Quick answer
The seven “signs you have been cursed” that circulate online (tiredness, failure, money vanishing, bad sleep, loss of interest, snapping at family, low sex drive) are not signs of witchcraft. Taken together they are a textbook description of depression, burnout or an untreated physical illness, every one of which has a real treatment. That matters, because the people who publish these lists usually sell the cure, and the cure for a curse is always a fee. The full picture, including the four-step check and how curse-removal scams operate, is in the hub: Protecting Yourself from Psychic Attacks.
The seven signs, and what they actually indicate
| The “sign of witchcraft” | What it usually indicates | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tired most of the time, new aches and pains | Poor sleep, low iron, thyroid problems, depression, long-term stress, a virus that has not cleared | GP appointment with blood tests. This one alone should send you. |
| 2. You rarely succeed no matter how hard you try | Burnout, goals set without a plan, or a run of bad luck that attention has turned into a pattern | List the last five failures. Each has its own cause. Fix the one you can. |
| 3. Money disappears as soon as it arrives | Income below outgoings, debt interest, no budget, or someone else spending it | A month of tracking every payment tells you where it goes. Free debt advice services exist in most countries. |
| 4. Insomnia and nightmares | Stress, alcohol, late screens, sleep apnoea, anxiety, and, if there are voices or a sense of presence, possibly a mental health condition | Two weeks of a fixed wake time and no alcohol. If nightmares persist or you hear things when awake, GP. |
| 5. No pleasure in things you used to enjoy | Anhedonia, one of the two core symptoms of depression | GP or therapist. This is treatable and does not lift by itself quickly. |
| 6. Snapping at people you love | Exhaustion, depression, chronic pain, or a relationship problem that has not been said out loud | Sleep first; then the conversation you have been avoiding. |
| 7. Loss of sexual desire | Depression, stress, medication side effects, hormonal changes, relationship distance | GP; it is one of the most common things they hear and one of the most treatable. |
Notice that signs 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 together are close to the clinical picture of a depressive episode. If four or more have been true for over two weeks, the NIMH page on caring for your mental health describes when and how to get help. In the US, 988 is available by call or text at any hour.
Why the curse explanation is so tempting
- It gives a cause. Depression and bad luck feel random; a curse has a villain and a story.
- It removes blame. “Someone did this to me” is easier to bear than “I am unwell”.
- It promises a quick fix. Removing a curse takes a session; treating depression takes months.
- It is sold hard. The websites and readers who list these signs usually offer the removal, and the removal always costs.
The old version of this article ended by telling readers to “consult an expert in the field”. That is the sales pitch. The experts who can actually help with these seven signs are a GP, a therapist and a debt adviser, and the first two are where most people find the cause.
If someone has threatened you with witchcraft: that is a hostile person, and the hub explains how to treat it as one: keep the message, block, report if it is explicit, and do not read it nightly. Nobody can harm you by ritual unless you believe they can; the fear is the only mechanism, and it fades when named.
The four-step check and the scam pattern
The hub walks through ruling out the physical, naming the real problem, what actually protects you, and how curse-removal scams escalate from a cheap first reading.
While the concept of black magic is intriguing, I’d be interested in seeing more empirical evidence to support these claims. Scientific validation could help in understanding these phenomena better.
The discussion on witchcraft touches upon age-old beliefs and cultural practices. It might be beneficial to explore this topic through the lens of anthropology and sociology.
It’s crucial to remember that correlation does not imply causation. These symptoms could be due to a variety of other factors such as stress or underlying health conditions.
This article provides a fascinating perspective, yet it’s essential to remain critical and analyze these claims with a rational mindset. Consulting professionals in relevant fields is always a good approach.
This article raises some interesting points, but I think it’s important to consider psychological and medical explanations for these symptoms before attributing them to witchcraft.