Coping Methods For Alien Abductions: Observing Odd Obsessions

I’ve mentioned briefly before that yet another strange symptom of alien abductions pertains to obsessions. Specifically, getting spontaneous obsessions that defy explanation. One day you just wake up keen to look into something more or to repeat a behavior compulsively. Of course, this is with the caveat that the abductee/experiencer in question does not normally suffer from O.C.D. or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. (And, again- I’m not a professional doctor or counselor so don’t sue me for discussing this!)

A deeper explanation of that HERE–>  beyondocd.org/ocd-facts/clinical-definition-of-ocd

Abduction-related obsessions and compulsions spring up seemingly out of nowhere one day, but upon closer inspection always after an alien-influenced experience. Sometimes the obsession or compulsion fits what one would expect perfectly for such a scenario. For example:

Typical abductee obsessions (repeating ideas)

~ big-eyed kid drawings or figurines              ~ babies & pregnancy
~ UFOs & aliens                                            ~ owls & other large-eyed animals
~ the paranormal in general                          ~ missing time experiences
~ possible catastrophic futures                     ~ thinking one is adopted
~ feeling of having a mysterious mission       ~ fear of people wearing big sunglasses

Typical abductee compulsions (undeniable urges to action)

~ checking locks, doors before bed              ~ needing lights, TV on to sleep
~ visiting site of previous abduction              ~ wanting to avoid bed or sleep
~ looking up UFOs/aliens in media               ~ prepping for possible disasters
~ checking the time at night                          ~ studying ecological systems

Once someone realizes he or she is an abductee, it explains a lot of oddball ideas and behaviors. It’s all a part of what soon becomes a very obvious pattern. Sometimes, just knowing where an obsession or compulsion is coming from is enough to lessen its power.

However, not all obsessions or compulsions stemming from abductions are so easily identified. Sometimes, the thoughts and urges are so incredibly mystifying that it becomes disturbing. Interestingly, most “average” OCD thoughts and practices are easily explained by the one who suffers from them as attempts to ward off bad things like germs or sin. Even if the sufferer has good insight and knows they are being irrational, they can still point to their reasons for recurring thoughts and behaviors. Not so for the spontaneous version that abductees get! Instead, quite often they find themselves thinking or doing things that make NO sense and they have no idea where such thoughts and impulses are even coming from!

Here’s just a partial list of some of the stranger things I’ve heard about and/or dealt with myself:

Oddball Obsessions & Compulsions

~ spiders & bees (shape or how they move or hive-life)            
~ uncooked chicken eggs (keeping them or the cord-thing on yolk)
~ twins or clones or multiple selves              
~ taking hundreds (or thousands) of photos of the same location
~ impossible psychic abilities                       
~ knowing exactly who their ‘soulmate’ is in detail and searching for them
~ analyzing weather systems
~ needing to find a place of safety to ride out coming dire future
~ analyzing financial systems
~ alternative timeline scenarios or alternative dimensions
~ subverting brainwashing techniques
~ interior decorating
~ time/space bending portals                       
~ fear of children, especially babies, to the point of panic
~ watching hours of videos of people moving in fast-motion (think Benny Hill chase scene)
~ cooking & baking
~ mathematical or chemical formulas
~ tornadoes or vortexes, even filling a tub and pulling plug again and again
~ wanting to attack people who stare at them
~ feeling watched and that everyone knows their thoughts/feelings

In all cases, the obsessions didn’t “fit” into other areas of the person’s life. For example, if an abductee suddenly felt the urge to learn cooking and baking, to the point of it taking hours of free time, when they have never cared about it before and nothing has happened to inspire such an interest like a show or a friend’s enthusiasm. Topics that don’t match one’s education levels or personal interest will just suddenly intrude and take over a significant portion of someone’s life completely out of the blue.

Except– it really isn’t “out of the blue,” it is only that the influence has not been consciously remembered. Quite often, if memories of abductions are reacquired, the explanation for the sudden obsession or compulsion is quite neatly explained.

Examples from my own life would include interior decorating becoming an obsession since my teens, even though I am NOT an “arts n’ crafts” kind of person. The reason was that one of my assigned jobs with the aliens was decorating housing that they built on ships for either hybrids or abductees. They wanted comfortable and aesthetically pleasing living arrangements created, and I got the job with no regard for my natural talents or interests. (The concept of compatible assignments for individuals hasn’t really penetrated the Greys’ hive-like society yet, so jobs are most often assigned randomly.)

Sometimes the obsession or compulsion is induced artificially by the aliens, but quite often it seems to spring from a powerfully suppressed memory that niggles the conscious mind enough to bother it profoundly. “There’s something about ______ that I need to understand!” the mind may insist, and, because trauma (and, to be fair, WONDER) are unable to be processed in a normal manner, the mental energy gets expressed… differently.

This is yet another reason why abductees often fear they are crazy. They wonder how they could revolve their thoughts around such fears or fascinations or why they feel compelled to do things over and over again. It is yet another source of worry and stress on an already overly burdened life.

These obsessions and compulsions, however, DO tend to fade. They may develop into a fun hobby (as my interior decorating obsession did) or disappear altogether. They can also spontaneously start up again, or totally new thoughts and behaviors may manifest instead of or alongside the old ones. But something outside the self, remembered or not, sparks their creation.

Being aware of this aspect of the Alien Abduction Syndrome is important, not only to help abductees accept themselves, but also to assist them in identifying when another possible flap has begun. A sudden flare up of an old obsession or compulsion, or a brand new one, are nearly always signs that the aliens are coming around again. At Spiral’s End: What’s Left After the Paradigm Shatters is the personal paranormal blog of a woman that follows not only current odd events in her life, but recounts incidents from her past, including lifelong alien abductions, encounters with ghosts and other spiritual beings, and premonitions from either waking visions or dreams. She reacts and speculates about the deeper meaning behind these incidents and wonders– what is the ultimate reality or intelligence behind it all?