Scared of Ghosts

[Hannyho]

Not sure if this is the right place for this problem but here goes (I did a search on ghosts and put this on another thread but no one has responded). My DD aged 10 watched a Youtube video about ghosts at school (don't ask - I am beyond angry with them for allowing it to happen) and since then she will not sleep in her own bed, and does not like to be left alone at night. I can tell that she is genuinely scared as she offers to give up her most treasured possessions to be allowed to sleep with me. She says she sees faces at windows and in mirrors, and has now started hearing noises in her head. The minute I get up at 6am, even though I think she is asleep, she gets up and goes to get in bed with DH, who is sleeping in her bed. I am concerned on so many levels and at my wits end of how to resolve it. I have spoken to the school nurse but she just suggested strategies for getting her into her own bed, but to me the issue is what is going on inside her head. I watched my first horror film at 13 and was quite traumatised by it so do not watch scary stuff now. There are times when I feel this could ruin her life. HELP

It sounds as though she has a fantastic imagination but it's got too much for her to handle. How about tools for helping her get her worries out of her head - perhaps by writing stories about the things that are scaring her? Or helping her 'fight' the ghosts - helping her check her own room before she goes to sleep, making a 'no-ghosts-allowed' sign for her door, sleeping with the light on so there aren't shadows when she wakes up at night - whatever it takes to help her keep it at bay. I used to be terrified in my room at night and slept under the covers for years.

Thanks octaviapink. I tend to go for the easy option at the moment which is to let her sleep with me. When I was growing up I thought I would never be able to live on my own as I was so scared of spooky things. I suppose it is only human, I just wish she had not been exposed to such things at such a young age. Getting her to write stories is a good idea - I will try it over half term when we have more time. Thanks again for your comments.