Is it normal that i see things in the dark?

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my sister (10 years old) started seeing things in the dark for a year or so,

she doesn't hear them or even feel them, she only sees them, they look like black human shapes; just to be clear in not talking about the skin color they're all and all black you can't see the details of their faces but she says you can tell that their human she only sees them in the dark at night, some people would say that this is fake when reading this but i assure you is not, it's really not, at night she wont sleep alone she always sleeps next to me, her phone at her hand with the flashlight on, she only sleeps at like 1 am or so, sometimes she flinches and says that she saw one when i look there I don't see them

(tldr: my sister sees things that don't exist at night)

sorry if you can't understand some parts in this, im not that good at English

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  • Doesnormalmatter
    4 years ago

    That's me grabbing my clothes and sneaking out

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  • Ellenna
    4 years ago

    Take the phone away from her when she goes to bed: sleeping with screens on is not good for the brain

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  • 666XxFURRYBEASTxX666
    4 years ago

    Or sleep paralyzed

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  • 666XxFURRYBEASTxX666
    4 years ago

    She sees Ghosts

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  • acosta
    4 years ago

    Do this.

    1) Buy a nightlight.

    2) Then go on eBay, buy a camera for £10/20, you can find ones that are really cheap, and set it to record at night, then you can show her it and she'll know it's all in her head.

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  • Boojum
    4 years ago

    Hard to know what's going on in your sister's head, but one thing can be said for sure: there are no real ghostly figures sneaking around your bedroom at night. I have no doubt that she _believes_ they're there, but they just aren't.

    You say English is not your first language, and I wonder if you live in a culture where ghosts and spirits are accepted as being real and malevolent. I read recently that there have been several cases of mass hysteria among schoolgirls in several different Malaysian high schools. The pattern is that one girl in a school believes she sees a ghost, starts screaming about it, and then many other girls start seeing non-existent things and become increasingly hysterical.

    The rational explanation for this sort of event is complicated and often involves a large number of psychological and social factors, but again one thing is definitely true: there never were any ghosts or spirits tormenting the girls.

    People imagine all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons. Some people have very vivid imaginations, and once they're convinced that something is true - even if there's no objective proof to support that belief - it can be very difficult for them to shake off the delusion.

    I have to wonder if your reaction to your sister being freaked out by ghosts might be adding to the problem rather than helping. If every time she says she's seen something you look to see if something is there, you're confirming that you think something _could_ be there. I suggest your best approach would be to calmly acknowledge her comment, tell her nothing is really there, and refuse to validate her delusion by freaking out a little yourself and checking out what she says.

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    • novatheperson
      4 years ago

      she doesn't believe that they are real she tells me that she's not scared of them, that shes just done with them she tells me that she knows that its all in her head, that they aren't real, and no we don't live in a culture where ghosts are accepted as being real, she just gets scared in the moment and after she flinches she just trys to go to sleep again and doesn't think much of it,

      i believe it's something like schizophrenia or something like that, i came here to see if a therapist the the way to go

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      • Boojum
        4 years ago

        I'm not a psychiatrist, but my understanding is that the first signs of schizophrenia usually appear no earlier than 16.

        And I'm not a medical doctor either, but I believe that visual hallucinations can be a symptom of various problems. Some forms of epilepsy can cause hallucinations, as can a brain tumour.

        If this is a persistent problem, it would be wise to discuss this with a medical doctor first. If he thinks it's a psychological issue, he should make the appropriate referral.

        In any case, it's a problem if she's missing out on a decent amount of sleep because of this. Kids her age need their sleep even more than most of us, and not getting enough can create all sorts of issues.

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        • acosta
          4 years ago

          Seeings things is rare with schizophrenia, the most common hallucination is hearing things that aren't there, and children can develop schizophrenia although it is extremely rare.

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        • novatheperson
          4 years ago

          thanks I'm going to look into it

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