Scared of the dark?!
Question: I'm 12 years old ( almost 13 )
and I'm deeply afraid of the dark
I cannot stand even being in the kitchen with the microwave light on it freaks me out
I sleep every night with the tv on and I put it on sleep but everytime the tv turns of I wake up turn it on again and fall right back to sleep
If I'm someone's house and there is not a light on I start to get really homesick....
help!
Answers: hey, i used to be scared of the dark like that too, but when i turned 12 (am now 13) i thought to myself that i have to get over it and face my fears or else it will be hard for me to live alone when i get older. so this is what i did:i always had a stuffed animal or something like that with me when i slept, and there was always a lamp right there by bed, so i could easily turn it on, and a phone under my pillow in case something really bad happened(i suggest you do the same). i would turn on the lamp by my bed, go turn off the light(it was a small lamp by my bed), then i would get into bed. you should read a book that you like and drink a glass of milk, that way you can get really sleepy. when youre really tired,turn off the lamp, and quickly pull the covers over your head and hug whatever youve got with you(i.e. teddy), you should fall asleep easier and just keep doing it till you get used to it. and i did all of this, and it worked out for me.