The Time Glitch Theory: Do Shifts in Reality Happen Before a Violent Crime?
Have you ever felt something change in the air right before something terrible happened? A sudden silence. A strange déjà vu. A distorted sense of time. For many survivors of violent crimes, these subtle shifts are more than coincidence—they are warnings. Some call it intuition. Others describe it as a break in the fabric of reality—a time glitch.
But what does that mean?
Could time be bending, skipping, or distorting just before a murder takes place? Could the universe be sending signals, trying to disrupt the flow of events? Could trauma leave traces in time itself?
This post dives deep into the “Time Glitch Theory”—a haunting idea that before violent events, especially murders, reality may shift, fracture, or loop, as if trying to warn us or record what’s about to happen.
What Is a “Time Glitch”?
In physics, time is supposed to flow forward in a straight line, second by second. But countless people—especially trauma survivors—describe moments that contradict this.
A time glitch is often reported as:
A sudden sense of time slowing down or speeding up.
A moment of disassociation or feeling “out of body.”
Déjà vu or a repeating event that doesn’t make logical sense.
The sensation that something is off, as though reality hiccuped.
A distortion in sensory perception—colors, sounds, and space feel warped.
These experiences don’t just happen randomly—they are often described right before or during moments of extreme danger or death.
Survivor Stories: “Time Broke Before It Did”
Countless survivor accounts point to this phenomenon. One woman who survived a home invasion said she felt like she was “watching a movie of her life” just before the door was kicked in. Another survivor of attempted murder said, “Time stopped. It literally stopped. The clock in my kitchen froze—and I looked at it—and I swear I knew something horrible was about to happen.”
These aren’t just poetic memories. They're trauma markers that often emerge in PTSD flashbacks and survivor testimonies. The consistency is haunting: just before violence, something shifts. Some call it intuition, others describe it as a dimensional tear, a paranormal interference, or a psychic warning.
Trauma, Time, and the Brain
From a psychological standpoint, time glitches could be a trauma response. The brain, when under threat, shifts into survival mode. During extreme fear, the amygdala takes over, and the prefrontal cortex (logical thinking) goes offline. This can cause time perception to skew drastically.
Some trauma experts suggest:
The brain slows down time to process more information quickly.
Dissociation can make time feel surreal or non-linear.
Survivors often report missing time, memory fragmentation, or a sense of looping the moment in their heads.
So, are time glitches just a survival trick? Or is there something more—something metaphysical—that trauma exposes?
The Energy Imprint Theory
Spiritual and metaphysical traditions suggest that time is not just linear, but layered and fluid. According to this view, high-impact emotional events—like murders—can create energy imprints in space and time.
These imprints may:
Loop back and warn someone sensitive to energy.
Disrupt normal time flow in the moments leading up to the event.
Reappear later as residual hauntings or psychic echoes.
In this theory, a murder isn’t just a tragedy—it’s an energetic explosion. Like lightning scarring a tree, it scars time. And some people—especially empaths, trauma survivors, or psychically attuned individuals—can feel the fracture before it happens.
Scientific Parallels: Quantum Time and Reality Bubbles
Although science hasn’t caught up with these ideas, quantum physics has opened new doors into how time and reality might behave in ways we don’t fully understand.
The Observer Effect suggests reality changes depending on who is watching.
Time dilation in Einstein’s theory of relativity shows that time can move slower or faster depending on gravity or speed.
Some string theorists believe there are multiple timelines or realities running in parallel.
Could a murder be such a significant energy event that it tears or overlaps these timelines? Could survivors or victims be slipping through these cracks—just briefly—feeling a warning encoded in time itself?
Premonition or Preparation?
Another angle of the time glitch theory is premonition—the idea that a person knows what’s coming before it happens. Survivors often report:
Having a bad dream the night before.
Feeling suddenly cold or emotionally numb.
Saying goodbye without knowing why.
Delaying an action that saved their life.
One chilling example: A woman recounted that she instinctively took a different route home one night. Later, she learned someone had been murdered on her normal route just minutes after she would have passed through. “It wasn’t logic,” she said. “It was a glitch. Something changed. Something told me to reroute.”
Is it intuition? Or is it a shift in time that allows a small glimpse of what’s to come?
Time Glitches as Dimensional Warnings
Many people believe in the concept of parallel timelines or dimensional overlays. In this view, a time glitch may not just be emotional or psychological—it may be an actual crossing of realities, where your soul or subconscious feels something happening in another timeline.
In other words:
You might momentarily “feel” a version of events where the murder already happened.
Your body may react to a version of reality you haven’t consciously experienced yet.
Time doesn’t warn you logically—it pulls at your soul, even if your brain doesn’t understand.
This could explain why survivors often say, “Something told me to leave.” The something may not be a voice, but a ripple in reality.
Why Do Time Glitches Happen?
There are a few theories about why time glitches might happen before a murder:
Spiritual Intervention – A higher force is trying to warn or reroute you.
Energetic Recoil – The moment is so dark that time itself recoils or fractures.
Psychic Echoes – You are subconsciously picking up signals from the future or from alternate versions of the event.
Survival Instincts – Your body knows what’s coming before your mind does, altering your perception of time.
Dimensional Cross-Talk – You are temporarily experiencing overlapping realities, like a radio picking up two stations at once.
Can Time Glitches Be Trusted?
While they’re mysterious, time glitches shouldn't be ignored. Whether they are trauma responses, spiritual warnings, or energetic anomalies, they point to something significant.
Here’s what to do if you ever feel one:
Pause and tune in. Trust your body. If it feels wrong, it probably is.
Document it. Writing it down gives you clarity—and may validate it later.
Don’t dismiss it. Gut feelings, glitches, and distortions may be part of your intuitive survival system.
Seek safety. If a place, person, or situation feels warped—leave. Don’t wait for proof.
Final Thoughts: Time Doesn't Always Play Fair
Violent trauma breaks more than bones and hearts—it can break time. Survivors often live in a nonlinear loop where the past bleeds into the present. Some remember the moment before the trauma more clearly than the event itself. Others say they’ve never felt time the same way again.
Whether the time glitch theory is psychological, spiritual, or quantum, one thing is clear: reality is not as stable as we think. Moments before death or danger, something shifts. Some people feel it. Some escape it. Some carry it with them forever.
So the next time you feel a ripple in the air, a strange pause in the moment, or a tug in your gut—listen. The glitch might just be a message from the universe—or from a version of yourself that already knows what’s coming.
Because sometimes, reality breaks to save you.
