What To Do About A Haunting - The 3 Steps You Should Follow

Do you have the feeling that your house is haunted and you now want to know what to do about the haunting. If so then this article should give you some good advice on what to do.
Looking For An Explanation
There are plenty of happenings that can bring an individual to believe their home is haunted, such as knocking sounds or hot and cold spots, but many of these experiences could also be down to something totally natural rather than paranormal. Below are a few examples of occurrences that could be down to natural causes

• Sounds may just be the property settling, animals such as mice or the pipes and plumbing.
• Doors that keep opening or closing may possibly be defective hinges or perhaps a result of drafts
• Shadows may be caused by something you weren't aware, such as the headlights of a passing car.
• Once you have it in your head that you may be haunted your imagination may begin to start playing tricks on you and making you see things that aren't actually there.

You should try to find a rational explanation for any thing you experience before taking the next step and in many cases that will mean getting the help of others. An outsider may instantly have an answer for an experience you have being encountering. This could be simply a friend that figures it out as they approach the event from a different angle or a qualified professional, such as a plumber. Basically, take any feasible step to help verify your home is not haunted before you conclude that it is..

Maintain A Diary
In the event that you have tried your best to uncover natural causes for the phenomena you have being encountering and failed to find an answer, and that the events are still taking place then you should begin to keep a record of the events. Whenever something happens just note the date, time and what it is that has happened. Here is an example:
8th November, 2010. 19.27 The kitchen light turned on by itself. Went in, no one there. Switched the light off.
If you can try to keep a tape recorder and a camera (your cell phone will be fine) nearby so that you can try to capture any phenomena as it happens. All of this information combined could be hugely helpful to any future investigation by experts.

Time To Get In The Pro's?
You should call in the professionals in two situations.

1. When you have done all you can to eliminate any rational explanations for the phenomena that you have encountered and are positive that your home is haunted.
2. If at any time you fear that anyone within the household is in any kind of danger (both psychological and physical) then the experts should be called.

Finding an expert isn't as difficult as it once was due to the number of paranormal societies in existence. A simple search for "paranormal societies" plus your location, for example "paranormal societies Texas", or something more general like "list of paranormal societies" in your preferred search engine should set you on your way.

Each group of course varies in the level of their expertize and knowledge and so you have to choose carefully. Try to ask them as many questions as you can when you contact them and also note that any good paranormal investigator will not charge a fee, if a fee is mentioned then look elsewhere.

One final note I would make on the use of experts is to make sure you contact a paranormal research group or society and not a psychic. If the team you end up using includes a psychic amongst them then that is fine as they will try to find evidence to back up the psychics findings but you should always wait to see the outcome of the investigation and listen to their recommendations rather than contacting a psychic as your initial expert.
Regardless of what phenomena you happen to be encountering, your home in all probability will not be haunted. However in the event that your house is haunted more often than not it will be a harmless spirit or phenomenon that it's possible to share your home with. In most cases, it is nothing that you should be scared of.

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