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Fear of alone, darkness, ghosts.
I have been suffering from fear of alone, dark and ghosts or supernatural entities. I'm 25 and still can't sleep alone at night. I have to sleep with someone and if try to sleep alone, I have to keep lights on. When I sleep alone, my heart throbs and I got fear and can't sleep until morning or when daylight enters my room. Due to this, my daily routine is affected.
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Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of night or darkness that can cause intense symptoms of anxiety and depression. A fear becomes a phobia when it's excessive, irrational, or impacts your day-to-day life. Being afraid of the dark often starts in childhood and is viewed as a normal part of development.
Nevertheless proper assessment will be beneficial
And we can start counseling and therapy
Consult with me or any psychologist for therapy and counseling online
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Dr. S Madhavan
Neuropsychiatrist
24 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi you will benefit from counselling or psychological therapy.
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please consult a clinical psychologist
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Dr. Sushil Deshmukh
Psychiatrist
19 yrs exp
Pune
How you respond to your fear decides what it will do to you! If responded well, fear can be beneficial, that is what its purpose is! You definitely need to learn how to respond to your fears so that they wont trouble you anymore. For short term you may need some medications but for longterm, it is you who need to learn. And for changing your learnt negative responses to the positive ones, you can take a help from a mental health proffesional preferably a team of a Psychiatrist and a Psychologist working together! Be affirmative! Hope it helps! :)
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You can take a help from a mental health proffesional
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Dont worry! You will overcome your fears!!
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Dr. Anamika Gupta
Psychologist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi..It seems you have fear of darkness and being alone.I would like to know what all have you tried to overcome your fear? How is your support system,your friends and family? This fear is only the outer layer while the real root cause is something different .To understand your situation better and in a planned way plz book an appointment with a Counseling Psychologist through Practo.Good luck and take care
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Dr. Raghav Shah
Addiction Psychiatrist
16 yrs exp
Jaipur
For proper diagnosis a meeting with a psychiatrist is needed. There seems to be a problem if it is affecting your daily life, but it is curable.
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Consult a psychiatrist, medication and counselling can go a long way.
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