
and its not “hardwired into you” you can get over a fear especially one like the dark when its so easy to be surrounded by darkness. i was scared of the dark in elementary and so were most people and then you get to middle school and realize its ridiculous to be afraid of something like that you missed that update i guess
It’s a primal fear from lack of visual stimuli, some can get over it some can’t and it’s completely normal. A lot of people keep lights on so they can see if they get up in the night and a lot of people keep them on for peace of mind. It’s only an irrational fear if extreme paranoia is involved other than that it’s a fear that has existed in adults since the dawn of time