Poll: I'm too scared to sleep!

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hydroblitz

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MimsySnark said:
CJ1145 said:
Just associate it with something stupid. For example, it's hard to be scared of the Slender Man when you immediately think of Wilt from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends


(Pictured above: The most unscary thing ever)
I don't know about that, man. I've never seen this "Wilt" character before, but if I encountered him in a dark room I'd sure be scared shitless. I'm just saying--he genuinely looks freaky-scary to me!
I remember that show!!! Wilt is cool.


as for smiledog, I just replace that with

http://www.break.com/index/puppy-cant-roll-over.html

gaaaaaw...
 

Ian Caronia

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If you want a real suggestion (aside from the hundred piling up), go to Youtube and look up a "Let's Play" videogame commentary. Then, put the headphones in your ears and listen to a random person ramble on nonsensically about the game they're playing. It gives a sense that you're with someone, and if it's a good game/funny commenter then it's twice as helpful.

Suggest: Vash12349 and HellFireComms (HellFireComms usually has 2 people doing commentary at the same time, so more the merrier I guess).

Vash12349: Infamous commentary, Metal Gear Solid (1,2,3,4) commentary
HellFireComs: Sonic 06, Kingdom Hearts 1

Sweet dreams, buddy!
 

Ataxia

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Gorrister said:
Right so lately I'e been having a lot of trouble trying to sleep. A couple days ago I read a creepypasta called Candle Cove (if you haven't read it and are easily scared, do NOTlook it up) and, as scared as I was, I stupidly Youtube'd it and watched the video. (again, not advised). And again, in another rousing act of stupidity, I looked up Slenderman and what not. Creepypasta and everything.

And now, I am petrified of my own Goddamn shadow.

I've always been a bit of a fraidy cat. When I was 11, I watched the film adaptation of IT and I was so scared I couldn't sleep for weeks. A couple years before that, I snuck downstairs to watch Nightmare on Elm Street and I woke up with nightmares for months afterwards. But now, a somewhat cynical 19 year old lad is petrified of a story he knows is made up. Thing is, it's started to affect my health. I stay up till all hours awake in bed, jolting at every flipping thing that goes bump in the night. I can't be at my house on my own, even during the day.

Can The Escpaist offer anything that might help ease my touble? I know it sounds so stupid, but I could really do with som advise. I know it's ridiculous, believe me, I keep telling myself the very same thing.

And to all you other fraidy cats out there, have you ever been like this before? Did you find a way to deal with it? And if so, helpa brother out?

EDIT: Crap! Wrong area of discussion, coulda Mod move it for me?
I usually stay away from horror movies and games THEY BOTHER ME and give me nightmares I usually just cover it to people by saying 'I justt don't like horror movies' or 'Startling is different then genuine horror' but if I do get scared I hide under the covers...:'( It works but it can get pretty hot.
 

Ataxia

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sneeky033 said:
i have that problem, too. the only way to prevent it is to never watch things which are designed to scare you. too bad my family loves horror movies so much.
I have the same type of family I don't mind things like ....I can't think of horror things I like Bioshock interested me then I realized it was horror so I stopped playing for awhile...Then I saw Yahtzees review and thought Oh hey I'll play it when I'm finished with Darksiders finish game Apolc AND THEN 360 CRASHES F U MICROSO-...Oh yea anyway...I know exactly what your feeling.
 

Loop Stricken

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Heh, Candle Cove and Slender Man. I hope the OP doesn't find out about SCP. That would just be the icing on the cake.
 

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Loop Stricken said:
Heh, Candle Cove and Slender Man. I hope the OP doesn't find out about SCP. That would just be the icing on the cake.

I simply refuse to browse anymore creepypasta. Suicidemouse.avi is another one that scared me shitless.
 

bobknowsall

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Cheery Lunatic said:
Oh, I heard of Candle Cove. I found it more stupid than scary, tbh.

I remember reading this thread on a forum involving various creepypasta and pictures to go along with them. I didn't sleep for a week. I shit you not, they were that freaky.

I'm a pretty big coward. ;___;
Creepypasta is designed purely to scare the crap out of people. Of course some of it will freak you out. But you probably get to the stage where it no longer affects you.
 

DSEZ

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RatRace123 said:
Don't feel bad, I'm 18 and I still have to look around when I'm in my dark creepy basement. Though, you shouldn't lose sleep over it. Easier said than done, I learned how to be apathetic, and that helps me. It's so great to not care about anything, really helps your fears.

D-Mic said:
Smiledog was the worst one for that...
I wondered what smiledog was, so I looked. Goddammit! I hate you man, that smile will be haunting my nightmares now.
it freaked me out man i saw the bloody hand in the backround to i was like "imma sell that dog to a chinese restaurant if that thing comes near me" and i stopped being scared
 

Loop Stricken

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Gods, Smiledog was just... rubbish.

=---=---=

Just because I find it apt; some calming music to help you sleep:

[Ignore the name, it's got nothing to do with the content. Seriously. Would I lie to you?]
 

DSEZ

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suicide mouse just freaked me the fuck out dont worry i didnt plan on sleeping tonight anyway thanks
 

Gorrister

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DSEZ said:
suicide mouse just freaked me the fuck out dont worry i didnt plan on sleeping tonight anyway thanks
Aha, sorry man. That's another bad one I read. Too creepy.
 

nicholaxxx

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I looked at that slenderman shit, now I'm scared of the dark for oh, the third time in my life...I hate you...desperately.

as you can see, I'm on your side
 

Erana

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I used to have these bouts of completely random and irrational fear-
turns out it was a symptom of a seizure disorder. :(

At least, that's what the doctors are telling me now.
According to them, I've also had a brain tumor, not had a brain tumor and instead have polycystic ovaries (WTF? Even I could tell I didn't) had a brain tumor agian, and then be none of those and, in fact, be narcoleptic.

I dealt with it by having someone keep me company. I know that's kinda an obvious answer, but there really is nothing else that could give you as much peace of mind. Someone who won't judge you, in particular.
Ian Caronia said:
If you want a real suggestion (aside from the hundred piling up), go to Youtube and look up a "Let's Play" videogame commentary. Then, put the headphones in your ears and listen to a random person ramble on nonsensically about the game they're playing. It gives a sense that you're with someone, and if it's a good game/funny commenter then it's twice as helpful.

Suggest: Vash12349 and HellFireComms (HellFireComms usually has 2 people doing commentary at the same time, so more the merrier I guess).

Vash12349: Infamous commentary, Metal Gear Solid (1,2,3,4) commentary
HellFireComs: Sonic 06, Kingdom Hearts 1

Sweet dreams, buddy!
I actually did that a few times...
Kirby64 [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Kirby64/] was the least fear-conjuring, though its only above-average in actual Let's Play quality.
 

Ataxia

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Gorrister said:
ucciolord1 said:
This sounds really serious. My advice would be to talk to a counselor, and avoid pills.
That shit must be scary....
That's the thing man. It's mad. I know it's made up and everything, but I'm a proper weak sod when it comes to stuff that requires your mind to fill in the blanks. The unknown. The "catching-something-in-the-corner-of-your-eye-through-the-window" stuff makes my heart stop.
Exactly like the 'A fear of death' thread. Two reasons why people fear death. Because it's built in on a primal level and it's the unknown. I'm afraid of the dark but I'm also a bit claustrophobic if I'm in the dark in a huge say plains type area it's not all that scary but if I'm in my room in the dark I feel really scared because I have no area to move about it that or I can't really ...um I can't really explain it...

EDIT: Also anyone else notice that when you hear about some creepy thing it's scary but when you compare it to the vast other scary things that could be in the darkness it just doesn't seem as scary. The fear of the Unknown is probably the greatest fear the Human race has ever experienced.
 

DSEZ

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Loop Stricken said:
Hm, I do not know of this Suicide Mouse. Do share.
its a loop of mickey mouse looking down on the ground and walking for 9 mins with weird background music and half way threw the background music turns to a blood curling scream it i will not be sleeping for the next week

i not reccomend it for the faint of heart
 

heyheysg

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Happens before exams or interviews for me.

But not scared just nervous, I generally avoid horror movies on principle. But usually it doesn't last more than 2 weeks.

Also, the best sleeping pills is in your hands, depending on which one you use, nudge nudge wink wink