Fear of the Dark

cHaTbOx

I know it seems silly, but whenever I am alone in the dark a sense that something bad will happen, comes over me.
I was never scared of it as kid but I think the very fact you can't see what may come at you ,gets to me.
Any one else get an eerie chill up their spine when it is pitch black?

Alicat

Meeeeeeeeee!!

'Specially here in the kitchen. We have three huuuuuuuuuge windows that look out into black. I get totally freaked out sometimes

orestes

random chatbox wrote: »

I know it seems silly, but whenever I am alone in the dark a sense that something bad will happen, comes over me.
I was never scared of it as kid but I think the very fact you can't see what may come at you ,gets to me.
Any one else get an eerie chill up their spine when it is pitch black?

Scared of the dark?! We're what people who are afraid of the dark should be scared of! :cool:

Seriously though, I know what you mean. Being alone in pitch dark is kinda freaky, triggers something deep down that unsettles you and makes you nervous, I reckon it must be some ancient survival instinct thing myself ( could also just be my way of rationalising me being a wuss )

flyingoutside

I've got more of a fear of being lost playing hide and seek

Doctor DooM

As a kid I saw shadow people all the time so yeah I was scared of the dark!

Alicat

SDooM wrote: »

As a kid I saw shadow people all the time so yeah I was scared of the dark!

What the fudge are shadow people???? :(:(

Doctor DooM

Alicat wrote: »

What the fudge are shadow people???? :(:(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_people

Alicat

SDooM wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_people

Nooooo, no no no no no no!!!! :(


*sticks fingers in ears and legs it upstairs to bed to hide under the duvet

Doctor DooM

Alicat wrote: »

Nooooo, no no no no no no!!!! :(


*sticks fingers in ears and legs it upstairs to bed to hide under the duvet

Imagine feeling like there's an oppresive hoard of them in your room at night, swirling into and around each other, watching you...

eVeNtInE

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Alicat

SDooM wrote: »

Imagine feeling like there's an oppresive hoard of them in your room at night, swirling into and around each other, watching you...

DOOM!!! :(:(

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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Oh my goodness, yes, that's it. It's awful thinking that there could be something there, watching you

Doctor DooM

Alicat wrote: »

DOOM!!! :(:(

Don't get angry with me, little doom had to actually live with that!

takola

SDooM wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_people

That is freaky! :eek:

I made myself get used to the dark and am usually comfortable in it. But like alicat's post earlier, windows of pitch black would freak me out. Or being outside in pitch dark would freak me out too. When I was little my mam would always leave the stairs light on in our house and the door left open a little. Had to be for my little brother but he would always sleep before me. I would lie in bed convinced I could see a shadow coming up the stairs and I would strain so I could hear something. So once I knew he was asleep I would turn the light off and then I'd be ok because you couldn't make any shadows in the dark.

Kids and their imaginations!

Alicat

SDooM wrote: »

Don't get angry with me, little doom had to actually live with that!

There's no need to spread the evil and terror!

*hugs for Doom with eyes closed tight so I can't see any shadow people

eVeNtInE

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Doctor DooM

Alicat wrote: »

There's no need to spread the evil and terror!

*hugs for Doom with eyes closed tight so I can't see any shadow people

I can remember, the feeling of being watched never went away, even if you closed your eyes... *shudder*

star-pants

I get scared of the dark, a lot actually. I've terrible nightvision, and an active imagination.

anonymous_joe

I only get freaked out the odd time in the house. Never get freaked out when I'm outside, in fact I often go for walks in the dark etc. Large windows are a bit freaky sometimes.

Never had the oul shadow people to the best of my knowledge. Feel like running and getting some Holy Water just in case though. :pac:

Galvasean

I'm amazed everyone so far has resisted the urge..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28GaKoCuobU

Kya1976

absolutely I'm a wuss:(:(:(:P
But having my dogs make me feel safer for some strange reason:)

Will

Doesn't bother me much at all, in fact i love walking in the dark outside. It's so quiet and serene. it.

Galvasean

There's a difference between going around an urbanized area full of street lights. It's not proper dark. You can see just as far as you could during the day. Scary? No.

Now, wandering around in the back sticks of the country were there's no lights or buildings within a two kilometer radius and you can only see two or three feet ahead of you. That's proper darkness. that can be a bit darn freaky alright.

Acacia

Agree with Galvasean. I don't mind the dark to much around where I live ( so long as I stay away from big open spaces) and I'm grand in my own house in the dark. In fact, I hate any lights being on at night, makes it impossible to sleep! But the darkness of the countryside is a different beast altogether- where my grandparents live,at night-time, you can't see your hand in front of your face in the dark.

I'll never forget driving around the dark backroads one night completely lost...:eek: Especially because there's a supposed haunted castle nearby....

Will

Galvasean wrote: »

There's a difference between going around an urbanized area full of street lights. It's not proper dark. You can see just as far as you could during the day. Scary? No.

Now, wandering around in the back sticks of the country were there's no lights or buildings within a two kilometer radius and you can only see two or three feet ahead of you. That's proper darkness. that can be a bit darn freaky alright.

Nah not really, live beside a big park, no lights. Also every summer would work on my uncles farm and wander at night, so peaceful

Aisling(",)

SDooM wrote: »

As a kid I saw shadow people all the time so yeah I was scared of the dark!

for a while i used to see theese above my little pet grave patch in my garden.all tall ad spindly and would only stay there for a few seconds...never could convince myself if they were real of just my mind unable to make sense of the dark

my friends would generally say i dont get scared of much.like id be the ballsyest one.at times ill walk home alone across fields as its a lot quicker but as its so dark i generally run it.i dont know why.like chances are theres no one there its just at the time my heart starts racing and i give in to thoose classic childish fears.

also hate walking home alone at night when its silent with no cars or people around then you hear a random noise and it just gets me a bit freaked out.

Doctor DooM

My scariest in the dark moment happened in the year 2000.

I was living on little britain street (no really) and decided at 3 am to go to the shops on o connell st. (24 hour centras rock).

It was just before christmas, and at three am in the empty streets the lights were still on, bathing henry st in an eery light, and the music was still playing... white christmas echoing down the street...

I usually don't scare easy in the dark but that was just wrong.

Nerin

Shadow people/shades piss me right off

Doctor DooM

Nerin wrote: »

Shadow people/shades piss me right off

Funny you should mention that, as I got older they stopped scaring me and jst became a mild irritance!

Alicat

I'm still freaked out by this whole 'shadow people' thing! It's wrong!

Nerin

SDooM wrote: »

Funny you should mention that, as I got older they stopped scaring me and jst became a mild irritance!

Always watching you,following you. Get a freakin hobby ya weirdos

Ruu_Old

A little bit, my brain goes into overdrive and I keep listening for every little thing that goes on around me. That said, I feel more comfortable walking around outside than being inside my house.

Delirium

No, if anything I scare people when its dark. The amount of times my sister has called me a freak for walking around the house with no lights on is ridiculous.:D:D
Can only guess its due to growing up in the country, no neighbours near-by. You tend to get over any fear of the dark pretty quick.:)

Nevyn

Galvasean wrote: »

There's a difference between going around an urbanized area full of street lights. It's not proper dark. You can see just as far as you could during the day. Scary? No.

Now, wandering around in the back sticks of the country were there's no lights or buildings within a two kilometer radius and you can only see two or three feet ahead of you. That's proper darkness. that can be a bit darn freaky alright.

That is awesome ntohing like being so far out of the city that you can see the stars with no light pollution.

I like being out in the dark at night, you can hear a lot more and I have damn good night vision. I feel a lot more comfortable being out in the dark and the still of the night then during the day.

RxQueen

No nothing scares me RARRR!

Galvasean wrote: »

There's a difference between going around an urbanized area full of street lights. It's not proper dark. You can see just as far as you could during the day. Scary? No.

Now, wandering around in the back sticks of the country were there's no lights or buildings within a two kilometer radius and you can only see two or three feet ahead of you. That's proper darkness. that can be a bit darn freaky alright.

This is freaky, always freak me out , i wont even go out to the garage to get stick for the fire if its dark and im in the house on my own, leave the fire go out is my moto!!! Altho daylight walks are just as scary , when you turn around and theres a cow running up the road your way , but thats a different subject :P

Rozabeez

I'm not particularly afraid of the dark, but sometimes I'm pretty scared of moving around my house at night, going to the bathroom was terrifying for years after hearing a really really stupid horror story about a hand coming up through the toilet when it's flushed....how embarrassing, that one had me so afraid from a young age!

Also my kitchen has big windows with no curtains so it's kinda scary if you're in a skittish mood.

randylonghorn

Galvasean wrote: »

There's a difference between going around an urbanized area full of street lights. It's not proper dark. You can see just as far as you could during the day. Scary? No.

Now, wandering around in the back sticks of the country were there's no lights or buildings within a two kilometer radius and you can only see two or three feet ahead of you. That's proper darkness. that can be a bit darn freaky alright.

Actually, being a culchie, darkness in the back of beyonds in the country doesn't bother me at all ... and it never is fully dark anyway.

Walking around the city in the middle of the night would make me more ... wary, I guess is the word, rather than scared, especially if it's an area I don't know.

More re: who might be hiding in that dark alley with robbery on his mind than of "the dark" as such though.

Futurecrook

I'm such a wuss. I always get scared of the dark. And the random shadows that come with it. Expecially when I'm in the house alone. As a few people have mentioned, I hate my kitchen coz it's lots of windows with no curtains and I'm always terrified to look out. And we have a sensor light in our back garden which randomly goes off when the washing line blows in front of it and scares the bejeebus out of me.

I know, I'm a disgrace. I'll let myself out...

Nerin

randylonghorn wrote: »

Actually, being a culchie, darkness in the back of beyonds in the country doesn't bother me at all ... and it never is fully dark anyway.

Walking around the city in the middle of the night would make me more ... wary, I guess is the word, rather than scared, especially if it's an area I don't know.

More re: who might be hiding in that dark alley with robbery on his mind than of "the dark" as such though.

In the countryside,unless they are freaks like me,they'll rarely see you. In the city its easier to see whos prowling

Whispered

I hate sleeping alone because I get bothered by those dreams where someone is in the room, but you can't move. Then you can, and you're struggling to turn on the light or get out the door, suddenly you're back in your bed, awake, and struggling to turn on the light, or open the door, then you're back in your bed....... all the while the bastard in the room is delighting in your fear. :mad:

I often wake up feeling like I've been running back and forth through my bedroom all poxy night!

Moonspell

I prefer the dark to be honest, especially outdoors and most of all if not in town. You can almost "feel" one with what surrounds you.

Thou I admit, that first few seconds while my vision adjusts to the darkness and I can't see properly can be a bit distressful, not exactly scary! I think is becausee I used to wear contacts/specs and know whatt is not to be able to see

Nightwish

I love the darkness in my house. I prefer to have either a small lamp or a candle to the main light. However I dont like the darkness in the countryside. I find the complete blackness with the accompanying silence quite unsettling. I've been freaked out enough by walking through woods and the ruins of an old house in the complete darkness.

missingtime

<snip>no referencing illegal activities. Breach of charter,infraction given.

DenMan

No I have never been afraid of the dark, in fact I quite like it (both inside and outside). In fact during adventure camps I was the only person trusted to leave the tents and retrieve supplies. Nobody else wanted to. Never understood why, I am inherently not a dark person (all the time), just don't seem to be affected by it.

My parents told me that as a small child I used to always sneak away and be gone for a while. Once saw a light in the forest when I was small and went to investigate. Nobody knew I had left. I do like small lights (lamps) when working or reading. I love candles. Spent some time in Dublin with a Lakota tribe and developed a huge interest in them from the Lakota people. Great for meditation and relaxing.

lostinnappies

Am I afraid of the dark?

The only time i am afraid is when i cetch my reflection in the mirror in the dark .... looks like someone is walking beside me

freeks me out:eek:

JackieChan

As a child I was very fearful of the dark(like many I suppose).
I would always want the bathroom light left on and my door open(so that I could see straight in to the bathroom across from me).

Now I couldn't sleep with any light. I like my bedroom pitch dark when sleeping....doesn't help when her good self wants to do a crossword/read at bedtime!
This is a topic for another thread but for me bedtime is bedtime or some other playful activity!!! not time I spend reading/crosswords

Eirebear

When i was a kid i was very scared of the dark, that was untill the age of 11 when we moved to Co.DOnegal.

The house we moved into was the very last house on the road, halfway up a mountain with nothing around us for 2 miles.
I realised at that point that even though it was completely dark at night, there was nothing around to be scared of.

However, i still find the darkness in the city fairly scary at times, because even though it is brightly lit in most places...there are shadows and movements everywhere.

Its not the dark you should be scared of, its whats possibly hiding in it.

randylonghorn

DenMan wrote: »

My parents told me that as a small child I used to always sneak away and be gone for a while. Once saw a light in the forest when I was small and went to investigate. Nobody knew I had left.

You didn't by any chance read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a young kid, did you?

DenMan

randylonghorn wrote: »

You didn't by any chance read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a young kid, did you?

Indeed I did Randy , one of many fantasy novels. I was encouraged to read at a very early age. One of the few things my parents encouraged me to do.

randylonghorn

DenMan wrote: »

Indeed I did Randy , one of many fantasy novels. I was encouraged to read at a very early age. One of the few things my parents encouraged me to do.

Lol, thought so, I had to be hauled back by the scruff of my neck around midnight one night, was caught disappearing out the back door of a really old house which we were staying in, was on the edge of a forest and I had spotted a light deep in the trees from my bedroom window.

Think I was about 8 ... I kind of knew it couldn't be the lamp-post ... and yet ...

SmileyPaul

hey!!!
this isn;t a thread about iron maiden!!! :P
Im not afraid of the dark at all..... i am afraid of my reflection in the dark
well mirrors in general.... they scare the crap outta me and I cant look into them at night 'specially in public toilets

Eirebear

SmileyPaul wrote: »

hey!!!
this isn;t a thread about iron maiden!!! :P
Im not afraid of the dark at all..... i am afraid of my reflection in the dark
well mirrors in general.... they scare the crap outta me and I cant look into them at night 'specially in public toilets

Seriously dude....its ALWAYS handy to know whos behind you in public toilets at night......;)