Serious question: What would you do if your 5 yr old son told you he had a dark man living in him?

Don't, for goodness sakes, listen to this nonsense about cleansing and auras and demons and whatnot. That's the first step to take. Treat the problem rationally and take the kid to a qualified psychologist/psychiatrist. They are qualified for a reason! Don't rely on the dubious advice from people with religious bias.

I would unplug the' Computer 'and turn off the 'Tube', and hold him alot, with lots of kisses!

I believe in this stuff. Get your house cleansed if you feel this is still going on. I believe children can see things that we adults can't.

It might be either some entities in the house that is hostile so get the house cleansed, look online, or the whole imaginary friend thing.

it's normal for kids to have imaginary friends or creatures-- and to believe with all their heart that what is imagined is real. if you are really concerned for his well-being-- you could take him to a professional (ie a therapist or doc)

I agree therapy could be an idea, but rarely do kids come to these sort of things on thier own. I'd be skeptical about anything a therapist tells you becuase they rarely are open to all the possibly things happening.
If there is a dark man, and if it is scaring your child, then you really should try pagan cleansing and banishment rituals. Chistianity of the modern era is lacking in these areas, and if a dark man is harrassing your child you need magic to stop it. And your child will need to be educated on what is going on so that he can fight it himself. If he can see such a being, then he already has a latent ability to sense and probably also affect etherial beings. Good luck. And don't be afraid of it

Get the advice of a psychiatrist or a reputable child psychologist - I stress the reputable.

The kid really sounds autistic. I have two kids who are. It is very treatable with a good qualified psycholgist.


Don't waste your time money or energy on partcipating in a which hunt, a ghost hunt, or an exorcism.

It is very normal for autistic kid to have imaginary friends even ones that are not nice. They often refuse to talk outside a very small comfort zone.

Clasic symptoms.

burn some sage in your house so you can 'neutralize' it and then ask your kid is the dark man has come back since then. I would talk to him and ask him to draw the dark man on paper. draw with him, draw positive things. tell him whever the dark man comes back say out loud "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE. GO AWAY!!" I would take him to a psychic or medium. if the psychic or medium can not come up with anything I would then take him to a psychologist. handle it before it gets out of control. hope this helps a little.

I second what puzzles100 said.
A child will create characters to help themselves understand a situation or problem.

It does seem like something is wrong, a psychologist may be able to help your child express what's really going on in his mind and in his surroundings.

Even if it's imaginary, I'm concerned about the amount of fear he has... that alone would make me want to find someone to talk with him.

Hi Neveah
Children are imaginative so no ghosts needed. I imagine some sort of visualization at work to make sense of feelings of anxiety. Work on empowerment strategies to develop confidence. Talk to a Child Psychologist and or read some books on Child Development. Notice any sources of anxiety in his life. Best wishes.
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My instinct thinks that it might be related to a particular story,..or movie,..which he has internalised...His imagination is accentuated becos of the shyness,..which is conducive to internalising things...Counselling i think,....could actually encourage shyness,..since it creates a potential stigma.....Counsellors can also represent a threat with their prying...Then there is the issue of confidence and trust...As a parent i have more faith in your abilities to help nurture his confidence...The counselling would therefore be more appropriate for you,..so as to see the way forward...Counselling at his young age i think could be counter-productive...i know from my first experience of counselling,.thru to my last,..i have very little faith or trust in real-life counselling...Thats my angle anyway:)

Seriously hun i have a 5 year old and if he started telling me things like that i would bring him to a spiritualist church or a medium just to make sure it is not an entity.

I would do this before a therapist cos i do believe these things are real and do happen.

Message me if you need to chat about it.

There are so many conflicting answers here, it must be very confusing for you.

I am sure that you are he person he most trusts in the world, and the person he is most likely to talk to. He did confide in you once. I'd like to suggest that you encourage him to tell you everything he can about this dark man. Do it in a non-judgmental, reassuring way. Let him know that you want to help him, and so you need to know everything he can tell you. The boy is already disturbed and frightened by this dark man, so he believes in him. Telling him the dark man doesn't exist doesn't offer the boy any practical ways of dealing with the problem. Once you have the whole story, you can make a decision as to how to proceed.

Kids are often terribly uncomfortable with therapists. Perhaps you could take your problem to a professional person yourself, without your son, and ask for a practical way to deal with this.

I just think it's important that you let him know that you are his mother, you believe in him, and you can protect him.

Good luck with this. I really feel for the poor little guy.

That would scare me to. My son had a friend named John Curvin when he was 5, eventually he was gone. There was never anything more than that but what you mention, personally first thing I would do besides talking to him is get olive oil, ask God to bless the oil then put around your doors and demand all evil spirits to leave your house in the name of Jesus Christ. I'm sure unbelievers would laugh at this, but its what I do on a monthly basis because Satan does like to enter families and cause trouble. Otherwise, maybe he does need some counseling for an underlying problem. Best wishes, I will say a prayer for you.

It sounds like he may be autistic...have you had him checked for that? I would definitely get professional help for this. It can't be healthy for either of you. And if he isn't talking to the school counselor find a therapist that specializes in dealing with children. school counlseors are great but maybe find someone with a little more schooling. Also, I would try to have him draw this 'dark man' and let him convey his feelings that way. many children don't have the vocabulary yet to explain themselves and drawing can be an outlet. was he ever abused? Is there a chance that he was that you aren't aware of? Think about when the dark man appeared...what age he was and what he was doing, did he go to daycare ect/. is his father around? is there a chance tht he saw a husband or boyfriend beating you? something like that? I'm not asking for u to answer me but just giving you questions to ask yourself. Something traumatic has obviously occured. children have 'invisible friends' but they aren't usually scared of them. PM me if you like. i'll try to help if i can.

See about finding a psychic. I know it sounds new age-ish and it's hard to find psychics that aren't just trying to make a buck, if you find a true psychic they can at least assess the situation.

-Endless

I'm not sure if there is any truth to this but I have heard on many occasions that children up to the age of 7 see things that adults don't. It's funny because my kids would say stuff and then would not reply or answer me. Once I was in my son's room and we were saying a prayer. I started by thanking God for the food he gave us to eat and the water we were able to drink today and then I paused and asked him what he was thankful for.......well....he paused.......and I saw that he was thinking. Finally I asked him what was he thankful for. I saw that he kept looking up and it looked like he was just listening. So again I asked him and he finally said that he was thankful for the bread we ate. I thought that was pretty good and asked how he came up with that and then he just pointed up. I kept grilling him, trying to get him to talk. All he said was, "he helped me". I would say, "who is he". He then said, "you know, his mother is Mary". I was freaked out by the whole think....I finished the prayer and said good night. I don't doubt that your son sees things but I would have him speak to someone if you see this is affecting him in some way. I do believe he will grow out of it though. Good luck!