Ghosts -- Have You Ever Encountered One?

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It happened at the 7th night after my grandmother passed away, which in traditional Chinese (Daoism) culture, it is believed that the deceased one's spirit would return to "visit" their family and friends.

Despite not having any similar experience before with other deceased relatives, me and my brothers decided to sleep early to avoid having any potential experience on it. Yes, we are kind of superstitious.

Unfortunately, I somehow woke up in the middle of the night, and tried to get back to sleep. I was quite calm at first, completely forgetting that was the 7th night. But some time later, I noticed a consecutive sound that's actually heard for awhile already. It's like "tik-tik-tik-tik, tik-tik, tik" with a rhythm. Combining with the other stories I heard and the 7th night, I started freaking out and tried to put myself to sleep. However as you know, you harder you try, the harder you can relax.

So I could hear the sound coming from outside the bedroom, from far to close, like someone walking from the living room, through the corridor and enter my room. Although I already assumed that was my grandma's spirit, I still felt really horrified.

I share the room with my younger brother, who is sleeping on the lower bed, while I am on the upper bed. As soon as I heard that sound, I switched my posture so my back is facing the stairs, so that I could face the wall and no need to worry about seeing anything (although my eyes remained shut the whole time). Anyway, I could hear the sound started climbing the stairs really slowly, and at last, it sounds like it is coming from exactly just next to my ear. It was so bizzare, strange and horrifying at the same time that I was all sweaty.

Then, I suddenly felt a cool touch throughout my whole body. It's not like that the skin felt cold but rather a cool stream arouse from my body inside. At the same time, I start uncontrollably breathing very very deep. Deep and slow. I have never did any breathe like this deep before and I could not image I could breathe in this deepness. But after that I felt more relaxed and didn't feel horrified anymore. The deep breathes last for around 15 seconds I guess, and gradually faded out.

And another half minute later, I heard my younger brother in the lower bed start deep-breathing for a similar amount of time. However, I didn't hear the "tik" sound leaving or what, as opposed to what I assumed.

The next day I shared this to my family. Only my elder brother in the next room was also awaken. He had a similar deep-breathe session but didn't hear any sound. He, however, was "pushed" quite hardly just as the deep-breathe started and he claimed to "witnessed grandma's face in his head". My younger brother didn't remember anything from the incidence.

It is the most recent and possible encounter that I could remember. Not that I want to experience again.