Gloom and darkness are one of the most common fears of humanity. Why are we so afraid to find ourselves in a dark, confined space? Scientists psychologists call this feeling ligophobia.
Ligophobia - fear of the dark and ghosts
What does the darkness scare us with? Of course, these are ghosts, demons, poltergeists and other evil spirits. This is who torments us with insomnia, which makes us afraid to move, so as not to accidentally attract the attention of evil spirits. It is worth noting that this phobia has its roots in ancient times.
Our ancient ancestors, and many of us too, believed that the soul continues to exist after the physical death of a person. But life without a physical body is devoid of happiness and joy. And this causes the dead to envy the living, so they want to take as many living as possible to their afterlife.
Our ancient ancestors constantly performed occult rituals so that the souls of the dead would not take them to themselves. For this, sacrifices were also invented to decorate the life of the dead.
Most people want a thrill. This is the reason why mystical ghost thrillers are so popular. We love to watch such films on the big screen in complete darkness, but when we need to walk along a dark entrance to our apartment, for some reason we start to be afraid.
Psychologists and scientists are constantly studying this phobia, developing special techniques to help people get rid of their fear of darkness and ghosts. But will it ever help? Remember yourself in childhood, your parents' assurances helped you that there was no one in the closet in your room. Turning off the lights, people draw the most terrible images in their imaginations. What kind of dream can we talk about?
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Fear and darkness
A person feels fear, stronger than any other emotion. Because of fear, many of us live under constant stress. And how many people, due to various phobias, passed away of their own accord? Even in ancient Rome, a special type of fear was distinguished, independent of the imperfection of our thinking abilities. Such fear, in their opinion, arises without reason and is a kind of sign from above. They called this phenomenon panic. Panic fear of the dark also remains unexplained.
Hence the conclusions. Why are we afraid of the dark. Maybe some dark forces paint fear in our minds? Or do we remember something terrible from our past lives?