NYCTOPHOBIA
[noun]
(from Greek νυκτός - nuktos, genitive of νύξ - nux, “night” and φόβος - phobos, “fear”) a phobia characterised by a severe fear of the darkness. It is triggered by the brain’s disfigured perception of what would or could happen when in a dark environment.
Despite its pervasive nature, there has been a lack of etiological research on the subject. The fear of darkness (nyctophobia) is a psychologically-impacted feeling of being disposed from comfort to a fear-evoking state. The fear of darkness or night has several non-clinical terminologies—lygophobia, scotophobia and achluophobia.
[ani-r]
((reminds me of Silent Hill…))
[Todd has this]
oh…. hello me
*is still convinced if I don’t get in my old room at my dad’s house, that a girl like the upside down crawler from the grudge will come racing out of the dark spot at the end of the hall untouched by light. I also will not be getting off my bed until sunlight is coming in through my window now after thinking about this (and seeing the second pic).
Bangkok, Thunderstorm by Ability Riddle on Flickr.
Bangkok, Thunderstorm by Ability Riddle on Flickr.
