well oddly enough for as old as i am--im scared to death of the dark. I dont know what it is but i cant seem to shake it.
If i go to sleep and wake up and its pitch dark i wake up in a panic and i have to find the nearest light asap.

I have kept a night light on----lately in the places that i live there is a street light outside the window so its not too bad. I have to be able to see--otherwise its no fun. I cant sleep in the pitch dark either

well i was gonna mention that my sisters used to tell demon stories all the time even though i asked them not to--and then they would go hide somewhere and scared the tar out of me. I was never too concerned with the closet or the bed. I just always know mom and dad were there to take care of it

The very definition of phobia tells you that this is not a rational fear. I fear heights and bridges. I was in a panic driving over a long bridge over a river. I was shaking as I drove. Totally irrational and nothing has ever happened to trigger the fear. As I get older my fears seem to get worse. Go figure. I have no idea what to do about them. I avoid bridges as much as possible and avoid anything that will trigger my panic with heights.

well there isnt exactly a way that i can avoid the dark--lol however i can say that its not the outside dark that i mind--its inside buildings

well at least im not the only one lol---other than that there isnt much im afraid of on a regular basis---other than the situational circumstances which is normal for every one

huh ive always wanted a trantula---i wonder why some phobias affect only certain people--chemisty or what

I think i know where my fear of the dark comes from. I have always , even as a little child feared ghosts. i've always felt as though i could feel something near me. not necessarily bad but just something/someone. Prob my guides ect. I remember as a little girl bolting from one side of the house to another. i also remember doing the same as an adult, even with my father being in the house! With my fear of spiders, I do remember at the age of approx 8 waking up one day and seeing a massive hunsman right in my view and I scccrreeeeamed as loud as i could. maybe thats where the fear has come from. I used to fear d**th as a kid but I've had a reading done with a medium which has made me realise that there's life after we pass so i'm not scared of that anymore.. My mum too is afraid of heights carol, I'm not sure where that has come from.