Hard to have a good title here. Does anyone else get freaked out by noises at night, like when you're at home? Maybe I'm a little paranoid.

Every once and a while, which is like 2-3 times a week, I get up at night because I've heard a noise and check it out. Only once was there any real reason for the noise other than wind or something, and that was the cops running throught he yard almost three years ago, so there should be nothing to continually feed my paranoia. But you never know. I also get real weird if my pets perk up, so to speak.

I live on a solid street bordered on one end by a solid street and on the other end by the street known as the ghetto barrier. No offense intended, its just the way it is here. I also bought the house next door to me which has been vacant for a month until I rent it out to someone, which should be soon. Ever walked into a vacant and completely empty house at night? Freakin' freaky.

Anyway, most of the time noises are due to squirrels running on the roof which gets really loud sometimes, or wind blowing bamboo shades back and forth in my screened in porch. Anyway, just wanted a reality check. The house I live in is my first, and I've always lived in apartments in big cities, which is like totally safe if its a good building. It took me a long time though to actually sleep in a bedroom, because I've always had small apartments and could see the door at all times. So I slept on the couch in the main room by all entrances. I don't need a reality check there, I know its weird. What do you all think?