Asha Degree Missing From North Carolina in 2000

[Amy]

Originally Posted by ItsGotHair

Anxiety erodes your ability to make rational decisions and children with this condition often have a severely diminished ability to discern fantasy from reality. Her fear of the dark may have stemmed from night terrors, which has a high degree of occurrence in children with anxiety. Did she perceive something to exist in the house as a result of night terrors as something so terrible that she would leave her home in the middle of the night to escape? Was her anxiety symptomatic of sexual abuse?

Children who experience night terrors do not have any memory of them upon waking. Perhaps the anxiety was just a symptom of a deeper rooted psychological issue.

[ItsGotHair]

Originally Posted by Amy

Children who experience night terrors do not have any memory of them upon waking. Perhaps the anxiety was just a symptom of a deeper rooted psychological issue.

I used the term "night terrors" as synonymous with "sleep paralysis", or "the old hag" - the sleep disorder associated with the perception of demonic attack, particularly in individuals with a religious background.

[ItsGotHair]

Originally Posted by morbid75

There are several thoughts it was a member of the church. A predator would know what to say to play up other fears. In my mind what would cause a child to meet someone in the dark which she is afraid of would be someone who said something like your mother or father is very sick and they do not want you to know but there is something we can do for them to help or something similar.

I think the sexual abuse scenario is likely - whether she was lured, or she was running away to escape, is debatable.

[Amy]

Originally Posted by ItsGotHair

I used the term "night terrors" as synonymous with "sleep paralysis", or "the old hag" - the sleep disorder associated with the perception of demonic attack, particularly in individuals with a religious background.

Ahhh. Ok. My oldest had the true night terrors. Doc said to leave her be and not wake her as that would ge more scary, confusing and traumatic than letting her go. Never remembered in the AM.

[assertive worm]

As of May 26, 2016 There are New clues in Asha Degree's disappearance

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/new-c...ance/214961800
http://www.morganton.com/news/new-in...f498ae208.html

[DeeMarieGK]

I think she was picked up at her home, got bad vibes and escaped the car, and was seen running to the woods to get away from whoever groomed and abducted her.
I firmly believe what was found in the shack, the bow and other favorite trinkets of her was planted.
When her items were found wrapped up proves she is most likely dead.
I look at the church or her school because she left with someone she trusted.

[Jen73076]

Prolly a pervert possibly even taken from her room

[DeeMarieGK]

Originally Posted by Jen73076

Prolly a pervert possibly even taken from her room

She packed and prepared to leave. Even locked the front door. A church or school member was out there. Where she was spotted was a good distance apart.

[Tankgirl]

So many questions. Why did dad go check on her at 2:30am? I understand that's when he went to bed. Why was dad up so late? Had Asha not been feeling well before she went to bed? Was she on any medications? I have a 9 & 14 year old, and once I get my spawn to bed I don't dare enter their rooms; in fear of disturbing them and waking them up; unless I know they're sick.. (getting kids to go to sleep is a pain in the butt the first time!) I'm not sure about anyone else, but if I spotted any child wandering around alone, near a highway (or anywhere else) in the night; I'd watch them, and contact local authorities. why would her book bag be double wrapped in trash bags? Were the trash bags checked for DNA, prints, or even attempted to be matched with any bags at her home? Was she wearing the bow that was found, when she went to bed; or was it in the book bag? Did the older brother continue with his day and attend school after parents stated her gone? Every single teeny tiny detail makes a difference.

[Ninjavandal]

Unfortunately, she is all but certainly deceased; having likely been murdered within a few hours of her abduction.