Sunday, November 14, 2010
Achluophobia.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Just moments ago, I was preparing to put myself to sleep, literally I mean.
Well, there are a few things that could be considered as a ritual for me to go through before going to sleep and they are: Closing the windows, going to the toilet, put my handphones beside me and turning on the table lamp.
And just now, after the aboved three had been done, I turned myself to my green table lamp and switched it on but there was no light shining from the bulb. This was when I realised that the bulb had blown.
With that, a thought made its way to my little brain. There will be no light to accompany me through the night. Worry starts to come by and say hi to me. It informs that the room will be dark without the light from the table lamp. How would I be able to sleep?
Yes, I do sleep with the lights on. With the table lamp's light, yet often during the examinations' period, the normal ceiling lights would accompany me. Sometimes, I do wonder why I prefer to have at least a little light to accompany my night. Is it due to the fear of the darkness? Hmm.. I'm not sure about that but one thing that I am really sure of is that I just don't like the situation of not being able to see and the thought of not being able to see my own hands is worse. It terrifies me. I wonder, is it due to fear that the dark brings about uncertainty or just a matter of preference or is it a result of an action continuously being carried out till it becomes a habit that caused me to behave and act in such a way?
Anyway, as for tonight, the normal ceiling lights will definitely be my companion for the night.
Achluophobia: The fear of the dark is a common fear among children and to a varying degree is observed for adults. Fear of the dark is usually not fear of the darkness itself, but fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by the darkness.
Wassalam.
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