Talking Teddy Bear

When you were younger, what toys did you enjoy? For the boys, perhaps there’s Lego (for those born in the 70’s or 80’s? hehe), then cars, robots and building blocks. For the girls, well, there’s the iconic Barbie, maybe a doll house, cooking set and stuffed toys. I’m a fan of stuffed toys. I remember, when my niece, Mariah, was still a toddler, she would go to my room and we would play “puppets.” I would use my stuffed toys and create a show wherein they would come alive. Mariah enjoyed it so much! J

Who would ever forget "The Muppets" and their silly antics? Hehe.  

A minion with a million bears.. Stuffed toys everywhere!

Took a picture of these cute kids enjoying the toys in the toy store..   

When I grew up, I never knew that my mind would play “puppets” on me. Here's what happened... 

I just had my first episode in December 2007 and I was back in my parents’ house, having been brought home from the boarding place I was living in. My mind had gone haywire because of too much stress in several aspects of my life – emotionally, relationally, professionally, financially, spiritually.. I had not been sleeping enough hours for days and was drinking lots of coffee and energy drinks because I was trying to hit a deadline. Put all of that together and BAM! I SNAPPED. Another factor to this was genetics. My father was also diagnosed as bipolar so that makes me predisposed to having it too IF exposed to triggers.

One evening, I was talking with my sister who called long-distance from the USA. My whole family got so worried about me that time. While we were talking, I saw, as in literally saw one of my stuffed toys moving its mouth!! I had to look twice to see if what I was seeing was real. I blinked and still saw it talking (but with no sound). Indeed, TEDDY WAS TALKING! TEDDY WAS ALIVE!

Teddy, are you alive??!!!  

That time, of course I was still so spaced out that I did not realize I was hallucinating. Wow. So that’s what a hallucination looks like. It did not last long though. Maybe it ran for less than a minute. Finally, my teddy stopped moving its mouth. The puppet play was over.

That is just one of the many experiences that I’ve had with my “crazy” and funny brain. There is chemical imbalance up there so I have to manage it properly with medication, psychotherapy and a healthy lifestyle (sleep, food, exercise, supplements). But, most importantly, I have to pray and immerse my mind in God’s Word – His promises for me. I need to constantly surrender my brain to the Great Physician. I know in my heart that Jesus is my Healer. I know nothing is impossible with Him. J 

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but BE TRANSFORMED

by the renewing of your MIND.”  Romans 12:2 

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Let's play puppets! Second childhood? Hehe.

P.S. Teddy has never spoken in any of my other delusions and hallucinations again. Maybe he decided to retire from the puppet stage. Hehe. J

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