Hi there! Are you afraid of the dark? If not, why do you think some people are?
I actually am afraid of the dark. It's more about what I can't see in the darkness
I can see that. Is it made worse if you think you hear something strange?
Yes, definitely!  It's actually a pretty common phobia in kids and adults
Oh I don't doubt it. I certainly wouldn't blame anyone who had that fear. Do you think kids could "grow out of it," or is it always with them?
I think they could grow out of it. Most children don't show fear until they're at least 2
You seem to know a bit about kids. Do you have any?
to be considered pathological, it is sometimes called scotophobia (from σκότος – "darkness"), or lygophobia (from λυγή – "twilight").
Some researchers, beginning with Sigmund Freud, consider the fear of the dark to be a manifestation of separation anxiety disorder.
An alternate theory was posited in the 1960s, when scientists conducted experiments in a search for molecules responsible for memory. In one experiment, rats, normally nocturnal animals, were conditioned to fear the dark and a substance called "scotophobin"
some intellectual heft to it. It's going to get you thinking. For this reason, I think that playing Shock can actually be therapeutic: when you're feeling confused about some topic in the news, if you can't decide how you feel about some pressing social issue, if you see a new invention and wonder what it might mean, you can play a Shock game about it. Role-playing it out might help you and your friends work through your thoughts and explore possible consequences. In Shock, I