Almost finished editing my second chapter. Should I capitalize this word?

Hello!

I'm stuck. Should I capitalize the word "reality" if I'm referring to it as a place?

Example:

"In my imagination, life was fun and carefree, but reality was a much different place; a place where everything was boring and stressful."

OR

"In my imagination, life was fun and carefree, but Reality was a much different place; a place where everything was boring and stressful."



Also
Would you capitalize the word "boogeyman"?
As in:
"I will never walk through the park alone because I'm afraid of seeing the boogeyman."



Thanks for reading.

KittenEV said:

If Reality is the proper name of a place then it should be capitalized. I.E. "Reality was my favorite bar in town." If it's just referring to a indeterminate place, then it should be left lowercase. I.E "She didn't belong in this reality."

Not sure about boogeyman capitalization.

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I'm not really sure.

Reality isn't actually the name of the place, just the situation she's in.

As in:

"I don't live in a fantasy world, I live in reality/Reality."