Do you believe in ghosts/spirits? Share your experiences!!

I never really believed in ghosts or spirts....

However, one night a few weeks after having put my dog to sleep I awoke to what I thought was him barking. I looked around the room and suddenly noticed this old TV of mine was glowing. In the six months that this TV had been in the corner on the floor in my room it hadn't been plugged in or turned on. There was NO power going to it. How was it glowing? The room was in the basement with a small tiny window that had a thick curtain blocking any possibly outside lights. And, there was no lights on...

So, naturally I freaked the heck out, jumped up and turned on a light immediately. And that is when I noticed two distinct paw prints on the wall above my bed.............. I even took a picture of them.

My mother had an experience that she shared with me. My mom, is not one to embellish anything and doesn't even like speaking of ghosts, or spirits. This happen when she was in her late teens. She was driving home from work one afternoon (on a two lane back country road) and was by herself in the car... this would have been very late 60's. She came from a rather poor family, so the car she had to drive wasn't even equipped with a radio. All of a sudden she heard a voice say, "Get in the other lane" she said it sounded like the voice was coming from her backseat, so she glanced over her shoulder and of course no one was there. Then the voice yelled in a very demanding tone "Get into the other lane now". It scared her so that she burst into tears as she jerked the steering wheel and steered the car into the wrong lane of a very sharp curve.. at that exact moment a car came flying around the curve in the wrong lane. The guy, for some reason had overshot the curve and was in her lane. Had she not jerked the car into the other lane she would have been hit head on. My mom prefers to believe that an angel was watching over her

I have this really cool rock that keeps away tigers. I've had it for 20 years, and not ONCE have I been attacked by a tiger. Anyone want to buy it? It's only $5,000.

We were touring the Palmer House in Sauk Center, MN. It has been on My Ghost Story and soon to be Ghost Adventures. We were up in the hotel rooms and we went into a room that belonged to a "lady of the night". I called her a wh0re and she slammed the hotel room door on me. I mean, she pushed it hard. Then we felt the room get about 30 degrees colder and we all got goosebumps. Everyone felt it. It was CRAZY! Then we were in the basement and I sat in a chair that was on My Ghost Story. After a little while, I felt someone grab my side. Also in the basement, my mom felt someone playing with her shoes, looked down, and her shoe was untied. Then she felt someone play with her bracelet. She told us to take a picture, she moved a little out of the way, and this is what we got. If you turn your head, you can see that is spot on the right is an orb and it has a smiley face. The smaller ones are dust - you can see right through them. If you are in MN, I would suggest taking the tour!

my son David died on July 15, 2001 the next morning I very distinctly heard him say "Mom" it was like he was telling me he was ok. He died on a Sunday and the next couple of days we moved from the upstairs apt of the house to the bottom of the house. That night my daughter came and said "Mom,there is someone upstairs" I listened and I could hear foot steps walking back and forth over our heads; like some one was pacing back and forth. I know no one was there, we had given the key to the landlord. I had never told my son that we were moving downstairs and I think that his spirit was there looking for us.

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I love watching Gun Show -- er, I mean, Zak -- on Ghost Hunters. Er. I mean. I love Ghost Hunters.

Looooooooooooove Nick on that show.

Ghost Adventures.

I have one!! LOL

I have a son who has Autism, hes considered low functioning and at age 9 finally talks but its like talking to a 3 yr old. With that being said we had just moved into my husband house and my son and I were in the kitchen! I was busy doing dishes and such while he was standing in the kitchen with his back to me just talking away and laughing, the only word I could make out was "gamma" so I went over to him and said "what are you doing?". He blabbed a little and said "gamma". I said "buddy, grandma is not here. Grandma is at her house". He looked at me with a confused look and then laughed and said "yes gamma"...so it was like back and forth...yes and no's. Finally he takes me by the hand and leads me to the fridge, which my husband has covered in photos of his family and kids. My son points to a lady in one of the pictures who looks to be in her 70's with short curly gray hair and says "gamma, yes."

So on my husbands way home from work he calls and I ask him who the little old lady in the picture is and he says "my grandma"...so I ask him if he's ever taken my son to see her and he responds with "she's been dead for 10 years." At this point I'm a little weirded out.

A few days later we witness my son running around the house, opening doors calling "gamma, where are you?"

There also have been times when we are out in public and my son has ran up to old ladys who look similar to my husbands grandma, saying "hi" only to get that disappointed look when he realizes it is not who he expected!

Soooo we wonder if my husbands grandma is hanging around!

I've enjoyed reading everyone's experiences.

I have always believed in spirits. I don't believe my house is haunted, but I do believe spirits of family members come through and "visit" a lot. My mom, grandma, and me are all very sensitive to spirits. Though, I've always sensed my dad was a bit of a sceptic.

Anyway, my first experience was when I was 15. I was with my dad at our church. It was about 7 am and we had just had early morning bible study. My dad and I were going around turning off lights getting ready to leave and we were the only ones still in the building. I said to my dad, "I feel kind of creeped out." My dad said, "Yeah some mornings when I get here and the church is empty. I feel a presence like something is watching over the building." My dad then went in the church's library to put some things away and I was in a dark hallway by myself. The only light still on was at the end of the hall. I felt like their were several people staring at me and I wasn't alone. Then, all of the sudden I saw the outline of a person run past the end of the hall (where the light was on). I got so scared I ran from the building.

My second experience was when I was 16. It was July and my family was going on a roadtrip to visit my brother in college. I decided to pull an all-nighter because it was going to be a 12 hour drive and I could just sleep in the car. So, it was about 3:30 am and I was downstairs still packing my suitcase, when I heard a whistling sound coming from my kitchen. I thought it was just the wind or an electrical appliance but as I listened more closely I could hear it was a melody. I then heard footsteps on the wood floor in my kitchen I thought maybe it was my dog, so I poked my head in the living room and he was asleep on the couch. I thought for sure someone broke into my house, so I just stood there listening to these footsteps. We have a squeaky floor board right in front of our stove and I actually heard whoever was in my kitchen step on the squeaky floorboard. I ran upstairs as fast as I could and sat in my room with the lights on until morning. I told my parents what happened and my mom mentioned her grandfather loved to whistle, so I think it might have been him watching over are house. Still freaked me out though.

A couple months later, I was in my bedroom getting my pajamas on before bed when I saw an orb out of the corner of my eye. So I looked directly at it and it came directly in front of me. Suddenly this one tiny orb became a dozen. They were all circular and opaque white in the middle and clear on the edges. They were almost sparkling like diamonds. I just stood there with my mouth open. Then I thought, "Laura, maybe you are just having floaters in your eyes." So I opened and closed my eyes and moved them from side to side but the orbs stayed in the same place. They just slowly faded away. I wasn't scared, but I felt very peaceful. I went downstairs and told my dad what happened. He went to my room and looked around and told me I had been watching "too many ghost shows". I've never experienced anything like it. I could feel it was an intelligient spirit who was there just to comfort me or let me know it was there for some reason.

Also when my dog died a year and a half ago, we were on vacation. My mom woke up in the middle of the night and was really sick, then the next morning we got a call that he had passed away the night before. A couple weeks later, my brother was using the bathroom and looked down while he was closing the door. He saw something run into the room with him. He immediately felt it was our dog. We were all very sad and missed having a dog around the house. So, a couple months later we got two new dogs. I loved them, but I felt a little guilty and didn't want our dog who had passed thinking we were "replacing him". I then had a dream I was in our family room holding our new dogs and he walked into the room. He had all his fur again that he lost when he was sick and looked so healthy and glowing. He just sat at my feet and looked up at me and smiled. I felt like he was approving of us getting new dogs and saying it was okay and that he was in a better place.

I feel the presence of spirits a lot. It used to really scare me, but I usually tell them in my head, "I really don't want you to show yourself to me." and they never do with just a few exceptions...

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I love these! More! More! (waiting on the passed husband stories!!!) Sorry for your losses.......

Sam Wheat and his fiancée Molly Jensen live in Manhattan. Sam has a high powered job at a local bank, and Molly works on ceramic art. Sam's friend Carl Bruner also works at the bank. Sam holds the passwords to some of the bank's major accounts. While returning home from a movie theater, Sam and Molly are attacked by a mugger named Willie Lopez. As Sam and Willie struggle over Willie's gun, a shot rings out, and Willie runs off. Sam chases Willie, but Willie escapes. Sam then runs back to Molly to see if she's alright -- but Sam finds himself dead in a devastated Molly's arms, and Sam realizes that he is now a ghost. Later, Willie finds Sam and Molly's home, and breaks in while Molly is busy in the bedroom. Sam scares Willie off before Willie can do anything. Molly didn't even know Willie and Sam were in the place. Sam follows Willie to his home, and wants to have Molly turn Willie in, but Sam can't communicate with Molly because Molly can't see him or hear him. Sam visits spiritualist Ona May Brown, who can hear him, but not see him. When Sam convinces Ona May to talk to Molly, Molly refuses to believe what Ona May says, and Carl tells Molly to have nothing to do with Ona May. Sam follows Carl to Willie's apartment, thinking that Carl is about to confront Willie, but instead, Sam watches in shock as Carl chews Willie out for killing Sam. Willie was not supposed to kill Sam -- Willie was supposed to steal the account passwords from Sam's wallet for Carl, so Carl could carry out a drug money laundering operation. Now Sam and Ona May must protect Molly from both Willie and Carl, who thinks the account passwords are in Molly's home.

Whats sad is that you actually took the time to do this..... :huh:

What's REALLY sad is that you took the time to read it. And so did I. :laugh:

LMFAO!!! So did I!! :laugh:

Sam Wheat and his fiancée Molly Jensen live in Manhattan. Sam has a high powered job at a local bank, and Molly works on ceramic art. Sam's friend Carl Bruner also works at the bank. Sam holds the passwords to some of the bank's major accounts. While returning home from a movie theater, Sam and Molly are attacked by a mugger named Willie Lopez. As Sam and Willie struggle over Willie's gun, a shot rings out, and Willie runs off. Sam chases Willie, but Willie escapes. Sam then runs back to Molly to see if she's alright -- but Sam finds himself dead in a devastated Molly's arms, and Sam realizes that he is now a ghost. Later, Willie finds Sam and Molly's home, and breaks in while Molly is busy in the bedroom. Sam scares Willie off before Willie can do anything. Molly didn't even know Willie and Sam were in the place. Sam follows Willie to his home, and wants to have Molly turn Willie in, but Sam can't communicate with Molly because Molly can't see him or hear him. Sam visits spiritualist Ona May Brown, who can hear him, but not see him. When Sam convinces Ona May to talk to Molly, Molly refuses to believe what Ona May says, and Carl tells Molly to have nothing to do with Ona May. Sam follows Carl to Willie's apartment, thinking that Carl is about to confront Willie, but instead, Sam watches in shock as Carl chews Willie out for killing Sam. Willie was not supposed to kill Sam -- Willie was supposed to steal the account passwords from Sam's wallet for Carl, so Carl could carry out a drug money laundering operation. Now Sam and Ona May must protect Molly from both Willie and Carl, who thinks the account passwords are in Molly's home.

Whats sad is that you actually took the time to do this..... :huh:

What's REALLY sad is that you took the time to read it. And so did I. :laugh:

But you left out the part where Patrick Swayze makes out with Whoopie Goldberg.

Ive never had any experiences but my mom has and my brother claims he has.

First one, when my mom and auntie were young like 8&9 they lived in an apartment above their mom's sewing shop. The window of the apartment looked down into the shop. Well the shop had a mannequin in it facing away from the apartment window. My aunt swears she was looking down one day and the mannequin was normal and a second later the head part was turned around looking directlyy at her. No one was in the shop to move it. And my auntie is a rational no bull**** kind of lady.

My brother was in our cousins room and saw a white transparent cloud in the shape of a man standing in front of the closet. It just slowly dissolved as he looked at it.

My mom has woken up several times unable to move or speak and feels a "presence" watching her. Never actually saw anything though.
Once when my stepdad was working night shifts they both experienced something. We lived in a little apartment with the parking spaces right in front so we could hear his truck pull in at night. Well my mom was sleeping and was woken up by the sound of his truck pulling in. A few minutes later she hears him come in the room, feels him lay behind her and put his arm around her. She drifts back to sleep. Turns out it wasnt my stepdad. When he actually does get home he goes to lay beside her and physicslly feels something push him clear across the bed away from her! Didnt see anything, just felt it. But on their king size bed it would be impossible unless he was actually pushed by something. My stepdad is well over 200lbs.
So we believe there is something following my mom (happens in all the different places weve lived) and tries or can do thingscto her at night when shes sleeping.
My other aunt says when she was around 23-24 she woke unable to move and felt this "evil" thing was sitting on her chest trying to suffocate her. She felt like it was taunting her. My auntie is kind of weird cause she got angry instead of scared. She says the angrier she felt the more she could move. Finally she was able to raise her arm and she made a downward slashing motion like ripping it off her and she swears that she heard what can only be described as a witch's cackle laughter. She doesnt know if it was all a wild dream or not but thats friggin weird.

Ive never had any experiences but my mom has and my brother claims he has.

First one, when my mom and auntie were young like 8&9 they lived in an apartment above their mom's sewing shop. The window of the apartment looked down into the shop. Well the shop had a mannequin in it facing away from the apartment window. My aunt swears she was looking down one day and the mannequin was normal and a second later the head part was turned around looking directlyy at her. No one was in the shop to move it. And my auntie is a rational no bull**** kind of lady.

My brother was in our cousins room and saw a white transparent cloud in the shape of a man standing in front of the closet. It just slowly dissolved as he looked at it.

My mom has woken up several times unable to move or speak and feels a "presence" watching her. Never actually saw anything though.
Once when my stepdad was working night shifts they both experienced something. We lived in a little apartment with the parking spaces right in front so we could hear his truck pull in at night. Well my mom was sleeping and was woken up by the sound of his truck pulling in. A few minutes later she hears him come in the room, feels him lay behind her and put his arm around her. She drifts back to sleep. Turns out it wasnt my stepdad. When he actually does get home he goes to lay beside her and physicslly feels something push him clear across the bed away from her! Didnt see anything, just felt it. But on their king size bed it would be impossible unless he was actually pushed by something. My stepdad is well over 200lbs.
So we believe there is something following my mom (happens in all the different places weve lived) and tries or can do thingscto her at night when shes sleeping.
My other aunt says when she was around 23-24 she woke unable to move and felt this "evil" thing was sitting on her chest trying to suffocate her. She felt like it was taunting her. My auntie is kind of weird cause she got angry instead of scared. She says the angrier she felt the more she could move. Finally she was able to raise her arm and she made a downward slashing motion like ripping it off her and she swears that she heard what can only be described as a witch's cackle laughter. She doesnt know if it was all a wild dream or not but thats friggin weird.

That waking up and being paralysed thing is awful - I've had it a few times. It's called sleep paralysis and is because your body releases something to paralyse your muscles in your sleep (so you don't flail about) and it's when it's still in your system and you wake up. both of my times have been accompanied by some pretty awful dreams, and the last time I could hear someone whispering to me from by the bed...was horrendous!

Wow, you heard whispering? Thats fkn creepy! I thought you were going to put my fears to rest but you made me more scared! Atleast my mom never heard/saw anything when it happened to her.