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im not afraid of the dark or anything but my husband works 3rd sift and i completely freak out when hes not here at night. i always hear voices in my head, thousands of voices, but as soon as my husband leaves for work and my son is asleep i get really really paranoid. i here people talking in the basement or footsteps walking down the hallway. every little creak that the house makes i jump a mile up in the air because it sounds to me like someone is breaking in. i end up walking around the house a hundred times with a rifle looking in every closet or any space that an intruder could possibly fit. my husband has to work the night shift at least for a little while longer because it was it is the only shift available so i am going to have to find a way to deal with this. i dont know how to not hear threatening voices all night when im convinced that someone is breaking in. i dont even sleep when hes not here. i sit on the couch with the rifle in my lap all night long, hearing stuff thats not there, and then i fall asleep as soon as he gets home in the morning. im exhausted but im also scared. any suggestions would be very useful and appreciated!
Posted on 07/22/08, 09:07 pm
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Reply #1 - 07/23/08  6:59am
" i wish i could help you i know how your feeling though i have the very same problums at night in fact even at this very second i hear people waking and banging and voices so if you figure something out let me know i hope you figure it out "
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Reply #2 - 07/23/08  2:14pm
" This may seem slightly childish, but if and when your in bed, put a pillow over your head and quietly sing to yourself. "
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Reply #3 - 07/23/08  9:30pm
" I make up all kinds of rituals that will protect me. I say that if the fan is on then a frequency at a certain rate will keep my house from being under the radar. Or something like that.

Or if I wear a garnet ring then no one can hear my thoughts. "
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Reply #4 - 07/25/08  7:52pm
" i thought i was the only one doing this i didnt know this. but im affarid of all kinds of thing i have four kids i dont like to let them out side because i think somthing bad will happen i dont come out side often because i hate when i here people talking i think they are talking about me and i here them whispering but theere not because i snaps out on them and they tell me im crazy so now i just stay in the house.but i get the same way at night i cant sleep i stay up until like 5:00 am cause i know me oldest son will be up soon to go to school. but my dotors say im schizoaffective and i tell him in affraid of something i just dont know what it is and i been like this since i was a kid. so "
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