[Serious]Who or what is the terrifying thing you think of when you're scared at night?

I have this thing for any small red lights, y'know like TV stand by lights? Things small like that, and occasionally bigger red glowing lights freak me out too. But only at night and in the dark, I will have a goddamn panic attack if I see or even think about those fucking things. I sleep with night lights still too, nice soft blue glowy light that makes me calm and happy.

Recently got a phone that had a pulsing red light when it charges, I don't use my phone at night and have to turn it away from me.

Somehow the red lights and complete darkness are linked to automatic trauma reactions that set off my PTSD really bad and I will literally stay up all night anxious and refuse to sleep until someone is awake because I don't feel safe being the last one going to sleep when there's glowing red lights... :(

That and if there's not enough night lights and I'm the last one awake once again I can't sleep because I think someone is there lurking and waiting to hurt me in my sleep. I still scream if my parents check on me and stand over my bed for a moment too long :/

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