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2025-10-25 People & Blogs
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Processing Unsettling Reddit Stories: Gnomes, Sabotage, and Inappropriate Boundaries

Learn what happens when paranormal encounters escalate into real-life psychological threats, and discover crucial social boundaries professionals must never cross.

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  • Selling a house after discovering evidence of a secret squatter, including used personal items [00:51:12].
  • Exposing a manipulative ex-girlfriend who systematically sabotaged the narrator's employment history using documented personal data [00:38:37].
  • Identifying clear professional boundary violations when a psychiatrist suggests moving in with a patient [00:53:47].
  • Confronting the creepiness of domestic obsession when a brother-in-law writes a thinly veiled, obsessive thriller about his sister-in-law [00:45:59].
  • Recognizing non-consensual physical manipulation when a boyfriend curls his partner's hair while she sleeps [01:06:46].

This episode explores multiple submissions detailing terrifying real-world experiences, ranging from apparent supernatural activity involving "gnomes" to severe emotional abuse facilitated by online anonymity and professional misconduct. The value lies in recognizing when reality becomes stranger than fiction and identifying toxic or unsafe relational dynamics.

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Spooky scary skeletons (except they have skin and they are alive) PODCAST: https://smo.sh/PitRedditSpotify https://smo.sh/PitRedditiHeart https://smo.sh/PitRedditApple 0:00 Intro 3:57 I see gnomes and hear noises in my house https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1j249mk/i_think_my_house_is_haunted_i_see_gnomes_and_hear/ 28:45 I think my gf has been trying to get me fired https://www.reddit.com/r/Advice/comments/iwa83b/i_think_my_girlfriend_has_been_trying_to_get_my/ 43:06 My sister's husband has a creepy AF novel about me https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/blvl17/wibta_for_telling_my_sister_about_her_husbands/ 52:23 My psychiatrist asked to move in with me https://www.reddit.com/r/AmIOverreacting/comments/1ma3rtf/aio_for_thinking_my_psychiatrist_asking_to_move/ 1:03:36 My bf won't stop curling my hair in my sleep https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/1iu10my/my_boyfriend_22mwont_stop_curling_my_19f_hair_in/ 1:07:43 I didn't realize how scary a girl actually was https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/mq55ez/tifu_by_being_a_horny_21_year_old_and_not/ SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU SEE Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/ Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/ WHO YOU DON’T SEE (usually) Director: Bailey Petracek Editor: Andre Gardere & Rock Coleman Director of Programming, Smosh Pit: Emily Rose Jacobson Associate Producer, Smosh Pit: Bailey Petracek Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar Prop Master: Courtney Chapman, Abigail Schmidt Art Coordinator: Bridgette Baron Audio Mixer: Jose Perez Audio Utility: Matt Taylor Director of Photography: Brennan Iketani Videographer: James Hull Camera Operator: Eric Wann Assistant Director: Oliver Wehlander Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon Production Coordinator: Zianne Hoover Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander Production Assistant: Caroline Smith Director of Post Production: Luke Baker DIT/Lead AE: Matt Duran DIT/AE: Beni Kimuene Post Production Coordinator: Ariana Martinez IT: Tim Baker IT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho Chee Sound Editor: Gareth Hird Director of Design: Brittany Hobbs Senior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie Hauck Graphic Designers: Ness Cardano, Monica Ravitch Director of Channel Operations: Lizzy Jones Channel Operations Manager: Audrey Carganilla Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa Social Creative Producer: Peter Ditzler, Tommy Bowe Merchandising Manager: Mallory Myers Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales Brand Partnership Manager: Chloe Mays Brand Partnerships Coordinating Producer: Liz Kummer Operations Manager: Selina Garcia Talent Coordinator: Danielle Moses People Operations Specialist: Katie Fink Front Office Assistant: Sara Faltersack CEO: Alessandra Catanese Executive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox EVP of Programming: Kiana Parker Coordinator Producer of Programming: Marcus Munguia Associate Producer, Special Projects: Rachel Collis Executive Assistant: Katelyn Hempstead OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast Smosh Alike: https://bit.ly/SubToSmoshAlike FOLLOW US: TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok Instagram: https://instagram.com/smosh Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh

Top Comments (10)

@PinkPixelGoose 2025-10-25

Update(lol): so the gnome/snake was actually like a YEAR before the squatter, I did mention but idk if they made that clear, since the squatter has left and been arrested we've heard no sounds but my best friend DID see a gnome while house sitting...we think it may be a duende, PLEASE stop dming me about the damn gnome, I never even wanted it to be such a prominent factor lol, I've posted the whole gnome story from my Reddit in comments and stuff, I'm hot gonna be replying as much now. Hi Smosh gang, OP here and new subscriber...thank you for covering fully, we're safe and squatter was actually arrested :')

27.9k 280 replies
@nkk_23 2025-10-25

shoutout to the art department for killing the set design once again!

14.9k 22 replies
@theminnesotanyt9639 2025-10-25

I can’t believe no one acknowledged Damien’s “what he planning on doing? He doesn’t have any legs for the stairs” comment about the snake, that killed me

9.3k 21 replies
@Vanilla_milkshake-x4d 2025-10-25

Mildly unrelated but CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING IN THIS VIDEO?!??!? ITS INCREDIBLE!!!

6.7k 25 replies
@emmjayy1313 2025-10-25

As a therapist, it is SO SO disturbing to see how many BAD therapists are out there.

5.8k 36 replies
@vikkumari 2025-11-07

I'm so obsessed with the gnome girl. "Turns out it was a squatter. We still have gnomes but that's fine and totally normal please stop asking about the gnome."

4.4k 12 replies
@hilmalumay 2025-10-25

We can't have a scary episode without our resident spooky person, Damien Haas

4.2k 8 replies
@LateitiaJoan 2025-10-26

To quote Dean Winchester“Monsters I get, people are scary!” What a crazy Reddit episode ❤

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@councilofautumn 2025-10-31

"Bury the Gnome" - when you're telling a scary story and you skip over a scarier thing that also happened as if it was no big deal

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@CalliopePresents 2025-10-31

Regarding Shane's long monologue about missing something basic when you're young and how it messes up more advanced level stuff later - It wasn't until I was taking training for the YWCA R*pe Crisis Center volunteer program and we were looking at a checklist of Domestic Violence that I realized I had grown up in a DV household. It was weird because I knew my mom was a bad mom, but until the moment I looked at that list, it didn't occur to me to classify myself as a DV victim. And my response was a very lackluster, "huh. I'm a victim of DV."

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