Do you believe in ghosts ?

Never seen one but that doesn't mean they don't exist. I kind of hope so cos I'd like to come back and haunt a few people; McVey, Stride, IDS, Coffey . . .

Woooo! Ok Wibbles, here's a story… No I didn't really believe in ghosts either, before this happened… Some years ago I was working in an old building on the High Street of our town with a team running a charity. It's an old town and although the fronts of the buildings in the High Street have been in many cases replaced by modern brickwork, inside you find all the old timbers and creeky staircases of the old building. The one we were based in was probably built around 16th century, as most of them were.

I used to maintain the computers there, and one day I had to stay behind to finish software uploads etc after the others had left. It was winter, like now really, and got dark really early. It had been the standard office joke that a ghost used to hover in the corner of the office, rather disapprovingly, although I never saw it when the others were around. They even said a medium had come in and offered to drive it out. Well, I used to laugh it off, and I had no real worries about being on my own there.

But then… the computer was by the front window overlooking the High Street, and as it grew dark I could definitely feel something / someone glaring at me, and getting angrier by the minute. Looking around of course there was no-one there. Finally I felt I could stand it no longer (gone 6pm by that time). It sounds a bit crazy now but you do get that feeling sometimes, that someone is looking at you and you turn around and there they are, usually someone you know…

Anyway…I thought I'd best visit the toilet before leaving, it was a long trek home. The problem was the toilet, up 3 flights of stairs in a tiny attic room. Ok so deep breath, up I went, and honestly the stairs were creaking loudly up behind me, as though I was being followed. They didn't do that in the daytime when you went up and others were around… Never been so quick in the toilet in my life! Ran back down, grabbed my things, locked up and escaped. And put as much distance as I could between myself and the office…

So, do I believe in ghosts? I reckon there was "something", and it was angry. If it was a ghost, maybe it wanted me out of it's house. Anyway I made dammed sure I'd never work there alone again!

I'm an experienced meditation practitioner ,and i know all kinds of things exist (eek,grab pearls),..which is sometimes spooky,but I know we are well protected..

Animals don't leave "ghosts",cos they go back to the kingdom they are collectively a part of..ants,foxes,owls whatever..domestic pets can and do visit their owners..many people see them..

IIt's A funny old world :=)

I was a paranormal investor years ago. I've done so many paranormal nights i can't even rem how many. Not seen anything tangible, but I've had "signs" definitive sounds of past pets and even felt one on particular get onto my bed. So yes I believe. I actually love the idea some people ,animals, are still around.

@Kimmy87, that is awesome , makes me think kids are only scared by what we teach them to be scared , I remember few years back my grandson caught a spider he wasn't scared , but his mum was freaked out by it and now he doesn't like them . Same with you experience . I remember my brothers house seeing a man in Victorian attire and my son's saw it too . They are not scared .

@Razr My dad died in a care home , I was asleep when he passed , I saw him in my dream , he waved to me , he was on end of life so couldn't move , but in my dream he connected with me to say goodbye, next moment my brother rang and told me he had passed. I do treasure that dream and that my dad said goodbye to me .