Manifesting? Do you believe in it?

[progessinmind]

Every Christmas we end up with the dog in the vets.
For all kinds of reasons.
This year DP kept saying 'we better not end up at the vets again'.
This was said multiple times.
Then yesterday we woke up to our dog unable to move. He couldn't move at all. He was completely fine the day before. It was very sudden and frightening.
We ended up in the vets.
He was given an injection and will need medication going forward.

I know this could just be a coincidence.
But it isn't the only one.
There have been more times where something similar has happened.

Last night I was online and a video popped up about manifesting and vibrations etc. it said if you keep thinking something negative or something you don't want, the universe just hears the words such as, for example with mine 'the vets'. Not the part before 'we don't want to end up in.......the vets'.

What are your thoughts?

Oh wow, sorry about your dog.

I do believe in manifesting but from the positive side. So the only times I’ve ever actually achieved anything I wanted I’ve spent ages daydreaming about it, basically just focussing on it. Subconsciously. And they landed in my lap. But I’m sure I was doing stuff I didn’t realise I was doing to make them happen, probably.

Probably why I haven’t achieved anything in ages as I have no time for daydreaming these days 😂

Nah, I’ve thought about winning the lottery consistently for years but it hasn’t happened yet

Bullshit.

Of course it's coincidence.

Why would you only be able to manifest negative shit and not positive stuff?

It's like kids getting poorly when you're on holiday. It's a pain in the arse accessing medical help when you're away so you remember when it happens. You don't think about all the illnesses that occurred when at home in your usual routine. So no your not manifesting your kids/dog being ill etc.

My thoughts are you have confused regularity of occurrence, coincidence, and positive thinking.

Going by this thinking earthquakes, cancer, covid, car accidents, children being abused by parents and a million other things happens because people think it?

At best I find it terribly insulting, not insulting to me personally just in general

It’s absolute nonsense. How would that work? How would electrical impulses in your husband’s brain possible turn into sickness in the dog?

@MassiveSalad22
Thank you.
Yes I wondered about that too. I remember when I was growing a business I had some really positive thoughts in mind, that I would also write down and it all happened.
Like you say, I was also doing things but I had my mind focused on the food things that could come from it.

Utter bunkum. Manifestation is no different to prayer.

There is also a huge difference between focusing on making a strong business (something you can affect by prioritising the work etc) and whatever your dog is sick with - assuming it's not a negligence issue which I've every faith it isn't - which would have happened anyway.

I call bollocks. I've dreamed about shagging a particular gorgeous man on television for years now and it hasn't happened.

I have a friend who very strongly believes in this and does get a great majority of the things she wants.

However her belief in it is what makes things happen, not the 'from the universe' rubbish - ie. she goes for outlandish, super top job interviews I would never go to (as I worry they are beyond me) thus she's more likely to get the job. She also desperately wanted her partner to propose at a certain UK beauty spot and it did eventually happen, however I think it's more because she kept repeating it to him that he did it, not 'woo'.

Your poor dog, I hope he is doing ok. ❤️

I have a friend who is a strong believer in manifestation, I wouldn't say it is nonsense, I think there is something to be said for a positive mindset and focus on the things you want or are important to you, buts not magic, but gives you focus and direction.

I've given it a go and had positive results

I want a bigger house and enough money to heat it nicely without worrying ever again. I am just putting it out there for the universe to consider.

@beingsunny @StarsOnDress

Thank you. He is actually a bit better today, thank you.

Yes, I think what I saw online was saying you're 'inviting' the good things to you when you're in that mindset.
I suppose - what your mind is looking for, it will find.

I don't mean that you being cancer into your life etc which is what someone suggested unthread.

I suppose I'm looking at it more lighthearted than that.

I do believe that if you think about something you then highlight it in your head and maybe give it more attention than you would otherwise

I believe in this. I am petrified of brain tumours - like literally whenever DC say they have a headache, I jump to “brain tumour”. My dad has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour… no symptoms at all. Devastated.

So you think your dh is to blame for your dog being ill? And presumably also to blame for you not being millionaires if he’s not putting his amazing gift to better use?

Not sure about manifesting but I definitely believe in positivity and gratitude, it changed my life. I have always had unexpected (small) windfalls when I’ve been completely broke - not sure if I managed to manifest them!

In respect of the dog maybe he reacts to the stress of the household Xmas preparations and that tipped him over the edge. Not that you caused it - it would have happened anyway but not at that time.

My husband once managed to lose our dog the day before we went on holiday. Not sure if that was stress related!

My cat was going crazy and running all around the house at Xmas, even though I felt fairly relaxed.

Actually thinking about it. My Mum had an accident last year. I was wearing green nail polish. This year I put on the green nail polish and said to DH, the last time I wore this was when my Mum had her accident. Guess what, got a phone call, she was ill in hospital.
Not sure if it’s magic nail polish, I manifested it or because she’s 87.

Manifesting doesn't work if you focus on wanting something to happen. That's because the thoughts you're projecting are really thoughts of lack of something right now. You have to believe you're already in the mindset or the situation you desire.
It's not woo, it's actually just common sense. An example is when athletes train. It has been shown that they perform better when their next goal is reframed as something they believe they can already do, they just haven't done it yet. Trainers will say, 'you can lift that weight, it's just that you haven't done that yet and your brain is telling you you can't'.

I have OCD so manifesting terrifies me. My intrusive thoughts are about people I love dying so the thought that I can cause this causes me so much anxiety and fear.

I actually find it a bit offensive (and illogical and irrational)like a pp said. People have awful stuff happen to them all the time - did they invite the negativity into their lives? Or (terrifyingly) maybe someone close to them did?

No, it's all nonsense, otherwise there would be no such thing as poverty, illness, etc.

I’m sure Ukrainians didn’t manifest war. The logic is that people are responsible for their own misfortunes.