Overcoming Fear

One of my biggest fears was dark. I used to get goosebumps all over my arms when I turned off my room's light. At home, I used to run around the house to avoid dark places! I know it's embarrassing. At night I thought there was someone underneath my bed or in my closet staring at me. On several occasions, I woke up in the morning with my room lights on. I thought I turned it off but I didn't. When I was sleeping, one time, I heard water dripping from the tap or the shower from the bathroom. Then after a few minutes, I heard the water stop dripping. My whole body was relaxed the moment it stopped. But then, I heard something crash. It made a big unpleasant sound. The muscles in my body started to intensify. They were stiff and I almost heard my heart stop. I had sweat all over my forehead. I was afraid and scared to look in the direction of where the sound was coming from. I almost felt like peeing too. Then, after the crash, there was a moment of silence. My body started to relax again, but I was still unsure. I had to stay alert in case something happened again. After a few seconds, I heard something again. This time, I heard someone coming. I heard footsteps coming at my direction. I became stiff again. This time, I started to sweat more! Then I laid in a fetus position to protect myself. The sound of the footsteps started increasing. I wanted to sleep! Suddenly, I felt the light. It was my dad. He turned on the light to see what made that crashing sound. He found out that it was the shower curtain that made this sound. It fell. My dad looked at the curtain shaking his head. I was relieved. Then I felt my eyes close slowly.