If your kid was interacting with an invisabled person or being...
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
March 19, 2010 8:10am CST
would you assume it was a ghost, an invisible friend or schizophrenia? i mean you always hear about kids having invisible friends (i never had one though) but after a certain age i would think they would out grow that but what if you believe in ghosts? how would you know if your kid is psychic or schizophrenic? i watched this thing on extreme cases and while some kids that were interacting with something it was obvious it couldnt be ghosts (they were talking to mice and etc) but others thought they had this being following them which could go both ways till we saw the kid go into a total rage/meltdown and suicidal... or (and i hate to even consider this) could the child be looking for attention? (im only bringing this up as an option since i really would hope no one would ever fake something this serious and dont think its right to assume they are but well its not like it has never happened before unfortunately)
what would you do if you had a child or sibling that was interacting with someone or thing and they just kept doing it for years and years.. would you start wondering if it was a psychological problem or if you believe in the paranormal (yeah i know a lot of people dont but just for discussions sake) would you assume it was a ghost? would you get them help quick or wait it out?
ive always believed in ghosts but i also know that some people are just delusional with psychological problems so i just always wondered how you could tell? im not a parent nor never would be so im curious to what you parents or future parents would do??
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@tessah (6617)
• United States
19 Mar 10
my sprite had an "invisible" playmate for a while that she used to play with in her closet. id hear her chattering away alot in there and giggling all by herself. now.. as a serious paranormal expert of sorts, even i didnt consider it to be anything much more than a little girls vivid imagination.. to a point anyways.. *I* didnt sense any presence at the time. until one night, while she was sound asleep, and i went in per usual to check on her before going to bed myself, and her toys were running themselves across the room and turning on and off. the little boy in her closet wanted to play, and was trying to wake her up LOL i sternly stomped my foot a little bit and told the boy it wasnt play time and to be quiet, and all the toys fell still ;chuckles; he has since gone on his way.. but she has seen/spoken of others off and on since then, and i no longer dismiss it as "imagination" where she is concerned.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Mar 10
thats really cool! i have seen ghosts and stuff but was raised in a family where that was not talked about or believed in lol.. its awesome shes gifted at such a young age.. i hope she continues to explore it and im glad you knew already about paranormal enough to know the difference and didnt take it wrong!!
@tessah (6617)
• United States
21 Mar 10
everyone is "gifted" at a young age. its part of ourselves when we are born. ever see an infant that seems to be watching and reacting to something you cant see there? it isnt until the grownups in our lives start brainwashing us with things like "monsters arent real" "ghosts dont exist" or the creme de la creme "stop making up stories / lying!" that we condition ourselves to NOT be aware to either fit in or simply not get into trouble for "lying" some tune it out well to become deadened to everything.. some go on to swallowing pills for their "mental illnesses". not wanting my childs psyche damaged along with her spirit.. ive nurtured what most want to medicate out.. and shes thriving. which is as it ought be.
@Professor2010 (20156)
• India
25 Apr 10
lol
like you i believe in ghosts, spirits and paranormal phenomens like ESP but my kids, now all grown up had never interacted with the invisible stuff..
Thank you so much for this nice discussion,but sorry for late response,
cheers 
God bless you. 
Prof
God bless you.
Prof
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 10
i never had an invisible friend growing up and it seemed like it was my teens before i really started seeing anything that could be a ghost because i was raised close minded about it
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
19 Mar 10
what would you do if you had a child or sibling that was interacting with someone or thing and they just kept doing it for years and years.. would you start wondering if it was a psychological problem or if you believe in the paranormal (yeah i know a lot of people dont but just for discussions sake) would you assume it was a ghost?
Well it would depend on a lot fo things really..Like the childs home life, their other behaviours and so on....In some cases sure its an attention thing and/or psychological, quite often its just a kid being a kid and if it continues later on it could be severe loneliness and a huge lack of attention in their childhood and then there are times when its a paranormal thing...My son had an imaginary frined when he was little and with him it was just a kid being a kid...He also however had a Dream Guide for YRS that helped him in his dreams but she was strictly a dream thing (meaning he never "interacted" with her during wake times)...Now my daughter on the other hand had an imaginary friend that I think was more then imaginary BUT my daughter is VERY much gifted with the spiritual world (I always have been too but not as intensely as she is) and always has been..In her case I dont thnk it was so much an imaginary friend as it was her being visited...Which in our house is actully quite common LOL and has been for many many yrs..
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Mar 10
sounds awesome.. i love psychology but i love paranormal too so i guess i make a lot of sense!
your great in encouraging and not belittling their gifts and that way they can really explore it.. my family stifled mine as soon as i started talking about anything paranormal and its hard to get back after repressing it a lifetime!!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
20 Mar 10
Hey moonlit~ When I was a very little girl I had an imaginary
friend! I don't know exactly how long or how old I was when I
stopped talking to "it". I named "it" and talked to "it" all the time.
My family moved from our Yonkers home when I was 3 to Long Island and "it"
apparently moved with me! My parents weren't concerned about it.
My imaginary friend lived on the side of the refrigerator. I would
stand on the side of the refrigerator talking away to "it"! My
mother seemed like it was perfectly normal and ok for me to do
this. She would ask me if I was talking to "Fishoblue" (don't
even go there, that is what I named it, don't know why)! I would
say yes, and she would walk away and let "us" talk! One day,
I don't know when or why, but I just stopped! I don't know where
my "friend" went, but "it" disappeared! So, this is not something
to get your child into therapy over, although I am now, but not
because of that! Alot of children invent imaginary friends and
therapists feel that this is fairly normal and nothing to worry
about unless it takes over the childs life and they don't want
to interact with other children. I had no problem making friends
so I guess that was that!
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Mar 10
i think it really needs to be judged by a person that believes in imaginary friends, the paranormal and psychology because if a parent doesnt believe in 1 or 2 out of the three they will automatically think its the 1 they do believe in and just think of the poor kids that had innocent imaginary friends and their parents freak out or something! that would be awful!! so i guess your right you realy just got to see how its affecting their life and social growth and see if there are any red flags and if they grow out of it etc
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Mar 10
yeah i think time would give a lot of clues on what it could be eventually if parents are patient
