Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Here's The Reason Why

Are you afraid of darkness? In that case, you are a Lygophobic!

First and foremost, Lygophobia is also known as nyctophobia or the fear of darkness. Most people who suffer from this phobia do not want to talk about it because of the embarrassment or just the fact that the dark upsets them. The origin of the word Lygo is Greek (meaning shadow, shadowy, shade, darkness, twilight or gloomy) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear).


Causes of Lygophobia

A traumatic experience at an early age is mostly the cause of this phobia. Some people suffering from this phobia may fear that there are monsters lurking in the dark or ghosts that can attack them. Murderers are also said to take advantage of the dark. Others fear the dark because they cannot see, and they feel like they are being swallowed alive by the darkness.

Symptoms of Lygophobia

The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, irregular heartbeat, dry mouth, rapid breathing, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences, dry mouth and shaking.

Lygophobia Treatment

Treating of this phobia can be done by cognitive-behavioral therapy or exposure therapy. Combine this with medications, symptoms such as panic and migraines can help someone overcome Lygophobia. You can also talk about your former fear symptoms as though you are describing a movie where the character is someone else, not you. Relaxation techniques can also help deal with emotional and physical symptoms of severe phobia.

Source: Common Phobias

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