Why are people scared of the dark?

So many people have been and still are scared of the dark.... Here is the my opinion on the major reason many people are scared of the dark. I think they are scared because they cant see, and therefore do not know what is going to happen. A personal thing is I had a very imaginative mind, so i would make a pile of clothing in the dark into something living and scary!

More reasons for people being scared of the dark below

Here is the top 5 things that i think make people scared of darkness....

1. Unable to see meaning they don't know what will happen.
2. imaginative minds see things that are not there.
3. Some people sleep with night lights, meaning they are afraid to see nothing when when they open there eyes.
4. You may be scared of the dark, because you have watched to many movies.
5. watching scary or disgusting movies ( or playing dark, scary or disgusting video games can cause the mind to stimulate scary images. )

As you age you will naturally fear less things and being scared of the dark may be something that will just go away overtime. Either way it doesnt hurt to attempt to get rid of your fear earlier. The fear of darkness is caused by an over active / imaginative mind, meaning you have to keep your mind busy..... distract yourself. How you can do this is by thinking about something you like... example i would think about basketball, or football, some its not sports ( you could try thinking about girls if your a guy or guys if your a girl) I have personally stopped watching disturbing movies, as there not good enough to lose a nights sleep over.

Other methods include facing your fear.... so your scared of the dark, go in a room at night with zero light and get someone to lock you in their for 10-15 minutes, after that time is over you should understand there is nothing to be scared of, as nothing will happen to you.

Often i have found you can laugh something off it works with pain, why not with being scared of the dark? Say you hear a noise well your trying to sleep, just think something like oh its probably my dog eating out of the cupboard, lol believe me it works i used to tell my self stupid stuff to feel safer or more comfortable.