Do You Believe in Ghosts?

Molly the reader · Post by **Molly the reader** » 12 Oct 2016, 04:03

Well, I am a little two-edged about believing in ghosts or not. I believe that people who have been important and meaningfull in my Life can kind of Watch over me and guide me in Life after they have passed away. I actually don´t Think they can affect my Life physically, but spiritually. It is in a way a consoling thought and that might be my way of handeling a loss and wish to continue beeing connected to that person.

Of course I enjoy a good ghost story!!

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Zoey141 · Post by **Zoey141** » 12 Oct 2016, 09:16

TOTALLY!

I'm a big Stephen King fan. Not just that, my grandma was possessed by an evil spirit and a lot of things they show in the movies are true. She was capable of moving things just by looking at them (some serious telekinesis I tell you). She would go pale and would sound weird (more like a man), but she had very sweet voice otherwise. I've witnessed such crazy things! Ghosts are real. Very, very real. And they are much better than many humans out there.

t-michelle · Post by **t-michelle** » 12 Oct 2016, 10:13

I truly believe and very much enjoy the hunt for encounters with ghosts. The paranormal realm is a fascinating one... Books and movies with ghosts are definitely go-to stories... Living in so-called haunted houses has helped me to understand the spiritual world around us. You may not see them, but they are always there!!!

becca4728 · Post by **becca4728** » 12 Oct 2016, 12:32

Yes I do believe in ghosts. I have encountered a couple in my life. I believe the entire universe is made up of energy and that energy all interconnected.

DarthMom25 · Post by **DarthMom25** » 12 Oct 2016, 13:57

I definitely believe in ghosts. I think that there are both good and evil ones. I loooove ghost stories, so I can't wait to read this book! (Haven't gotten the chance to start it yet, sadly). I love ghost hunting tv shows/movies so much even though they are always the only kind of horror film that actually scares the crap out of me. Hahaha.

I sometimes get "feelings" of when something is around. In my dorm room in college, there was a big divider that split mine and my roomate's dorm room almost in half. I was over on her side one day when I got this sudden feeling that there was something over on my side, and it wasn't good. I started crying, and I could not seem to move over to my side of the room to check it out because I was so afraid by the malicious feeling I was getting. It was horrible. But then after a few minutes, the feeling just vanished. I can't really explain it any other way than that! Luckily, I didn't have to stay in that room much longer, and I didn't have that feeling again for the rest of the year.

beachbum125 · Post by **beachbum125** » 12 Oct 2016, 14:07

I do believe in ghosts. I find the subject interesting. I lived in a house that I'm positive was haunted. I never saw anything, but I would hear strange noises, things would go missing and then reappear a couple days later. My grandmother claims she has seen ghosts, as well.

karolinka · Post by **karolinka** » 12 Oct 2016, 14:58

I do believe in ghosts! I think there is a dimension that is directly near or above ours where the souls of the departed (animals and humans) go when they die. I've had a couple of ghost experiences, and yes, I do believe that they can cross over sometimes. They can also get stuck here on earth, if some traumatic event happened to them while they died.

KimBudgin · Post by **KimBudgin** » 12 Oct 2016, 15:10

I believe in spirits. I, like everyone else out there I'm sure, have no idea what the afterlife is like. But I think if you believe in it enough, then the spirit of a loved one that has passed will come and see you. I don't think it necessarily has to be when you're conscious though. I think, sometimes, when we have dreams of those who have passed, it's their spirit that came to visit. Ghosts, though, I don't believe in. Probably because I see them as scary/evil/haunting.. and I'm scared of that kind of stuff. So to me, if I don't believe in it, then it's not real. Could be totally wrong, but it's working for me so far.

bobRas · Post by **bobRas** » 12 Oct 2016, 16:57

I don't believe in ghosts, and so far, I haven't been given any compelling reason to change my mind.
I don't find the concept of ghosts scary either. It's honestly more sad than anything.

ms_cherry_cooper · Post by **ms_cherry_cooper** » 12 Oct 2016, 22:26

Yes I do believe in ghosts. I believe that they are the spirits of people that have passed from this earthly life but have not yet moved on or crossed over. As a child, sometimes I would see them in their earthly form standing in front of me. I never knew who the spirits were or why they showed themselves to me but they were never mean to me. I remember sometimes when a spirit would come into my presence my dog would jump in front of me and bark at the spirit until it left. I guess because I am older now I can only see the shadows but one thing that has remained the same is that when my dog sees the shadows he barks until the shadows leave.

Moonchild · Post by **Moonchild** » 13 Oct 2016, 00:02

While I don't believe in ghosts, I don't exclude the possibility of their existence. There is some weird stuff that we don't understand out there, but that doesn't mean that weird stuff is ghosts. You shouldn't jump to conclusions. Many of the stuff we have today would be viewed as magic in the past. Maybe that strange stuff is just on that level of weirdness. Maybe we also aren't equipped to understand it at all due to our innate human limitations.

DaisyI · Post by **DaisyI** » 13 Oct 2016, 10:21

I do believe in Ghosts.
I feel life and our existence as we know it is too dynamic and fluid to end as we draw our last breath.

Religious beliefs aside, I believe those who have passed on are still around us for many reasons.
How else can we explain dream visitations; random movements around us or positive situations on an anniversary or very important date?

Taylor Razzani · Post by **Taylor Razzani** » 13 Oct 2016, 12:34

gali wrote:I don't believe in ghosts, but I love ghost stories. I treat it just like any other fiction book and enjoyed the story regardless of not believing in ghosts.

I'm the same way, I like to hear about them and think about the possibility of them existing but I haven't had any personal experiences. I always enjoy hearing about other people's experiences and find it fascinating.
I have a book (that I haven't read yet) that explores how some, but not all, paranormal experiences can be tied to something going on in someone's brain. Of course I'm not saying that people haven't had genuine experiences, I just find it interesting how the brain can play tricks on some people like that.

barb429 · Post by **barb429** » 13 Oct 2016, 15:11

I'm a bit of a Mulder, I want to believe. As long as I can remember, I have believed, or at least wanted to believe in a ghost. Unfortunately,deep down, I am a skeptic. In real life, I can't help but try to explain the unexplained. Even though personally I have experienced some small things, I have tried to also find explanations of them. This never impacts my enjoyment of a good ghost story though, I am always eager to read about the supernatural!

DiverseSpirit · Post by **DiverseSpirit** » 13 Oct 2016, 16:01

I hope you like my story, which takes place at a hotel. It all occurred on my honeymoon in July of 2014.

Firstly, let me offer some background information on the hotel. Room #501 is haunted. It is said that a happily engaged couple checked-in and was given this room. Unfortunately, the husband, who was a sailor, was ordered to go aboard a ship and sail off on business. The wife was told that her husband died and she hung herself in the room. Over time, the room was forever haunted. People have witnessed apparitions, door slams, and furniture moving. The hotel was built in the early 1900s after a massive hurricane swept through. This is now appropriate for me to mention that the hotel I am speaking of is the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas. (Galveston is prone to experiencing a good amount of hurricanes). The Hotel Galvez is situated just across the street from the sea wall. My husband and I went in the basement to check out the hotel’s little museum displays and artifacts. We were looking at the photos that showed the hotel being built. It was said that a lot of dead bodies that resulted from the hurricane were covered by the hotel’s foundation. That is sad. No, we did not stay in room #501, but we did visit the 5th floor. It was unusually quiet. However, my story does not involve this room; my story consists of another haunted area of the hotel: the women’s restroom on the 1st floor.

My husband and I were walking around the hotel and pondered on what to eat for the evening. We remained on the first floor because there was plenty of space to just lounge around and walk. I was relaxed and pleased with the many people that were also walking about the hotel. It would be rather creepy to have no one around and hear echoes with mysterious origins. When we reached the end of a hall on the left side of the hotel on the first floor, I was relieved to see the women’s restroom. I had consumed a ton of water throughout the day and the view of the ocean made my need to go to the restroom strictly demanding. Before I stepped inside the restroom, my husband then said, “oh, this is the haunted restroom.” I just stared at him. Why was he telling me this now?! My bladder felt like it was going to explode if I did not go soon. In a matter of seconds, I started to feel a little scared. I pleaded with my husband to hold the bathroom door open or to at least be near it…just in case. There was no one else around this end of the hall and it did not seem like anyone was in the restroom.

So, my husband held the door for me. Beyond the door, it is a straight little entrance and then it turns left where the stalls and sinks are. I was not fully aware of what my husband meant by ‘haunted.’ I stood there and listened for anything. I saw that all the stalls were empty. It was dead quiet. I probably stood in a frozen state for about 30 seconds. I did not hear or feel anything. It seemed TOO quiet. Then, I picked a stall to use. It was clean, smelled fine, and the stall door could lock in place perfectly. The middle stall is always the best! Once I got done, I flushed the toilet…everything was still fine. Then…I just stood there frozen again. It felt like someone was watching me. Yet, I was the only one in the restroom. I thought I saw a shadow just behind the stall door. Again, I did not see or hear anyone else walk in or out of the restroom. I did not think about it too much and decided to leave the stall. By the time I opened the stall door, the toilet flushed on its own and that is when I ran out. I had flip-flops on, which made the traction a little slippery. My husband, thankfully, was still holding the door open for me and I darted right past him. In between the time of me leaving the stall and running out of the restroom, I, as well as my husband, heard a stall door bang shut loudly.

I researched online about the women’s restroom at this hotel. Of course, I came across people’s stories about other haunted areas of the hotel – room #501 and #505 as well as a salon bathroom – and some of these people have reported that they heard ‘breathing’ in the women’s restroom on the first floor. At the time that I got home comfortably and decided to read about this, I attempted to recall if I did hear anything. I did mention that it was dead quiet, but I do recall hearing something when I was just standing in the stall. Honestly, if my husband would not have told me about the haunted aspect of the restroom, I am not sure what my expectations would be without knowing. When we returned to our room, I did not think much about it. I guess I lacked the knowledge of knowing why the restroom was haunted, which caused me to simply push it out of my mind. However, I, as well as other people with similar experiences, find this all fascinating! This story seemed more of a calm paranormal story, but it is still a curious thing.