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What to watch for – and what to do about it

You hear heavy footsteps in the upstairs hallway when you know no one is up there. Doors slam unaccountably. Commonly used items disappear and reappear without cause. The kitchen light turns on by itself. There's the unmistakable scent of a strange perfume in the air.
These may be indications that your house is haunted. True hauntings are rare occurrences, and it may be difficult to determine whether or not any strange phenomena you are experiencing in your home might be due to a haunting. For one thing, no one really knows what a "real" haunting is - what causes it or why it starts. There are many theories, of course.But if you think your house may really be haunted, what can you do about it?

The Signs of a Haunting

The first step is to determine, as best you can, whether or not you truly have a legitimate case of a haunting.

Not all hauntings are alike, and they may exhibit a variety of phenomena. Some hauntings feature a single phenomenon - such as a particular door slamming shut that occurs repeatedly - while others consist of many different phenomena, ranging from odd noises to full-blown apparitions.
Here's a partial list of phenomena that might indicate that your house is haunted:

Unexplained noises - Footsteps; knocks, banging, rapping; scratching sounds; sounds of something being dropped. Sometimes these noises can be subtle and other times they can be quite loud.
Doors, cabinets and cupboards opening and closing - Most often, these phenomena are not seen directly. The experiencer either hears the distinct sounds of the doors opening and closing (homeowners get to know quite well the distinctive sounds their houses make) or the experiencer will return to a room to find a door open or closed when they are certain that it was left in the opposite position. Sometimes furniture, like kitchen chairs, are perceived to have been moved. Very rarely will the experiencer actually witness the phenomenon taking place.
Lights turning off and on - Likewise, these events are seldom seen actually occurring, but the lights are switched on or off when the experiencer knows they were not left that way. This can also happen with TVs, radios and other electrically powered items.
Items disappearing and reappearing - The phenomenon, Others have called this "the borrowers" phenomenon, and it's the familiar experience of not being able to find a regularly used item - say, your set of car keys - which you believe you placed in a spot you routinely place them. But they're gone and you look high and low for them with no success. Some time later, the keys are found - in exactly the place you normally put them. It's as if the object was borrowed by someone or something for a short time, then returned. Sometimes they are not returned for days or even weeks, but when they are, it's in an obvious place that could not have been missed by even a casual search.
Unexplained shadows - The sighting of fleeting shapes and shadows, usually seen out of the corner of the eye. Many times, the shadows have vaguely human forms, while other times they are less distinguishable or smaller.
Strange animal behavior - A dog, cat or other pet behaves strangely. Dogs may bark at something unseen, cower without apparent reason or refuse to enter a room they normally do. Cats may seem to be "watching" something cross a room. Animals have sharper senses than humans, and many researchers think their psychic abilities might be more finely tuned also.
Feelings of being watched - This is not an uncommon feeling and can be attributed to many things, but it could have a paranormal source if the feeling consistently occurs in a particular part of the house at a particular time.

Those are some of the most common experiences of those who think their houses are haunted. Yet even stranger things can happen...

P.S.-There will be more.

I'm glad you think that way and very happy for you... 3nodding

I know what you mean I will cherish and love my expiriences for ever

My spirit guide, whose my gate keeper, smells like fresh baked apple pie. My mom smells it all the time and my cosuin who died four years ago liked to ware strawberry lip smackers, the smell is almost always present and its me and my mom who smell it.

As far as doors being closed and locked thats done behind my back, not in front of my face unfortunetly.

Though my mom didn't hear it one morning, I thought I heard my mother calling me to get up so I thought nothing of it. Going into the kitchen for some coffee I asked her why she got me up so early and she said she wasn't down the hall and in front of my door. I specifically heard a female voice call out my name to wake me up. It wasn't scary nor did I feel threatened. *shrugs*

Another night I felt someone get into the bed next to me, a male voice that was very deep said, "Get out of my bed!" I squeaked and jumped out my bed running for the hallway.

Thats all I can remember for the time being, some where fun, others were strange and still yet others scared the me to no end. o_o

.I'm getting more and more used to it, I can now ignore the ghosts that come to visit me sometimes by shutting myself off like Jake taught me and or by just being really tired. When that happens I don't notice things around me as much and I have an easier time sleeping. o_o

I tend to get spirits that like to play with my hair.

That's cute... 4laugh