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Originally posted by cjlegolas
i find vampire stories very intriging especailly the document on the famous Highgate vampire is very interesting, if not the most convincing vampire storie i have heard.
there are several different type of vampires,
one are the undead like creature that associated arround semetary and only can be seen after dark, and sleep in the casket during the day just like a corpe.
two are your average everyday people, that live, breath and walk day/night who think or belive they are vampire and have special power. and do drink real blood they don't admit where they get it from.
but i think the first group are intriging but second type are rather sad!
"In New Age terminology, an energy vampire or psychic vampire is a being said to have the ability to feed off the "life force" (called, variously, ch'i, prana, or vitality) of other living creatures. Alternative terms for these persons are pranic vampire, empathic vampire, energy predator, psy-vamp, energy parasite, and emotional vampire."
Originally posted by Celtichybrid
Vampires are often misunderstood really i mean that # that they cant cross moving water or that they sleep in caskets is bull#. recently i met my real mother and father (im adopted) and turns out i am hybrid. yes vampires do exist as do werewolves. they are able to stay hidden especially in todays society. yes vampires can have kids because they are not truly the dead risen up.true to b made a vampire they have to bite u but its more like a virus than nething else. I kno people are gonna b like wtf is she on? and # but it is all true. so yeah neways. the classic information of vampires is sumtimes true but sumtimes not obviously. We are not immortal though as u may think but we do not age as fast and live for many manyyears. thaught u might like a bit of information even though i kno it sounds like i am on acid.
Originally posted by darklanser
Viral infection. Sun allergies. Need for transfusions. There is a disease that mimics much of "das wampyr".
Porphyria, an allergy to sunlight that causes exposed skin to burn, blister and scar. In extreme cases symptoms can include migraines, nausea, vomiting and chronic pain. Some sufferers can even stop breathing.
From The American Porphyria Foundation
Treatment and Prognosis: PCT is the most treatable of the porphyrias. Treatment seems to be equally effective in familial and non-familial PCT. Factors that tend to activate the disease should be removed. The most widely recommended treatment is a schedule of repeated phlebotomy (removal of blood), with the aim of reducing iron in the liver. This actually reduces iron stores throughout the body. Usually, removal of only 5 to 6 pints of blood (one pint every one to two weeks) is sufficient, which indicates that iron stores are not excessively increased in most PCT patients.
If this disease has existed for hundreds of years,
maybe the symptoms and treatments were similar in the "Old Country". Just my theory.
[Edited on 12-2-2003 by darklanser]
Originally posted by Celtichybrid
Vampires are often misunderstood really i mean that # that they cant cross moving water or that they sleep in caskets is bull#. recently i met my real mother and father (im adopted) and turns out i am hybrid. yes vampires do exist as do werewolves. they are able to stay hidden especially in todays society. yes vampires can have kids because they are not truly the dead risen up.true to b made a vampire they have to bite u but its more like a virus than nething else. I kno people are gonna b like wtf is she on? and # but it is all true. so yeah neways. the classic information of vampires is sumtimes true but sumtimes not obviously. We are not immortal though as u may think but we do not age as fast and live for many manyyears. thaught u might like a bit of information even though i kno it sounds like i am on acid.