that and even as the dream memories fade I can't help but feel a huge loss for something that never happened.

[@Agimus_AGO56]

I've heard of these dreams, but not to this extent. I use to draw blood, and sometimes people pass out. It's typical vasovegal syncopy. For most people, they know it will happen and can warn me. Some people even get the urge to giggle when you draw their blood. One guy, who happened to be a coworker who I happened to believe, passed out for a few seconds and when he woke up he told me about the roadtrip that he just took in his dream. It lasted weeks, and he was aware that he was probably only out for about 4 seconds because it apparently happens to him regularly. I wouldn't know how to confirm it, and I can't speak to the accuracy of the story in the video.

[@mj2672]

Wow!

[@kbcustoms3571]

I had blood drawn once and hadn't hydrated myself beforehand. Things got blurry. I remember making a really awful facial expression for a long time, I had passed out. I awoke being held by 2 male nurses and a female nurse kindly let me know that I had peed all over the place and that I was going to need to get new clothes...lol.

[@jennifergariepy7573]

I have Vasovegal response and can tell you when I'm going down. Once, I was able to do a countdown, medics were impressed by that one lol. In the mere seconds I'm out I have rapid, lifelike dreams. When I awake I don't know who I am or where I am. Most times I'm lucky enough to instruct people how to approach me because I will often wake up in a fit of fear. Some dreams feel like a whole block of time, not seconds. I can understand what this man felt.

[@seanchilling]

The reveal in this story isn't that it didn't happen, it's the trauma

[@degeneratechris]

Plot twist: The life he had with wife and kids was the real world and the life he came back to is the simulation.

[@rocklee8847]

Perhaps he tapted into his previous life

[@degeneratechris]

@@rocklee8847 oOo yeah I like that too.

[@davidbelen7199]

There's a "red lamp" in all our lives, and we know the second we begin to tug in the string it will all unravel. But we rather continue living the comfortable lie. Whats your "red lamp".

[@rcsmith1983]

Just like Vanilla Sky

[@conanhighwoods4304]

​@@davidbelen7199So none of this is real?

[@Anonymous-me7wu]

I had a dream where I was an teen again but I had different parents and a little brother. Somehow our family home blew up and my mom and little brother doth died. I saw my brothers lifeless body and the fire reflecting off his eyes (I know doesn’t make sense he’d be burnt to a crisp). When I woke up I was so depressed thinking I lost my brother. In real life I’m an only child. Sometimes I still think about him and feel unbelievably sad but I have to tell myself he’s not real. Some days though I think if he is real and he’s somewhere out there that I hope he’s doing well and he’s healthy and safe. Mom too.

[@bellzTolled3]

Wow... omgosh child that eye flicker detail.. my heart goes out to you 💔

[@dave9944]

Oh my god. I suffer from depression and anxiety. But I can't even imagine what this poor man must be suffering from. I just want to hold him in my arms and hug him and tell him it's going to be okay. My heart aches for this guy. God bless him. I want him to be okay. Please, God.

[@Gigadander]

I have vivid dreams like this all the time. While I'm in the dream I remember my history as different than my waking one, but looking back at it the pacing and situations are wildly inconsistent almost like movie where one minute I'm getting ready for work and next I'm on a bus. They are vivid enough sometimes make me have to think twice about if something that happened to me was a dream or a memory.

[@kaylew108]

I heard this story years ago from another story teller. It was one that really stuck with me to this day. It makes you think and reflect on life

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

Ive had 2 experiences with sudden unconsciousness, both created a weird alternate reality experience, longer term than actual time. Both seemed totally real. I can still remember them now.

[@kristinecrowley8321]

My mouth is literally gaping open. This was maybe the best Mr. Ballen story ever. I mean, I feel bad for the guy but this is absolutely wild and fascinating! Our brains are really amazing.

[@blankenstein1649]

how do you verify that a personal story by a redditor is real? if nothing else, the fact that a cop picks him up, runs with him, tosses him into his car, and takes him to the hospital instead of calling an ambulance sounds pretty suspicious. especially since it's a head injury.

[@soulofexistence]

Of course it's not real, it's just Reddit being Reddit

[@majovina]

happens to people on salvia and maybe other substances may do this too, plus passing out during head trauma or in comatose states people report dreams nightmares whatever, but i will give you that it is unusual with the cop. The og reddit user doesnt seem to milk this for any gains other then upvotes and few minutes of clout who gives a shit.

[@VukLazarMusic]

of course no receipts, tho you could look for medical reports, news articles, but also that cop part was in his dream. presumably, he got carried off on a stretcher from the field where he got injured.

[@BareKnuckleBrawls]

Although I will agree that it is odd in the case of a head injury, Law Enforcement transporting people to the hospital if the nearest ambulance isn't close isn't uncommon. I know cops who have had to do this on a few occasions for various instances.

[@ThunderRunner]

@@BareKnuckleBrawlsyep. Can confirm. And this was early 2000’s, I started as an emt in 2008 and things were a bit more…cavalier, so it wouldn’t surprise me at all.

[@socialmoth4974]

I got into Mr. Ballen when I got sick with covid in 2020. I couldn't do much but binge watch/listen to his entire catalog. My daughter and her friend are now big fans too.

[@Asmrmother15]

This story blew my mind when I first heard it, especially the way he told ot

[@hollyperrin7353]

Yes, he’s very talented in keeping his audience engaged.

[@jessicasmith4627]

I’ve heard this whole version , it is always shocking … thanks for bringing story telling back .

[@pixieperfect22]

This story has also, always stood out to me as well after watching Mr. B tell it years ago. I even told the story to my kids bc I thought it was so surprising yet so sad. I've also had similar dreams.

[@kylel2199]

This is basically the Rick and Morty episode of that game called Roy: A Life Well Lived.

[@shaneroberts2492]

Great episode!!!

[@roelvinckens5553]

That's where he got it !

[@soulofexistence]

Probably he got inspired by it, Redditors love that show

[@angryox3102]

Or the Star Trek episode The Inner Light.

[@AZisk]

@@angryox3102which was inspired by the beatles song by the same name

[@flaval24]

Ive listened to hundreds of MrBallen stories but this one always has been my favorite.

[@RavenTD46]

I got headbutted by a lineman as I was coming on a blitz. Sadly my life ended up being true.

[@Nick-Salv]

Lolll bruh… 😅

[@brianew]

Hopefully you'll wake up

[@auntymammalia9384]

I can't even imagine something like this. For me, this is one of the most disturbing stories MrBallen has ever told, and I have heard quite a few. From reading some comments, others have also experienced this phenomenon in some form or exactly. Just wow.

[@nolimo2593]

Where are all the comments that I'm looking forward to reading ?

[@ernestkhalimov748]

You didn't even finish the vid😂

[@HonestFreshly]

I love MrBallen was pleasantly surprised when an old video played at work that I’d never seen lol but that’s over seen them all now top tier guilty pleasure😌😌

[@khallingstad]

woah! what an incredible story! had me hooked for the entire story

[@labreeskalies3546]

WOW. Like WOW. !! That is definitely one of the saddest and craziest stories I've EVER heard , and is most assuredly in Ballens top 3 Best Of All Time! I feel So Badly for that man. I can't imagine what he Imagined. It's just horrific! So Sad. Ballen NEVER disappoints!

[@Moon_Thief896]

I love this story, and John tells it so well

[@a.mie.533]

I absolutely take that story for real. Time and space change with the state of mind. Just think about your dreams or consider how drugs can completely contort your perception of reality

[@LordRykard9376]

This was on Reddit? Uh yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and have to say I don't believe this.

[@cryptidian3530]

And what would make it a credible source? Wikipedia? The New York Times? CNN?

[@jayb7775]

"a fraction of a second..like 10 seconds."

[@BarackObamaJedi]

10/1 is still a fraction

[@jayb7775]

@@BarackObamaJedi touché!

[@Taegreth]

I've had some dreams with elements of that, waking up feeling sad and lost that it wasn't real, but still not comparable to that guy's experience. I think Alex Jones had an experience like that where he lived as a farmer for 20 years or something, but I forget the conditions on what induced that experience. So interesting to think about. Our minds are really strange.

[@Schwansonian_Townsonian]

Wow. This story left me in tears. That twist is so...... achingly real and sad.

[@cherialbaugh1741]

Speechless..😢 Wow Mr Ballen after all the stories you've told that I've heard and not all of them this is definitely one of the top five... Maybe what are the top three

[@daysandwords]

I once had a situation like this and then a Japanese guy in a helicopter recruited me to do the same thing to his business rival and convince the rival not to go into business against him, and after I did that, I got to see my kids again.

[@soulsharts]

Inception?

[@jesseajossey2612]

Finally someone who says this story in drtail and in a more understanding way thank you

[@tzgzz9245]

lamps are the worst

[@Cheech-lk2yp]

😂

[@ProvisionalPatrioticAlliance]

I love lamp

[@NinjaZXRR]

A Lava Lamp would be a trip.

[@danegagnon]

I think about this a lot. I always wonder if any moment or any day I'll wake up as a kid to my dad making breakfast downstairs on a Saturday morning while his Sting album plays in the background

[@kieranramtohal9645]

Didn’t this happen to Picard in an episode of Star Trek: Next Generation?

[@lotusmaar1236]

I’ve heard this story from him so many fucken times, I swear anytime this pops up imma always listen to it. It’s my favorite story. There’s hella that come close for me but this one is my favorite. I put hella ppl on to this ishh

[@TheMAKeleven]

One of my favorite stories from MrBallen

[@jakemcman1858]

I had a dream that I was married and had 2 children with my wife. The dream felt like it lasted 7 years and was so surreal. I was just a teen at the time, but even then I felt so saddened by the loss of my family that never existed… I still think about them sometimes.

[@Ann-sj4pt]

I wonder if past life regression would help?

[@Angry_Bob]

When I’m really sick with flu, stomach bug or whatever I have hallucinations. I’ve never had a whole life but I’ve had some major trips. Never done any drugs as well.

[@azuraroycroft2419]

I use to get that was I was a kid, glad I grew out of it, awful feeling to be sick and your mind starts playing tricks on you

[@bellzTolled3]

Comfortably Numb

[@dookieshoe2905]

That's the kind of stuff I daydream about, the thought of a really long period of time taking place in a matter of moments. Then I wonder if this happens in death and you live out something as your brain shuts down. What if it was nearly endless? Idk, it freaks me out when I ponder it for too long. 😅

[@lightfallz]

I LOVE this aspect ratio

[@gabrielareyesaviles1362]

My favorite MrBallen story. I will never forget it.

[@michaelm5601]

Mr Ballen, is an incredible story teller.. really enjoy his talent..

[@jebby16]

This gives whole new meaning to the phrase, "bad trip".

[@user-oq9no5fv9j]

This story made me cry so much. Unbelievably sad.

[@chocolatenoodles7917]

One of my favourite stories of Mr Ballen. Also, nice to see his hair is longer and healthier than mine.

[@producedbypodcast]

How come I didn't know MrBallen before... Great episode, Chris!

[@NinjaZXRR]

Oh you will have a ton of content to burn through on his channel.

[@lostsoultheemokat]

I've heard a few stories like this but this one was pretty good

[@MlSS.S]

Excellent storytelling. Very engaging indeed. Mitch had what we would call a "parallel universe" experience during which he gained temporary access to an alternate experience that his essence or spirit was having simultaneously in a parallel, or alternate reality. Since there is no separation when it comes to the Divine Essence that is within us all, or that is our true self and since there is no such barrier as time outside of dense physical existence, things like time slips and parallel universe experiences, or dejavu can sometimes occur. I think once we realize who and what we are, experiences like these would not seem as crazy, or strange, or even unbelievable to us.

[@bellzTolled3]

You got a degree from God or some shit?

[@JessicaC.]

I remember this story from MrB channel. A few years ago. Its a crazy one!

[@Archsage]

I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THIS STORY! It’s such a crazy concept to think this could be happening in your life

[@iroboot9941]

Reminds me of my first microdot spin out, took me six months To start recovering!

[@erikasundlie305]

The lamp is my favorite story by far. That live show was awesome. I'll go again if he comes around.

[@FilK79]

Yes, that story is gives really chilles to anyone!

[@aethelwulfwarlord1475]

I had a dream once that I was married to Kelly from saved by the bell. I woke up and was bummed out for a day, but then I was OK.

[@roelvinckens5553]

We feel your pain. Our thoughts and prayers.

[@baskethoss]

If someone wants to see how real this is just take a bong rip of salvia high strength and watch the rabbit hole become reality

[@MortenBorgen]

Can confirm!

[@Eterna7Forms]

Did you see the wheel?

[@MortenBorgen]

​@@Eterna7Forms Yup! At the beginning - It mirrored itself within a single point which I understod as a correlation of momentum and position; from which "now" emerged.

[@bellzTolled3]

Dang lol We all out here w 16 likes for the Salvia

[@baskethoss]

Hahah Shits real

[@PopsAnonymous]

About 5 years ago I pulled an all-nighter and finally knocked out around 10am. I had such an elaborate dream (not that I can remember it) that if you’d asked me how long I slept I would’ve guessed 11 hours. However, I woke to see only a single hour had passed. When I realized what time it was I got incredibly emotional; not because of the dream but because I was in denial that such a long dream could’ve only taken place in that short period of time.

[@ronita3712]

I was so invested in this story that the ad made me jump 😂

[@samanthafairweather9186]

I've had dreams that seem so real it's scary! Because of one, I'm paranoid on certain dates to this day, because I've died on that date in my dream ( actually, I should say "Nightmare"). It happened when I was in my mid 20's. I'm nearly 52, and still get freaked out on the date I died in my nightmare.

[@alimewn]

That was a lot more of a happy ending than I was expecting!

[@QueenOfTheGreen27]

I've heard a similar one to this regarding having a whole different life with a wife and kids during a long coma and the guy missing still his wife and kids after he came out of it.

[@wisdomveritas6281]

It's not a figment of his imagination. He just connected with himself who lives in another dimension and both of their conscience were intertwined.

[@sarahndipity423]

Dude! That was exactly my thought and I was thinking if the whole many World series was real wouldn't it make sense that we would be able to tap into that same consciousness because wouldn't it still be our consciousness? Like there would be so many layers to the mini World series it just seems like how can you consider that to be a reasonable theory and not consider the theory that we would be able to tap into these other versions of ourselves somehow.

[@elidagarza8110]

That actually makes sense

[@wisdomveritas6281]

There actually is a show out right now on apple tv called Dark Matter. Its basically about what I just explained here.

[@THamm-xt8jm]

The multiverse

[@sarahndipity423]

I meant the many worlds theory 😂 speech to text is not my friend... But multiverse probably wouldve been understood better by my phone. Just think, somewhere out there I said that instead and I'm not writing this comment right now! That one show The OA on Netflix is kinda inline with that and it's pretty good.

[@dob0lina]

Saw this in a Star Trek Next Generation episode from 1992, s05e25 “The Inner Light.” Excellent ep. 🖖🤓

[@ijustwannabehappy3588]

This is actually heartbreaking 💔

[@rockydesign3303]

That’s the first one I heard that got me hooked.

[@Chris-of6xm]

What is down to earth guy B Allen seems to be. Great interview

[@cathywelch40]

I feel that's the saddest thing I've ever heard. How can this be? Almost 2 years ago I lost my daughter my youngest daughter and she was real I can't even imagine if she wasn't. 😢 I've never heard the story before but my heart aches for him and I will pray for him.

[@axe2grind244]

I was out for like 2 minutes once during a high school hockey game but I came back into the game and scored the game winning goal…..but in reality those 2 minutes were me in the penalty box and the game winning goal was scored by the other teams power play.

[@JJones-cl4dm]

Thats insane. Ive heard of ppl doing psychedelics and having similar things happen. But i dont remember anyone feeling such loss when the hallucination was realized to be not real.

[@glennfrey5021]

Holy shit the movie light in this video. Congrats to the light guy. You are awesome!

[@MarthaRoseMoore415]

Reminds me of the video game featured on Rick and Morty, I think it's called Roy or something. Hella trippy, well done - thanks!!

[@dDARKNITE8-mz2vh]

That sucks big time. That poor guy, had and lost a lifetime within a fraction of a second. I can't even comprehend that.

[@justaguy994]

This reminded me of junji ito long dream story. Gives me the chills

[@francestaylor9156]

I don't even need to be in a dream. For me, I LIVED in Skyrim for a while, okay? I lived there. I spent many hours living in Skyrim. I had up to 200 mods that simulated living there. Whenever I hear the Skyrim OST, it takes me back. My husband and I have a shared joke where we say to each other "ARE YOU NOW?" in a funny accent because there was a mod we both installed that let you upgrade your house and the voice acting in the mod had a dude saying that during the quest to upgrade your house. I don't need to be knocked out to live in a different reality. I've done that MANY times with video games especially open world RPGs. I 1000% believe this guy lived in a separate world even for a millisecond. You can live in a different reality. You don't even need to be unconscious for it to happen.

[@fluffybunny3178]

Was it VR or just pc skyrim ?

[@Ann-sj4pt]

I remember Mr Ballen telling this story.i’ve had a pretty bad life,maybe that’s why i have vivid dreams,very detailed.