Ghost stories have been with us for thousands of years. It is generally believed that ghosts are the spirits of people who are no longer alive. We have always tried to give a mystical twist to after life because nobody is very sure really what happens after a person dies. There are many beliefs that we carry on and there is no scientific validity or facts to prove them. The fear of ghosts is very widespread in children in the pre-adolescent years they tend to hear a lot of ghost stories and their imagination being excessive they tend to over fantasise. This is also unnecessarily fed by adults who believe these stories and try to make them undergo all sorts of rituals in an attempt to exercise them off the ghost. Not to mention the popular horror movies which threaten to reinforce these old stereotypes and concepts. What should one do to overcome the fear of ghosts? One is if you look through any scientific journal there is absolutely no proof of ghosts as being existing. So probably it is a figment of our imagination. Sometimes it is good to enjoy a good ghost story or a ghost movie, but don’t get carried away and don’t get into the realm of fear and anxiety, so that your normal life gets disrupted. So what you can do is develop a logical and rational vent of mind and remember that most of this is probably due to your imagination. Keep away from such illogical thinking and think about the possible scientific reasons for these so called “unnatural phenomena”. Sometimes humour can help. Imagine the ghost as Casper the friendly ghost who can do you no harm or somebody who is very small in consequential and you no longer to be afraid of such ghosts. Concentrate on other things to occupy your mind as they say that idle mind is the devil’s workshop. So occupy your mind with other things and keep a ritual of relaxing and enjoying the good things in life. Look your life positively. If you do confront a ghost be sure to say BOOO...!!!

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