Nyctophobia is an acute fear,
prompted by the mind's disfigured perception of what would or could happen when in the dark.
I know this because I just googled it.
Someone close to me always says, that most of our fears never even come into fruition. Still, fear is such an interesting creature. Our fears can be quite the opponents. Cunning and experienced, how strategically our fears map out our geographical disadvantages, then forge ahead to conquer us. They don't bind, but rather they consume us, from the inside out. I wonder if the Nychtophobic is really scared of what's hidden behind the black, or just intimidated by what they don't know. Once the switch gets flipped, would their fears just... disappear?
When dark times evoke the cowardice within us, does shedding light on them reveal a monster,
or sometimes,
are we just afraid of the dark?
I've been told we are born with the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. All other fears are acquired.
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