Door lights stuck on/ door stuck ajar

basically, my courtesy/map lights are stuck on and i know that its because my car thinks that the door is ajar. i can't lock my car because my alarm tells me my door is open. i tried pushing in the plunger on both sides of the door and neither of them seem to do the trick and the only red wire i see protruding out of them seem perfectly fine. google was ****. anyone encounter this problem before? it would mean a lot to hear your input. thanks cr