For those no longer getting readings - how did you know you were done?

[russianred]

I look back on the time when I was getting readings and it seems as if I was completely out of my mind. The thing is I knew better. I argued with the psychics myself and told them what I knew was the truth. It's like an addiction though. Knowing better doesn't make you stop.

Isn't it scary?!  I'm not that far removed from the two months in which I poured thousands (literally) down the drain, one reading after the next via Keen.  I never thought of myself as someone who might be susceptible to that.  I ask myself WHO was that person who behaved like a total zombie?  I do believe that some people have some abilities, but the idea that MysticPassi onMorgana or whatever (just making up a silly name here) on Keen.com could bring me peace is laughable.

I think it's made even worse that I got nothing tangible out of the money spent.  I've also dealt with an addiction to shopping, but at least I got something out of that and could recoup some of the money through resale.  This is just like nope, the money is gone, and there's nothing I can do about that.

[russianred]

Yes! Omg it's horrifying. I totally feel the same way about it. I can't believe I was calling all these people on Keen with silly names and chain smoker voices asking about my life. It's comical in a way but tragic in another. It feels like it was someone else, not me. Who was I, what was I thinking? I mean I understand and remember the state of mind I was in, I just can't believe it drove me to spend so much money.

Yes it's hard to accept that the money is gone and I don't have anything to show for it. I do feel like sometimes it helped me to talk to someone but it was way too expensive. And some of those psychics really made things worse for me.

I laughed at "chain smoker voices." Sometimes I would want to hang up immediately after hearing the person's voice and realizing what a joke s/he sounded like (the smarmy guys were the worst) but I almost always toughed it out for some reason.  I similarly feel like talking to some people was helpful, but I didn't need to talk SO much.

I don't plan to swear off all readings and have ONE planned for next month.  But the insane binges, just no.  Never again.  I have OCD and think that maybe the binge readings were a sort of compulsion, sort of like shopping with my shopping addiction.

[HornetKick]

Yes! Omg it's horrifying. I totally feel the same way about it. I can't believe I was calling all these people on Keen with silly names and chain smoker voices asking about my life. It's comical in a way but tragic in another. It feels like it was someone else, not me. Who was I, what was I thinking? I mean I understand and remember the state of mind I was in, I just can't believe it drove me to spend so much money.

Yes it's hard to accept that the money is gone and I don't have anything to show for it. I do feel like sometimes it helped me to talk to someone but it was way too expensive. And some of those psychics really made things worse for me.

I laughed at "chain smoker voices." Sometimes I would want to hang up immediately after hearing the person's voice and realizing what a joke s/he sounded like (the smarmy guys were the worst) but I almost always toughed it out for some reason.  I similarly feel like talking to some people was helpful, but I didn't need to talk SO much.

I don't plan to swear off all readings and have ONE planned for next month.  But the insane binges, just no.  Never again.  I have OCD and think that maybe the binge readings were a sort of compulsion, sort of like shopping with my shopping addiction.

Totally made me chuckle because sometimes they do come across as gnarly and craggy. I also avoid silly names because it just never came across as if they were legitimate. Don't they know how it sounds? Candybar??

[russianred]

I wanted to add one more thing.

I think that I finally started looking more at the FACTS of my situation rather than the EMOTIONS.  And I realized that psychics keep you in the EMOTIONS mindset by often making excuses for FACTS.

[Arigirl]

I wanted to add one more thing.

I think that I finally started looking more at the FACTS of my situation rather than the EMOTIONS.  And I realized that psychics keep you in the EMOTIONS mindset by often making excuses for FACTS.

I 100% agree!

[bee.23]

I wanted to add one more thing.

I think that I finally started looking more at the FACTS of my situation rather than the EMOTIONS.  And I realized that psychics keep you in the EMOTIONS mindset by often making excuses for FACTS.

SO VERY TRUE. Accuracy of this comment is insane lol

[Sincity2]

I agree too so well stated