“Spooky Random Fact: #16”
Do you have a fear of ghosts, anything ghoulish that goes bump in the night and causes fright?
Well, if you do, then don’t worry because millions of others do, too. It’s a very common fear known as “phasmophobia”. The word “phasmos” derives from the Greek language referring to “phantom” or “supernatural being”. It’s also known as “spectrophobia”. “Spectrum” is Latin referring to a specter, or an image of a thing, or an apparition.
Symptoms of phasmobia can typically be found in most disorders that lead to anxiety. A sufferer can go through feelings of dread, rapid heartbeat, panic attacks, also nausea and severe vomiting. It’s even been reported that a person suffering from phasmosphobia can develop OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) in order to conduct rituals to negate any kind of ghostly presence.
Is there treatment for such a phobia? Read more at Phasmophobia: A Ghostly Fear
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Generally, no. But I do get a bit nervous when I spend the night somewhere that “might” be haunted. I can sleep, but when I need to get up at night to go to the restroom, I try to get there and back as quickly as possible without looking around, and I especially don’t look in mirrors! 😉
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A lot of folks are like that.. lol… so, no worries! Gotta do what makes you feel comfortable. 🙂
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Being a “normal man,” though, I’ve always thought it would be nice to have a very attractive female ghost show up some night… I don’t think that would scare me.
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lol… be careful of what you wish for. There is an entity known as a succubus who is a seductive demon. Her victims are sleeping men. I wrote an article about it titled, Incubus & Succubus: Erotic Dream or Deviant Reality?
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I read the article, and at first I was thinking that a succubus didn’t sound too bad. I changed my mind by the end. 🙂
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The only ghosts that I have actually seen were people I knew, so I had no fear of them. It was more of a “Oh, it’s you! Aren’t you dead?” sort of encounter. I do not think I would fear ghostly “strangers”. “Cat” ghosts I have not seen, but I am certain I have felt and heard them. Again, these were cats I knew.
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They felt comfortable being around you. 🙂
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I have been visited by my maternal grandmother, chastised by my father and comforted by my wife- all in spirit form. There has been no cause for fear.
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I’ve had many paranormal experiences as well. And like you said, no cause for fear. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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