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considers a threat (examples could include indulging in horror content, or having linked dark environments to prior events or ideas that disturb the mind). Normally, since humans are not nocturnal by nature, they are usually a bit more cautious or alert at night than in the day, since the dark is a vastly different environment. Nyctophobia produces symptoms beyond the normal instinctive parameters, such as breathlessness, excessive sweating,
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research on the subject. Nyctophobia is generally observed in children but, according to J. Adrian
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characterized by a severe fear of the night. It is triggered by the brain's disfigured perception of what would, or could, happen when in a night-time environment. It can also be temporarily triggered if the mind is unsteady or scared about recent events or ideas, or a partaking in content the brain
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Although not clinically recognised, scotophobia has gained traction in social circles, it is often described as a more vague version of
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