Overcome fear dark
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I am 17 and am afraid of the dark. i cant go into a room unless the light is on, if im not the only one there im fine if the light gets turned off. but i still sleep with the hall light on and my door cracked or the tv on. i cant evn go across the room in the dark and if i have to usually i close my eyes and run. i dont understand whats wrong with me. i
have also been getting freaked out by small places.
On average, I have about 4 anxiety attacks a week, on my medication. It seems as if my anxiety is getting worse due to the fact of my fear of the dark is getting worse. I can hardy sleep because I am so afraid of the dark now. I can lay in bed, cuddling with my boyfriend and be fine. However, if he were sitting beside me in the dark, I can't handle it. I can not handle the dark. I want this fear to go away. It is so embarrassing, so tiring, and just plain on my nerves.
Agreed. But some of these fears can be overcome. Puppies and chicks tend to be fast moving. Find the right kind of puppy at a pound or store, and I bet his response will be different.
I become so frightened during the period of time where I try to fall asleep that I simply do not do it. I find myself finding excuses to stay awake. It's not the sleep itself that scares me, it's the part where I lay in the dark and the silence. I'm afraid of all kinds of crazy things that don't bother me when I am not trying to sleep. I can't keep anything that is bothering me, any kinds of irrational fears, or any unusual superstitions out of my head.
I don't believe your fear of the dark is anything more than a phobia and it has nothing to do with OCD.
I wish I had some sort of magic solution for you, but I don't. Many phobias can be dealt with by simply avoiding what causes the fear, like if someone had a phobia about water, don't go to the beach, if you had a phobia about ferris wheels, don't get on one. But the dark? Pretty difficult to avoid. Dark happens. Every day.
I had a traumatic experience when I was a young child which left me with the fear of uncontrolled bleeding. I have attempted to overcome this fear through therapy and work in medical and dental offices. However, it returns to paralyze me at times. I need a molar extracted due to an abcess and the fear of bleeding has returned. I have had extractions in the past and obviously I survived but the anxiety continues to be huge.
See a Dr, we can't diagnosis you.
their is no chance of HIV without condom breakage...to overcome your fears ...take a test....taking a test can come out of fear 99% than googing...
Hello,
As this is an HIV anxiety support group I wanted to post a thread asking anyone who has overcome their fear and unrealistic anxiety of HIV, so they could share with me/us their experience.
like many of the threads, i had sexual intercourse with a prostitute, (used a condom properly), but the incident scared me as i was very drunk at the time, and only later the next day did i realise the severity of my actions.
I am going through this. I have ocd.
- Firstly, a method of releasing or handling the subconscious "hurt memories" which have been stored.
- Secondly, developing self-confidence to deal with the actual situation which triggers the fear.
- Thirdly, developing new responses to express the emotions that are felt when the situation recurs.
ve tried to overcome the fear with little success. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
hi alana, dont be afraid love its a normal reaction when you loose someone you love, things will get better your only young, my advice to you is to talk about the fear you have your not alone, I lost my mum many many years ago now I was only 3 when she died and I also had the fear of the dark it has got better I am only fearful now if i am on my own then I just leave a light on. speak to someone you trust but please dont be afraid.
janis.
i am 8 months pregnant with my first child--i'm 29. i've had a small (slightly smaller than a sesame seed), very dark mole on the very bottom of my right breast for years--can't remember if it's been there my whole life or not. it's grown during pregnancy, which i realize isn't abnormal as my breast has grown--although it's almost underneath my breast as opposed to ON it.
We want to know what to do about our 6 year old daughters fear of the dark. She has been afraid of the dark for a long time but it has gotten worse lately. We just moved to a new home. She has her own room but it is a jack and jill meaning that there is a bathroom and closet between her room and her twin brothers room.
As to how to overcome this fear, all anxiety is overcome the same way -- you either do it over and over until you stop being afraid of it or you seek professional therapy to teach you ways of overcoming it. Learning some relaxation techniques might help, such as meditation and breathing exercises. If the anxiety is beyond any control you can consider medication -- if this is your only phobia, a relaxant you only take when you have to get your blood pressure taken might be of use.
To overcome anxiety, one must understand the logic of why the brain is feeling threatened, it sends messages to the body saying its under threat. New pathways need to be created to overcome the old programming. So for example, if you panic over a fear of flying, you must start flying and let the brain realise that its all okay, and reprogram the thoughts.
However, the fear of dying can't really be practiced. Some buddhists meditate in a morgue as it is the closest we can get to dying.
I've been diagnosed for 2 yrs now a take a med to help. My fear is my heart I can run 2/3 miles and be fine. However when I'm worked up I'm afraid of my heart stopping and I dont know why. I suffer from a constant fear and flight have had numerous heart tests and blood work yearly and all are fine but I get a weird anxiety feeling in my chest all the time and I dont know how to overcome this.
I have nausea and vomit sometimes and always have light sensitivity (wear dark sunglasses) and the ONLY thing that gives any relieve is Excedrin, ibuprophen is worthless. My stomach cannot handle Alleve. I just got over a 72 hour migraine and have the typical migraine hang over which consists of being tired and minor throbbing pains in my head.
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