Quote From: bobrod001 I think I used to have some of the same problems. It may be as Dr. Phil said (an emotional "tug-of-war"), mine was a tug-of-war of good vs. bad. I used to have strong nightmares as a young adult and believe that I've actually had a nightmare or two (with my eyes wide open). I have most recently (since 1988) lived in an older home (built in 1900) that on occasions, would allow me the privilege of a female apparition in the wee hours. (I've been asked to refrain from talking about such things with visiting company). 
All that aside... I must have found a cure. The apparitions stopped and rarely do I have nightmares anymore and if I do, I usually come out the winner. I may have missed part of the show but I didn't hear the word "Devil" brought up, was the discussion leaning toward "possession"? Not many people admit that they believe in a "dark side" but, in fact, do. In many cases simply because it may open up a conversation on religion if they professed an actual fear of demons or curses, bad Karma or whatever (and who wants to go down that road)! I never understood why (even though I'd been looking for signs) I could always find evil in this world (the works of which are always more easily recognized) but could hardly ever find good in all the bad I was seeing.  
You "do" believe that "what goes up must come down", don't you? Then you would probably believe the opposite of bad is good. If you think you may have sided or have been selected for the "bad" side or that you somehow ended up on the wrong team, you just need to change the team you're on. You don't have to be the best hitter in the ballpark to change teams, you just simply have to want to play. You wont need a resume either. Just make the decision to be on the other (good) team and "you're in" and believe me when I tell you, good always wins over bad. Good created bad. You can't have bad unless you had good first. Good is a million times bigger and stronger than bad. If you believe in good without having to understand fully how it good works and trust that no matter what it "just works", it will and your problems will be over.  
I've had to make a commitment to myself to remembering I'm on the good side now. Simply put, that's what cured me. No longer afraid of nightmares, no longer afraid of anything. If bad wants to possess me, it's going to have to get through good first. 
...and if you're still wondering "what in the world is he talking about", simply take one "o" out of every single "good" in this message. 
 
 
 
 
...Amen to you, I couldn't agree more...
And then some...
...Darkness is simply the absense of light...If you live, breath and are consciously connected and filled with light (loving healing energy, doesn't matter if you are christian or buddhist) knowing that is who you are and what you represent there just isn't room for demons, darkness, shadows, etc....
...as humans we all have a shadow side...some peoples is just a little darker than others, all we need to do is put some light on it, through understanding and a positive belief system.