By Nosa Olotu

Like me, you may not believe in ghost.  Many people do not.  However, there is a growing number of people who claimed to have seen a ghost or something that indicated paranormal presence. One of the fascinating stories is that of a Childminder who experienced a paranormal presence and requested help to find the underlying cause of it because it was starting to really freak her out.

This is her story in her own words.

Ok so I work as a childminders assistant and this little girl called Tia (who is 3) has an “imaginary” friend called Julia who Tia talks about constantly (i also have to add that I’ve spoken to Tia’s mum and Tia knows of NOBODY called Julia and she doesn’t watch television so couldn’t have picked it up from there). Tia tells me that Julia is 6 years old with brown hair and a scratch mark on her neck. She also tells me that Julia does not want me to be around her. This is strange because A) when children as young as Tia have imaginary friends 99-100% of the time the imaginary friend is the same age as the child and looks the same. & B) Tia absolutely ADORES me so Tia would never tell me she does not want me to be around her. Tia tells me that Julia’s mum was a nasty person and Julia was in hospital with scratches on her face and then the red lady with no eyes blew the whistle and Julia then linked up with Tia.

When I’ve been feeding the babies at work I’ve noticed a toy egg shell we have spinning around in circles even though nobody is playing with it or has accidentally kicked it (it’s usually at the opposite end of the room and all windows are shut). Tia tells me that Julia is playing with it.

This is when it gets scary.

When I go to bed at night, I get a horrible feeling of being absolutely TERRIFIED and I do not know why. I feel like I am being watched and it feels like something evil is in the room with me. Now up until I started working with Tia i have NEVER been a believe in spirits or anything like that – in fact i laughed at it despite the fact my gran and mother claim to have psychic abilities.

When I am in bed, I feel itchy all over but not like bugs – like somebody is tickling me. I wake up at 3am most nights covered in sweat and with my heart going as a hummingbird feeling absolutely scared. This has been going on for about 3 months now and I am at my wits end.

Last night i woke up at 2.30am and I swear to God something was grabbing my hands. I screamed and tried to get whatever it was and when i finally did i turned on my light and i had a scratch on my arm about 10cms long like somebody has purposely done it. I couldn’t get back to sleep after that I just lie awake terrified.

When I arrived at work this morning, I was wearing a long sleeved sweater to cover my arm and the first thing Tia said to me was “Julia says is your arm hurting you” HOW COULD TIA HAVE KNOWN MY ARM WAS SCRATCHED? She had not even seen it.

PLEASE help me I feel like I cannot go into my room. I’m not scared in other rooms but as soon as I get into my room it’s like I’m hit with a wrecking ball of fury and rage and terror. What can I do? I have not slept properly in almost 3 months.

Given situation as narrated by the Childminder, would you say she was imagining it or there is a ghost presence in the room. Perhaps, you would say there are other scientific explanations for what the Childminder is experiencing. I suspect the later is more likely the case.