QUOTE(monkman418 @ Aug 18 2010, 02:07 AM)
IMHO, the biggest "danger" you face from a ghost is getting scared by it. Or at least I've never heard of anyone actually getting hurt by a ghost, nor have I ever been hurt by one.
I think ghosts are radically different from spirits. I suspect they're much more self-contained, much less likely to "get inside your skin" than a spirit (which might be internal to begin with).
A crazy lady who burned down houses lived in my room in my family's summer home. We did an EVP and got crying the whole time... which was creepy.... in any event, I basically said "you're dead, I live here now, so step off or there will be trouble." She stepped off. However, my other cousin got horrifying night terrors from her. Ghosts can do bad stuff if they want, it's just a matter (IMHO) of whether you let them. Which is the case with most beings.
Ghosts... ghosts get inside your skin more easily than demons (their spirits match our bodies more closely) - I've channeled one before and trust me, they'll do it if they get the chance.