While fear of the dark is most common among children 3-12 years old (affecting nearly 3 out of 4 kids, according to one study) many adults are also prone to fears of darkness. An estimated 11% of adults were already struggling with this fear before the pandemic, and experts say COVID-19 has made matters worse. “Fear is triggered by a real or perceived threat. The global pandemic has evoked much uncertainty in different aspects of all our lives,” said Gifty Ampadu, a psychologist for the Montefiore Health System. And because research shows that fear of the unknown compounds other anxieties, fears of the dark and other phobias have increased exponentially.
My guess is that #2 greatest fear is that s straw headed scarecrow from Palm Beach, Florida, will win his second presidential elect and America will be dead.