If you become a ghost after you die, who would you haunt?

[noname223]

This is an idea of Inifinite Jest. Haunting must not be necessarily bad.

chatGPT sums up ghosts in IJ so that I don't have to. Changing the plan AI produced bullshit.

The ghosts can induce thoughts in someone else. But the person who is haunted cannot differentiate between the ghost and their inner voice. I find this idea pretty interesting especially when deabting important decisions like suicide.

Maybe some of my thoughts are not actually my thoughts. Sometime thoughts seem to be odd or not typically for me. But am I haunted by a good or bad ghost? What is his intention?

I would probably haunt my best friends. And induce funny jokes noname223's style like to remember me. I would observe them how they go their way and how much they achieve in life. But here comes the question. Wouldn't my ghost be in some pain. Maybe I would be sad and alone not being able to talk to them. Maybe my situation would be even worse than my current condition. Maybe I could also manipulate time and skip to the point where they join me. Sorry I had to cry thinking about that. I would like to be still with them but I cannot cope with the pain much longer.

 

[VigilanteWithViolin]

I'd rather be an evil ghost, find really bad people and drive them crazy, or force them to ctb.
Although the idea of a kind ghost who haunts best friends in order not to harm them but to do something nice is quite pleasant....

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

1. Make the people who abused me go crazy. I wouldn't make them CTB though. I'd make them confess to the police or the news, and list other victims they hurt to the cops. If justice isn't served, then I'd make them CTB. Painfully.

2. Haunt the people I love and the person I'm IN love with in a nice way. Specifically for the latter, I'd make sure he doesn't make bad decisions by scaring him away from them, and I'd do something to make it so I could leave messages to encourage him without him freaking out. For the former, I'd let them know I'm okay and that I love them, and help them too.

I want to see how far everyone goes, and make sure they get there. For some, it would probably be EASIER as a ghost. And I want to make the difference I never made while alive.

 

[Forever Sleep]

That's a really interesting, slightly disturbing idea. I would think for a lot of people, having thoughts that weren't their own could be distressing. I know what you mean though. Would it be a comfort to remind loved ones of good times together? I usually like it when I remember passed loved ones. It's bittersweet though. It tends to make me cry as well. I wouldn't want that for people. If it was only going to keep them trapped in grief.

I think I probably prefer a more organic setup where- if it benefits them in some way to think of me, great but, maybe it's better if they forget. Maybe I'd wait to see if they thought about me and then did something to show I was still with them.

I'd sort of like to go full poltergeist mode on the person who bullied me in childhood and caused me to feel suicidal to begin with. But then- that would also mean I'd need to be around them, which is the last thing I want.

I think it would be good to mess with some bullies but then- why are they bullying people? Do they really deserve it?

I have a feeling it's one of those things that shouldn't be interfered with. If it's nice for them, what if they start becoming dependent on it and, we need to be elsewhere? What if we 'punish' the wrong person or, it makes them do something even worse?

It's an interesting idea though. Sometimes ideas and memories about people who have died do just occur to me. I used to hope that's because they were with me but, I don't really now. I just think our brains can be quite random sometimes.

 

[Forveleth]

I would torture my abusive partner.

But also, I would totally find some cool goth to chill with.

 

[HereTomorrow]

1. My former therapist.

2. My first crush (close friend, left me when I was at an all time low).

Curious to know if such a thing is possible. As of now we call it Karma.

 

[Pluto]

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

The people who fucked me over !!!!!

 

[wondering&wandering]

I wouldn't want to haunt anyone in a bad way.

I mean, I suppose I do have bursts of vengeful feelings, but ultimately I don't want to hurt anyone. I know what hurt feels like. Spreading more of it would just hurt me more, as well as whoever I haunt.

So, then I'd do my best to help people. Encouraging them. Finding renewed purpose in that.

But just as much as I slip up and hurt people in this life, perhaps I would mess up and become a vengeful spirit after all.

 

[InversedShadow]

I would rather support from the other side and just observe my children and stuff, becoming a vengeful spirit really isn't like me, it is corrupting. It's good that people who failed are punished, it's justice, but basing entire existence of that is just too much, being soaked in such negativity.. so definietly haunting but in a good way is my way!

 

[Someonewhotypes]

I'd even make some enemies just so I can haunt them for fun

 

[EternalShore]

I'd become a kid's imaginary friend instead~ :) we could have fun and play! ^_^