what is the fear of the dark based on?

Answer 1

Fear of the dark is something that haunts many people in childhood, but for some this fear continues into later life. Despite the adult knowledge that 'there is nothing there', the fear is stronger and overrides logic. Like any fear, fear of the dark can arise at any time and for many reasons, but happily hypnosis is extremely effective at treating fears and phobias. There is an ancient story of a man who, when a child was told by his father that he must never, ever go into the old creaky shed behind the barn. As this man grew up and took over the farm he turned it into a model of efficiency, expect for the old shed. One day a friend asked him why he hadn't done something with it, and he said he really didn't know. He thought about this, and pondered on it, and then in the middle of the night, awoke, went downstairs and lifted an old rusty key off a hook. He went to the shed, opened the door and went inside. Shining his torch into the dark he saw old tools, rusty nails, broken floorboards and so on. All of which made it a very dangerous place for a young boy. He had left the shed alone all that time because although his conscious mind was adult, he still had the unconscious attitude of fear towards the shed that his father had used to keep him safe.

The comfort our parents give or fail to give in relation to a fear, real or irrational, can cause phobias. This phobia requires exposure to the event and reassurance that their fear is unfounded to return to a normal state or to prevent fear of the irrational event.

Answer 2

I think fear of the dark is based on an individual's imagination. I have always had lots of imagination so I could conjure up all kinds of things that could be there in the dark! A coat hanging on the back of the door, when I was younger would become an intruder...even though I'd seen it there in the light. I'd have to get out of bed and put the light on to check. Then I'd still be staring at it!

Even now...I hate the dark...totally freaks me out.

Answer 3

'Fear of the dark' is based quite soundly on 'A fear of the dark."

Darkness, as in 'the night' and well before we had street lights, contains those things that we know nothing about, them what leaps out on you in the dark and eats kids and ravishes maidens ...Some of the same premise used in the making of 'Horror' films, and the long standing telling of ghost stories and children's 'tales' ....with that subtle trick of ~ 'never knowing what's coming next' ...haha, haHa, HaHA. (Excuse me, it's those damned onions again!).

I'm sorry, but was you question a serious one? Or have you never had that anxiety or fear of the dark, or not knowing what's likely to await around some corner - on a dark night?

If so, then although you might be brave, you are likely quite truly unimaginative too.

You can be my bodyguard, anytime.
Sash.

Answer 4

no longer a waste of things in any respect! easily, very real. between the excuses for the want of saviors and soteriological religions is exactly the phobia of the unknown, the atavistic concern of the dark. certainly, what we don't comprehend, we've a tendency to concern, darkness isn't in user-friendly terms an emblem yet a real factor the contents of which we can not comprehend. whether, as quickly as mild is extra into the image, the unknown disappears, darkness vanishes, and concern is for this reason long gone. that's why religions place lots emphasis on mild, and equate darkness with their nemesis (evil) and lightweight with their Deity (stable).

Answer 5

Sometimes just stories.

I think it's mostly based on the fact that a person is basically blind in the dark and feel like he can't see what's coming. Wouldn't you be afraid of becoming blind?

The dark is also associated with crime, bad deeds, etc. in literature and movies throughout time which also affects peoples' views of the dark.

Answer 6

fear of the dark when dreaming, as while awake, is the fear of the unknown. when dreaming everything in your dream represents you or an aspect of you. dreams are your higher power attempting to relay status report to you. darkness represents the unknown. an unknown part of yourself that is unfamiliar to you. possibally you are at a transitional point in your life and are not aware of the underlying fear that cames along with change. people generely don't like change, but, much of our lives are nothing but change. our purpose in life is to grow and change toward our spritual selves. generely our dreams are an update to our daily spritual progression. try to face the fear of darkness while dreamimg. tell the darkness, which reprsents you and is symbolic message from your god like self, "i know im dreaming to recieve personal info darkness, im no longer in fear so now you have my attention lets move on to new symbols." or something like that. before you fall asleep tell yourself what you need from your dream that night... feralfem1

Answer 7

The unknown.
To those who rely heavily on their sense of sight then the dark is like having your arms cut off.

Those who are able or capable to compensate with their hearing and touch tend not to have this fear.

Answer 8

Your childhood ie
The Devil
Monsters
The Boogy Man
Ect

All based on Fear and Hate not Lurv !

And also darkness is all surrounding and you cant see ! Only what your mind let's you think is there !

BOOOOOO !!!

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Answer 9

i would say its almost like fear of the unknown because you dont know what could be lurking in the dark that you cant see

Answer 10

The fear of the unknown. When it is dark we know not what lurks yonder, get me?