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Are there such things as GHOSTS

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spikeycat · 28/07/2003 22:11

Hi all, I am home alone for the first time since we have lived in this house and I am a little aprehensive.

The house is about 160 years old, which doesn't usually bother me as it is a friendly house, but I have never stayed here on my own before, and we have lived here 3 years.

Compounded by the fact that dp said he crapped himself staying here on his own when I was in hospital giving birth.

So....are there such things as ghosts and has anyone ever seen one????

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Metrobaby · 28/07/2003 22:36

Can't say I ever seen or experienced one ! Not sure if believe in them or not either.

I think if there was a ghostie in your house you and your DP would have realised one was about by now - or do they only come out when people are alone - or is that just a horror movie theory ??

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spikeycat · 28/07/2003 22:42

I think its just me being a baby, I do believe there is something else after we die, but I think this is a nice house, and if theres anything here, its friendly.

Just was wondering what other people thought and am too hyped to go to bed yet!

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Frogling · 28/07/2003 22:48

Spikeycat - if your house has always felt friendly to you, then I wouldn't think you've got anything to worry about. Your dp probably just got spooked on his own whilst going through all those new dad emotions.
Since our dd was born 14 months ago, I have often seen a red mist in her room. It seems to watch over her while she sleeps, and I never feel freaked out when I see it, just very calm.
Also, both my dh and myself often see a black cat in the house that isn't actually there, if you see what I mean, and dd sometimes points and talks to things we can't see.
If I were you, I'd try and relax - if you have ghosts, they must be friendly. After all, you've been there three years without any worries. Hope this helps.

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spikeycat · 28/07/2003 22:52

Ta frogling. My nan passed away just before I had ds and had often slept in the room he is in, and I sometimes think I smell her smell (oil of olay).

She was 93 and a lovely person, and so looking forward to meeting my baby, she had left gifts etc for him, even though her death was sudden and unexpected to the rest of us (and noone knew what we were having, even us, but her gifts were boy gifts,)

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doormat · 28/07/2003 22:55

Totally agree with frogling, if there was anything in your house that was not friendly you would of known about it well before now.Dont worry it sounds like a lovely peaceful house.

anais · 28/07/2003 22:59

Yes definately, but agree with Frogling...

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spikeycat · 28/07/2003 23:01

go on then anais, whats your experience of this?

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whymummy · 28/07/2003 23:03

spikeycat i think you`ve been looking at david guest too much today,everyone would feel scared

ps.seriously tho, dont worry, if you can sense your nan im sure she`ll look after you

doormat · 28/07/2003 23:07

spikeycat regarding the smells when our youngest ds was born our room was filled with a lovely perfume smell one morning.It was something I had never smelt before.It was pungent but nice and it was not the perfume I wear.
I dragged dh upstairs and he could smell it too, just in case he thought I was imagining it.
Anyway later in the day MIL came to visit, when she came in dh and I just looked at eachother as she had the same smell on. It was a new perfume she had bought. She was and still definitely in the land of the living.
We just put it down to the fact she may of been thinking of our family at the time.

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spikeycat · 28/07/2003 23:20

Right, I'm going to brave it and go to bed!

David Guest has a lot to answer for!

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anais · 28/07/2003 23:35

spikeycat, they say children are more open to these things and I saw several things when I was younger. I definately believe, no doubt whatsoever.

Ghosty · 29/07/2003 04:01

Yup ... most definitely there are such things as Ghosts ... I should know

Holly02 · 29/07/2003 05:06

Anais I also saw something as a child too. It was in a hotel room in Greece (must have been an old hotel!). My brother & I were sharing a room and I sat up in the dark one night, thinking that my mother was standing in the doorway - it looked as though she had a nightgown on. When I spoke to her she walked straight past my bed and vanished. It was so weird... I wasn't really scared and I remember waking my brother up to tell him. He just said "must've been a ghost" and went back to sleep! That was the only time anything like that has ever happened to me, I think I was about 7 at the time.

sibble · 29/07/2003 05:26

There is no doubt in my mind that there are ghosts but as a few people have said if you feel comfortable in your house you should feel reassured. Sleep well. I'd be interested to read any more posts on what people have seen/heard.

whymummy · 29/07/2003 08:34

have a look at this

whymummy · 29/07/2003 08:37

i give up doing links!is in chat "spooky rainbows"

badjelly · 29/07/2003 09:51

Yes definately but if as you say your house is a friendly one then if you have any ghosts there they are likely to want to look after you not scare the living out of you

Have never seen one myself but often sense them around especially at my folks house when I was growing up. It was quite comforting to have the feeling of someone sitting on the edge of the bed as I went to sleep. She had quite a sense of humour too - one boyfriend (who later treated me bad) refused to come into my room after the airing cupboard latch opened by itself, her way of telling him to get stuffed I guess!

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spikeycat · 29/07/2003 09:58

well, I had a peaceful night, nothing scary went on. I will have a look at that link whymummy, as I think its quite an intersting topic. Be interested to hear other peoples expereinces.

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Demon · 29/07/2003 10:01

After giving birth to my ds three years ago I stayed one night in the hospital. I awoke suddenly during the late evening after dreaming that my Grandma had come to visit me (she had died about a year earlier) and in the dream she had sat on my bed and held my hand whilst she looked at my new ds. The hand that she had been holding was very very cold, and we all know how warm maternity wards are!

badjelly · 29/07/2003 11:28

I said that I've never seen one but I just remembered another time - when I was about 3 or 4 my parents were looking round a friends big country garden and I refused to go down one path because I didn't like the look of someone who was down there, except there wasn't anyone else around!

pie · 29/07/2003 11:35

I was 'haunted' until I was 6 years old.

My parents had an old statue of the Buddha. I used to catch it smiling at me, and I would wake up in the night to see it walking towards the kitchen. In the morning there would be food missing and my folks thought it was me, despite the fact that I never left the bed once the lights were out.

My dad then started having dreams about the statue so they called in a Buddhist monk who specialised in exorcisms. He said that an evil monk had infused his spirit into the statue about 200 years ago and was enjoying terrifying me.

So about 20 monks came to our home and performed an exorcism on both me and the statue. I never saw it moving again, but my parents gave it away anyway as it freaked me out.

Oh the joys of childhood.

whymummy · 29/07/2003 11:39

ive got a photo of ds age 1 and theres a light above him that looks like my grandfather`s face,ds is named after him too,he might be his gardian angel

lisalisa · 29/07/2003 12:29

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badjelly · 29/07/2003 12:33

Lisalisa - you a total crackpot? At least your not still terrified of punch and judy like me!

nursie · 29/07/2003 13:13

Punch and Judy, I agree, scary! And ventriloquists' dummies - yuk.
Back to the ghost idea - yup, they exist. Never seen one, although dh has, but I did experience a strong feeling that my grandfather ( dead for years) was in the room with me a few weeks after ds was born. It was very comforting, a lovely moment, and not at all scary.

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