Have I just seen a ghost?

[Toomuchtodoo]

Partner has gone to bed and I'm sat in the living room with lights dimmed, no tv on, scrolling through MN.
I glance up and briefly see a dark shadow moving along the wall!
It only lasted a second.
No I haven't been drinking.
I've checked my glasses for smudges.
The curtains are closed so can't have been a reflection from outside.
Please reassure me!
I'll have to move won't I?

You'll be okay OP. It's probably nothing. Go on up to your partner

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and my scalp felt tingly.

I've turned ALL the lights on!

Unless you have blackout curtains it could have been a shadow/reflection from outside.

It's the effect of looking at a lit up screen and then flicking your gaze to a darkened room. It's completely normal.

Its just somone/ some animal moving between your curtained window and a street lamp outside

When my friend thought she saw a ghost she slept with a Bible under her pillow for years.

Was it a moth? One got in our room the other night & gave me a proper fright!

Even if it’s a ghost, you don’t necessarily need to move.

Could it be a spider with a big shadow?

How long have you lived in that place?

No you haven't.

Giant spider on the nightshade? Not sure if that is better or worse...

I'd rather a ghost than a giant spider tbf.

Haha not helping @PenguinEgg

Could it be a spider with a big shadow?

All the lights on and the tv is blaring and it's woken my partner up
I don't feel as spooked now there is more light and noise.

And I've just checked the lamp for giant spiders.
It's all clear.

@SmidgenofaPigeon

Even if it’s a ghost, you don’t necessarily need to move.

Can you get friendly ones?

Can you get friendly ones?shock

Put it this way, I’ve never heard of a genuine case of somebody being harmed by a real ghost.