How do you know if it is a ghost/ paranormal activity or just your imagination?

Question

Sometimes when I used to stare into my sisters mirror, I would see a figure of a little blond girl with dark eyesout of the corner of my eye just standing there....in the same spot.

but when i turned to look; she had always vanished.

was this a ghost- or am i going insane?

Answer 1

Here is what you do.Look in the mirror.When you see blondie don't look back look ahead and don't move your head.Then blink.If its still there then u got a ghost if its gone then it just your immagination.

Answer 2

I think the first time you saw it, there was really a little blonde girl there and when u looked again, you remembered seeing her so u thought u saw her again.

Answer 3

You listed two possibilities: (1) it's a ghost  and (2) you're going insane. But certainly there are more possibilities. For example, (3) you saw a common illusion.  I think (3) is the most likely explanation. Everybody sees illusions out of the corner of their eyes. Visual acuity here is not good, and the vision is more sensitive to motion than it is to color or shape. What the eye does not see, the brain often fills in according to what it expects to see.

If you see something out of the corner of your eye and you turn to look and it's gone, there's no reason to think that you've not simply seen a common visual illusion.

Answer 4

When you look at the mirror, what items are in the reflection of the mirror?

What items of your sister's is within your peripheral vision while looking into the mirror?

If she has a chair with clothes piled on top of it off to the side of the room, your brain may register that it's a person standing there.

Answer 5

do not smock that **** again

Answer 6

Well if it is paranormal then it is some that you learn that you didn't know.  If it's  my imagination then there should hot girls running around naked, it's a guy thing, we are real pigs you know.  Hey you asked the question!!!

The corner of your eye is where most people see ghosts, it have to do with the way we see straight on versus the things creeping up on your side to eat you, you know lions tigers and bear "Oh my". The real trick is to teach yourself to see them straight on.

Your not insane.

Answer 7

The word paranormal refers to something that is above what is normal for us as a people.  It is possible to have paranormal activity around you without there being an actual haunting.  The best way to tell if you have paranormal activity around you is to be able to rule out anything normal(or natural around you.) If you can duplicate it. then it likely is not paranormal.

The thing to do is to try to repeat exactly what you did before and see if you are able to see the girl again.  Only this time set up cameras around you so others can take pictures as you see the girl.  Video works well for this.  But still photography will work as well.  Set out a recorder, maybe she might talk.

Right now it cannot be ruled out that you saw a shadow or something like that and your brain told you it was a girl.  The mind is a wonderous machine and can do a lot of interesting things.  But are you insane...nope.  Did you see the little girl....possibly.  Just try these things and see what happens.

Answer 8

it is just your illution.

Answer 9

1. stand up

2. spread your arms

3. shout out " (ghost/supernatural) smite me"

results will come in 15 secs tops

Answer 10

I have had experiences like what you are describing.  I agree with John S in that if it was your imagination, wouldn't it be something you would want to see?  Or something familiar to you?  I kept seeing a fat middle aged man with a peach colored checked shirt,  brown hair and glasses.  He was standing up with his arms at his sides, just staring as well.  When I turned to look full on it would not be there.  I do not know any one like that.  It was kind of creepy . And I only saw him where I worked at the time.  This guy never smiled.  I saw the same thing several times.  I kind of compare it to looking up at the stars on a clear night.  Sometimes if you look directly at a clump of stars up there you can't see it very well, but if you focus  a little to the right or left, you can see the clump much better.  Maybe it is a ghost.  Or maybe it is a residual thing, like a picture imprinted into the area around you.  It would explain why there is no movement  and they just stare.

Answer 11

The 'ghost' seems too real, as if it is no longer a daydream or something caught out of the corner of your eye--it's doing something you have no control over. Some are so vivid, you believe they are a real person, until they vanish. True.

Answer 12

Somebody on here said recently that it could be that we see spirits out of the corner of our eye. The spirits don't vanish because we turn our head. Maybe the next time..don't turn your head or blink your eyes and see if you can see it for a longer time.