How to Watch Scary Movies the Right Way

I just recently got into watching scary movies, and that’s a huge step for me. I don’t think I can fully put into words how scared I used to get. Scary movies gave me nightmares, but even worse, they heightened my anxiety like you wouldn’t believe. I’m a fully grown man, and even watching a silly zombie movie like Shaun of the Dead was torture for me. And although I’m an adult, I have no problem admitting how truly scared I used to be.

This past year, things changed a little bit. I’ve been dating my lovely girlfriend for coming up on four years, and she loves scary movies, and up until recently, I pretty much just let her watch them alone. Then, my son started becoming interested in the YouTube channel Dead Meat, and he really wanted to watch the It remake.

One day, I decided it was time to fight my fear because I didn’t want my son to be in his 20s and 30s as scared of movies as his dad was. So, my son and I started watching scary movies with my girlfriend, and we watched a lot of them. When we first started, my son and I would sit next to each other on the couch and close our eyes together. But after months of exposure therapy, him and I watch scary movies and scary TV series like champs.

He absolutely loves watching scary movies with us, and not to brag, but I think I’ve impressed my girlfriend with how not scared I am…