How to sleep after a horror movie

I am NOT a horror fan. The only horror movies I like are the ones with Bruce Campbell shooting one liners at deadites.

But my friends recently dragged me to see Obsession and I haven’t been sleeping well since. (Never thought I’d be terrified to sleep over the idea of a beautiful Latina girl around my age being obsessed with me but here we are ig)

So much of the loud shrieking and hiding in the darkness freaked me out so much and I’m just not sure how to sleep well now.

The fear only really hits me when I lay down in my dark bedroom. And some things have helped. But I’m still so freaked out after.

It’s not even the idea of nightmares that are freaking me out. I played Alan Wake 2 in November and had recurring nightmares about the Cult of the Tree in that game stalking me, but it didn’t stop me from playing it. But this is like im now actively scared to be in a dark room alone.

Any tips on how to get to sleep?

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC

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