NHS calls in exorcist

[scorpiogirly]

That's correct.

An exorcist has been called in by the NHS to a hospice because of many paranormal incidents and sightings of the ghost of a girl in a red dress, witnessed by staff and also patients.

You'd think there has to be something in this right? And if not, what on earth could be going on?

Trained as what kind of priest?

I agree!

I did work for the C of E but only for a year in a non clergy role.

I do know that they do deliverance ministry though

I wasn't making a case for or against the existence of ghosts, just pointing out that most people, post WW2, didn't die at home.

WOW. I just posted about an experience at Bristol General Hospital on another thread about places that make you feel uncomfortable. I'd gone for a chest xray and was all alone in a waiting room hung with old photos of nurses and patients in bed - early 20th century photos I imagine. God the atmosphere there was horrendous...I couldn't get out fast enough. Totally agree I couldn't live there.

You're only a ghost if you have unfinished business 😜

That Island sound amazing! Was it St Kilda? I've always wanted to visit

This about sums it up - combined with a slow news day and credulous readers.

Half my colleagues are convinced our old offices are haunted. It used to be a psych ward and you get pockets in the place where you get a huge chill... other colleagues claim that it's just the dodgy roof and draughts.

My suggestion was that we give the ghost its own caseload.

...and their business always seems to be pissing about with cupboard doors or stopping clocks or just wandering around aimlessly. I have no problem sharing my old house with the dead community but if they're going to cadge free board off me then I would like them to at least help with the tidying or do something useful. They're worse than bloody teenagers with their attitude.

@BigKissByeBye Catholic Church

You what?

So one small child at the hospital has unfinished business but the hundreds/thousands before and after her didn’t. Got it 😁

I love a good ghost story! I don't believe in them now, but used to when I was a teen - eldest DD is currently going through her 'I believe' phase and is obsessed with various ghost hunting YouTube channels.

There have still been a few things happen which I can't explain though:

1. When DD was a new born we used to use baby sleeping bags for her - no blankets, pillows or bumpers in the cot. She had a small hand knitted baby blanket that DH's nan had made, but this was always kept folded up over the foot end of the cot.

One night, she'd been in bed for a couple of hours. We checked in on her as we went up to bed and she was tucked in under the blanket. There was no way it had fallen off and she was far too young to have pulled it off.

I took it off her, folded it back up on the end of the cot and just said out loud "We don't put a blanket of her because she will get to hot, her sleeping bag is fine" - never happened again.

2. My dad doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits either. My mom (who is a believer) bought a charcoal picture of a woman from a jumble sale one day - she just felt a pull towards it. The signature of the artist was a combination of mine and her names. This picture ended up in the cupboard at the top of the stairs. The whole time it was there, the cat used to just run past that cupboard - would never linger on the landing.

My dad was hanging some washing over the banister on the landing to dry - the phone rang so he went into the bedroom to answer it. There was no-one on the other end so he went back to his washing. The stuff he had put out had all been turned length ways - he'd been gone less than 20 seconds. He also claims that on a couple of occasions he'd called up to me and I'd replied, even though I was out!

After the washing incident her threw the picture away - nothing else ever happened and the cat went back to sleeping happily by the radiator on the landing.

3. When DHs dad died very suddenly, we were all in the relatives room at the hospital. He'd been gone a few hours at that point. MIL received a text message from FILs number - it was blank. We all heard it come through and saw her open it. FILs phone was at home, switched off. When we switched it back on there was no 'sent' blank message, so it wasn't a delayed message or anything.

😂 Yrs, it’s never a tidy ghost, always one that wants to make a mess!

@BloominNora 's ghosts were really helpful around the house.

😂I know - if we'd still got that picture, I'd have taken it with me when we moved and taught the bugger how to put the washing out the right way!

Going into my local co op makes me uncomfortable (all co ops really). They have a weird vibe. Nothing supernatural.

Hospitals that still have that old decor and vibe can make anyone uncomfortable, my old hospital was truly horrible till it had a bit of a face lift.

Which thread?
I am a believer!

No, I've always wanted to go to St Kilda too -- this was off the west coast of Ireland, and much closer to the mainland, but in a dirty bit of sea where it did get cut off fairly frequently.

Well if it makes everyone feel better and doesn't cost anything who cares.

Well that’s it really, doesn’t really matter if no one is getting exploited.

I live on a housing estate not too far away that was also built on the site of an old psychiatric institution. It was in effect an actual village, with its own farmland, butchers, bakery, church and graveyard.

Considering I am such a wimp when it comes to things of an other-worldly nature (I can't even go downstairs at night without being scared something is going to jump out at me 🙈), it doesn't really bother me. There's such a community feel here that the site's previous use feels world's away (despite some of the buildings remaining and converted into properties).

I have a STEM background and I completely have an open mind with regards to the existence of 'ghosts'.

As a PP said, there's so much we know now that would have been scorned 100 years ago, so what's to say that isn't the same for this? We would be arrogant to think we know everything about life and the universe.

Catholic (Church)

Indeed! Stoned Tape Theory is something very different!

Please tell all!