Getting rid of monsters

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Hey /x/! Just wondering, what did you do when you were younger to not be scared of monsters, the dark, etc.
For a long time, my mom would stay in my room till I fell asleep. I used to have a night light that was bright as hell that'd help me sleep.
At one point, my sister, who used to be really into reading about witchcraft and making 'spells' and 'potions,' made me a 'potion' to keep monsters away. She took like a mason jar and filled it with water and food coloring to make it purple as well as glitter. She put it next to my night stand and told me to wave it around to make monsters go away if I saw one.
Coincidentally the first night I had my monster repellant potion, I'm pretty sure I had an encounter with a shadow person. Still to this day, no one believes my story about what I saw.
But I have a strong belief that even though the potion had no real magic in it, it gave me the strength to combat my fears.