I am a 21 year old woman, when I was small I used to have a imaginary friend, and I'm beginning to think she is still part of my life today, every single house we have lived in I have had numerous experiences that can't be explained. We moved to my parents in law two years ago and the one day my mother-in-law and I were home alone she was in her room on the one side of the house and I was in the lounge on the other side of the house, we both heard a woman scream "Help me!" we ran down the passage towards each other and we were both shocked to see that it was neither of us that said it. Now we are staying with them again because my husband got retrenched from his job, since we have been staying here my daughter has this doll that can cry and laugh and everything, I switch her off when she is not playing with it to spare batteries and about 5 times now she just starts crying when she is off, I let it go thought I'm not going to upset myself. But last night a toy piano was playing by itself in my small brother-in-law's room, I freaked out, when my husband and I got into bed, every time I fell asleep I got this nervous feeling and hot flashes, then I would wake up and think its just a nightmare but it happened 5 times in a row. Is there someone here that can help me, I think this person or spirit is lost and needs help but I definitely don't have the guts to speak to it. Please be kind I am not joking! In fact I wish I was!

Hello LeeO113,

Firstly let me just say: I know you are not joking.

If we first take the counter argument,by that I mean logical explanations for these happenings.

You say you had an imaginary friend when you were a child.. did you actually see a child or was the child someone you made up, as most children do.This is not unusual for any child.
The doll ,my daughter had the same one,yes it did all of the things you speak off,but very often it would be turned off,then unknowing to me my daughter or another member of the family would switch it on and then leave the room.
The same explanation for the piano applies.

I can almost hear you saying "no it was definitely off, each time",that's fine,but if you really think about it, is there the slightest possibility that this may have happened,think about this truthfully and very carefully.

The women's voice you and your mother in law heard:could it have been outside? Again sound travels and bounces around,perhaps that is a maybe.

So now we look at the other aspect of all the strange things that are going on.

Firstly I'd suggest that you make a log every time something happens : time,date,day,atmosphere,what part of the house you were in, where the strange happening was and what it was.
Write this down every time something happens,After a while look back and see if there is a pattern: perhaps it happens at the same time of day,in the same room,on the same date etc etc...
Find out the history of the house : was there any issues connected with this house,did some one die here under strange circumstances,who owned the house before your mother in law did, was there any problems at that time etc etc... you may find with a little investigation into the past ownership that all will become clear.

I would also advise if these problems continue on a regular basis to go and visit the local vicar/Chaplin of your parish,ask him if he will pay you a visit,explain the problems you are having he might even have some answers for you.

If after all of the above have been addressed and you are still no further ahead with these happenings, then you could consider a reputable medium... here you must be very careful as some are not what they profess to be,however there are those who, in my opinion only are very gifted... this is your choice and hopefully everything will have calmed down before this.

Your reaction to this is perfectly normal,because you cannot explain what is happening,you get very anxious this is causing an anxiety reaction.Try and stay calm,take some deep breaths,remember if it is something paranormal( it may not be )it will not hurt you.Things might even just stop happening all by themselves.

If you have a bible, it can be of great comfort to you kept by your bed at night.

I know I am sounding very mean but, upon examinations a lot of people seem to have things happen to they're head, your brain can surprisngly make things so real you'll be convinced to your death you saw what you did. People with split personality tend to never know they have one, so you could scream and not even know you did and think it was outside. The doll can be easilly monipulated by your brain, did anyone else see the doll cry and check if she was off too? Dreams nobody can help you with everyone have nightmares.

Firstly, dolls are creapy anyway, a good test would be to turn the doll off and hide it to where only you know where it is and wait a day or two to see if it goes off. As for the piano I never complain about a little music in my life. The nightmares are the only thing so far that seems to worry me a little. Try and take a log of what happens in the nightmares. Keep a journal and look for consistancy. If there isn't much of one its probably just stress or a chain of night terrors which can happen to people and they feel pretty real at times. Do what you want with the bible because I'm not really religious so that branch is answered by a different department on this site lol. If you do see anything log it in as good of detail as you can remember down to the last wrinkle on the face if you have to or specific shape, size, smell, expressions, gut feelings (obviously after the initial startle), body language, see where its looking or what its path is and try to find the source. Research the house(I know I'm repeating a good bit of the other guy just being thurough)and mostly don't be afraid of it. Find some relaxing insence get in a happy state of mind and be on guard but not parranoid of it. Try to disprove everything you hear or see before a conclusion is jumped to.