>>53530> when you wake up around 2-3am without any reason,there's an 80% chance that someone is staring at you and that you can generally feel when someones stares at you during the day.I enjoyed "innwoods/spooky" threads on /k/ too, but you're on /out/ now and the whole "i can feel when i'm being stared at" thing just comes off as greenhornism here.
In reality, you're going to just have to get over your fear of the dark. It's not like when you were a kid and afraid of the dark. You could just turn the light on, and that was enough. Being out there by yourself, though, you WILL jump at your own shadow the first couple times you go out. Everybody's done it, so don't feel bad, but just like when you were a little kid, you will be able to get over it.
Three possible solutions include:
-Experience something more scarier than a night out alone in the dark. Your "noises" will seem like child's play if you take a trip to Alaska or Canada and camp out in grizzly country (and survive, which you will).
-Think about the area logically. What are the largest and most dangerous animals and other threats you can encounter? What happens if you encounter one? Assume that may happen, but when it happens, you will know it. Until then, be confident that an attack won't happen. Ghosts don't exist, so believing in them is just a waste of time.
-Bring a handgun or other weapon. This is the coward's choice, but hey, it works for peace of mind, and we're all cowards at some level.
Whenever you have a scary experience, and you live to tell about it, you have to admit that the thing that scared you wasn't any noises or things you saw in the night. The thing that scared you was your own imagination. Once you realize that, it becomes much easier to ignore.
>>55355Since what you're really scared of isn't animals or ghosts, but rather, your own mind, yes, even a female hiking companion will work to dispel the things that go bump in the night.
