I am 42 and am deathly afraid of the dark. I sleep with the bathroom light on and the nightlight on in there too because the odds of both lights blowing a bulb in the middle of the night is a rarety. Some nights I sleep with a light on in EVERY room regardless of if I am in that room or not. The worse thing on earth for me is waking up after a nightmare or even just waking up in total darkness. I also sleep with a flashlight under my pillow and before going to bed I make sure the batterys are working and strong.