Many fears interfere with a normal life, and sometimes it does not even work out to unequivocally answer what exactly caused this fear. Of course, the best way to deal with any phobias is to work with a psychotherapist, as he not only helps to cope with any manifestations in real life, but also to find the main cause of fear and remove it forever. However, not everyone has the opportunity to see a specialist, so you can use a few tips on how to stop being afraid of the dark.
Work with the conscious and subconscious
It is necessary to allocate time, sit down with a piece of paper, think well and write out what all the same such darkness conceals in itself such darkness. Often there is no more or less adequate thoughts about this, and in some cases this is enough to overcome the fear of the dark.
But more often this method helps to simply find the root cause of the fear of the dark, after which you will need to work with your own subconscious, convincing yourself that the darkness does not conceal anything terrible.
Calm your mind before dark
You need to try to bring your mind into a peaceful state. In this case, good helpers will be meditation, calm relaxing music, prayer, a warm bath with herbs. Usually, such exercises calm and bring an even emotional state, which in some cases helps to cope with anxiety that appears with the onset of darkness.
In order to clear your head, you can begin to keep a diary, make a plan for the next day and in any other way systematize and express everything that is in a chaotic mess in your head and is causing anxiety.
Divert attention
You can switch your attention at bedtime to something more positive. For example, watch a comedy or a melodrama, visit entertainment portals on the Internet, read an exciting book. The main condition is that none of these means should be in the nature of horror, thriller or any other frightening genre, since the main task is just switching attention to something much more positive that can distract from terrible thoughts when darkness comes.
Find a company
If there is another person nearby, or other people, then coping with the fear of the dark will be much easier. If there is no opportunity for someone to be there, then you can call someone and talk until you calm down and you cannot sleep. If an attack of fear develops into a panic, then you need to try to provide yourself with a company for a while, since it is much more difficult to cope with panic.
If the age is still quite young, then you can simply ask to go to the room with your brothers / sisters, or ask someone of the parents to lie down next. A good company can make and pets - purring cat sideways creates a sense of comfort and peace, and a big dog can give a sense of security and reliability.
Reconsider
A very good assistant in the fight against the fear of the dark can be a night lamp. It is not bright enough to interfere with sleep, but at the same time it creates a feeling of light. And in order to hide the reason for his presence precisely for the purpose of combating the fear of darkness, you can choose models that will be decorative, thereby complementing the interior.
You can also spend a little redevelopment, if there is a certain place, which brings a special horror. For example, to move the bed in such a way that the shadow of a tree branch in the window, creating ominous outlines, was not visible, or to shift the mirror, in which something always looks. For a while, the sense of fear may even increase, but gradually it will disappear, since its source will be out of sight.
No less important will be the color scheme of the interior of the bedroom, since dark, dark colors only strengthen the depression. It is necessary to stop the choice on brighter, cheerful decisions. The whole bedtime setting should set up in a positive way, this will help prevent the occurrence of bouts of fear of the dark.
Look in the eyes of your own fear
This is the most important method for overcoming the fear of the dark. It is necessary to preserve logical thinking and soberly assess the situation. And if there is any separately taken fear, then you need to dare - and step towards it. For example, if the cause of horror is a monster under the bed - then you need to dare to dare and look under the bed, being ready to meet with this monster.
Having won over your own fear, you can feel a great surge of energy and pride in yourself. Moreover, one should always treat everything with humor: in this way consciousness gradually recognizes the irrationality of fear, and it will soon disappear altogether.
