Fear of the dark

It can also be temporarily triggered if the mind is unsteady or scared about recent events or ideas, or a partaking in content the brain considers a threat (examples could include indulging in horror content, or having linked dark environments to prior events or ideas that disturb the mind).

Normally, since humans are not nocturnal by nature, they are usually a bit more cautious or alert at night than in the day, since the dark is a vastly different environment.

Nyctophobia produces symptoms beyond the normal instinctive parameters, such as breathlessness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly or sensation of detachment from reality and death.

Therapists can help guide patients with behavior routines that are performed daily and nightly to reduce the symptoms associated with nyctophobia.

[6] The word nyctophobia comes from the Greek νυκτός, nyktos, genitive of νύξ, nyx, "night"[7] and φόβος, phobos, "fear".

Those suffering from scotophobia might fear dark basements, attics, tunnels, forests, rooms or other spaces without light.