I'm not really afraid of the dark itself but more so going outside in the dark. I live on a farm and I'm always afraid to go ouside after dark because I'm always afraid I'll be atacked by a raccoon or something. I sometimes will be able to walk a few steps outside and then my heart starts beating faster and I start breathing faster. I end up sprinting to where I'm going. Sometimes I just end up freezing right after I open the door. It isn't like that when I am with someone though. Also sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and my over-active-imagination takes hold and I won't get up because I'm afraid somebody is there or there is a vampire or something like that. Sometimes something around my room turns into something terrfying until I finally get up and flick on the light.
For storms I was afraid of them when I was little then I was fine for a couple of years. In about 2nd grade we had a tornado warning at school (Of course after my little bro watched twister about 100 times) and ever since then I freak out in storms. I won't go outside if my life depended on it, I stay on ground floor or below. My heart beat goes up and I'll freeze up. A lot of people love storms but I hate them.
Any suggestions? I'm really sick of it but it seems like I can't do anything. (Don't recomend a therapist or anything like that because I'm not that desperate.)
For storms I was afraid of them when I was little then I was fine for a couple of years. In about 2nd grade we had a tornado warning at school (Of course after my little bro watched twister about 100 times) and ever since then I freak out in storms. I won't go outside if my life depended on it, I stay on ground floor or below. My heart beat goes up and I'll freeze up. A lot of people love storms but I hate them.
Any suggestions? I'm really sick of it but it seems like I can't do anything. (Don't recomend a therapist or anything like that because I'm not that desperate.)