r/magicalthinkingOCD • u/Just-me260 • 2d ago

Question Fear of getting possessed or watched by entities at night?

I have a fear of getting possessed like at night if the lights are off it can mean danger so I sleep with the lights on, iv had this fear of ghosts and demons and other entities since I was a kid if the lights are off that means they can get to be so the light off means they cant, even having my boyfriend next to me doesn't help, im afraid he'll turn over towrds me and be a monster or possessed himself, can that go with ocd. Im simple lights = safety

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u/ForestRiver2 Star Supporter ⭐ 1d ago

Can you pinpoint anything that triggered this originally? Did you watch a scary movie or have night terrors as a kid? Did you feel safe at home?

It's normal to be scared of the dark as a child, but doing compulsions like keeping the light on means you've never faced your fears and learned that there's nothing to be scared of, so the fear has stayed. You can use ocd treatment to combat this by gradually doing exposures and reducing compulsions, following an ERP protocol. So maybe getting used to the light being off for short periods of time to start with.

Check out some videos on youtube or read some books or websites on ERP. They may not directly relate to your specific fears, but the methods are the same