fear help: I realized I have terrible fear of the dark what should I do ? - Help.com

Can you get a night light you can get some really funly ones at the moment

wait until youve got a few days to spare, then just sit there in the dark, even if you fall off straight away, you will realise that there is nothing there once you fall asleep and are safe

think good thoughts

You shouldn’t I don’t

its sometimes not the fear of the darkness but the fear of being alone and the darkness makes you more aware of it. just find something you can hold onto like a teddy bear n get comfy. lol.

I don’t like to admit it but I am also afraid of the dark. I keep the tv on in my room at night and also the bathroom light on. It helps!

You can put blinds on the windows at night, so you can’t see outside. It’s kind of a “out of sight, out of mind” thing. But sometimes this backfires so that you get more afraid because you can’t see what’s out there.
You can play some soft, soothing music at night. It will cover up any outside noises, and once you get used to it, it helps you fall asleep. Even if you’re not a classical music fan, classical music works great for this. You don’t want anything too upbeat or powerful, because it will keep you awake and may make you more scared.
Night lights work, but they can be embarrassing. If you want, you can go for something cooler and more subtle, like a fiber optic light:

If you want something that lights up the room really well, get a blue one. But if you want to preserve your night vision, get red. Or just pick whatever color you like. You can also put glow-in-the-dark stickers in various places, but they don’t give off much light. Christmas lights on a door frame or hanging around a window are cool, but they give off a lot of light and may keep you awake. My brother once got some kind of light stick thing that was battery-powered and you could turn it off and on with a switch. I’m not sure what it’s called but I think he found it in the sporting goods section at Wal-Mart. If you glue a string or something to it and hang it from the ceiling; I bet that would work very nicely.
Keep a flashlight in your bedroom, by your bed, so that anyone (or anything) that approaches can be immediately spotlighted and identified.
Before you go out of a room into a dark hallway, living room, etc., leave the light on in the room you were leaving for a few seconds before you go out so that you can get a good look at what’s out there and let your eyes adjust to the dark a bit. But make sure you turn off the light after you leave the room unless you want your parents paying a gazillion dollars in electric bills.
Like Redstar said, sometimes being alone without anyone to watch your back is what really scares you, and the dark only makes it worse. Teddy bears work, as do any stuffed animal. Those squishy ones with the silky covering over a bunch of tiny foam thingies are really popular these days, but be careful because if they rip, or get some kind of hole in them, the little white foam thingies go everywhere!
Having a blanket works, too. There’s no shame in it; I have one, my sister has one, and I even know a guy who takes his blanket with him to college! I recommend the smaller blankets with the silky lining on all the edges. Bigger blankets usually have the silky stuff on only two edges. But make sure that you get something you like, not just because someone tells you to. Remember, you’re the one who has to face the dark, not them.
If you have trouble with being exposed when bathing, sing in the shower. I’m serious. Act it out, imagine you’re a fully clothed rock star (or opera singer, or whatever music you like) and just let yourself become so absorbed in your persona that you forget about any bad guys outside. (Don’t do this in the morning before school, though. You don’t what your parents or siblings to get mad at you for hogging the stage and ending up late for class)
Draw a picture of what you think is out there. This works even if you’re not good at drawing, because then you can laugh at the caricature. If you are good at drawing, it helps to know what you’re up against, so focus, and draw exactly what you fear.

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This is what happens when a dog gets a hold of one of those squishy-pillows:

It’s not mine. I found it on this one site about dogs, and they had this one section about dogs that were “caught in the act” of doing something they weren’t suposed to. Pretty funny. Here’s the link:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/caught/ba…