I do believe in the paranormal, but when it comes to rational alternative explanations for what I consider paranormal activity I tend to dismiss it. Probably because ever since my sister passed away I'm so desperate to believe there's something more than what we can see and feel in this corporeal realm that we all live brief, transient lives in. I really need to not always assume something's paranormal though because there are sometimes rational, logical explanations for things that happen. Like the house settling was what I used to think was people throwing rocks at the house. I mean, that might not be paranormal as opposed to paranoia-infected conclusions I tend to jump to, but I just don't tend to think about the rational explanations for things for some reason when I seriously should and need to start looking for rational explanations for things and when I can't find one, then to go on the assumption that it was paranormal when I can't find logical explanations. It might be easier said than done though. I do believe in the paranormal, probably on what could be bordering an unhealthy level, but that's because I want my sister to show herself to me in my dreams again and to see her when I pass away. I can't rush to my own death though since mom's still alive, but I do hope I'll see big sis' again in whatever kind of afterlife there may be waiting for us all when we pass away.
Oh, and I used to hear an EXTREMELY loud slam like someone would try to get me to open the door when I slept that literally woke me up. It was only once a night, but it scared/surprised me so much that I couldn't go back to sleep again until a number of hours later when I settled down. More recently though when I was sleeping it felt like something forced me out of my own body with the hardest shove from behind that you could imagine. After that happened, I saw a pair of blacker than black, shadow-like limbs reaching out for my frantically from across my bed. I chalked it up to a shadow person trying to scare the holy hell out of me to feed on my fear which I've heard some entities get stronger by feeding off of people's fear. That scared the hell out of me though so much that I slept upstairs the rest of the night and morning with mom in the living room. I've got no memory of being so scared in my entire life.
What if something followed you home, @Sakura? Stands to reason it could've happened, right? From Waverly Hills Sanitorium.