HELP! im 16 years old and im still afraid of the dark?

Question

Whenever im in the dark, i feel very uncomfortable b/c i feel some kind of presence ( i get a really bad and wierd vibe)? my mom still turns off the lights for me when i go to bed, because i am to scared to return to my bed after i turn off the lights.

when im taking a shower, and close my eyes because im rinsing my face w/ soap, i have to wash it off quickly, because it feels someone is there watching me or is going to attack me.

When i was little, i knew that most children were afraid of the dark, and i thought it wuz something tat i would eventually grow out of, but im not...which worries me b/c in a year i will be attending college.....

i always feel like there is something "watching" me. sometimes, out of the corner of my eye, i see something, but when i look, it's gone. the other day, i wuz walking by my room, and i peered in, and i saw a girl sitting on my bed, but when i looked again, she wuz gone. (the lights in my room were off)

Answer 1

You can either face your fear and walk around in the dark for a long time, or go to the Psychiatrist.

Go for a camping trip in the local cemetery for the whole weekend and you will realize there is nothing to be afraid of.

Answer 2

There is nothing in the dark except your spirit guide.Of course if you live in a haunted house you may have another spirit watching you.The dark is my friend.I see and understand the dark.I know when something is there or not.

Answer 3

oh a lot of this stuff happens to me to and im older than you :) i sometimes see faces and my mind is playing tricks on me . when i have to go to the bathroom i walk a long corridor and open all the lights :)) I also get panick attacks and feel that somebody will come from the dark and smash the door or something like that :) believe me..its hard..but in college you have friends and you will get over it . Trust me..if not..You will just have to face your fears ! good luck and keep in touch :) hope you will put a end to this .

Answer 4

Hi Dami

Don't worry, this is perfectly normal.  Most people don't like being alone in the dark - we are programmed to not like it, it's a survival instinct.  I'm lots older than you and I still don't like turning off the light and walking across a dark room to get into bed.  It's ok to feel like that, it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you.

Answer 5

Well I'm 29 and I'm not thrilled with pitch black darkness...

Answer 6

It's perfectly rational to fear any situation in which you are powerless.  Since we humans do not see in the dark very well, this is one such situation.  Many people will fear the dark until they are comfortable enough with an area to have a reasonable degree of certainty that there is no threat in the dark.  However, when you have a fear that is intense and irrational (phobia), it's possible you are looking at other causes.  Perhaps you have control issues.  Perhaps you have issues with some sort of abuse.  Perhaps you weigh yourself down with guilt.  Whatever it is, you lose your sense of security when in the dark.

Whatever you do, please don't pay attention to the superstitious people.  They will advise you to perform rituals or to find a fantasy-based explanation for what ails you.  This will do nothing but complicate matters.

I am neither a therapist nor analyst, so take all I say with a grain of salt.

Answer 7

I get the same sort of feeling . I'm not as scared but i still do get a bit scared. I don't know if this is the same with everyone but make sure you are tucked in your quilt when you sleep and make sure none of your body is being revealed because i find that i feel safe inside the covers. Also this is not because i'm scared but i have a lamp beside my bed and this is a touch lamp so all you have to do is touch it and it has three different levels of light so this could be quite good as if you tend to get scared a lot then keep it on lowest level it could help :)

Answer 8

mentally become agressive against your fear. Sit down and think, even if there was something there, whats it gonna do?...say to yourself...there is nothing there,,but if there is...its screwed cause im gonna get it!....FIRE UP

Answer 9

There are times when my imagination runs away with me.

That being said,Im 43 and there are still thoughts that make me twinge in fear at times.

I believe there are things beyond our comprehension, the battle of evermore(good vs evil) and spirits that roam this earth alongside us.In my life Ive come across what I would call angels,and things I would call pure evil.

The thing that makes me brave(so to speak) are the things that are in the light of day,are also the things that are in the dead of night.If there is an entity around you,it will be around you both day and night,so no need to worry if your in the dark or not.If there has been no harm,other than just a creepy feeling,then your in no danger.

Answer 10

Sounds like you need to take a trip down to your local psychiatrists' office.

Since this phobia is taking over a major part of your life, and your sleep, sounds more like like a mental phenomenon than anything paranormal.

Sleep with a nightlight in your room.

Answer 11

stop thinking something is there

Answer 12

brighten your thoughts and you will discover that the dark isn't a factor it is just another emotion that controls you

Answer 13

It's fine, fear is normal, it shows that your human. I'm 17 and still affraid of the dark..

when the power goes out or something i feel like i'm going to have a panic attack, i can feel my lungs closing and i feel like something has me.

I make it a point not to tell people simply because they might use it against me like, cut my power lines or something, but since this is an anonymous site, yes, i'm deathly affraid of the dark.

Dont let people tell you that your paranoid or schitzophrenic, it's not true.

If your particularly superstitious or have ever had an encounter with a ghost or entity, then it's not surprising that the dark scares you. When you cant see it lowers you to a distinct level of vulnerability.

hope i helped  : )

Answer 14

Honey, don't feel bad.  I was twenty-two years old before I could sleep in a completely dark room and that is after being with my husband for two years.  This was because of experinces that I know I had, experinces that my brother and I, had in a house that we once lived in compunded with eye-witnesses both adult and children.

I eventually learned to face that fear, and also learned to "deprogram" myself of the constant paranoia that there is something or someone always watching me.  It took years, and I still have nights when I have to make sure there is somelight.  It still creeps me out to get up in the complete dark to go to the bathroom sometimes.  Honestly it is sometimes my mind playing tricks on me.  Granted there's been a few occurances where I was like, oh it's my imagination, and I would turn around the next day and mention it to my husband.  Laughing it off so to speak, trying to deprogram myself, but that backfired the day I was describing the man that I thought I saw in the leaving room, and he's like, "Noooo, that was my skipper in the Navy."

Yikes!  I hadn't ever even seen a picture of the man and still haven't, don't really want to too much, lol!  

Despite little things like that though I have gotten better in time.  I'll just leave the bathroom light on, of the light above the stove when I feel a little paranoid.  Heck, my mother does, and she claims not to believe in anything of that sort at all.  Give yourself some time.  You may never fully outgrow it per say, but in time you can learn how to train yourself to control the fear you just have to learn to be patient with yourself in the meantime.

Answer 15

lol. sometimes i feel the same. especially when it's dark outside and i'm walking home. it's so freaky. that's why i try to avoid like horror movie types of things. lol. they freak me out for like 2 weeks

Answer 16

That is ok...  I am 16 as well....  I used to be afraid of the dark for the same reasons...  Eventually you will quit thinking about it...  I know this cuz it was the same way for me....  Usually I would just cover up so tightly that I knew I wouldn't see anything....  The feelings of being of uncomfortable went away and it was ok again...  I wish you luck!  xxoxoxx

Answer 17

I agree with unnamed, ahaha.

Were you spooked by something in your childhood that could have caused this?

Answer 18

The spiritual world is nothing to be played with. It is real. Forget what the TV psychics tell you. Evil is real. Accept Jesus into your life if you haven't already done so. Pray to the Heavenly father. Pray the Lord's prayer often whenever you feel this presence. Start reading the bible. Demand that any presence that is Satanic or demonic leave now in the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The reality shows are lies. There is no such thing as ghosts. They are familiar spirits which are actually merely smoke and mirrors for demonic entities. That was no girl that you saw. If you saw anything it meant for you to be lulled into a false sense of security because your human eyes saw a girl probablynot  unlike yourself.

Please don't think I just shared a bunch of mumbo jumbo with you. Its just that I used to feel the same way that you do. When I was five I began to feel as though some type of presence were always watching me so much so  that I actually began to hide behind things when I was nude so "it" wouldn't see me naked. I would tell my grandma about it and she would always say it must be angels. She said it in the dismissive way that many have when dealing with spiritual matters. This I know---positive things in the spiritual world will never make you feel uneasy...odd perhaps but never fearful or uneasy.

Little did I know at that time that my uncle who was a teen then and lived in the same house had begun playing with spiritual things.  Spiritual things can be ouija boards, tarot cards, certain fantasy role playing games as well as other things. They are significant because they open portals that allow "things" into your space.

I am not a fanatical Christian or crazy. I've been there. Take it seriously because you actually are not afraid of the dark. You are afraid of what the dark represents. Pray to the one true and living God. You should also consult someone in the ministry and I'm not talking about hollywood exorcism stuff. Just to counsel with them because what you feel is very real.

Walk in the fear and admonition of the Lord and do not talk to it...speak only to command it to go in the name of Jesus. Familiar spirits lie.

Answer 19

this can be a fear or an anxiety.  fears are based in realities.  in some homes, high emf readings will make a person feel as if there is a presence in the house.  or, perhaps you are a sensitive and do really feel the existence of the others.  have a local, reputable ghost hunting society investigate.  if the levels are abnormally high they can provide you with solutions.  either way they can at least determine the cause of your fears and/or anxieties.  make sure they have references.

Answer 20

Burn some sage to clease the room, your mind also might be playing tricks on you.