Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of darkness, affects both children and adults, often stemming from past trauma, anxiety disorders, or evolutionary instincts. Symptoms include panic attacks, sweating, ...

Nobody can entirely avoid darkness, which makes a phobia of it even more debilitating Add this to the silence that night-time brings, and you have a combination that can make you jump out of your ...

One internet site (www.phobialist.com) catalogues more than 1,000 phobias, ranging from the common (for example, achluophobia - fear of darkness) to the bizarre. Some people suffer from ...

For years England legend Paul Gascoigne was scared of the dark. Teammates said that during his playing days the ace would ...