Is it normal for an adult to be afraid in the dark?
The post title pretty much sums it up. When the lights are off at night I'm scared. Much worse if I'm alone but still bad, can be very bad to the point I worry about my heart if I've just seen a scary movie or something. So what am I afraid of? Yes, monsters, & yes I say it while laughing because I know that's stupid, & yes I still watch such movies because I like them & I know that's pretend. But part of my mind and body doesn't behave as if I know. Il get kind of an intrusive thought of something that's imaginarily there and its so vivid and real in my imagination my brain has a whole fear and belief response even though I know its ok and I should go to sleep (like now at 4:45 a.m. that I'm typing this ) is this at all the norm for any of you or anyone non medicated that you know?