I (22F) am diagnosed with anxiety - I have been since I was 17. I watched a video tonight that reminded me of some Creepypastas I read when I was younger (maybe 14 years old).

Here is my dilemma: I need to pee. All of the lights are off, and I - a grown ass woman - am scared of the dark. The video I watched has exacerbated this to an extreme. Obviously, I know that Creepypastas are fictional and that I am safe, but whenever I think about moving, I'm scared that something is gonna jump me.

Short term: how can I build up the courage to get out of bed and use the bathroom? 

Long term: I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, so maybe I just need reassurance - but what's the difference between anxiety and paranoia? This feels like it's on the border of delusion - it's so irrational. I'm hiding under my covers and it's gotten uncomfortably warm, and I'm really not in the mood to pee myself - but I *can't* move - I can't explain it. I want to emphasize that this *has never* happened before, but it just seems so irrational to be scared to move, let alone get up and go take a leak.

Thanks in advance!