Hi Y'all
I am brand new here - though I believe in the paranormal I never actually felt the need for more understanding. Though there currently is something going on in our current residence - I have a feeling that the house I lived in for 20 years ( moved 1 year ago) had something going on. Now I am hesitant to say haunted - so I would like your opinion on both.
First Home - Built in 1924 in the Hollywood Hills, CA - there was a suicide in front of my house when I was 8 ( we had a small guest house a woman was renting her ex-husband and her got into a argument so he shot himself in the street) ... I do not know when it first started but I would get very anxious walking down the stairs of the home - kinda like I was being chased. My room always felt like a ice chest -- I justified it because it did not have direct sunlight. The t.v would randomly turn itself on. The strangest thing was in my parent's bedroom ( which was upstairs) there would be noises of something hitting against the wall when no one was in the room. It sounded like the whole bed was being slammed into the wall - no joke. This happened a number of times -- a couple of times my parents were in the living room with me and it seemed like they did not hear a thing. I did not discuss this with anyone or anything like that.
Between then and now I have lived in 2 other apartments.
Where I live now -
We moved in 2 weeks ago into apartment in Portland, OR. We use to leave in another apartment in the same complex - but moved due to loud neighbors. The complex is only 6 years old.
Here is what is going on ( I work from home)
- There is a drawer is my husband's bathroom that opens itself. Now it could be our cat but it is strange.
- I was taking a shower and there was a huge shower on the other side of the curtain it moved and I saw the wall darken. I thought my husband came into the bathroom but there was nothing and my door was closed.
- I sometimes get a feeling like I am being watched - nothing scary or anything - almost like there is a man looking at me from across a room.
- About a week ago I was sleeping and started to dream that I was in my bed ( something which is not normal - I usually dream about bunnies and rainbows

) The door opened to the bedroom and there was a man " creature ?" completely black with jagged outline with white like eyes and claw like hands move at lightening speeds towards me. I woke up ... I was not scared - I got up to check up on my cat because he was not on the bed. I went out the door and he was sitting and staring at my office door. You have to understand Watson ( my cat) never just sits -- he sits and screams ( he is a Siamese) or he lays down and screams. He just kept on starring at this door. There is nothing inside he would be interested in. I remember the time being around 3 am .
- I left for a business trip for 4 days
- The night back from my trip I had another dream. All I remember is being choked in my bed and it was dark. I could feel my whole neck being encircled. I was trying the struggle. I woke up ... I woke up my husband and said -- "it felt like you were trying to choke me." He was sound asleep so I know that is not the case.
- Strange Bruises -There are some bruises on the back of my calves that I cannot figured out how I got them. Never in my life has this happened. It looks like a softball hit me - strange thing is they do not hurt really. They showed up about 3 days before my business trip.
- Last night - A fan I have used for 4 years randomly turned on. It is plugged into a surge protector ( bought 2 months ago) no other electronics turned on.
- One more strange thing. It seems that TONS of things are being misplaced in the house. But I do not know if it is just us not being careful.
My husband is discounting most of it -- I would too if I was not having these "strange dreams"...
I would love to hear all your opinions and thoughts. I am really lost on what could be going on. Thank you