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my fear of the dark.what affects me most.
I'm afraid of the dark. I'm a 10 year old female.
I was always afraid of the dark, but my parents thought it was a a little girl thing when I was young. But it still haunts me. The other night, my mom blew a fuse, and my electricity went out-which means no light- and I started sweating and breathing heavily, and I had to pull the shades up, and turn on my phone and kindle fire. I can never fall asleep without the light on. Once I notice the sun setting,I'm like, Let's go home, or like, Let's go inside, 4th of July is fine cuz we often have sparklers, lanterns, etc. I'm embarrassed to tell my parents because I'm a big girl now, almost a woman, I'm in a training bra, discharge, and pubic hair,(all aboard the period train!) I feel I shouldn't be afraid of the dark.
I don't know how to cope with it on my own, so I'm wondering if I need a psychologist. But only crazy people need those, right? And how should I tell my parents?
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First of all you don't have to be "crazy" to see a psychologist or benefit from the advice of one or a psychologist. People who do have mental health problems are not write-offs either.
It's an illness in their case just like cancer is and it's treatable. People need to realize that. What you need to do is figure out where this fear originates and constantly remind yourself that there is absolutely nothing that can harm you.
If you sleep with the lights off know that there are people a few rooms over and that nobody can or will harm you. Then you'll train yourself to be able to do it.
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