Let me first explain where my two problems have stemmed from. I have a very active imgination. I usually go through atleast 4 and as high as 7 good sized books a week because of this, and prefer it over TV. I can pretty much think of and easily play any scenario in my head, good or bad.
I'm afraid of the dark. There. I said it. I'm an adult who has been afraid of it her entire life, or for what she can remember. I cannnot sleep in the dark a lone, but 90 percent of the time if i'm sleeping with a friend or BF, I'm fine. But, some nights I wake up and I'm scared no matter who is laying with me. It takes hours to go to sleep after that happens, and the next day I feel like shit from being so tired. I've never heard of another adult having this problem really, so that further hinders me in trying to solve it. I even sometimes have trouble in the movie theatre! I just don't know what to do. It doesn't ruin my life, but it does effect it, and I wish there was some way I could just get over my fear.
My second problem is with another phobia. Large (like over 10 feet) snakes and crocodiles/alligators. I know silly huh? I've had this my entire life, and it may be even more embarrassing. I respect both of those creatures, and would never want to harm one even if I could get rid of all of them in the world, but jesus do they scare me. It's so bad if I flip through TV or on the net and see a picture, even for a second, of either/or, I will have a mini panic attack and sometimes even cry, depending on the content I saw. I cannot go into pools by myself, as that feeling of open water where something like that could get me is overwhelming. I also cannot go near large body of water, lakes, oceans, or in one at all. Even just passing the reptile house at the zoo and not going in it leaves me breathing funny. I don't even know where the fear came from! I never had a bad experiece with either animal. I just don't know what to do about either, and I would really like to "grow" out of this and move the hell on.



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. I have thought about some sort of deal where I introduce myself to maybe a small alligator or something, but even the thought of it makes me want to puke.

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