As a child I was, and I guess most young children for the reasons that Cassinni stated; it's not so much the dark, but what it might be hiding, that is the REAL fear. By the time I got to Jr. High, though, I'd gotten to the point where I can't sleep UNLESS the room is almost totally pitch-black dark, and I'm still the same way. I found it rather amusing that both my brother and my father, when they had to move in with me, both habitually sleep with a night-light, if not the main overhead room light, on at night. Any light more intense or larger than the little green on on my keyboard will drive me nuts if I'm trying to sleep.
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