About a year ago when I was taking a shower in my parents’ bathroom (connected with their bedroom) I saw a man. How their bathroom is set up is so that if you open the shower’s doors, you can look right in the closet. Last summer I got shampoo in my eyes, I reached out for my towel to wipe my face. I didn’t want to get the towel wet so I just leaned my head out. I looked up at the closet and an old man was standing there. Most likely in his mid-seventies. I was shocked.
I haven’t really been scared by ghosts/spirits since the time I saw Pops. When I saw that man my blood went cold. It was the first time in two years that I had ever been that scared of anything.
He looked me in the eyes. He had(has?)ice cold blue eyes that scared me. He was dressed in a suit and tie, very formal as if he was about to go to a wedding or a funeral. His hair was pure white, and his skin was very, very pale. The look that he had on his face, he looked at me as if I were just a naughty child.
We stared at each other for what seemed like forever, it was most likely no more then ten seconds. I broke the gaze by wiping my face. I set my towel back down and finished taking my shower. After I turned the water off I stood in there for a minute or so working up the courage to open the door again. When I opened it, he was gone.
It was almost a year ago, and I have only taken one shower in that room since. I’ll go into the closet by myself now, but I am terrified while doing so. I am only thirteen years old, but it is incredibly hard to get me scared to this point. In fact it’s hard to get me scared at all.
I have told my family about this man. None of them believe me. I am the only one in my family who believes in ghosts/spirits. My parents and oldest brother take it as a game, my two sisters are terrified if I jump out at them from around a corner and say “boo”, and my older brother doesn’t believe in anything that he hasn’t seen. I can’t work up the courage to try and take a picture so I can prove it to them. I’ll walk into the room with a camera, but when I get to the closet I’m on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
Do you guys have any ideas on how I can force myself to not be so afraid of him? Like I said, I am the only one in my family who believes in ghosts/spirits, so getting my parents to let me have a priest come and bless the place, well. That’s not going to happen.
Sent in by Ghost Girl, Copyright 2010 TrueGhostTales.com
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Hi Ghost Girl, it’s quite norman and natural to be afraid of something like that, but the old man doesn’t have a physical body and can do you no harm, if you see him again try talking to him, if he meant to harm you he would probably would have done so by now. good luck let us know how things go.
Pete:
Just curious if a ghost has no physical body and can do us no harm, then why did you say if he meant you harm he would have already done it? Please,don’t get mad I was just wondering.
Hi Martha, Uuuum!! I see your point. I believe most ghosts can do you no harn, but it’s not unknown for them to have hurt people. if the old guy was there to hurt ghost girl, he could have done so at any time, but as he hasn’t, she is probably in no danger from him.
thanks for pulling me up on that point.
Hi Pete, I think if I ever ran into a ghost face to face, wheather or not it could hurt me wouldn’t be the issue. I would have a heart attack on the spot and hope the ghost knew CPR. I see where you were going on that and thanks for the answer.
Why not let your family members who don’t believe in ghost go to the closet and take some photos for you? I am curious about the old man and I don’t know why a lot of ghosts like to hide themselves in the closet.
Because they like playing dress up
Hahaha
i was going to say what rosie said.have one of your family members take the pictures for you.if there is something showing up you should post it on (if you want to).luckly you havent seen him since, since it sounds like you are scared.if anything does happen let us know what you do and if your parents do end up believeing you.thanks for the story.
Try taking a couple deep breaths before you go into the room. Just relax, you could probably take on that old man no problem!
Maybe it’s one of your dead relatives. (If you have any). Maybe he wanted to see you one last time before passing on.the look of you being a naughty child, I’m not so sure about.
I hope this helps.
i was thinking about this and here is what i come up with. this is a older man in a suit, likely what he was buried in. yes he had blue eyes and had a stern look on his face. my take on it is that he used to live there and it could have been his and his wife’s room. maybe he doesn’t understand that you are living there now. i wouldn’t be afraid. if you can get a recorder of some type try to talk to him. evps are easier than pictures. you saw him from the shower, so maybe that’s where you ought to be to get a picture. but it’s up to you. i suppose i would let the subject drop from your family for now.
Ghost/Spirits are deceased not dumb! They haven’t been known to care about changing the minds of skeptics. I say this because I don’t believe it would make since to ask your family to take the pictures for you, they would even be doing it for proof! They’d do it to prove you wrong! You might want to ask someone to be present with you when you do it yourself! It was you who he showed himself to and it’s probably your energy that will make him appear again or in a photo! I’ve had experiences with the paranormal since the age of 9 and I’m 30 now! Spirits have still shown me their presence in the presence of others. So you take the photo in the presence of some one who will actually show interest for your concern! What you should also pay attention to is the fact that he appeared in your parents room, hopefully he doesn’t mean THEM harm!
The best way to prove ur story to them is to have them expierence it for themselves. Wat I would do is see if I can trick them into taking the picture of the area u saw the entity. That way u wont have to be scared and u will prove ur point. Sort of “killing two birds wit one stone.” as the saying goes. Once u prove it to them, I think they will be more open to the idea of having some kind of spiritual advisor come and bless the house. Or atleast do something to help u out and protect u and ur fam. Good luck, my prayers r wit u