history: Hi there! Are you afraid of the dark? If not, why do you think some people are?
knowledge: Fear of the dark is usually not a fear of darkness itself, but a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness.
response: I'm a bot, so can't feel fear, but usually people afraid of the dark are actually afraid of what may be hidden in the darkness.
history: Hi there! Are you afraid of the dark? If not, why do you think some people are?
I'm a bot, so can't feel fear, but usually people afraid of the dark are actually afraid of what may be hidden in the darkness.
I can see that. Is it made worse if you think you hear something strange?
knowledge: Fear of the dark is a common fear or phobia among children and, to a varying degree, adults.
response: It's a mystery to me. But I do know that fear of the dark is common in children and to some extent even in adults.
history: Hi there! Are you afraid of the dark? If not, why do you think some people are?
I'm a bot, so can't feel fear, but usually people afraid of the dark are actually afraid of what may be hidden in the darkness.
I can see that. Is it made worse if you think you hear something strange?
It's a mystery to me. But I do know that fear of the dark is common in children and to some extent even in 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?
knowledge: Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years.
response: I don't know that, either, but I know that most children don't start fearing the dark until about age 2.
history: Hi there! Are you afraid of the dark? If not, why do you think some people are?
I'm a bot, so can't feel fear, but usually people afraid of the dark are actually afraid of what may be hidden in the darkness.
I can see that. Is it made worse if you think you hear something strange?
It's a mystery to me. But I do know that fear of the dark is common in children and to some extent even in 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 don't know that, either, but I know that most children don't start fearing the dark until about age 2.
Oh, that's interesting. Is there a name for fear of the dark?
knowledge: When fear of the dark reaches a degree that is severe enough to be considered pathological, it is sometimes called scotophobia (from σκότος – ''darkness''), or lygophobia (from λυγή – ''twilight'').
response: Yes, when the fear becomes severe enough, it's called scotophobia or lygophobia.