When I am out a t night and it gets dark I get stressed, anxious and very afraid of anything so I do not want to get out of my house at night. What can I do? Please help. I feel very embarrassed.
2006-09-25 04:51:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
wear night vision goggles so you can see at all times of the day!!!
2006-09-25 04:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That greatly depends on where you live... Do you live ina dangerous city where people SHOULD be afraid to walk at night? Or are in a small, safe suburban town with no crime at all? If you live in a place where danger is real, you should make yourself feel more secure by arming yourself. Get some pepper spray, a tazer, or one of those pocket-sized bullhorn things. Take a self-defense class, so if you are attacked from beind with no warning, you will have instinctual reflexes that could save your life... If there is something to fear, don't be embarrassed about fearing it. If it is an irrational fear, if you are not in danger, though, if you live in the middle of nowhere or something, try finding a way to calm yourself. Go to counseling, or church, or find a friend to walk with at night so that you can see that there's nothing to worry about. Again, though, don't be embarrassed about it... When you go to work with your zipper undone, that's a reason to be embarrassed. But fears are a psychological response to our environment, you can't control them, so it's nothing to be ashamed of. You just need to change your responses. Turn fear to self-empowerment... It's good motivation to improve yourself...
2006-09-25 12:01:03 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Butterfly ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phobias and/or anxiety like yours are often VERY easy to treat. That means they are easy to get rid of, and it doesn't usually take very long to do it.
Depending on your insurance or lack thereof, call your county department of mental health, the county hospital or your primary health-care provider. Where I live, Catholic Charities can also provide free or very inexpensive mental health services.
If you can't pay, or can only pay a little, call right away, because counties generally have a longish waiting list.
Seriously, as bad as it feels, yours may well be a problem that can be fixed pretty easily.
Good luck!
By the way, myth's post was plagiarized from: Swami Sukhabodhananda, founder-chairman of Prasanna Trust
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2006-09-25 12:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the problem is interfering with your life, or is causing problems with others, don't worry about it. If it's become a terrible thing for you, then definitely seek help from someone you trust. It is possible that considering the circumstances, such as your age or the area you live in for instance, where not venturing outside in the dark is reasonable. most phobias can be overcome with a little help from the right person. Good Luck to you.
2006-09-25 12:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by earnest dubois 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a professional counselor, I would suggest you talk to a counselor, social worker, or psychologist. You didn't say how old you are so I can't offer any other suggestions. The longer you wait to seek help, the more anxious you will probably feel. Good luck to you....don't be afraid of change. Change means growth.
2006-09-25 11:55:30 · answer #5 · answered by dodahbeck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can I know my mind?
An alert mind is not a problem; an unaware mind is. The mind projects the future to be fulfilling but misses the beauty of the present. If you are rich, you want to be richer; if you are strong, you want to be stronger; if you are beautiful, you want to be more beautiful. Such a mind does not make you live life but leave life.
Such a mind creates false prayers. You make a ritual out of prayer and pretend to pray. Such prayer becomes an empty gesture.
Why am I so greedy?
There is a visible world and there is an invisible world. There is a visible self and an invisible self. The visible world is a world of diversity and the invisible world is a world of oneness.
If we live on the periphery we will feel incomplete but completeness is one’s nature. This incompleteness wants us to be a complete person. But the only track it knows is greed, wanting more. The enlightened masters give us not a dogma but a device to reach this state of completeness.
We should stop fooling around with life. Just thinking to be happy is not enough; just thinking to be wise is not enough. It is a luxury to think but it is wisdom to live. Ask yourself: Are you concerned with reality or fantasy?
There are two ways to know reality. If you want to know objective reality, then science is the way out. If you want to know subjective reality, turn to spirituality.
Why does one worry in life ?
Worry has become a habit for many. An inner energy that is not creative goes around in circles of worry. A creative person is one who, when he encounters a problem, is focused on the solution and is not a victim to the problem. Convert the problem into a springboard for possibilities.
A doctor does not cure illness but allows the healing process within to surface by giving it the right condition. So, too, the true healer exists within you. But you have to create the right condition. By looking at the mountain you can’t climb the mountain, you should will yourself to climb the mountain. Optimise this will for you to be above worry.
What should one do to be successful in life?
Ultimately what you need is self-confidence, mental toughness, commitment to excel and the ability to use the power of imagination.
What do you mean by self-confidence?
There are three pillars of self-confidence: Feeling good, taking responsibility and developing skills. There are both healthy ways and unhealthy ways of feeling good. You should develop the discipline to feel good in a healthy way. The quality of one’s life is the quality of one’s consistent feeling. There are techniques that are taught how to hold and maintain consistent feelings of empowerment within you.
How does one acquire clarity?
Clarity is acquired not by knowledge but by knowing. It is not a belief system; it is intelligence operating in the domain of freedom. The true meaning of renunciation is not renouncing the world but renouncing bondage. When bondage is renounced there is freedom, the most important thing. In freedom lies intelligence. It is not just discipline but true freedom. Freedom is not something devoid of order; it is a flowering of order
2006-09-25 12:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go out a night. Nothing to be embarrassed about not going out at night.
2006-09-25 11:55:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to see a doctor. That is a kind of anxiety that can be treated with medication. Don't be embarrassed by asking. Doctors deal with all kinds of problems. And have heard most everything.
2006-09-26 20:53:48 · answer #8 · answered by wbfools 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude, do not feel embarrassed, everyone has their own weaknesses and phobia.what i can suggest to you, is stay out from evening time till night time with a friend, try to overcome it. With a friend by your side, it will be easier :)
2006-09-25 11:55:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont blame you for your fear. This world is a crazy place. But you cant stay cooped up forever. Doctors my offer a pill for that but i say you can over come the fear yourself maybe get some counseling,Good luck. and take it one step at a time
2006-09-25 11:57:24 · answer #10 · answered by sugerglaze28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phobia Of the dark.... Nothing to be affraid about Millions of Americans have it...
Maybe see a counseler.. they can give you step by step help.. to work your way out of it.
2006-09-25 12:03:50 · answer #11 · answered by ♥Perfectly.Flawed♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋