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StrataScribe · 27th Feb 2009, 01:49 AM

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!

The most fucked up (excuse the language) and scariest thing just happened to me! It's about 430ish in the morning here for me and i got up to use the bathroom. Well, on my way back to bed this man's voice yells out my name "MATTHEW!". I freeze. Nearly piss myself despite having just left the john. I turn and there, standing at the bottom of the stairs is my grandfather. My DEAD grandfather!!!! I hurry over to the lightswitch, turn the light on and look again. And he's gone.

The weirdest thing is that this has happened to me before. This past summer I was on my way home from work (at night) and I was walking past this big open field covered in dead grass about three feet high. ANd I get this strange feeling - like someone's watching me - and I look and there, in the middle of the field, pops up my grandfather from the grass. And he just stands there watching me. Then a car comes driving up and beeps (coz im standing in the middle of the road with my jaw to the ground). The horn gets my attention for a split sec and i look to the car, then back to the field and he's gone.

At the time I thought it was my exhaustion from the long day I had and that I was just seeing things, or maybe it was just some old guy doing god knows what out in the middle of a field but now I have no doubt that that was my grandfather that i saw. Call me crazy, but I have always believed in ghosts. The reason: my sister sees and talks to dead people. Seriously! This is NOT a joke! ANd now I'm thinking I'm starting to too.

I'm not scared. Not yet anyways considering the only one I've seen is my grandfather. But right now I'm all wired up and can't sleep and thought I'd share.

Awwwwrgh! Such a weird feeling!!!

seanr · 27th Feb 2009, 01:55 AM

I've seen a few ghosts.
fortunately, they haven't yelled at me XD
though someone etched "h3lp me" into my door in capitals :S (the 3 is a backwards e)

27th Feb 2009, 01:58 AM

Lol Maybe it is a side effect of caffeine? I've personally never been a believer of the super natural. I want proof, really. Just so I could add that edge of supernatural to my life. I think it would be awesome.

Bryan44 · 27th Feb 2009, 02:04 AM

Okay, so I just started reading this..and then I stopped because its still dark outside..I'll finish when the sun comes up lol.

Amy · 27th Feb 2009, 02:11 AM

I do not believe in ghosts persay, but I do believe that your subconscious can show your conscious things it does not know. Sometimes it is through dreams and sometimes it is through visions.
That's what I think at least.

StrataScribe · 27th Feb 2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by The Enigma

Lol Maybe it is a side effect of caffeine? I've personally never been a believer of the super natural. I want proof, really. Just so I could add that edge of supernatural to my life. I think it would be awesome.

It definitely wasn't caffeine. I dont drink coffee, tea, pop....plus I havent had food or drink in like 15 hours so any effect caffeine woulda had wouldve been gone by now.

My sis has said that she's seen my grandfather a few times but he's never said anything to her. Mostly she sees random people she doesn't know. It's freaky, when were younger, I'd hear her open her door in the middle of the night and say "it's time for you to leave" or "get out!". And with the way my bed was positioned I could see her door and she was always alone! It would freak me out so much. But I'm thinking, I never really got to know my grandfather, maybe next time I see him I'll be able to talk to him (until I freak out again...)

HeronsStorm · 27th Feb 2009, 02:24 AM

Meh, I've never been a big believer in ghosts. I believe in spirits, but not in a... human form like dead people. Good luck with that though!

Wander · 27th Feb 2009, 04:40 AM

I doubt it. People have yet to prove that humans have some sort of "life force", no one can locate or even confirm the "soul", and I don't believe in an afterlife to be rejected from.

kaster · 27th Feb 2009, 05:35 AM

I'd love that.. like to see my gran, I'd be so happy, even if it wasnt "real" or something, just to see her... I think this is really cool. If it turns out to be proven that ghosts don't exist (I don't really know what I believe about it) then it's still pretty cool that you saw him even if it was imagination because it shows that you're thinking of him etc...

Steve · 27th Feb 2009, 07:02 AM

maybe you share some traits like ichigo go be a shinigami

theworld · 27th Feb 2009, 12:14 PM

Blame all the horror scary movies out there, but ghosts give me the squeggy wheebies. I don't believe in them or even like thinking about them.

NateDawg · 27th Feb 2009, 12:27 PM

I don't believe in ghosts.. Just your subconcious mind i think, lol...

Greggers · 27th Feb 2009, 12:37 PM

Well, im going against the general negative flow and going to say i believe you hehe

I believe that there are supernatural works out in the world for sure. I also believe that its the human condition to ignore, suppress or make excuses for anything off-beat, weird or that cannot be proven. I believe that there really is no such thing as a big coincidence. I wont go into that alot, but i do think there is fate and karma at play in the world.

but most importantly, If you know you saw him, then you know you saw him. Alot of people *are* you to tell you that you are wrong or it could not happen, but thats complete bull shit. They cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt what you saw was not a ghost because they were not there when you saw him. If you said something ridiculous like "I became Elvis for one and a half seconds while walking home from school" then they still cant prove you wrong because they were not there

Its like the old saying "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise?"

DayByDay · 27th Feb 2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve

maybe you share some traits like ichigo go be a shinigami

Ha! Caught you again! Bleach and Code Geass fan! :P

Anyway, I also believe in ghosts though I prefer the term spirit! I have 'seen' my grandparents even though they died before I was born. I recognized them from pictures. It used to occur alot more often when I was younger, but I know that they are still close to me.

beckyg · 27th Feb 2009, 01:09 PM

I believe you! Maybe Gramps has something important to tell you. Next time ask him what he wants.

Blaz · 27th Feb 2009, 01:17 PM

I also believe you. I agree with Becky as well, I'd listen. There is much more to the world than people realize, and science and fact is based on other science and fact that is based on previous accepted values and ideas. It's easy to see how this works when you see how children behave and what their though process is. On found lie would cripple all fact. Some things are beyond it. . .

Basically, I'm rambling for people to take the time to view things from all perspectives, and dismiss their own for a short time. . .

TheRoof · 27th Feb 2009, 01:31 PM

that's kinda creepy...i would seriously like scream if i saw something like that....i dont believe in ghosts and supernaturals but idk...maybe those kinds of stuff are real....

**Rosina** · 27th Feb 2009, 02:10 PM

Hmm, I'm not sure what to think about ghosts. Personally, I take a rather scientific approach to life and all the happenings. However I'm open to the concept, definitely, beacuse there's so many reports and sightings that can't be explained, so there has to be something there, you know?

Keep us posted on any more happenings, I'm really interested in this.

3104 · 27th Feb 2009, 02:14 PM

BeckyG is right, if you really are seeing him, there is probably a message he needs to get across, and perhaps its pretty urgent and/or imperative that you know something.

StrataScribe · 27th Feb 2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 3104

BeckyG is right, if you really are seeing him, there is probably a message he needs to get across, and perhaps its pretty urgent and/or imperative that you know something.

MAybe he now knows I'm gay and he's trying to tell me that he and the rest of my family that I've lost is okay with it? *wishful thinking*

But seriously, thanks for the comments everyone! I understand not everyone believes in ghosts or spirits but I liken it to religion. Not every person is a big believer in God (I'm a nonbeliever) while others are. Similarly, not every person is gonna believe in spirits...THat doesn't mean that person is wrong or right. It just beens we all believe in something different. Which is a damn good thing b/c life would be boring if everyone was a carbon copy of the person next to them.

But I know what I saw. And I know what I'd like to take away from it. So it's all good!

27th Feb 2009, 01:49 AM	#1
StrataScribe Apollo's Serviceman Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Family :) Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 25 Posts: 519 Join Date: Jan 2009	Ghosts OH MY GAWD!!!!!! The most fucked up (excuse the language) and scariest thing just happened to me! It's about 430ish in the morning here for me and i got up to use the bathroom. Well, on my way back to bed this man's voice yells out my name "MATTHEW!". I freeze. Nearly piss myself despite having just left the john. I turn and there, standing at the bottom of the stairs is my grandfather. My DEAD grandfather!!!! I hurry over to the lightswitch, turn the light on and look again. And he's gone. The weirdest thing is that this has happened to me before. This past summer I was on my way home from work (at night) and I was walking past this big open field covered in dead grass about three feet high. ANd I get this strange feeling - like someone's watching me - and I look and there, in the middle of the field, pops up my grandfather from the grass. And he just stands there watching me. Then a car comes driving up and beeps (coz im standing in the middle of the road with my jaw to the ground). The horn gets my attention for a split sec and i look to the car, then back to the field and he's gone. At the time I thought it was my exhaustion from the long day I had and that I was just seeing things, or maybe it was just some old guy doing god knows what out in the middle of a field but now I have no doubt that that was my grandfather that i saw. Call me crazy, but I have always believed in ghosts. The reason: my sister sees and talks to dead people. Seriously! This is NOT a joke! ANd now I'm thinking I'm starting to too. I'm not scared. Not yet anyways considering the only one I've seen is my grandfather. But right now I'm all wired up and can't sleep and thought I'd share. Awwwwrgh! Such a weird feeling!!! __________________ Far beyond the trees where the soil turns cold and the air red; There are two of them where two ought not to be. -- Margo Widicker, Strata

27th Feb 2009, 01:55 AM	#2
seanr massive portal fan :D Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: family IRL, EVERYONE on the internet :D Location: swindon, UK Age: 19 Posts: 478 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Ghosts I've seen a few ghosts. fortunately, they haven't yelled at me XD though someone etched "h3lp me" into my door in capitals :S (the 3 is a backwards e)

27th Feb 2009, 01:58 AM	#3
The Enigma Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Ghosts Lol Maybe it is a side effect of caffeine? I've personally never been a believer of the super natural. I want proof, really. Just so I could add that edge of supernatural to my life. I think it would be awesome.

27th Feb 2009, 02:04 AM	#4
Bryan44 Dork Full Member Gender: Male Location: Georgia (the state) Posts: 2,065 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Ghosts Okay, so I just started reading this..and then I stopped because its still dark outside..I'll finish when the sun comes up lol.

27th Feb 2009, 02:11 AM	#5
Amy DFTBA Full Member Gender: Somewhere between female and I don't know Out Status: Open, not out. Location: Northern California, United States Age: 18 Posts: 2,380 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Ghosts I do not believe in ghosts persay, but I do believe that your subconscious can show your conscious things it does not know. Sometimes it is through dreams and sometimes it is through visions. That's what I think at least. __________________ "The opposite of love is not hate, but fear" Forrest Church

27th Feb 2009, 02:24 AM	#7
HeronsStorm Well Known Regular Member Gender: FTM? Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Out Status: Three people Location: Sunshine State Age: 18 Posts: 132 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Ghosts Meh, I've never been a big believer in ghosts. I believe in spirits, but not in a... human form like dead people. Good luck with that though! __________________ "I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice" -Robert Frost

27th Feb 2009, 04:40 AM	#8
Wander Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Parents, aunts, grandma, counselor, online friends Location: Central Alabama Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Ghosts I doubt it. People have yet to prove that humans have some sort of "life force", no one can locate or even confirm the "soul", and I don't believe in an afterlife to be rejected from.

27th Feb 2009, 05:35 AM	#9
kaster Slogan slag <3 Full Member Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 267 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Ghosts I'd love that.. like to see my gran, I'd be so happy, even if it wasnt "real" or something, just to see her... I think this is really cool. If it turns out to be proven that ghosts don't exist (I don't really know what I believe about it) then it's still pretty cool that you saw him even if it was imagination because it shows that you're thinking of him etc... __________________ This is how it works, you're young until you're not, you love until you don't, you try until you can't. You laugh until you cry, you cry until you laugh and everone must breathe until their dying breath.

27th Feb 2009, 07:02 AM	#10
Steve EC's Soldier! Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Sargeant sexual Out Status: whoever asks Location: Born in australia, but now living some where else Age: 21 Posts: 2,273 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Ghosts maybe you share some traits like ichigo go be a shinigami __________________ Soldier " there is no room for that in my pocklet" commander " if there is room in your heart then there in your pocket" Soldier " i cant fit my gf in there" -r " have you tried ? until you try you dont know"

27th Feb 2009, 12:14 PM	#11
theworld Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Oregon Age: 21 Posts: 209 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Ghosts Blame all the horror scary movies out there, but ghosts give me the squeggy wheebies. I don't believe in them or even like thinking about them.

27th Feb 2009, 12:27 PM	#12
NateDawg EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Family & anyone who asks (If I want them to know). Location: St. Louis, Missouri Age: 22 Posts: 270 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Ghosts I don't believe in ghosts.. Just your subconcious mind i think, lol...

27th Feb 2009, 12:37 PM	#13
Greggers Sunshine & Optimism ...also Angels. Full Member Gender: Theatre Queen Orientation: Disco Sticks Out Status: Everyone and a few more Location: BC, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,528 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Ghosts Well, im going against the general negative flow and going to say i believe you hehe I believe that there are supernatural works out in the world for sure. I also believe that its the human condition to ignore, suppress or make excuses for anything off-beat, weird or that cannot be proven. I believe that there really is no such thing as a big coincidence. I wont go into that alot, but i do think there is fate and karma at play in the world. but most importantly, If you know you saw him, then you know you saw him. Alot of people are you to tell you that you are wrong or it could not happen, but thats complete bull shit. They cannot prove beyond a shadow of a doubt what you saw was not a ghost because they were not there when you saw him. If you said something ridiculous like "I became Elvis for one and a half seconds while walking home from school" then they still cant prove you wrong because they were not there Its like the old saying "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise?" __________________ "It's a male duck."

27th Feb 2009, 01:09 PM	#15
beckyg PFLAG Mom Community Liaison Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: Out to everyone/Yes, parents come out too! Location: Middle of Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 7,572 Join Date: Mar 2007	Re: Ghosts I believe you! Maybe Gramps has something important to tell you. Next time ask him what he wants. __________________ "When we're free to love anyone we choose, When this worlds big enough for all different views, When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free" ~ Garth Brooks

27th Feb 2009, 01:17 PM	#16
Blaz Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay but curious. Out Status: 1 person :) Location: California Posts: 474 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Ghosts I also believe you. I agree with Becky as well, I'd listen. There is much more to the world than people realize, and science and fact is based on other science and fact that is based on previous accepted values and ideas. It's easy to see how this works when you see how children behave and what their though process is. On found lie would cripple all fact. Some things are beyond it. . . Basically, I'm rambling for people to take the time to view things from all perspectives, and dismiss their own for a short time. . .

27th Feb 2009, 01:31 PM	#17
TheRoof True Blue Full Member Gender: genderqueer Orientation: I like who I like. Location: NY Age: 20 Posts: 1,452 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: Ghosts that's kinda creepy...i would seriously like scream if i saw something like that....i dont believe in ghosts and supernaturals but idk...maybe those kinds of stuff are real.... __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. -Diane Arbus-

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3104 Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay, but not done much about it Out Status: A few people Location: Madison, WI Age: 25 Posts: 72 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Ghosts BeckyG is right, if you really are seeing him, there is probably a message he needs to get across, and perhaps its pretty urgent and/or imperative that you know something. __________________ I happen to pay taxes to a government that says it won't base how it treats me on what a religion has to say about me -Brian Sims