Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of darkness, affects both children and adults, often stemming from past trauma, anxiety ...

Sleeping with a light on can help alleviate fear of the dark, but if this fear persists into adulthood and becomes excessive or irrational, it may indicate a phobia. This condition, known as ...

Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger ...

Many children become afraid of sleeping in the dark - usually from the age of three upwards - so this fear in itself is not unusual in your daughter. It can be sparked off by a scary story or ...

A phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. It is a type of anxiety disorder that emerges, on average, at age 9 or 10. There are different kinds of phobias directed toward objects ...