Question about childhood paranoia

I've had problems with depression, and OCD. A cousin of my mother's had schizophrenia but I haven't had that.

When I was a ten there was a period when I was afraid I was actually a vampire and that if I went to sleep I would

There was also a day when I was terrified my aunt had poisoned my apple juice, because I had heard her say the word "apple". One other time I was afraid my mother was possessed by a demon. There wasn't a good reason except for a way she looked.

I know a lot of kids are afraid of monsters when they're little. I was having a lot of problems already. I know kids are afraid of monsters, and at least it didn't last for months, but was it normal, to have fears like that?

I'm really reluctant to bring this up in real life in case people think I'm crazy.

Maybe your mother did look like a demon.

Most of us believe in demons and vampires and such as children. As we get older and wiser we learn that they don't exist. No big deal. The thing about the apple juice, well we all get crazy ideas You're afraid schizophrenia may be lurking in your future? It could be. For any of us. So might being struck by lightning. I wouldn't dwell on it.

Thanks I know that a lot of people believe in monsters as kids, just wasn't sure if the part about actually thinking I was a monster was weird or not.