According to a new UK poll, 17% of those surveyed fall asleep with their lights on because of their intense fear of the dark, and 18% would rather go to sleep in their children's room if fear makes them unable to sleep in their bedroom. Reported by the Mirror.
In total, a staggering 64% of Britons are afraid of the dark, two-thirds of whom hate getting ready for bed and the moment they turn off the lights, and 36% in the dark begin to feel the presence of something or someone else.
One in five (20%) out of 2,000 adults surveyed told the survey experts from Bensons for Beds (Britain's largest bed and mattress seller) that they regularly check before bed for ghosts and monsters under their bed. It also checks that the doors of all cabinets are closed.
The poll came after a new Christmas ad appeared on UK TV, featuring a huge, friendly plush monster hiding under a bed in a child's room.
The ad generated mixed feelings among viewers, with many finding it cute, but many who called it scary. The fact is that monsters can be cute in advertising, but it is still unknown who is hiding at home. Many people reported that a couple of times a week they wake up in the middle of the night feeling that there is something strange and creepy in their room or under their bed.
48% of those surveyed said that their fear of the dark and level of anxiety can be so strong that they begin to listen and hear small creaks and other strange sounds. Another 22% admitted that they are afraid to stick out part of their legs from under the blanket, because “someone might touch it”.
Also, a quarter of the respondents admitted that they saw frightening shadows in their bedroom.
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Most of all, women are afraid of falling asleep alone in an apartment (53%), among men this figure is twice less than 25%.
Henry Swift, chief customer service at Bensons for Beds, says the survey showed that many of our early childhood fears and phobias do not go away as we grow up. Check before bed. whether the doors and windows are locked is quite reasonable, but checking for monsters under the bed already seems like overkill.
“However, we will all flinch with fear and nervous when we hear a strange creak of floorboards at night or see a frightening shadow,” says Swift.
