I Found The Dog That Killed My Father. It's Been Hunting My Family For Ages.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2021
- It's taken many people in my family... and now it's coming for me.
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For everyone fighting with a dog: There is a book called "Living with a black dog". It's good for you and for those close to you to understand. Stay alive. Keep fighting ✊
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It's one of the few things I like about churchill, he definitely owned his black doggo
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Dont go hollow friends, keep up the fight. As someone who fights with the dog, you win by each day seeing the following sunrise. Stay safe out there everyone and great narration LH !
It doesn't matter if you go hollow once in a while, or even for a longer while.
What's important is to find something that fills that void, even if it may only be temporary.
Create art, work in a social field, or you know, a little Whiskey for the soul.
No one can tell you if there's beer in the afterlife so I enjoy it here as long as I can.
My work as a caregiver also fills me with joy and pride.
I may be 99,9% hollow but I know what I do every day has a positive impact on someone else's life.
If I didn't find this job in the midst of the Covid pandemic idk if I would still be around.
Stay strong my friends and cheers.
It's a strange thing when what keeps you going and what drags you down are the same. You're dragged down by the effort and dragged forward by the goal.
This is a great story tbh. I love how it tackles the stigmatization of depression and mental illness through the symbolism and allegory of the folklore of the grim!!
I drove a flatbed roll off for a few years. Many, many days of 16 to 18 hour shifts. When you get that tired and trying to concentrate on driving you can get what they call "hypnotized by the road." Seeing "dogs" or other animals or sometimes even people standing in the road is a lot more common than you'd think. Slam on the brakes to avoid hitting whatever you thought you saw only to pull over and there be absolutely nothing around. It's a creepy experience for sure.
I know this ended up turning into something else at the end, but the stories referenced are very much true.
I listened to a story yesterday about that - a long haul trucker encounters then black dog, they talked about the lore and all that. Super interesting!
I drive for Uber and Lyft, and have had some loooooooong days driving 14+ hours a day for a week straight. One day/night I drove from 6am until 2am.... So I know about the supernatural black dog.
Agreed did otr and currently local..... It doesn't change running Local at night. In fact it's worse
Been there my dude.
Me 2 minutes in: the dog is a depression metaphor.
Me as it progresses: it could go either way, supernatural or metaphor...
Me at the end: called it.
Interesting story! And yes, not talking about it MAKES IT WORSE. Talk. Get yaself some damn therapy, a support network, whatever you need to make it a little easier to bear. We can all tame our dogs together.
I think it's actually schizophrenia or dementia and not depression
@@elpretender1357 thats what I was thinking since he said it was a genetics thing. Depression isn't really genetic Is it?
@@Firnienarya Depression, like most mental illnesses, has a genetic component. And I've heard depression referred to as a black dog before, it's not what I'd call common but its not an uncommon metaphor for it. The symptoms also fit depression far more than anything else: insomnia, fatigue, lack of interest in things that used to excite you, generally feeling numb.
I was also thinking it was depression or mental illness in general. Various family members could have any number of psychiatric issues that included suicidal ideation, which is also evidenced to run in families be considered something that one might have a genetic predisposition to.
@@kdcthelioness but like. Why call it a black dog tho right? I mean dogs are literally the opposite of that.
When my 6yr olds ask me where babies come from?
“The dog runs in the family”
“That makes no sense”
“Good. Leave me alone”
😂 well you can see how well that worked out for this boy in the story. Might not want to screw your kid up like that but still lol.
you don't have to tell her the details. Just tell her when a man and woman love each other they have a special cuddle to make babies. My son was fine with that explanation for many years. It also led to a discussion when he said he was worried it would happen by accident. I said no, you cant make a baby until your body changes to be a man and you will learn about the special cuddle later. You don't need to know about it until you are older.
Oh my God . I know I've said it before but this channel is beyond underrated. Even the stories are so delicately chosen.keep up the good work man.
I appreciate it!!
Definitely!
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it's taboo in my country to talk about the 'dog' .most ppl dont even acknowledge that mental health issues exist.ppl with depression r made fun of and ignored...till the dog gets them...and even after that they wonder why they did it...smh
of course I have no idea if you are in the same country as me, but its the same where I am.
@Cheshire5174 Yes, I'm so used to believing all these stories are set in the US, especially given or maybe because of Lighthouses accent/narration and it was a shock when he flicked through the diary and read out the football scores...🇬🇧🏴
Unfortunately I've found that even if you try your best to help. Sometimes the dog still finds them. One or two people are no match for the dog 😔
This hit so close. Boy is it hard to fight that dog.
I fight that dog everyday, this one hits close
Same. We gotta continue to fight the dog
Very close. The fight continues.
I read your comment before listening to this story and knew immediately. I'm with you, we fight together ✊ Keep going, friend!
Agreed.
Hugs to all you lovely lovely beings ! Bipolar /manic depressive here. Chins up. The sun will rise tomorrow .
Even though I suspected the ending from the beginning it still hit so hard, please, talk about “the dog” if it’s following you no matter what people tell you to the contrary.
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I also discovered it a while back ago.
Ompf this hits close to home :(
Remember to reach out folks if 'the dog' is following you
i started to have a suspicion that the dog was schizophrenia / mental illness part way through! gosh, this is such a beautiful metaphor for it. what i love the most about this metaphor is the criticism of taking a hushed approach to mental health. thinking that if you address it, if you're open about it, suddenly other people will start to be mentally ill as if it's infectious, but if you just stay quiet about it, it won't manifest. but mental illness is real; it's not a tulpa you can wave away by just not thinking about it, it's a psychological condition with impacts on the brain and our nerves that can be measured objectively. the beauty in this story is now that the elephant (or rather, the black dog) in the room has been addressed, their family can begin to mend these wounds their silence around emotions created.
Yeah definitely sounds like depression, the fight scars weren't from fighting they were from.. self inflicted things
This wasn't scary it was sad!
And scary... I guess.
Man this one was hard
This one hit home for me as someone who had been fighting suicidal urges and recovering from my anorexia. It reminds me of a story of a grandfather talking about two wolves. A good one, and a bad one, and the only one that wins is the one you feed. Giving the thing power thorough thought is just like feeding it. I loved this story and it really helped me further understand how to explain what I feel.
Wow! I guess I should have seen that coming but, horror and all...
Guess that's what little, "harmless" lies and silence will lead. Great story by T.A. Robins and amazing narration by Lighthouse Horror who kept the illusion going to the very end!! Thank you both so very much!!
I'm in tears... 💧
Part 50 of thanking the lighthouse horror for his constant uploads
Ignored the meds in the bed stand was a nice touch
I've listened to these types of stories for years and this one is in a league of its own.
You are the only channel that does really scary, disturbing stuff. Its no wonder you have become my favorite. This was deeper than most and went into a subject that is very serious and also painted a very good picture of how a child can both understand and misunderstand adults.
I appreciate it! I definitely try to find more serious/adult stories. I would probably have burned out by now if I did more superficial stuff.
Try the dark somnium sometime
Thats why these things need to be talked about. Runs in my family. It wasn't talked about when my mom was a kid...
As someone who had deep depression years ago, I find this really heartbreaking.
We also call it the black dog. Such a sad story. But beautifully narrated, as always ❤️
5 am and here I am cooking.
This story hits hard and close to home 😔
This was rough and ill never forget the day I saw my grandfather cry. Was a firefighter with me and had a solution to everything. Have ptsd now bc him dying shattered my entire world and I was too scared to even go into the firestation without him. Was a firefighter for 14 years and took about 4 years just to not panic when id hear sirens. I still freeze to this day and not to mention the nightmares
Your narration is incredible in this so much emotion in the last parts it almost felt like you were crying for the character I'm so happy I found this channel ❤️
Wow this was such a powerful story
It runs in our family as well :( so this one felt very close to home! Beautifully done!
Goosebumps at the reveal. Such a moving story. Thank you.
Oh my god.... that story it... well... it just hits different
Analogous to depression yep. I was basically going at the start ‘Aight it’s either depression or the inevitability of death’
The ‘don’t talk about’ is also a good analogy for when people don’t try to help others get the care they need for depression/mental illnesses or when the person themselves can’t.
This needs to be talked about.
wow a nice twist and good metaphor! was really entertaining and great voice acting! 10/10
omg I actually predicted the ending for once. I thought the uncle purposely crashed his truck and the “chased him off a bridge” was pretty suspicious too. this story was so good.
I called it! I knew what The Dog was before the end!!
Man. That song at the end always gives me goosebumps.
Great story tonight!!
That is an incredible story. I had the black dog following me for maybe 20 years. Glad it is finally gone :-)
Not talking about it does seem like a good idea, but it actually makes it worse even when you’re trying to recover. I even thought I had to live with it all my life. I didn’t and I am very happy about it. Even though this is a fiction story, it is very helpful, every day that passes I do feel less guilty. Thank you for your narrations ❤️
That was great. A bit different than I've seen from you in awhile. I think, having been up to date on previous stories, I couldn't mentally conclude how it would end. It only added to the project as a whole that's good sure. Long story short (to late), it was a great marriage of writing and proper inflection while reading. Thanks for all the time and effort. No matter how long, I'm always friending for the next story
Wow just... Wow
This story was so powerful. I went in thinking that maybe the storyteller perhaps killed his father accidentally as a child. That’s why everyone discouraged him not to talk about it … to help keep his memories suppressed. I was not prepared for that ending. Very good story and narration.
Just as I was about to go to bed. Perfect, a good night story.
Thanks
I love stories that get things to dawn on you. Very cool.
This hit home so hard😥 thank you for sharing light house
This one really got me. Way too close to home. Geez. I’ve fought my “dog” and sadly it almost won
With so many in my family with mental illness and early deaths, and my own attempt on my life a few months back... I teared up at the end. Kinda knew where it was going, but it still hit hard. Its a good cry, I wish I had a grandpa like him around, or even a dad that had cared. Great story, well written and I love the analogy of the dog.
😂😂😂😂grandfather said dog like 82,000 times telling him not to think about the the dog or talk about the dog💀💀💀💀
The black dog lurks around every corner of my mind. I remember reading Churchill called his bouts of depression 'The Black Dog'. It's a clever touch to include that snippet in this story. 🖤 From Australia.
Not talking about the dog strengthens it and it grows. Talk about it as often as you can.
This one was so good but it really got to me the only dog I don't like but it'll never leave me alone
Love the matching video's with the story, GREAT JOB !
This one really grips right in the personal problems
Thank you for reading these incredible stories. I love the ones that start out looking like a supernatural curse but turn out to be something so real. I can absolutely imagine that depression can feel like a supernatural curse…
Gen. William T. Sherman referred to his crippling depression as a Black Dog.
kudos to you, great work as always
This story was really good. Thank you Lighthouse! Always a favorite 💛
This one has tears flowing down my face it hit me so hard, but in a good creepypasta way that only you can do, LH! You are going to grow to be one of the biggest and most famous TH-cam channels, I just know it. Thanks for another incredible story narration that could be outdone by no other than you! 🙂✌👍
The dog runs in my family too. I barely survived 😓
This one was super great. Loved it. Well narrated as always, my dear LH. I prefer your voice to all those English boys, pfft, dime a dozen. 😂
I don’t think it’s simply depression. I know it’s bad enough but the symptoms point more towards schizophrenia. Hallucinations, paranoia, fear, persecutory delusions, depression, social isolation, disorganized behavior, fatigue, and so on. It then concludes with suicidal ideation and self-harm. It’s also more common in men.
I think the real horror here is the family choosing not to address it, maybe because of the stigma linked to the disorder, not wanting their family to be labeled as such.
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology and this one hit me hard. I listen to nosleep/creepypasta stories often and this one just took a turn I didn’t expect. I am both more awed and unnerved than usual.
On another note though, it was a great narration as always. I’m a big fan of yours, sir! 🙌🏼
Nope. They're Werewolves🥺!
This one was so heart wrenching, yet somehow my favorite so far.
Ouch. I don’t know if it was the shock of it all but this one brought tears from me.
Very captivating!
A gripping tale. Well done
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Great timing
Excellent video as always lighthouse!👍
Wow, I didn't get that until the end but that was a good way (spoilers)
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of explaining depression and the things people try to do to help that actually make it worse. Had my attention the whole time.
This is a true story cause it's about a real thing. I've made it 23 years longer than I would've if the bullet would have fired and 3 years longer than my dad fought it off.
It took me a while to figure the metaphor but I think realising it makes the whole thing way scarier as it hits closer to home
Not me halfway through “oh that sounds like my depressive episodes this would be a great personification of… oh”
Amazing story. After binging dozens of creepypastas and horror stories from LH, I wasn't even considering the twist. What an amazing, well written (and narrated) story.
So good! I liked this one a lot.
What's with all you people listening to these stories to go to bed? I don't get it how can they out you to sleep and why would u wanna doze off in the middle of the story and miss everything?
For me. Its just some lullaby.
I agree with you Anthony!!!
I am with you. Stories like this one would never put me to sleep.....
It's his voice. You hear one like it once in a lifetime.
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That for me is enough to stay fully wide awake.😇😇😇
One of my favourite creepypasta stories
This is an amazing story. Why did I tear up. Amazing, my new favorite.
Such a sad and relatable story. That family done that boy a massive injustice.
Clocked the metaphor in the first couple of minutes. Been dealing with the dog for a long time. Great story, and fantastic narration as always.
Oh man this story is a lot more terrifying then I expected. 😔 Some pretty somber stuff.
i figured out what the dog is when he started telling about the symptoms. i cried at the end imagining all the people that lost to the dog.
Yesss ! Excellent timing . I can't sleep.....again.
Same
Just listened to this one for the second time. You sincerely outdid yourself on this one. Major respect for your narration And the author.
Congrats on the 60k!!!!
Loved this one! It was quite sad though!!
I love me some lighthouse horror!
Same 🍻
FACTS ALEX
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This was amazingly beautiful. I suffer from depression too and I didn’t talk about when I started self harming is sixth grade until it progressed to me having no friends and wanting to run away from my home and being suicidal. This was so amazing
The family needed key strength and wisdom.
Ha!! I freaking know it, I was thinking it you be something like schizophrenia but yeah. This is not how to handle those kind of situations, they basically help all those guys commit toaster bath 🛀 if you catch my drip.....
Great story! I had an idea that it would end the way it did, nevertheless, very well written.
hey man, it would be nice if you added Suicide Prevention Hotlines at the end of the video or description. many are struggling, especially these days in quarantine and the weight of loneliness. I'm not a social person yet I'm under its pressure, imagine some poor people, how they feel. :'(
Whoa, best Lighthouse story ever. That kind of terror is real for so many of us
What a powerful story about suicide and depression. Thanks for sharing this.
This brought tears to my eyes because.....because... *I* live with this dog.
Even after all my other physical dogs have gone, this one, the one I got when I was a young teen, has never left my side....
It wraps itself around me whenever I feel more affected by negative stuff than usual. It drinks the rainy weather that I find beautiful. And most of all, it somehow comforts me like a masochistic mascot....
I know it'll never truly leave, and that it might even be in my family's blood, but what I know is that I must always be its master, always remind it that *I'm in charge* , _not it_ . That there are people that love me for who I am!
God help everyone else, that has this dog too...😢❤😓😞🙏
Thats so powerful and so sad!
This was a very good one bro!!💪💪👍
4 a billionth time: Flame-Thrower (preferably + a Flame Thrower Drone with UHD Cam)
This story pissed me off...😢 How dare he lied to his kid like that! I always get so annoyed at people who say oh we can't be honest with children it's just hateful and rude!!
I had to learn to live with 'the dog' while it isn't as soul crushing for me as it is for others. It made it's mark, warped my personality. You'd be more likely to win the lottery then see a genuine smile on me, not a mask.
Wow. This was totally heartbreaking. Well done all x
Lol.. woke up and needed to take a piss. And now here i am 😅😄