Fear Factor – Scared vs. Afraid
Fear Factor – Scared vs. Afraid
pertaining to Paranormal Research
When people began to believe that they have/had a ghost haunting their home, their fears tend to help push their reported experiences along; creating an environment where anything, no matter how logical/illogical, becomes something paranormal/supernatural. People who live in reported haunted locations may begin to actively participate in the reported haunting themselves, not realizing they are part of the reason for these experiences. Thus, due to their reports and experiences, adrenaline is released into their bloodstream, the body and mind become anxious, and any little sight/sound seemingly becomes magnified along with their other senses. They may lay awake at night staring into the darkness of their rooms until finally they convince themselves that they see something that is not there; a dark apparition, a shadow moving, or evil face looming back at them. When there is a suggestion of a ghost or haunting, exploited “Hollywood-ized” and irrational fears tend to cause people to expect or overreact to an experience of the paranormal/supernatural.
How To Properly Research
How To Properly Research
Edited outline and phrasing by C.Ratliff
The 1st thing involved in learning to properly research is to understand these points:
- You. It is your responsibility to do the research. Very likely, there’s no-one who will just give you help if you’re not willing to do the work. You’re the one that has got to have the drive and it has got to come from within you. You must know how to answer the question(s) that may arrive from your research.
While your research evolves, you may find yourself receiving technical help, wisdom, and support from many qualified and knowledgeable people — but you need to remember that asking for that help is vital, should you find you need outside resources.
- Do. It is important that you start the research — experimentation, survey, simulation, data analysis, studying, cross-examination of multiple view points — as soon as you can. A general mistake that is made is to think, plan, read, but then never get around to the actually doing the research. As you start, you may find that the difficulties and issues in doing the research are quite different from what you originally planned or thought.
There are several components to learning to research properly; for example: proposing the hypothesis(es), discovering the answers hypothesis(es), and communicating those answers as best as possible. It may be noted that not all of these points are necessary but those that are needed are essential.
Library Life: A Column of Eclectic Rantings
ASSOCIATES (vol. 8 no. 3, March 2002) – associates.ucr.edu
Library Life: A Column of Eclectic Rantings
by
Katie Buller Kintner
Communications Library
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
kintner@uiuc.edu
So you don’t believe in ghosts, huh? Well read on.
The book stacks at the main library of the University of Illinois scare me. The east stacks consist of long, dark, deceptive corridors of terror. The ceilings in some of them are so low that at 5’8″ tall, my head is brushing and bumping the pipes criss-crossing them. I’m always seeing shadows and hearing voices when no one else is around. The west stacks are newer, but the automated shelving there resists movement, then creaks and moans when it finally decides to slide open. There is no way to see if anyone else is around and finding a living soul there usually results in a startled glance and quick movement away.
Nervously, I find my books and leave, always looking over my shoulder and down adjacent aisles, wondering if I’m truly alone or if an unseen “librarian” is monitoring my every move. When I finally make it out the main stacks exit, I’m always relieved–I survived once again.
