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Distressing clairvoyant reading

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TheWildOnesNeverDie · 10/08/2020 16:37

A few days ago a lady contacted me via Facebook and told me she had a message for me. She said it was from my Dad and that she didn’t want payment - she just needed to pass the message on.
Now I like to get my tarot read and thought it would be like that. So I accepted and figured it was something to do, it’s free and a bit of a novelty. I felt she’d probably say something generic like ‘your dad has found peace’ or he wants to say he loves you.

It was a pretty usual reading. Lots of telling me things I already know etc. Some stuff she did get right that I haven’t disclosed to anyone before but nothing groundbreaking.

Then she got to my dad. My dad ended his life last year, it’s a very sensitive subject for obvious reasons. Still I have come out the end of a hard year and allowed her to talk about him. I had not disclosed on Facebook how dad died. Lots of people assumed he was ill and I never found it necessary to mention it publicly.

She said things that I found really upsetting and it all brought back lots of distressing thoughts and feelings. She said that he felt he was worthless, and the world would be better off with out him. That he felt very dark and basically unloved.

Dad and I had a rocky relationship so I was visibly upset at this point (it was a video call) she mentioned hard parts of my life - my parents splitting, my dads alcohol problems etc. She said he regretted his decision to end his life and now hangs around me feeling uninvited to connect.

I ended the call in floods of tears, she asked if I had any questions but I actually couldn’t speak I was so upset and have spent the day feeling emotional and lost.

Should I message her and tell her how she’s made me feel?
Should I just chalk it down to her making rubbish up? I know mumsnet tends to be anti-woo ....but any clairvoyant types who can offer some reassurance ?

Thankyou

OP posts:
TheWildOnesNeverDie · 10/08/2020 18:46

@tara66 yes I was hoping for more guidance for future plans - we have lots going on with jobs and moving house etc so really it should have been focused on that but I said to my husband it was all past stuff that I already know! Because I have lived it! And I am me! 🙈

I worked hard to process my grief and accept what had happened so it does feel particularly cruel that someone who I thought liked me would do this

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Waytoomuch82 · 10/08/2020 18:48

@Atalune

I thought that CVs and those in that community did their best NOT to pass on such distressing news. I thought it was like some sort of code of conduct...? So on that basis I would say she is a crackpot who has wound you up. Think nothing more of her.
The inference being that CVs are genuine and not con artists

I’m sorry OP. She’s behaved abysmally.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you receive a follow up call very shortly. Suggesting that she has “brighter news” but this time requires payment in advance to enlighten you

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 10/08/2020 18:54

I'm so sorry for your loss OP.

Whenever I'm tempted to think CV/cards etc are 'just a bit of fun' I remember posts like yours that I've seen over the years. And I'm pretty woo. It's not fun, it's exploiting vulnerable people for gain and she should be ashamed of herself. Please just block her and move on with your healing.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

KatherineParr4 · 10/08/2020 18:54

This is appalling. The woman has obviously heard about your Dad by some other means and is using it to hook you in. What a repulsive person. Block her on everything and forget about what she said. I do believe there are genuine clairvoyants but this woman is breaking every rule in the book.

sammylady37 · 10/08/2020 18:57

yes I was hoping for more guidance for future plans - we have lots going on with jobs and moving house etc so really it should have been focused on that but I said to my husband it was all past stuff that I already know! Because I have lived it! And I am me

Oh op. Please do not rely on one of these charlatans for guidance about future plans and big decisions. It’s bullshit. 100% certified, grade A bullshit. They have no special insight, no way of predicting the future, no special powers.

BayLeaves · 10/08/2020 18:58

She said that he felt he was worthless, and the world would be better off with out him. That he felt very dark and basically unloved.

Sorry to be insensitive, but NO SHIT. Aren't these feelings pretty much universal among suicidal people? She could contact any family member of any suicide victim and same thing and those words would almost certainly be true. It confirms what you already know because it's pretty much a universal truth, people don't commit suicide because they're happy! Basically a random weirdo has stalked you for dubious purposes and rubbed a load of salt into your grieving wounds, what a fucking twat, the lowest of the low. JFC. Sorry for your loss Sad

tattychicken · 10/08/2020 19:02

Yes to all the PPs...he's feeling "uninvited to connect". I'm sure for a hefty fee she will invite him to connect, so very helpful!
She's a really shit person. Try not let her occupy anymore of your headspace.

lilyboleyn · 10/08/2020 19:05

Sorry this happened to you, my lovely.
I’ve mentioned this on here before. At a very difficult time in my life, I had a reading with a very famous psychic who has made dvds and written books and who does live shows. I was convinced this psychic would come through for me. Here’s what actually happened:
For the whole half hour reading, she got everything wrong. To the point I was feeling very embarrassed about how wrong it all was. The psychic said things like: who’s Clare? (Dunno) Pete? (dunno) who’s siobahn? (Dunno) why can I see gorillas? (Dunno).
This very famous person asked if I had any questions and I showed a photograph of my grandfather and the psychic then tried to do his voice and pass on a message. He would never have used the words she chose. He wouldn’t have called me by the name she used. And the message was utter nonsense too.

Psychics aren’t real. There are people who prey on the vulnerable, and there are very vulnerable people who are desperate for the right message.

I’m sorry, lovely. So sorry xx

dollypops15 · 10/08/2020 19:12

My mum is a very well established clairvoyant and has been doing this successfully for over 40 years. Bring a lot of people comfort. I showed her what you wrote and she said no claitvoyant would ever randomly contact a person. That she has most definitely got this information from somewhere to cause distress. And any clairvoyant is there for comfort not for distress.

DiscordandRhyme · 10/08/2020 19:14

If she was a real clairvoyant (doubtful, but let's work with it) there are very clear rules that those in the community stick to.

I know because I do astrology readings and also class myself as an Empath (not in a app way, but absorbing/feeling others emotions) and this kind of thing would not be acceptable.

Contacting a complete stranger is a big enough no no but adding the detail is horrid. She could easily have said 'Dads death was horrible and he feels sad by the circumstances, but is proud of you' or what not.

Really sorry this has happened to you.

Goongoon · 10/08/2020 19:14

OP you say ‘someone who I thought liked me’ - do you know her virtually even though not in real life, then? I’d be thinking about what she’s trying to get out of you, if she’s not asked for money.

MoreListeningLessChatting · 10/08/2020 19:25

THIS

'I'm so sorry for your loss, and sorry she has made you feel this way.
It is almost certain that this predator knew how your dad died, and has targeted you to draw you into further paid, manipulative 'contact.' It is an awful thing to do to someone. Please block her.'

There are some bloody awful people out there. Don't let this horrible person upset you. A friend had a consultation and the 'reader' lifted details from Facebook and local gossip. People know more than you realise - suicide isn't easy to keep secret - inquests etc, even a neighbour knows all the details of local ones because he works for the company that do 'clean ups' after people die. Sadly some people will sink to any depth to get to you

MoreListeningLessChatting · 10/08/2020 19:28

@TheWildOnesNeverDie

You say 'someone who I thought liked me would do this' .... how well does this person know you? Very well, enough to get some information which she has used to cause you distress.

Aknifewith16blades · 10/08/2020 19:30

@TheWildOnesNeverDie, there are support groups for people who have had relatives who have taken their own life. See if you can find support there and leave this faker well alone.

uksobs.org/
supportaftersuicide.org.uk/

Cuddling57 · 10/08/2020 19:35

OP I agree with all the posters above that this lady is not a nice person.
If you feel you want to speak to your dad then you don't need a clairvoyant. Speak to him yourself - you are his daughter. Choose a place you felt close to him in happy times or a church or his grave or a quiet moment in your living room! Anywhere you feel appropriate. Or write him a letter and bury it next to him.
In the future do not let another stranger mess with your thoughts and emotions about your father. That's between you and him.

Cuddling57 · 10/08/2020 19:35

Also I'm very sorry for your loss xxx

Lelophants · 10/08/2020 19:38

@Coldemort

Now it's free, but what's the betting that in order for him to 'move on' it will cost money...
I think this is it.

I'm sorry op but she has seen you are vulnerable and knew exactly what to say :( these people are sick. And there are a number of clairvoyants who do this for money.

Please do not give her any money.

whishtyournoise · 10/08/2020 19:44

I'm so sorry for your loss and sorry that a parasite preyed on your grief. That is what she is, a parasite, looking for a host. Her next encounter would have a price to suck your money from you, what a terrible person she is using cheap tricks to psychologically scrape your pain.

tillytoodles1 · 10/08/2020 19:45

My son was amazed by the stuff the Clairvoyant told him. When he told me her name I realised it was the woman that lived behind us! They are liars so take no notice of her, she knows someone who knows you.

Gubbeen · 10/08/2020 20:01

I thought that CVs and those in that community did their best NOT to pass on such distressing news. I thought it was like some sort of code of conduct...?

What, like 'make up nice stuff', rather than 'make up nasty stuff'? Hmm

peaceanddove · 10/08/2020 20:17

Oh dear. There's no such thing as clairvoyance and there never had been. But, let's just say, for arguments sake, that somehow dead people's spirits do lurk around. Why on Earth would they only be able to connect with their loved ones via a third party clairvoyant? Why wouldn't they just cut out the middle (con) man?

TheWildOnesNeverDie · 10/08/2020 20:47

Yes I agree, i don’t know how to quote but just to clarify - I don’t regularly go to clairvoyants, IV had my tarot read once by a friends mum which was fun and simply helped me focus on what I felt was important - a bit like the saying that if you flip a coin to make a decision before you look at the outcome you already ‘choose’ what outcome you really want.
So lighthearted, I’d never follow a horoscope or make an investment or anything on a psychic’s advice.

Life is for living and making mistakes and finding joy in the small things.

I feel much better already, I wasn’t seeking out any contact with my dad - I know he has gone, that’s it. I have a bag of ashes to look at and that’s it. (Yet to scatter!)

I know who my dad was, and I’m quite certain he wouldn’t choose to mess with me, contact or hang around. He was the type of person who would want to ‘go on to the next adventure’ and Wouldn’t want to hang around to see us all upset.

When I want to feel close to him I do things we had a shared interest in, gardening, writing, art and listening to music he showed me. In those moments it is as though he is sat next to me, silently enjoying it too.

Smile

Thankyou for your kind words, you have bolstered me when I needed it. X

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MoreListeningLessChatting · 10/08/2020 20:53

You post above is lovely @TheWildOnesNeverDie

Best wishes to you, forget that awful woman.

Take care of yourself

SparklingLime · 10/08/2020 20:55

Your last post shows how resilient and grounded you are, @TheWildOnesNeverDie.
Only a money-seeking sadist would do this, especially to someone who has had such a painful loss. I would imagine she was trying to destabilise you so that you in desperation - returned to her for paid readings. I hope you have blocked her now? And deleted her from your FB group? She is not a safe person to have any connection with.
Flowers

Namaste6 · 10/08/2020 21:37

I'm so very sorry for your loss OP. A truly awful experience for you to endure.

What a vile, opportunist lowlife of a woman that you had the misfortune of coming into contact with.

Please - life is for the living.

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