have been afraid of the dark since I was a little girl, which is quite common. Now I am way older and I am still afraid of the dark and afraid of being alone, more than I was when I was younger. It gets to the point where I wake up from any creek I hear, ANY noise. When I try and go to sleep I lay there and am scared to death someone will get me, that is my worst fear. I get up in the middle of the night and check the house.