Phobias

[SisTrev]

Ok...so here's the deal...I've got this really weird phobia about staying home alone at night. Don't know why...but I hate it when Trevor is out of town or gone for the evening. I just dont like to be home alone after dark. I mean I've got the kids to keep my company during the day and all but for some reason...after i get them in bed, i just start getting really paranoid after dark. Its just so quiet ....and i hear every noise inside the house as well as out...

I've prayed about this numerous times....I know the Lord is watching over me, but for some reason I just can't seem to conqure this. So whenever Trevor is called out of town to preach or something, I usually end up staying at my parents house.

Am i just weird...? Does anyone else have problems with this or someting similar?

I need advice on how to conqure this. So what do you think? I want more than anything to get over this. I honestly believe its just the Devil...he gets mad because Trevor is doing the Lord's work, so he goes to work on me when Trevor's gone.

So anyway...just thought I'd share this with you all since im all alone this weekend and dont want to be....

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[Babyruth]

I sometimes worry if it's dark but then I tell myself it's silly and I pray or something.

[redeemed]

i have to admit when I babysit in the day i don't get nervous at all but as soon as it gets dark i really start getting paranoid

[His Princess]

I used to have a horrible fear of the dark as well as being alone at night but the Lord has been so good to relieve me of those fears. But not for many years. As a child even though my parents were home I still was terrified of the dark and shook when it was time for bed. But my dear mamma always helped and encouraged me to memorize scripture and then quote it when I began to feel afraid. It really did work. Because you know that the devil cannot stand against the Word of God. And also I really felt that the Lord helped me to realize that nothing could harm me because I am in His hand. One thing that I do still struggle with sometimes is that when my mom leaves I am afraid she won't come back (die). But once again I must learn to trust that God knows all things and He will take care of her. Truly all of my worry is vain. Here are a few scriptures that help me.
Psalm 4:8, Psalm 27:1,3 & 14, Psalm 34:7 & 17, Psalm 40:4a, Psalm 46 1-3 & 5, Psalm 56:3 & 4, Psalm 62:8, Psalm 145:18, 2 Timothy 1:7
Now for the most part I really have no problem being home alone at night. As long as I keep my mind on the Lord and His promises, for I know He will preform it. Hope this helps.
God bless you!

[marichino_freedom]

i had the same fear....i still dont like it when my mom has to go out of town...every little noise bugs me

[Babyruth]

Yeah, when I was younger, I would be really scared, even though I shared a room with my sister. So, I listened to a Message tape while going to sleep and it helped. I still get scared and I just tell myself I'm being silly. I pray or start singing a song.

[redeemed]

i find that it helps to listen to message music

[SisTrev]

thanks guys....i've tried all those things at one time or other...(listening to tapes and music)

Last night was my first night alone since Trevor's been gone ...(my mom stayed with me the other nights...she's so thoughtful)...anyway...I made my 2 boys sleep in bed with me. That worked out really well...They thought it was a treat since they aren't allowed in mommy's bed when daddy's home...so they enjoyed it and I was able to get sleep...:)

[Babyruth]

That's a good idea! Fun too!

[NeedGod]

i have the strangest of phobias. i fear telling my fears. does that make sense. i hope it does. i am scared of telling my fears out in case the devil hears. so here goes, i am going to step on him right now.

i fear the dark, and i also fear being heart broken. but Jesus took it away before the foundation of the world, so now i am free. all i have to do is claim it!

[azurity]

SisTrev, I hope things are getting better. I don't blame you in your fears. I am similar, and there are 7 other people in the house with me. (Well, 6 at the moment). I hear sounds outside. I try to convince myself that it's just our dog, the cows, possums, foxes... anything. When it gets close, I have to reassure myself that if there really was someone there, then the dog would be barking. He sleeps just outside my window. Not through my choice, and it's painful when he decides to bark at possums, but it is still comforting at the same time. But one night, he wouldn't stop, and I was sure that I could hear something in the paddock. I got Mum & Dad up... I was so worried. It didn't sound like anything "normal." I felt bad getting them up, but I couldn't sleep till I knew everything was ok.

Sorry sister, I know this really isn't much help! Pray. God can take that fear away. "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them." Ask Him to send you peace. I'll be praying too.

[desertroses]

Yes, I'll be praying too. I have to admit though, I haven't been afraid of the dark for awhile now. When I was younger though, I was. Esp. after watching scary movies. That always bothered me. We always watched scary movies at night...right before bed, so a lot would play on my mind. But now, I actually enjoy a good thriller every now and then. I would say one fear that I do have is heights.

[SisTrev]

its not that im actually afraid of the dark...i just dont like to be alone in the dark...If someone is with me then im fine...

And as for heights...i have a problem with heights too...makes me dizzy...just ask Trevor...I HATE airplanes...I'd rather drive anywhere then fly...even if it takes a lot longer...

[collegegirl]

I can get scared of the dark if I let my imagination run wild. I have a very vivid imagination. The other night I had a cat howling under the window. Probably would have been fine, but I had had a friend just a few days before telling me about a demon-possessed cat that a witch owned, who lives near their neighborhood. I started praying that the Lord would protect me from evil spirits, and I dropped off to sleep. Something that Sis. LaFontaine told me was that this day is the age of the Spoken Word, so speak it out loud. It has helped me several times.

[azurity]

I had something happen to me last night. I was lying in bed, and I could hear sounds outside. It sounded like there were people out there. Our dog was growling. Then, I heard my window slide open, like someone was coming in the room.

That freaked me. I wanted to scream. I wanted to run. I wanted to turn the light on, see what was happening. I didn't know what to do. And yet, I couldn't move. It was like I was bound. I can remember thinking "Am I asleep, and dreaming this? No, I haven't gone to sleep yet! I'm awake! This is actually happening!"

I prayed. The only sound I could make was my breathing. I must have been breathing pretty hard, through my nose. I couldn't open my mouth.

Then, all of a sudden, I woke up. I had been asleep after all, and dreaming it. It was awful. It was so real. Kind of impossible, for the window to slide open like that, because it is high up, and there are alot of bushes under my windwow. But, it was so real.

I didn't realise it, but I guess I have a phobia about the night, too.

[SisTrev]

that's really freaky...if i had a dream like that it would take me FOREVER to go back to sleep...I probably wouldn't want to ...

[redeemed]

you might not want to sistrev but i wouldn't be able to! and my room is on a second story where the only way someone could get to it is a really really tall ladder. ooh scary thought!

[Angelo]

I too have that kind of fear in the dark, but mine usually depends on the location. There are places that I have stayed in that really gave me a freaky feeling that others does not. I think this fear is relative on the way we think and percieve the environment or location. Darkness probably affects our sense of imagination and the inablity to recognize what is actually beyond contributes to fear. What I do to overcome fear in the dark is I imagine the place as if it is daytime. It works for me somehow.

[Angelo]

Please excuse me from intruding if this is for sisters only. I didn't know.

[blessed]

Angelo, thank you for your post but you are not supposed to post here, its for girls only.