I think it all started from the beginning. It happens when Paranoia, or you might call it fear psychosis takes over and then everything happens in a mysterious way. Holes, caves and the thought of something dreadful at the back of your mind, all this can play their own tricks. Nice one.
I love the analogy. You are right about the things that the mind attracts. It's energy and what ever you give off comes back. I wish that was the case for Meenah.