No.355
How do I get over my fear of the outdoors at night? I love astronomy but am petrified at the thought of being outside alone at night
>pic tangentially related, I'm scared of something that will kill me at night
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No.358
>>355could you perhaps find a buddy willing to go with you?
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No.368
Try going innawoods after dark for short periods of time, after a while that might help.
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No.383
What helped me was to just go /out/ at night and see there was nothing to be afraid of, i hope you'll find the courage too.
I guess the idea of a boogeyman hiding in the dark comes from primitive times, deal with it.
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No.442
Someone once told me once that when he was a kid and scared of the dark his father told him to go out in the woods at night, find a stump or rock and just sit on it, alone in the darkness, until he was scared no more, no matter how long it took. Apparently it worked.
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No.445
Monsters and demons are attracted to fear. So long as you remain calm, you have nothing to fear.
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No.447
Find a popular camping spot and go there one night in a ghillie suit. Sneak around, listen to people fuck, move their gear, hang up some blair witch stickmen etc.
>the prey becomes the predator
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No.450
Get a night-vision scope. They're fun for astronomy anyhow, but also good for looking around at your surroundings.
I bet you'll feel even more secure if said night-vision sits on top of your battle-rifle of choice.
Can you be near a car when you do your astronomy? Maybe gives some sense of a "way-out"
If your pic related happens, I can't say being inside or out would really make a difference.
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No.453
>>445My fear of skinwalkers actually subsided after an Injun said that skinwalkers can be beaten if you don't fear them and use a weapon you love and trust.
OP, start fucking you EDC.
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No.456
>>355 you don't - there are crawly things waiting to sting you
-but-
the thing you MUST FEAR over everything else are the Raccoons - they will eat your dog & your Pop-Tarts then run off with ONE of your boots
then - when you're all softened up, comes the possums and the skunks
they all work three hour shifts starting jusy after dark, so expect one wave of terror after the other
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No.457
>>453Hari Krishna ennyone? Hari Hari
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No.458
>>3831] try backyard camping to get past the bugs & equipment issues
2] be the most fearsome and dangerous thing out there (leave the weapons at home - just be ready to rip the were-owls to pieces with yout bare hands)
3] bats - fuck me - bats
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No.469
>>458>leave the weapons at home>forgetting the old "rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it" saying Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.480
Don't fear? I'm cold!! ! !!
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No.481
>>458>leave the weapons at homelel, you don't live in an area with any of these things do you?
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No.516
>>481Grizzly and Kodiak are the only bears you need to worry about. Where I go the black bears dont bother people at all. They come around out of curiosity sometimes but they dont harm anything
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No.517
>>458Yea, leaving the weapons at home is a bad idea. It's not only wildlife you have to worry about it's also homeless people too.
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No.518
>>517and the headcases who needs to take their weapons everywhere.
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No.526
>>355Here's some tips and tricks from a psychology student with depression and angst.
Your fear is natural and exposure to the woods (and dark) will slowly get it better. An example is just going in to the woods during the day and close your eyes. Challange yourself to do it for extended periods of time. See how well you can get to stuff like flashlights, changing batteries, taking meds, etc. without actually looking. Whenever you start to feel stressed the most effective way of controling your mind is by breathing slowly. Breathe in, think "one mississippi" breathe out, think "one mississippi" and go one like that.
Another great way to calm yourself is to try to stay in the now and focus on what you actually hear, see, and feel. Instead of a bunch of "what if"s so here's a mental game to help you do that:
Name three things you see, name three things you hear, name three things you feel. Then start over but do two of each, then one of each, then two, three and back again. Surprisingly effective especially with the combination of controlled breathing.
Paranoia is a mean beast to wreslte, when I get too paranoid I start to hallucinate. Bad times. However, if you're aware of your own paranoia it's easier to power through it and it will be maybe just a bit easier the next time around. I went from sleeping in a brightly lit room to strolling on in a 3km^2 graveyard/woods in pitch darkness within two years using this method.
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No.540
Well my only suggestion is to bring torches and you friends. *slurps* but really bring some guns if your scared they'll make you feel less scared.
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No.546
I was the same way, OP. Dark's fukcing skooky. It helped for me to go in the woods at sunset while it was still light, then just stay in the woods until after it got dark–easing into, so to speak. For some reason, that was easier for me than setting off into the dark in the middle of the night.
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No.562
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No.602
>>458>bats - fuck me - batsJesus fuck this. You shouldn't be afraid of skinwalkers/windigos/demons/boogeymen/ayys/other spoops so much as be afraid of these disease carrying devils. Coyotes, bobcats, cougars, bears (except grizzly) you can mostly scare off, or if they don't get the message, pop them (because if you are able, you should ALWAYS be carrying a weapon innawoods). Bats, on the other hand, don't get the gist and fly the fuck everywhere, and since most are pretty small, you have to be a pretty good shot on those fastass satanspawn.
Also, did I mention they carry lots of fun diseases, including almost-always-fatal rabies? Most rabies cases in the States are caused by - you guessed it - bats. You can barely notice when they bite you (and sometimes you can't even find a bite mark since their teeth are so small) or when they brush up against you, especially when you are sleeping, so most of these cases where the poor fucks found one of these mini-beelzebubs fucking around where they were sleeping, they didn't know to get 6 shots in their ass until they were already foaming at the mouth.
'Course, it doesn't mean they're heat-seeking missiles of screeching spite and hatred. Thankfully, they leave you the fuck alone, for the most part, and have a good handle on the bug population (at least where I'm at). The only times the would come in contact with you would be if they get confused or if they're fucked up/rabid. But god damn, I will never go innawoods without a sturdy tent, fuck those things.
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No.628
>>602A very hilarious, but true story.
Good advice.
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No.654
>>602>thirdworlder>bats are roaming your city at night>in the rural part megabats roam the night sky>they only eats fruits and bug Disclaimer: this post and the subject matter and contents thereof - text, media, or otherwise - do not necessarily reflect the views of the 8kun administration.
No.655
I remember in my young scouting days when we did a hike throughout a forest in the middle of night. I must admit, it feels awful lonely and strange sometimes, there's a sense of uneasiness. Probably because I was a kid at the time, just ignore those feelings of uneasiness and just enjoy being outside at night. If you plan to walk at night make sure you know where you're going. It's easy to get disorientated.
>>447 Fucking brilliant!
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No.669
you get to bring some friends
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No.699
>>445
I just got a jolt seeing that picture.
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