I'm Trapped in the World Inside My Head | Part 1

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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After the death of his mother, a grieving recluse makes a pact with a sadistic djinn to bring her back—only to be cast into a century of isolation where his mind unravels, memories distort, and the boundary between reality and madness shatters forever. Author: Jude Irons Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Head to betterhelp.com/dns to get 10% off your first month. Acorns: Head to acorns.com/nosleep or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #truescarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Picture a hash brown. Yep. There it is. Right there. Would you look at that? A golden oval of
0:09.9	crispy deliciousness. From where? Well, you already know. Breakfast, done properly.
0:18.6	Serve until 11 a.m.
0:20.6	Hey everyone.
0:21.5	I've seen a lot of comments about ads on the podcast, so I wanted to clear things up.
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0:43.9	patreon.com slash DR. No Sleep, where you can listen completely ad-free. Thank you all so much for your
0:51.1	continued support. Dr. Nys Twenty-eight years, four months,
0:56.9	13 days, and 11 hours. That was my age at the moment mom left the world and me behind.
1:04.5	I had been staying in the apartment and commuting to the hospital, but I couldn't bring myself
1:09.5	to stay nights. So I was not there when
1:12.1	Mom took her final breath. I didn't hear her last words. Maybe she would have whispered,
1:17.9	It'll be okay, Michael. Keep living. Be happy. The doctors told me she passed peacefully in her
1:25.7	sleep. The ringing in my ears drowned out their assurances.
1:30.3	After she was gone, I did the same thing I always had.
1:34.3	I hid.
1:36.3	My only company was her voice, which called out to me in my mind.
1:41.3	Sometimes, the voice apologized for leaving me behind, or it would berate me for abandoning
1:47.7	her. She wasn't alone. Other times, it would be dead. He would slur like he used to after a couple of
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