Let's see as far as I can remember I have always had this issue with the paranormal, always feeling like I have absolutely lost my mind, feeling at one point that maybe I need to see if there is some type mental health issue I should really speak to someone about. Here is why...
My first experience was as a child between 6 or 7 years old. My family had bought a huge Victorian house. As a child I loved it until I experienced my first ghost experience. I still remember it like it was yesterday... I awoke to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and looked down the banister of the stairs next to my bedroom on the second floor of the house. I saw a man standing in a black and red flannel; he backed up quickly disappearing into the dark. He looked as if he was dressed for a day's work on a farm, but he didn't have a face... All of this started from a Paper Mache doll that I found in an attic closet in this house, which resembled something you would assume as voodoo (I really wish this was made up but it's not). Ok, at that point I spent the next 6 years with the blanket over my head and when I slept I plugged my ears. I always felt watched, I heard noises and footsteps constantly but only at night, when no one else was awake. However for a period of time I blocked out the sounds, the visuals until as of three years ago.
I started to open my eyes and now I feel like I have opened a door that cannot close. I do not feel threatened however ghosts are showing up in photographs everywhere I go, things will turn on such as my computer or my hair dryer at 3am. Honestly I'm scared again because so much activity takes place and my children are starting to notice. My middle child is scared and it hurts my heart because I see myself when he hides under his blankets... I'm reaching out to anyone who may have a resolution for a happy medium... I'm interested and blessed to have experienced what is going on but I don't want my children affected by the outcome like I was...