What are the signs that there is a ghost in the room with you?

Question

If you do not believe in such things please do not answer with a smartazz answer .I'm being serious here!

Answer 1

Unexplained noises - footsteps; knocks, banging, rapping; scratching sounds; sounds of something being dropped. Sometimes these noises can be subtle and other times they can be quite loud.
Doors, cabinets and cupboards opening and closing - most often, these phenomena are not seen directly. The experiencer either hears the distinct sounds of the doors opening and closing (homeowners get to know quite well the distinctive sounds their houses make) or the experiencer will return to a room to find a door open or closed when they are certain that it was left in the opposite position. Sometimes furniture, like kitchen chairs, are perceived to have been moved. Very rarely will the experiencer actually witness the phenomenon taking place.
Lights turning off and on - likewise, these events are seldom seen actually occurring, but the lights are switched on or off when the experiencer knows they were not left that way. This can also happen with TVs, radios and other electrically powered items.
Items disappearing and reappearing - this phenomenon, which we have dubbed "the DOPler Effect" (DOP = Disappearing Object Phenomenon), has been examined in the article "The DOPler Effect." Others have called this "the borrowers" phenomenon, and it's the familiar experience of not being able to find a regularly used item - say, your set of car keys - which you believe you placed in a spot you routinely place them. But they're gone and you look high and low for them with no success. Some time later, the keys are found - in exactly the place you normally put them. It's as if the object was borrowed by someone or something for a short time, then returned. Sometimes they are not returned for days or even weeks, but when they are, it's in an obvious place that could not have been missed by even a casual search.
Unexplained shadows - the sighting of fleeting shapes and shadows, usually seen out of the corner of the eye. This phenomenon has also been discussed in some detail in "Shadow People." Many times, the shadows have vaguely human forms, while other times they are less distinguishable or smaller.
Strange animal behavior - a dog, cat or other pet behaves strangely. Dogs may bark at something unseen, cower without apparent reason or refuse to enter a room they normally do. Cats may seem to be "watching" something cross a room. Animals have sharper senses than humans, and many researchers think their psychic abilities might be more finely tuned also. (See "Animals and Ghosts" )
Feelings of being watched - this is not an uncommon feeling and can be attributed to many things, but it could have a paranormal source if the feeling consistently occurs in a particular part of the house at a particular time

Mild psychokinetic phenomena - hearing a door open or close is one thing. Actually seeing it happen is quite another. Similarly, actually seeing a light go on or off by itself is greater proof that something unexplained is happening. Do you see the TV or radio turn on? Or perhaps you're present when a child's powered toy begins to operate on its own. Doors and windows are locked or unlocked. Some people report that when they are in bed they can feel and/or hear something sitting on the bed.
Feelings of being touched - the feeling of being watched is one thing, and actually feeling like you are being touched is quite another.

Some people feel something brush past them, something touching their hair or "a hand" on the shoulder. Some feel a gentle poke, push or nudge.
Cries and whispers - on occasion, muffled voices, whispering and crying can be heard. Sometimes it's music from some unknown source. People hear their names being said. This phenomenon, as is true for the one above, gains more credibility if more than one person hears or sees the same thing at the same time.
Cold or hot spots - cold spots are classic haunting symptoms, but any instance of a noticeable variance in temperature without a discernable cause could be evidence.
Unexplained smells - the distinct fragrance of a perfume or cologne that you do not have in your house. This phenomenon comes and goes without any apparent cause and may accompany other phenomena, such as shadows, voices or psychokinetic phenomena. Foul odors can happen in the same way.
Rarer still are more extreme phenomena, some of which have been called poltergeist phenomena, and can be quite strong evidence of a true haunting:

Moving or levitating objects (severe psychokinetic phenomena) - dinner plates sliding across the table; pictures flying off walls; doors slamming shut with great force; furniture sliding across the floor.
Physical assault - scratches, slaps and hard shoves. This kind of personal assault is extremely rare, but obviously highly disturbing.
Other physical evidence - unexplained writing on paper or walls; handprints and footprints.
Apparitions - physical manifestation of a spirit or entity. These phenomena are also very rare and can take many forms: human-shaped mists or forming mists of some indistinguishable shape; transparent human forms that disappear quickly; and most rarely, human forms that look as real and solid as any living person, but that disappear into a room or even while being viewed.

Answer 2

Some people are not very sensitive and thus don't pick up on ghosts. They are often the ones who don't believe in them and sometimes laugh at others for believing in them. Remember, once people laughed at others for believing in germs...because you can't see them either. However, "seeing" ghosts and hearing and perceiving them in various ways is a talent that can be developed if you are not born with it. Check out your local New Age bookstores and their bulletin boards or ask the owners and you'll find groups/teachers who can train you to develop these skills. Various kinds of metaphysical churches also do this. I learned under the old Spiritualists who have been training people for a hundred years or so and also met teachers through a group that no longer exists but had a variety of people adept at various kinds of these skills. That was in the 80's when the pickings were much fewer. Nowadays you can find many such groups. I was born with many of these skills as well but development further was also helpful since the greater mainstream culture keeps trying to deny it. Some day it will be considered fact...just like germs or shall I say microbiology.

Answer 3

An animal will growl at a certain spot where you cannot see anything. The hair will stand up on the back of your neck (and usually your arms). Usually you will feel a breeze and feel a chill. Sometimes the very sensitive will be able to have a conversation and find out why the spirit is in the room. If you have a poltergeist or a demon, get out of the room and get someone who is trained and sensitive. Do not attempt to confront them yourself. A true 'ghost' or spirit, will not harm you and is very rarely visible or noticeable to those who don't believe or are not sensitives. Relax if it is a ghost, you are safe. Usually they are returning to a person or place that is familiar to them. If they are there to give you a message, they will find a way. Very often ghosts appear when there is construction or demolition in a place they were attached to in this plane of existence.

Answer 4

Well I used to live in a basement apt. and a ghost would travel around the room. The air would get cold in the room. The room was warm because I had the furnace on. But there were cold breezes that would circulate around the room and I just felt I was not alone. I did not feel nervous or scared, but I definitely knew I was not alone. And I went to a psychic some months later and she did confirm my apt. was haunted by someone who was just a lost soul. Nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

Feel around or walk around and check for cold spots. Also if you see things floating or flying around the room especially inanimate ones.I have also heard that if you have a pet like a cat, or dog they will bark or meow when they sense an additional presence in the room even if you can,t see one. You could always grab a polaroid 600 instant camera when you think something is happening and take a picture.

Answer 6

From what I gather, ghosts are there when you hear weird sounds in the room or in other rooms of the house (aside from normal things like the fridge kicking on or the heat/ac), the sudden coldness of a room, and a lot of times people can just sense that they aren't alone, like someone is watching them or just in the room with them.

That stuff is pretty cool, although I gotta say I'd be scared s*itless if there was something like that in my place, haha.

Answer 7

You could try and EVP recording when you are out of the room. It is a fun, spooky experiment that you can do with a simple tape recorder. You leave the recorder recording for the length of the tape and then play it back to listen for any voices or messages on the tape. Look at the link below for more explanation.

Answer 8

I have seen two ghosts, one was a dark figure standing in the corner of my bedroom and the other was just a person standing by my bed, only lasted a second and he was gone, sometimes I can feel someone sitting on my bed, I think it is my dad. there isnt a sure answer, there are many things that happen to different people.

Answer 9

A smell of different after shave or perfume. A cold spot in the room. The cold spot will be only in one place and you can almost walk around it. You feel like there is someone else in the room.

Answer 10

A lot of people can sense when there is an otherworldly presence around. I can sense when one is around, and whether it is a good or evil one. Most of the time they're good, but there is one corner in my old bedroom back home that has an evil spirit with red eyes.

Call me crazy if you want, but I'm not the only one to have seen/felt them. Even my dad, who claims that he doesn't believe in 'that nonsense', has believed since we had to put our old dog Elyse down. He says she guards the house.