re: subping, callout, plural stuff
@foxwitch@queer.af @Thaminga @Leucrotta @IrisKalmia Yeah it was really troubling when stuff I'd read in Stephen King novels when I was a teen started being Real.
The upside to that whole thing was that I was psychologically prepared for dealing with Demons, Ghosts, intrusive astral entities and the like.
The downside was that a serious mental health issue got a spiritual explaination I was satisfied with and then kicked me in the pants when I turned 30 or so.
And yeah, it's sometimes treated as pathological. Even when it's just a case of 'That person needs to be Out and have friends and good experiences Too, and not just live under the stairs"