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anyone believe in ghosts?????HELP!!!!

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stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 14:55

we moved into a new built house 4 years ago.everything was fine up until i was pregnant with baby number 5 (first pregnancy in this house).at first we used to see shadowy things out the corners of your eyes,which you just put down to your imagination or car lights outside.but then things started happening.whilst still pregnant,i'd walk towards a door and it would open.we put it down to wonky floorboards!when dd was 6 weeks old she was diagnosed with cf.she'd lay in her chair in the living room and watch 'nothing' go from one side of the room to the other,and smile at it.both myself and dh lost grandparents last year and dh lost another this year,and we were wondering if one of them were watching over dd.i was walking down the stairs a few weeks ago,saw dh go in the kitchen.i went straight into the living room,and he was sat there!i totally freaked out because what i saw was a solid thing going into the kitchen.the hallway leads from the front door to the kitchen with the living room on your right which you walk past to the kitchen,so he had no way of getting back in there before me!i made him go and look to see if we had a burglar!!i've been told by a psychic that i am psychic (not been able to predict the lotto numbers yet though!!)you do have a feeling that youre not alone though.even our dog has started growling at nothing in the hallway,and often stands in front of me as if protecting me (he's a japanese akita and they are known for protecting their owners).just wondering if anyone else has ever experienced anything like this after the birth of a baby.if it was only me seeing things then i'd say i'd lost the plot,but everyone else in the house sees things and have doors open for them!(very courtious spook!!)i dont rush into the 'its a ghost'thing as i keep looking for rational explanations first,so far havent found one!!!

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expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 15:51

Start at your library, Steph. Tell 'em you're a history buff. That's what I did. NO mention of ghosts and bumps in the night/day, etc. Just that you're a history person or that you're taking a uni course and your lecturer has assigned you to write a paper about the history of your house.

Rhubarb · 09/02/2006 15:52

My dh saw a ghost cow once on his farm! Loads of people say they have heard things, parts of the farm date back to the 17th century. But his ma and pa refute these allegations and his dad has lived there since he was a baby so they should know! I've stayed there myself loads and it's just an old house with odd noises.

Sorry, I can see I will have to parp this thread. I just cannot see, after all the evidence against psychics and ghosts and so on, revealing their tricks etc, that people still believe in this and still pay these people to spout this rubbish!

So before I offended. Adieu!

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 15:54

i will expat,i have asked around,but everyone just knows that this was farm land.maybe a farmer died here or something.just thought,i watched csi last night and there was a body buried in the foundations of the house.will check with builder to make sure he's not missing some worker!!

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doormat · 09/02/2006 15:55

yes I have steph,

doormat · 09/02/2006 15:56

steph start recording all events in a diary (in case of anniversary ghost)

expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 15:58

Yep. Don't address it, speak to it, etc. until you diary it a bit. Just ignore it as much as possible, including in your own mind. Try not to let the disturbances work you up - anxiety is a form of energy.

doormat · 09/02/2006 15:59

r u both on msn

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 15:59

did you know who the ghost was?did it harm any of you or your family?like i say,it hasnt done anything bad,just weird things.oh,just remebered,it also turns my taps on.luckily it hasnt put any plugs in!but mostly in the kitchen.dh changed the washer things in the taps,but it still happens.do you think things will escalate or will the things that happen now just stay at this level?the last thing i want is having some spook come and sit with us in he living room.had the bed go down aswell as if someone was sitting on the edge but none there,also had quilt pulled.wonder if its just a playful ghost that we've got.

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stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:00

am on msn

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doormat · 09/02/2006 16:01

ghosts and true hauntings are very rare, it is an energy of some type

doormat · 09/02/2006 16:02

r u expat

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:02

just tried to signinto msn but wouldnt let me.dont know why.will try again

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expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:04

I don't have MSN, from what I hear it gives you lots of probs on your PC.

But steph, it's VERY rare that a ghost harms a person. That's all TV stuff. VERY, VERY rare.

Most hauntings are residual or play back types. The spirit just does the same thing, over and over. That's been the case for me twice. In the first, the man turned and walked down a corridor. That's all he ever does. In the second, the young man was staring out the window w/a beseeching look on his face. He was stabbed in an argument. He just stares out the window now. Don't know if he disappears b/c I got the hell out of there. I just got the message of his forename and age, both of which proved to be correct.

Don't let it wind you up is all. Anxiety is energy.

expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:04

Snap, doormat!

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:10

ive signed in to msn now.bloody computer!!!!

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doormat · 09/02/2006 16:11

pity expat re msn

always remember that children can pick up things that we cant
if it was harmful in some way your child would make it known by crying, becoming very scared etc

as before try and record all events in diary, any photos and negatives away (waste of time sending them off IME)

expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:14

Pets also can! Until I cleared the space in our bedroom, the cats refused to go to one particular corner and usually avoided the entire room. Now they sleep on the bed in there peacefully.

*Don't attempt to space clear or anything like that, tho, until you have help from someone who knows what they're doing or have learned how to do it yourself, steph, and until you know exactly what you're dealing with.

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:14

i'll keep a diary doormat.things seem to happen frequently though.so maybe is down to kids energies.i got told that teenage kids can start things off.ds is a stroppy 14 year old.

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expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:16

Teens can deffo set things off! They're probably the most common cause, aside from people meddling w/ouija boards, tarot, seances, etc.

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:17

expat,we got a puppy just after xmas,and hes quite a big dog (hes a japanese akita)he stands there in the hallway growling at the kitchen door.hes really protective and akitas are known for being quiet and have really great temperments.but whatever he sees he doesnt like it,and pushes in front of me to protect me.

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doormat · 09/02/2006 16:19

snap expat re teenagers and there hormonal energies

stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:19

do you think,expat,that things will stay at this level or will things get worse?dont mind sharing house with spirit as long as it doesnt harm anyone or scare my kids.

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stephanie21 · 09/02/2006 16:20

expat and doormat,are you two parapsychologists or something because you both think alike!!!and have same handy advice!!

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expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:21

It could just be he doesn't like it b/c akitas are quite protective of their owners.

My cats didn't like that corner, but the ghost was a harmless little child, although I did perceive his mother a few times, looking for him, a very searching, protective sort of energy. He'd died of an illness - a chesty sort of illness. He was just a little confused and needed to find his mother and family. When we moved in, we were the first family to occupy the place since it was built - the former tenants were a childfree couple.

First I just felt him, but I could see him in my mind. He was lost. His mother, however, seemed desperate and frantic. She was looking for him.

It wasn't hard to sort out and we haven't had a problem since.

I didn't mind them, BUT this is a small flat and we really needed every inch of space. AND, those two needed to move on.

expatinscotland · 09/02/2006 16:22

I should say 'the energy'. Both of them were just stuck energy, for lack of a better term.