Well, no one is actually afraid of the dark itself, they're afraid of the unknown, of what they can't see.
And it's completely normal for people to be afraid of the unknown their entire lives.
To say "I'm not afraid of the dark" entails more than being able to be inside your own house where you know the lay out of everything in the dark. It would also mean being able to be in a strange place. Like, for example, you're shopping at Wal-Mart at night, suddenly the lights go out. If you became afraid, it's because you're actually afraid of the dark.
My point is (I'm tired, so forgive me if it doesn't make much sense) that just because you can walk around your own comfort zone, aka your house/apartment/cardboard box, in the dark with no fear, it doesn't mean you're not afraid of the dark.
Should your fear of the dark go beyond 10 yrs old?
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Well, no one is actually afraid of the dark itself, they're afraid of the unknown, of what they can't see.
And it's completely normal for people to be afraid of the unknown their entire lives.
To say "I'm not afraid of the dark" entails more than being able to be inside your own house where you know the lay out of everything in the dark. It would also mean being able to be in a strange place. Like, for example, you're shopping at Wal-Mart at night, suddenly the lights go out. If you became afraid, it's because you're actually afraid of the dark.
My point is (I'm tired, so forgive me if it doesn't make much sense) that just because you can walk around your own comfort zone, aka your house/apartment/cardboard box, in the dark with no fear, it doesn't mean you're not afraid of the dark.