Hi everyone. I was prompted to join this tribe in an attempt to get some ideas, insights from people who may have experienced something similar with their children. I did go back and read the previous discussions on children and ghosts, but none of it really applies to whatever is going on with my daughter.

I'll try to condense this for times sake, while still trying to give a portion of my history as it relates: Being sensitive seems to run in my family. I grew up in a house with paranormal activity that everyone in the house experienced...some of it was not bothersome at all, and some of it was terrifying. These occurances seemed to follow me well into adulthood regardless of where I lived (my ex-husband experienced these things when they happened as well), and while I'm still somewhat sensitive, I no longer see shadows at my bedside (although sometimes I still feel them and experience sleep paralysis.)
I have four children and both my girls, (the two older children) have had numerous experiences with seeing spirits and hearing them since they were very small. They both grew up talking about "The Guy" who didn't seem to bother my oldest, but scared the crap out of my younger daughter.

I always tried to be as supportive as possible when they shared their experiences, well..mostly because I remember what it was like to have them, and how alone a person can feel when no one believes that it's actually happening.
These experiences of my own have led me to curiosity about spirits, etc. but I am not afraid of them, and am more fascinated when something happens than scared, even if the feelings associated are creepy. But I am concerned that my daughter is being harassed by something and I don't know how to console her any more.

She doesn't "hear" things very often, but almost every night she wakes up terrified and running into our room, saying that there are ghosts scaring her. Last night, she said someone was tugging at her blanket while she was on the couch.
I told her that she could tell them to leave her alone and that they were scaring her, but she says she's too afraid to speak to them and she thinks they'll hurt her if she does. She's described a woman attempting to hand her a cup through her ceiling, shadowy figures, a man, white mists, the list goes on.

My daughter has a very rare electrolyte imbalance and almost died when she was 5 months old, in fact, the doctors said they didn't understand why she was still alive because her levels were so off, anyone else would have had a heart attack by then. So, all of this leads me to wonder if perhaps there is an organic or psychological condition present. That doesn't explain why everyone else in the family has been affected previously, but my younger daughter seems far more terrified of her experiences. I've taken her to a psychologist, whom she saw for about a year. They said she has ADHD, but doesn't appear to be delusional or out of touch with reality and they told me that sometimes severe anxiety can produce hallucinations.

This answer is not good enough for me. Whatever is going on with her is scaring her pretty badly. She gets very little sleep, and it's difficult to get her up in the morning because she's so tired.

I've saged the house a few times over the last 2 years, tried to speak to any spirits present and tell them to leave her alone (when she's not home). We built this house, so we've been the only occupants. Ultimately, I don't think it's the house anyway...I suspect it's just our family. But while I don't mind paranormal experiences, I am not okay with my daughter being harassed and afraid every night.
I have even considered asking a paranormal group to come and assess the situation, but our house doesn't appear to be haunted...just my daughter.
If anyone has any ideas about how to handle this situation, I'd greatly appreciate it...

Thanks,
Trin