Living With Ghosts
By Tonya Hacker

Here are a few tips to help you cope with having to live with unwanted spirits.

First begin by asking yourself what makes you think you may have a ghost or ghosts in your home? What kinds of things have been witnessed by yourself or by others inside your home? Has there been any traumatic events inside the home, building or property? If you feel that there is enough reason for you to suspect a ghost then you may find yourself asking what you may want to do next? 


CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS ~ Fear is a natural but intense emotion, try to remain as calm as possible and no matter how hard it may be, ignore them and try to think & feel like a hard core skeptic, until you get help with classifying the spirits in your home. 

If you must, shout out to them, letting them know you do not fear them, and that it is your home, you will continue to stay there and that you will leave them alone if they leave you alone. 

KEEP YOUR LIFE CALM ~ Life goes on, as you probably already know, not many people are accepting to the fact that you may have a ghost or ghosts in your home. Try to keep your life as normal as possible. This includes excessive reading, internet surfing & movies that are referencing the paranormal. Its healthy to want to know what is lurking in your home or property, but study up at a normal pace, to much ghost fever can create unwanted anxiety and stress. Research in moderation, and ask the investigators for help, it will save you some time and energy. Try to continue with your life as you normally would, before you became aware that you may have an entity. 

YOUR PERSONAL BELIEFS ~ Its no ones business what your personal religious beliefs are, or if you have any at all. But please remember that certain practices can open more doors to spirits, both good & bad. If you are involved in occult type activity, you may want to put your practices on hold, until a classification can be made at your property. If you have any spiritual beliefs or faith of any kind, continue to ask for strength and guidance to help you through this tying time. Do not try to rid the ghosts yourself, or use Ouija boards, automatic writing or séances to make contact. Conducting any type of contacting sessions without a professionals assistance or advice could provoke the spirits, turning a noisy spirit into an angry spirit. 

KEEP A JOURNAL ~ Take notes as much as possible, write down everything paranormal or strange that has occurred at your property. Keep a camera close at hand, just in case there is something moved or damaged, you will want documentation. 

GUT FEELINGS AND DREAMS ~ If you have an intense feeling to get up and go outside, do it. Trust what your body & emotions are telling you. If you begin to have dreams about unknown people, directing you around your property or reaching out to you, they may be the spirits trying to communicate. Document each dream, if you ever have one of these dreams, you will never forget it. Try to recall as much information as possible to help researchers or investigators classify your haunting. 

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ~ Its no ones business what you do on your spare time, but if you feel that a ghost is in your home you may want to limit or stop your extracurricular activities. Drugs, besides being illegal, they altar a persons mind and blur ones judgment, therefore the user can be an easy and open target for unwanted entities. 

CHILDREN AND GHOSTS ~ If you have children in the house, pay close attention to who they are playing with and talking to while in the house. If your child talks about a new imaginary friend, get the details as much as you can. Children are known to see and feel what most adults cant. If your children have NOT been effected by the spirits in your home, do not tell them or speak about it in front of them. Spirit contact can be traumatizing to both adult young ones. Unless they ask, try to keep it between the adults. 

GET HELP! ~ You may want to set up video cameras, tape recorders and take photographs we encourage this, but we recommend that you leave that up to the investigators. They are trained in knowing what NOT to say is paranormal vs. what IS paranormal. Proper use of equipment and data analysis is needed when you are wanting to classify your spirits. 

Select your group wisely and take your time when interviewing them to come into your property. Just because one team seems to be conducting many investigations, does not make that team the one for your needs. Most teams will conduct a preliminary investigation, and may be required to return many times to collect sufficient data for your needs. Avoid the crash & burn teams that are just out to investigate for their personal reasons and not help with your needs. Professional investigators do not charge money for investigations. If a team asks for fees move on to another team for help immediately.

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