Achluophobia

In conclusion, Achluophobia, the fear of darkness, affects many people in many ways, but is treatable and conquerable.

By Nick Warner

Achluophobia

The Fear of Darkness

How can this affect daily life?

What is a Phobia?

Achluophobia affects our lives in many ways. When people with this phobia lay down to go to sleep or when the lights go down in a movie, the person affected often feels increased blood pressure sometimes gets dizzy and in extreme cases feels panic attacks. Achluophobia can also affect daily life by causing insomnia, the medical condition in which the affected person is not able to sleep.

Source: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/news/20120608/fear-of-dark-may-trigger-insomnia

What is Achluophobia?

Achluophobia is the irrational, and exaggerated fear of darkness. This fear is actually fairly common and is pinpointed and emphasized in many modern horror movies, often making it many times more frightening and applicable because it hits so close to home.

Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-achluophobia.htm

A phobia is an exaggerated, and sometimes illogical, fear of animals, the dark, and other stimuli that may cause anxiety.

How can this fear be treated?

Cognitive Therapy is often the treatment for this condition and includes discussions origins of the phobia in common and sometimes Hypnosis is used to access the subconscious, where some if not most phobias are found.

Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-achluophobia.htm

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/phobia