Should we send GH head writer Bob Guza to "Ghost 101" cl?

The guy is giving me whiplash. He says Alan's not a ghost -- he is Tracy's conscience. But if that's the case, how did Alan tell Tracy about Monica an Alan's "favorite thing in the bedroom." Now Emily is not a ghost or Nik's conscience. She is something else. The girl is dead! Only Nik can see her. This begs the question "when is a ghost really a ghost?"