True Blood.The Vampire Diaries. Twilight. These shows have come into the public eye within the last few years and has truly raised a lot of attention. The blood sucking predator always seems to be portrayed as the mysterious desired stud that everyone wants to know more about. But, how truly are these plots that we follow so religiously? How real are the vampires we see on TV? Is Edward Cullen really an attainable being, or just a fictional character we like to read about? According to a video on the Huffington Post, vampires the way we see them portrayed may not be real, but there are vampires walking among us.
Renfield’s Syndrome is a diagnosis given to those who have an obsession with ingesting the blood of others. They think that it provides them with power, and extraordinary abilities. Clinically is it called vampirism, because the condition is most similar to the lifestyle of the vampires writers create.This condition usually begins early in one’s life, with them using their own blood as a fuel to become excited or fulfilled. Through time, their condition evolves and they begin to drink the blood of living creatures such as animals. It peaks when desires of drinking the blood of other humans arises. Those that suffer with this condition usually steal the blood, but there has been cases of deadly encounters.
Who would’ve thought that this condition existed?! I have to admit, I found it a little more exciting when i read about vampires in books and seen them on TV. But I guess it’s true what they say, every good story always starts with a little bit of truth.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/15/renfields-syndrome-vampirism_n_1765799.html
I loved this post! I saw a “real life” vampire (or so he thought) on the Tyra Banks talk show a few years ago. Weird stuff. It’s crazy how absorbed these people can get in this lifestyle. Here’s a YouTube clip of that vampire interview. Pretty interesting.
My aunt works as a psychic at a club and she has mentioned this to me before. Not only do they drink other people’s blood, but they also like to drain energy from people just by simply looking at them. Now this may sound silly, but my aunt has seen it many times. She has seen these vampire people almost hypnotize others and then will lure them to other rooms. There is such a thing as draining someone’s energy whether it is mentally, emotionally, or physically. My aunt told me if you ever encounter someone who behaves in strange ways like this, the best thing to do it avoid eye contact and just leave. Though this may seem like a supernatural belief or a superstition this stuff is real!
If you read the link below it describes how they are normal people like you and me with just emotional issues. Read the site it talks about different types of energy drainers, and the psychological point behind it.
http://www.drbrucegoldberg.com/EnergyVampires.htm
Thats crazy that there is actually a syndrome that makes people crave blood! I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of vampires; I’ve read/seen all the Twilight and True Blood books/movies/tv shows. The only other time i had heard about people in real life actually consuming blood was on an episode of My Strange Addiction. This episode followed a girl in her twenties that drank animal and human blood, she even had people that would come to her house and let her drink their blood! I can remember if she actually had this syndrome or not but regardless it was crazy! You can watch a clip from the episode through this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTxdmVgQQeo
Though I don’t really know about the Twilight Vampires, I know about the Underworld and Blade Vampires, which are actually the most intense vampires out there. But its really interesting how there actually is a condition where people crave blood exactly like vampires. But does that mean they get extraordinary powers? Probably not
Intense Fight Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJt2N7LSptg