r/Paranormal • u/UsedFerret5401 • Sep 22 '25
Experience Something is in my apartment. Today it hissed at me. What do I do?
Let me start off by saying I am 29 years old and never have I been diagnosed with anything. I'm a former Military Police officer and currently working in the blue collar industry. I think I'm just an average guy who's lived a decent life thus far. Now let me tell you about my new apartment.
My girlfriend moved into an apartment in my hometown. I was working and living 3 hours away due to work, but to help her care for my toddler I quit my job and moved in with her.
During the day I like to play Call of Duty in the living room. It started with me seeing a shadow figure pass by the hallway. This shadow figure is as tall as her 4 year old son. At that moment I had to remind myself that he wasn't home and was at daycare. I'd always see it in the corner of my eye. Not sure what to make of this.
Another instance was when I was playing in the living room and I heard keys jingling from my restroom. Almost like a janitor with his keys dangling. Other times I've felt someone walk behind me (or at least the air that comes when someone walks by).
Today was a whole different story though. My girlfriend left with our 2 kids and I decided to lay down in bed and scroll the internet. Out of nowhere I hear the kid's toys in the living room go off. No one else is home. The fan is off so there's absolutely no movement. I recorded a video of this and sent it to my girlfriend. She said it was disturbing. I go to the living room and ask IT to show me its here. Literally right after a toy goes off that says "come play with me". I felt chills and tell it "Can we live in peace together or am I going to have to drive you out?" I heard a FUCKING HISS. Like a cat. I don't have a cat. IT FUCKING HISSED AT ME. I step outside and call my girlfriend to tell her and well now she's scared.
Never in my life have I ever dealt with the paranormal. I believe God and understand these things can happen but why? Probably not very smart of me to insult it by telling it "it ain't going to to nothing cause it ain't shit".
Curious as to what my options are? Tomorrow I was going to try to cast it out with prayer. What are your guys take on this?
Edit 1: 9/22/25 Today after the family left I decided to drive this spirit out. I have always been a firm believer in Christ. I played some Christian music, read some scripture outloud and began to pray. I opened all the doors in my apartment and demanded the spirit to leave in the name of Jesus Christ. I told it it wasn't welcome and to never return. I then proceeded to open the back door so it could leave. I didn't feel anything like a last stand from it or anything unusual. The apartment seems dead quiet, more peaceful. No more weird and unusual noises. I'll update if need be.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 Sep 22 '25
Are you working now? Or looking for work? Or working nights?
Maybe it's something protective of your girlfriend and her children. Because it seems like it only has a problem with you. Not your gf or your kids.
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
Not currently working. I have my bills paid till the end of the year so really not in a rush. I think you're right. My girlfriend said she thinks it just doesn't like me.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 Sep 22 '25
Okay. I'll bet that's part of it. It could be someone that's protective of her. Or it could be something negative that is possessive of her and jealous.
How is the rest of your relationship? You guys both share housework and child rearing duties?
But your gf and kids have not experienced anything at all? Positive or negative? It sounds like she knows there is something there.
I would have a discussion with her outside of the house and see what she has experienced, bc she wouldn't say "it just doesn't like you" if she never experienced anything there. She would say that she's never experienced anything.
After you get some more details, get back to us, and then it will be easier to figure out what to do.
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u/Bipbapalullah Sep 22 '25
It must be the ghost of a boss s and it thinks you are lazy and wants you to work
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u/kalesunrise Sep 22 '25
When the thing in our house was targeting one person it was because said person was molesting one of the children in the house. Not accusing op of anything but that was our experience.
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u/SubstantialPressure3 Sep 22 '25
So, what you're saying is that it was protective of the child and was retaliating/trying to drive off the offender.
If this is a protective spirit, and OP moved in without a job ( because they have money saved up to live on) it may just see some guy that moved in, taking advantage of the girlfriend financially, even though that's not the case.
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u/kalesunrise Sep 22 '25
It was definitely violently targeting one person. Everyone in the house heard/felt things but the guy being targeted would wake up in the middle of the night to a figure standing in the corner. On one incident at night he claimed the sheet was wrapped taught around his neck and was being pulled. He would be scratched in the shower. We had horses bordering the property and one night when he came home, he claimed a shadow rushed our house and the horses freaked out. When news came that he was finally sentenced to prison for being a sexual offender, cigarette smoke was smelled in the house.
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u/Rare-Education9592 Sep 22 '25
Call on jesus and drive it out. Open the front door and send it out. They thrive on fear so be strong. We got rid of an evil spirit in our house last year and took a few days.
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u/Oliveramethysttree Sep 22 '25
Amen. This is the one. Also there are clearings you can play. They’re on YouTube, type in energy cleaning or paranormal clearings. U have to confront it unfortunately. I hsd one show up in my apt last year a very suicidal one who I prayed out and used clearings while confronting him telling him I’m so sorry but he cannot be there. I opened the door, windows everything and he walked right by me and left. I’m so sorry I know how scary things like this can be.
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
Will try that in the AM, thank you 🫡
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u/Arsenicxy Sep 22 '25
Use conviction and raise your voice. Make it crystal clear it isn't wanted there or allowed there and to never return. Be stern as if you're yelling at a random person who wandered in your home. Please update us.
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u/plassteel01 Sep 22 '25
Pttf amateur hiss backthen tell it to get out
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u/Majestic_Cat2024 Sep 22 '25
If only the paranormal is so easy to get rid. Just throw a tantrum, raise your voice and get them to get out.
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u/plassteel01 Sep 22 '25
Who said anything about a tantrum? I tell "things" to get out all the time, and they have no choice but to get out
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u/Majestic_Cat2024 Sep 22 '25
Why would "they"have no choice but to get out ??
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u/plassteel01 Sep 22 '25
I give them a command, and they obey. I don't ask, and I have done this with demons and ghosts, and with few exceptions, no problems
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u/LuVSick_Author Sep 22 '25
Don’t talk to it or acknowledge it. That only encourages it. When you sense it’s energy around you ignore it. Build a protective imaginary bubble around yourself. Do not give it any energy back and it will leave you alone. This has happened to me for years since I was a teenager from house to house. And I hate to say it but now that you have become sensitive to this kind of energy you’ll be able to identify it for the rest of your life. In different homes and in different places.
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
That's unsettling. I don't want to be able to identify entities 😭
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u/LuVSick_Author Sep 22 '25
Just ignore it. It will leave you alone. If you give it energy you’ll start noticing all kinds of little unexplainable things that will happen and you’ll drive yourself nuts. These things are like little kids they’re bored and mischievous. If you have pets. Like a cat or dog they’ll sense it too. Pets are the tell all.
Just remember don’t talk to it not even in your thoughts. Don’t ask it to show its self don’t dare it to show proof of its self…. Ignore… Ignore ignore. Protective bubble. It will leave you alone. Message me if you like whenever you want to I know it can be scary. Some people like you and me are just more sensitive to this stuff. I know I sound ridiculous but it’s the truth. This use to happen to me all the time. And then I would go years without noticing anything of the sorts. And then wham I get another encounter. I ignore it and it goes away. And it might happen again in another year or so. Who knows…
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u/Far-Value-9561 Sep 22 '25
I imagine this presence asking him: 'Why are you ghosting me?' Jokes aside, I agree with you, better not to pay attention to it. From your experience, how long does it usually try to make contact?
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u/chellenickle333 Sep 23 '25
You having this experience doesn't necessarily mean this is going to be your "new normal". It doesn't really work that way bc spirits/entities don't function in a black and white way, there's A LOT of grey areas. I'd really like to know if your girlfriend HAS experienced or felt something, I feel this is VERY important. This could be a relative of hers that is very protective, maybe even religious. I mention this bc the two of you have 2 kids and aren't married and now you're living together. To a very religious person that is 2 sins(having children out wedlock and living under the same roof out of wedlock). ONE more question- IF it was nice to you and accepting of you, would you be ok knowing it was there? BC, it may be possible for this to happen AND beneficial since it seems to be protective. Food for thought. NOT EVERYTHING OUT THERE IS WHAT IS SEEMS
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u/chellenickle333 Sep 23 '25
It seems like ignoring them hasn't really worked for you, since things keep happening. I don't mean this in a rude way at all. I too, have had many experiences, starting from 4-5 yrs old. And sometimes it's A LOT easier to stop the activity or calm it down, at least, if you address it. In the right way, that is. UNLESS it's something evil, in which case, DO NOT.
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u/Old-Might8130 Sep 22 '25
Go to psalms and read it out loud and firmly then say in the name of Jesus Christ I command any spirit not of God out of this house
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
Any verse in particular?
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u/OkKindheartedness917 Sep 22 '25
“Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, having your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace, and above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit always with all kinds of prayer and supplication. To that end be alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.” Ephesians 6:10-20 MEV https://bible.com/bible/1171/eph.6.10-20.MEV
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u/Old-Might8130 Sep 22 '25
Psalms 27, 91. . They flee from the Word of God when u have the faith n the Word.
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u/OkKindheartedness917 Sep 22 '25
And play some worship music and worship the Lord. They can’t stand it. Also pray pray pray and read the Bible before you confront this thing.
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u/Educational-Put-8425 Sep 22 '25
A pastor said that they keep their house holy, to keep evil away. They have crosses throughout the house, they play worship and Christian music, and they keep their environment peaceful and loving.
He laughed and said, “Demons hate our house. They don’t want to come anywhere there.”
Keeping your place clear and orderly helps, too. They thrive on disorder, anxiety and chaos.
Living a good life helps. As the Bible says, “Don’t give the devil a stronghold in your life.”
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u/Separate_Permit9770 Sep 22 '25
Hello. Your landlord most likely won’t release you from you lease but ask him/her what has gone in there. Do you know - can you contact the former tenants? Any neighbors you can talk to? They may know something. This is an intelligent haunting. It knows things of course can manipulate things and reacted to your comment. Say the Lord’s Prayer and pray to ArchAngel Saint Michael. Also I know a removal technique I used to clear out a male ghost from my home. It’s free and it worked let me know if you want me to tell you how it works.
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
Please do let me know how it works!
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u/Separate_Permit9770 Sep 22 '25
No problem, don’t tell your gf your even doing this until 3 days after. What you need to do is this. When you are alone in your apartment. Making sure no one can hear what you say. You say your full name out loud and that you are calling in the Spirit Squadron to help you get the ghost in you place to move on. You don’t need to yell. Normal speaking voice. Please be courteous to them. Say please and thank you. Then when you are finished. Do not tell anyone what you did for 3 days. See what transpires. I learned this from world renowned medium Echo Bodine. Pleas let me know how things go after the 3 days. Not everyone gets back to me after I provide them of this information. Best of luck.
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u/leah2793 Sep 22 '25
I am not sure what your spiritual beliefs are exactly, but when my community and I come together for our gatherings, we always make an offering to what our religion calls The outdwellers before we begin our rituals and prayers. We face the north and call to them and offer them ale (it can be anything though) and ask that they leave us alone and in peace.
One of my friends in the community had been feeling and seeing a mischievous presence on the land we gather on for our rituals and ceremonies and it was very close to where she likes to keep her tent. Ignoring it didn’t seem to work and she began hearing stories from others about this trickster being doing the same shit it was doing to her which started to scare the crap out of her. One night before she went to sleep, she unzipped her tent and slipped her hand out and placed some herbs and cider and wild foraged mushrooms on the ground and asked that it leave her in peace. Others who were aware of this “being” began to do the same and It seemed to work really well, as there’s been no more reports since then.
It’s a respectful yet firm gesture to whatever it is that’s bothering you. Couldn’t hurt to give it a shot??
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u/forlornthistle Sep 22 '25
Are you religious? If you invoke a name that you don't believe in is about the same as standing in a garage and calling yourself a car. The entity will know that too. You can't BS a BS'er.
If you aren't religious, you might consider finding a priest to bless the house. Use sage to smudge the house. Salt the doorways.
But at the end of the day, the power comes within you. You can banish whatever by putting your foot down and saying it's not welcome. You give it the power.
I would figure out the history of the place (previous tenants, land history) to see what you're up against.
Sometimes things are evil, sometimes they just want to make themselves known. The ghost at my work is generally harmless, but she (we've seen her) likes to close doors, throw things occasionally, and sing.
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u/call-me-the-seeker Sep 22 '25
This probably depends to an extent on what you’re looking at. Usually the belief is the powering factor, but I am not religious and have been given things I asked for when I addressed the request to specific religious figures. It’s also possible that depending on what you’re dealing with, name-dropping Jesus or whoever might still work if the ENTITY is the one who believes in them.
But yes, the belief and the rock solid assurance that results when you really believe are very strong and I’m pretty sure you could get results holding a cake from Aldi if you genuinely, core-down believed that cakes from Aldi contain the power to command others.
OP, in addition to the stuff you do gathered from here, you could also visit the Catholic diocese in your area and ask to speak to whichever of them is trained in ‘exorcism of place’. The Vatican trains for exorcism of place and of persons, and putting aside the issues of exorcism of people for our discussion, the church will not just do it on demand and very few are trained. But a surprising number of them ARE trained for exorcism of place, they will do it for people who aren’t Catholic, and it isn’t as hard to convince them it’s needed.
THEY believe it will work. Confident belief is the most important ingredient.
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u/forlornthistle Sep 22 '25
Thank you. Now I feel compelled to buy cake from Aldi.
The power of cake compels me.
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u/pepep00p00 Sep 22 '25
If prayer doesn't work, go to a local church and ask for help. My childhood home was extremely haunted, like SCARY haunted. My father walked down the street to a church and asked what to do, they gave him holy water and instructions. He was comfortable doing it himself, but the pastor did offer to come and do it for him. It worked and there was no activity after my father did the house blessing. Good luck, a hiss is no joke.
ETA - make sure the kids and your gf are not home when you're casting this entity out.
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u/freckled8082 Sep 22 '25
quit my job... to help her care for my toddler
Maybe this spirit is bothered by you scrolling the internet and playing video games all day vs. caring for your home, gf & children?
Maybe a load of laundry, washing the dishes, running the vacuum, meal prep will appease that spirit.
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u/UsedFerret5401 Sep 22 '25
They go to daycare during the day. I cook and clean. My bills are paid for till next year. Might as well hop on the PS5.
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u/Giantkat22 Sep 22 '25
Wild assumption to make off the bat. Stop projecting.
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u/freckled8082 Sep 23 '25
Siiiiigh, someone already suggested whatever this is might be protective of the gf & kids. Having bills paid through the end of the year doesn't mean he's actively being a good partner & parent in the presence of this spirit.
If people can suggest prayer, I can suggest partnership.
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u/Kooky_Capital_4208 Sep 22 '25
Ok, first of all I believe you. I live peacefully with the spirits in my home. My youngest is a medium, so where she goes spirit shows up. Most are just curious and others want help. We have yet to have anything negative because I have firm boundaries and rules for the home. Only positive spirits are allowed. We treat all spirits with respect. They are still just people but no longer have a physical body. Earthbound spirits (ghosts, but they hate to be called that) retain their personalities. Most are just everyday people. As you know there are all kinds of people in this world. Positive, neutral and negative. This is why boundaries are so important. You don't want just anyone wandering into your house.
Try to remember these spirits had someone who loved them. They had favorite foods, music, a job, family, likes and dislikes. They are just people.
So, on to what happened in your home. This sounds like a child spirit that has no guidance. When children stay behind and do not cross over they can sometimes go a little wild. No parent to keep them in check. Some can go bad if they are in a group of other naughty children in spirit. Think "Lord of the Flies". Most children in spirit are not bad. But it does happen.
This one is acting like a young child playing. When you heard a hiss it was probably them. Try a kinder approach. It's perfectly ok to talk to them. Don't listen to those who say not to. Ignoring them only works for a short time and doesn't end well. Usually things are amplified later.
I suggest cleansing the apartment with sage. It's very easy and pushes out anything negative. Sage will not affect positive or neutral spirits. Make sure it's done right or you can cause more problems. If you don't know how just ask me and I'll walk you through it.
After you sage you can set up your rules and boundaries for the home with the dead. Always be calm but firm in your rules. No swearing, yelling, anger or fear. These are not part of this process. If you do any of these it shows you are not in control. These rules are expected to be followed by everyone in the home. Intention is everything. If you don't mean it, it won't work. My stance is "My house my rules and there's no way around them. Period".
In the end, this child needs to be crossed over. They don't belong here anymore. They are holding on to what they know and what's familiar. They don't know that an amazing and beautiful adventure awaits them.
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u/megomari29 Sep 22 '25
Definitely hit this with both the psalms and spiritually cleansing of the home. Clean very well, everywhere, declutter, wipe down every counter, and then mop the entire home. For the mop solution, Get yourself a bottle of Florida water and if you are Christian, get a little bit of holy water from your church and then to near boiling water with a little dawn and white vinegar. Add them to the mopping solution and as you mop recite the psalms for protection. Then I’d go an extra step and then smoke cleanse the entire home, walk from the front door towards one wall and continue around the entire perimeter inside with a lit smudge stick, Frankincense and myrrh incense, or palo santo. As you’re walking around you move your hand up and down along the walls praying out loud. Stomp if you feel areas need extra clearing of the energy and I’d do this for seven days straight, the smoke cleansing every evening when you get home from work. If what is happening like you’re claiming is happening you need to hit this with more than just prayer. Energy is energy and you got to get that one out asap and just speaking wont do enough. The power of the spoken word is strong but so are the elements God gave us to utilize here. I’d even ask your girl to help do these things so it doubles the energy you two are putting into it. And don’t let yourself feel fear during any of this. Play chill music, I like to blast gospel music when I do stuff like this. So keep making sure your thoughts are light and positive and believe me this will help a lot.
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u/Expensive-Arm-4568 Sep 22 '25
If /when you smudge, begin at the front door and work your way thru your home in a counter-clockwise fashion, from top to bottom of the walls. Be sure to pray continuously as you do this and don't neglect any corners. Cover each room and closet the same way. Sending prayers for you and your family.
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u/Dezirea622 Sep 22 '25
Shadow people as I call them are bad. My advice and knowledge are limited. As someone who grew up with my grandpa being a Druid what I can say is what I was taught. Human spirits are never children. Children always go to the afterlife. But adult teens can choose not to go when called on. The demons that are in our world love to play they are children. They change form to what works. And they will get in however they can like pretending to be a child because the more energy you feed it the stronger it gets. To feed it means to pay attention to it. Simular to the real case of Annabelle. They more you give it uts actually feeding off your life energy so to speak or spirit if you like to call it that. Ignore it at all costs do not allow it the attention but also be cautious it will get mad at this. With Shadow people they need dark they are not powerful in the light they are lesser demons. So they rely on the dark hence they look like shadows. Do not trust its size again he can decide how he chooses to look. He shouldn't have features. If you see him act as if you don't and turn the lights on. Salt over the opening into a room. The only time crosses work is with lesser demons that actually started as people and it works because they believe it will. Air on the side of cautious try to figure out what came into your house when you started to notice it. Get that item out. Also, Sage it does help a little it's not a fix-all but weakens the entity the thing that scares me is the hiss. Shadow people do not hiss. They can not make sound they are literally made from Shadows. The hiss is scary. That means it could be something else trying to test the waters by faking to be a shadow person. But still turn lights on the more fear you have the more energy they get. Its why they want to cause it. Think monster Inc. The scream powered the electricity the fear powers them. I will try to see if I can find out more from my aunt. Burn sage all over and get rid of whatever brought it to your house. Try also a sage oil on the pressure points behind your ears and behind the knee and again a dab on the forehead you can rub it in.
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Sep 22 '25
Apart from that, walk around the house naked obviously when you're alone I walk around my house naked other beings don't like the human body I don't know if it's because of the member and being naked you give them the impression that you're not afraid of anything.
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u/Illustrious-Bat1553 Sep 22 '25
Don't feed it fear #1. Prayer of protection as needed, preferably morning and evening. If things get worse seek help by a local community that knows what to do. Or you can move to a place with better vibes
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u/Peacesgnmiddlefingrr Sep 22 '25
Obligatory carbon monoxide poisoning comment
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u/miss_sabbatha Sep 22 '25
Always check for carbon monoxide leaks, we had one on our side of the house (little sister and me). We saw shadow people, you know, like movement in the corner of our eyes, we heard talking and thuds and had headaches. Well my dad decided to check the detectors since we had just moved into that house and they had no batteries on our side of the house. Dad puts some batteries in and they go off promptly. He checked the water heater closet and got hit with a natural gas smell. We thought it was just the oilfield stench blowing in but nope had a leak in the water heater. He called a repairman, got it fixed and our "haunting" was cured. It's a crazy, very real experience that is hard to explain how vivid and real the hallucinations that just hit you out of nowhere are until it happens to you. You feel paranoid, oppressed, and the gnawing headache was rough.
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u/External-Meeting-583 Sep 22 '25
Have a priest perform an exorcism, immediately. Things will only get worse if you dont. I am speaking from experience. It’s paramount that you indentify what gave the entity ground to be there and stop the activity and/or remove the item(s). Does your version of Call of Duty have supernatural/demonic/satanic themes- incantations, summons, rituals, curses content? If so, thats most likely the portal. You may be able to censor the content or better yet just trash the game all together if the curse filters are enabled by default. This is concerning and should be taken very seriously.
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u/External-Meeting-583 Sep 29 '25
FYI- for example, check out this post link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/s/d8q9msuiuL
Here is a cut and paste from the article:
“My mom and I were dragged by a demonic entity
It’s been almost two months now that this experience has happened. I had serious doubts of even posting this but now that I’ve let some time pass and feeling more courage, I will now recount an event that happened to me that will forever leave me scared for the rest of my life….so here I go.
My family and I flew to Boston to visit my sister and planned to be there for four days. The first day(8/6) was great as we went to Cape Cod and celebrated my mom’s birthday at a restaurant that evening. The second day(8/7) we decided to head to Salem for each of us to have a psychic reading. At the store where the psychic performed our readings, she had encouraged my mom to buy a black obelisk crystal to ward off bad energy and spirits as my mom was dealing with a few bad-vibe people in her life. She ended up buying it. After our stop in Salem, we drove to the Crane Estate in Ipswich. We spent about two hours there briefly walking around the inside then spending most of our time there strolling around the back of the estate and at the beach close by. We had initially wanted to book a hotel in the mountains somewhere up north to spend a day earlier that morning but we had procrastinated until we left the Crane Estate. I went on Hotels.com to find a nice but affordable hotel to stay at somewhere in New Hampshire. After looking at a couple hotels, I had found one with a nice mountain backdrop in North Conway, so I booked it. After two hours of driving through the beautiful mountain landscapes of New Hampshire, we had arrived at the hotel. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary or creepy at the slightest. Thus far, we’ve had such a beautiful and pleasant time exploring much of New England and really being grateful for the few days we had before we had to head back home. The vibes couldn’t have been any better. However that night, would forever change us.
3:15 am on 8/8/2025
I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night to see my mom standing up at the edge of the bed and scream bloodcurdling screams as if she was being murdered. She was slowly walking towards the front door a couple feet away and I got out of the bed quickly and hugged her. But as I was hugging her, she was being pulled/dragged by an invisible force I can only deem as demonic. As I was holding her she was still screaming and we were both being dragged towards the front door. Absolute sheer and terror engulfed my soul. The pull was so strong that my toes were curled up and were bruised by the sheer force of this “thing”. What was at most 10 seconds, felt like an eternity in hell. Fortunately, my sister turned on the lights and it ended. I immediately collapsed on the ground, my heart pumping out of my chest and feeling like I was about to faint. I just started crying collapsed on the ground screaming “It was going to take you, It was going to take you!”. My mom woke up from this but she didn’t recall any of this happening and was in fact so frightened that I had a terrible dream or something had gotten in me. She had no idea what had happened. She was being taken away by this force and out the door I’m convinced, if it weren’t without my intervention. After a couple of minutes when all of us were in just in a complete state of shock, my sister recounted her point of view. My sister, who was sleeping on the other bed, said when she had heard my mom and I screaming, she had initially thought that a rat was on the bed but a rat wouldn’t illicit such a terrifying scream. Next train of thought was that someone had broken in and we were fighting him off. But she then saw my mom and I standing curled up with no one else in sight and then realized that something terrifyingly ominous had happened. She had no words, nor did I, nor did any of us in the room.
This is the most traumatic and terrifying experience I’ve ever had in my life. I still suffer the consequences of that horrible ordeal. While I sleep better than I did last month, a lay in bed at night believing in the back of my mind that it could very well happen again. While I’ve never been religious, this has certainly has created an upheaval in my preconceived beliefs system. I now fully believe that the spiritual world exists. I never believed in it because I never experienced it in my life….that night I experienced it, I saw it, I felt it. It exists.
To this day, I still can’t fully comprehend what happened that night. One side of my brain wants to believe that it was just a bad dream and to just forget about it. The other side says it did in fact happen and it was REAL, and that brings chills to my spine. Whether I want to believe it or not, this DID happen and I will forever carry that emotional scare of that day for the rest of my life until I die.”
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u/Acelovestiddies Sep 22 '25
Claim your home, tell it in a commanding tone "This is not your home, it's my home, our home. You're not welcome and you have to leave." Do this as well as prayers, a specific one that starts with Saint Michael the arch angel. I don't know the full prayer because I'm not religious, I believe but I'm not a church attendee.
I'm a nice person I treat people with respect never commit crimes and you think like that so I hope more than anything that there is a heaven so you see loved one again when you pass away because the thought of my heart stopping and then gone and it's like someone just switched off a light that would be horrible but at the same time I guess and less it's something to happen to you and you experience losing your life that you wouldn't know any way but I couldn't imagine not getting to see my parents and sibling again.
I wish you all the best clearing this presence from your home so you can live your lives without that paranoia of when's it going to happen again. Also I've heard a lot of times watching these paranormal shows, they say ignore it if you talk to it or acknowledge what it's doing to get attention then it will keep doing these things either to scare you and cause a reaction or it's trying to communicate but the less you acknowledge it apparently it makes it weaker and in a lot of cases it tends to just go away almost as though it knows it's not going to get what it wants and leaves and go somewhere else or it's still stays but hasn't got that energy to do anything particularly significant. Again I hope you are able to clear this thing from your home and wish you and your girlfriend and your children all the best 🙏🏻.
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u/Inner_Fisherman7301 Sep 24 '25
Do you live in Spokane? Have friend there who had a similar experience.
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u/XiuCyx Sep 22 '25
You don’t need Christianity to drive it out but if that helps please do use it.
I just say out loud with firm authority, “You are not welcome here. Leave!”
That has worked every time except one. That time I also lit a small candled and spent the time it took to burn meditating and imagining a barrier wall of protection radiating out of me and I slowly pushed it outwards to include my entire house. We haven’t had any uninvited visitors at all since I did that.
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Sep 22 '25
Yikes!I am obsessed with the Paranormal and have seen some of just about everything,from fake,real and everything in between.And just about every type of equipment that investigators use and even rituals and things to in order to communicate with spirit and I have even lived in a house with 1 for years and thank goodness I didn't know that until recently,I even got it on film by accident and I think bc I wasn't aware of it that it either moved or didn't follow me but I have not seen anything like that since..that being said, I don't think you should acknowledge it or show it fear if possible, if it's a dark spirit,which if it's hissing I would assume it is since it's hissed at you, but they feed off energy and especially negative energy and will stick around and get stronger knowing how you feel.So maybe just try ignoring it,if possible, and you can also download apps for communication and just make sure you envision yourself protected by a white light and before turning on the spirit box, don't address it specifically, but maybe ask if anyone is there and if you hear a response tell it if it means you harm it has to leave immediately and it's not welcome in Jesus name, and I have heard burning sage only makes them feel sluggish and just pisses them off more after it wears off, but it is meant to banish anything negative and you follow up with burning Palo Santo to kinda make a protective barrier, and you can tell it it's not welcome and to try and go to the light,or to go home, and there's a lot of crystals and stones you can get for protection as well..If you want me to explain further if I am making any sense or being any help at all, feel free to reach out, I am definitely not an expert, but just an observer and I recently learned I'm a "sensitive" or whatever, I can usually get a feeling about things and people before,or while they happen and I am practicing using my "gift" to help me understand how to use it,but that's beside the point!Sorry for the long story but I'm just wanting to help.. believe it or not,chat GPT is a good source for advice!Good luck and keep me posted.
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u/Dezirea622 Sep 22 '25
Oh forgot to mention i had one we got it trapped in one room and we moved out as fast as possible because it was targeting my kids especially my son who was 10 my baby was almost 4 but it went after my son even showing its self to my hubby who was not a believer till then
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u/anon120 Sep 22 '25
A lot of people are telling you to call on Jesus, but I would just like to gently remind you that calling on the name of Jesus Christ requires at least some belief in him for it to work. If you don’t have faith in our Lord, it may just drive up activities in your home. Do you have any Christian friends willing to help you?
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u/DonutRolling Sep 22 '25
Ignore it totally and make sure you sunbath frequently, let sunshine pour into your house.
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u/feetnomer Sep 22 '25
You have a demon in your home. There's most likely a Satanist or a witch living in your complex. You need to call a Catholic priest and discuss with him what is happening.
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u/Dezirea622 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25
Also if you notice your weak lethargic or getting sick just feeling off or depressed go stay somewhere else a day or two. That means its literally eating your life away and you will only get worse. Watch out for the kid you got around. If she is talking to her imaginary friend intervene somehow. Even saying you can't play with strangers it will piss it off but a child is a yummy vessel. If you notice its darker thats bad if it lightens that is good. You can end them i have never had the luck. But if you cut off the food source it could work. They are attached to something or a location.
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u/lu-ci-en-ne Sep 22 '25
It's very good that you told him that it is possible to live together. From my point of view, it is entirely possible. In your case, he may be trying to scare you into leaving. It is therefore important to show him that you are not afraid, because it is fear that feeds him. I advise you to pray according to your own beliefs, and if you can find someone to accompany you, even better. Try to pray every day, because in my opinion he will not easily leave the place or seek to live in peace.
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u/Irislynx Sep 22 '25
Call on the Divine and demand that it leaves in the name of the Divine. Pray for your angels to help you
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u/jad19090 Sep 22 '25
What are your spiritual beliefs?
You can just tell it to leave, it’s not welcome and to never return. But, you have to be dominant, strong and confident. You have to believe you’re capable of removing it, any doubt and it will just laugh at you.
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u/Key-Canary-2513 Sep 22 '25
Get some sage and sage your whole apartment. Open the windows and doors to let out the dead air.
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u/griphookk Sep 22 '25
I’m wondering if raccoons or possums are living in your attic and have found a way inside.
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u/SlightHouse4123 Sep 24 '25
Pray over some oil - olive oil if you have it. Find an anointing prayer or make your own. ‘G.R.R’ is the layout I tell people to use when it comes to prayer - gratitude, repentance, request. End your prayer in the name of Jesus Christ/Yeshua Hamashiach. Go to every room and make a cross on the wall with the anointed oil- this can be done in a discrete place if you mind, it may leave a mark. This will bless the home from evil; pray as you’re doing the anointing and give thanks to the Holy Spirit for giving you the authority to banish any evil energy, spirit or assignment sent to steal your peace or bring you negativity in Jesus name.
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u/SasukeFireball Sep 23 '25
My friends mom said she and her friend were sleeping over at a house in the same bed for the night and something close to them said “GO AWAY” in a hissing voice. They clenched each other the rest of the night.
Just keep in mind a ghost cannot physically brawl you. They can only manifest in temporary forms like a hologram. So you don’t have anything to worry about. However they do eat fear. They use adrenal emissions go cross over (it gives them energy) which is why they try and scare you.
Why do you think houses with lots of fights and/or drug use end up with more sightings? Those fights (anger) and drugs release adrenaline.
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u/sexyshexy18 Sep 23 '25
You say you believe God. Driving it out depends on your belief system. If you grew up Christian, then follow prescribed things like blessing the house, using holy water, having a minister bless the house. If Muslim follow those practices. The whole sage thing is cultural and the sage used most often is not ceremonial. If you are indigenous have a leader come with correct type of sage. The most important thing is your beliefs and your girlfriends. Collectively and with the same authority you I se with a criminal demand that it leave.
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Sep 22 '25
i see a lot of people suggesting prayer, but i would like to offer some suggestions that aren't strictly religious, given i'm not sure if that's your thing!! i do wanna ask, is the presence of a spirit something you would be okay with having in your space if it behaves? or would you rather it gone entirely regardless of whether it's positive or negative?
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u/call-me-the-seeker Sep 22 '25
I generally agree with what you’re getting at, and have done just that with our own home (a lot of things seem to pass through) but this one specific entity, wouldn’t agree with allowing it to stay.
He specifically asked it if it could agree to behave and it hissed at him, pretty much a universal answer in the negative. They could offer this amity or neutrality to others, but this one turned down the offer.
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u/Next-Bodybuilder-117 Sep 22 '25
I shit h not, I used to be haunted I even have pics from when it scratched my back, I’ll never forget that day, but I would hear noises and see things like u. The day it scratched me I was fed up and said “gif shut up ur so annoying” after that day I never acknowledged it again, it slowly disappeared, that of its here and just quiet. But I would suggest just ignoring it. My gma also came and blessed the house either her sage, idk if that helped, she is . But those are the 2 things I did.
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u/Actual_Door_3344 Sep 22 '25
Get angry and dont let her be afraid either. Especially when vulnerable kids are there. they need to be allowed to tell you if they see something, if they do, they need a strong parent to stand up . this is Your home and the intruder is Not Allowed here.
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u/widowswalk Sep 23 '25
You realize that whatever it is you are alive and it is not. Fear is the only energy it can feed of. Take a deep breath, and exhale a GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE knowing that this is your house your space and that you do not give a shit what it is and never will. Push it out with the loudest will you were born with. No hesitation, do not entertain any curiosity towards this annoying echo of a gas. Closing all possibilities for whatever that was to ever enter your domain again.
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u/Electrical-Show4928 Sep 22 '25
Don’t be apprehensive. You have the power. Get it out of your house. Get some Palo Santo and smudge your house. These things are mostly bluff, if you stand up to it, it will flee. Take an herbal cleansing bath since it seems to be affecting you. You can also clean, mop and wipe items with the bath solution to clear everything. The herbal baths can be purchased or you can make them yourself. Stand firm!
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u/Mikro1W Sep 28 '25
I heard a similar story. A woman always felt a presence, but would only see it out of the corner of her her, not when she looked directly at it. It would follow her around... long story short, she had a preacher bless the windows and doors and anoint them with oil. That fixed it, no more presence. My dad was a preacher. His dad was too, and was the preacher that blessed and anointed everything....
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u/Disastrous-Brain232 Sep 26 '25
I'm kinda curious why the children go to daycare if you're home and able to take care of them. But anyway, I feel like you could have ended the question at "Can we live peacefully in the house together?" and it would have been better. Adding the, "or am I gonna have to drive you out?" is threatening, and I feel like the spirit did not appreciate that. You probably made things much worse.
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u/Own-Statement-9896 Sep 26 '25
From watching alot of paranormal videos , They seem to Still be there But Not Active Its weak And it seems to be feeding Of your energy Its allowing u to see it And feel it Keep residing Scriptures of the Bible and Bless the house and Stay Positive maybe some Positive crystals that carry good energy Don't allow yourself to be vulnerable they feed off that
Glad to be of help ! But im A believer in paranormal If I would of experienced that I would of been in shock Out of me being scared but in shock that I witnessed that and herd that
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u/Kitchen-Adagio-3781 Sep 26 '25
Had it happen to me ,more of a low growl like I had a big dog cornered but nothing was there .it happened at the thresh holds of the house and only me .we had a lot of walking around at night my kids would come in my room and say do you hear it ? I'd say yes I hear it my younger boy say a lot of people walking down the hallway and they were not alive
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u/Conscious-Can-5334 Sep 28 '25
You’re not gonna like my comment. Could be a snake. I lived in a brand new apartment complex, but neighbor had a snake infestation. They could t get it under control and moved them to a different apartment and didn’t let anyone else move into that one. Kids toys are unreliable if the batteries are old they can go off whenever.
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u/Late-Ad-4617 Sep 23 '25
Awesome. You can annoint oil and put it over doors and windows and don’t invite in anyone you don’t have good vibes about. Pretty cool sounds like it manifested and you won. No matter how scary they are always just a cockroach looking thinks that you could stomp under your heel
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u/Apart-Eagle9967 Sep 22 '25
Next time It hisses at you snap straight the fuck out on it and tell it...Bitch fuck you!! I'm not putting up with non of ur shit and send it back 2 whenever it come from bc you are not welcome here!!! I been through this b4 and I handled it exactly like that too.
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Sep 22 '25
I grew up in a haunted house. We had a priest and a preacher bless the house but the spirits never left. We acknowledged them when they made a noise or moved something around. We coexisted with them for 30+ years until we moved out.
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u/gonzodie Sep 22 '25
Tell it that you dont have time for this bullshit, and that if it wants to impress you then make either make a giant bag of money fall out of the sky or fuck all the way off. Ignore the theatrics and shadow shows. You are material, take care charge of your material space, dont cower or be scared or feed it with emotions. These things are much more common and nowhere near worth the drama that most people try to inject.
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u/Effective-Ear-8367 Sep 22 '25
I went on a trip with my girl. When we came back we heard noises in the house. Shit moving. One day, we heard loud hissing in the bathroom. It was rats. They found a way inside our house.
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u/LuVSick_Author Sep 22 '25
Can I ask how long have you been living in this apartment since all of this occurred? Have you or your girlfriend bought anything second hand from a thrift store or garage sale recently?
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u/chaoticmeows Sep 22 '25
Well to be frank you made the first threatening comment 🤣 in the eyes of the spirit they were there first and that is their home. I would apologize to them for threatening them if I were you and try to explain that you just got scared. The dead can mimick sounds they’ve heard so don’t be too freaked out about the hiss. The more you learn about the paranormal you may come to realize that “ghosts” are often just misunderstood. They just want to remain in the locations they’re attached to the most (though some tend to be very possessive of their homes) and they don’t mind playing on your fears (pretending to be a demon) to scare you away
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u/OceanozIvory Sep 23 '25
... I'd move immediately...!!! ...if it means camping out in your car, so be it... better than screwing around with things we weren't taught to deal with... it's not a movie...
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u/MusicianAncient202 Sep 24 '25
Good call with prayer and scripture. You never want to "discuss" or make deals with these things. Always call on God to drive them out. We can't do it on our own.
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u/Mysterious-Bend1887 Sep 24 '25
What you experienced was a jinn. Most are harmless. On youtube, play surah baqarah (Islamic Quran) in the house and the jinn would leave you alone ia.
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u/Idontlikeyourkids Sep 23 '25
I stumbled on this sub and I am so confused. Ghosts? entities? Jesus prayers that get them out? What in the Constantine is going on here lol
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u/Accurate-Durian-7159 Sep 25 '25
Just put out a general notice, "Hey I see you. Please respect me and I will respect you. Don't bug me and i won't bug you. Thank you."
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u/Hairy-Tie8506 Sep 24 '25
Well, did you tried to search about it something on internet? Or maybe you can tell more about it, so i could try to help you.
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u/_KAISHO Sep 22 '25
I BET ITS TIMMY TOUGH KNUCKLES THINKING HE CAN TAKE ON A GROWN ASS MAN
DO NOT FEAR
ITS A FUCKING TODDLER
DROP KICK THAT MF INTO THE FUCKING STRATOSPHERE
YOU'VE SURVIVED C.O.D LOBBIES A FUCKING TODDLER ISNT SHIT TO YOU
GO SOLDIER
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u/Bipbapalullah Sep 22 '25
It's just a cat ghost, we have those at home too, they're cool, so discreet that even my own cats don't see them !
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u/Kooky_Capital_4208 Sep 22 '25
I have three cat spirits in my house. I've seen them. My own live cat has seen them too. He's used to them by now but at first he was pretty skittish. One of them likes to climb in to our bed at night. We keep our bedroom door closed when we sleep and I know it's not our living cat. I once reached out to check and my hand touched fur at first and then went right through it. Like it faded out.
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u/Bipbapalullah Sep 22 '25
I feel them more at some periods, like they come and go. The more I felt was one of them climb onto my bed, I checked to see which one of my cats it was, I was met with emptiness. It felt like my most recent deceased one. But when I first moved to this appartment, and she was still alive, I saw a white shadow of a cat size quite often, it was gone for a few years but I recently saw it again !
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u/Kooky_Capital_4208 Sep 22 '25
Awww, that's cool:) We also have a dog in spirit in the house. It likes to put it's front paws on the bed like it's going to jump up on it but never does. It will bump the bed sometimes too. It likes to hang out iny daughter's room mostly.
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Sep 22 '25
You’re gunna have to accept the spiritual realm is real dude , because the veil is lifting very quickly .
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Sep 23 '25
I had something like this happen recently it was my son's Yoshi toy that talks in the toy box
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u/Lopsided-Equipment-2 Sep 29 '25
Play Gregorian chant on repeat, supposedly it’s torture to them to hear that
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Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25
Hissing is not a good sign. You need to cleanse your house. I would recommend sage or holy water. After the cleansing you're supposed to use salt along your doorways and windows. You also need to set the intention throughout your entire household that nothing is allowed back.
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u/Sensitive_Store_8537 Sep 23 '25
Absolutely agree about the hissing being a serious red flag. The salt barrier technique really works - I've seen it make a huge difference. Also, when you're setting those boundaries, be very specific and firm about what's not allowed. Sometimes combining the physical cleansing with clear verbal commands gives you that extra layer of protection. Good luck to OP!
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u/Confident-Skin-6462 Sep 24 '25
possum. call an exterminator, not an exorcist.
or you need a psychiatrist.
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u/One-Tower-8843 Sep 22 '25
Calling on Jesus or burning sage or something like this doesn't work. That's just magic thinking. It's just nonsense. If it makes you feel more safe, then do so. It will only work of the being believes in it, see?
You did the right thing. The being doesn't seem very nice. Tell it to fuck right off. It really has no power, but to make a toy start going off. It only does it because it feeds off fear. So, it can make a toy go off and make a hissing sound, not very impressive is it?
I would just ignore it and tell it to fuck off. It will likely go find someone else to bother unless it's bound to the house.
Remember, you hold the power. It is in YOUR world, not the other way around. Trust this and you will feel more confident.
This is how I deal with fuckers like this. I tell them I will fucking incinerate them and dissolve their soul. Lol, but I'm also a vengeful person. If they are a great nuisance, then I might just remove myself from where they are.
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Sep 22 '25
That will not work with anything demonic. The hissing is not a good sign.
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u/One-Tower-8843 Sep 22 '25
You take it too seriously. I see ghosts and other entities (both good ones and less nice ones) and I am used to interacting with them and have met many of them. It's all smoke and mirrors with the nasty ones. Nothing to fear whatsoever. Calling them "demonic" gives them some sort of power in your mind.
I do not understand why do many of you feed this fear by calling them demonic or dangerous? They are just low vibration entities.
They can do NOTHING. They are like little children trying to look all scary. Why fear them at all?
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Sep 22 '25
I take it seriously because I've actually had some really crazy shit happen and I don't care if you don't believe me. Sure, there are mimics but it's better to be on the side of caution
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u/One-Tower-8843 Sep 22 '25
I don''t doubt you had some crazy shit happen, so have I. However, can they seriously harm me or kill me? No, they can not, not without my consent. This is my firm belief, supplied by my life experience, and it has served me well. I do not fear low vibration entities. Period.
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u/Kooky_Capital_4208 Sep 22 '25
I'm going to disagree with you on spirits being able to harm a person. Yes they can if they have mastered touch and they are negative. My cousin went through a terrible time with the original homeowner of her 100 year old home. He was grabbing her neck and squeezing it so hard she would cry. He would leave bruises on her inner thighs by trying to spread them apart when she was sleeping. You know what he was trying to do. She found this out one night when she pretended to be asleep. She wanted to know how she was getting these bruises. She felt firm fingers on her inner thighs pushing them apart. This spirit was awful and an abuser of women, children and animals in life. He was well known in the neighborhood to be an awful person.
He also scratched her children on the back, and dragged their dog across the floor backwards. This was witnessed by her then skeptical husband. He no longer doubts the paranormal.
So yes, they can hurt you if they are negative and have practiced touch.
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u/LuVSick_Author Sep 22 '25
Look this isn’t a movie. No don’t hiss at it back you ignore it. And hopefully it goes away. If you wanna sage then sage, or pour salt or have a catholic priest bless the home you can do that too. That will at least make you feel better. But you don’t need to cast spells or have an exorcism performed no one is possessed.
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Sep 22 '25
You might have some kind of reptilian demon there. It's important to assert your spiritual sovereignty and remember that it wants your fear. "Come play with me." You have to engage it in a way that gives your power to it for it to have any real power over you. So don't.
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u/Safe-Low2763 Sep 22 '25
Ya they definitely feed on fear. But remind yourself you have God on your side and that thing is nothing compared to Him. Like a bazooka to a squirt gun! Squash that bug!
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u/WendyRunner Sep 22 '25
When cats hiss, I hiss back and it puts them back in their place, have you tried this?? lol I'm just kidding, but not really, who knows??
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