Is it normal that i cant sleep alone and im 21?

When i was about 5 i thought i saw a ghost. Ever since that night i have not been able to sleep alone. I literally get super paranoid and start to feel anxiety if I am in a position were i have to sleep alone. I also have to have y bed pushed up against the wall and i have to sleep on the side against the wall. I cant sleep on the side of the bed that faces the open room. I constantly feel like something or someone is staring at me. I also dont like being the last person in the house to fall asleep. Ex: If im at a friends house(which i rarely do because my problem) and we are sleeping in the same room and she falls completely asleep before me i start to get anxious. I constantly think im seeing shadows out of the corner of my eye but when i look nothing is there. Just the other day i was at a friends house and i was sitting in their bedroom with their baby boy. I was on the bed and the baby(who cant talk,walk, or even get out of his crib) was across the room in his crib. I heard next to my head someone say "Hey Amanda". I got up and ran to the living room. My buddies were down the hill at their brothers house, i was the only one inside at the time. I ran down to their brothers house and told them i HAD TO GO and left immediantly. My biggest fears include the dark,ghosts, and demans. Is this normal??

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Comments ( 22 )
  • disthing

    Hey Amanda!

    *evil grin with piercing stare, head rotates 360 degrees*

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  • StarScream18

    Quit being ass holes this is absurd. Don't mind them,

    Everyone has chronic fears of something. Yours is the paranormal. Otherwise known as Phasmophobia. There are people you can talk to you about this to help you cope. I hope I helped :)

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    • blueizbabe07

      Thank you! :)

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  • surefriends

    you sound like you need a job.

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    • blueizbabe07

      I work full time at a vet. clinic and i go to college full time...

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    • NeuroNeptunian

      This.

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  • Fidgety

    It can be normal. Just hide under the blanket. That's how I sleep every night. Yes, I'm still afraid of darkness.

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  • Abnormallynormal

    Slam a fifth of grey goose and see if you have the same problem...I Bet you wont!

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  • DolphinAngel

    Just get a pet =P Or maybe a plushie...

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    • Just_feed_me_Troll_Meat

      Dolphin meat helps you to fall asleep as well....

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      • DolphinAngel

        Damn, don't fucking stalk me =P

        Anyway a sweet dolphin plushie helps me sleep^^

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        • Just_feed_me_Troll_Meat

          Atlantic Bottlenose is my favorite. The cut right behind the dorsal fin is the best. Fear makes the meat taste extra sweet.

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  • Wambo37

    omg I have the same problem :)

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  • Sensate

    Anxiety and having a phobia even though the object of your phobia doesnt exist is something alot of people have, though you should certainly get help for it.
    Auditory and I suppose visual hallucinations however are far from normal. If you had this since you we're young means you have full blown schizophrenia by now. In your case however the effects of it on your life are relatively small, apart from the difficulty to sleep and some OCD-like habbits you have to follow. Better than a voice telling you to kill people or a delusion that follows you around all day long. If what you say is true, you need psychiatric help and medication. Should allow you to live a pretty normal life.

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  • Sidekickz

    ask someone to knock you out everytime you go to sleep, this will defnitley help.

    don't worry i am a doctor!

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  • EnterUsernameHere

    You should just take sleeping pills. There wouldbe less time for you to be scared if you did.

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  • screamrezy

    You should talk to someone about this.

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  • 8==D

    We share the problem.

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  • lufa

    seems like you're hallucinating things.

    there are no ghosts-never been proven, as a grown up man you should know this now. I could understand if you were still a child-but kids can't separate reality from fantasy.

    maybe you should see a therapist, you might have schizophrenia if you're actually seeing or hearing things that are not there.

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    • blueizbabe07

      I was diagnosed bipolar a year ago. But not schizophrenia.

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      • lufa

        ok, then just realize that you're imagining things. Don't get me wrong, ever as an adult we can be afraid of the unknown, but what you really have to fear is other people, not ghosts.

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      • Just_feed_me_Troll_Meat

        Try jerking off before going to bed.

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