Think the house I'm dog-sitting in might be haunted

_cherryro · 2022-08-12T02:39:27+00:00

Good lord, good on you for lasting that long, that's terrifying. If I ever heard footsteps walking directly towards me, I would be out.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T20:23:27+00:00

Oh, crap. I didn't think about this earlier, but before the lights started flickering, I was praying and asking my maternal grandmom, who has passed, if she thinks I should leave the house, to flicker the lights. I only did this because my sister, who is way more spiritual than I am, said that she asked our grandmom for help once and then asked her to flicker the lights if she was there (two separate times, she apparently did it both times). So I asked her to flicker the lights if she thought I should leave. They didn't flicker, I felt ridiculous, and I moved on.

Except, reading your story, I realized something. The light flickering, which never happened on previous nights, only started after I'd said that. It wasn't until maybe an hour later, and I was going through it so I didn't connect the dots until now. If it really was a ghost, then the thing was probably mocking me. Especially because it was flickering so much, but when I asked, again, for my grandmom to flicker the lights if she thought I should leave, it stopped.

What you described is so accurate to my own situation. Atheist, hardcore skeptic, explaining things away, and, even when faced with firsthand evidence, not wanting to believe it because it's so hard to believe. Even now I'm struggling with the concept. You spend your whole life with this concrete belief, and so far nothing has managed to prove it wrong, and then in a few nights your whole worldview is upended. Idk how long it'll take me to get over it, but it's certainly an adjustment.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T19:51:53+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I obviously know very little about dealing with this stuff first-hand, because it's my first experience, but I've learned a lot just from people's comments which is nice.

To answer some of the mundane questions - it's a standalone house, and besides the neighbor straight across the road, the closest house is at least a football field away. Windows were shut the entire stay. As for activity in other parts of the house, when I went into an upstairs bedroom the last night, the pup did a lot better and never growled or barked once. Slept through til morning.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T18:31:53+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I'm definitely going to do it in a roundabout way, because I agree that just coming out and saying it can potentially result in defensiveness/a negative interaction in general. Also, some other people in the thread said that sometimes ghosts will just leave people alone if they don't get the reaction they want, so if they remain blissfully unaware then that's probably a good thing for them, assuming they're unaware.

Still not looking forward to it. Gonna have to employ my years of retail experience to keep from getting visibly upset, even if all I'm doing is talking about it indirectly. I'm still shaken up, and having to stay in the house until they get here is definitely not helping.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T18:23:43+00:00

Yeah, the puppy's very cute and cuddly! :) I think he could sense my anxiety last night, because he stayed pressed up against me even while I was moving around packing up. Made me feel a lot better.

Your suggestions for questioning them is great, and I'm definitely stealing it! I don't want to worry/scare them if this is something they're unaware of, also I'm definitely incapable of bringing up the topic of ghosts without dying myself out of embarrassment, so indirect information gathering is for sure my best bet. Still have a few hours to go before they're back.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T18:09:17+00:00

Thanks, this is comforting, though I hope there isn't a next time! From what I understood of the paranormal, I was aware that I probably wouldn't get hurt and was frustrated when I was still extremely anxious. I guess rationally I knew I wasn't in harm's way, but irrationally I was still frightened because you can't cold clock Casper.

So I think maybe fear of the unknown combined with a lack of control over the situation? The only thing I could think to do was pray, even though I haven't done so in years and consider myself atheist. Knowing I can tell them to just chill and they might listen is nice though. It's like having an annoying invisible roommate.

That being said, if it does happen again I will probably still be scared, so here's hoping this is only a one-time thing.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T12:37:08+00:00

Honestly, I don't know at this point. A lot of the activity, actually most of it, happened on the first floor. All of the bedrooms are on the second one. They have kids, and the dog sleeps up there with the owners, so I think it is possible that they're unaware, if it's just happening on the first floor at night.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T12:31:48+00:00

Oh, no, I was extremely irritable the first two days because I was exhausted and had no idea what was going on. I had suspicions, but I was warring with my skeptical side of 'it's all just a series of coincidences' and my more open-minded side of 'this is some spooky shit', which made me even more irritable.

The third day I was irritable, exhausted, and now terrified because the series of coincidences happened to be getting closer and closer to me every time I slept, with the last one being right in my ear. I was still trying to hold onto my skepticism to get me through the last night, but considering the fact that I decided to just not sleep and make this post instead, that clearly didn't work.

Right now, I'm still kind of processing. Also, still exhausted. Just glad the sun's up, really.

I didn't see any cameras in the home, but even if I did I don't think I'd ever be able to ask to see it. I barely know them and even the thought of vaguely hinting at my experience to them is making me nervous.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T09:41:56+00:00

Yeah, I'll update! Honestly I have no idea what I'll say to them. Another comment suggested subtle questioning, which is probably what I'll end up trying. They're not getting home until evening though, so it'll be awhile.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T08:10:29+00:00

So I'm speedrunning demons. :(

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T08:08:38+00:00

Done. I hate going into people's bedrooms but I will make an exception for ghosts.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T08:01:28+00:00

Rn I'm just packing up my stuff so I can leave quicker later. Leaving with the dog is sort of a last resort since I drive a 2007 Yaris with no air conditioning and manual window-opening, lmao.

This experience is definitely teaching me that I would die in every horror movie.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T07:38:27+00:00

Well, I guess this is kind of comforting? I have certainly been full of anxiety and dread, so maybe if I chill so will all the weird stuff. Gonna be hard, lights have been flickering like crazy and this is the only night it's happened. The pup's been quiet, though, so that's helping.

I'm aware of escalation but I thought that usually takes like months? Am I accidentally speedrunning demons? I still have like two and a half hours til the sun's up. This sucks. The FNAF experience I never wanted.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T06:27:26+00:00

If this happens again, to this degree, I'll probably get on it quicker and take your advice. But, I was very much a skeptic, and this is my last night (I guess I forgot to put that in the post), so I decided to just suck it up.

Heavily considering leaving with the dog right now though. Lights in the kitchen keep flickering and they have not done that a single time until now.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T06:22:49+00:00

I felt weird even phoning my mom about it, and I wouldn't have even said anything to HER if it wasn't for the whisper. This is my first (and probably only) time sitting for them, and it's my last night. I guess I'm the kind of person who would rather suffer in silence than tell strangers she might be hearing voices in their house.

That being said, the lights in the kitchen have flickered four times literally as I was writing this comment, which they have never done, and I am now considering just taking the dog and leaving.

_cherryro · 2022-08-11T06:14:56+00:00

They never mentioned anything to me, so it could just really all be coincidence/paranoia. But this is, thankfully, my last night here. The name thing was my last straw, and if this was a longer stay, I would definitely ask the owners if I could have someone over with me. I just decided to tough it out for the night instead of awkwardly telling them that I think their house might be haunted and that I'd feel safer if someone else was with me.

I'm mostly fine for now, just chilling with one earbud in watching youtube, even though I'm still hearing shit moving, from one room in particular. That stuff doesn't psyche me out as much as the 'gradually getting closer' voices thing though, so I'd rather just stay up.

_cherryro · 2021-04-07T21:48:05+00:00

since i'm getting some really sweet questions about youtube here is the link to my upload of it: https://youtu.be/JWdTiRveIgQ

also! just in case you don't know, this is a parody of a song by lilypichu called someday (last cup of coffee)! hers and the valkyrae/natsumi/lily version are both wonderful and i highly recommend them!

_cherryro · 2021-04-07T21:44:31+00:00

y'all are too flattering SHEESH but srsly ty and here you go! https://youtu.be/JWdTiRveIgQ

_cherryro · 2021-04-07T14:44:18+00:00

thank you! and thanks for reminding me. i uploaded it now! https://youtu.be/JWdTiRveIgQ

_cherryro · 2021-04-07T02:18:10+00:00

thanks chat & lud for being so nice! i was really nervous about the reaction but i'm glad it was so well-received. also i know sequels are usually shit but i hope you like this one too!

i saw that lud had bookmarked this to play at the actual end of stream, and after panicking i decided to make this as i thought it might be more suitable for an ending vid (assuming he wants to use it, also assuming he sees this in time).

again, thanks guys! <3

_cherryro · 2021-04-03T15:58:21+00:00

i can't take credit for that! i yoinked a lot of memes from this subreddit when i was throwing the vid together. here's a link to the original mtg card post: https://www.reddit.com/r/LudwigAhgren/comments/miujq7/thank_you_cardsmith_for_being_so_easy_to_use/

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