is being afraid of the dark actually being afraid of the dark or being afraid of whats in the dark?
2006-11-08 02:57:45 · 25 answers · asked by longbluegiraffe 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well, I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm just afraid of what I might trip over in the dark. But if I have watched a horror movie, then I want a few more lights on. Espically after I watched Boogieman. Oh man that was scarry. I did get the feeling something was in the dark room with me, and turning the light on didn't really help because I still felt scarred.
2006-11-08 03:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Corona 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being afraid of whats in the dark
2006-11-08 02:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always felt afraid of the dark but my therapist studied the problem and helped me relize that my problem wasn't being afraid of the dark but was being afraid of the unknown.
2006-11-08 03:29:16 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never thought about that! Must be of the dark itself because one can't see what's there, but then that must be of whats IN the dark.... maybe it's just being afraid of the unknown...! Good question.
2006-11-08 03:03:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sune 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the person, sometimes it is just afraid of darkness much like any other fear like spiders it may not be rational but it happens as a phobia does most the time. The majority of cases it will just be the fact that you cant see aswell in the dark and there could be things there e.g fear of the unknown/
2006-11-08 03:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by mintycakeyfroggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being afraid of what you think is in the dark
2006-11-08 03:13:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pitch black room makes me smother. I get short of breath and feel like the walls are closing in. Im also scared of things I can't see in the dark that may or may not be there. I have 3 night lights in my room and i shut my bathroom door and closet so i dont have to stare into the blackness. An also run a fan just for noise. LMAO and Im 29 and have 3 kids.
2006-11-08 03:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by redsnowykitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been afraid of the dark.. i mean pitch black dark since I can remember. Don't know why. I MUST be able to see some light or I can't go go sleep. BTW, I'm a nurse also!! :)
2006-11-08 02:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by taznurse60 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always been afraid of what is in the dark.
2006-11-08 03:15:14 · answer #9 · answered by Sonmar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's not KNOWING what's in the dark. Most of us (excluding children maybe) understand that nothing exists in the dark that doesn't exist in the light but it's not being able to see what isn't there - am I not making any sense now?
2006-11-08 03:02:34 · answer #10 · answered by outdone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋