Kiya, you sound similar to me........ I learned as a child the only way that bad spirts can really get to me is through " fear " of them

they can also try to make concessions for me to have things I normaly would not have, they offer it at a high price

they have tried to scare, confuse , and trick me, but I have never let them lead me astray, I have strong beliefs in displaying only peace and compassion in my spirtuality ...... but once in awhile they still try to catch me off gaurd and come into a dream, and confuse me, with usually disturbing images

I come from a violent past and do everything in my power to not
let the past reflect in my future but, whether I like it or not the past is what has made me who I am today, I just " chose " to use those experiances as stair steps to understanding