I am a 28 year old male and only recently I have developed a fear of the night. I am not afraid of monsters or creepy things or any of the usual things associated with the fear of the dark. I think it has to do with what it represents to me, lonliness and negativity whereas light represents comfort and peacefulness. Plus, I have more nightmares than good dreams and I am becoming fearful of going to sleep because the nightmares are very vivid. At night the house is still and quiet and it is sort of eerie. My fiance and I recently split up so the night is very lonely for me now with no one around to sleep next to and spoon with. As the day draws to a close I start to get anxious and worrisome as the sun sets. I love dusk and dawn, but not the complete darkness. I have been leaving the television on in the bedroom all night long with the sound turned down just so there is some light around. I feel childish and embarrassed about this, but I needed to get it off my chest.