I'm 21 and I have to sleep with a nightlight To start off, I was already low-key afraid of the dark. It wasn't so bad I needed a nightlight, but I got spooked sometimes. Then I fucked up my entire life by seeing the movie Lights Out, which is about a demon creature who can only come out in the dark. I used to like scary movies, but I can't watch them anymore after this. After seeing this I had to sleep with the lights on for a month no matter what. Now it's been about 6 months and  I'm not as bad, but whenever I'm by myself (when my BF stays home) I sleep with the light on most of the time. I still haven't told my boyfriend it freaked me out this much because I'm too embarrassed to admit it to him. 