Do you known any adults with a fear of the dark?
I have a fear of the dark! Well, not by the actual dark but fear of the dangers concealed by darkness.
I'm sorry! Tell me more. I think my husband does too, he just won't admit it
Some degree of fear of the dark is actually normal and natural.
He sleeps with a TV on and something with noise. Personally, I have ADHD, so any noise just add to my thoughts and I'm up visiting the fridge instead of sleeping lol. So I have learned to sleep with ear plugs
Fear of the dark
Fear of the dark is a common fear or phobia among children and, to a varying degree, adults. A fear of the dark does not always concern darkness itself; it can also be a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness. Some degree of fear of the dark is natural, especially as a phase of child development. Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years. When fear of the dark reaches a degree that is severe enough
pitch in 1966, rushed back to the lineup. He described his attitude: "It was like, 'Here, hit me again.' I didn't have any fear. I just went on. When you get older, maybe fear does set in. Nobody will admit that, but it does happen." Don Zimmer, who was nearly killed by a beanball in 1953 and had four metal buttons surgically implanted in his skull, recounted, "It's not a case of being tougher than anybody else...