Q&A for How to Tell if You Can See Ghosts

Practice, practice, practice—it's important to find the right type of class for you that helps you practice. It also helps to find a good mentor that's open and willing to help you learn. They can help you learn to filter out the true and untrue, and then help you decide what types of readings you'd like to do.

Normally good spirits want nothing to do with you. They may move some things around but they won't throw things at you or bother you. Bad ghosts typically want to harm you, or they may throw things at you. They will bug you for awhile, and sometimes they don't even give up.

The spirit will act defiant or angry, meaning that it remains stuck in its unfinished business and is as yet unable to cross. You could help it to resolve the unfinished business by finding out what is needing to be accomplished to allow it the peace of mind to let go of this mortal world.

No, ghosts will not try to kill you unless you are especially unlucky and either frighten yourself to death by letting your imagination run away with you or get spooked and tread onto or move into something or someone that harms you.

It does not mean something important. The human brain is trained to see patterns and faces. Likely there is some trick of the light and you think you can see faces. Either that or the camera is doing weird things and needs to be fixed.

You can adopt or buy a cat or dog. They will help you feel safe and they will always have your back. Or rent out part of your house to a friend.

No, it's simply the settling of your house. Also may depend on the age of your house, but all houses settle at one or more point time. And no, you personally are not haunted.

You've gone right to the heart of it––what conjures up ghosts is belief. Belief is a form of allowing yourself to be highly suggestible or to want something to be so even though there is no evidence for it. Some will argue that a ghost can sense non-believers but that is little more than employing a circular excuse that will just keep on being trotted out every time anyone disagrees. Think of it this way - any ghost that really considered haunting people worthwhile wouldn't care less about who did or didn't believe in it and would purposefully make itself known so as to have the greatest impact. As such, if your regular garden-variety non-ghost-believer cannot see the ghost, it's more than likely you've chosen to let your imagination see whatever it likes.

Yes. For example, the ghost could be a relative of yours coming to tell you that they're okay. The ghost doesn't need to be associated with the house.

Most ghosts can't and won't touch you; however, you can keep a ghost from even coming near you by surrounding yourself with a circle of salt. You can encircle a large space, like your entire bed, or keep a ghost from entering a a room by drawing a line of salt across the doorway.

Some people are just born with that type of talent. Some people see them, and some don't. Maybe the ghosts have something to tell you specifically.

Not likely. They are most likely images created by your mind due to emotional overload. For example, someone who is scared of the dark might get so terrified, that they start seeing "fuzzy" images in the shadows.

No, you cannot be possessed by a ghost. But you CAN be possessed by a demon and they are very dangerous. They can scratch, hiss, and do many things that can harm you. Be careful.

Some people believe they really exist, some people do not. There is no hard proof either way. (For example, although there are recordings that have been captured of disembodied voices or of items apparently moving on their own, there is no way yet to prove that this event was caused by the spirit of a deceased person).

Be quiet and try to hear what they are saying. If they sound and seem dangerous, leave them alone immediately. If they seem to want to help you or want your help, try to communicate with them. Be careful though!

That is up to your own judgement. Remember to use your common sense - if this angel tries to hurt you or says things that made you uncomfortable or scared, it is probably lying. You could also consult a spiritual expert at a church or other organization for their opinion.

Imagine the house you grew up in, look in all the rooms and places you went, if you see any strange faces or figures in your head while doing this, you are capable of seeing ghosts.

Many cultures believe that a ghost or spirit cannot cross an unbroken line of salt.

When you see him, you can try speaking to him. Explain to him what happened, and tell him whatever else you want him to know. If it is him, this should help him feel comforted; he may be hanging around because he is worried about you. Even if he isn't really there to hear you, it may help you process your grief. You may also consider seeing a professional counselor who specializes in bereavement; they can be so helpful in such a difficult time.

Next time you see her, try telling her out loud to leave. Tell her that this is your room and she isn't invited, and she should leave immediately. You should also be completely honest with your therapist about what you are seeing; remember, therapists can only help if they know what it is that is scaring you.

Leave it alone. Be kind and polite in your communication, and if the ghost wants to respond, it will.

Ghost apps are usually just tricks for fun. They aren't really showing you ghosts, they're just programmed to seem that way.

Yes. You can try to talk to the ghost.

It could be. But, it is more likely that there is an animal in the wall that he can hear moving around, like a mouse or a squirrel.

It could be, but it may have also been sleep paralysis. During sleep paralysis episodes, you may open your eyes, but your brain is still dreaming; this can cause you to see and hear things that aren't there.

That's okay; you don't need to hear them. (This could also be a sign that it's just your imagination rather than actually seeing ghosts.)

It is possible that it was a hallucination. Even perfectly healthy people can experience visual hallucinations when falling asleep.

It is possible, but you may want to consider other options as well. My brother thought he was haunted for many years because he always woke at 3 AM. Eventually, we discovered that a freight train would pass by on the track a mile away at that time every night, and he was a light sleeper, so the sound was waking him.