If a ghost is a soul of a departed then why so many fear them?
Personally, I am afraid of ghost, I know they can’t harm me but just the same I don’t want anything beyond this life that I know to manifest itself to me by means of an apparition or any other form of infestations.
I didn’t have any unpleasant ghostly experiences, I had experiences I thought are ghost related but then I will leave it to my imagination. One thing I am sure of I don’t want any ghost to show itself to me.
My latest ghostly experience was during my father’s 90th day, just more than a week ago. I think his soul wandered and visited me particularly. I was awaken in the middle of the night by my need to pee. So I went. When I got back in my room there is this overpowering aroma that just filled the room, it was the smell of citronella. I was surprised by the pleasant smell because I did not light up any scented candles that night or even during the past couple of weeks . I sniffed my way trying to find where the scent was coming from, and it was clear it is only present in my room, no other part of the house had the aroma.
By then I knew it was my dad, so I lay motionless on my bed looking around, I can’t even move, although I know I shouldn’t be afraid, my daughter was sound asleep beside me. I was a bit afraid, I don’t want to see a ghost, even if he is my father, my sister and brother are begging for an apparition but me NOOOOOO way, I don’t want it.
I prayed for dad’s soul and told him I will visit his tomb the next day. Then the scent disappeared. I was able to sleep soundly.
Ghost is just akin to fear, fear of something we don’t know and understand, or fear of experiencing anything traumatic or the repeat of such experience. For example, a person who was betrayed becomes suspicious of other people’s motives and are therefore haunted by the unpleasant experience because of the betrayal.
Which leads me to another ghost I fear, having another child. See, since I had my daughter who has autism, I don’t want to have any other child anymore because I fear that the next could have autism too. The chance to have another child with autism is bigger since I already have one. I am not alone in this fear too, the parents I meet at my daughters school, hospital and therapy and even at the seminar I went to exhibit the same fear. Good for some of them who already had a normal child before the one with ASD, bad for me because I before my daughter I wished for 12 children! Seriously!
So literally or figuratively I am afraid of ghosts and I am not ashamed to admit it. How about you? Are your afraid of ghost?
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Happy MM! I don’t think that I’m scared of ghosts. I don’t have any ghost stories in my family that I can recall. You are blessed to have your Dad after 90 years. Don’t take him for granted (says the guy who lost his father last year)…
I invite your blog readers to see reaction of American Ghosts to our upcoming election for POTUS!
peace, Villager
My experience with apparitions has only been positive so far.
I certainly understand your fears though.
I am afraid of ghosts. Definitely. My parents have one that lives in their house. It lives mostly in the attic, but sometimes the basement too. He is a native american and he is so angry. I feel like he’s watching me sometimes and it scares me.
@ Jamie I guess the elders have been here too long to even miss it. I have not considered adoption yet since I am still struggling to take care of my only daughter.
@ Piebuko You have a third eye? Yikes! Yeah since they say sometimes its inheritted trait you can’t simply ignore it.
@ Linda Yeah short and pleasant visits like that is OK but the apparitions I think I can’t handle.
@ Polly I was not afraid of apparitions and sorts from my father when I was alone in the funeral parlor his first night but now I am back to my scaredy self again.
Glad to year your second child didn’t have any problem and about your friend she is so brave and strong to take care of 2 kids with autism. But I bet it’s fun because she got 2 more to help her out!
@ Patty I will just dedicate my effort to my little bundle of joy. Yeah I was in your paranormal blog and I have to bail out I am kinda scaredy cat!
@ My autism insight That was fortunate, I treat my daughty as my precious and I want to concentrate on her at the moment.
Most of my “ghostly” encounters have been pleasant ones. Perhaps the elderly just don’t cling as tightly to this world.
The fear of another child with a similar condition is totally normal. Have you considered adoption? It would accomplish good things. Surround your first child with loving siblings, give you your large family, and help save the children who have lost a family.