Hey Mr.Ballen, wanted to be early just to say that I started watching you over two years ago and I remember binge watching your videos as if they were episodes from my favorite tv-show. Your way of story telling is highly entertaining, you seem very genuine, not to mention you’re my go-to when I feel stressed or anxious.
My father has a similar story as James. He lived in Hawaii in the 60s and an undertow dragged him and his friend far out from shore. While they were swimming back, his friend was making headway, but every time my dad came up for air, a wave crashed on his head. Nobody was around and no one saw him because of how far out he was. He was close to drowning when a man appeared out of nowhere next to him and told him what to do. He said that when the waves comes, go under water and swim with that wave and come up for air after it passes. That's exactly what he did and he was getting closer to land with this mysterious blonde man by his side. And at one time he went down and came back up, the man disappeared and he couldn't find him when he got to shore. He firmly believes it was an Angel
I believe you I've had things happen to me in my life that people didn't believe me about our angels and our ancestors and passed on loved ones love us and help us when they can they can't always sometimes it's just our time to go but I firmly believe your father also saw an angel I hope you believe it too❤❤ much love to all of your family❤❤
The human mind is an amazing thing. It's so amazing it can even fool itself into believing things to survive. It's utility ultimately fails when it comes to critical thinking though i.e. angels. I'm glad your father survived though.
@RapturianCitizen I agree. While as a Jehovah's Witness, I do believe we are guided by Him through His angels, I don't believe in guardian angels. I understand that the mind has many capabilities that we can not always explain, and can make us see and hear things that are not really there. Schizophrenia is obviously a prime example of this, but also, when your brain is in survival mode, or in a fragile state, it can cause you to have very unusual experiences. A great movie that demonstrates this, and is somewhat inspired by an actual true life experience, is Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946).
Hi John! I just wanted to say that my father (who passed away 2 years ago due to complications with COVID and COPD) introduced me to you when you were first starting out. About a year after his death I was watching one of your videos and I came across a playlist that my dad had created on my account with your videos. I sat on the side of my bed and binge watched them all until I got to the last one and it looked like another one of your videos but when I played it, it was a hidden video my Dad had made, and in that video he told me that he hoped I enjoyed the playlist and recommended some other videos to watch as well. He ended the video by saying I love you and that he was proud of his Marine son and that he would be with me always, no matter where I ended up. It shocked me and made me sob like a little baby. You were his favorite storyteller. And because of him, you are mine as well. Thank you for all you do and I’m with ya till the end! -Semper Fi! -Wesley R.
And now all of us who read this are also sobbing like little babies. Wow. Godspeed to you, sir, with your father right beside you and thank you for serving our country.
@danamae8450 This. 💯 Also, some of these/his "NOT a real photo of..." are kind of funny and it makes me think that it is done on purpose. So I guess, at least to me, the clarification serves 2 purposes. But, again, 'definitely what YOU said' ..sigh. (My 22 yo co-worker asked me what 3×4 equaled to last week.)
This type of thing happened to my cousin when she was in a horrible car accident years ago, her car flipped over several times and landed upside. A woman right away stuck her hand into my cousins car and actually handed her her pocket book that flew out of the car and told her that everything was fine and that an ambulance was on its way and stayed outside the car talking to her keeping my cousin awake since she was in a lot of pain and was fading in and out of consciousness. When the ambulance came the woman was gone and it was a male motorist down a ways that saw what happened that had called the ambulance, nobody saw this woman that gave my cousin this moral support and handed her her pocket book. Even my cousin had only saw this womans hand and heard her voice throughout the whole ordeal, never her face or anything else...
Something like that last story happened to me when I was assaulted and almost murdered on my way home from work in 2021. Someone helped me that didn’t actually exist and I can’t explain what happened. But I’m forever grateful, whatever or whoever it was.
Maybe that was your angel. I am so sorry that happened to you. But I believe your alive for a reason, I sincerely pray you are moving on from that trauma. What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, but it's really hard and traumatic while you're going through it. Grateful is the right way to feel. Praying for you and wishing you the best and speedy recovery physically, emotionally and who knows, maybe even spiritually! I think you will end up helping a lot of people.
Lots of love to everyone out there. We share an admiration of the same dude so we all share something together no matter where we may be in the world! Mr. Ballen is a genius storyteller ❤
I actually had a similar experience with the 3rd story, but it was in a mall. I was pretty young back then (say, around 4-5 y/o), and there was a boy (probably same age as me) who kept urging me to go play with him in the parking lot, so I followed him outside the mall to play (with my father in tow). Literally moments later, I heard an explosion inside the mall. When I tried looking for the boy, he was nowhere to be seen. I asked my father if he had seen Kino (the boy's name), and he had this really confused look on his face and basically told me I was talking to myself and he had to follow me outside because I was running off.
@@phairygirl really? it looks fine on my end, but maybe its some kinda bug with the Read More Ig. and yes he didnt see the boy and thought I was talking to myself
Anyone else remember the earlier days when this channel first debuted? Feels like it was just yesterday. Its really wholesome and awesome to see how far this channel has come 😊
I loved James story (and the others similar in this comment section). During WW2, my grandfather was in Ireland building Lockheed P-38. One day he was under one of these planes and heard a voice yell at him to 'Get Out Quickly'. He grabbed the man next to him and roll them both out from under the plane right before it smashed to the ground. If he hadn't heard "someone" tell him to get out, both men would have been dead.
My dad has what he calls his "Angel story" Back when he was a fire fighter he was at a particularly bad house fire. He was carrying the line up stairs to try and get at the second floor to fight the fire. He felt a tap on his shoulder and a voice that said "We have to go this place is not safe" He left and shortly after either that floor exploded or collapsed I can't remember which. He later ask his fellow fire fighters who the lineman was that tapped on his shoulder and they said he went in alone and no one else was there. This may be that 3rd man effect but my dad truly believes he had a guardian angel watching his back that day. If he hadn't left when he did I probably wouldn't be here typing this story.
Thats fascinating and your dad had some incredible hearing still to be able to hear someone talking while fully geared up and how loud it is in a roaring fire and your breathing and ear protection due to the loud noises we are subjected too and even the sense of feeling through it all while moving with the equipment by yourself too sounds like a true OG and I tipe my hat to him
My father in law got in a bad car wreck as a teen where he went over a bridge into a very deep creek and he swears a little old lady came and pulled his head out of the water and talked to him until help came. He was knocked out and saod she woke him and pulled his head outta the water then said "honey, ya gotta stay awake and keep your head outta the water" and she kinda pet his head to keep him awake. He said he dozed off for what seemed like a second and woke back up with cops and paramedics talking to him and he asked them about the older lady because she saved him. They said "buddy you were alome with your entire body in the water but your head was on a big rock but no lady. " He even told his mother to go back to the area and knock on doors to find her and nobody knew of any older lady that fit her description and said they dont see a older woman being able to get down to where he was because it was steep.
I firmly believe the human mind is the most remarkable thing on this planet. My understanding from the third person effect is that most likely our subconscious mind/instincts move to the front in desperate times of need where we may have given up or we get pushed unconscious but seriously need to be awake due to the situation we're in. Since we see the world the way we do, it manifests motivation as voices or people to get our bodies moving to safety.
@bonzo6826 🙄 Not everyone who gets into an accident was drunk, where I live if you took this certain turn to fast you could be in the river and that is exactly what happened to one woman in the winter she slid right into the river.
In regards to the last story of the fantom voice, I more or less have had a similar experience. A buddy and I fell through ice on a lake, I remember trying to climb out and every time I would like my body up back onto the ice it would break away and I would find myself back in the freezing cold water. The ice was sharp cutting up my arms and hands. After a while of trying I almost gave up and the only thing that made me keep trying was I saw my mom crying on the couch with my stepdad comforting her. It was like I was actually there witnessing it and hearing her screaming and crying. I snapped back into reality and heard a voice telling me exactly how I needed to crawl and sprawl out my body so I wouldn’t break the ice getting out. I ended up finally getting out, (obviously) and was able to get my friend out. Very interesting how it all worked out.
I used to love watching these with my grandma. I got busy with school and couldn’t visit her as much but today we watched one together and it was honestly the first time I had felt that happy in a while. Thank you
At 19 I was attacked and badly wounded due to a case of mistaken identity. My "third man" was a song that forced me to crawl on just my elbows (because my arms and legs were broken). Years later I went to a gig and discovered the name of the song was "the sound of silence". The song still takes me back to that night every time I hear it. But it will forever make me smile, because if it wasn't for that song I'd never heard before, I wouldn't be here
@@eroccha Yeah, they heard the song somewhere at some point and simply didn't take any conscious note of it at the time. So that memory existed despite them not being aware that it did. Given that songs/music can very vividly be memorized and recalled, combined with a traumatic state of mind, random unconscious memories are likely to start flowing forth along with conscious/known memories.
One story of the Third Man Effect that stuck with me (I was 12), was of this former gang member from Detroit. He was volunteering at a hospital I was staying in for a research study. Really don’t recall how we got to this topic. But he said the only reason he was alive was because of his great-great-grandfather. He’d gotten into a fight with another gang, and he’d been shot, four times, in the chest. But he heard an old man’s voice saying, “Get up. Get up, son.” Somehow, he did, and felt hands on his arms, steadying him, and giving him a gentle push. Thinking it was an enemy, he tried to run, then stopped and looked back. No one was there. But on his trip to the hospital, he kept hearing this man, and saw him a few times. When he later described the man to his parents, he was told that it matched what his great-great-grandfather looked like. That story just stuck with me these past twenty years.
You talking about the skateboarder last name caprioni or something like that. You can hear his story on TH-cam and Joyner Lucas made a song about him an what happened to him. It was crazy shot in the arm and chest with a shotgun an shot partially in the head point blank basically just under 4 feet away from him. He had the will to survive.
Mr. Ballen, I lost my mom a few months ago. I just want to thank you for helping me through one of the most difficult times in my life with your amazingly engaging and entertaining storytelling! As so many, I've been with you since you started, and I am so happy for how far you continue to climb. Thank you for your service sir!❤️
My biggest fear and you just went through it. Please accept my condolences. My mom is 83 and lived a wonderful life but I will never be ready. I'm so sorry for your loss. Missy ❤
@@missmissy_90your mom could be 183 and you’ll still never feel ready. 😢 But you know it will eventually happen and, when it does, she’ll leave knowing she was SO loved. ♥️
I used to hate your channel because you were too good at telling these stories and it gave me nightmares… I’ve completely changed my mind and I love the work you are doing, sir!
@L19966 I think they meant the stories were so good that they didn't want to be freaked out to walk in the dark or go in a forest.. I kind of feel that way but also I can't stop listening 🤣
Mr. Ballen, I recently watched an interview you did on another podcast in which you told your life story, before and while you were in the navy seals. I've always enjoyed your stories, but as a navy vet, myself, I must say thank you, sir for your service. You're a good man. I appreciate your show, more than ever. God bless.
@@Zyryne1 I agree. I only found his channel about 2 months ago but have been binge watching so many of his videos and got curious about his story. so was glad to be able to watch the interview and have so much respect for John.
The 3rd person thing is definetly a real thing. I've experienced it first hand snowboarding out in the back country with some friends. Our ride was picking us up at a specific time before sundown at our dropoff location. We ended up getting lost on thw hike back to the road. I remember seeing a person at the top of one of the random hills around where we were. It looked like a woman, she was jumping up and down and waving at us. We hiked up to where she was and it ended up being a vantage point where we could see the road thru the trees like 200 meters away. There was no sign of anyone else being on that hill, it was knee height powder. We would have seen some trail. Anyways we went down to the road and our ride finally came up and saw us waiting about a mile down the road from our original pick up location. If we wouldn't have seen that "person" we would have never made it to the road, we were hiking away from it! Still trips me out that we didn't see any sign of them, we literally hiked up the hill right to where we last saw them. Nothing there at all, just untouched snow.
@cbleakley9149 when you experience something it's 1st person, 2nd is the people around you witnessing the event, 3rd is witnessing an event of all party's including the viewer.
Hey I know you probably won’t see this, but my moms cousin is Alicia Showalter Reynolds whose murder was never solved, they are starting to look back into her case now and I was wondering if you could maybe do a video on her? I love your videos so much, thank you for everything!!!
I would turn to Kendall Rae, she is very thorough and very knowledgeable. She will talk to family and friends and get permission as well as information, and she’s not calling she’s going to go to the homes and old haunts. Very knowledgeable and very thoughtful and thorough. GOOD LUCK 🍀👍.
I realized today that 3 years ago i found this channel and binged everything there was on it. After that i havent missed a new video. Worth every second. MrBallen is like that one friend or uncle who always has the best stories and everyone flocks around them on the holidays to listen. He will be a shared memory in the future for millions of people, from all sides and walks of life. Thanks for the entertainment MrBallen
Yes! It’s crazy how much Mr. Ballen is involved in our lives without us directly knowing him. I started following him in 2020 during the pandemic and I’d miss a lot of uploads due to work because he was uploading so frequently back then. Then I experienced a major back injury and had to take time off work. I remember sitting on my porch in pain, watching every single Mr. Ballen video. Even though I was going through a tough time physically and financially, it was so comforting watching John tell these stories. I haven’t missed a single episode since then.
@@codsworth9950 I've been working non-stop in a field where I can listen to things so MrBallen has got me through countless hours of monotonous work. Wishing you the best recovery and for health exceeding what you had before the injury.
Yessss!!! I set an alarm ⏰️ so I won't ever miss one of your Strange, Dark and Mysterious stories!!! Thank you so much for being such an epic TRUE storyteller!!!
That's a great idea, 🚨Mr. Ballen🚨 Alarm !!! 😅😅😅 I usually get an alert from TH-cam, but know that he usually releases a video on Sunday afternoon/evening 1-5 PM except for the last couple of weeks when it was on Saturday.
I've heard of this Third Man Effect before. A man named Dennis Hale was the sole survivor of a shipwreck named Daniel J Morrel. He and another person were on a life raft shortly after their ship broke apart during an intense storm on Lake Huron on November 29, 1966. He said while he was freezing, he felt thirsty and wanted to suck on the ice formed on the raft but an old man appeared behind him and told him not to do that because it would make his body go into hypothermia and that help was on the way. Shortly after a Helicopter found him and rescued him but the other passenger on the raft passed away. Look up his story, it's pretty interesting.
This would’ve been knowledge he already had. You are known to hallucinate in extreme temperatures. Your story is clearly that he hallucinated someone telling him information he already knew, so himself in the form of another person. It’s calling unconsciously speaking to yourself.
because of the captivating way you tell stories I’m able to completely envelop myself in the story and it’s helped so much for my anxiety to be able to distract myself whenever I’m overthinking or overwhelmed :) thank you for your videos ❤ they’ve seriously saved me
Something I do when my mind is racing, or I have intrusive thoughts is to do something that takes all my attention. Like crosswords, Soduko, coloring in my Calvin and Hobbes books (I put a lot of thought into what color his clothes are going to be and making sure the background colors compliment the clothes) or working a maze book. I listen to classical and imagine what a ballet would look like. Kinda choreograph it in my head. I also work out putting together videos to go along with a love song for my husband. I'm a widow and that is where my intrusive thoughts come from.
Back in early 2000's in Interlachen, FL, we had a kid named Jerry Alley Jr. Go missing. It became a national story. After a few days, a lady went to police and said she had a vision/dream of Jerry's body being in a hole on an empty lot, covered by something. Police located an empty lot with an old septic tank covered with a pallet. Unfortunately, they did find Jerry's body in there. They arrested a kid(John Silva) I grew up with, who lived across the street from my aunt. He was severely autistic and one of the nicest, most respectful kids you'd ever meet. The day Jerry went missing, I saw John, Jerry and three brothers named the McComsky's all riding their bikes. The brothers were nothing but trouble. Each one had been arrested numerous times as juveniles. They were scum. A couple of days before police found Jerry's body, the youngest brother made a smartass comment/joke on the bus about maybe Jerry slipped in some mud and fell in a hole and hit his head. After the discovery I went to police and told them what he had said but they quickly turned me away and said they knew they had their guy. To this day, in the bottom of my heart, I still do not believe that John Silva killed Jerry. I still believe it was the brothers and they knew that John was mentally incapable and threatened him if he said anything. He's serving a life sentence.
Please reach out to the Innocence Project on behalf of John. There are one too many people sitting in jail/prison serving sentences for crimes they did not commit.
I just searched up his name and I read some article and they said they found Silva’s fingerprints on some not detailing the murder, but maybe as you said the brothers made him write that letter and told him what to write. I don’t think it’s too late to go report this.
I fell out of a window at 18 months old and remember vividly bright hands carrying me down to the ground. Not a single broken bone, went home from the hospital with scratches. My grandmother passed just before I was born and my mother thinks it was her guiding me safely down so gently with the bright light to look at
with 18 months you do not remember shit loool. your created that image in your head because of soemthing you saw, problably a movie, Your brain tries to fill the empty with something to make it all make sense. stop spreading misinformation pls.
Fascinating to hear about the 3rd man thing...when my dad was a teenager he was swimming in the sea and got dragged out and under by the current. He couldn't fight it and accepted that he would die. Then out of nowhere someone appeared above him holding their hand out and pulled him to the surface, and managed to get him back to the beach. Next thing he knew, his parents were over the top of him asking if he was okay. They'd just found him lying in the sand barely breathing. They never saw anyone bring my dad out of the water and no one has ever been able to come up with an explanation as to why someone would rescue him but then not try to find his family or anyone else to help him further. I had no clue other people had experienced this so I'm quite interested in that story :)
Yeap or they say a seal showed up or some dolphin and saved them from drowning and put them on the beach and done cpr and took off real quick before they came too but nobody can explain it or why certain animals that aren't ever in that part of the ocean
God sent an angel to save you. God assigns angels to us. Call on Jesus and ask him about it. He’ll tell you. All you gotta do is ask God and seek God. Seek Jesus. You’ll find out for yourself the specifics if you ask Him about it and seek to learn the truth.
I believe that third story to be an angel. I've had similar experiences though not as life threatening. This is a testimony to God in His mercy that even extends to unbelievers. What an awesome God I serve.
I have heard a similar voice as Etta that led me to saving my daughter from drowning. My daughter was by the pool with my entire family. My husband thought my mom was watching her, my mom thought my husband was watching her and it turns out no one was watching her. The voice yelled "follow me". I was on the first floor of a hotel and did not even know where the pool was at this point. However, I, "intuitively" knew exactly where to go and as I ran towards the pool I knew I had to look towards the water and I saw dark hair floating above the water. I ran towards it and pulled my daughter out. This was not the first nor the last time I heard this voice but it was definitely the most memorable time for me since it led me to saving my baby's life. The first time was when I was a teenager and my sister, friend and I were on the verge of getting hurt by a gang of 8 males. The voice, once again, saved us by guiding me and telling me what to say throughout the ordeal.
It was God. God warns us demonic evil spirits do exist and can trick us, but God sends us angels or he himself gets directly involved. If it was an evil spirit, it would not have allowed a child to be saves or desired it. So God is the one who saved your child. If it was through an angel or God himself….idk, but angels work for God, and they cant do anything without permission from God. So yeah.
My grandmother has a similar story. I stopped breathing when I was a few weeks old, and my mom called my grandmother worrying about me as she often did, since I was the first kid and my mom was young so every little thing freaked her out. But my grandma recently told me that before she hung up, she heard this voice saying "go to her" or something and she rushed over and took me to the hospital which saved my life. She credits this voice with my survival, we are not religious
@@Wisdomlies Ahh yes, indeed, once again, "God", a non-existent yet allegedly omnipotent being getting undeserved credit. And also once again; Human beings and our shared spiritual awareness/collective consciousness is SEVERELY underestimated.
I had a similar experience when my son went missing, except I saw what I can only describe as an old school map, the kind they had in the 1970s, pink, and green, yellow, etc. Each state a different color. The image showed me exactly where my son was, near the border of California and Arizona. I saw the image around 2 am, as I couldn't sleep because my son was missing and the grief was so profound that I was losing it. Anyway, i decided then and there that I trusted the image so much (what else did I have? Police had done nothing but file a missing person report), so i packed some bags and planned to drive there at first light. I was literally walking to my car to drive away when I got a call from a Sheriff in Arizona. They had found my son, and they had put him on a flight for life helicopter, heading to Las Vegas, Nevada, that being the closest trauma center capable of handling severe head trauma/hemorrhagic strokes. Instead of driving to Arizona, i flew to Vegas. Those images can definitely be trusted!
I think she just made up a story that visions came to her mind. In reality she might have listened or heard the story from somewhere or from someone who is too scared to inform the police. So she have used that opportunity to gain attention
I actually had no idea that Lincoln said that and that his wife reacted that way! And I'm so glad they found the real killers quickly and that that woman was able to help find that Lady! She wasted no time!!
I've never heard this particular story before, that said I have heard he had a few dreams where he walked into his own funeral, so same general concept.
The third story effect is also something you hear in other countries. There was a brand new department store in Korea that collapsed (due to corruption which led to unhinged architectural decisions), there were a bunch of kids that kept telling their moms that an old bloody man kept telling them to get out of the building.. which none of the adults actually saw.
Yea, I've read of a fair bunch of similar final destination movie style scenarios during or before a crisis where a person sees someone that seemingly never existed or someone gets a sudden strong urge to leave immediately without any signs of anything being wrong. Plenty of odd unexplainable things out there!
I have heard this story as well. I like to believe its Jesus, our guardian angels 👼, or a loved one who has passed helping us to survive. That many people would not make up similar stories.
This happened to my dad. He flipped a van end over end 9 times while driving down the interstate going at least 65. Something broke under the van. He ended upside down in a little creek. He said while he was lying in water a man's voice told him he wasn't going to die and get up. He said it was the most calming voice he's ever heard and he listened to him. He crawled over, kicked out the front window and walked out of it. He walked away from that crash with minor scrapes and bruises. The van was completely mangled.
My dawg, I am from Ukraine and I love watching your videos, words can’t describe how much they help me to reduce stress from explosions and the war in general. You deserve your success, your storytelling talent is a gift from God!
@@L19966 I'm sorry to hear your dismissive response. It's unfortunate when people don't empathize with the challenges others face. My experiences and perspective are nevertheless valid, and I have a right to seek understanding and share my experience in discussions about such serious matters. The devastating war between Israel and Palestine started by Hamas teггorists also brings grief to both Israeli and Palestinians. I’am hopeful that peace will come to that region as soon as possible, now that Israel almost destroyed Hamas I am sure peace is close. Winning the war with russia and bringing peace to Ukraine on the other hand may take much longer time, especially if such narratives like “who cares about Ukraine” will continue being spread by narrow-minded people like you.
@carbontube7956 - I am from America and I will be praying for anyone and everyone who has been innocently caught up in the evil elites unjust wars! Jesus is Lord and just remember in the end, He will win and bring peace to the entire world! God bless!
The greatest story teller of all time on TH-cam no cap, I have literally watched all your videos including shorts and everything,keep up the good work Mr ballen.
I want to share a little story about when i first started watching your videos. I first found one of your videos about three years ago. I was at a low place in my life and unsure about the direction it was headed. I was severely depressed and couldnt find joy in barely anything i would do. Then i found your channel and started binge watching your videos. For the first time in a long time it was something that i had to look forward to. Since then, i went back to college, got my associates degree in human resources and will have my bachelors in psychology by May of 2024 with a masters in social work in the next two years. The reason i think its important to share my story and how it relates to fiding your channel is because i want people to know that even when you think there is no hope or motivation to change, there is ALWAYS room for personal growth and self improvement. I now am a substance abuse counselor, love my job, and still to this day get just as much entertainment and joy in watching your videos. The only difference is i took that first step to drastically change my life. It isnt always easy, but nothing in life that is fulfilling is quick and easy. Love you Mr. Ballen. Thank you for the years of entertainment and all of the podcasts you've done talking about your personal life. Its made a major impact on me and my life.
@@cohenmandysangalang6302 thank you for the very nice comment! I think it's important to spread more positivity and hope in this world and always try to show our appreciation to those who have helped us
HOLY HELL I'VE HAD THAT! I didn't know there was a name for it or ever really questioned it! When I was being severely abused as a kid, I had this little girl who looked like an angel who would come into my body and let me go play in a giant picture of a waterfall on the wall in our rental. She was so kind and she gave me the sense that he couldn't hurt her. He was terrible; sometimes he would tell me to say my prayers, that he was going to kill me today, hold a gun in my mouth and then laugh when I cried and say oh maybe tomorrow. She would take over in those moments so I didn't have to be there. She was so beautiful and just... radiated pure love. I'm not sure what that was. I'm not a religious person. Sometimes I wonder if it was a splitting off of my psyche under such tremendously overwhelming abuse. But who knows?
Well this sound exactly how some people with dissociative identity disorder experienced it as children while they were being abused. I think if continued many enough years, that girl would've grown into a whole other identity and maybe even others to take over the abandoned parts of your conciousness/brain. Appreciating the cabalities of our own brains or some enigma, e.g an angel, or not figuring it out altogether is your justified freedom.
That last story is incredible. I’m more on the side of the voice being a psychological survival response to something extremely traumatic, but in the end, only those who have experienced it could ever really know what it’s like. No matter what the phenomenon is, it saved that man and it has saved the lives of others, and that is truly amazing
Most cops are horrible people. The general public that thinks cops are good, honest and public servants have only seen the “good” side of the police. All cops have two personalities in them, the one they use for the general public and the one they use on “criminals.” I’ve come to believe the bad personally is almost always their real personality. The problem is cops think they know who is guilty and who isn’t and their background is usually a high school education, maybe some sports team experience and then they’re surrounded by other cops and criminals l. It wears off on them and makes them vile & stupid people that have power over others.
1.1 million views in less than 2 days. This is hands down the best channel on TH-cam, the most interesting and informative. And you just know John is an awesome person. A success that we won’t have to worry about skeletons coming out of his closet. You know he’s wholesome and humble and amazing- a real man. Your the best big bro. I’m here for it all
I know he's literally one of the most pure and best!!!! Shame his "brothers in arms" have turned against him, no doubt because he IS so SUCCESSFUL 😢😢❤❤
The Lincoln story was always an interesting one to me, I remember reading it in a book called “Unknown facts about US history” back in middle school. He allegedly brought up the potential premonition to Henry Rathbone before the play whom afterwards suggested more security which Lincoln declined. Rathbone went crazy and actually ended up killing his wife while living in Germany because he could never forgive himself for “failing his duty”. Truly one of the darkest chain events in known history.
@gemini6020 yep! I found out last year when I did 23&Me and we discovered a ton of genealogical papers my great grandmother left behind. There's two main branches of the Rathbone family, one stayed in England and one came over on the Speedwell (partner ship tp Plymouth I believe). The U.S. Rathbones appeared to split between Rhode Island (my exact line) and New York, which I believe is Henry's exact line. I haven't worked out X number of generations etc. But definitely know we're related.
These 3 stories in 1 are what made me fall in love with this show. This topic and the 3 stories of people who went to places they should not have. It Says alot about Mr. Ballen for still dropping this show to his original people when he Is getting an entire studio up and running. Happy thanks giving to you and yours @mrballen
You have, in a matter of about 2 weeks, completely taken over the main role in my daily entertainment. Such good story telling. Your expressiveness and way you are able to convey emotion and feeling when sharing these stories is second to none. Also the twists you create by omitting key details you reveal at the end… every video is a Masterclass.
Welcome to the club! 🙌😅 BUT I have to warn you of the immense disappointment you’ll feel when you finally run out of new videos which will happen quicker than you think- not for lack of TONS of amazing videos, but because trying to pace oneself whilst binging MrBallen videos is so difficult… so prepare yourself 😂😭🫡
I started watching your stories abt a year ago after my son died, you really helped me get through all of it and now me and my little daughter watch your stories together while she plays w toys, please dont ever stop this journey youre on of entertainment you are really good, maybe if you jumped into politics w the views as ex special forces that would be interesting
Thank you John. My husband and I listen to you every time you post anything new and have been here from the start. Today's episode was incredible!! All 3 stories were excellent and 2 of them left both of us 😮. You really are the best of the best story teller. You just keep getting better and better with time! Congrats on your success! 🎉 You deserve it!!
I'm very happy you have gone to once a week. Not only are these stories sometimes violent in just the retelling of it, but I can imagine it's physically and emotionally draining. I'm finding you have to take care of yourself first so that you can be in better shape for your family. Well done...
I have been watching Mr. Ballen for idk how many years now my son is 6 and for about 3-4 years now every weekend we have our family tv show we watch Mr Ballen. From one vet to another thank you for your service and enlightenment of knowledge in story telling.
My Grandaddy told me this story multiple times in my childhood. My Mom corroborates his story. My Grandaddy and Mom were hiking a mountain close to us. He misinterpreted the sundown hours. No flashlight. It was pitch black halfway to their car. All of a sudden a light appeared. NOBODY THERE. It led them down the mountain path to his car. My Mom who was young enough to be on his shoulders (he's six foot three) REMEMBERS all of this. He has dementia but he still remembers this too. Plus the guardian angels that saved my babies. I have stories.
Love ur channel man.. since I found u 2 years ago u have helped me through some extremely rough times. No better story teller out there . Keep doing ya thing . I know I appreciate it very much.. love n respect
Just saw Jameson's video about you and the clip where you said you became depressed from negativity from the active community Man I hope you work through that and wanted to take a moment to comment I love what you do disabled veteran here you have created a positive space and to of people obviously from your hard earned success feel the same KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK don't let the people that don't like it drag you down you can't make everyone happy but you are obviously making a great many people happy focus on that keep your head up don't give up after everything you accomplished through hard work to become a seal to do the things you did in the service and have done after the service you never gave up so don't quit now Love you bro
I've read recent Reddit comments throwing criticism at you for becoming more true crime. I was 100% on the side of those that understand how top notch your stuff is. I don't have a good feeling that a lot of folks understand how brutal it is to create good TH-cam videos. I remember reading your reply about how you were severely overextending yourself in those first few years to pump out the constant material you do. And yet you still make better content than anything else on Netflix, here in TH-cam, Hulu etc. You're super top notch. I want you to know that you are a PHENOMENAL story teller, and I love every story you tell. I plug you in when I feel anxious or even just when I need to do some extensive boring work. I love your voice, your vibe and your personality. You have a very fatherly, loving and patient way of talking, and even when you're telling stories about some rough stuff you show so much compassion to those you're telling the story about. I'm a disabled veteran and when I was transitioning back into the working field, you really helped me. I found a job where I could listen to a podcast, and I always chose your stories. And that really helped me calm a lot of my anxiety down. I super appreciate you. If you ever have to step away to take care of yourself and your family, you'll always always remain my favorite storyteller.
Well, its true though. May be the world doesn't have too many mysterious strange stories. We should be thankful for that. Lesser victims. I appreciate Mr Ballen's videos, he does a great job, but the criticism is fair enough.
Hey Mr. Ballen! Just wanted to say since I’ve found your videos, I started smoking the devils lettuce and gained 150 lbs. I quit my job just to binge your videos. This caused me to get a divorce, lose my home, but it’s all okay because your videos help me through the tough times. Thank you for saving my life and giving it purpose!
I just love how Mr Ballen can narrate a story without judgement. He honours the victims by telling their truth with respect. He is pure storytelling genius. Thank you Mr Ballen. Sending love from New Zealand ❤
Ive been subscribed since day 1 bro...i live 10 min from dorchester mass...so you being from my area a veteran and the best story teller on the planet is why is supported you from day 1 to now!!! Thank you mr. john ballen
When I am stressed and going through a lot in my life and I just want to lay in bed and do nothing else but listen to Mr Ballin I like to watch him because he's so wonderfully animated and he gets you into the stories
Ive been watching your videos for a few years now when you only had a few hundred thousand subscribers and posted 5 times a week, your channel has evolved into a true masterpiece and youre hands down the best storyteller on yt. Thanks for the stories.
Yes! Third man effect - about 2 decades ago, a best friend of mine had an accident when she was taking cash out of an ATM and a car spun out of control, crashed into her pinning her to the ATM. The car backed up making her fall to the floor bleeding heavily and losing consciousness. A tall Norwegian looking man appeared before her and told her that it wasn’t her time to die and that she needed to stay awake and not fall asleep. Days later when she recovered at the hospital, she asked about the Norwegian looking man, and everyone told her she was hallucinating. This happened in Hawaii where people would’ve noticed if this was the case! She insists that the man was talking to her as she lay bleeding and was extremely thirsty telling the man she just wants water and to sleep!
Interesting story, and I'm glad your friend survived! But why would people notice a Norwegian person any more than any other white person? Aren't there plenty of white people living in Hawaii?
When I think of the Third Man Effect, I think of Ross Capicchioni's story; the one that went viral a few years ago, about the young skater that survived a brutal gang initiation ritual. Anyway, whether guardian angels are real, or it's really just a helpful hallucination, the stories surrounding the incidents are never boring.
@@tree6787agreed. According to Catholic doctrine, we're all assigned a guardian angel. Mary has also been known to appear to those in crisis. It astounds me that James experienced that but still refuses to consider the possibility of it being of God
I mean considering so many others killed/get brutally tortured/etc with no help from a guardian angel I wouldn’t have consider any religious ideals either.Especially since we all should know how powerful the mind is in fabricating delusions and other mental conditions during near death experiences @@samtalkstoomuch8854
It was really heartbreaking to hear your unfortunate experiences from those who you served with in the Navy Seals. I know exactly how you feel and again I am grateful for the time you spend making these videos because it reminds me to keep going.
I Agree with you....Jealousy does strange things to people. No worries tho, his fan base is much larger then a few trying to attack his Character....In fact, they probably made him more popular and attracted new listeners 😉👍
I recently saw that too. I can't believe his brothers who were hunkered down with him behind a wall taking fire would get so angry with him telling his stories. He never bolstered himself up and always spoke highly of his fellow SEALs. "It's always a D-measuring contest."
It’s always about jealousy, or money, or both. Only 1% of the population could pass Seal school, even AFTER training for it. Ballen is tough as Teflon & hopefully the shltty remarks will slide right off his back.
It is so nice to know there are some honest people out there. I watch you all the time. You are such an honest person and knowing your stories are true.Plus you have a great personalty.
You rock as always John! I’m a physician and totally want to get your Medical Mysteries symbol as a tattoo! Also I love how you always put up the NOT a real picture or ACTUAL picture!
Ironically, the image described of the woman is a lot like "lady death" who a fair amount have decribed when in a near death situation occurs. She sometimes helps people. Other times shes said to open her cloak to invite them to eternal peace (its supposed to be really tempting and people say they arent afraid of it but you choose to fight thr urge then she'll calmly leave eventually)
Mr. Ballen has to be one of the most down to earth real people on TH-cam or anywhere, a real hero. I have yet to not be instantly captivated by one of his stories.
You might be captivated, but not every story is a good one. Like the Beatles. Most songs are great, occasionally you get a stinker, although that doesn't take away their overall musicianship. The effort still went into writing the song, it just wasn't that great.
On story 3, The poem Footprints came to mind immediately. It wasnt his footsteps it was Jesus carrying him. Im crying so hard right now. This was a sad but beautiful story.
Don’t forget about Bedtime Stories which is also being hosted by ballen studios. It’s not MrBallen doing the stories, but he really likes bedtime stories(another TH-cam channel) and decided to collaborate with him and did a podcast
My grandma experienced the third man effect once. She was in a nasty car accident and her car rolled twice. She was stuck and she still swears that to this day an angel helped her get out of the car and walk away from the crash.
When I was a baby my father was trying to get home one night (he traveks daily for work) but the roads were really bad, it was violently snowing, he was way out in the middle of bowhere and wasn't familiar with the area. Out of nowhere, a car pulled out in front of him. My dad just kept telling himself that all he had to do was keep his eyes on their tail lights. He couldn't see the road, but he could see their lights. He followed the car for about a half an hour, it just kept going the way my dad needed to go, and then all of a sudden there were street lights, he knew the intersection he was at and needed to turn, but the other car was going to go straight. He pulled into the turning lane and went to wave to the driver of the other car, but there wasn't anyone in the drivers seat. He looked again and the car was gone entirely and the only tire tracks on the road led to his work van. There was no car. He's forgotten the details of the story over the years, it's been almost 30 years exactly since it happened, but he told me he was so nervous that night driving home because they were first time parents, I was only a few weeks old, it was 1994, so he had no way to tell my mom he wasn't sure where he was, and he wasn't sure he was going to make it home, and then all of a sudden someone was in front of him and he felt a wave of relief wash over him like he knew he would get back home safely.
I think that's awesome. Guardian angels come in all forms! And pulling over would be a good idea. I have also been guilty of this and you just want to be home and warm and safe.
Wow! The exact same thing happened to me. I had my baby boy in the car. My brother and I were driving home to another town from my grandmas at night in blinding fog couldn’t see the line in the road. I didn’t have any more formula for my son so we had to go home. A car passed me and I followed it to my street and all of a sudden I realized it wasn’t in front of us anymore.
@@macheadg5er pull over? On the side of the road in a snowstorm? In the dark? Dangerous to be a sitting duck, especially if you run the risk of running out of gas and freezing to death.
You're still my favorite TH-camr by far almost 3 years after I discovered you on here. You help me in more ways than you could ever imagine. I'm listening to this story right now. My wife loves your stories now too. It's become a routine of ours to lay down together every week and watch your new videos. As always, your outstanding talent is admired and appreciated. Thank you for being you.
It’s disturbing that the police can do all that to someone to try and force them to “confess” makes you realize how often this happens and how many innocent people are incarcerated.
As a European I really appreciate the time these come out! It’s currently 10 pm here on a Sunday, just the time to get to bed and listen to the stories ❤❤ I always look forward for the end of the week
My cousin had an experience like this. She rolled her car into a lake and was sinking to the bottom. A woman, who she said was our dead cousin, showed up in the passenger seat and told her how to survive. The first time I heard her tell it I believed it, there was no doubt in her at all that it had happened.
I’d love to see you do the story of Micaela Hunter, who was abducted in South Africa in 1994. The case was huge here in SA, but there don’t seem to be any decent videos about it. PS: thanks for the incredible stories!
Did they find her? I would also love him to cover the case Wilma Anderson in Sweden, they found her head, wrapped in aluminium foil in a suitcase, in her boyfriends apartment, but the rest of the body is still not found. This happened 2019
The last story was definitely an angel, sent by God to save this man. Many similar stories around the world through the years are told by people who are alive because of these angels. These angels appear to someone because God sent them and He has a purpose for these people.
THE 3RD MAN AFFECT IS VERY REAL. When I was 13 years old I was lost in the wilderness of Idaho. It took me 3 days to find a dirt road. I did walk out on my own. On the 3rd day a presence arrived and walked me out. Then disappeared as soon as I set foot on the road.
This also happened to Haley Zega. I believe angels are sent to us in forms that we will be able to respond to without issue. Haley was 6 and her guide was four. So glad you made it home safe…
Me and my 3 friends were lost in a forest and wandering aimlessly under 6 foot grass not seeing a thing and at one point even saw a deer and our mind immediately thought of leopards being around as well, nearly fell off a cliff, after around 4 hours miraculously found a woodcutter who showed us a path which led us out into the town again
My husband and I were stationed at mountain home Air Force Base in Idaho. We've been up to Coeur d'Alene and Kellogg and we used to camp around featherville in the Stanley area. When on those Old logging roads miles from anyone and anywhere and in the wilderness is no joke!! I always wanted to visit the Frank Church River of No return wilderness area but I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001 while we live there and I wasn't physically capable of doing it.
Mr Ballen, Since you brought up the last man out of tower 2 on sept 11, I wonder if a video showing the dark story of how we veterans were lied to about nearly every aspect of 9/11 for nearly the last 23 years. With your skill in presentation and the receptive audience you have here, I’m sure it would be very well received. Either way, cheers to you, you’re killing it!
I’ve been binge watching your channel today (been a subscriber since the beginning just haven’t been caught up with your new content) . Awesome to see how far you have came and how quick! You are probably the best story teller out here! Already 50,000 views and just under an hour! Thank you for doing your craft so we all can see and hear.
I used to listen Mr Ballen as bedtime story and every time i will fall asleep before finishing, but since he started to do ads so loud its impossible to do it, now i am watching just during the day i wish he lower the voice for the ads i am missing sleeping with his voice! The best TH-cam channel ever
I started watching these videos about a year ago, I’ve watched all of them in order. Watching you become more and more confident in your ability to bring stories to life was so satisfying. Love this channel! Cheers
Hey Mr.Ballen, wanted to be early just to say that I started watching you over two years ago and I remember binge watching your videos as if they were episodes from my favorite tv-show. Your way of story telling is highly entertaining, you seem very genuine, not to mention you’re my go-to when I feel stressed or anxious.
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My father has a similar story as James. He lived in Hawaii in the 60s and an undertow dragged him and his friend far out from shore. While they were swimming back, his friend was making headway, but every time my dad came up for air, a wave crashed on his head. Nobody was around and no one saw him because of how far out he was. He was close to drowning when a man appeared out of nowhere next to him and told him what to do. He said that when the waves comes, go under water and swim with that wave and come up for air after it passes. That's exactly what he did and he was getting closer to land with this mysterious blonde man by his side. And at one time he went down and came back up, the man disappeared and he couldn't find him when he got to shore. He firmly believes it was an Angel
I believe you I've had things happen to me in my life that people didn't believe me about our angels and our ancestors and passed on loved ones love us and help us when they can they can't always sometimes it's just our time to go but I firmly believe your father also saw an angel I hope you believe it too❤❤ much love to all of your family❤❤
The human mind is an amazing thing. It's so amazing it can even fool itself into believing things to survive. It's utility ultimately fails when it comes to critical thinking though i.e. angels. I'm glad your father survived though.
That does sound like an Angel. God bless you and your family!
@RapturianCitizen I agree. While as a Jehovah's Witness, I do believe we are guided by Him through His angels, I don't believe in guardian angels. I understand that the mind has many capabilities that we can not always explain, and can make us see and hear things that are not really there. Schizophrenia is obviously a prime example of this, but also, when your brain is in survival mode, or in a fragile state, it can cause you to have very unusual experiences. A great movie that demonstrates this, and is somewhat inspired by an actual true life experience, is Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946).
Probably a surfer dude who died out there.
Hi John! I just wanted to say that my father (who passed away 2 years ago due to complications with COVID and COPD) introduced me to you when you were first starting out.
About a year after his death I was watching one of your videos and I came across a playlist that my dad had created on my account with your videos. I sat on the side of my bed and binge watched them all until I got to the last one and it looked like another one of your videos but when I played it, it was a hidden video my Dad had made, and in that video he told me that he hoped I enjoyed the playlist and recommended some other videos to watch as well. He ended the video by saying I love you and that he was proud of his Marine son and that he would be with me always, no matter where I ended up.
It shocked me and made me sob like a little baby. You were his favorite storyteller. And because of him, you are mine as well. Thank you for all you do and I’m with ya till the end!
-Semper Fi!
-Wesley R.
It's coming up on a year since my dad's passed. This hit me hard. Sorry for your loss. It's awesome that he did that for you.
That was a special story! Thanks for sharing. I get so happy when a father is proud of his son 💪☺
That’s so precious
And now all of us who read this are also sobbing like little babies. Wow. Godspeed to you, sir, with your father right beside you and thank you for serving our country.
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I love that you clarified that it was not a real photo of the presence that saved his life.
You have to be VERY VERY VERY VERY VERYYYYYY clear to people these days. Common sense isn't very common at all.
@@EgregiousLunatik420ahh yes someone who knows
I want my money back, I feel very cheated that the photo is a presence-fish scam 😂
@danamae8450 This. 💯
Also, some of these/his "NOT a real photo of..." are kind of funny and it makes me think that it is done on purpose. So I guess, at least to me, the clarification serves 2 purposes. But, again, 'definitely what YOU said' ..sigh. (My 22 yo co-worker asked me what 3×4 equaled to last week.)
This type of thing happened to my cousin when she was in a horrible car accident years ago, her car flipped over several times and landed upside. A woman right away stuck her hand into my cousins car and actually handed her her pocket book that flew out of the car and told her that everything was fine and that an ambulance was on its way and stayed outside the car talking to her keeping my cousin awake since she was in a lot of pain and was fading in and out of consciousness. When the ambulance came the woman was gone and it was a male motorist down a ways that saw what happened that had called the ambulance, nobody saw this woman that gave my cousin this moral support and handed her her pocket book. Even my cousin had only saw this womans hand and heard her voice throughout the whole ordeal, never her face or anything else...
Something like that last story happened to me when I was assaulted and almost murdered on my way home from work in 2021. Someone helped me that didn’t actually exist and I can’t explain what happened. But I’m forever grateful, whatever or whoever it was.
It happened to me too. I’m glad you made it ❤
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Maybe that was your angel. I am so sorry that happened to you. But I believe your alive for a reason, I sincerely pray you are moving on from that trauma. What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, but it's really hard and traumatic while you're going through it. Grateful is the right way to feel. Praying for you and wishing you the best and speedy recovery physically, emotionally and who knows, maybe even spiritually! I think you will end up helping a lot of people.
It was God who sent an angel to help you. If you ask Jesus to tell you why, he will. All you gotta do is ask God.
Lots of love to everyone out there. We share an admiration of the same dude so we all share something together no matter where we may be in the world! Mr. Ballen is a genius storyteller ❤
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that’s what is amazing about content creators like him. the stories are enjoyable for people all over! lots of love to you too ❤️
I actually had a similar experience with the 3rd story, but it was in a mall. I was pretty young back then (say, around 4-5 y/o), and there was a boy (probably same age as me) who kept urging me to go play with him in the parking lot, so I followed him outside the mall to play (with my father in tow). Literally moments later, I heard an explosion inside the mall. When I tried looking for the boy, he was nowhere to be seen. I asked my father if he had seen Kino (the boy's name), and he had this really confused look on his face and basically told me I was talking to myself and he had to follow me outside because I was running off.
your story cuts off at confused look on his face and... there isn't a read more. I assume he didn't see the boy.
@@phairygirl really? it looks fine on my end, but maybe its some kinda bug with the Read More Ig. and yes he didnt see the boy and thought I was talking to myself
@@phairygirltheres more maybe its fixed now
@@phairygirlbasically told me i was talking to myself and he had to follow me outside because i was running off.
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Anyone else remember the earlier days when this channel first debuted? Feels like it was just yesterday. Its really wholesome and awesome to see how far this channel has come 😊
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Back when we could get like button prank tips as much as three times a week.
And there were little Easter eggs hidden throughout the videos.
Mr. Ballen got me through Covid lockdown.
I can't wait for the day people stop using the word "wholesome"
I loved James story (and the others similar in this comment section). During WW2, my grandfather was in Ireland building Lockheed P-38. One day he was under one of these planes and heard a voice yell at him to 'Get Out Quickly'. He grabbed the man next to him and roll them both out from under the plane right before it smashed to the ground. If he hadn't heard "someone" tell him to get out, both men would have been dead.
My dad has what he calls his "Angel story" Back when he was a fire fighter he was at a particularly bad house fire. He was carrying the line up stairs to try and get at the second floor to fight the fire. He felt a tap on his shoulder and a voice that said "We have to go this place is not safe" He left and shortly after either that floor exploded or collapsed I can't remember which. He later ask his fellow fire fighters who the lineman was that tapped on his shoulder and they said he went in alone and no one else was there. This may be that 3rd man effect but my dad truly believes he had a guardian angel watching his back that day. If he hadn't left when he did I probably wouldn't be here typing this story.
Thats fascinating and your dad had some incredible hearing still to be able to hear someone talking while fully geared up and how loud it is in a roaring fire and your breathing and ear protection due to the loud noises we are subjected too and even the sense of feeling through it all while moving with the equipment by yourself too sounds like a true OG and I tipe my hat to him
It was an angel. God sends us his angels to protect us and all of us have angels assigned to us.
I totally believe it was an angel. I love hearing stories like that. glad he listened and made it out safe.
So many firemen have these stories. There's got to be something to it. 😊❤
The Bible clearly says angels are sent to help us humans...
My father in law got in a bad car wreck as a teen where he went over a bridge into a very deep creek and he swears a little old lady came and pulled his head out of the water and talked to him until help came. He was knocked out and saod she woke him and pulled his head outta the water then said "honey, ya gotta stay awake and keep your head outta the water" and she kinda pet
his head to keep him awake. He said he dozed off for what seemed like a second and woke back up with cops and paramedics talking to him and he asked them about the older lady because she saved him. They said "buddy you were alome with your entire body in the water but your head was on a big rock but no lady. " He even told his mother to go back to the area and knock on doors to find her and nobody knew of any older lady that fit her description and said they dont see a older woman being able to get down to where he was because it was steep.
I rarely read other people’s messages but yours captivated me, it needs to be a mr Ballen story.
I firmly believe the human mind is the most remarkable thing on this planet. My understanding from the third person effect is that most likely our subconscious mind/instincts move to the front in desperate times of need where we may have given up or we get pushed unconscious but seriously need to be awake due to the situation we're in. Since we see the world the way we do, it manifests motivation as voices or people to get our bodies moving to safety.
No . He was punch drunk. He just got lucky. I only read the first 4 lines of your comment because I'm normal with common sense
Amen, brother. That's all you should say. You don't have to go to church to understand
@bonzo6826 🙄 Not everyone who gets into an accident was drunk, where I live if you took this certain turn to fast you could be in the river and that is exactly what happened to one woman in the winter she slid right into the river.
Mr. Ballen, your ability to make even the simplest stories incredibly captivating is a true talent. Always a pleasure to listen!
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Like the 1 min long Abe Lincoln one 😂❤
In regards to the last story of the fantom voice, I more or less have had a similar experience. A buddy and I fell through ice on a lake, I remember trying to climb out and every time I would like my body up back onto the ice it would break away and I would find myself back in the freezing cold water. The ice was sharp cutting up my arms and hands. After a while of trying I almost gave up and the only thing that made me keep trying was I saw my mom crying on the couch with my stepdad comforting her. It was like I was actually there witnessing it and hearing her screaming and crying. I snapped back into reality and heard a voice telling me exactly how I needed to crawl and sprawl out my body so I wouldn’t break the ice getting out. I ended up finally getting out, (obviously) and was able to get my friend out. Very interesting how it all worked out.
I'm glad that you survived
I bet your mom prayed for you a lot.
🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼definitely a spirit guide helping you🕊️
I used to love watching these with my grandma. I got busy with school and couldn’t visit her as much but today we watched one together and it was honestly the first time I had felt that happy in a while. Thank you
She said “I know where a dead body is” to which they replied “come back tomorrow”?!?!?
it's late.. about bed time.. see you tomorrow
Lol right?!!
That's what I was thinking, like what in the absolute f*ck?! Holy negligence, batman
They were busy trying to find out how to get to Bells Canyon
At 19 I was attacked and badly wounded due to a case of mistaken identity. My "third man" was a song that forced me to crawl on just my elbows (because my arms and legs were broken). Years later I went to a gig and discovered the name of the song was "the sound of silence". The song still takes me back to that night every time I hear it. But it will forever make me smile, because if it wasn't for that song I'd never heard before, I wouldn't be here
That and dust in the wind are the 2 songs I want played at my end of life celebration.
@@robertdumont9955yeah ok 'Blue' lol 😜
@@83KJack you get it. Now drop and give me 20.
The big hit from 1964 is something you most likely heard many times before then.
@@eroccha Yeah, they heard the song somewhere at some point and simply didn't take any conscious note of it at the time. So that memory existed despite them not being aware that it did. Given that songs/music can very vividly be memorized and recalled, combined with a traumatic state of mind, random unconscious memories are likely to start flowing forth along with conscious/known memories.
One story of the Third Man Effect that stuck with me (I was 12), was of this former gang member from Detroit. He was volunteering at a hospital I was staying in for a research study. Really don’t recall how we got to this topic. But he said the only reason he was alive was because of his great-great-grandfather. He’d gotten into a fight with another gang, and he’d been shot, four times, in the chest. But he heard an old man’s voice saying, “Get up. Get up, son.” Somehow, he did, and felt hands on his arms, steadying him, and giving him a gentle push. Thinking it was an enemy, he tried to run, then stopped and looked back. No one was there. But on his trip to the hospital, he kept hearing this man, and saw him a few times. When he later described the man to his parents, he was told that it matched what his great-great-grandfather looked like.
That story just stuck with me these past twenty years.
That’s a pretty cool story. It’d make a great movie.
Happened to me too. And you can actually literally physically feel the person helping.
Man can Yap
You talking about the skateboarder last name caprioni or something like that. You can hear his story on TH-cam and Joyner Lucas made a song about him an what happened to him. It was crazy shot in the arm and chest with a shotgun an shot partially in the head point blank basically just under 4 feet away from him. He had the will to survive.
I guess our brains fights for survival whenever we are in danger and it takes forms into delusions.
Mr. Ballen, I lost my mom a few months ago. I just want to thank you for helping me through one of the most difficult times in my life with your amazingly engaging and entertaining storytelling! As so many, I've been with you since you started, and I am so happy for how far you continue to climb. Thank you for your service sir!❤️
I'm sorry for your loss. Hugs.
So sorry you lost your mom. Mr Ballen is definitely one of the best to watch to drag you outta depression. Sending 💜 and 🙏
My biggest fear and you just went through it.
Please accept my condolences.
My mom is 83 and lived a wonderful life but I will never be ready.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Missy ❤
My sincerest and deepest condolences to you and your family. 🕊️🕊️🕊️
@@missmissy_90your mom could be 183 and you’ll still never feel ready. 😢
But you know it will eventually happen and, when it does, she’ll leave knowing she was SO loved. ♥️
That third story was absolutely magical and flooded my body with serotonin. It brought tears of spiritual joy
Me too bro😢
the divine mother !
I used to hate your channel because you were too good at telling these stories and it gave me nightmares… I’ve completely changed my mind and I love the work you are doing, sir!
Finally you came to your senses🤠👂
Wtf? So u Wanna listen to someone Who is a bad storyteller? 😂doesnt make sense. Lol
@L19966 I think they meant the stories were so good that they didn't want to be freaked out to walk in the dark or go in a forest.. I kind of feel that way but also I can't stop listening 🤣
@@nspencer257 exactly…
Mr. Ballen, I recently watched an interview you did on another podcast in which you told your life story, before and while you were in the navy seals. I've always enjoyed your stories, but as a navy vet, myself, I must say thank you, sir for your service. You're a good man. I appreciate your show, more than ever. God bless.
I think I just watched that same interview. thank you for your service as well.
Tell his SEAL brothers to give the man a break. 😊❤
@@RealLifeHeroes7awesome interview. He said," in story format" and my brain said," yay, John story!" Lol. Pavlovian. 😊❤
@@Zyryne1 I agree. I only found his channel about 2 months ago but have been binge watching so many of his videos and got curious about his story. so was glad to be able to watch the interview and have so much respect for John.
The 3rd person thing is definetly a real thing. I've experienced it first hand snowboarding out in the back country with some friends. Our ride was picking us up at a specific time before sundown at our dropoff location. We ended up getting lost on thw hike back to the road. I remember seeing a person at the top of one of the random hills around where we were. It looked like a woman, she was jumping up and down and waving at us. We hiked up to where she was and it ended up being a vantage point where we could see the road thru the trees like 200 meters away. There was no sign of anyone else being on that hill, it was knee height powder. We would have seen some trail. Anyways we went down to the road and our ride finally came up and saw us waiting about a mile down the road from our original pick up location. If we wouldn't have seen that "person" we would have never made it to the road, we were hiking away from it! Still trips me out that we didn't see any sign of them, we literally hiked up the hill right to where we last saw them. Nothing there at all, just untouched snow.
Sounds like a mountain guardian
What about the first 2 ?
Truly remarkable
@cbleakley9149 when you experience something it's 1st person, 2nd is the people around you witnessing the event, 3rd is witnessing an event of all party's including the viewer.
When we remember past things it's usually from point of view but to describe the event we think 3rd person
Hey I know you probably won’t see this, but my moms cousin is Alicia Showalter Reynolds whose murder was never solved, they are starting to look back into her case now and I was wondering if you could maybe do a video on her? I love your videos so much, thank you for everything!!!
Agree!! I she really good and she I always searching everything about the case from top to bottom! And she also tells the stories so amazingly well!
I would turn to Kendall Rae, she is very thorough and very knowledgeable. She will talk to family and friends and get permission as well as information, and she’s not calling she’s going to go to the homes and old haunts. Very knowledgeable and very thoughtful and thorough.
GOOD LUCK 🍀👍.
Lol. No.
I realized today that 3 years ago i found this channel and binged everything there was on it. After that i havent missed a new video. Worth every second. MrBallen is like that one friend or uncle who always has the best stories and everyone flocks around them on the holidays to listen. He will be a shared memory in the future for millions of people, from all sides and walks of life. Thanks for the entertainment MrBallen
Same
Yes! It’s crazy how much Mr. Ballen is involved in our lives without us directly knowing him. I started following him in 2020 during the pandemic and I’d miss a lot of uploads due to work because he was uploading so frequently back then. Then I experienced a major back injury and had to take time off work. I remember sitting on my porch in pain, watching every single Mr. Ballen video. Even though I was going through a tough time physically and financially, it was so comforting watching John tell these stories. I haven’t missed a single episode since then.
@@codsworth9950 I've been working non-stop in a field where I can listen to things so MrBallen has got me through countless hours of monotonous work. Wishing you the best recovery and for health exceeding what you had before the injury.
Yessss!!! I set an alarm ⏰️ so I won't ever miss one of your Strange, Dark and Mysterious stories!!! Thank you so much for being such an epic TRUE storyteller!!!
Appreciate you!!! 🙏❤
same mr ballen
That's a great idea,
🚨Mr. Ballen🚨 Alarm !!! 😅😅😅
I usually get an alert from TH-cam, but know that he usually releases a video on Sunday afternoon/evening 1-5 PM except for the last couple of weeks when it was on Saturday.
💋🫏
@@MrBallenyou really are the best! ❤️
I've heard of this Third Man Effect before. A man named Dennis Hale was the sole survivor of a shipwreck named Daniel J Morrel. He and another person were on a life raft shortly after their ship broke apart during an intense storm on Lake Huron on November 29, 1966. He said while he was freezing, he felt thirsty and wanted to suck on the ice formed on the raft but an old man appeared behind him and told him not to do that because it would make his body go into hypothermia and that help was on the way. Shortly after a Helicopter found him and rescued him but the other passenger on the raft passed away. Look up his story, it's pretty interesting.
Yeah when you start ingesting it but put a little piece of eye in your mouth for a min isn't the same
This would’ve been knowledge he already had. You are known to hallucinate in extreme temperatures. Your story is clearly that he hallucinated someone telling him information he already knew, so himself in the form of another person. It’s calling unconsciously speaking to yourself.
Too bad the other one didn't have the same survival companion experience 😢
because of the captivating way you tell stories I’m able to completely envelop myself in the story and it’s helped so much for my anxiety to be able to distract myself whenever I’m overthinking or overwhelmed :) thank you for your videos ❤ they’ve seriously saved me
Something I do when my mind is racing, or I have intrusive thoughts is to do something that takes all my attention. Like crosswords, Soduko, coloring in my Calvin and Hobbes books (I put a lot of thought into what color his clothes are going to be and making sure the background colors compliment the clothes) or working a maze book. I listen to classical and imagine what a ballet would look like. Kinda choreograph it in my head. I also work out putting together videos to go along with a love song for my husband. I'm a widow and that is where my intrusive thoughts come from.
Same
Back in early 2000's in Interlachen, FL, we had a kid named Jerry Alley Jr. Go missing. It became a national story. After a few days, a lady went to police and said she had a vision/dream of Jerry's body being in a hole on an empty lot, covered by something. Police located an empty lot with an old septic tank covered with a pallet. Unfortunately, they did find Jerry's body in there. They arrested a kid(John Silva) I grew up with, who lived across the street from my aunt. He was severely autistic and one of the nicest, most respectful kids you'd ever meet. The day Jerry went missing, I saw John, Jerry and three brothers named the McComsky's all riding their bikes. The brothers were nothing but trouble. Each one had been arrested numerous times as juveniles. They were scum. A couple of days before police found Jerry's body, the youngest brother made a smartass comment/joke on the bus about maybe Jerry slipped in some mud and fell in a hole and hit his head. After the discovery I went to police and told them what he had said but they quickly turned me away and said they knew they had their guy. To this day, in the bottom of my heart, I still do not believe that John Silva killed Jerry. I still believe it was the brothers and they knew that John was mentally incapable and threatened him if he said anything. He's serving a life sentence.
Please reach out to the Innocence Project on behalf of John. There are one too many people sitting in jail/prison serving sentences for crimes they did not commit.
Go check out the innocence project, maybe they could help John
Kay!! MrBallen has to save him! Simple!
I just searched up his name and I read some article and they said they found Silva’s fingerprints on some not detailing the murder, but maybe as you said the brothers made him write that letter and told him what to write. I don’t think it’s too late to go report this.
@@raghavsrinivasan8515Reminds me of the blood droplet on the name tag. Flimsy, easily planted evidence.
I fell out of a window at 18 months old and remember vividly bright hands carrying me down to the ground. Not a single broken bone, went home from the hospital with scratches. My grandmother passed just before I was born and my mother thinks it was her guiding me safely down so gently with the bright light to look at
with 18 months you do not remember shit loool. your created that image in your head because of soemthing you saw, problably a movie, Your brain tries to fill the empty with something to make it all make sense. stop spreading misinformation pls.
You were actually quite injured, your parents just said you were fine so that they didn't go to court for negligence. Source- I'm the bush he fell on
Grandmas ROCK! Thank you for sharing your experience.
Fascinating to hear about the 3rd man thing...when my dad was a teenager he was swimming in the sea and got dragged out and under by the current. He couldn't fight it and accepted that he would die. Then out of nowhere someone appeared above him holding their hand out and pulled him to the surface, and managed to get him back to the beach. Next thing he knew, his parents were over the top of him asking if he was okay. They'd just found him lying in the sand barely breathing. They never saw anyone bring my dad out of the water and no one has ever been able to come up with an explanation as to why someone would rescue him but then not try to find his family or anyone else to help him further. I had no clue other people had experienced this so I'm quite interested in that story :)
I’m telling you, our guardian angels help us.
Wow.
What a story.
Yeap or they say a seal showed up or some dolphin and saved them from drowning and put them on the beach and done cpr and took off real quick before they came too but nobody can explain it or why certain animals that aren't ever in that part of the ocean
God sent an angel to save you. God assigns angels to us. Call on Jesus and ask him about it. He’ll tell you. All you gotta do is ask God and seek God. Seek Jesus. You’ll find out for yourself the specifics if you ask Him about it and seek to learn the truth.
@@CarolineJoyAmico if that is so, mine deserves a raise... (and a tag team)
You got lucky too and your possible kids and so on..
I believe that third story to be an angel. I've had similar experiences though not as life threatening. This is a testimony to God in His mercy that even extends to unbelievers. What an awesome God I serve.
TOTALLY AGREE
Much love from me and my 5 month old twin boys, Josiah Lee & Jiraiya Sage from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
💚💛💚💛
I have heard a similar voice as Etta that led me to saving my daughter from drowning. My daughter was by the pool with my entire family. My husband thought my mom was watching her, my mom thought my husband was watching her and it turns out no one was watching her. The voice yelled "follow me". I was on the first floor of a hotel and did not even know where the pool was at this point. However, I, "intuitively" knew exactly where to go and as I ran towards the pool I knew I had to look towards the water and I saw dark hair floating above the water. I ran towards it and pulled my daughter out. This was not the first nor the last time I heard this voice but it was definitely the most memorable time for me since it led me to saving my baby's life. The first time was when I was a teenager and my sister, friend and I were on the verge of getting hurt by a gang of 8 males. The voice, once again, saved us by guiding me and telling me what to say throughout the ordeal.
It was God. God warns us demonic evil spirits do exist and can trick us, but God sends us angels or he himself gets directly involved. If it was an evil spirit, it would not have allowed a child to be saves or desired it.
So God is the one who saved your child. If it was through an angel or God himself….idk, but angels work for God, and they cant do anything without permission from God. So yeah.
My grandmother has a similar story. I stopped breathing when I was a few weeks old, and my mom called my grandmother worrying about me as she often did, since I was the first kid and my mom was young so every little thing freaked her out. But my grandma recently told me that before she hung up, she heard this voice saying "go to her" or something and she rushed over and took me to the hospital which saved my life. She credits this voice with my survival, we are not religious
@@Wisdomlies Ahh yes, indeed, once again, "God", a non-existent yet allegedly omnipotent being getting undeserved credit.
And also once again; Human beings and our shared spiritual awareness/collective consciousness is SEVERELY underestimated.
@@bigmateria2871 Insert thousands of former militant Atheists meeting Jesus Christ after being clinically dead for over 10-60 minutes.
@@bigmateria2871😂😂😂
Thanks for you commitment to your fans John!!!
I had a similar experience when my son went missing, except I saw what I can only describe as an old school map, the kind they had in the 1970s, pink, and green, yellow, etc. Each state a different color. The image showed me exactly where my son was, near the border of California and Arizona. I saw the image around 2 am, as I couldn't sleep because my son was missing and the grief was so profound that I was losing it. Anyway, i decided then and there that I trusted the image so much (what else did I have? Police had done nothing but file a missing person report), so i packed some bags and planned to drive there at first light. I was literally walking to my car to drive away when I got a call from a Sheriff in Arizona. They had found my son, and they had put him on a flight for life helicopter, heading to Las Vegas, Nevada, that being the closest trauma center capable of handling severe head trauma/hemorrhagic strokes. Instead of driving to Arizona, i flew to Vegas. Those images can definitely be trusted!
She may not have ended up in a movie however Her story will never be forgotten in the internet.
She ended up on a Mr. Ballen video. Arguably better
I think she just made up a story that visions came to her mind. In reality she might have listened or heard the story from somewhere or from someone who is too scared to inform the police. So she have used that opportunity to gain attention
@@shreyaskadoor3582 Such testimony never came to light, there's also no reason for her to know
I actually had no idea that Lincoln said that and that his wife reacted that way! And I'm so glad they found the real killers quickly and that that woman was able to help find that Lady! She wasted no time!!
I've never heard this particular story before, that said I have heard he had a few dreams where he walked into his own funeral, so same general concept.
She said earlier that night, “ would it kill you to take me out, Abe?”
@@HubertofLiege 😲bruh, too soon...😬
@@casmo87I pray that this is sarcasm - your emojis suggest not 😕.
@@HubertofLiegeAnd he replied, “Ya let’s go. I’m dying to see Our American Cousin!”
The third story effect is also something you hear in other countries. There was a brand new department store in Korea that collapsed (due to corruption which led to unhinged architectural decisions), there were a bunch of kids that kept telling their moms that an old bloody man kept telling them to get out of the building.. which none of the adults actually saw.
Yea, I've read of a fair bunch of similar final destination movie style scenarios during or before a crisis where a person sees someone that seemingly never existed or someone gets a sudden strong urge to leave immediately without any signs of anything being wrong.
Plenty of odd unexplainable things out there!
@@dalekcat Yes exactly. That's why I'm less skeptical about stories like the ghosts of flight 401. We are a long way from knowing everything.
I have heard this story as well. I like to believe its Jesus, our guardian angels 👼, or a loved one who has passed helping us to survive. That many people would not make up similar stories.
Yep that story was crazy and it was on Rotten Mango!
@@gr8fuldeb699 that’s a touching idea. But I believe a big part of it is intuition too.
This happened to my dad. He flipped a van end over end 9 times while driving down the interstate going at least 65. Something broke under the van. He ended upside down in a little creek. He said while he was lying in water a man's voice told him he wasn't going to die and get up. He said it was the most calming voice he's ever heard and he listened to him. He crawled over, kicked out the front window and walked out of it. He walked away from that crash with minor scrapes and bruises. The van was completely mangled.
My dawg, I am from Ukraine and I love watching your videos, words can’t describe how much they help me to reduce stress from explosions and the war in general. You deserve your success, your storytelling talent is a gift from God!
Bless you & yours! ❤🙏🙏🙏
Much love to you and may true Peace come to your homeland.
🇵🇸 Who cares abt ukraine
@@L19966 I'm sorry to hear your dismissive response. It's unfortunate when people don't empathize with the challenges others face. My experiences and perspective are nevertheless valid, and I have a right to seek understanding and share my experience in discussions about such serious matters.
The devastating war between Israel and Palestine started by Hamas teггorists also brings grief to both Israeli and Palestinians. I’am hopeful that peace will come to that region as soon as possible, now that Israel almost destroyed Hamas I am sure peace is close.
Winning the war with russia and bringing peace to Ukraine on the other hand may take much longer time, especially if such narratives like “who cares about Ukraine” will continue being spread by narrow-minded people like you.
@carbontube7956 - I am from America and I will be praying for anyone and everyone who has been innocently caught up in the evil elites unjust wars! Jesus is Lord and just remember in the end, He will win and bring peace to the entire world! God bless!
The greatest story teller of all time on TH-cam no cap, I have literally watched all your videos including shorts and everything,keep up the good work Mr ballen.
I agree, he’s really a gifted guy ….I love listening to him .
I want to share a little story about when i first started watching your videos. I first found one of your videos about three years ago. I was at a low place in my life and unsure about the direction it was headed. I was severely depressed and couldnt find joy in barely anything i would do.
Then i found your channel and started binge watching your videos. For the first time in a long time it was something that i had to look forward to. Since then, i went back to college, got my associates degree in human resources and will have my bachelors in psychology by May of 2024 with a masters in social work in the next two years.
The reason i think its important to share my story and how it relates to fiding your channel is because i want people to know that even when you think there is no hope or motivation to change, there is ALWAYS room for personal growth and self improvement. I now am a substance abuse counselor, love my job, and still to this day get just as much entertainment and joy in watching your videos. The only difference is i took that first step to drastically change my life. It isnt always easy, but nothing in life that is fulfilling is quick and easy.
Love you Mr. Ballen. Thank you for the years of entertainment and all of the podcasts you've done talking about your personal life. Its made a major impact on me and my life.
I wish there were a share button to share comments on yt. I know i can take screenshots, but i m lazy.. 😜
@@cohenmandysangalang6302 thank you for the very nice comment! I think it's important to spread more positivity and hope in this world and always try to show our appreciation to those who have helped us
HOLY HELL I'VE HAD THAT! I didn't know there was a name for it or ever really questioned it! When I was being severely abused as a kid, I had this little girl who looked like an angel who would come into my body and let me go play in a giant picture of a waterfall on the wall in our rental. She was so kind and she gave me the sense that he couldn't hurt her. He was terrible; sometimes he would tell me to say my prayers, that he was going to kill me today, hold a gun in my mouth and then laugh when I cried and say oh maybe tomorrow. She would take over in those moments so I didn't have to be there. She was so beautiful and just... radiated pure love.
I'm not sure what that was. I'm not a religious person. Sometimes I wonder if it was a splitting off of my psyche under such tremendously overwhelming abuse. But who knows?
Angels are real. They have brought me comfort and protected me as well.
Well this sound exactly how some people with dissociative identity disorder experienced it as children while they were being abused. I think if continued many enough years, that girl would've grown into a whole other identity and maybe even others to take over the abandoned parts of your conciousness/brain. Appreciating the cabalities of our own brains or some enigma, e.g an angel, or not figuring it out altogether is your justified freedom.
You're one of the things that got me through my son's death and the 2 years that followed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 💕
That last story is incredible. I’m more on the side of the voice being a psychological survival response to something extremely traumatic, but in the end, only those who have experienced it could ever really know what it’s like. No matter what the phenomenon is, it saved that man and it has saved the lives of others, and that is truly amazing
I believe so too, our mind is so complex and amazing it definitely makes sense
It was an Angel.
@@flaysol7719there are no female angels. Try again lol
@@83KJack How would you know, Jack ass83
@@flaysol7719no it's human mind. U don't know how much human body tries to survive in every situation
Makes you wonder, how many innocent people have been coerced into confessing to crimes they didn't commit?
True
Many
So many
Most cops are horrible people. The general public that thinks cops are good, honest and public servants have only seen the “good” side of the police.
All cops have two personalities in them, the one they use for the general public and the one they use on “criminals.”
I’ve come to believe the bad personally is almost always their real personality. The problem is cops think they know who is guilty and who isn’t and their background is usually a high school education, maybe some sports team experience and then they’re surrounded by other cops and criminals l.
It wears off on them and makes them vile & stupid people that have power over others.
5. There have been 5 people. I just made that up, so that makes it true
1.1 million views in less than 2 days. This is hands down the best channel on TH-cam, the most interesting and informative. And you just know John is an awesome person. A success that we won’t have to worry about skeletons coming out of his closet. You know he’s wholesome and humble and amazing- a real man. Your the best big bro. I’m here for it all
I know he's literally one of the most pure and best!!!! Shame his "brothers in arms" have turned against him, no doubt because he IS so SUCCESSFUL 😢😢❤❤
@jamiesmith5728 the SEALS he served with have turned on him? How so? That's terrible!
Yep on equal footing with The Why Files for me.
@@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.yea he speaks about it in earlier videos. They are mad because he spoke on some of what he went thru while deployed
The Lincoln story was always an interesting one to me, I remember reading it in a book called “Unknown facts about US history” back in middle school.
He allegedly brought up the potential premonition to Henry Rathbone before the play whom afterwards suggested more security which Lincoln declined.
Rathbone went crazy and actually ended up killing his wife while living in Germany because he could never forgive himself for “failing his duty”.
Truly one of the darkest chain events in known history.
Nahhh this is insane
Crazy
Rathbone descendant here! 👋 Just came here to say the same thing
@@stephanietipple8331 woah are you really a descendant?! So cool
@gemini6020 yep! I found out last year when I did 23&Me and we discovered a ton of genealogical papers my great grandmother left behind. There's two main branches of the Rathbone family, one stayed in England and one came over on the Speedwell (partner ship tp Plymouth I believe). The U.S. Rathbones appeared to split between Rhode Island (my exact line) and New York, which I believe is Henry's exact line. I haven't worked out X number of generations etc. But definitely know we're related.
These 3 stories in 1 are what made me fall in love with this show. This topic and the 3 stories of people who went to places they should not have. It Says alot about Mr. Ballen for still dropping this show to his original people when he Is getting an entire studio up and running. Happy thanks giving to you and yours @mrballen
You have, in a matter of about 2 weeks, completely taken over the main role in my daily entertainment. Such good story telling. Your expressiveness and way you are able to convey emotion and feeling when sharing these stories is second to none. Also the twists you create by omitting key details you reveal at the end… every video is a Masterclass.
Welcome to the club! 🙌😅 BUT I have to warn you of the immense disappointment you’ll feel when you finally run out of new videos which will happen quicker than you think- not for lack of TONS of amazing videos, but because trying to pace oneself whilst binging MrBallen videos is so difficult… so prepare yourself 😂😭🫡
@@michellegallia9361right😂
23.34 I just love mrballens little 'Feels good standing up' skip. Beautiful!😊❤
I started watching your stories abt a year ago after my son died, you really helped me get through all of it and now me and my little daughter watch your stories together while she plays w toys, please dont ever stop this journey youre on of entertainment you are really good, maybe if you jumped into politics w the views as ex special forces that would be interesting
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I love that you're using your original format! 3 Strange But True Stories is what got me hooked on your videos in the first place 😊
Thank you John. My husband and I listen to you every time you post anything new and have been here from the start. Today's episode was incredible!! All 3 stories were excellent and 2 of them left both of us 😮. You really are the best of the best story teller. You just keep getting better and better with time! Congrats on your success! 🎉 You deserve it!!
I'm very happy you have gone to once a week. Not only are these stories sometimes violent in just the retelling of it, but I can imagine it's physically and emotionally draining. I'm finding you have to take care of yourself first so that you can be in better shape for your family. Well done...
I have been watching Mr. Ballen for idk how many years now my son is 6 and for about 3-4 years now every weekend we have our family tv show we watch Mr Ballen. From one vet to another thank you for your service and enlightenment of knowledge in story telling.
My Grandaddy told me this story multiple times in my childhood. My Mom corroborates his story. My Grandaddy and Mom were hiking a mountain close to us. He misinterpreted the sundown hours. No flashlight. It was pitch black halfway to their car. All of a sudden a light appeared. NOBODY THERE. It led them down the mountain path to his car. My Mom who was young enough to be on his shoulders (he's six foot three) REMEMBERS all of this. He has dementia but he still remembers this too. Plus the guardian angels that saved my babies. I have stories.
Bless you 🥹
@@jackierios2723 Thank you. Bless you too.
Love ur channel man.. since I found u 2 years ago u have helped me through some extremely rough times. No better story teller out there . Keep doing ya thing . I know I appreciate it very much.. love n respect
I know what you mean
Just saw Jameson's video about you and the clip where you said you became depressed from negativity from the active community
Man I hope you work through that and wanted to take a moment to comment I love what you do disabled veteran here you have created a positive space and to of people obviously from your hard earned success feel the same KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK don't let the people that don't like it drag you down you can't make everyone happy but you are obviously making a great many people happy focus on that keep your head up don't give up after everything you accomplished through hard work to become a seal to do the things you did in the service and have done after the service you never gave up so don't quit now
Love you bro
I've read recent Reddit comments throwing criticism at you for becoming more true crime. I was 100% on the side of those that understand how top notch your stuff is. I don't have a good feeling that a lot of folks understand how brutal it is to create good TH-cam videos. I remember reading your reply about how you were severely overextending yourself in those first few years to pump out the constant material you do.
And yet you still make better content than anything else on Netflix, here in TH-cam, Hulu etc. You're super top notch.
I want you to know that you are a PHENOMENAL story teller, and I love every story you tell. I plug you in when I feel anxious or even just when I need to do some extensive boring work. I love your voice, your vibe and your personality. You have a very fatherly, loving and patient way of talking, and even when you're telling stories about some rough stuff you show so much compassion to those you're telling the story about.
I'm a disabled veteran and when I was transitioning back into the working field, you really helped me. I found a job where I could listen to a podcast, and I always chose your stories. And that really helped me calm a lot of my anxiety down.
I super appreciate you. If you ever have to step away to take care of yourself and your family, you'll always always remain my favorite storyteller.
Well, its true though. May be the world doesn't have too many mysterious strange stories. We should be thankful for that. Lesser victims. I appreciate Mr Ballen's videos, he does a great job, but the criticism is fair enough.
@MrBallen
@@indianfan1029May I ask what the criticism is ??
have yall not heard of the bigger story thats been happening since a few months ago? about the flak he's been receiving from other navy seaIs
Hey Mr. Ballen! Just wanted to say since I’ve found your videos, I started smoking the devils lettuce and gained 150 lbs. I quit my job just to binge your videos. This caused me to get a divorce, lose my home, but it’s all okay because your videos help me through the tough times. Thank you for saving my life and giving it purpose!
Haha!
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Storyteller is an art form and MrBallen is a master of stories that center around the strange dark and mysterious.
I just love how Mr Ballen can narrate a story without judgement. He honours the victims by telling their truth with respect. He is pure storytelling genius. Thank you Mr Ballen. Sending love from New Zealand ❤
Ive been subscribed since day 1 bro...i live 10 min from dorchester mass...so you being from my area a veteran and the best story teller on the planet is why is supported you from day 1 to now!!! Thank you mr. john ballen
When I am stressed and going through a lot in my life and I just want to lay in bed and do nothing else but listen to Mr Ballin I like to watch him because he's so wonderfully animated and he gets you into the stories
Ive been watching your videos for a few years now when you only had a few hundred thousand subscribers and posted 5 times a week, your channel has evolved into a true masterpiece and youre hands down the best storyteller on yt.
Thanks for the stories.
Yes! Third man effect - about 2 decades ago, a best friend of mine had an accident when she was taking cash out of an ATM and a car spun out of control, crashed into her pinning her to the ATM. The car backed up making her fall to the floor bleeding heavily and losing consciousness. A tall Norwegian looking man appeared before her and told her that it wasn’t her time to die and that she needed to stay awake and not fall asleep. Days later when she recovered at the hospital, she asked about the Norwegian looking man, and everyone told her she was hallucinating. This happened in Hawaii where people would’ve noticed if this was the case! She insists that the man was talking to her as she lay bleeding and was extremely thirsty telling the man she just wants water and to sleep!
Interesting story, and I'm glad your friend survived! But why would people notice a Norwegian person any more than any other white person? Aren't there plenty of white people living in Hawaii?
Yay! It's Sunday! I'm always ready to listen to you tell stories, MrBallen. We love you!
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When I think of the Third Man Effect, I think of Ross Capicchioni's story; the one that went viral a few years ago, about the young skater that survived a brutal gang initiation ritual. Anyway, whether guardian angels are real, or it's really just a helpful hallucination, the stories surrounding the incidents are never boring.
Third eye
I think they're guardian angels
@@tree6787agreed. According to Catholic doctrine, we're all assigned a guardian angel. Mary has also been known to appear to those in crisis. It astounds me that James experienced that but still refuses to consider the possibility of it being of God
I think they are our guides, like our own guardian angels that watch out for us. ❤
I mean considering so many others killed/get brutally tortured/etc with no help from a guardian angel I wouldn’t have consider any religious ideals either.Especially since we all should know how powerful the mind is in fabricating delusions and other mental conditions during near death experiences @@samtalkstoomuch8854
It was really heartbreaking to hear your unfortunate experiences from those who you served with in the Navy Seals. I know exactly how you feel and again I am grateful for the time you spend making these videos because it reminds me to keep going.
I Agree with you....Jealousy does strange things to people. No worries tho, his fan base is much larger then a few trying to attack his Character....In fact, they probably made him more popular and attracted new listeners 😉👍
I recently saw that too. I can't believe his brothers who were hunkered down with him behind a wall taking fire would get so angry with him telling his stories. He never bolstered himself up and always spoke highly of his fellow SEALs. "It's always a D-measuring contest."
It’s always about jealousy, or money, or both. Only 1% of the population could pass Seal school, even AFTER training for it. Ballen is tough as Teflon & hopefully the shltty remarks will slide right off his back.
@@El_OpheliaI didn't know that happened, can you tell me where I can watch the thing you mentioned please?
Was this in a Mr Ballen video? Or can you tell me where you saw it please if it was somewhere else?
It is so nice to know there are some honest people out there. I watch you all the time. You are such an honest person and knowing your stories are true.Plus you have a great personalty.
You rock as always John! I’m a physician and totally want to get your Medical Mysteries symbol as a tattoo! Also I love how you always put up the NOT a real picture or ACTUAL picture!
Ironically, the image described of the woman is a lot like "lady death" who a fair amount have decribed when in a near death situation occurs. She sometimes helps people. Other times shes said to open her cloak to invite them to eternal peace (its supposed to be really tempting and people say they arent afraid of it but you choose to fight thr urge then she'll calmly leave eventually)
At least she asks for consent, I suppose.
Mr. Ballen has to be one of the most down to earth real people on TH-cam or anywhere, a real hero. I have yet to not be instantly captivated by one of his stories.
You might be captivated, but not every story is a good one. Like the Beatles. Most songs are great, occasionally you get a stinker, although that doesn't take away their overall musicianship. The effort still went into writing the song, it just wasn't that great.
@@karlepaul6632 The Beatles sucked man. Pink Floyd and Paul Simon were the true legends of that era.
On story 3, The poem Footprints came to mind immediately. It wasnt his footsteps it was Jesus carrying him. Im crying so hard right now. This was a sad but beautiful story.
Love this series !
It's my favorite
I'm excited for more Medical Mysteries and Run Fool episodes!
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Don’t forget about Bedtime Stories which is also being hosted by ballen studios. It’s not MrBallen doing the stories, but he really likes bedtime stories(another TH-cam channel) and decided to collaborate with him and did a podcast
what more does someone need on a Sunday evening other than a brilliant story
Thank you Mr Ballen you have made my evening thank you for reading my comment
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Wtf I'm living in the future. It's 8.15am MONDAY here.
@@catharperfect7036not quite, just a different time zone. It's 5 p.m where I am.
Literally the one thing I look forward to when I get off work!
My grandma experienced the third man effect once. She was in a nasty car accident and her car rolled twice. She was stuck and she still swears that to this day an angel helped her get out of the car and walk away from the crash.
When I was a baby my father was trying to get home one night (he traveks daily for work) but the roads were really bad, it was violently snowing, he was way out in the middle of bowhere and wasn't familiar with the area. Out of nowhere, a car pulled out in front of him. My dad just kept telling himself that all he had to do was keep his eyes on their tail lights. He couldn't see the road, but he could see their lights. He followed the car for about a half an hour, it just kept going the way my dad needed to go, and then all of a sudden there were street lights, he knew the intersection he was at and needed to turn, but the other car was going to go straight. He pulled into the turning lane and went to wave to the driver of the other car, but there wasn't anyone in the drivers seat. He looked again and the car was gone entirely and the only tire tracks on the road led to his work van. There was no car. He's forgotten the details of the story over the years, it's been almost 30 years exactly since it happened, but he told me he was so nervous that night driving home because they were first time parents, I was only a few weeks old, it was 1994, so he had no way to tell my mom he wasn't sure where he was, and he wasn't sure he was going to make it home, and then all of a sudden someone was in front of him and he felt a wave of relief wash over him like he knew he would get back home safely.
That’s crazy
why didn't he just pull over and wait until day light?
I think that's awesome. Guardian angels come in all forms! And pulling over would be a good idea. I have also been guilty of this and you just want to be home and warm and safe.
Wow! The exact same thing happened to me. I had my baby boy in the car. My brother and I were driving home to another town from my grandmas at night in blinding fog couldn’t see the line in the road. I didn’t have any more formula for my son so we had to go home. A car passed me and I followed it to my street and all of a sudden I realized it wasn’t in front of us anymore.
@@macheadg5er pull over? On the side of the road in a snowstorm? In the dark? Dangerous to be a sitting duck, especially if you run the risk of running out of gas and freezing to death.
You're still my favorite TH-camr by far almost 3 years after I discovered you on here. You help me in more ways than you could ever imagine. I'm listening to this story right now. My wife loves your stories now too. It's become a routine of ours to lay down together every week and watch your new videos. As always, your outstanding talent is admired and appreciated. Thank you for being you.
It’s disturbing that the police can do all that to someone to try and force them to “confess” makes you realize how often this happens and how many innocent people are incarcerated.
That's why you should never talk to them unless you have to, and then only with your lawyer present.
Yup, happens a lot
They just want to get someone to close their case they don't care if you did it or not.
@LucaFox even lawyers won't fight your case the way you want. Almost like they are paid to screw you over.
@@alexwattaul7237That's exactly it. It's all about numbers.
The way you tell your stories is so clear ❤
As a European I really appreciate the time these come out! It’s currently 10 pm here on a Sunday, just the time to get to bed and listen to the stories ❤❤ I always look forward for the end of the week
I Remember the 1st story from Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack. I felt badly for the lady trying to help solve the murder.
Me too...i remembered the victim was a nurse
My cousin had an experience like this. She rolled her car into a lake and was sinking to the bottom. A woman, who she said was our dead cousin, showed up in the passenger seat and told her how to survive. The first time I heard her tell it I believed it, there was no doubt in her at all that it had happened.
Thank you for what you do! Totally addicted to listening to your stories!
What a thrill.. I missed last Sunday's story.. now after a long day I got to watch last Sunday and this episode.. love it😊
this was one of the most harrowing and palpably gripping episodes yet. its been stunning to witness how long this has kept up.
I’d love to see you do the story of Micaela Hunter, who was abducted in South Africa in 1994. The case was huge here in SA, but there don’t seem to be any decent videos about it. PS: thanks for the incredible stories!
Did they find her? I would also love him to cover the case Wilma Anderson in Sweden, they found her head, wrapped in aluminium foil in a suitcase, in her boyfriends apartment, but the rest of the body is still not found. This happened 2019
I'm glad that mr ballen is coming back with the 3 in 1 stories ❤
The last story was definitely an angel, sent by God to save this man. Many similar stories around the world through the years are told by people who are alive because of these angels. These angels appear to someone because God sent them and He has a purpose for these people.
THE 3RD MAN AFFECT IS VERY REAL. When I was 13 years old I was lost in the wilderness of Idaho. It took me 3 days to find a dirt road. I did walk out on my own. On the 3rd day a presence arrived and walked me out. Then disappeared as soon as I set foot on the road.
This also happened to Haley Zega. I believe angels are sent to us in forms that we will be able to respond to without issue. Haley was 6 and her guide was four. So glad you made it home safe…
Me and my 3 friends were lost in a forest and wandering aimlessly under 6 foot grass not seeing a thing and at one point even saw a deer and our mind immediately thought of leopards being around as well, nearly fell off a cliff, after around 4 hours miraculously found a woodcutter who showed us a path which led us out into the town again
My husband and I were stationed at mountain home Air Force Base in Idaho. We've been up to Coeur d'Alene and Kellogg and we used to camp around featherville in the Stanley area. When on those Old logging roads miles from anyone and anywhere and in the wilderness is no joke!! I always wanted to visit the Frank Church River of No return wilderness area but I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001 while we live there and I wasn't physically capable of doing it.
Mr Ballen, Since you brought up the last man out of tower 2 on sept 11, I wonder if a video showing the dark story of how we veterans were lied to about nearly every aspect of 9/11 for nearly the last 23 years.
With your skill in presentation and the receptive audience you have here, I’m sure it would be very well received.
Either way, cheers to you, you’re killing it!
Been waiting all day for this one
So excited to be a witness to Mr Ballen’s success and growth!!! I have subscribed from each TH-cam channel I have!!!! Wont miss a another story!
I’ve been binge watching your channel today (been a subscriber since the beginning just haven’t been caught up with your new content) . Awesome to see how far you have came and how quick! You are probably the best story teller out here! Already 50,000 views and just under an hour! Thank you for doing your craft so we all can see and hear.
After how long did u catch up?
@@maryanne7161 a couple weeks
I used to listen Mr Ballen as bedtime story and every time i will fall asleep before finishing, but since he started to do ads so loud its impossible to do it, now i am watching just during the day i wish he lower the voice for the ads i am missing sleeping with his voice! The best TH-cam channel ever
Same
Me too
I started watching these videos about a year ago, I’ve watched all of them in order. Watching you become more and more confident in your ability to bring stories to life was so satisfying. Love this channel! Cheers