Are you afraid of the dark?

Evil_Bilbo · 30-08-2006 10:59AM

I dont mind the dark as long as its not pitch dark (cant see yer hand infront of yer face). As a kid I got a few frights - waking up with cats walking on my bed, couldnt see what was there - just 2/4 eyes (we dont own a cat, they climbed in somehow - that totally freaked me out).

Always used to make shapes out of things when I couldnt really see them (i.e. a jacket thrown on yer chair = a crouching man / big dog). After a weekend of heavy drinking I tend to get the fear going to sleep on sunday and have to get up and walk around the house with the lights on! What can I say - I'm a paranoid bastid - especially when I'm alone.

A tiny bit of background / ambient lighting goes a long way in my book.

30-08-2006 11:16AM

the only time i like the room dark is when i intend on falling asleep any other times its pointless!:)

Dave! · 30-08-2006 12:08PM

No, I'm not.

Sarky · 30-08-2006 12:17PM

Do you remember the Dark?

nlgbbbblth wrote:

Has anyone ever caught a reflection of themselves in a mirror at night?

Once, at work on night security in a factory. Unremarkable, only I'd gone to work straight after some horror film. Possibly Dark Water. Yes, Dark Water. I remember because it was raining and the roof was leaking, adding ominous puddles on the floor to the list of unsettling things that happened.

I love the dark. As one of nature's loomers, it suits me. It's quiet, it's peaceful, and very few people are ever around.

manonthemoon · 30-08-2006 12:27PM

I like the dark. I like rain too

biko · 30-08-2006 12:27PM

faceman wrote:

...and if you are - why? are you claustrophobic? Do u fear spirits or do you fear real people?

or are you just plain nuts?

No, no, no, yes and no.

billius · 30-08-2006 12:37PM

Ever have a fear of mirrors?!
I remember watching Prince of Darkness when I was young. Couldn't look in a mirror for months afterwards...let alone touch a mirror!!
That film did some job on me! :eek:

Demetrius · 30-08-2006 01:04PM

billius wrote:

Ever have a fear of mirrors?!
I remember watching Prince of Darkness when I was young. Couldn't look in a mirror for months afterwards...let alone touch a mirror!!
That film did some job on me! :eek:

Francis Dolarhyde makes an appearance.

I love the dark. It's the only way I can get to sleep.

chalky · 30-08-2006 02:19PM

I was on holiday in Kerry a few years ago. I went to sleep and woke up in the middle of the night. It was totaly pitch black. I couldn't even see my hand in front of my face. Anyway, I started to get really paranoid that I'd gone blind!! - Strange things run through my head when I'm sleepy.

LadyJ · 30-08-2006 03:06PM

I sleep with the light on if I'm on my own.

When I was younger,I was scared that ghosts would get me but now it just makes me nervous in general. I worry about people breaking in to the house etc. I worry about that anyway but the darkness makes it worse.

From discussing it in therapy,I've come to discover that my fear of the dark is just a symptom of my real fear of being alone. It can be the same for a lot of people.

xzanti · 30-08-2006 03:09PM

billius wrote:

Ever have a fear of mirrors?!
I remember watching Prince of Darkness when I was young. Couldn't look in a mirror for months afterwards...let alone touch a mirror!!
That film did some job on me! :eek:

Yeah I hate if I can see a mirror when the lights are off... Scared ill see something in it, a shadow going past or something :eek:

The Bollox · 30-08-2006 03:13PM

when I was younger, like most kids, I was afraid of the dark. as I got older I got over it. Then I watched Saw, still no fear. I watched Saw 2, still nothing. THEN I watched the trailer for Saw while looking for the special edition, and most trailers contain the scene where Adam is in his apartment. after that I regained my fear, which means I turn off the light before going to bed and have to run to get under the covers

Feral Mutant · 30-08-2006 05:36PM

I'm not afraid of the dark, just the evil it conceals.
<_<
>_>
Seriously though I'm not afraid of the dark at all. I'm one of those people who has to have all the curtains, blinds and doors closed before going to bed so no light gets in. I also find it amusing when it's completely dark and I'm there waving it in front of my face and can't see a thing. The only downside is walking from the lightswitch to my bed and hitting my foot on stuff on the ground.

Newaglish · 30-08-2006 07:09PM

Once when I was younger, I woke up and our cast was asleep on my face.

I did not know WHAT was going on.

Space Coyote · 30-08-2006 07:43PM

our cast was asleep on my face

Have you got a tv show? How many of the cast were lying on your face?

31-08-2006 02:59AM

I am to a certain extent. But only in this area since at night there's no lighting anywhere. I feel like someone's gonna jump out of a bush and grab me. Funnily, I don't feel that way walking around Dublin at night, the street lighting keeps me from panicking.

Speaking of this, I have to collect the wheelie bin from around the corner, should probably leave it till tomorrow...

il gatto · 31-08-2006 04:26AM

It's never truly dark in a town or city. That's why I'd never live in an urban area. It's supposed to be dark at night.

Delilah · 31-08-2006 04:52AM

the dark never scares me..but other people do scare me..you'd never know what plays in their minds or when you've hurt them.

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