So I (22M) am not doing the best mentally and I can be quite anxious. So recently my neighbor and friend, let’s call him N, has been practicing hypnosis. I’ve always been creeped out by hypnosis and don’t like the idea of making people do things against their will/awareness. I went to talk to him about it and he asked if I would like a drink. A reoccurring thought of mine has been paranoia of demons possessing me and others, so I refused because that’s how a demon may tempt me, in my mind. My friends are also calling me crazy when I told them what had happened. So, AITA?
Politely recommend seeking assistance outside of the Internet. This not a thought process that the average person has and is probably something you should discuss with a professional.
I think soft YTA but it seems more like an issue you should discuss with a professional than an asshole issue.
If someone creeps you out, you have every right to refuse a drink from them, and likely SHOULD refuse a drink from them.
OTOH - hypnosis doesn’t work through beverages and demons aren’t real, so what the others are saying here… you should probably see a professional to address your thought process.
You reached the right conclusion for the wrong reasons.
Thank you. This was very helpful
People who ignore problems are assholes. You know you have a problem, so just don’t ignore it and you’ll be fine.
You stand at a fork in the road now - one path leads to you and your friends laughing about that time you almost went crazy; the other, to potentially serious, and possibly deadly, consequences.
NTA, for now.
To the best of my knowledge, demons do not possess people, and hypnosis can’t make anyone do anything against their will.
That being said? Sometimes your instincts are right. If someone makes you feel uncomfortable for any reason you are under no obligation to accept food or drink from them. Sometimes people creep us out because they have genuinely bad intentions. Be safe.
Thank you, I’ll be safe :)
It seems like not taking the drink felt important to your sense of agency, so no.
Yay, thanks!
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