I did the same exact thing at your age. Never EVER could sleep alone without lights on. I grew older, got in a steady relationship, and didn't have to deal with sleeping alone in the dark. However, when my gf was away, I was as scared as ever before. Having our own home, I would lock myself in the bedroom, have snacks/drinks to last til morning....lights on and television full blast. Some years later and today, I walk in the darkest parts of old cemeteries. I sit alone in houses where people claim they see shadows, apparitions, and worse. I caught a head-on view of a human spirit swaying back and forth as I was in bed at a hotel. I made a few non offensive jokes and set my boundaries. She kept her position and I fell asleep.....with no light on whatsoever.
I'm a paranormal investigator. I had a fierce experience with something unspeakably dark several years back. Having to learn to defend myself spiritually literally dissolved my fear of the dark.
My point: facing the most terrible thing that I could imagine ... And having victory (I'm still alive, right?) over it, got my fears in perspective. Many cease to exist. But you don't have to go through what I did to attain victory. Spiritual faith. Spiritual armor. Belief that something divine in and surrounding you will not only keep you safe but shine a different type of light on whatever it is that you fear. In such a way it ceases to exist. Let me know what you think of this story. Longer and more detailed than usual.
Is it normal that I'm 18 and still scared of the dark?
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I did the same exact thing at your age. Never EVER could sleep alone without lights on. I grew older, got in a steady relationship, and didn't have to deal with sleeping alone in the dark. However, when my gf was away, I was as scared as ever before. Having our own home, I would lock myself in the bedroom, have snacks/drinks to last til morning....lights on and television full blast. Some years later and today, I walk in the darkest parts of old cemeteries. I sit alone in houses where people claim they see shadows, apparitions, and worse. I caught a head-on view of a human spirit swaying back and forth as I was in bed at a hotel. I made a few non offensive jokes and set my boundaries. She kept her position and I fell asleep.....with no light on whatsoever.
I'm a paranormal investigator. I had a fierce experience with something unspeakably dark several years back. Having to learn to defend myself spiritually literally dissolved my fear of the dark.
My point: facing the most terrible thing that I could imagine ... And having victory (I'm still alive, right?) over it, got my fears in perspective. Many cease to exist. But you don't have to go through what I did to attain victory. Spiritual faith. Spiritual armor. Belief that something divine in and surrounding you will not only keep you safe but shine a different type of light on whatever it is that you fear. In such a way it ceases to exist. Let me know what you think of this story. Longer and more detailed than usual.