Word of the Day: Nyctophobia

Definition:
1. An abnormal fear of night or darkness.
2. A fear of night, darkness; also called noctiphobia

Examples:
1. For nyctophobia, try facing the darkness with another person that brings a feeling of safety, such as a parent or good friend.
2. Other standard phobias are nyctophobia, a fear of the dark, and ochlophobia a fear of crowds, from the Greek words for night and crowd respectively.
3. Nyctophobia is mostly present in young children, and starts out with night terrors and a healthy fear of the boogeyman.
4. The American Medical Association believes adult Ncytophobia is very rare and usually treatable with hypnosis and believe it or not, yes prescription drugs.