[pct-l] Newbie - 'alone in the dark' freak outs on the trail

[JJ Briggs]

I to had the fear of the night time before I left on my hike. I went so far
as to get a mini prescription of sleeping pills. The first 2 nights on the
trail I took them, and they did help with the sleep part, and I didn't get
the heeby geebies. After the initial week or so, I still had nights that
scared me mainly because of all the little critters skittering around at
night. My solution for that was - ear plugs (I like the wax ones over the
foam plugs, doesn't hurt the ears as much). Some people questioned me about
not being able to hear if a bear was going to get me in the night or
anything like that and my thought behind it was, I would rather not know I
was going to be mauled in the night. The ear plugs were great, and I still
use them anytime I camp because they really did take the "bump in the
night" issue out of my worries.

Fluffy Puff