<P> Fear of the dark is usually not a fear of darkness itself , but a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness . Some degree of fear of the dark is natural , especially as a phase of child development . Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years . 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 '' ) . </P>
<P> Fear of the dark is usually not a fear of darkness itself , but a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness . Some degree of fear of the dark is natural , especially as a phase of child development . Most observers report that fear of the dark seldom appears before the age of 2 years . 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 '' ) . </P>
where does the fear of the dark come from
where does the fear of the dark come from
a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness
a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness