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For what it's worth, I live in a weird flat which some in my shoes may describe as haunted. I hear countless noises every day, feel cold when I shouldn't, smell odd scents and see shadows in the corners of my sight rather frequently. These are all things many ghost hunter sorts speak of. I think if I were more gullible to my imagination I'd be scared crapless. I prefer to think there are logical explanations but I just don't know them.
To be fair, in your case it's because I'm stalking you, complete with portable air con to lower the temperature :p
 
could something like paranormal activity even happen (girl gets possessed etc)?

I think the scientific term for girl gets possessed is PMS.:p When that happens, all you can do is ride out the storm, preferably away from you girlfriend/wife. I like to spend those few days fixing up my shanty. Fishing is an alternative.;)
 
That's truly scary OP. I would move out if I were you. I wouldn't try messing with any video cameras as I think it would turn into a "Paranormal Activity" type of thing. No matter what, I suggest you move out as soon as possible. You could be living with a poltergeist, which is very dangerous.

OP, YIKES!!! +1 for me on all of the above...I'd bounce in a heartbeat.
 
iBlue, that's the thing. Ghost hunters are hunting what...GHOSTS! Therefore anything that goes on in their house is presumed a ghost.

Put 5 of these people in a house that has ZERO reports of being haunted and fill their head with a murder and horror story and suddenly they're talking with Mary Anne the wood chipper murderer...c.2010.

1. I don't believe in ghosts, so you can't apply that to me.
2. These are not out of the corner of my eye. These are plain as day. Please read back, most of these experiences are NOT my own. The only things I've experienced are critters jumping in bed and vanishing, a large black cat crossing the hall, hearing footsteps, voices and other unexplainable noises and such. And the voices aren't just the hissing of the heater as it starts up, the sound honestly had me believing that somebody had snuck into my house. It sounded like a party of 10 at a table at the Olive Garden...oh how I hate those people. "*mumble mumble mumble mumble**HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER*" Does management say nothing? No, my party of 4 is spending less than these ******s. Enough digressing, it sounded all the same, just without the laughter. I clearly heard American-English words spoken, the ones I heard clearest honestly had me freaked because I knew there was nobody here and the TV was off. I heard some mumbling and thought maybe it was the ringtone, answering machine, SOMETHING. But the voice CLEARLY said "I understand, yeah" so there is no way it was just some conglomerate of sound.
3. I do say, "I don't know". If I didn't say that, I'd be a Jesus freak. LUL But seriously, I'm saying I don't know what's here, so I'm going to capture footage and images and sound until something is clear. If I find out somebody is using my house as a weekly hang out and hiding behind the couch when I come looking for them, then I'll accept it. Maybe the thing that jumps in my bed is something completely reasonable...like...ok well I can't think of anything that could do specifically what it has done but hey, that's the fun in this game XD

Update: Last night the camera's angle included the kitchen, laundry room, living room, haul, office and entrance to the sunroom all in one frame, so it will be interesting to see something making footsteps in the laundry room, walking to the sunroom, and a black cat walking from the office and the black figure walking through the hall and behind the couch. XD
 
These kinds of entities??

http://www.blurtit.com/var/question/q/q1/q19/q192/q1922/q192204_414325_673px-er_diagram_mmorpg.png

I kid... I kid...

Seriously, though, the human mind is powerful enough to make things seem very real even though they are not actually there. If you believe you are being haunted then your brain will haunt you.

The sociological effect of several people reinforcing this paranoia in close proximity doesn't help either.

I'm not trying to ridicule you, but I do think it's unhealthy. And it will only get worse over time. Maybe you should remove yourself from the environment and/or the people who trigger this paranoia.

It's not ghosts, it's phenomena. I don't believe in the spirits of people trying to spook people. I do, however, know what I'm experiencing and am having a difficult time using natural science to explain them.

I'm not claiming that what I'm experiencing is this or that, I did state my theory but I honestly know nothing about what is causing the happenings in my house. They're simply a mystery and I'm simply explaining the events from my point of view.

If you happen to live in the DC area, I'd be happy to come over and give you my opinion on whether your house is haunted or not.

You make this sound like you're a rational, scientific person who came to these conclusions on your own without any feedback from your roommates. But your family history apparently includes similar episodes. You need to remove yourself from your own situation and see this how an outsider would see it -- you have a history of these kinds of incidents. This could be something that was put into your mind when you were too young to even remember.

Which of the following scenarios do you think is more likely? Imagine that we are not talking about you, but we are actually talking about me.

A) A deep-seated psychological phenomenon that involves events I am too young to remember.

B) Paranormal activity that defies reason or scientific explanation and I am not able to captur by any kind of objective measuring equipment (tape recorder, camcorder, etc.)?
 
For the last time, you people are in denial if you still believe savar's theory after the number of independent coincidences. Things start and stop without one telling another, so don't try to morph the facts of probability to make believe everything that isn't in Merriam's has no possibility of existing or happening.

As well, I know that the mind can play games. When an event is stored away in the brain in the long term by accident, it creates the feeling of Deja Vú. "But I know I've been here before!" Yeah, and this version of Windows knows it's legit. Oops, nope, someone altered the DLL to change what it "knows".

Oh, but when was the last time one cracked computer cracked all computers around it without interacting or networking? Oh, gee, it doesn't happen, something EXTERNAL has to interact with it...something that exists on a plane of existence other than a CPU like...a human!

BUT, trying to explain what has happened with such an excuse is a far stretch to try and deny probability.

I guess while my roommate was in the kitchen, she forgot that she untied the sunroom doors, for no logical reason, and forced them open. My, mild amnesia explains everything! Oh, and the knocking noises that the cat heard as well, yeah the mind has a way of projecting thoughts to animals. You knew this right? Oh...too farfetched?

I don't WANT to believe that this stuff is happening, it happens mostly when I forget about it, so drop it. When something crosses a room and three people state at the same time "did you see that?!" you have to believe that all of those people had a mental episode at PRECISELY the same time and saw PRECISELY the same thing...WRONG!

If you believe that after considering the probability, you're in denial. The End.
 
I thought this thread was interesting until it started drifting. But that got me thinking, and this is a serious question, have you been doing LSD or mushrooms? Not just recently but ever?

This just made me LOL...

Reminded me of a cheesy/awesome horror movie I saw on Netflix streaming:
Shrooms

Essentially the same plot as Mr. Cheetos story except outdoors and the drugs are explicitly mentioned.

For the last time, you people are in denial if you still believe savar's theory after the number of independent coincidences. Things start and stop without one telling another, so don't try to morph the facts of probability to make believe everything that isn't in Merriam's has no possibility of existing or happening.

You're either a troll or in extreme denial. Post a video or an image, or invite an MR member over to your house. Can't do any of those things??! Then you're a troll or in extreme denial.

The former is annoying, but the latter is really sad. I'm going to assume the former, but if it really is the latter, I hope you will open your mind a little and consider that this might be sociological and/or psychologicla. (You're asking me to open my mind, maybe you can reciprocate?)
 
HELLO! Skim-reading again, are we?

I've invited people to my former house probably three times already!!

Time to reform that argument ;)
 
For the last time, you people are in denial if you still believe savar's theory after the number of independent coincidences. Things start and stop without one telling another, so don't try to morph the facts of probability to make believe everything that isn't in Merriam's has no possibility of existing or happening.

You aren't discussing science or the scientific method... you are now adhering to Faith. Faith, if I may use one particular reference, is:

Hebrews11:1 said:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

You are basically testifying that what you have experienced is, to you, true. And you are tacitly admitting that your phenomena will never be "proven" by any objective means.

People believe a lot of things, and it is that belief that make those things "real". You *want* these things to be real, at some level within yourself. No one can say you are "right" or "wrong", that's up to you. At the same time, any suggestion that you get "counseling" or "therapy" should not be taken as an insult. Rather, take it as sources of help and further experience.

If you didn't like your doctor's recommendation, you'd seek a second opinion, right? If you thought your mechanic was being a little squirrelly on his repair quote, you'd not hesitate to ask another mechanic, right?

Same thing here. Something is going on. It's pestering you something fierce. Your choices are to live with it quietly, get it fixed, or convince the world that everyone without this situation is wrong.

Sounds to me like you may have opted for the latter option, and are preaching your own gospel. Before you go too far that way, get a qualified second opinion.

Either way, best of luck.
 
OK, point to make here.

ALL skeptics, if you are so sure of yourself, visit my former address. All argumentative statements will be ignored unless you've done so.

As well, if you have a problem with my freedom to post here, nobody is forcing you to read or believe anything here and you're clearly after an argument if you're still here afterward.

You're only subjecting YOURSELF to whatever motives you feel this thread was created with.
:D
 
OK, point to make here.

ALL skeptics, if you are so sure of yourself, visit my former address. All argumentative statements will be ignored unless you've done so.

As well, if you have a problem with my freedom to post here, nobody is forcing you to read or believe anything here and you're clearly after an argument if you're still here afterward.

You're only subjecting YOURSELF to whatever motives you feel this thread was created with.
:D

Obviously, everyone cannot visit your former address. That's unreasonable, and you should know it.

You are free to post, within the Forum rules. Knock yourself out. Just as everyone is free to debate and question anything you say.

I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't care one way or the other. I'm just curious, what are you trying to prove? Still sounds like you only want to preach to the converted, any heretics are unwelcome?
 
i agree with you OP. i believe that there is something happening in ur house. how do i know this? because my gf's house has something similar going on. except its a "good being". she constantly sees a "ghost" or whatever you call it. i have never seen it myself, but you are constantly hearing things...oh the stories she has told me haha.

I think the scientific term for girl gets possessed is PMS.:p When that happens, all you can do is ride out the storm, preferably away from you girlfriend/wife. I like to spend those few days fixing up my shanty. Fishing is an alternative.;)

hahahhahahah true dat! i know exactly what thats like ;) RUN RUN RUN

(p.s. hate fishing)
 
WOW! Good catch!

I'll have that checked right away!

It would explain everything except the "shared" sightings, so it's worth looking into.
 
if you have a problem with my freedom to post here,

I have a problem watching the cascading breakdown of someones psychiatric grasp on reality. It saddens me that I can't convince you to get help for a clear psychiatric problem.

Don't you find it strange that you can't get any of this on film? You can't produce any documentary evidence of the reality of these goings on.

Doesn't that mean something to you?
 
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but this sounds like the work of Simpleton Sprites, which are absolutely the worst kind. They are small green beings, not unlike aliens, but you only see them as they want you to see them, or not at all if they so choose. They screw with you and there isn't really anything you can do to get rid of them.

For more info on them, check out this informative video on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
 
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