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by gone on March 30th, 2008

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Why are people afraid of the dark? if there was someone or something in the room with you the lights being on would make no difference.

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  • by Anonymous on January 22nd, 2009

    Anonymous

    I was told recently by a great friend that its not fear of the dark... its fear of the unknown x

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  • by elaine2angel on November 7th, 2008

    elaine2angel

    im not scared of the dark outside, im only scared of the dark inside a room! i have no idea why but im that bad i get panic attacks about it, i wake my husband up when i need the toilet at night as well! im really sad i know!!!

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  • by Source of Wisdom on November 7th, 2008

    Source of Wisdom

    Coz they cant see any thing what's happening before them.

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  • by LynfromNM on March 30th, 2008

    LynfromNM

    I'm not afraid of the dark, but I'm guessing it's the element of surprise. In the daylight at least you see them coming!

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  • by SnortingMercury enjoys New panties on January 22nd, 2009

    SnortingMercury enjoys New panties

    LOL. Yep. The thing I always tell those scared of the dark, too, is whoever is in that dark room can see NO BETTER than you! lol. In fact, if you're in a familiar place, say you're room or someplace, YOU actually have the upper hand because you know the lay of the land.

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  • by Leeses Pieces is COATed in chocolate on January 22nd, 2009

    Leeses Pieces is COATed in chocolate

    the absence of something is what freaks me out.

    the void is monsters' playground.

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  • by hitokaji on January 22nd, 2009

    hitokaji

    for me.. its kinda..swumm...
    my friend always told me "that wich is not in the light is not in the dark"

    well unfortunatly for me there are " things you can see in the dark wich you may not see in light "

    so yeah....its that...

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  • by charliethegreat on November 7th, 2008

    charliethegreat

    im not afraid of the dark, if i do get spooked a little i remind myself that peolpe are the most dangeerous thing in the world. my mind does wander sometimes and things about past scary movies i saw as a kid, it makes me a little less confident. but i get over it the key is to not run. if you start to run it feels like something is chasing you.

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  • by Ironhead on November 7th, 2008

    Ironhead

    Man lives in the sunlit world
    of what he believes to be reality.
    But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld,
    a place that is just as real,
    but not as brightly lit...
    A DARKSIDE.

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  • by Nasiswand on November 7th, 2008

    Nasiswand

    That is a very natural fear for any non predatory animal. It stems from back in the wilder days of humanity when the animals that would eat you would come out dinner hunting after dark.

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  • by Kiss A Fat Babys Ass on March 30th, 2008

    Kiss A Fat Babys Ass

    I agree and I tell you I have waken up some mornings much more afraid of what I would find in bed when the light came on.

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  • by Bartey on January 22nd, 2009

    Bartey

    Because if I feel something touching me ...I can't see who or WHAT is touching me...

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  • by dumdum on November 7th, 2008

    dumdum

    Why are people [okay some] afaird of the future,and no not the floor wax. Sorta, kinda the same - some fear what they can't see. Who knows what dangers lurks if one's vision is impaired? It's an another out of comfort zone phobia.

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  • by Scott D - ex-QnA on November 7th, 2008

    Scott D - ex-QnA

    I have always LOVED the dark. You must be hanging around with a bunch of freaks. ;-)

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on January 22nd, 2009

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    It is a survival trait that has been successfully carried from one generation to the next.

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  • by dumdum on January 22nd, 2009

    dumdum

    Humans do not cope very well when their senses are comprised in any way. Most are not very comfortable when they cannot hear what they think they should or even feel as in the case of wearing a pair of thick gloves what they would without them. Most I believe would consider eyesight their most acute sense to detect danger and while the dangers may well be the same in a lit or dark location the fear is that a danger cannot be seen, they don't know what may be there.

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  • by philosopher-saint on January 22nd, 2009

    philosopher-saint

    The unknown is often fearful, no?
    ;-)

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  • by paraluv033 on August 22nd, 2010

    paraluv033

    idk.. there's just something about the dark that gets to me, like the shadows and being alone especially in my backyard or something, i always imagine something crawling out to me..awe scary haha

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  • by Nemo_S on January 22nd, 2009

    Nemo_S

    The fact is that most of the time the only thing to fear in the dark is what you take with you, however at one time the human species was the prey of wouldn't you know it Nocturnal Hunters, and a portion of that fear is carried over even in our own "Modern Society" however there are those that still live in fear of the dark partly from childhood traumas and parents NOT allowing those children to go to sleep in the dark and be comfortable with it it helps train them later in life NOT to fear the unknown but to look at it as a learning opportunity...

    ~Nemo~

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