As a psychic, would you ever give really bad news?

@ESKARENA1 (18261)
May 18, 2007 3:41am CST
I was engaged to give a reading for someone last night. As i tuned in, i was shown the most terrible things. Now, I chose not to pass the information on, but it was quite clear, was i wrong to edit the reading in this way?
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@rosycat (168)
18 May 07
I understand your dilemma, could you not have given a warning in some way about what was about to happen? without it frightening the person. I dont believe you should hold things back but I also dont believe you should give bad news either, I guess there has to be a balance somewhere along the line.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
idealy in a normal situation i would have given a warning, but this person wanted specific information, it was quite dramatic blessed be
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
i didnt refer to it at all, i just told her the other things i had been shown thankyou for your concern
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@rosycat (168)
18 May 07
so if you couldnt give a warning and you didnt give the bad news, what did you tell her?
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@msjigga (864)
• United States
18 May 07
If I were a psychic and if I knew something bad was going to happen or had bad news I would try pass the information on. It would kill me if I were to know something bad is going to happen and not tell that person ot give them insight.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
this is the central core of the dilema, but i guess ive made my decision ill have to stand by it blessed be
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@swtnss (264)
• United States
30 May 07
you should never withhold information,whatever is being shown to you, you have to tell because then they're blood will be on your hands for not saying anything and you dont want that.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
30 May 07
ok, much as though i see where your coming from, on cool reflection, i would do exactly the same thing again thank you for your input
@magica (3707)
• Bulgaria
18 May 07
And then more: be sure that you have really understood the information well. Because sometimes the messages can be wrong. And we are psychic, but we are also people and make mistakes. So talk about a possibility, not about something what is 100% sure.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
yes, my own falibility is always in the front of my consciousness, but this was quite clear blessed be
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@magica (3707)
• Bulgaria
18 May 07
This is really terrible, then more if you are sensitive and emotional person. Most of the people who work in this branch have past special training or just the work have made them more senseless, but for some it`s still like small personal dramma to do it. I have no advice, just hope that you will have courage.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
i have no choice but to have courage. For me, passing on the information would have caused the person great trauma but not telling them has left me with terrible baggage blessed be
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• Philippines
22 May 07
I think one good thing about being a psychic is seeing the future--either the bad or the good that could possibly happen to a person. Though I still find myself hesitant to believe on psychic powers, I highly agree that you, having the vision, should tell this person of what you saw on him. It may lead you to feelings of guilt when that incident would happen and I'm sure you don't want that. Let it be of help that you share with this person (since he put trust on you and your ability that's why he came to you for psychic reading)what you have seen,even the most negative of things. Tell him that you are not presuming his fate, rather you are but a reminder and that he not lose anything if he takes more caution. So i think that's just about it. I hope this helps.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
22 May 07
i am honestly not sure. I have managed to get pretty close to doing it with one guy, but its not something i try to do. I was quite shocked about how close i was to picking things up on the guy that i had no way of knowing because they were things that made no sense to me and had no resemblence to our previous discussions, but were pretty close to the mark, non the less blessed be
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• Philippines
11 Jun 07
wow thanks for the nod!=)
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• Philippines
22 May 07
yeah and one more thing, a question i would like to ask you.....could you read anything with my personality even if we're just online buddies? To be honest, I'am skeptical with these things, but i just wana know....thanks
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@derek_a (10874)
18 May 07
I would really need to meditate on that one, but if put on the spot, I would have to assess what level of truth that person is able to handle. As a therapist, I very often say things that people just don't want to hear. But they have come to me, and employed my services because they want to improve the quality of their life. And I explain that they are not there to "like" me but to find out what is wanted and needed to get on the right track again. I have had consultations on line, and that needs to be different because it is not possible to assess through body language and eye-to-eye contact, and we all know how unreliable psychic impressions can be. On line, it is a process of questioning really, that brings them to a point of "something" that they usually don't want even to think about. Taking responsibility for one's life is more than often an uncomfortable process, because any "neurosis" we have is a defence against a challenge we have been not choosing to make. So now you see, you are asking advice here. Given your circumstances, you already know what was/is appropriate and whether you did the right thing. And that "knowing" may be uncomfortable. So my friend, whatever you did, you did. The past is no more, the future isn't yet. What now? Sorry to be so "Zen".. :-)
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
30 May 07
this is what i have done, i now am sure i did the right thing blessed be
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 May 07
thank you for your kind words, as always full of insight. I judged the person could not handle the truth , blessed be
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@derek_a (10874)
18 May 07
So mote it be.. Now you can move on.. :-)
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
18 May 07
EsKaren I really do not know that is why I would not have mine done as I would want to know all Would the Person have been able to take it? But to me when People have that done they should know that there could be bad News so I really do not know if you did right or not I know I would want to know good and bad no matter what
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@linda345 (2661)
• Canada
20 May 07
I think you went with your gut feeling so this would be the right choice in this case. I can't say what I would do because I am not a psychic.
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@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
21 May 07
no, you weren't wrong to edit the information. I read tarot cards and that's what I would always do. I would tell them a warning, but make it general and make it like they can avoid it, because I think they can. Telling someone bad news like that can make it gauranteed to happen in a self fullfilling prophecy.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
21 May 07
i dont think there was much debate in this case, the message was quite clear and would have been devestating in its impact, if i had chosen to pass it on. Ok my choice not to will not change anything but may allow her a few more days of hope blessed be
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@krayzee (1160)
• Romania
18 May 07
I think the important question here is: could any of the horrible things be prevented if the person would have beein warned about them? If the answer is yes then you should definitely have told them to be wary of this or that. However if the answer is no I think you were right in not telling them because it would have made their life miserable knowing that the happy times are soon to end so to speak.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
19 May 07
I'm glad in a sense that I'm not psychic--oh, I have had my moments of some kind of vision, but obviously not in the same league as you. As for telling a person of terrible things...well I don't think it would be a good idea to go into explicit details cause that might freak the person out, and maybe draw the terrible event to the person all the more, and sooner--but maybe a sugar-coated account, like a warning perhaps??
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
19 May 07
i had a lady request a reading for her self but regarding the fate of her little boy who is seriously ill. What i was shown left no doubt that he would soon die
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@okn0tok (569)
• United States
19 May 07
I would feel it would be irresponsible to know about anything bad or good and not inform the person so they can make proper preparations for it.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
19 May 07
yes i can see the advantages in what you are saying, i just feel the truth would hurt much more more blessed be
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@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
22 May 07
If I could keep someone from harm yes I would tell them. If it was something that couldnt be avoided like their Grandma is going to pass away manybe not. But if they came to you seeking info on Grandma I think you should tell. THat is a really tuff call I guess. I bet you made the right choice what ever it was that you could see!
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• Philippines
20 May 07
If I were a psychic in its truest and purest meaning, I would pass any information whether good or bad to anyone who asks for my reading. That is the basic (if not the only) role of psychic: to foretell events beyond the immediate ken and capability of ordinary mortals. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Who knows, things would turn out differently because the person concerned would then take precautions to alter the course of events. The psychic just reads. He/she does not cause/create/influence the event/s to happen.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
20 May 07
for sure you are right, however, on ballence, now i have recharged, I feel i was right to edit a very painful and personal event from my reading bloessed be
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• United States
18 May 07
I've always wondered if people really want to know the "truth" sometimes. I don't think I'd pass on horrible things, perhaps some bad because we all expect that in life but anything horrid I'd probably keep to myself.
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@Bizziebod (3497)
15 Jun 07
Hi, I always thought there was a code of practise amongst psychics not to pass on really bad information, but just to warn in a general way. I don't think you were wrong as the receiver of this information might not of handled in the best way possible.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
15 Jun 07
as things turned out im absolutely certain i did the right thing
• United States
15 Jun 07
I think it would depend on the news and whom it was about. I've have premonitions of "bad things" and sometimes have disclosed them-other times not. If it was something that could be prevented, most definitely I would disclose it.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
15 Jun 07
yes if i thought for one moment it could be prevented, so would I blessed be
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
18 May 07
You must be a special lady. Not many people are gifted like you. Will it not haunt you if you don't pass on the full information to that person who seeks your reading. I see there is nothing wrong giving out all what you have read be it bad or good, so that person can be on the alert.
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@rb200406 (1824)
• India
18 May 07
You are a psychic .Do you read minds.I mean can you see fiture.It is really very nice to know that.You must be a very special woman.In this regard i guess you did right,but you could have alerted her in a way or so about the dander coming soon in his life.
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
30 May 07
I guess I am curious what your reason for withholding the information was? I think I would be inclined to tell in the case I may be able to prevent it. Would that be messing with fate or something like that? Is that why you withheld the info?
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
30 May 07
Further question, what do you do when you choose to not tell them. Do you make something up in order to tell them SOMEthing?