This is gonna sound stupid. But is it possible that Im a VAMPIRE? ?

1. There are no real vampires. Cut and paste time, as it is too much work to type this out over and over so here goes. A brief discussion of the human digestive system and then the probable vampire population given an exponential growth rate should explain why vampires are not possible.

2. Vampires do not exist. Period. The human body is not designed to process large amounts of blood for nutrition. There is not enough protein, carbohydrates, and fats present in blood to maintain a complex creature such as Homo Sapiens or any theorized offshoot mutations. When a human ingests food it is first broken up by chewing, then churned up in the stomach with digestive juices to form a bolus called chyme. It then passes into the small intestine where it mixes with bile salts which continue breaking it down on a molecular basis, mostly affecting fats at this point. The broken down nutrients pass through the wall of the intestines and into the bloodstream where they are carried to each cell or stored for later use. Indigestible bulk continues through the intestines, turning a dark brown from the bile. Water is absorbed from this mass in the large intestine depending on the needs of the body - a well-hydrated person will usually have a softer stool than a dehydrated person will. Water also enters the bloodstream, and this is what helps to maintain blood pressure. The pressure tends to balance itself in a healthy person because the bloodstream goes through a formation in the kidney called the Loop of Henle, where the narrowing blood vessel forces excess water and cellular waste such as urea out through the cellular wall into the kidneys, where it is excreted through the ureters into the bladder, and then out of the body via the urethral passageway.

3. IMPORTANT - A person physically unable to process his own food for nutrition therefore also could not process blood - it's the same process. Ingested blood does not transmit directly to the veins anyway - it would be chemically broken down by the digestive system.

4. Theoretical ingestion of blood to supply these nutrients would therefore have to occur at least once a day, and would require the ingestion of the entire blood supply which could not happen as the stomach is far too small to hold that much liquid volume. Furthermore, such a mass would be difficult to pass thru the intestines as it has no fibrous bulk, would create an intestinal impaction, causing massive vomiting from the large concentration of iron present, and any "real" vampire would have to eventually expel the waste, which would come out as a black, tarry, smelly goo.

5. These humans that affect the whole "vampiric lifestyle" are NOT vampires. They are simply humans playing their own little game, in their own little fantasy world, usually pandering to their own little sexual fetish, which may or may not actually be sexual. I too, play my own little game, in the SCA, but mine is a game where the deeds that I do are determined by the strength of my arm and sword - I am a warrior, with just as much skill and ability as any warrior of ancient times. The difference is that I am claiming to be something physically possible: a warrior, and I prove it everytime I strap on my armor and walk onto a SCA battlefield. The so-called "vampires" are claiming to be something physically impossible: a walking corpse, and all they prove is that black Victorian clothing, a pair of false fangs, and a little makeup make for a good Halloween costume - it does not make you a vampire.

6. Even if a vampire feeds once a week, and his victim also becomes a vampire, that is exponential growth, with four iterations a month. First iteration: One makes one, total two. Second iteration: Two make two, total four. Third iteration: Four make four, total eight. Fourth iteration: Eight make eight, total sixteen. 16 vampires at the end of one month, 256 at the end of the second month, 4096 by the end of the third month, 65,536 by the end of the fourth month, 1,048,476 at the end of the fifth, and 33,572,832 vampires at the end of half a year! By way of comparison, there are currently approximately 33 million people who have HIV/AIDS in the U.S. alone, and the disease is a world-wide epidemic. I see people every day in the hospital with AIDS, but never has there been one documented case of a vampire attack. Do the math - vampires are a mathematical impossibility. As for the idea that vampires existed "a long time ago" consider the estimated global population 5,000 years ago - using the above mathematical rationale, a single vampire could have taken over and converted every human on the globe in less than ten years. This falls therefore, under the logic of Occam's Razor - which states that when you have removed every impossible answer, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. Since there is no "vampiric plague" swarming the earth, the logical deduction is that they don't exist.

7. Point of clarification about "vampire" bats: vampire is simply the name we have given them because they do drink blood, same as a flea, mosquito, or spider. Are these creatures vampires? No. They are living creatures, not legendary monsters. Drinking blood does not make you a vampire anymore than eating raw meat makes you a werewolf, although it might make you a mosquito.

8.The humans who profess to be vampires are victims of an all-encompassing self induced delusion. They are as human as you or I, regardless of their claims, and if they ingest HIV tainted blood they can most certainly contract the disease, esp. if they have any cuts, sores, or lesions in and or around their mouth. It is a very dangerous delusion to be laboring under. Note that there is absolutely no scientific or medical proof that these people derive any benefit at all from the ingestion of blood, and even worse are the so-called "psychic" vampires, because their delusion is one that they cannot substantiate with any concrete evidence at all. There is absolutely NO scientific evidence of "psychic vampirism", and anyone trying to quote you "facts and figures" about it is lying through their teeth.

9. There is no "vampire" gene - you cannot be "born" a vampire. This would insinuate unbroken bloodlines going back thousands of years, with pre-arranged marraiges to keep the "gene" from spreading. When a woman goes to the hospital for prenatal care there are many tests done on mother and child, even while still in the womb, to check for many things, including genetic anomalies that result in deformities and birth defects. If such a gene existed, in today's world with today's technology it would have been found - we have already completely mapped the human chromosome strand. It would also have to follow Mendel's law of dominant/recessive gene theory. Again, the odds on that many "vampires" all escaping the notice of the medical/scientific community are so low as to be almost nonexistent.

I don't think you're a vampire. Honestly, you described a lot about me. I don't lift weights, but I'm very strong, I'm not fast in the sense of running, but with fighting I'm extremely fast.

I'm the palest in my family, and the palest most of my friends know of. I have very purple red lips, without lip gloss or any makeup. I have frequent eye color changes and around my pupil it's yellow- kinda weird, but it's normal I'm pretty positive.

Just there aren't many people who carry these traits. And the biting thing, some / most kids go through and I've broken skin before, not hard. My senses are heightended, but I meditate and have very balanced chakras.

I doubt you're a vampire, because if you are, well damn I must be too. :) The sharp teeth are your canine teeth. The sharpness varies in people.

I love the night, and am always up. Some people just have a natural tolerance for it. Nothing to worry about, you're normal, just you have different characteristics. Have a lovely day.

Also, to explain the life line thing. My life line goes past my wrist bracelets. The ones that verify your energy levels throughout the weeks of a month. -Once again, normal, just different.

Edit: Tiiff's answer was interesting.. I was on that website she posted and it seemed interesting. Hmm, maybe my beliefs are shifting? :o For the psi ones at least.

You may not be one of those "Twilight fangirls" but you ARE using fictional criteria to guage whether or not you are a vampire. Sure, there's plenty of sites that will tell you that you will be stronger, paler, nocturnal, etc, etc, etc. But the truth is that all living vampires are human, with the energy deficiency. Liking the taste of blood is more common among humans than you'd think. It's no indicator, either. No immortality, no "fangs", you may be more psychically sensitive than some, but again, no indicator. The best you could say, given all the things that you have mentioned, is that you fit the fictional vampire stereotype. No vampire that I have known is anything other than a (rather uninteresting) normal human type. If you want to enjoy the "persona", then go ahead and play up the fangs, and strength, and sunlight avoidance. Many in the vampire scene do. Not because they have to, but because they WANT to. What this boils down to is that you won't recognize most of the real vampires around you, and if you DO see someone you think you recognize as a vampire, you can be pretty certain they are a life-styler, not a real vampire.

For the past three years I found I had a strange connection with vampires..I was very sensitive to light, pale, tired all the time, craved salt( which I thought at times was blood) I got gray hair, and I was depressed a lot. When I got a blood test, the doctor told me I had hypothyroidism, where your thyroid affects your metabolism, turns you pale, makes you sensitive to light, and makes you crave salt b/c your body cannot absorb iodide.

Perhaps there is a metabolic/medical/psychological issue on the side here..You could also be deficient in Iron and that is also very serious as it can lead to anemia.

I would recommend getting a blood test and seeing a doctor-don't tell them you feel like a vampire-tell them the things that make you feel like one. Anyway, if it is just a spiritual feeling, that is okay to have, just make sure it is a healthy and lively path you are following.

Very interesting. To me, you basically fill the majority of the criteria of being a vampire. But some things still seem odd to me, but that's probably just me being stupid. I really do believe you could be a full fledged vampire. There is the possibility that the vampire gene has been inserted into you(the vampire gene is found in a vampire bodily fluids, and is usually gotten by drinking or injecting). For now, I can tell you to just go to haemavore.com and look up on all the info there. Then compare and contrast, and see what comes up.

Best of luck.

LOL!!!

You sound just like me!

I'm Very pale and my whole family is a very Tan color.

They are mexican and i am too! but you can't even tell that i am! I look like a really white person! LMFAO!

You seem to have the same problems i do! I hear when people are gonna scare me, I feel them staring, I can pick up heavy stuff, and I hear really good! The fast thing not so much, but i've gotten faster!

Plus, I have a twin so it's even creepier to see that there are 2 pale people that look alike! lol

So what i'm basically trying to say is, your not quite a vamp but with those symptoms, it sounds like you are very close to being one. I am but my twin is not. I tend to wonder about the symptoms though.

Tell you what? Message me and tell me more of the symptoms that you have, ok? You sound very interesting and i would really like to know if you are a vamp or not. But Message me whenever you want!

Please and thank you!

:D

Hahaa don't feel embarrassed or anything about thinking that.. personally, i think i have a vampire at my school. He's.. different -- and you described alot about him. He always knows when I'm staring at him, and he turns around immediately.

If you ARE a vampire, then you're most likely a psi. They have amazing abilities.. not all of them have them, though. I would reccomend checking out this site: http://sphynxcatvp.nocturna.org/faq/most-looks.htm... and not just that page, it's kind of boring. But the rest of it.. is really interesting. The guy in my grade, well, he sounds ALOT like all of those things.. and he may have some of the abilities [you'll find "symptoms" somewhere on there! huge list!]

Anyway, i would ask myself this, "Do people feel emotionally drained or tired or just.. well, withered when I stare at them?" You could be a psi vampire without even knowing it. Some psi vampires take people's energy without either of them knowing -- and if you lock eyes with someone, try to "dig into their soul" if you can understand that, and you get your energy right then and there!

It's really interesting, honestly. Like, none of my friends believe me anymore -- i talk so much about it! If you want more details and stuff, talk to me about it! Or, share the websites you later find -- honestly, i have a 40-60% feeling that you're a psi vamp.. do more research, and maybe email the people of the link i gave you.. they could give you great advice and help you out. With all luck, Tiffanii. :]

Vampires were made up just like any other mythological creatures such as werewolf's. But who knows with an open mind anything is possible in my opinion.

Vampires are not real. Every single person who says they do exist, are that they are one, is lying, brainwashed, or delusional. Personally, if I wanted truth, I'd listen to what the Nurse up there said if I were you.

I think you are a vampire...like me.I am 14 years old and i would love to talk to someone like me.If you can e-mail me or add me on msn:maddieroxyworld@hotmail.com

It sounds like very many signs of vampirism. maybe you were born as one, and one of your parents, either mom or dad was actually a vampire but managed to stay pale and the other was just a carrier for the vampire virus and thus you became one. you should mail me. we could talk