Hello, I'm not really sure how to start this so I won't beat around the bush or anything. I've always had this sneaking fear of the dark, like every kid at one point, but apparently what I experience from that or see isn't normal. I've always kind of been jumpy and twitchy, looking over my shoulder or just trying to keep general awareness of my surroundings, its just how I was raised to be but a friend brought it to my attention that what I do isn't normal. That it doesn't happen for him, or any of our other close friends. 

I feel like I see shadows move, 'still' shadows seem like they extend and kind of wave for me. In the dark, I'm sure that things move around jumping or running. I don't know what they are but I feel like I see and hear it before its gone. It's always out of the corner of my eye so I figure I'm just being jumpy, but I guess what really freaked him out was that I made a joke referencing 'hearing' the dark, he gave me a weird ass look and asked me if that really happened. It's hard to explain, and embarrassing to, I feel like a fucking head case now that I'm typing it. It's kind of like background noise, like if you were at a store and people were talking but you can't really hear it unless you focus real hard. I'm not looking for a diagnose here or anything, just some perspective. I had always thought this was the same for everyone, but clearly that isn't the case.

Does this happen to anyone, or is it really just me? I'm not sure if this is something I should take to a doctor or not and that freaks me out. Doubly, I'm not sure how to feel about this or if I should bring it up to my parents, I don't want them to think anything bad about me. I don't think anything is wrong with me, but then again no one does when it's them right? Is this something worth seeing a doctor over or am I over thinking it?