is anyone else scared of the dark?
im going to be 18 in a few weeks and im still terrified of the dark, i just freak out so much, i hate it. i have done all my life and my parents just thought i would grow out of it but i havent, its kinda just got worse as my mind has developed more.
its becoming a bit of a problem because it stops me staying round other peoples houses, my ex was ok with me slepping with my lights on but im not sure many other people will be.
wev just had a power cut and i freaked out so much, i just dove for the tourch under my pillow (just incase of powercuts)
any help or tips on how to overcome this would be much apriciated because being this scared is tiring. i feel so stupid.
I used to be scared of the dark, especially after watching numerous horror films.
What I did was close my eyes (so it's as if you are MAKING it dark) and tell your self over and over again that it's fine and you'll be okay and that nothing will hurt you.
In the middle of the night, if I needed the bathroom, I felt my way to the door - I know my way to the bathroom off by heart - and said things like, "It's all alright, nothing is there, it's all in my head, I'll be okay", then I'd get to the bathroom, turn the light on and va-la! I'm fine :D
PM if you ever want to talk about it, you're not alone xxx
I dunno, often people say that you should face your fears, I used to have the issue, I was scared till I was maybe 16, but then I took time to realise that I wasn't afraid of the dark itself I was afraid of that which I did not know, as tends to be a natural reaction. You fear the dark because you don't know what could be in it, you don't know much about it, so you should take some time and get some friends or something to practice some things with you, my reccomendation is for you t have your friends in a room with you and then have them shut off the lights while they're still in there, you may realise there is nothing to fear, thats my suggestion, me I just started walking at 4 in the morning and told myself theres nothing to fear, started off with a flashlight, and eventually went down to nothing.
Take me away, I just want out from this self-imprisoned self-made Hell. Don't be surprsed, this is your mind coming to life by self-sacrifice. This tragedy of death will walk hand in hand with every thought of regret. Blame yourself for what you've become. The mind is a powerful thing set to self-destruct.
~I, Dementia - Whitechapel~
Thanks for the suggestions! yeh i did try once to just put myself in the dark but i just could move and i couldnt breath and i paniced so my friends turned the light on, i just cant bring myself to do it again.
i think that it is what is in the dark that i am afraid of, my mind just makes things up, puts people there etc. i turn al the lights on on the way to the bathroom, my family r not best pleased, but it doesnt happen often.
i am scared of the dark i sleep with my side light on so i'm not totally in the dark. i take panic attacks when i am in the dark it is probably fear dunno. hugs x
I'm okay with the dark, as long as their are no noises and I'm not isolated. Like, if it's pitch black, but I'm in my room under my covers with my teddy bear, I'm fine. But, like last night, being in th middle of a forest, walking down a path, by myself and having my flashlight dieing, I freacked out.
Not really sure how to cope with it though. Good luck though<3
It's the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.
-Frank Warren
Thanks for the suggestions! yeh i did try once to just put myself in the dark but i just could move and i couldnt breath and i paniced so my friends turned the light on, i just cant bring myself to do it again.
i think that it is what is in the dark that i am afraid of, my mind just makes things up, puts people there etc. i turn al the lights on on the way to the bathroom, my family r not best pleased, but it doesnt happen often.
i know that sometimes our mind plays tricks on us and tells us that there's someone in that corner, or something lurking behind that chair, but in actual fact, there normally isn't anything there
perhaps before you go to sleep (i presume this is when you're scared) stand by the door and remember every single detail of your room (or where ever you're sleeping). remember what the texture of the floor and the walls are like, what's in the way, that there's nothing behind that and nothing there
then when you have to get up, or go to sleep, keep picturing your room in the light, and remind yourself that nothing's there, because you checked.
