I'm not asking for a diagnosis, or suggesting one. I'm just asking for advice and giving context for my situation.

I can't quite remember how long it's been going on, but from my faint memories, I know that I've been hearing things. Sometimes seeing things.

I don't quite know what it is, or why it's happening. What I do know is that I can feel the things sometimes. Them touching my body, ripping me to shreds, and all and all, it terrifies me. I don't know what's wrong with me, and I'm too afraid to talk to anyone about it. 

The things wait till dark, when schools over, and my mind drifts. I can feel their eyes on me, their hands, their teeth. I don't feel safe in my house, I don't feel safe in my room, and I don't feel safe in my bed. I know that theres probably nothing there, but I don't like that risk. 

My parents are African American, and so am I. If you know anything about black parents or families, it's that issues like this are seriously ignored. So I dunno how to tell my parents how scared I am, or I how I think something is wrong with me. They've threatened to ship me off to a mental facility multiple times in the past and at this point I have no idea what to do. 

Do I tell them and prepare to be sent away, or do I suffer in silence? Either way, I don't think I'll be better left off than before. I'm opting to keep suffering in silence, but I think I need more opinions before I can make a proper decision.