history: I think I have always been afraid of the dark.
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 see, would you say it's a fear of what could happen in the dark, more than the darkness itself?
history: I think I have always been afraid of the dark.
I see, would you say it's a fear of what could happen in the dark, more than the darkness itself?
Right. I guess it's a larger fear of something trying to get me since I can't see them in the dark.
knowledge: Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years.
response: I see. Did you know children under 2 tend not to be afraid of the dark?
history: I think I have always been afraid of the dark.
I see, would you say it's a fear of what could happen in the dark, more than the darkness itself?
Right. I guess it's a larger fear of something trying to get me since I can't see them in the dark.
I see. Did you know children under 2 tend not to be afraid of the dark?
I hadn't ever thought about that before. Did you know the fear of the dark is called Nyctophobia?
knowledge: Nyctophobia is a phobia characterized by a severe fear of the dark.
response: Yes, nyctophobia would be the name for a severe fear of darkness.
history: I think I have always been afraid of the dark.
I see, would you say it's a fear of what could happen in the dark, more than the darkness itself?
Right. I guess it's a larger fear of something trying to get me since I can't see them in the dark.
I see. Did you know children under 2 tend not to be afraid of the dark?
I hadn't ever thought about that before. Did you know the fear of the dark is called Nyctophobia?
Yes, nyctophobia would be the name for a severe fear of darkness.
Yes, and I would imagine there are different levels of fear. Or well I guess that it would be the fear is stronger for some people than it is others. I'm afraid but can run the trash out in the dark. Others might not be able to.
knowledge: Some degree of fear of the dark is natural, especially as a phase of child development.
response: It's natural to have some fear, especially for children as they develop.
history: I think I have always been afraid of the dark.
I see, would you say it's a fear of what could happen in the dark, more than the darkness itself?
Right. I guess it's a larger fear of something trying to get me since I can't see them in the dark.
I see. Did you know children under 2 tend not to be afraid of the dark?
I hadn't ever thought about that before. Did you know the fear of the dark is called Nyctophobia?
Yes, nyctophobia would be the name for a severe fear of darkness.
Yes, and I would imagine there are different levels of fear. Or well I guess that it would be the fear is stronger for some people than it is others. I'm afraid but can run the trash out in the dark. Others might not be able to.
It's natural to have some fear, especially for children as they develop.
Yes, Did you know that fear of the dark is the most common phobia in children?
knowledge: Dental fear (also called odontophobia, dentophobia, dental phobia, and dental anxiety) is the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care.
response: I did not know that. Another form of fear is dental fear, also called odontophobia.