# Someone is in my house. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613 "2015-01-12T08:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/41 "2015-01-13T08:11:57Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Be careful with Percoset. I was on it after my heart surgery, until I saw little armies waging war on the ceiling, between the air vent and the sprinkler and the recessed lights. My dad was in hospital on some pretty heavy-duty painkillers. Later on, he said he’d spent a lot of time watching the ceiling tiles moving around, and seeing things crawling around their edges. Sometimes medication can really do a number on you. ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/42 "2015-01-13T19:24:58Z")
I saw 2 ghosts while in the hospital,didn’t have bad feelings from them,so I think your problems may be medication induced… Please take care of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/43 "2015-01-13T19:32:53Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > What happens when you take Benadryl? Nothing really. Same thing with the ZzzQuil liquid, just get sleepy and that is about it. Those tablets caused me to have some zany hallucinations though! ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/44 "2015-01-13T19:37:07Z")
I took two aspirin once, and I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/45 "2015-01-13T20:07:41Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > Nothing really. Same thing with the ZzzQuil liquid, just get sleepy and that is about it. Those tablets caused me to have some zany hallucinations though! That product is nothing but Diphenhydramine HCl 25 mg, with a fancy label and a fancy price-tag. You can buy the generic tablets for $10 per 500. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/46 "2015-01-13T20:09:52Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Be careful with Percoset. I was on it after my heart surgery, until I saw little armies waging war on the ceiling, between the air vent and the sprinkler and the recessed lights. Who won? > [@Sauron](#): > > I took two aspirin once, and I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s. Was this in London? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/47 "2015-01-13T20:22:11Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > The thing is I’m just usually super in tune with ghosts or spirits being around and I’ve never felt any in my home and we’ve been here since 2009 I’m sorry, but no, you’re not. They don’t exist and never have. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/48 "2015-01-13T20:32:56Z")
> [@JLynn](#): > > The thing is I’m just usually super in tune with ghosts or spirits being around… Just so you know… People are trying to be nice, but you should be aware that there is little empathy on this MB for people who sincerely believe in ghosts and spirits. If the meds are causing you to hallucinate, you’ll get empathy. If you think ghosts are real, you are going to be mocked-- more viciously the longer you persist in posting about it. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/49 "2015-01-14T15:24:11Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Was this in London? You know what, now that you mention it … ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/50 "2015-01-14T17:40:00Z")
I’m curious about the sage cleansing. Does that mean a very wise person cleanses your home, or that you use the herb sage in some cleansing capacity? If the former, where do you find said sage, and what is his or her cleansing process? If the latter, do you burn it like incense, or mix it into a cleanser, or what? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/51 "2015-01-14T17:54:53Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > I’m curious about the sage cleansing. Does that mean a very wise person cleanses your home, or that you use the herb sage in some cleansing capacity? If the former, where do you find said sage, and what is his or her cleansing process? If the latter, do you burn it like incense, or mix it into a cleanser, or what? It means the latter, and is a rather common thing. Used for this is _Salvia apiana_ (white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage). > **[Smudging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudge_stick)** > > Smudging, or other rites involving the burning of sacred herbs (e.g., white sage) or resins, is a ceremony practiced by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas. While it bears some resemblance to other ceremonies and rituals involving smoke (e.g., Australian smoking ceremony, some types of saining) from other world cultures, notably those that use smoke for spiritual cleansing or blessing, the purposes and particulars of the ceremonies, and the substances used, can vary widely among tribes, bands... ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/52 "2015-01-14T17:55:24Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > I’m curious about the sage cleansing. Does that mean a very wise person cleanses your home, or that you use the herb sage in some cleansing capacity? If the former, where do you find said sage, and what is his or her cleansing process? If the latter, do you burn it like incense, or mix it into a cleanser, or what? [http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So](http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So) I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I only know of this because Tori Spelling had it done to one of her houses on her reality show a few seasons ago. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/53 "2015-01-14T18:10:08Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > [http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So](http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So) > > I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I only know of this because Tori Spelling had it done to one of her houses on her reality show a few seasons ago. There’s no fool like a fool with too much money. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/54 "2015-01-14T20:39:39Z")
If you watch the ghost shows (such as _A Haunting_) on ID they do the sage thing a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/55 "2015-01-15T01:01:26Z")
> [@Sauron](#): > > I took two aspirin once, and I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s. How was his hair? ---
**Author:** ![vomit\_comet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/56 "2015-01-15T03:21:31Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > How was his hair? Perfect, I’m guessing. ---
**Author:** ![vomit\_comet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/57 "2015-01-15T03:30:07Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > [http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So](http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So) > > I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I only know of this because Tori Spelling had it done to one of her houses on her reality show a few seasons ago. The problem with these “reality” shows is they are not reality, they are “realidrama” I think I just made that up, I’m going to trademark it if I don’t find any other references to it in a google search. With bullshit like ghosts, rituals, crystal balls etc. it is a self perpetuating phenomenon… the more you believe, the more you get sucked in, the more you believe… etc. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/58 "2015-01-15T23:52:06Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > [http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So](http://www.sageandsmudge.com/smudgeceremony.htm#.VLatXSvF-So) > > I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but I only know of this because Tori Spelling had it done to one of her houses on her reality show a few seasons ago. OK, right on. I was pretty sure we were talking about the wise man sage, so hey … ignorance fought! > [@Chefguy](#): > > There’s no fool like a fool with too much money. Any money she spends on burning sage and/or rebuilding a fire-damaged home, is that much less she has to spend on carving more bits off her nose. In that sense, it actually is healthy for her. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/59 "2015-01-16T19:12:01Z")
If the ghost hasn’t killed you yet, its probably not going to. Ghosts are just like people, only dead. If they’re not out to hurt you, just treat them as a roommate. You wouldn’t freak out if your roommate was walking around and staring at you, would you? So who cares if a ghost does it? At least he won’t eat your leftovers ---
**Author:** ![Samantha\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Samantha\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-is-in-my-house/709613/60 "2015-01-16T20:55:56Z")
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