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I find myself attracting spirits to wherever I stay, even after I've gone. Something has approached and nestled into every place I've ever lived, home, and every apartment I've shared with my sister. They don't like dealing with the forces, so they come down on me because of it.

One example [of 2], I've stayed at my sister's apartment several nights in the past few months, hanging with her kids and being a good aunt. Lately, she's noticed strange sounds [whooshing noises] and flying objects [toys thrown from one room to the next when her and her kids are playing in a different room]. It didn't start until I started hanging out there more often.

[2]My parents' house always has a presence, and it's always bothering my father at night. He doesn't understand that I can't control it, but knows when I'm out for extended periods of time, everything stops.

Is there anything I can be doing to keep the spirits from attracting to my location whenever I stay at someone's house? If I'm encouraged to be myself, it takes practice to change so my family

Sometimes spirits attach to someone because they feel that the person could help them for whatever reason. So it could be because of that and in that case I would recommend using a digital recorder to try and talk to them. Not an ouija board. As for the poltergiest sort of activity I have heard that people can cause that unknowningly but I would have to read more about it.

I suppose one thing you could do is when you getting ready to leave tell the spirits that they have to come with you. Most if they are good and able will listen.

i personally was waiting to reply to see if any more info came out. here's my advice.

first you've gotta get the courage to talk to these spirits. figure out their motive or story or whatever. if they arent harmful and are just following you cause they like you then maybe try having some stones or something that they can go into when you travel that way they feel as though they have a home.cause to me thats what this seems like. i think they are just wanting a place to feel like home.see if you can talk to them. i like the idea of asking them to only stay in a certain area of the house while you're there and then leaving with you.

hope that helps(started feeling a little fluffy there for a moment lol)

a piece of truth i've learned in my own journey that is slightly apllicable in this thread.

Most pagan paths teach that we heal oursleves by healing others. The physical is merely a reflection and manifestation of the spiritual. but there does come a point when you have to say enough is enough. almost a year and a half ago i took an oath(and when i say oath i mean i ritually bound myself) to help anyone who needed my help and who i had the power or means to help. that oath lasted one year before i was released from it. at times it was an amazing experience to help others. at other times it proved too much and hurt me because i was compelled to take on the problems of others. so my advice is this: help others. if you have the power then by all means do so. but understand that sometimes helping someone is telling them they arent ready for something rather than giving them whatever they feel they need.
if a child goes up to his/her mom and says, "I need candy!" the mother doesnt say, "well if he/she says they need candy then thats what they need". no the mom understands that the child has not matured enough to understand the risks of consuming candy.so the mom may sometimes appease the request but other times, for the child's own good, the mother says no.

i know its a goofy example to give in reference to such a serious topic but the point is that sometimes people confuse what they WANT with what they NEED and that can lead us to give them something or assist them with soemthing that they truly have no business getting into.

You're probably very right on that, LP and Elf. I have this knack for feeling those who need people to follow them or dote on them, and I fall into place.

Unfortunately, this state of mind is extremely unhealthy and I can at least identify it after a while in order to exterminate the ill will.

My sister forgot about the presence, by the way, and I had a talk with Jack about becoming too close. He seemed to understand, but I really need to have a talk with her--if I can keep her in understanding mode--about how the body and mind don't accept sarcasm or understand "jokes" that aren't real. The whole body-is-mind-is-body isn't an exaggeration. As your body will fall ill if suggested, spirits will believe as well.